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Published by JasonB on Mar 3, 2026

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Worthing HO

Published by JasonB on Mar 3, 2026

HO Nascar racing at Worthing HO
  • HO Nascar Full Report Worthing HO Racing were back at the barn for the first HO Nascar race of the year. They were also celebrating the club’s 16th birthday. Of course there was cake, lots of it; and though the cake was good, the racing was even better…

Hornby sell Scalextric

Published by JasonB on Feb 28, 2026

From Hornby Hobbies…

Hornby Hobbies Agrees Sale of Scalextric in £20m Deal
 
27 February 2026 – Hornby Hobbies Limited has agreed the sale of 100% of the Scalextric brand, including its intellectual property and associated assets, toScalextric Motorsports Ltd for total consideration of £20.0 million. £8.5 million of the total consideration is payable in cash upfront, with the remaining £11.5m deferred and payable out of free-cash flow. Completion of the sale is conditional upon certain consents, with completion expected to occur in early March.
 
Scalextric Motorsports Ltd has been established by Mark Brown, Chairman of Purbeck Capital Partners, to be the holding company of the brand in the future.  Mark brings extensive experience in brand growth, capital allocation and operational execution. As part of the transaction, Mark has agreed to an ongoing role helping Hornby on its wider strategic transformation.
 
Under the terms of the agreement, Scalextric’s operations will continue to be supported within Hornby’s existing infrastructure. Hornby will manage the brand as agent, ensuring operational continuity while enabling Scalextric Motorsports Ltd to focus on accelerating the brand’s next phase of growth.

You can read the full statement on the forum

Scalextric Tuning

Published by JasonB on Jan 31, 2026

Scalextric Tuning
  • Scalextric Tuning Back in 2020 Andy wrote a ten-part series about tuning a Scalextric car, which you can now read over on the Forum. It was and still is an excellent, in-depth series, which works through the steps for improving a standard Scalextric model, to provide measurable improvements in lap times. Highly recommended!

Track Planner

Published by JasonB on Jan 10, 2026

Screenshot of a routed track plan being editited in Track Planner
  • Track Planner Track Planner is a brand new, intuitively simple, and accurate way to design, plan, and visualise a routed or custom built slot car track. In fact it’s so simple that you could be producing custom, pro-quality designs in just a matter of minutes! It is also totally free.

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On This Day in History…

02-04-1926Jack Brabham photo

Jack Brabham

Jack Brabham, Australian driver,  twice World F1 champion, and team owner, was born in Sydney, Australia

02-04-1934Sideways Nissan Skyline Sideways Nissan Skyline

Le Mans Miniatures Bugatti T59 - Monaco 1934

The final Bugatti race car of the 1930s was the Type 59 of 1934. This version of the car modelled by Le Mans Miniatures is the car driven by Tazio Nuvelari to 5th in the Monaco GP on this day in 1934. The race was won by Guy Moll, a newly recruited Algerian Driver of Scuderia Ferrari, driving an Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3.

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02-04-1963Mike Gascoyne, British motor racing engineer, designer, writer and broadcaster, was born in Norwich, England
02-04-1986Fly Lancia 037 Safari Rally 1986 Fly Lancia 037 Safari Rally 1986

Fly Lancia 037 Safari Rally 1986 - Criticos / Kravos

Lancia took five of the older 037s to Kenya in 1986. Although the Delta S4 had showed impressive form since its debut at the end of 1985, the rear-wheel-drive 037 was considered a more robust choice for the punishing terrain of the Safari. The S4 hadn't been tested in Africa and was far more complex to maintain and repair. There were three fully-supported works cars for Markku Alén and Ilkka Kivimäki, Massimo Biasion and Tiziano Siviero, plus local pairing Vic Preston Jnr and John Lyall - the latter crew had tested the 037 on national events. Two identical Lancias were driven by Criticos / Kravos and John Hellier / Dave Williamson - initially looking after themselves, but after Biasion and Preston retired, they gained the benefit of full factory support.

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02-04-1995Donington Park programme cover
02-04-2006Fuji programme cover
04-04-1936Donington Park programme cover
04-04-1965Bathurst programme cover
04-04-1992Slot.it Mercedes 190e Slot.it Mercedes 190e Slot.it Mercedes 190e

Slot.it Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II DTM 1992 - Zolder #18 Kurt Thiim

The race version of the Mercedes 190E Evo II first appeared midway through the 1990 DTM season, the works AMG-Mercedes cars driven by Kurt Tiim and Klaus Ludwig. In 1991, the likes of Jacques Laffite, Michael Schumacher, Hans Stuck and Bernd Schneider would run privately-entered Evo IIs. For the start of 1992 Schneider moved to the works AMG team and Kurt Tiim went to Zakspeed with whom he won the opening two rounds of the championship at Zolder in the #18 car produced here by Slot.it. Tiim would finish runner-up to AMG driver Klaus Ludwig at the end of the season.

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04-04-1992Slot.it Mercedes 190e

Slot.it Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II DTM 1992 - Zolder #18 Kurt Thiim

Brian takes an in depth look at the Slot.it Mercedes 190E which represents the car that Kurt Thiim drove to victory at Zolder on this day in 1992.

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Track Plans

Published by JasonB on Dec 22, 2024 in Features, Plans, Tracks

Our Track Plans section is just the thing if you’re thinking about building a new layout, or even if you just want to check out some ideas. Whether you’re looking for a comprehensive layout plan with all the parts and measurements listed, or just looking to kick start the creative process, we might well have what you need.

Track plans for a Scalextric Nurburgring, a Wrenn Monza, and a routed wooden track

There are over 170 circuit designs from every major manufacturer, and more will be added regularly to build up another one of our invaluable reference sections.

Track plans for a routed Silverstone, a Scalextric Milwaukee, and a routed rally valley

We’ve got designs for Scalextric, Carrera, Ninco, Tomy AFX, Policar, ScaleAuto, Airfix, and Wrenn. We’ve also got designs for custom built layouts, for those who want to rout their own track. In fact we’ve got track plans for almost every size and scale of layout you might want.

So why not head across and have a look?

Track Plans