I was just wondering if anyone is into there scalextrics on here? I'm wanting to build a big track in my attic for the kids to use (And me after a few beers ) but I think it's changed a bit since I was a kid, they have digital cars or something now with brakes and you can run more than one car on the same track

Can you get a "normal" one with just a trigger that makes them go round the track or is that a thing of the past

I'd buy all the bits off ebay or from the local freeads but I need to no if there are different types of track and cars that aren't compatible with each other, and if I go to a shop and ask for advice I can see me getting ripped off or them trying to sell me a box set which isn't going to be big enough for my plans.

Any information, advice or links would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Chris

 

you can still get a normal scalextrix, with the digital version you can have up to 6 cars on a 2 lane track, also you can add lane changers on the corners & straights & create pit lanes, single lanes etc....

 

Theres a drifting one also availbe can't remeber where i see it.

 

You could 'drift' the old Scalextrics if you put slicks on the rear
Too much gas on the corner though and its doin a hammond over your carpet

 

Big G


I'm sure you can still get them with the 1 trigger and pretty sure the tracks still match up

 

theres 3 types of track now aint there


the old stuff is cool but i was always burning out the motors in me cars,,,, but there i did have a few ford cars there

 

fords breaking down again

no change there

 

Ginge !

 

i was in the loft the other weekend and i found my old knight rider scalextrics from wen i was bout 8

 

melzieann
wicked!! Didnt know they did them

I had the trucks aswell they were fun

 

nightstages mate,,,, think they was fords too actually


i had fooking LOADS of cars and 2 tv boxes full of track and accs



then when we moved house we jucked it all in the skip,,,, wish i kept it but there was too much track


i have raised curved corners, the old analogue lap timers, the skid chicanes and OF COURSE the dunlop bridge


the night stages had front and rear lights in em

 

hello had my scalextrics out today i have just a basic one trigger one.my cars are two focus's the way i drift is just a spot of furniture polish works a treat on the track

 

Ok mate thats good to hear, so aslong as the track clips together then all should work ok

Thanks,

Chris

 

i think i've got about 30 feet of track floating baout in various bags in the garage

welcome to it if you want to collect

doh, just realised you are a bit far away

 

I've got tons and tons.. I love it..

Got some proper rare stuff too..

Pit stop- boxed mint
Lemans 24 hours boxed set.. mint..

Got a TT box set- old early F1 box set..

Got mich pilot escos, Capri with big rear wheels, lights and flames down the side, Mk1 escort, 1970's Boxed TR7 and Mini..

Dont get chance to play with it - but you can be assured 1 day when I move out.. I'll be taking it with me.

Jake

 

You're the second person to make a good offer like that Shame everyone lives so far away

Chris

 

i don't live far away at all, it's your fault really

if you can arrange for someone who's local to collect it in their travels i'm more than happy to let them collect if for you, but it's about the size of a small telly all in so posting it owuld be a bit of a bitch

as for sideways action, put just the smallest smear of vasaline on the track, literaly, just a small drop, and the cars go sideways like loons even with the magnatraction on them

 

If you pm me the area where you live i'll have a word with my mates as they work all over the uk and I might be lucky for once

Chris

 

I've got loads of the stuff too I bought the old Cosworth set from ebay 2 years ago with the 2 3 door cossies, rs200, minis and other bits and bobs. Then 2 years ago my parents bought me the Starsky and Hutch set and I still have the old Le Mans and Silverstone sets from the late 80s along with 30 cars in their loft I haven't set it up since last year though I waited until my wife went to bed and then I filled the living room floor with it

 

 

Any one seen people racing these at proper clubs? Found a video a while ago and they fly

 

you got a link?

 

we have the old version(s) & the digital, its good family fun, me. the missis & the boys all have our own 911 GT3 to race, its a good laugh

 

my first set was the mighty metros, then i got a set with lamborghini diablo and ferrari f40. then it went from there, had loads lol. all in thel oft now. might dig it out.

i burnt the motor out on the blue and yellow metro coz i put a paper weight infront of it so it did a burn out lol

 

me into scalextric???? nah never.......

 

Couldn't find the one i found originally but it was pretty much like this

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?...&q=slot+racing

Skip to 2:50 if like me you cant be bothered waiting

 

thats quick

 

i still got the 2 orignal Texaco and Shell cossies sitting on my shelf in my room.. which i may get round to fixing..

 

i used to fooking love it, but never has space to keep it layed out all the time and was such an arseache to set up! used to love messing about with different shells and motors building up cars from bits, used to drag my parents to car boots hunting for broken cars just to mess with!

can remmeber my mate made one from a block of balso wood of all things, was about the size of a match box,the thing fucking FLEW!!! was awesome!

 

they certainly were fords mate! mk3 xr3's! 1 ligth blue and 1 yellow i think.

trace has the texaco and shell 3 dr one in the cupboard but the cogs on the motors have split shock! i bought new ones and lost the fuckers!

 

I am going to have a play on this one tonight

Its one of the digital ones. Not done one before.



http://www.ukslotcars.co.uk/gtslotcars/gtraceway.htm

 

Porkie that is

Anyone remember the thing you filled with oil, the cars clipped into with rollers for the wheels, so you could pull massive burn-outs, then you pressed a button an the casrs shot off-usually into me grandads xmas dinner

 

that set up in porkies pic is a bit more than i could hope for, but wouldn't it be worth pising off the mrs

 

Quality pic Porkie.
Got loads of scalextric stuff, track and loads of cars: Esco cossies, 3dr's, Mk3 cars, Audi Quattro. Proper old skool cars, plus xr3i set, touring cars and RS500 set
Christmas is normally the time it re-surfaces for a week or two

 

Wish I never flung mine out, had a renault elf and cammel F1 car set, forgot what it was called