Scalextric Blog http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog Scalextric Blog Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:35:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en Racing Grannies http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/racing-grannies/2008/09/04/ http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/racing-grannies/2008/09/04/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:35:12 +0000 webmaster http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/racing-grannies/2008/09/04/ Have some galloping geriatric fun with this great racing grannies game! Eat dust as the golden oldies go for gold. Drive your old biddy round the bend and first into the queue for the blue rinse!

This slot car game includes 2 granny racers, a 10 piece track and two controllers.

Grany Slot Car Racers

More info & buy now

]]> http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/racing-grannies/2008/09/04/feed/ Scalextric Track Designer - Free Track Planner! http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/scalextric-track-designer-free-track-planner/2008/07/31/ http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/scalextric-track-designer-free-track-planner/2008/07/31/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:34:36 +0000 webmaster http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/scalextric-track-designer-free-track-planner/2008/07/31/ Scalextric Track Designer allows you to plan your Scalextric track before actually building it. The awesome 3D software includes the full Scalextric track inventory incorporating elevations and gradients, pit lanes, barriers and other exciting extras.

The track designer is compatible with all classic track, Sport and digital Scalextric.

Scalextric Track Planner

The software is available to download for free from www.scalextric.com

]]> http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/scalextric-track-designer-free-track-planner/2008/07/31/feed/ Scalextric Drift http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/scalextric-drift/2008/06/26/ http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/scalextric-drift/2008/06/26/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:37:58 +0000 webmaster http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/scalextric-drift/2008/06/26/ ]]> http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/scalextric-drift/2008/06/26/feed/ Race Lewis Hamilton on Scalextric! http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/race-lewis-hamilton-on-scalextric/2008/06/20/ http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/race-lewis-hamilton-on-scalextric/2008/06/20/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:17:16 +0000 webmaster http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/race-lewis-hamilton-on-scalextric/2008/06/20/ Mirror.co.uk in association with Santander’s UK shareholders department is offering you the opportunity to meet F1 hero Lewis Hamilton.

You could win the chance to see Lewis quizzed by top sports journalists on his thoughts ahead of the crucial Santander British Grand Prix and have the chance to write up your experiences as an article to appear for Mirror.co.uk. You’ll also get the chance to meet Lewis and challenge him at Scalextric, and as a reminder of your day in London will also receive some official signed merchandise.

For details of how to enter the competition visit mirror.co.uk. Competition closes on June 26, 2008.

]]> http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/race-lewis-hamilton-on-scalextric/2008/06/20/feed/ Pitstop Game http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/pitstop-game/2008/06/17/ http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/pitstop-game/2008/06/17/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:34:09 +0000 webmaster http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/pitstop-game/2008/06/17/ Complete the Pit stop challenge in record time and you could WIN one of 10 limited edition Scalextric Silverstone sets.


Pit stop game
]]> http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/pitstop-game/2008/06/17/feed/ Win a Silverstone Scalextric Set http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/win-a-silverstone-scalextric-set/2008/06/15/ http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/win-a-silverstone-scalextric-set/2008/06/15/#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:23:45 +0000 webmaster http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/win-a-silverstone-scalextric-set/2008/06/15/ Topgear are running a competition where 2 lucky winners will recieve tickets to the 2008 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix Test Day at Silverstone, plus the brand new Silverstone Scalextric set which will allow you to race Lewis Hamilton against Kimi Raikkonen.

Five runners-up will each receive a one year subscription to the Scalextric Membership Club, which includes a limited-edition F1 McLaren car.

Silverstone Scalextric set

Visit www.topgear.com to enter the competition. Competition closes on the 18/6/2008.

]]> http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/win-a-silverstone-scalextric-set/2008/06/15/feed/ Scalextric Speed Record Smashed! http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/scalextric-speed-record-smashed/2008/06/13/ http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/scalextric-speed-record-smashed/2008/06/13/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:07:22 +0000 webmaster http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/scalextric-speed-record-smashed/2008/06/13/ The Scalextric Guinness World Speed Record has been smashed by celebrity Dallas Campbell.

He set a new speed equivalent to 983.88mph with a Honda F1 model Scalextric car.

His new record beats the previous record by almost 300mph, which stood at 696.90mph.

The new record was achieved on a 200-foot stretch of track set up at the VK Chatsworth Rally Show.

Scalextric speed record
]]> http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/scalextric-speed-record-smashed/2008/06/13/feed/ Scalextric Nocturna - Slot Cars at Night http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/scalextric-nocturna-slot-cars-at-night/2008/05/29/ http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/scalextric-nocturna-slot-cars-at-night/2008/05/29/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 09:55:51 +0000 webmaster http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/scalextric-nocturna-slot-cars-at-night/2008/05/29/

Scalextric Nocturna - Slot Cars at Night
]]> http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/scalextric-nocturna-slot-cars-at-night/2008/05/29/feed/ Building a Scalextric Track in 30 Seconds http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/building-a-scalextric-track-in-30-seconds/2008/04/30/ http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/building-a-scalextric-track-in-30-seconds/2008/04/30/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:25:54 +0000 webmaster http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/building-a-scalextric-track-in-30-seconds/2008/04/30/ How to build a Scalextric track in under 30 seconds…

]]> http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/building-a-scalextric-track-in-30-seconds/2008/04/30/feed/ Slot Car Wall Sculpture http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/slot-car-wall-sculpture/2008/03/13/ http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/slot-car-wall-sculpture/2008/03/13/#comments Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:23:57 +0000 webmaster http://www.scalextricracing.co.uk/blog/slot-car-wall-sculpture/2008/03/13/ Bored of playing with your Scalextric? Pete Nidzgorski has the answer! He has turned an old slot car track into an intersesting piece of wall art.

Slot Car Wall Sculpture
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