5th-Jan-21, 03:58 PM
The big highlight in the modern GT range is a brand new car – the Corvette C8R – but there’s also a complete face-lift for the Mercedes AMG GT3 and some super liveries on all of the cars that were new to the catalogue last year.
It’s a while since we had a modern Corvette in the Scalextric catalogue – the GT2 C6R was the last, released back in 2011. The C8R – developed by Pratt & Miller - debuted at the 2020 Daytona 24 hour race last January and the two Scalextric models are the Corvette Racing cars from this race.
The Corvette C8R follows the standard Scalextric GT layout of an inline short-can motor, a tray interior and magnatraction. It is Digital Plug Ready (DPR) and can be easily converted to digital with the C8515 Digital Plug. The silver C8R will be the first car to be released – scheduled for the third quarter of 2021 – with the yellow car following at the end of the year.
Scalextric have updated their popular Mercedes-AMG GT3 model to match the 2020 evolution of the real racing car. The most noticeable change from the original 2016 version is the front radiator grille, which gives the car a fabulous new look. Scalextric decided a completely new body shell was required and new tooling has been produced. The chassis remains the same, so the same top-rate handling and performance is guaranteed. The first livery on the Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo is the very striking RAM Racing car driven by Sam De Haan and Patrick Kujala in the 2020 British GT Championship. The car is scheduled for release in the summer / early autumn.
Another exciting release for GT fans is the Castrol-sponsored R-Motorsport Aston Martin GT3 Vantage that was the eye-candy of the 2020 Bathurst 12 hours. Regular driver Jake Dennis was joined by two Aussie superstars - IndyCar legend Scott Dixon and V8 Supercar champ Rick Kelly. The Scalextric Vantage GT3 was one of the highlights of the 2020 catalogue and has already proved a very quick GT car on the track.
The Castrol car is joined in the 2021 catalogue by the attractive red TF Sport Vantage GT3 raced in the 2020 International GT Open series by Salih Yoluç and Charlie Eastwood. Joined by Jonny Adam, the TF team won the LM GTE Am class at the 2020 Le Mans 24 hours, running the same livery on their Vantage GTE. Both Aston Martins are scheduled for a third quarter release.
Another new livery on a new car is the sole Mustang GT4 to run in the 2020 British GT Championship…
The Academy Motorsports car looks plain grey at a first glance, but is actually an intricate design of dozens of mustang horse logos. Another 2021 Mustang release is a set…
I am rather excited to see drifting back in the Scalextric catalogue - it’s yet another game-play option and is an enormous amount of fun. The new Drift 360 set includes two Ford Mustangs, adapted with a new chassis, guide and electronics to allow 360-degree rotation and lots of drifting action onto the borders that surround the entire track. The new-style powerbase has also been re-tooled so it sits the other side of a border piece. Although the liveries are fictitious, the sponsors on the Mustangs are real – a new theme for Scalextric. The set is scheduled for a spring release.
Much to my delight, the Ginetta G60-LT-P1Le Mans Prototype is being released in its Team LNT 2019-20 WEC livery. Although their season ultimately fizzled out in disappointing fashion, this livery will always be a memorable one. The Scalextric car performs well on track and is a good compromise between high detail (cockpit, working lights etc) and the robustness of the super resistant cars. The car will be available in the summer/early autumn.
Another World Endurance Championship car is the Ford GT GTE from the 2019 Le Mans 24 hour race. This was the final appearance for the works Ford GTEs at La Sarthe – and they turned up with some wonderful ‘Heritage’ liveries celebrating the four wins for the GT40 between 1966 and 1969 and the fiftieth anniversary win in 2016 for the Ford GTE. The red 1967 throwback car - driven by Harry Tinknell, Andy Priaulx and Jonathan Bomarito – was the top ford, finishing fourth in LM GTE Pro.
The Scalextric car is a great-looker, although it divides opinion with its F1 slim-can motor. This car will have officially-licenced ACO Le Mans 24 hour packaging. It is likely this will be the last of the Scalextric Ford GTEs and it has a spring release date.
We still have some BTCC and modern street cars to look at, but I’ll take a quick break…
It’s a while since we had a modern Corvette in the Scalextric catalogue – the GT2 C6R was the last, released back in 2011. The C8R – developed by Pratt & Miller - debuted at the 2020 Daytona 24 hour race last January and the two Scalextric models are the Corvette Racing cars from this race.
The Corvette C8R follows the standard Scalextric GT layout of an inline short-can motor, a tray interior and magnatraction. It is Digital Plug Ready (DPR) and can be easily converted to digital with the C8515 Digital Plug. The silver C8R will be the first car to be released – scheduled for the third quarter of 2021 – with the yellow car following at the end of the year.
Scalextric have updated their popular Mercedes-AMG GT3 model to match the 2020 evolution of the real racing car. The most noticeable change from the original 2016 version is the front radiator grille, which gives the car a fabulous new look. Scalextric decided a completely new body shell was required and new tooling has been produced. The chassis remains the same, so the same top-rate handling and performance is guaranteed. The first livery on the Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo is the very striking RAM Racing car driven by Sam De Haan and Patrick Kujala in the 2020 British GT Championship. The car is scheduled for release in the summer / early autumn.
Another exciting release for GT fans is the Castrol-sponsored R-Motorsport Aston Martin GT3 Vantage that was the eye-candy of the 2020 Bathurst 12 hours. Regular driver Jake Dennis was joined by two Aussie superstars - IndyCar legend Scott Dixon and V8 Supercar champ Rick Kelly. The Scalextric Vantage GT3 was one of the highlights of the 2020 catalogue and has already proved a very quick GT car on the track.
The Castrol car is joined in the 2021 catalogue by the attractive red TF Sport Vantage GT3 raced in the 2020 International GT Open series by Salih Yoluç and Charlie Eastwood. Joined by Jonny Adam, the TF team won the LM GTE Am class at the 2020 Le Mans 24 hours, running the same livery on their Vantage GTE. Both Aston Martins are scheduled for a third quarter release.
Another new livery on a new car is the sole Mustang GT4 to run in the 2020 British GT Championship…
The Academy Motorsports car looks plain grey at a first glance, but is actually an intricate design of dozens of mustang horse logos. Another 2021 Mustang release is a set…
I am rather excited to see drifting back in the Scalextric catalogue - it’s yet another game-play option and is an enormous amount of fun. The new Drift 360 set includes two Ford Mustangs, adapted with a new chassis, guide and electronics to allow 360-degree rotation and lots of drifting action onto the borders that surround the entire track. The new-style powerbase has also been re-tooled so it sits the other side of a border piece. Although the liveries are fictitious, the sponsors on the Mustangs are real – a new theme for Scalextric. The set is scheduled for a spring release.
Much to my delight, the Ginetta G60-LT-P1Le Mans Prototype is being released in its Team LNT 2019-20 WEC livery. Although their season ultimately fizzled out in disappointing fashion, this livery will always be a memorable one. The Scalextric car performs well on track and is a good compromise between high detail (cockpit, working lights etc) and the robustness of the super resistant cars. The car will be available in the summer/early autumn.
Another World Endurance Championship car is the Ford GT GTE from the 2019 Le Mans 24 hour race. This was the final appearance for the works Ford GTEs at La Sarthe – and they turned up with some wonderful ‘Heritage’ liveries celebrating the four wins for the GT40 between 1966 and 1969 and the fiftieth anniversary win in 2016 for the Ford GTE. The red 1967 throwback car - driven by Harry Tinknell, Andy Priaulx and Jonathan Bomarito – was the top ford, finishing fourth in LM GTE Pro.
The Scalextric car is a great-looker, although it divides opinion with its F1 slim-can motor. This car will have officially-licenced ACO Le Mans 24 hour packaging. It is likely this will be the last of the Scalextric Ford GTEs and it has a spring release date.
We still have some BTCC and modern street cars to look at, but I’ll take a quick break…
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