Digest 21

Let’s have a quick catch up on all of the slot car news for this week.

In the news this week, a Sebring Sprite, a Ford Capri, a Lotus 79, an Autobianchi, a Chaparral, a Mercedes, a couple of McLarens, and a mythical purple Vanwall, plus rally proxy results, latest events, an addition to our BRM feature, and the latest videos.

Slot Cars

• Racing Replicas Sebring Sprite Pete Shepherd’s lovely little Sebring Sprite kits are now available to buy. The kit is available either as a bodyshell, a full kit, or as a ready to run car.

• Scalextric Ford Capri MkIII Scalextric have released a new Ford Capri MkIII. The car recreates the 1978 24 hours of Spa winner, which was driven by Gordon Spice and Teddy Pilette.

• Scalextric Lotus 79 Also new from Scalextric is the Lotus 79, which models the car driven to fourth place at the 1979 USA GP West by Mario Andretti. The car is available to pre-order and is expected to arrive over the summer.

• TTS Autobianchi A112 TTS have unveiled a new livery for their 1/24 scale Autobianchi A112 Abarth Gr.2. The model represents the Team Chardonnet car driven by Michèle Mouton and Françoise Conconi in the 1977 Monte Carlo rally.

• Scaleauto Formula 90-97 Scaleauto have released two new liveries in their generic Formula 90-97 range. The cars represent the McLaren MP4/5B driven by Senna and Berger in 1990.

• Slot.it Chaparral 2F The eagerly anticipated Chaparral 2F from Slot.it is due to go on sale from June 1st. The model represents the Phil Hill/Mike Spence car which dominated the 1967 24 hours of Daytona, until Hill hit the wall damaging the chassis and rear suspension.

• Slot.it Mercedes C-Class Also expected on June 1st is the new Sot.it Mercedes C-Class, which models the car driven by Jan Magnussen at Interlagos in the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season.

• Mythical Purple Vanwall Here’s something you don’t see every day. The mythical purple Vanwall appeared in a 1969 French Scalextric catalogue, but none were ever produced. Until now at least, as Iberslot have produced a limited run of this interesting car.

Slot Racing

• Rally Cars Slotting Proxy The final stages of the ‘Round Britain’ rally proxy have been completed in the Isle of Man, and the winners have been celebrating in style. You can catch up with all the action on the Rally Cars Slotting Proxy thread or you can check out all the results on the Official Results & Reports page.

Events

• Bury St Edmunds club night 5-10pm – 3rd-Jun-23
• Worthing HO Wednesday – 7th-Jun-23
• Extreme Live! – 11th-Jun-23
• National GT3 – Rockingham – 18th-Jun-23
• Worthing Digital Saturday – 24th-Jun-23
• Bury St Edmunds club night 5-10pm – 1st-Jul-23
• Worthing HO Wednesday – 5th-Jul-23
• National GT3 – Molesey – 9th-Jul-23

British Racing Motors

• BRM, Ambassador for Britain We’ve now added a new section to our BRM section. Published in 1950 by the Daily Express, ‘BRM Ambassador for Britain’ is ‘The Story of Britain’s Greatest Racing Car’. It is a fantastic period piece, and encapsulates the optimism of the early days of BRM development.

Video

Photo of the Week

MSC MG Metro 6R4 No.15 San Remo Rally 1986

Photo by AlotSlot