Scalextric......it's back out

[fossyant]

Sshhh, the Ferrari is one of my Faves... not sure of the model.

We have

2 x JPS F1's (broken)
1 x Vintage Ferrari
1 x JPS F1 (newer moodel)
1 x March F1
1 x Renault F1
1 x Saudia Williams F1
1 x Brabham F1
1 x Escort Mexico
1 x TR7
1 x Mini Cooper
1 x Mini Clubman 1275 GT
1 x Sierra Cosworth
1 x Capri 3.0
2 x Ferrari 430's
1 x Vectra BTTC
1 x Police Range Rover

We've also got a Carrera "Go" set (well 3) and have 4 mini's, a Jag and an Aston.......

 

[rich p]

My neighbour got his out at Christmas and invited me round to play as his wife wouldn't indulge him. I have to confess that I was bored rigid after about 10 minutes.
I'd rather have played with his wife while he was distracted

 

[numbnuts]

I never had a Scalextric as a child

 

[potsy]

I never had a Scalextric as a child

Quick,somebody ring Childline

 

[leyton condor]

Moving house soon, so the scalextric will be coming out of the loft. Hmm..........more room in the new house, maybe it should not go up to the loft.

 

[TVC]

loved my Scalextrix. Used to get together with friends and put all our track together to make one long track, then all used to argue about who's bit of track was who's. We never thought to mark it.

All my track had a big silver Humbrol paint 'D' on the underside. Back in the early '80s all the kids in the street would get together and build massive tracks. Saying that though, I seem to recall that the kids started it and the dads took over, especially one I remember who had two daughters so didn't have open access to Scalextric.

My F1 Renault was by far my favourite car.

 

[Archie_tect]

Got my old Scalextrix set out when I was given a new oval by my children a couple of Chritmases ago as a 'special' present..... discovered that you couldn't join old and new but found a fantastic crossover piece which came with 2 converter sections.... perfect! Lasted about 2 months before it 'had to be put back in loft.... and there it's stayed!

 

[4F]

My favourite cars are a couple of BMW's with working front lights. We used to race in the evenings and turn all the house lights off which was fine as long as your car stayed on the track

 

[benb]

This one looks cool.
http://www.scalextric.com/shop/sets/new-for-2010/pro-gt-c1260/

 

[4F]

This one looks cool.
http://www.scalextri...0/pro-gt-c1260/

£ 300 for a figure of 8

 

[biggs682]

mmm i can just get a hint of that smell they use to omit after a couple of hour of good useage

 

[MGBLemonrider]

I too had a train set as a boy. So my lads got a scalextric set one Christmas, it since has grown by another set ( discounted stock - too good an offer) and a drift curve set.
I can get it all up in the lounge, just. Takes a while to get sorted so no dead spots but is then good for the week or so that it stays up for and then gets put away for about six months or so.
I really like some of these wooden tracks but couldn't sustain the enthusiasm or have the space/time to go that route.

 

[DavieB]

No one here have the "mighty metro" set with the 6r4's in it?

 

[tiswas-steve]

Anyone else remember TCR ? The cars actually changed lanes ............ not a patch on ye olde scalex thou. I had a TCR for chrimbo in the early 80,s still went back to the old boy tho.


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxXTEMSC_w0
<<<<< just found this

 

[Norm]

We got it out over Christmas, though, and had a hoot attaching the Muvi to the top of one of the cars.

Just uploaded some video from the Christmas racing.