Digest 40

A quick recap on the slot car news!

This week we feature three new Ferraris, three Mercedes, a Maserati, a Batmobile and good news for both NASCAR fans and Rally fans. Plus we have all the latest events, videos, and our choice of photos from around the web.

Slot Cars

Now Available

• Professor Motor The latest slot car arrivals at Professor Motor include a big bunch of new Scalextric releases…
  • Scalextric C4422 Brabham BT46 – Italian GP 1978
  • Scalextric C4392A 1978 Swedish Grand Prix Twin Pack
  • Scalextric C4423 Lotus 79 – USA GP West 1979 – Mario Andretti
  • Scalextric C4428 Subaru Impreza WRX – Colin McRae 1995 World Champion Edition
  • Scalextric C4411 Lamborghini Countach
  • Scalextric C4416 Rover SD1 – 1985 French Supertourisme
  • Scalextric C4359 James Bond Lotus Esprit S1
  • Scalextric C4417 Shelby Cobra 289 – CSX2201 – Snake Eyes

• Scaleauto Ferrari F1 1991 Scaleauto have released a new livery for the generic Formula 90-97 low nose cars. The number 27 & 28 cars loosely model the Ferrari 642 and/or 643 driven by Alain Prost and Jean Alesi in the 1991 F1 season.

• Modelant Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa From the Sabadell workshop of Modelant comes this beautiful and exclusive Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa. Limited to just 150 units, the model recreates the car driven by Mike Hawthorn and Wolfgang von Trips at the 1958 Targa Florio. It comes in a walnut box, and has a small diorama, and an art print by Diego Serrano included.

Future Releases

• Hobbyclassic 190E 2.3-16 Hobbyclassic have posted finished prototype photos of the limited edition cars they are producing for Electric Dreams. The three Mercedes were raced by Ayrton Senna, Niki Lauda and Carlos Reutemann at the opening of Nürburgring’s Grand Prix circuit in 1984. Senna won. The slot cars use Slot.it mechanics from their DTM model, a high end resin, hand painted with a custom made box. For European customers Hobbyclassic will have a very limited number on sale.

• Slot.it Maserati MC GT3 Shipping out soon to dealers is the new Maserati MC GT3. The model recreates the car driven by Mauro Calamia at Paul Ricard in 2015.

• Carrera Nascars Slot Cars Passion are reporting a new deal by Carrera Revell of Americas to produce NASCAR models. Further details are expected to be released at the New York Toy Fair, which is currently taking place. For now though, it is reported that the first models are expected to represent the Hendrick Motorsports Team.

• Scalextric Batmobile Expected in the Autumn, the new Scalextric Batmobile is available to pre order now. The Scalextric model replicates the car from the 2022 film “The Batman”.

Racing

• Slot Rally GB is back! Abergavenny Slot Rally Cub is pleased to announce the return of the SLOT RALLY GB series for 2024. Rounds will be hosted by the following clubs…
• North Wales Slot Car Club LL16 3TS – Saturday 17th February.
• Oxford Scalextric Club OX7 3AU – Sunday 3rd March.
• Manx Slot Car Club IM2 1AB – Saturday 20th/Sunday 21st April.
• Abergavenny Slot Rally Club NP7 5BY – Sunday 2nd June.
• Worthing HO Racing BN12 4UE – Saturday 27th July.
• Farnborough Park Scalextric Club GU14 7AP – Sunday 27th October.

Events

• Worthing HO Wednesday – 4th-Oct-23
• NSCC Leeds Northern Swapmeet – 8th-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
• Bury St Edmunds club night 5-10pm – 4th-Nov-23
• Worthing Digital Saturday – 18th-Nov-23

Videos

Photos of the Week

Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, Targa Florio 1958

Photo from Modelant

Scaleauto RS Corvette C7R GT3, LeMans 2016

Photo by Helge Suchland