Digest 12

A quick recap of all the news from week 12!

Featuring a Mini, Bentley, Mosler, Nissan and Lamborghini, a remarkable bargain, a fearsome forest stage, a myriad of magazines, plus all the latest events, podcast and videos.

Slot Cars

• Scalextric Mini Miglia BTCC 2013 champion Andrew Jordan proved himself the man to beat in the 2022 Mini Miglia series. Scalextric have reproduced his superbly liveried Mini, which is available now.

• 1924 Le Mans Bentley George Turner has finished the 1924 Le Mans Bentley kit, which models the race winning car driven by John Duff and Frank Clement. There are two versions of the kit, one with the roof down as it raced, and the other with the roof up.

• Scalextric Lamborghini Countach The new Scalextric Lamborghini Countach is available from retailers now. The model represents the 1983 Monaco Grand Prix safety car.

• NSR Mosler Pre-orders are open to purchase the NSR Mosler livery celebrating the tenth anniversary of the passing of Salvatore Noviello. The car is expected to be with retailers at the end of the month.

• Slot.it Nissan Skyline The next Slot.it car in the DTM category is the replica of the Nissan Skyline which took part in and won the 1000 km race in Bathurst in 1991, driven by Jim Richards and Mark Skaife. Expected in a few weeks.

Reviews

• Policar Subaru BRZ A car with Slot.it parts, and a full interior for just £22? Brian brings us a full review, and gives us his verdict on the entry level Policar Home Racer cars.

Slot Racing

• Rally Cars Slotting Proxy The challenge of the weekend’s stages in the rally proxy proved to be too much for some of the competitors in Eastbourne. The fearsome Friston Forest stages shook up the field with a vengeance.

Events

• Bury St Edmunds club night 5-10pm – 1st-Apr-23
• 10th edition DiSCA Le Mans 24hrs – 1st-Apr-23
• Worthing HO Wednesday – 5th-Apr-23
• Orpington Swapmeet – 16th-Apr-23
• Worthing Digital Wednesday – 19th-Apr-23
• National GT3 – South Manchester – 23rd-Apr-23
• National Digital Championship – Stanborough – 30th-Apr-23
• Worthing HO Wednesday – 3rd-May-23
• Bury St Edmunds club night 5-10pm – 13th-May-23
• Worthing Digital Wednesday – 17th-May-23

Tracks & Scenery

• Scalextric On Track Scalextric have announced a new exhibit at the Silverstone Museum, featuring a detailed recreation of the Silverstone Formula One Circuit, including all the modern architectural elements surrounding the track, enabling visitors to pick up the throttle and enjoy epic battles with iconic slot cars.

Magazines

• Latest Magazines EPilot’s excellent magazines thread continues to deliver all the details of the latest slot car and model railway publications, recently featuring Slot Cars Magazine, DRS Magazine, Slot Car Magazine International, Model Railroad Hobbyist, Trackside Model Railroading, Trainini, and The 0 Scale Resource.
• Magazines Index EPilot has also created a handy and helpful index of all the magazines he’s listed, so if there is something in particular you are looking for, this may be a good place to start.

• The Library The SlotRacer library is a growing collection of catalogues and magazines dating from the very beginnings of the hobby, right through to the present day. We have everything from official brand catalogues, and brochures, to independent periodicals, and magazines covering a wide range of slot racing, and modelling subjects.

Audio & Video

Photo of the Week

Ferrari 126 C2

Photo by Doug Johnson