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Scalextric Mini Twin Pack C3128   £36.95   info... Scalextric 2012 Catalogue, Edition 53 C8175   £6.95   info... Scalextric McLaren MP4-12C Limited Edition Twin Pack C3171A   £74.95   info... Scalextric Mercedes GP 2011 (Rosberg) C3168   £32.95   info... Scalextric Mercedes GP 2011 (Schumacher) C3167   £32.95   info... Scalextric McLaren F1 2011 (Hamilton) C3165   £32.95   info... Scalextric McLaren F1 2011 (Button) C3166   £32.95   info... Scalextric Ford Escort Mk1 1969 C3212   £32.95   info... Scalextric Ford Lotus Cortina Mk1 1964 C3210   £32.95   info... Scalextric Jaguar XKR GT3 #78 C3181   £27.95   info... Scalextric Porsche 911 GT3 Cup "Apex" C3182   £28.95   info... Scalextric Ford GT40 no. 29 C3211   £32.95   info...

NSCC - National Scalextric Collectors Club 30 enthusiasts formed the NSCC in 1981 to bring together those people who collected Scalextric cars. The club has since grown to over 1000 members worldwide and includes all makes of slot cars, old and new. The club produces a monthly Journal with articles on various topics such as the background to individual models, members’ collections and layouts, interesting discoveries and ways of improving the performance and reliability of the cars. As well as products from Scalextric, models from SCX, Ninco, Fly Car, Carrera and many others are featured.

The Journal also offers the opportunity for members to advertise models for sale or swap and place wanted adverts for those hard to find cars and spares that they require. Not only can you buy and sell through the Journal, but there are also a number of Swapmeets organised every year. As well as being an opportunity to buy and sell, these are great social occasions where you can meet fellow enthusiasts and discuss all things 'Scalextric'. From time to time, the NSCC commissions limited edition slot-cars, which are only available to current members. Various other events are also organised, the most popular being a joint venture with Hornby Hobbies which gives members the chance to meet and question the top management and design staff of Scalextric. The NSCC also produces a list of clubs, which is regularly updated. Race meetings are organised by various clubs around the country and these are reported in the Journal giving you the chance to use your cars for the purpose they were intended, and to have some fun at the same time. The owner of this web store is a member of the NSCC and is currently the club's webmaster. If you would like to find out more about the club and to join, visit the web site, where you can also get details of slot car fairs and open Scalextric meetings you can go along to.

Educational Scalextric KIDS! Would you rather be playing Scalextric at school? Find out more about the Scalextric 4 Schools competition where you get to design and race your own Scalextric car. Launched with the help of Top Gear presenter James May, it's a school vs school challenge designed to encourage more students into science and engineering. Also see WACKY RACES - a course designed and run by Adrian Dening as a weekend and also as a longer residential course, covering track planning, scale calculations, physics, electronics, computer networks, binary data and many other topics.

Other digital slot car systems See our about digital slot car racing page for brief descriptions of other systems available. Manufacturers' sites are as follows: Scalextric SCX Digital Carrera Digital Ninco N-digital (pictured left) Also some new kids on the block: Scorpius Wireless Digital Slot-it Oxigen

Slotfire Slotfire are manufacturers of modular wooden slot car tracks for analogue and digital race formats, based in Germany. The layouts cost several hundred Euros so they tend to be used mainly for corporate events and race clubs. Each track module can be combined with any other to create an endless variety of layouts, and work with most slot car brands. We are sometimes asked to supply cars for Slotfire events, which we are happy to do, although we are not users of the system ourselves - please visit the Slotfire web site for more information on how to order Slotfire modules, see examples of customer layouts, and make use of their track planning tool. If you just want to have a racing event organised for you using Slotfire equipment, PSW Leisure (as seen in the image) are a UK based promotions company that uses the system.

Hardware / software / timing PB-Pro powerbase upgrade PC Lapcounter analogue and digital timing software SSD Console digital racing software Bernd and Martina's Slot-Fun Digital site Slot GP digital racing software DS Racing Products analog multi lane lap timing for clubs etc.

Historic cars, restoration, conversions, and slot car history Scalextric Car Restorations - restoration parts Penelope Pitlane - classic pre-war slot car chassis and parts (Brooklands cars etc.) for scratch builders RS Slot Racing - restoration tyres Scalextricweb - details of all Scalextric cars ever released Toy Collector - collectible toys of all types including slot cars Also the NSCC Journal (see NSCC details above) often carries tips on making specific Scalextric vehicles out of other models, such as the Ford Transit van conversion detailed in the July 2011 Journal.

Slot car scenery etc. Slot Track Scenics Art Kitslot track lighting Peco Model Railway products (be aware of scale though, model railways are mostly at a smaller scale than slot cars) Crafty Computer Paper for making your own waterslide decals for cars using your inkjet printer

On-line slot car results service Online Slot Racing is a new site offering a live streaming and statistics service for slot car race data generated by slot racing clubs.

Other slot car related sites, products and services Electric Dreams - USA-based slot car enthusiasts' site Scalextric.net - more Scalextric links Scalextric Wikipedia page

On-line digital racing (LFS) Sim racing explained for slot racers LFS main site and downloads LFS Forum LFS World (for registered users) Setupgrid car set-ups Team Inferno car set-ups Inside Sim Racing web TV channel

Scalextric birthday cakes If you have a motorsport nut in your family, why not get them a themed birthday cake from Somerset's Ice Maiden Cakes - check out this Scalextric Cake and also the Race Track Cake. Almost too good to eat!

Pedal cars Scalextric racing isn't the only game in town - if you want a larger car you can actually strap your child into, try the Pedal Car Shop!

Planet Rock Finally, any digital slot car or on-line race will be enhanced by a soundtrack of digital classic rock music. Martin is a member of the Planet Rock "Road Crew", supporting this UK-based DAB digital radio station which can also be found on Sky, Freesat and at planetrock.com. The station was under threat of closure by bean-counters in early 2008 but action by listeners and a station takeover by rock greats including Fish and Ian Anderson saved it. Other rock greats such as Rick Wakeman and Alice Cooper present shows on it, as does legendary DJ Nicky Horne. So if you like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Yes, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Neil Young, Genesis, Thin Lizzy, AC/DC, Whitesnake, Steely Dan, Def Leppard, Eric Clapton, Jethro Tull, Budgie (and many many more) as well as bang-up-to-date releases from rockers such as The Answer and Joe Bonamassa, Planet Rock is the station you should be listening to. Powered by WebRing.