FOR SALE.....

HAWK MASERATI 5000 GT ( MASERATI 151/3)

1960'S HAWK MASERATI PLASTIC MODEL KIT.
DESCRIBED BY HAWK AS A MASERATI 5000 GT, IT IS INFACT A MODEL OF THE MASERATI 151/3 LE MANS RACER.

THE 151/3 USED THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FROM THE 5000 GT, AND WAS AN EXPERIMENTAL CLASS ENTRY. 

THIS KIT IS COMPLETE,  WITH THE ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS AND DECALS,  BUT ALL THE PARTS ARE OFF THE SPRUE.  
NICE CONDITION BOX.  VERY RARE, AND WOULD MAKE A PERFECT SLOT CAR CONVERSION, OR BUILD AS A STATIC MODEL. 

£22.00 PLUS £3.00 POSTAGE.   PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL FRIENDS AND FAMILY PLEASE. 

PM ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.  THANKS. 

   
   
   

FOR SALE...

MRRC SPECTATOR FIGURES  SET OF 10.

THESE LOOK SUPERB WHEN PAINTED UP,  GREAT DETAIL AND A GREAT ADDITION TO ANY LAYOUT. 

NEW OLD STOCK, ALL FIGURES STILL ON THE SPRUE.  GOOD CONDITION BOX WITH MINIMAL CREASES. 

£25.00 PLUS £3.OO POSTAGE.   PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL FRIENDS AND FAMILY PLEASE. 

PM ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.    THANKS. 

   
   
   

   
C4209 Aston Martin V8 - Gulf Edition - Rikki Cann Racing. RRP £49.99. Arriving July 2022

Due to arrive very soon is this glorious Aston Martin V8 racer from Scalextric. Already produced as two James Bond cars, the 1977 V8 Vantage has scope as a race car with that big 'chin' spoiler replacing the road car grille and bumper at the front. It's a sign of Scalextric building versatility into their news tooling when they can. This Gulf livery was in the 2021 catalogue and the web-exclusive green Chris Scragg V8 will be available in the autumn. Both are modern-day classic racers running mostly in the Aston Martin Owners Club series...

       

Rikki Cann has been servicing, restoring and race-preparing Aston Martins at his Shoeburyness garage since 1991. He has raced V8 Vantages for over sixteen years, racking up a huge number of overall victories, class wins and championships in the Aston Martin Owners Club series. Although well-know for his Gulf-liveried cars, this special livery was updated for the 2019 season...

       

Rikki built his first DBS V8 to compete at the AMOC race series in 2006. Putting his company's skill and expertise to the test, the car - christened The Stealth - won two races outright, as well as multiple class wins during its debut season. Following an accident at Brands Hatch, The Stealth was retired and a second V8 - this one named Rose - was developed. Rikki became the first Aston Martin specialist to design, build and drive an outright championship winner when he won the 2008 AMOC Championship.

The Scalextric V8 Vantage features a sidewinder Mabuchi S-Can with the usual 11:36 gear ratio and is easily converted to digital using the C8515 digital plug. There are working headlights and rear lights. You can see more of it in this Scalextric Test Track video at 1:57...



I'm fully expecting to see the Rikki Cann and Chris Scagg V8s racing in my club's classic touring and production GT class this autumn. I have a hunch they might do quite well.

The Gulf-liveried Rikki Cann Racing Aston Martin V8 is available now as a pre-order from your favourite Scalextric dealers. It is scheduled to arrive by the end of the month.

Many thanks to Hornby Hobbies for the images of the model.

   

   

Prototype images of their new BMW M4 GT3 mould have just been released by Racer Sideways. With a reference number SWCAR08, a code name of 'German B.4 GT3' and a release date sometime in 2023, the M4 will join a growing grid of Racer Sideways GT3 and GTE cars, including the BMW M6 GT3, which the M4 replaced in the real world in 2021...



Like the road car it is based on, the M4 GT3 had a very distinctive 'face' - one that fans seems to either love or hate. I prefer it on the racing version. A successful factory-run testing and race programme in 2021 was followed by the new BMW race car being made available to BMW customer teams for the start of the 2022 season. The new car has proved popular, appearing - and winning - in DTM and most other GT3-based series around the world...

       

The Sideways mould attempts to capture the shape and stance of the original - and although it's always difficult to judge from a white body, they seems to have done a decent job...

       

Those wheels aren't the ones for the car - the M4 uses 18-inch wheels - and they do should definitely fill the arches much more. Going on previous Sideways GT models, I'd expect the roof to be squished a bit, but the rake of the windscreen and rear window look passable. I'm not sure the front of the car is quite as muscular as it should be, but that might change when painted...

       

The dimensions of the real BMW M4 GT3 should scale down to a 1:32 scale model like this...

• Length: 156.9mm
  
• Width: 63.75mm
  
• Height: 40.875mm
  
• Wheelbase: 91.2mm
  

Sideways only produced three M6 GT3 models - a white kit, M-Sport presentation livery and a Jägermeister car. There were some great liveries they could have done - and there are already some stunning colour schemes out there on the M4. These include the factory-supported Rowe Racing team in Europe (above), Turner Motorsport in North America and Schubert Motorsport, who grabbed the first DTM win for the M4 at the Lausitzring in May...

       

I'd expect a painting competition to be announced as soon as the white kit is ready to ship. Pattos Place already have a raft of M4 decal sheets to get you started - although most are M6 liveries to fit on the Pattos M4 GT3 lexan body. I'm sure Bruce will add authentic 2022 schemes as the Aussie winter drags on.

There may be a wait while the other new Sideways GT cars are produced, but I'll post any more news about the BMW here.

Hot off the press from UK distributor Pendle Slot Racing are some images of forthcoming MR Slotcar models that are available for pre-order...

       

MR1031 MR Slotcar Shadow DN4 Can-Am White Kit. Price tbc - approximately £60
MR1032 MR Slotcar Shadow DN4 No.1 UOP Can-Am 1974 Winner. Price tbc - approximately £70

The Shadow DN4 will be powered by the Slot-it V12/4 23,000 rpm motor, with a brand new sidewinder motor mount and 11:34 gearing. The rear wheels are 15x10mm and the fronts 14mm. Due to the very low nose of the Shadow DN4, a specially designed pick-up guide system has been developed. Ernie introduced the Shadow here...



Another brand new mould is the Ferrari 333 SP, which will feature five race liveries and a white kit. The Ferrari 333 SP will be powered by the Slot.it Flat-6 Motor 20.500 rpm, fitted in an anglewinder motor mount with 11:29 gearing. The wheels are 16x8mm. Only 550 pieces worldwide of each livery.

       

Over to Ernie again...



These are the catalogue numbers...

MR1061 MR Slotcar Ferrari 333 SP White Kit.
MR1062 MR Slotcar Ferrari 333 SP No.30 Momo - Daytona 24 Hours 1998 Race Winner - Moretti, Luyendyk, Baldi & Theys.
MR1063 MR Slotcar Ferrari 333 SP No.4 Pilot - Le Mans 1997 - Ferte, Campos & Nearburg.
       
MR1064 MR Slotcar Ferrari 333 SP No.12 Toshiba - Le Mans 1998 - Taylor, Van De Poele & Velez.
MR1065 MR Slotcar Ferrari 333 SP No.11 Olive Garden - Sebring 12 Hours 1999 - Angelelli, Di Radigues & Lazzaro.
   
MR1066 MR Slotcar Ferrari 333 SP No.50 Atec - Daytona 24 Hours 1995 - Brancatelli, Sigala, Julian & Barbazza.

Plus there are two new liveries on the Porsche 911 GT1 Evo...

   

MR1022 MR Slotcar Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Champion No.38 - Sebring 1999 - Boutsen, Wollek & Muller.
MR1023 MR Slotcar Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Havoline No.76 - Daytona 24 Hours 2001 - Jeanette, Jackson, Newman & Brockman.

The Ferraris and Porsches will be priced similarly to the Shadow - and dependent on shipping, import fees and the exchange rate when Pendles receive the cars.

Thanks to MR Slotcar and Pendles Slot Racing for the images and release details. You can pre-order all the models here: https://www.pendleslotracing.co.uk/brand...otcar.html

   
Carrera 27697 Porsche 935 GT2 "Pikes Peak No.11 2020". RRP £49.99. Scheduled July 2022

While we're waiting for the highlight of Carrera's 2022 catalogue - the Mercedes 300 SEL 6.3 AMG - there are some nice re-liveries arriving in fairly regular batches. Expected this month, but not arrived with the latest group, is this Pikes Peak Porsche 935 GT2. The 935-19 GT2 was a new mould last year, available in two striking liveries. It didn't really do much for me - but this one does...



Porsche created only 77 of the 'second-generation' 935 - essentially a retro body-kit on a race-prepared 911 GT2 RS, a pretty tasty car in itself. Unveiled at the 2018 Rennsport Reunion at Laguna Seca, these rare cars sold very quickly for $800k and are now worth upwards of $1.5 million - although an original 1970s 935 will fetch considerably more. The car modelled here by Carrera is owned by Porsche collector Bob Ingram, its livery including support for his son Cam’s Porsche restoration shop. It sports white, grey and red paint with Pegasus branding on its rear quarter panels thanks to sponsorship from Mobil 1...

       

In addition to the body-kit bodywork resembling the 935/78, there are other references to performance Porsches - the LED taillights are shared with the Le Mans-winning 919 LMP1, side mirrors from the 911 RSR and titanium tailpipes hearkening back to the 1968 908/1. And that big rear wing is ideal for the extra downforce required for a hill climb event. The 935 was handed to Pikes Peak veteran Jeff Zwart - who clocked 9:43.92 on the 20-kilometre climb to 14,000-feet, ending up fifth overall and second in his Time Attack 1 class, which only allows track and race cars based on production models. “It’s the most comfortable race car I’ve ever driven,” said Zwart after his run. “The combination of the turbo, the bodywork and the motorsport chassis is wonderful.”

       

It was a 911 GT2 RS Clubsport that took the Time Attack 1 honours - three-time overall winner David Donner took the #000 car to the peak in 9:36.559, enough for third overall and just a second behind the winner, a specialist open-wheeler. Zwart summed up the weekend "It was an incredible week driving the 935 but race day is a different thing. You have to lay it on the line. I knew I hadn’t driven the first sector committed enough. I knew I had lost quite a bit of time so I kept pushing harder. The car kept feeling better and better. At the top, I pushed super, super hard and we set the fastest overall time on the day in the final sector. We came up short on time but we got a podium and top-five overall. It was a special day to have two Porsche in the top-five."

       

Here's a great interview with Zwart about the car, his 2020 run, Pikes Peak and donuts - plus another look at that run as he speaks...



After a year away in 2021, Bob Ingram's 935 returned to rather foggy Pikes Peak International Hill Climb a couple of weeks ago, Zwart again second in Time Attack 1 and finishing seventh overall.

Carrera's model of this Pikes Peak car is expected soon in analogue Evolution and Digital132 versions -  and is available for pre-order from Pendle Slot Racing, Jadlams Toys & Models and all your favourite Carrera retailers.

Friday 1st July was round 3 of the Sports GT class of racing at Mussel Bay.  This being the fastest class of car that races it is normally filled with modern and classic Le Mans style cars; with their low slung bodies and wide wheel track they prove to be fast and stable.  This week, however, there was quite a selection of other cars that people were racing which brought a unique character to the racing. Among the variety of cars there was some rally style cars, saloons, GT3 cars and even a beetle, this vast selection of cars racing proved to be very eventful and at times often humorous. 
Mark and Elliot had a good round of heats using their rally cars style cars, which although they looked like they had a high centre of  gravity proved to be fast and very stable.  Paul was putting in some good performances with his Alfa Romeo 156; this was a quick car but lacks the pace to keep up with the really fast LMP cars. Andy who managed to blow up the motor in his Toyota GT One provided some entertainment with a VW Beetle, which as you would expect was very top heavy and had a mind of its own, so switched to his BMW Z4 GT3 class car. 
The other person to mention was Bobby who had a spectacular crash while using Jakes LMP Aston Martin which came off at the hairpin splitting the chassis and leaving it in need of a bit of work.
Once things had calmed down after the heats the serious business of the finals began.  Unfortunately a few people had to leave after the heat races so there were 3 finals with 3 racers in each so that there was enough people to do the marshalling for the course.

Final C: Tom in Blue, Paul in Red and Andy in Yellow. This race pitted Toms Saleen S7 against Pauls Alfa saloon and Andy’s BMW Z4 all different styles so the racing would show how each car compare to the other.  All three drivers got off to a good start and racing was tight but Andy and Paul pulled put a lead over Tom.  Andy struggled to keep the car in the slot and had a few offs which meant that Paul managed to pull ahead, even with a few offs here and there Paul held onto his lead.  As they crossed the line Paul came in first Andy was Second and Tom was third.

Final B Mark Blue, Elliot Yellow and Paul in Red.  Off the line Mark and Elliot got off well and pulled out an early lead over Paul.  Elliot and Mark were using very similar cars so as expected there was not a lot to choose between them in the first half of the race, constantly swapping places for the lead.  At the back Paul was steadily closing in on Elliot after he had a few offs and eventually got passed meanwhile Mark had checked out at the front having gained a good lead. It finished Mark In first Paul in second and Elliot in third.

Main Final: Mark in blue, James in red and Ken in yellow.  With the three best racers of the night now fighting it out for the top places this race was fast and close.  There was not a lot for the marshals to do apart from enjoy watching.  Ken took the battle for first to James managing to keep up with James’s blistering pace and matching him on the breaks at every turn.  Mark who although fast couldn’t keep up with James and Ken, eventually James managed to shake of Ken to take the win with ken a close second and mark bringing his car home in third.          


Thanks to Andy for providing the race report   

Unfortunately for me, I missed this round due to covid, and missed round 2 due to illness, so I have some work to do to chase a podium for the championship !

Hello 

Our club is in Stockport and all our details are here.

https://www.southmanchesterslotracingclub.com/

We race Monday and Thursday.
We encourage becoming a member so you can have full access to the facilities of the club.
Otherwise we charge £10.

We have loan cars and controllers for those who want to give it a go. First session is FREE.

We are hard to find first time but the Web Site has full instructions.

Hope to see you soon.

Richard

My Ari Vatanen Mk2 Escort was lapping the track to neatly, it just didn't look enough like a real Mk2 escort rally car so I took the magnet out and now I can "drive" it in the same spirit as Ari Vatanen did, plenty of rear end slides out the corners! Much better.

This made me feel all nostalgic and reminded me of being a kid in the 1990's when the cars didn't have such strong magnets in them as they do now and I'd spend hours learning to control the cars whilst also trying to be fast.

I have now started removing the magnets from my collection and there is some fettling and work needed to make them fast again but it's the tinkering that's just as much fun as the racing for me so I'm okay with that and tyre cleaner is making a big difference here. 

I was surprised by how good the Scalextric BMW E30 M3 is without the magnet, no fettling required at all to get the car to run nicely, it just took off like a scalded cat and stuck to the track like glue in the corners still. Okay so it's not lapping quite as fast as it did with the magnet in but it's still quick enough and is certainly a lot more stable in the corners than the Mk2 Escort, a set of slot.it c1's or Wasp tyres will probably make a massive difference over the standard scalextric tyre. 

      

Even the classic F1 cars are much more fun to race, without the magnet in I'm not constantly catching the other lanes rail and having a pendulum effect spin, they are much easier to control now. The slides can be controlled they are much more progressive and the cars look more like the real cars exiting the corners with a bit of slide just like they did in the 1970's. 

       

Anyway if you've read this far thanks for keeping an interest, I just wanted to share some of my experiences from the last couple of days. I've got a lot to learn still especially if I want to get my big GT cars as fast as possible without the magnets.

   

WHO Mod & WHO Tuners Race Night - Round 7 of the 2020-22 WHO club championship

Regulations can be found here: https://www.whoracing.org.uk/rules.html

We'll be running on this monster 100-foot track...

   

Doors open at 6.30pm - please don’t arrive earlier (unless you’re part of the set-up crew, of course) and we ask that all racers aged 12 or younger bring a responsible adult with them.

Race fees: £3 adults and £2 under-16s. We now have a pre-pay option - ask Terry for details.

Club Cars & Controllers: Our AFX Mega-G+ club cars are available – each of them stays on its coloured lane. We also have a big box of DS, Parma and Ninco loaner controllers to borrow one for the whole evening. There is no extra charge for using either the club cars or the controllers.

Covid precautions: Covid cases are rising quite rapidly again - 1 in 30 people ten days ago. We’ll be keeping our usual common-sense precautions in place to keep vulnerable members of the extended WHO family safe. The main thing is to stay away if you have any symptoms that could be Covid. Inside the Barn, wearing a face mask, practising good hand-hygiene and giving each other space are non-negotiable requirements. We will ensure as good ventilation as possible - and also have hand sanitiser and spare masks available if you forget your own. Any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

As always, post-race coverage will be posted here through Thursday.