This week’s slot car news…

New cars incoming from Slot.it, Revoslot, Hobbyclassic and Le Mans Miniatures, a new Hypercar kit from Area71, the final 2024 announcement from Scalextric, plus September events from the Calendar and our pick of slot cars videos and photography.
Slot Cars

- Le Mans Miniatures Aston Martin DBR1 Nürburgring 1959 One of Stirling Moss’s greatest drives, the 1959 Nürburgring 1000 km saw Moss drive 41 of the 44 laps around the Nordschleife and hijacked what was expected to be Ferrari vs Porsche battle. The visit to the Eiffel mountains set things up nicely for Aston Martin’s Le Mans 24 hour victory later in the month. The LMM model of this historic car is available for pre-order.

- Revoslot Datsun 510 Gulf, Paul Newman & Peter Gregg Three new liveries on the 1:32 scale Revoslot Datsun 510 platform are now available at Pendle Slot Racing. The trio includes a Gulf livery, plus models of two Trans-Am cars – Peter Gregg’s BRE from 1972 and Paul Newman’s from ’74.

- Slot.it Group C New Releases Slot.it are expecting three additions to their formidable Group C range to land with retailers on 12 September. There’s an IMSA Jag, Spanish Porsche 962C and a Lancia LC2 from the 1988 Monza 1000 km.

- Area71 Toyota GR010 Hybrid Kits in 1:32 and 1:24 scale The Area71 Toyota GR010 Hybrid is finally ready to join their Ferrari 499P on the Hypercar grid. Available in both 1:32 and 1:24 scale, these kits will be available in the next few days.

- Hobbyclassic Avant Slot Nissan 240RS – Jimmy McRae / Rob Arthur Just 125 units of this Hobbyclassic / Avant Slot collaboration are being produced. The model is of the Nissan Jimmy McRae and Rob Arthur took to third place on the 1984 Lotto Haspengouwrally.


- Scalextric VW Golf GTi Richard Lloyd / Barry Sheene Pre-production samples of the Scalextric Akai Golf made a visit to Worthing Digital recently and the club have posted images in the SlotRacer Facebook group. Arrival of this new car is imminent.
Calendar

- Worthing HO Wednesday – 4th-Sept-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
Videos
Photography
MR SlotCar Jaguar XJ220 at Hanamoyo, Tokyo

- 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.