13/02/20: No race
"Scalextric Model Motor Racing is a Sport involving SKILL" No race tonight, so here are some evocative pages from Scalextric's 1962 catalogue. What car-mad child of the '60s didn't dream of owning some of…
06/02/20: Slot.it Group C – Group C’s Last Stand?
Group C’s last stand? Is shiny and new always an improvement? Well, with NSR F1 soon to replace Slot.it Group C, NSR better hope so, because Group C isn’t giving up easily. Once again…
30/01/20: Slot.it Group C – Mysterious
Mysterious. There was something mysterious in the air tonight and it probably wasn’t coronavirus. Maybe it was just a last-ditch plea for mercy by the Slot.it god in the face of Group C’s imminent…
23/01/20: NSR Classic – Sensitivity
Sensitivity. I wonder what a fly on the wall would make of a Molesey race night? If he survived Josh’s attempts at asphyxiation, I think he’d end the night thoroughly confused. Skilled slot car…
16/01/20: NSR Classic – Classic
Classic. If the success of a class can be judged by how well it showcases the strength of a driver’s competitive instinct and his inability to follow simple instructions, then NSR Classic can already…
09/01/20: NSR/Scaleauto GT3 – Broken
Broken. A lot of things were broken tonight: lane records, Lee's brakes, red lane's power supply and, inevitably, wind, but sadly not the attendance record. Come on guys... Nonetheless, for the eight hardy souls…
02/01/20: No race
"The ultimate cars for top class drivers" No race tonight, so reminisce with these pages from Scalextric's 1980 catalogue. Super Formula F1 cars from Renault, Ferrari, Ligier, Tyrrell, March and Lotus. The stuff of…
30/12/19: Slot.it Group C – Who pinched all the electricity?
Who pinched all the electricity? The anticipation was unbearable, the atmosphere thick with excitement (I think that’s how it’s spelt). We’d been building up to this moment all year and the spectator was on…