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Slotz Racer is a racing game featuring Scalextric-style slot cars on the iPod. The game is expected to be available later in January.

You control the cars using a simple one touch control to manage your acceleration; if you’re going too fast around a tight corner, you’ll go spinning off the track, just like the real thing!

The game comes with a bunch of different cars with various accelerations, top speeds, and cornering abilities. You can also build your own tracks using a bunch of different pieces.

The game also supports 4-player multiplayer on a single iPhone. Each player is given a corner of the iPhone to control their slot car.

A video of the game is available below:

The Toyshop are running VAT-free sale from tomorrow at 9am until Thursday 22nd January.

Its a fantastic opportunity to grab some Scalextric at bargain prices!

Offers include the Scalextric Street Mayhem which was £59.99 then £29.99 and is now £26.09!

Click here to visit the Toyshop Website

Try the Slotman Slot car Manager. The free software is a track layout tool which helps you to design and edit tracks, and allows you to store information about cars and drivers.

The track designer has track libraries for all the modern track systems so can be used for designing tracks for Scalextric, Carrera and SCX slot cars.

Last week the world’s largest auction of Scalextric model cars raised £99,000 which exceeded all expectations.

The auction had been expected to raise £50,000.
Over 1,000 models were amassed by a single, anonymous, collector over a 30-year period.

A Bugatti Type 59, drew some of the most fierce bidding. Of the 40-50 made, probably less than a dozen have survived. Two in the sale went for £2,600 and for £2,500.

Other sought after items included a green prototype Batmobile, complete with a section of track, and a James Bond Aston Martin, with 007 ejector seat and bullet-proof shield.

Eighty boxed sets were also up for sale, dating back to the British company’s launch in 1957.

thetoyshop.com website has a fantastic offer on at the moment. All toys are VAT free until Wednesday 10th December.

Some fantastic offers include:

Scalextric Street Mayhem - £26.09

Top Gear Powerlaps - £60.51

James Bond Scalextric - £67.86

James Bond Digital Scalextric - £152.24

Visit thetoyshop.com for more great deals!

Alfa Romeo are offering the chance to win a James Bond Quantum of Solace Scalextric set to mark the launch of a limited-edition Alfa Romeo 159.

The Quantum of Solace set features the Alfa 159 and the Aston Martin DBS.

To be in with a chance of winning the Scalextric set, you need to test-drive a 159 and then fill in a form at the dealership.

The Limited Edition Alfa 159 comes with lowered suspension, red Brembo brake callipers, red-back instruments, black leather upholstery, black metallic paint and darkened 19″ alloys. It has the 1.9 JTDM diesel engine (150bhp), which can go from for 0-62mph in 9.2 seconds and can do 47mpg. The Alfa 159 costs from £22,168.

Jack Wells a creative student currently at Brighton uni, created a representation of the alphabet using continuous shapes made from a Scalextric track. The results can be seen below:

We think the Scalextric font looks fantastic!

Toys R Us have a fantastic offer on Transformers toys at the moment. If you spend £50 or more on Transformers toys you will recieve a free Cybertron Voyager.

This offer includes the Micro Transformers Scalextric Set which is currently priced at £24.99

A compilation video celebrating Scalextric’s 50th birthday last year. The video includes coverage on BBC Breakfast and evening news!

The world’s largest private collection of Scalextric cars is expected to fetch £50,000 at auction next week.

The collection comprises of 1,000 models dating back to 1957