12/10/20: NSR/Scaleauto GT3 – Pink Slime
Pink Slime. The secret’s out, and it’s not what anyone was expecting. To be fast in these Covid affected times, a GT3 car needs slime. Pink’s slime, to be precise.While the other five drivers…
10/09/20: NSR/Scaleauto GT3 – Red Army
Red Army. Red’s fastest. Always has been and always will be. Yellow might look pretty, silver’s allegedly stylish and beige is just plain wrong, but if you want to win, you need a red…
03/09/20: NSR/Scaleauto GT3 – Racing Returns
Racing Returns. After a twenty-four week enforced break from racing, courtesy of an irritating little virus which decided to embark on its world tour and at the same time scare half the world’s population…
20/02/20: NSR/Scaleauto GT3 – GTC
GTC. With no racing last week, it was a welcome return tonight for NSR/Scaleauto GT3. In the paddock, Team Green’s preparations were looking unusually serious. Arrive-and-Drive specialist Neil, abandoned for the evening by his…
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…
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…
12/12/19: NSR/Scaleauto GT3 – Hissy fits and track-call chaos
Hissy fits & track call chaos. Ten eager racers arrived ready for battle, just nine finished, Josh retiring early after a shambolic first heat. Perhaps this was just one of those nights when nothing…