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There are now some 'exclusive' Micro Scalextric and standard Scalextric sets appearing at Aldi and Lidl in the run-up to Christmas...

At Lidl, there are two Micro sets on sale in stores this week at £39.99 each

   

These are both the 'medium' sets (the same as the Wacky Races and Law Enforcer sets) and are good value. The vehicles in both sets are new liveries of cars that appeared in the old-style sets last Christmas. Arctic Assault has two armoured SUVs and Rocket Raiders has two futuristic combat vehicles with big guns on the front. Boom!

Although I haven't seen these sets in the flesh, the track contents suggest strongly that they are the new and improved 2019 Micro Scalextric system with flat rails and running at 9 volts.

Lidl also has this 1/32 scale Supreme Rivals set with super-resistant McLaren 720S and Lamborghini Centenario cars. There is 4.8m of track, a lap counter and the new 4-position speed limiting hand thottles. The price is £69.99 - available in store only.

   


At Aldi, the Micro Scalextric City Collision  set features the 'medium' track contents and two supercar-style cars - similar to those in the My First Scalextric set but with different liveries. The price is a very good £34.99 - in store or online. This set is definitely the new 2019 Micro Scalextric system.

   

Aldi also had a 1/32 Scalextric set which has already sold out online, but might still be available in some stores - priced £69.99. The Lamborghini Rampage set features red and yellow super-resistant Lamborghini Centenarios. Like the Lidl set, there is 4.8m of track, a lap counter and the new 4-position speed limiting hand thottles.

   


Also spotted on the high street is this Scalextric START Formula Challenge set at Robert Dyas...

   

Yes, the dreaded START track is back! Chatting to the Scalextric chaps at the beginning of the year, there was talk of START sets being sold in North America to offer a decent sized entry-level set at a low price point. Those START sets were shown at the New York Toy Fair in February. In the UK we were only supposed to get the new START cars - the ones that come with a sheet of stickers to decorate.

This is the only START set I've seen in the UK. It comes with 4 metres of track - including a pair of START to Scalextric Sport adapters - old-style START controllers and two START Formula One cars with stickers. The cars are different colours to the two START F1 cars available separately (for £20 each), so that might be a reason to fork out £49.99 for the set? The set is available in store and online.


If you see any more 'exclusive' store sets in the next few weeks, post them here.