i used to be into it a while back but have now sort of forgotten everything, so want to start from scratch

what's the best kit to go for, considering that my son is nearly 4 and he wants to have a go (and my daughter, who's 18 months, will certainly want to break stuff )

cheers

 

im in the same mind, although i was just thinking of looking on ebay for an old cheap set thats local to me

 

http://www.scalextric.com/shop/cars/...-wrc--latvala/

not cheap are they

 

i quite like the idea though of using a 70's or 80's set, loads on ebay

 

Got the kids the micro set for xmas...great fun

 

Might get my night stages set out the loft!! Mk3 escorts rule

 

A friend of mine got his old scalextric out from the loft which he has had since the 80's. We set it up and all worked ok. We decided to go out and buy some more track, but it worked out cheaper to buy a whole new set.

The new set was awesome.

The new track was better ( old track slowed down the new cars).
The new cars were double the speed and stopped alot quicker.
The new evo was 4wd.
went around corners alot faster.

We put all the old stuff back in the loft as none of it was worth using compared to how good the new stuff is.

 

but i don't really want to fork out Ł200 odd for the latest digital set up when all that's goi g to happen is the kids are going to break it

so some cheap Ł10 worth of ebay will do the job

 

http://images.google.co.uk/images?cl...-8&sa=N&tab=wi

ive got this which i am selling, i paid 120 for it last year it still sells for 100, and ive only used it once now its back in box i bought it in a big kid kinda moment ha

wantin Ł60 but am in leeds

 

leeds is a bit of a mission to be hoenst mate, otherwise i would have been there like a shot, plus the mods might not like you putting an ad in

 

Have a look at the SCX sets as they're often cheaper and fully compatable with Scalextric. You can buy a fairly basic set and upgrade and expand bit by bit

 

i got a cosworth set of ebay, all boxed and working Ł30

 

i wanna get a set now after looking at all the pics , i used to race them at a club every wednesday ..................when i was 13.

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-SCALEXTRIC...item4ced179dcf

What about this

 

i'll have two!!!!!

 

my dad build me a track that we lowered down from the conservatry roof so it was at waist height not on the floor. bloody loved it, banked corners, bridges, fake grass, crowd stands, barriers with logos on

cousin gave me a few of his bits and bobs, got some great bits of track from him, then i polished the tracks and it was as fast as the new sets

anybody else wanting to have a play with theirs now

 

that seem so OTT but good fun