Slot Cars
Our round up of the news for Week 16!
This week we have a real beast, two tiny Autobianchis, two Astons, four F1 cars, and a Shadow, plus a recreation of Goodwood, the latest events, and a round up of videos and podcasts.
- George Turner Models FIAT S76 George Turner’s next kit is the iconic FIAT S76, otherwise known as the beast of Turin. The car is expected on the George Turner Models website next week.
- BRM Autobianchi A112 BRM have unveiled two new liveries for their Autobianchi A112; the #218 Marlboro car was driven in the 1977 Trofeo A112 Abarth, and the #530 car was raced by Joachim Beck at Oschersleben in 2017.
- NSR Aston Martin Vantage NSR are releasing two new Aston Martin Vantage liveries, representing the official team entries at Le Mans in 2017. The #97 car won the GTE Pro category, driven by the trio Darren Turner, Jonathan Adam, & Daniel Serra. The sister car #98, was driven by Paul Dalla Lana, Mathias Lauda, & Pedro Lamy. The cars are expected at the end of the month.
- NSR Formula 22 NSR’s range of generic Formula 22 cars are available to pre-order now, and are expected to be shipped out at the end of the month.
- MR Slotcar Shadow DN4 MR Slotcar have released the Shadow DN4 No.1 car. Driven by George Folmer at Mosport Can-Am 1974, and finishing second to Jackie Oliver’s sister car, the model is out with retailers now.
Tracks & Scenery
- Goodwood Recreation Woodingboys is in the planning stages of his recreation of Goodwood. The layout will be a Scalextric Digital track, which is intended to be taken out to events, and the track will recreate many of the features of the real circuit.
Events
- 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
- UK Slot Car Festival – 20th-May-23
- UK Slot Car Festival – 21st-May-23
- Bury St Edmunds club night 5-10pm – 3rd-Jun-23
Video & Podcast
Photo of the Week
Thunderslot McLaren M6A
Photo by Doug Johnson