A quick blast through the latest slot car news.
This week we feature some absolute classics, with a Le Mans class winner, an F1 world champion, a Pikes Peak monster, three Edwardian racers, and some very limited editions. Plus we have forthcoming events from the Calendar, and our selection of slot car videos and photography.
Slot Cars
Now Available
- Pendle Slot Racing Pendle Slot Racing have announced two 30th Anniversary models. Both are produced by Fly and both are limited to just 50 units.
Coming Soon
- BRM NSU TT BRM have launched a new livery for their 1/24 scale NSU TT. The model recreates a 2017 Hockenheim Historic Revival car, driven by Nerpel and Werner.
- George Turner Models Edwardian Racers George Turner has announced three new Edwardian Racer kits. The first is a Bugatti T13 Brescia, then a second Bugatti, the T16, followed by a 1916 Stutz Special. All three will be up on the George Turner Models website imminently.
- MR Slotcar Cunningham C1 MR Slotcar have unveiled their forthcoming Team Cunningham Chevrolet Corvette C1, which recreates the car that took a class victory in the 1960 24 hours of Le Mans, driven by John Fitch and Bob Grossman. The MR Slotcar model will feature a new aluminium chassis with a separate motor pod, it is available to pre-order now, and is expected to arrive in December.
In the Pipeline
- HobbyClassic Audi Sport Quattro S1 E2 HobbyClassic have unveiled the first physical sample of the legendary Audi Sport Quattro S1 E2, in its iconic version of Pikes Peak 1987, piloted by Walter Röhrl himself. Details in the design and assembly process are currently been fine tuned.
Calendar
- WHO Birkett Relay – 12th-Oct-24
- Bury St Edmunds club night 5-10pm – 12th-Oct-24
- WHO Slot Rally – Autumn Stages – 23rd-Oct-24
- Slot Rally GB – Round 6 – 3rd-Nov-24
- Worthing HO Wednesday – 6th-Nov-24
- Can-Am Race Event Denbigh NWSCC – 9th-Nov-24
- WHO Tin Top Saturday – 16th-Nov-24
- Bury St Edmunds club night 5-10pm – 16th-Nov-24
- WHO Drag Racing – 20th-Nov-24
- Worthing HO Wednesday – 4th-Dec-24
Video
Photography
A fantastic collection of Can Am cars
- 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.
