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[Reynard]

I've just made a small oval layout with my Scalextric Sierra Cosworth set. Both cars work so I might have some fun tomorrow .
I tried an old Porsche 935 which seems to be a bit tail happy. It doesn't have a magnet underneath .

Is that the set with the Andy Rouse Kaliber car and the Steve Soper Texaco / Eggenberger one?

 

[Reynard]

I am watching The Rocket v The Wizard of Wishaw.

About to scoff a large plate of home made chips.

 

[tyred]

I've just made a small oval layout with my Scalextric Sierra Cosworth set. Both cars work so I might have some fun tomorrow .
I tried an old Porsche 935 which seems to be a bit tail happy. It doesn't have a magnet underneath .

That's Porsche and their glorified Beetle classic rear-engined design

 

[biggs682]

Snow forecast for tomorrow am in the borough

 

[PeteXXX]

Snow forecast for tomorrow am in the borough

Heavy snow at 8 ish, then a bit of rain to slush it up a bit 🌨

 

[tyred]

It's got really stormy outside.

 

[biggs682]

Heavy snow at 8 ish, then a bit of rain to slush it up a bit 🌨

No early ride then

 

[Illaveago]

Is that the set with the Andy Rouse Kaliber car and the Steve Soper Texaco / Eggenberger one?

No . It has a black Texaco one and a red one . I would have liked the Kaliber version .
I can remember having the set for Christmas many years ago. The kids enjoyed playing with it.
The track wasn't made very well and would have been an utter disappointment for any child if they had received it . I spent a morning sorting out the metal track fittings which didn't ! The cars went well and still do .

 

[rockyroller]

Snow forecast for tomorrow am

rejoice!

 

[Reynard]

No . It has a black Texaco one and a red one . I would have liked the Kaliber version .
I can remember having the set for Christmas many years ago. The kids enjoyed playing with it.
The track wasn't made very well and would have been an utter disappointment for any child if they had received it . I spent a morning sorting out the metal track fittings which didn't ! The cars went well and still do .

Hmm, might have been Rob Gravett's Trackstar car instead, then... The black Texaco one will be the Steve Soper Eggenberger car.

 

[classic33]

I've just made a small oval layout with my Scalextric Sierra Cosworth set. Both cars work so I might have some fun tomorrow .
I tried an old Porsche 935 which seems to be a bit tail happy. It doesn't have a magnet underneath .

Have you tried rotating the motor 180°, contacts underneath?

 

[classic33]

No . It has a black Texaco one and a red one . I would have liked the Kaliber version .
I can remember having the set* for Christmas many years ago. The kids enjoyed playing with it.
The track wasn't made very well and would have been an utter disappointment for any child if they had received it . I spent a morning sorting out the metal track fittings which didn't ! The cars went well and still do .

Don't throw the old track out because it's the old style connections, C8222 conversion straight or C8215 lap counter will work with both types of connections.

https://www.pendleslotracing.co.uk/scalextric-converter-straight.html


Pick-Up braids: Use coaxial cable. More precisely the outer sheath of it. A lot cheaper than a pack of braids.


*C575 by any chance

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Waiting for a laptop to reboot. I decided to breathe life back into an old laptop by installing Linux Mint. Plus it'll stop the kids arguing over the one I've already done

 

[Reynard]

A would be a mighty fine thing right now.

Time to put the kettle on.

 

[DCLane]

Waiting for a laptop to reboot. I decided to breathe life back into an old laptop by installing Linux Mint. Plus it'll stop the kids arguing over the one I've already done

I've got my mum's old laptop that she wants disposed of. It all works fine: Linux is a thought.