Slot Racing
East Devon Slot Racing Club are back racing. They’ve had two events so far – and two visitors all the way from Newcastle. You can find out more about the club in the SlotRacer Your Club section here.
This is a last call for entries to the Extreme Slotting proxy event next month. Cars must be with the race master by 23 August. There’s still time to get those rally-raid monsters on the grid. Find out more in the SlotRacer Proxy Racing section here.
Slot Cars
August is traditionally a slow news time in the slot car world. The southern European manufacturers are off on their holidays – and production in the Far East is looking shaky after a wave of Covid outbreaks and lockdowns. So this teaser from Staffs Slot Cars UK is very welcome. Read more here.
The NSR team might be on their summer holidays, but they’ve left us with the promise of these new releases for September. That Porsche is a special high-performance race-prepared version too. You can find details on the NSR website here.
Slot.it’s long-awaited Nissan GT-R Nismo looks fabulous. Still no news on an exact arrival date, but there are some pre-production images on the Slot.it website. You can find more here.
Hub posted this awesome photograph of the new Teamslot Monte Carlo Lancia Delta HF 4WD. You can find out more about the car and the model in the SlotRacer News section here.
The ‘What’s On Your Bench’ thread is a fascinating look at SlotRacer forum members’ projects. The range of scales, subject and formats is incredible. Take a look at what’s in progress this month here.
Slot Car Tracks
Anthony is cracking on with his Kyalami track build. This week he’s added a new power supply, tested and tweaked the layout – and has played with some elevations. You can follow the build on the SlotRacer forum here.
If you’re getting back into slot cars or setting up a layout for some summer holiday racing, the SlotRacer’s Manual helps you stay on the right track. You can find it here.
Publications
The September/October 2021 Electronic Edition of Model Car Racing #119 is available now. You can read the full contents and find out how to get hold of a copy of this iconic slot car magazine on the SlotRacer format here.
Motorsport
The British GT Championship delivered two exciting races in changeable weather conditions this weekend. In common with race tracks around the UK, everyone at Snetterton observed a minute of silence to reflect on the loss of a marshal’s life at Brands Hatch last week. On track, two cars that will be 2021 Scalextric new releases took GT3 and GT4 honours in Race Two. You can find the re-cap of the weekend on the British GT Championship website here.
The Nascar Cup series was back road course racing at Watkins Glen on Sunday. It was a race full of drama which you can re-live on the Nascar website here.
The start of the 2021 Le Mans 24-hours is just twelve days away. The 89th edition of the biggest event in endurance racing takes place on the 21-22 August. You can get up to speed on the official website here.
