Time for a quick catch up?
In this week’s news we have four Ford Capris, in two different scales, a Land Rover, a VW LT35, an Aston Martin, a Chevrolet, and a Ferris Wheel, plus all the latest events & video, and our Photo of the week.
Slot Cars
- BRM Group 2 Ford Capri BRM are now set up in their new factory, and have started shipping out their new Ford Capri RS2600 models. The #9 car was driven by K. Fritzinger & H. Heyer to 10th place at the Nürburgring 6 hours in 1973, and the #4 car finished 11th at the 1972 Spa 24 hours, driven by J.C. Franck & K. Fritzinger.
- Racer Sideways Group 5 Ford Capri Racer Sideways have announced two new Group 5 Ford Capri models which they plan to release in 2024. The Rothmans Zakspeed livery is a Stefan Bellof tribute, and the Ripolin car is a 1972 Tour de France Auto tribute.
- Avant Slot Volswagen LT35 Avant Slot have posted CAD drawings of a forthcoming project, namely a Volkswagen LT35 service van. Expected around Christmas.
Scratch-building
- Racing Replicas Aston Martin DB4 Pete Shepherd was commissioned earlier this year to make a slot car of this famous Aston DB4 GT Lightweight, which was raced by Jim Clark, Roy Salvadori, Stirling Moss and Innes Ireland. The model was built from an old Graham Poulton kit, and represents a modern historic car.
- Ken’s 1965 SS Impala Ken and his slot car group have been building 1/25 scale slot cars from static bodies. At $5 per body these bodies were great value, and Ken reckons “These big cars are a hoot!”
Scenery
- Magnetic Racing Ferris Wheel Magnetic Racing have released a fantastic 1/32 scale Ferris Wheel. The model can be static, or motorised and measures a substantial 580W x 290D x 680H.
Clubs
- Looking for a slot car club? If you are looking for somewhere to race, then head over to our club directory, which has maps, features, details and lists for a wide range of clubs from across the world.
- Club Reports Over on the Clubs Forum we have race reports from Worthing, the Isle of Man, and Bury St. Edmunds. Why not promote your own club by posting up some details?
Events
- National Digital Championship – Rockingham – 29th-Jul-23
- Worthing HO Wednesday – 2nd-Aug-23
- Bury St Edmunds club night 5-10pm – 5th-Aug-23
- Worthing Digital Wednesday – 16th-Aug-23
- National Digital Championship – Stanborough – 27th-Aug-23
- Bury St Edmunds club night 5-10pm – 2nd-Sep-23
- Worthing HO Wednesday – 6th-Sep-23
- National GT3 – Pendle Slot Racing – 10th-Sep-23
- Worthing Digital Saturday – 23rd-Sep-23
Video
Photo of the Week
Ninco Lexus SC 430
Photo by Doug Johnson
