Digest 29 – Slot Racer

A quick blast through the slot car news!

Featuring half a dozen Marcos LM600s, three VW Sciroccos, two March CG891s, a Nissan Skyline, a Dodge Monaco, a Shelby Cobra, a Lancia Delta, and an Audi R8. Plus we have the latest from the calendar, and the best videos and photography.

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Slot.it Nissan Skyline The new livery for the Slot.it Nissan Skyline GT-R is now available from retailers. The model recreates the car which won the 1991 Spa 24 Hours in the hands of Anders Olofsson, Naoki Hattori, & David Brabham.

Scalextric Dodge Monaco Scalextric have released a new version of the Dodge Monaco, in the colours of the the Chicago Fire Department.

Scalextric Shelby Cobra Also new from Scalextric this week, is the Shelby Cobra in an homage, fantasy Gulf livery.

SCX Lancia Delta Integrale SCX (Spanish Scalextric have released a new Lancia Delta Integrale livery, which models the car driven to victory in the 1988 Rally Islas Canarias by Salvador Servià and Jordi Sabater.

SCX Audi R8 LMS Also new from SCX is the Audi R8 LMS which was driven by Valentino Rossi, Nico Mulller, & Frederic Vervisch in the 2022 Spa 24 Hours.

Coming Soon

BRM VW Scirocco BRM have posted photos of three new liveries for their 1/24 scale VW Scirocco. Their is a Castrol liveried car which was driven by Leif Pedersen in the 1977 Danish Championship, a Team Sonax car from the International Hillclimb Cup, and a Kamei edition.

NSR Leyton House NSR have added the iconic Leyton House to their generic Formula 86/89 range. The model loosely represents the Adrian Newey designed March CG891, which was driven by Ivan Capelli and Mauricio Gugelmin in the 1989 F1 season.

Slot.it British Barn BB90R Slot.it have posted a prototype photo of a new livery for the Toyota 88C, which in this case was rebranded as a British Barn BB90R and fitted with a Ford engine. The car was driven to twelfth place in the 1990 Suzuka 1000km, driven by Jiro Yoneyama, Tsunehisa Asai, & Hideo Fukuyama. The model is due in Q4 of 2024.

Revoslot Marcos LM600 GT2 Revoslot have posted photos of six new oil and petrol liveries for the Marcos LM600, including Shell, Castrol, Gulf, Valvoline, Elf, & STP. The number of photos posted (52) seems to suggest that these may be available in the near future.