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Digest 44

Published by JasonB on Nov 5, 2024

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Digest 44, with a Policar Lotus 72E

Featuring a Kyalami Lotus, a Le Mans Porsche, an Indy Marmon, a Sanremo Lancia, several monopostos and a lowline, adjustable wheelbase chassis. Plus we have forthcoming events from the calendar, and our choice of videos and photos.

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Ostorero Marmon Wasp
Weathered SRC Lancia Delta S4

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Policar monoposto in black

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Racing Replicas adjustable slot car chassis

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Revell Monogram Chevrolet Corvette kit

Photos by Frank H. Sparksfly

Revell Monogram NSU 1300 TT & Simca 1000 Rallye

Revell Monogram Simca 1000 Rallye & NSU 1300 TT

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On This Day in History…

11-11-1926Italian racing driver Maria Teresa de Filippis, the first woman to complete in Formula One, was born in Naples
11-11-1992Teamslot Toyota Celica Teamslot Toyota Celica
Teamslot Toyota Celica GT-Four ST-185 #4 1992 Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava Winner - Carlos Sainz & Luis Moya
Carlos Sainz had won the Safari Rally and in New Zealand with the ST-185, but the new car had been plagued by handling problems all year. That made the opening of the Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava all the more special. The rest of the teams were left open-mouthed by the performance of Sainz and the Toyota on stage one - a full twelve seconds ahead of the chasing pack. Sainz and Moya would win nine of the opening day's eleven stages, holding a 1 minute 41 second lead over Aghini and Sauro going into day two.
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Features

Grand Prix

Published by JasonB on Aug 4, 2024 in Features, Media

Through a fatefully fortuitous set of circumstances, Slotracer.Online has come into possession of a vast treasure trove of original and unpublished contact strips from the film “Grand Prix”, John Frankenheimer’s classic, and stylish 1966 Formula One film. This collection of almost 10,000 shots came from Jim Russell, a former racing driver who worked on the film. How he came by them is anybody’s guess, but they have now been saved from certain destruction by our very own Norfolk correspondent, Mr Brian Rogers.

Unseen publicity and behind the scenes shots from Grand Prix

It was such a fabulous collection that we obviously couldn’t just keep it to ourselves. These may have been simple contact strips, but with a little tender loving care, this unique array of work had to be made public. So with a fanfare and a drum roll, we proudly present a selection of our favourite shots from behind the scenes of this iconic film.

GRAND PRIX

Obviously this isn’t directly related to slot cars, but it is certainly part of motorsport and film history, and it was just too good an opportunity to miss. With a cast list including James Garner, Francoise Hardy, Graham Hill, Juan Manuel Fangio, Jim Clark, and many, many more the film was an epic period piece, but what a period.

Arguably the finest era of Formula One, captured in stunning detail with some of the best racing sequences ever.

Frankenheimer, Fangio, Hardy, Page, and the race at Brands Hatch

If you’ve never seen the film before, please make sure you do. And if you have, we hope you enjoy this little look at some of the publicity shots and behind the scenes photos. Highly recommended.

GRAND PRIX