This week’s essential round up of all the best bits from the world of slot cars, plus a special feature on the oldest car maker in the world
Slot Racing
- WHO Winter Rally-Sprint Proxy 2021 REPORT Stages 6 and 7 took place over the weekend with some great split screen live coverage from Martlets stage, and the weekly update from Rally HQ will be coming along on Wednesday.
- Electric Vehicle Triathlon Proxy Event (EV Triathlon) A great way to dip your toes into proxy racing with the Scalextric Jaguar I-Pace
Tracks & Scenery
- Beyond Beyond the Loft Hatch Updates on richardtheforth’s Scalextric digital track
- Ventura Highway All AFX Tomy track except for the 18″ turns
Scratch Building
- Anthony has been busy with a number of classic F1 builds recently
- Cooper t51 Airfix reworks
- BRM P57 1962 By supershells
- 1965 Cooper F1 reimagined
- Lotus 33 by Monogram
- Carrera Mustang GTY Savage GT makes some modifications
- MRRC Cheetah Fluff’s white kit , sprayed metallic blue ,with a PP chassis, slot it wheels and a 25k motor
- True Vintage Scratch Build Mazda’s mystery motor. The main body is carved from balsa wood and is covered in aluminium foil. The chassis, suspension and steering are all brass. The front leaf springs are separate from the chassis mounted on small shackles so they actually work to a small extent.
Slot Cars
- Slot.it Nissan Skyline GT-R ‘Calsonic’ JTC 1993 The second livery on Slot.it’s model of the ‘Godzilla’ R32 GT-R is iconic blue Calsonic colours of the 1993 Japanese Touring Car Championship winners.
- Mercedes 190E DTMComing soon from Slot.it – CA44c Mercedes 190E DTM – n.5 1st Hockenheim DTM 1992, available in mid-March.
- Pioneer Legends X-Ray Racers Limited editions moulded in a translucent plastic allowing visibility directly into the body of the car.
- Avant Slot 2021 Plans More images of the Avant Slot / Resinas Maralic Fiat assistance van have been released and the news is the model is making good progress towards production.
- ScaleAuto Audi R8 LMS GT3 – New 1/24 GT3 model available in full RC2 kit (Ready To Race 2.0) with pre-assembled SC-8003 GT3 chassis. Bodywork in white kit, interior + crystals in lexan and flexible rubber flaps also available:
- SRC Lancia Delta S4 Winner Rally Príncipe de Asturias 1986. Rallyhub has posted some wonderful photos of the the striking gold/black Grifone Lancia Delta S4 of Fabrizzio Tabaton and Luca Tedeschini
- Pendle Slot Racing have released a detailed 1/32 scale driver figure designed to replace the standard driver and enhance the look of the Scalextric Lotus 25 models.
Cars
In our special feature this week we take a look at a company that has been involved in motor sport since the very first automobile race, the 1894 Paris to Rouen rally.
Mercedes Benz have raced in almost every category in its long history, including DTM, Rally, Formula Three, Formula E, GT3, and of course Formula One, where the company are the reigning world champions.
- The First Benz The First Benz was a dirty, finger-hungry machine that was easy to drive
- Mercedes engineer Meet the Mercedes engineer that was too good to race
- Mercedes T 80 The fatal flaw in the mythical Mercedes T 80 land speed record car
- Mercedes’ dominant return Mercedes’ dominant 1954 return to grand prix racing
- Mercedes-Benz 300SL The Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing is optimism on four wheels and the driving experience is elegant simplicity.
- Ewy Rosquist’s victory Ewy Rosquist’s 1962 victory in the Gran Premio Internacional Standard Supermovil YPF (Touring Car Grand Prix)
- The Mercedes C 111-II The Mercedes C 111-II has somehow withstood the test of time. How?
- Maxximum Attakk! – Mercedes A160 – Formula Hakkinen Edition Having a special edition named after you is normally something of a compliment.
