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Yes, this was certainly a bolt from the blue for SRC - a departure from the classic rally and F1 cars I'd expect. I am excited, but also a little nervous.

As a Spanish company, I'm guessing the inspiration is Fernando Alonso's Le Mans back-to-back wins in 2018 and 2019 - the second prong of his quest to equal Graham Hill's Triple Crown of Monaco GP, Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans 24 hours.

The version of the car raced by Alonso looked quite different - especially at the front - from the original 2016 TS050...

   


And 2018-19...

   

I've seen pictures on social media of the SRC team inspecting the actual Alonso car. However, I am nervous they get the right car and do a good job - it is so rare to see an up-to-date LMP1 slot car produced, especially one as important as the TS050. Those first 3D-printed runs don't quite do it for me - certainly more 2016 than 2018.  I am also interested to see what they do with the dimensions. Modern LMP regs give a scale width of 59mm (which Scalextric respected with their Ginetta G60-LT-P1), but most LMP racing slot cars have a rear track  of 64mm. Will SRC go true 1/32 scale - or produce a stretched Toyota that competes on the track with other brand's modern LMP cars? I will be following progress with great interest.