The slot car news in bite sized pieces.
With three Fords, two Corvettes, two BMWs, a Toyota, a Matra, a Porsche, and a Reims-Gueux grandstand. Plus we have forthcoming events from the calendar, and our pick of videos and photography.
Slot Cars
Available Now
- Pendle Slot Racing New releases at Pendle Slot Racing (and other retailers) this week include….
- Slot.it Acura ARX-05 No.60 1st 24h Daytona 2022
- Slot.it Acura ARX-05 White Kit
- Policar Ferrari 312B2 No.6 Brands Hatch 1972 Arturo Merzario
- Scaleauto Honda NSX GT3 No.30 Castrol Blancpain 2018 R-Series
- Scaleauto Callaway GT3 No.31 GT Masters 2016 R-Series
- Carrera McLaren 720S GT3 JP-Motorsport No.15 DTM 2021
- Carrera Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Optimum Motorsport No.96
- Carrera BMW M6 GT3 Walkenhorst Motorsport No.34
- Scaleauto P.9×8 LMH Hypercar White Racing Kit
- Scaleauto Cadillac V-LMDh Hypercar White Racing Kit
- Scaleauto BMW M8 GTLM White Racing Kit
Coming Soon
- Avant Slot Toyota GR010 Avant Slot have unveiled their detailed model of the Toyota GR010 which took a dominant victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2021. Driven by Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi & José María López, the #7 Toyota led for the last 178 laps, and finished two laps ahead of Sébastien Buemi, Brendan Hartley and Kazuki Nakajima’s #8 sister car. Both cars will be available as a twin pack, and the race winner will be available individually. Expected in the late summer.
- Slot.it Matra-Simca MS670B Slot.it have posted a prototype photo of a new livery of the Matra Simca MS670B which models the car driven to victory in the 1973 6 hours of Watkins Glen by Gérard Larrousse & Henri Pescarolo. Expected in Q4 2024.
- Slot.it Porsche 962C LH Slot.it have also posted a prototype of a new Porsche 962 livery recreating the car driven by Jürgen Lässig, Pierre Yver & Bernard de Dryver, finishing second in the 1987 24 Hours of Le Mans. Expected in Q1 of 2025.
- Slot.it Ford GT40 Slot.it have released new photos of the next Ford GT40 livery, which models the third placed finisher in the 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Gulf sponsored, John Wyer entry was driven by David Hobbs and Mike Hailwood.
- Scaleauto Ford RS200 Scaleauto have announced that the Ford RS200 is back with new liveries. On the left is Jesus Pura & Tomás Aguado’s 1989 Spanish Rally Championship car, and on the right is Antonio Zanini & Josep Autet’s 1986 Rally Costa Brava entry.
- Scaleauto BMW M8 GTLM have posted photos of the first painted samples of the BMW M8 GTLM. The two liveries are both from the 2019 24 Hours of Daytona, with the #25 car taking a GTLM class victory in the hands of Connor de Phillippi, Augusto Farfus, Philipp Eng & Colton Herta, whilst the #24 car was driven by John Edwards, Chaz Mostert, Alex Zanardi & Jesse Krohn
- Scaleauto Corvette C7R Scaleauto have also unveiled new liveries for the Corvette C7R, recreating the entries in the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans. The #64 Corvette took the LMGTE Pro class win with Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner & Jordan Taylor at the wheel. The #63 car had to be withdrawn after an accident in qualifying.
Scenery
- Magnetic Racing Reims-Gueux Grandstand Magnetic Racing have added to their Reims-Gueux range of buildings with the release of a new grandstand. This is a fairly accurate model of the press tribune, the stand which sits slightly separated from the huge main grandstand on the start/finish straight at Circuit de Reims-Gueux.
Calendar
- Worthing HO Wednesday – 7th-Aug-24
- WHO Digital Test Night – 14th-Aug-24
- Bury St Edmunds club night 5-10pm – 17th-Aug-24
- WHO Digital Wednesday – 21st-Aug-24
- Worthing HO Wednesday – 4th-Sep-24
- Bury St Edmunds club night 5-10pm – 14th-Sep-24
- Can-Am in North Wales – 14th-Sep-24
- WHO Goodwood Revival – 21st-Sep-24
- Worthing HO Wednesday – 2nd-Oct-24
- ELSRC Policar F1 – 5th-Oct-24
Video
Photography
Policar Ferrari 412P and Revo Slot BMW 2002
Maserati A6 GCS, Jaguar D type, & Mercedes 300 SLR by Carrera
- Photos and Discussion As ever, you can find lots more photos, tell us about anything we’ve missed, and let us know what you think of the latest slot car news over on the forum.
