[ScorpiusWireless]

Just the other day I was talking to a friend about where Scalextric is at worldwide at the moment. Here in Oz there’s not much available especially digitally speaking. In the US it’s hardly mentioned and Carrera seems available everywhere.
So the distribution and advertising outside the UK barely exists. That’s issue number one.
Second one you never see ads here in Oz anymore. Not that Aust is a huge market but it seems the same everywhere outside the UK.
Digital aspect: Next is they have released 10 powerbases since 2005when 2 maybe 3 would have done the job. At one stage their premium product was a underpowered 4 car powerbase without even an lcd screen. This sent them backwards for years.
After years they finally got a good powerbase, the C7042. Way too complicated in the user interface, even I struggle using it but it was top notch.
Then the next big mistake in my opinion. They release a powerbase with Bluetooth connection and wireless throttles. Throttles are actually quite good. Power is good.
App and aftermarket apps seriously lacking, an annoying 1.8 second delay on lap count updates and no way for developers to develop the system further as they refuse to release the protocols. App protocols however are available. But the system is so limited there is no room for app developers to “go for it”. It’s a dead end. There is some activity on the Scalextric forum but almost zero on the main forums.
The car and track side are fine.
I feel unless Hornby revitalise the new frontier, digital, they will see Carrera take the entire scene.

Rick