Digest 45

A catch-up on the slot car news.

Featuring three new Scalextric cars, two from Scaleauto, one from Slot.it, and one from Avant Slot. Plus we have the forthcoming events from the Calendar, and our pick of the best videos and photography.

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• Scalextric Ford Sierra RS500 Scalextric have released a new Ford Sierra model. It recreates the car driven by Tony Brock and Andy Rouse in the Bathurst 1000 of 1989. Brock took pole position in qualifying after some dubious shenanigans, but the car did not finish the race.

• Scalextric Rover SD1 From one of the most controversial BSCC seasons ever, Scalextric bring us the Rover SD1, or Vitesse. In 1983 TWR dominated the British Saloon Car Championship winning all 11 rounds, with Steve Soper winning the Championship. But fully six months after the conclusion, the whole of the Rover team was disqualified. Rover withdrew from the BSCC and would not return until 2001.

• Scalextric Shelby Cobra Scalextric have also released a new Shelby Cobra 289 model. It recreates the car driven by Ninian Sanderson and Peter Bolton in the 1963 Le Mans 24 Hours, finishing seventh.

Coming soon

• Slot.it Datsun 510 Slot.it have unveiled a prototype photo of a striking new livery for their Datsun 510 model. The car finished third in the SCCA runoffs at Road Atlanta in 1976, driven by none other than Paul Newman. Available to pre-order now, and expected to arrive in the second quarter of 2025.

• Avant Slot Toyota GR010 The Avant Slot Toyota GR010 which we reported in August, will imminently be available in a twin pack recreating the first and second place cars at the 24 Heures du Mans of 2021. These resin model twin packs are limited to 100 units. The winning car of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi & José María López is available separately.

• Scaleauto Porsche 911.2 GT3 RSR Scaleauto have unveiled two new liveries for their Home Series Porsche 911. The cars recreated are the two Porsche GT Team entries in the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans. Gianmaria Bruni, Richard Lietz & Frédéric Makowiecki took the red #91 car to 31st, whilst the black #92 car was driven to 35th by Michael Christensen, Kévin Estre & Laurens Vanthoor.

Calendar

• WHO Tin Top Saturday – 16th-Nov-24
• Bury St Edmunds club night 5-10pm – 16th-Nov-24
• WHO Drag Racing – 20th-Nov-24
• UK Winter Slot Car Market – 1st-Dec-24
• Worthing HO Wednesday – 4th-Dec-24
• WHO Tin Top Saturday – 14th-Dec-24
• Bury St Edmunds club night 5-10pm – 14th-Dec-24

Videos

Photography

Le Mans pit lane

Photo by Sven Hoffmann

Scalextric Ford Mustang Boss 302

Photos by Mamoru Teranishi

• 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.