Digest 39

Our weekly round up of news from the slot car world.

This week we take a look at seven new Scalextric releases, three Revoslots, two from Slot.it, a Carrera and a Racing Replica. Plus we have vintage Carrera figures, all the latest events, and our favourite videos and photos.

Slot Cars

Now Available

• Scalextric New releases from Scalextric this week include…
  • Subaru Impreza WRX – Colin McRae 1995 World Champion Edition
  • Lamborghini Countach – Walter Wolf
  • 1978 Swedish Grand Prix Twin Pack
  • Mini Miglia – NAPA – Lewis Selby 2021
  • Lotus 79 – USA GP West 1979 – Mario Andretti
  • James Bond 007 Scalextric Set – Website Exclusive
  • Shelby Cobra 289 – Dragon Snake – Goodwood 2021

• Slot Car Corner Available now at Slot Car Corner are…
  • Scalextric C4418 Shelby Cobra 289 No. 822 – Dragon Snake – Goodwood 2021
  • Scalextric C4417 Shelby Cobra 289 No. 94 – CSX2201 Snake Eyes
  • Scalextric C4345 Chrysler Hemicuda No. 89, Le Mans 1975
  • SCX 10441 Cuda Fire Blue Metallic
  • SCX 10445 Cuda Sassy Grass Green
  • SCX 10440 Cuda Curious Yellow.

Future Releases

• Carrera Mercedes AMG GT3 The shipment is on its way according to Carrera, so we can expect to see this new livery on the Mercedes AMG GT3 arriving with retailers imminently. The model is a 1/32 scale version of the SunEnergy1 entry at Bathurst in 2022.

• Revoslot Chevrolet Corvette C5 Pendle Slot Racing have posted new photos of the forthcoming Revoslot Chevrolet Corvette C5, which is expected in the next few weeks.

• Slot.it Opel Calibra Slot.it have announced that their next Opel Calibra model will be available from October 6th. The model recreates the 1996 DTM/ITC car driven by Hans Joachim Stuck, who won both rounds at the Helsinki Thunder street circuit.

• Slot.it Oreca 07 Slot.it have posted production photos of the long awaited Oreca 07, a car which has dominated the LMP 2 category at the 24 hours of Le Mans for several years. The first livery for the Slot.it model recreates the 2022 DKR Engineering entry, driven by Laurents Hörr, Jean Glorieux, and Alexandre Cougnaud. Available to pre-order, and scheduled for release in Q3 2023.

Built

• Racing Replicas MGB Pete Shepherd has built this lovely MGB for a customer. The colour is BMC pale primrose from Pro Scale Paints, who mix bespoke colours at no extra cost, and the kit comes from Pendle Slot Racing.

Events

• National Digital Championship – North Staffs – 30th-Sep-23
• Worthing HO Wednesday – 4th-Oct-23
• Worthing Digital Saturday – 14th-Oct-23
• Bury St Edmunds Club Night 5-10pm – 14th-Oct-23
• National Digital Championship – Rockingham – 21st-Oct-23
• National GT3 – North Staffs – 29th-Oct-23
• Worthing HO Wednesday – 1st-Nov-23

Figures

• Vintage Carrera Frömter figures Slotracing Studio has added over 150 1/32 scale Carrera-Frömter figures from the 1970s and 1980s. Obviously these don’t compare in detail or realism to modern figures, but for collectors and fans of the era, they will be a must-have on the racetrack.

Videos

Photos of the Week

Fly Porsche 911S – Bathurst 1970

Photo by Sven Hoffmann

George Turner Models 1905 Daraq

Photo by Trevor Ford