Happy Birthday!
Published by JasonB on Apr 21, 2026
SlotRacer.Online is seven years old today.
Thanks for joining us, and welcome to the party. Here’s to many more years of enjoying our hobby. Cheers.
Calendar
Published by JasonB on Mar 3, 2026
- WHO F1 – 4th-Mar-26
- Weevils Swapmeet – 8th-Mar-26
- WHO GT Championship – 11th-Mar-26
- WHO Modified & Tuners – 1st-Apr-26
- WHO GT Championship – 8th-Apr-26
- NSCC Leatherhead Swapmeet – 12th-Apr-26
- WHO Spring Stages – 22nd-Apr-26
- WHO Nascar – 6th-May-26
- UK Slot Car Festival – 9th-10th-May-26
- WHO GT Championship – 13th-May-26
Worthing HO
Published by JasonB on Mar 3, 2026
- 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 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!
