Scalextric Ginetta G60-LT-P1 - Silverstone 4 Hours 2019

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Scalextric Ginetta G60-LT-P1 - Silverstone 4 Hours 2019 - woodcote - 22nd-Oct-21

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Scalextric C4264 Ginetta G60-LT-P1 - Silverstone 4 Hours 2019 - Oliver Jarvis, Mike Simpson and Guy Smith. RRP £46.99. Available now

The announcement of the Scalextric Ginetta LMP1 was quite a surprise back in 2019. Scalextric hadn't released a full-blown modern LMP racer for almost a decade. The choice of the Ginetta G60-LT-P1 was an excellent tie-up between two British companies - despite the frankly disappointing debut of the car with the TRSM team, who'd bought Manor Motorsport. The Chinese team had plenty of problems and although the Adrian Reynard-designed chassis seemed promising, the Mecachrome V6 Turbo engine wasn't up to the job. Two cars were entered at the 2018 Le Mans 24 hours - both modelled and released by Scalextric in 2019 - the #6 retiring after nine hours and the #5 finishing last.

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It was back to the drawing board for Ginetta - but the G60-LT-P1 would return for the 2019-20 World Endurance Championship season, starting with the Silverstone 4 hours in September. The two cars were now run in-house by Team LNT, fitted with the AER V6 Turbo that had a proven track record in the WEC. There was also a change of livery - which is nicely re-created by Scalextric for this latest model...

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At Silverstone, the two Ginettas qualified fifth and sixth - comfortably on the LMP1 pace, a few tenths behind the second Rebellion - but over a second behind the pole-sitting #7 Toyota. During the race, the #5 Ginetta had a solid run to fourth place, five laps behind the two Toyotas. The #6 car had a hectic four hours - its mishaps featuring on the race highlights video below. The action started with the car shredding a tyre - bringing out the first safety car after 30 minutes. A second safety car followed when the hard-charging Olly Jarvis collided with the #71 AF Corse Ferrari GTE. The Ginetta did finish the race - 17 laps back in 28th place...

The season progressed with some optimism - although the other LMP1 contenders were highly experienced and at the top of their games, exposing the rookie status of Ginetta at the pinnacle of endurance racing. Performance was certainly there - and the cars led at the third round at Shanghai - but results are what matters. The team chose to sit out the trip to Austin to prepare for the big race at Sebring - but it was then that the Covid pandemic loomed. As an organisation, Ginetta made the difficult decision to prioritise its domestic customer motor racing activities and the LMP project was mothballed - it turns out permanently...

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There's no doubt that the G60-LT-P1 was a good-looking LMP1 car, especially in the 2019-20 black and orange livery. However, it will remain nothing more than an insignificant footnote in the annals of sports car racing. But for those who follow the British marque, it was an exciting time - as it was for the drivers...

Whether Ginetta will return to the Hypercar era is a big question. Another is whether there will be more Ginettas to come for Scalextric. There have been four additional 'generic' liveries on the Scalextric G60-LT-P1 - plus a Batman-themed version - but many slot car fans would have hoped to see the GT4 and Ginetta Cup cars find their way into the catalogue. We shall have to wait and see... The 2022 range is announced in January.

The C4264 Ginetta G60-LT-P1 Silverstone 4 Hours model is available now. It is a high-ish detail model with working headlights and a full interior and driver figure - a perfect companion to the C4003 2018 Le Mans #5 car. The #6 car from 2018 is available in the C1404 ARC Pro Le Mans 24h set. This set-only car has working headlights, but blacked-out windows.