Heres 2 very rare 1/32nd scale midget racers by Cragstan made in HongKong.                 

                                                The 1/24th scale KITTY set was made in Switzerland by the Gimelli company. This was the 1st set they produced. It is a very good quality set. The track is very large and the controllers are very nice. The 1st set had 2 Lotus 34 cars from 1964. They were made by Eldon specifically for Kitty in green & red. Colors never issued in the USA. The Eldon cars were their more upscale version with a 12 volt motor, metal wheels & gears. The 2nd later version of the set used 2 Ferrari 158 cars ( 1 red & 1 blue ) supplied by Otaki of Japan. Finally they did made their own car, a thingie called the Spyder in red & yellow . I also posted a photo of the 4 cars we have here. Not many of these cars & sets are still around. Come visit the museum & see in person many rare & unique cars & sets ! If you can't, visit the museum website by googling bernards slot car museum

Another car which I entered in the Rockingham "American Pie" competition was this Ferrari 612P for the "Can-Am Class"

   

This was a very last minute build, the 3d printed body & chassis from PGR Slot Cars.
The motor was a short can SRP 35k rpm, I had bought a 25k motor from PGR but decided on a more familar motor type.
Although I practised with the car I felt that the motor was too fast and difficult to control for this occasion, so I just entered it into the Concors.
But again looks very promising for the future after I have more experience with it.

The decals was from C&C Design in the UK, which worked very well

   

Nineteen racers joined us for our second Digital Saturday of the year and the climax of the 2026 WHO GT Championship.

   

Mike's version of Suzuka is a fixture on the WHO calendar. Not the easiest of tracks to put together, but most definitely worth it. A fast lap is a challenge and with not much between the drivers, it is difficult to overtake - a successful manoeuvre has to be planned and executed perfectly.

The highlight of the day is the Suzuka 1000 - a thousand lap race that takes around four hours (4 hours 12 minutes last year). Before that, we throw in a GT pairs race to help us all get up to speed and refresh our knowledge of the track...

   

Cars racing in the Suzuka 1000 are not permitted and models we wouldn't normally see in the WHO GT Championship are encouraged. This year we had two Carrera cars - a BMW Z4 and and McLaren 720S - plus a diverse mix of Scalextric models, including a Jaguar XKR, Aston Martin DBR9 and a Ford GTE.

The format was similar to the Goodwood St Mary's race - each driver races a 10 minute heat and the two scores for each pair are added to give the team total. There is the option for each driver to drive a different car, but most pairs chose to share the same car this year.

   

The early target was set by Jeremy and Andy who raced Jeremy's Bentley in the first two heats - their 75 laps was five ahead of Isaac and Kev, whose new model Aston Martin Vantage sat in second place. Birthday-boy Dean was a bit disappointed that his Carrera McLaren didn't go as well as in practice, Alex deciding to swap to his Scalextric Jaguar for his run in the fourth and final heat. The other Carrera runner got off to a disastrous start - the hastily-added ballast interfering with the front axle and wrecking Oliver's ten minutes. Terry set a respectable 32 laps in his heat, once the axle was freed.

Mike D was doing double duty in two of his cars, which was a good thing... The Ferrari F430's chip failed in Mike's heat, John faring much better after the car was repaired. Sharing a Porsche 911 RSR with Ash, Mike banged in a 37 lap heat to jump Isaac and Kev, but fell short of Jeremy and Andy's score by two laps...

   

That was the podium for the first action of the day...

   

After a short lunch break and some track tweaks, we were ready for the Suzuka 1000...

Scalextric C4612A Colin McRae Triple Pack is now available.

   

It features three of Colin's iconic cars, each with its own story.
After his victory in the 1995 Network-Q RAC Rally with the Subaru Impreza 555, Scalextric has now opted for the Impreza 555 with which the Scotsman drove the Neste 1000 Lakes Rally in 1996. Unfortunately, he crashed because he had only been able to reconnoiter that specific stage in the dark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH7w5lUhfUs

       

The 1990 Lombard RAC Rally Ford Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth 4x4 in which Colin finished sixth overall, is the second rally car in the triple pack.
The car got badly damaged and was nicknamed "the shed¨.
The damaged navigator's door could only be closed with a "borrowed" sliding bolt gate latch they had found somewhere during the event.

       

Finally, Scalextric has added Colin's 2006 Shell Donegal International Rally MG Metro 6R4 to the set.
Despite overshooting a right hander at high speed, he managed to finish the Irish event in eighth place overall.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IC8nxEaPGU

       

it is approaching the annual "American Pie" National Slot Car event at Rockingham on Sunday, celebrating the different types of historic American Racing cars.

So for a change I decided to build myself 2 classic Nascars for the event

The 1959 Ford Thunderbird and the 1971 Plymouth Roadrunner
   

The Thunderbird made from a AMT body kit with a Richard Mack chassis and Scaleauto 30k rpm SC motor.
And the Roadrunner is a PGR Slot Cars 3d printed kit with PGR chassis and NSR LC 21k rpm motor.

Also to be finished hopefully today is a PGR Slot Car Ferrari 612P, for the Can Am event, photo later

Howdy

I purchased a starter set with analog cars.  It is for a STEM project with timers and lap counters.  I need the 2 cars to run at almost the same speed.  Putting both cars on the same lane, one is obviously faster.  How can I change the speed without buying a bunch of new parts?  Is adding weight to the faster car the easiest solution?

Thanks very much.

Race report and results - 11th June 2026 - 

• Le Manx Classic
  
• Le Manx Group C & LMP
  
• SRF F1 Sidecars
  

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A good turnout tonight, 8 drivers and 16 cars over the two events but first, the classics…

LE MANX CLASSIC

   

It was great to see the small classics supported as Paul, Chris & Dave raced each other whilst the larger classics driven by Ed, Kev, Brian, Geoff & Andy raced each other.
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Dave borrowed a XK120 off Geoff (thanks Geoff), it’s quick and once Dave got the hang of it was circulating with fast lap times.  He did intend racing a super looking resin Cunningham C4R but it’s not quite ready for our track yet.

Paul raced his favourite Porsche 356, it was one of two standard class based cars (Ed’s Porsche 908/2 was the other).  An all-rounder kind of car that Paul has also used in Slot Rally.

Chris raced his MRSlotcar Corvette C1 which is whisper quiet and smooth.  The Thunderslot muscle car tyres giving it plenty of traction and it’s going better than ever before.
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Ed’s previously mentioned Fly Porsche 908/2 was joined by no less than four Ford GT40’s, Andy’s open class Fly GT40, Geoff & Kev racing NSR GT40’s and Brian racing a SlotIt GT40.

As expected, the larger classics were circulating much quicker than the small classics.

Andy’s open class GT40 was easily the quickest car on a hot lap but it had to be driven carefully!

The three prostock GT40’s lined up against each other in Heat #2, three completely different colours which made it easier for marshals.

   
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LE MANX Group C/LMP

   

As expected, when it comes to this event, SlotIt is the brand of choice with the six Prostock cars split equally as either Group C or LMP.

Brian’s Porsche 956 was the standout car in this class, it always goes well but tonight set a new benchmark for itself.

Now Ed raced his Audi particularly well, second in class leading the chasing pack behind Brian’s Porsche.  Geoff’s gold leaf Lola on the same lap as the Audi with the following three cars not that far apart behind as Dave (Porsche), Paul (Audi) & Chris (Porsche) completed the Prostock lineup.
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The other two cars couldn’t be more different, Andy’s Open class, falcon powered, Mack chassied NSR Audi outperforming the rest of the cars for fun as expected, and Kev’s Standard class Ninco BMW V12 showing how well a basic car can go, a big pinion, decent tyres, a better guide and a chunk of lead… yes it was noisy (the Ninco gear should be run-in in a year according to Brian). 

   
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Choose to race the class you prefer, it doesn’t have to be your fastest car - enjoy driving it!
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SRF F1 SIDECARS - (we race these every week)

   

Although the evening started with eight club members, three left before the Sidecar races.  Chris was working early next day, Ed hasn’t got his Sidecar ready yet and I failed to let Paul know we were racing them so he presumed we weren’t racing them, sorry about that Paul.

BRING YOUR SIDECAR EVERY WEEK GUYS, IT’S THE FUTURE…NOW!
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Two big improvers this week, Dave’s yellow outfit going a good couple of tenths quicker with it’s new longer gearing and Geoff’s silver outfit going four tenths faster thanks to fitting NSR tyres (but raced with scrutineers advice to fit 10mm tyres next time instead of 12mm).
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There was another new outfit this week, Brian’s white outfit looks very nice, he was happy with it’s performance first time out but a strange metallic grinding noise which we couldn’t suss out will be investigated by Brian for next week.  Maybe a dry bearing or axle is all it is.
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Both of last week's two flyers were down on pace this week, Andy’s Gulf outfit which managed a 6.1 lap last week and Kev’s fluoro green outfit which managed a 6.3, both struggled to get regular 6.4 lap times this week.  This means the chasing pack is catching up.
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Heat #3 was as close as you’re going to get as Andy & Kev raced side by side for the first minute which was not only enjoyable as a driver but must have looked great for the marshals.  This goes to show how close these all are in performance.

   
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Here’s a reminder of the setups that seem to work well:

• Gearing - 3:1 or thereabouts, i.e. 11/34, 12/34 or 12/36.  This gives plenty of acceleration and brakes and more than enough top speed.
  
• 10mm wide tyres gives a great selection of tyre choices, tried and tested compounds in this size on BallaYorkley are NSR Alan Mann Untragrips, Thunderslot 002 or 004’s and NSR Zero graining tyres (if you have the patience to true them as they take ages!)
  
• A good chunk of ballast down the centre of the chassis seems to work well.
  
• A small diameter front tyre so it doesn’t foul the chassis or touch the bodywork.
  
• How tight the bodyshell fixing screws are seems to have a big effect on handling, trial & error here.
  

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A ‘gentleman's agreement’ formulated after a discussion with the SRF design team to keep the racing close for everyone:

• Slotcarmann Harrier handout motors
  
• 10mm wide tyres
  
• No tyre treatment once Sidecar racing starts
  
• Ballast inside the outfit only
  

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Three videos this week…enjoy!

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Next week at the Manx Scalextric & Slot Car Club…

• NSR Mosler ‘Club Challenge 2026’ #5 (bring your own NSR Mosler if you’re not in the ‘Club Challenge’ )
  
• F1, including Classic F1, Prewing F1 and Grand Prix
  
• SRF F1 Sidecars
  

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Here is a project that was way too much work, but , it is for a friend , so, I had little choice.

It is a Scaley/SCX Chaparral 2E, that he wanted to be made to look and run a bit better, which was not that hard  .

The starting point,.......this is not the actual car (this is a shot stolen from "Images"),...the actual car was a bit worse for wear. 







It is a "Clamshell" design, which is generally not an issue, but, on this car there are slots molded into the upper/lower bodywork, which hold the rear end detail, and these all had to be ground away in order that the bits could be re installed, once the top/bottom body bits were glued.


Here is the dismantled car,................







I started with the chassis (the easiest part for me), and a single rail (.047) chassis was built,...it has a softish torsional flex, and handles very well with its 18K motor.







And the finished rolling chassis,..............







After way too much grinding/sanding/painting, and several bits made/added, I ended up with this.







The mesh on all the intakes/vents is from a Dollar store strainer,......looks a ton better than the stock plastic molded bits.













Cheers
Chris Walker

Slot Rally GB - Round Three - St Albans

In stark contrast to the record-breaking May heatwave a fortnight ago, waterproofs and winter woollies were in order the day before the trip to St Albans for round three of the 2026 Slot Rally GB Championship, sponsored by Staffs Slot Cars. The weather did pick up a bit for the Sunday, which meant the WHO bus haemorrhaged passengers - Mike and Terry going to the T20 cricket at Hove and Phil a last-minute cancellation. So it was just me whizzing round an mostly empty A24 and M25 early on Sunday morning.

   

Nascott Wood St Albans Slot Car Club have been busy embracing slot rally - nine stages greeted us in the gym of their fabulous new home at Margaret Wix primary school. Five were routed wood, three were permanent layouts using plastic track (Classic, Ninco and Sport) and just one Ninco track built for the day. There were a range of power supplies (from 9v to 15v) and various timing platforms. They certainly looked great in the big colourful hall, with Rally HQ and a large pit area just through the door in the cafeteria.

   

There was a little bit of excitement with a pre-release sample of Scalextric's new Toyota Celica GT-Four on show and Marc taking some pictures for Slot Car Magazine. More exciting was a former club member bringing the contents of his loft along to sell. Quite a few people did very well. I happily took home a box of a dozen nearly-new Ninco NC5 motors for less than what you'd pay for one new one.

   

I do like those Ninco motors - and have plans to add one to my SCX Fiat 124 Spyder for next season. The Subaru had new wheels after its disastrous trip to Farnborough and the expectation was high for the Porsche 911 SC after a Classic podium two weeks ago.

Groups were starting their timed runs when I arrived just before 9am and my group - John, Wayne, Alexis and Rob - began racing on Abbott's Park half an hour later...

   

Seven times around a fast and long permanent Ninco track was a good way to warm up, although there were enough tricky bits to keep the marshals busy. Unsurprisingly, John was one top form from the off, with Wayne not far behind. My cars got steadily faster - starting with the SCX Fiat to learn the stage, then the Ninco Lancia, Porsche and Subaru. I was the only one in the group not to have a Targa Florio entry, but Wayne joined me in not running an SRC Porsche 914/6 GT - his Classic car was a quick MSC De Tomaso Pantera. Rob and John both had NSR Porsche 991 GT3s for Modern, Wayne a Ninco Lancer-bodied Slot.it DTM. 

   

Alexis opted for no Modern entry, but two Classic cars - a 3D-chassied SCX Lancia Fulvia to go with her SRC Porsche 914 - plus an SRC Peugeot 205 T16 in 80s/90s and Slot.it Alfa Romeo 33/3 for Targa. As a relative slot rally novice, Alexis started a bit crashy, but successfully found her pace during the day to bang in some good runs with all four cars.

   

For our second stage, we moved a few feet to another Ninco layout, Margaret's Whip - which was built for the day and included some challenging Inner Radius esses and a hill with that bumpy off-road track surface. My Ninco cars should have eaten up this stage, but I just didn't attack it like rally masters John and Wayne. At least my cars were happy over the bumpy stuff - both Rob and Alexis lost time with frustrating de-slots during their 5 lap runs.

   

Snow Blind was our next challenge and I was first on the stage. I did attack the ten laps, getting a nice bit of rear-end slide to get round the tight hairpins, which not every driver or car managed. I really enjoyed the flow of the stage and was finally happy with my cars. The Lancia 037 was looking good, but one off handed fastest time for my quartet to the Subaru by just under two seconds...

   

Seven laps round the Quack Track would be our final action before a well-deserved tea-break. This was a highly unusual stage, built from Scalextric Sport track and featuring a steep slope up to rally loop that sat in the centre of the layout...

   


The name came from some ducks, which made up just one part of some imaginative and really well executed scenics. Timing was via a Carrera bridge, which didn't want to play with the low cars and occasionally a shadow triggered a ghost lap. So those with Targa cars and SRC 914s needed assistance from a tape 'shark-fin' to successfully trigger all seven laps.

   

My SCX Fiat was high enough for the timing beam, but well off the pace - pretty much every driver struggling with at least one of their cars on what was a challenging layout.

After completing four of the nine stages, we took a break, grabbed a tea and rummaged through some boxes at the impromptu swapmeet in the car park.