Posted by masseur
Scalextric Celebrates 50 Years Of Slot Car Racing Action
who of us hasn't had a set or two of these and dreamed we were F1 champs?
Scalextric, the world famous slot car racing game, is set to mark a momentous landmark in its history by celebrating its 50th birthday in 2007.
Since its emergence at the annual Harrogate Toy Fair in 1957, Scalextric has become synonymous with slot car racing the world over and is well established as a famous British institution amongst children and adults alike. Throughout its 50 year history, Scalextric models have evolved to become ever more technical and life-like, a trend set to continue into the future.
Posted by TheWhizz_68
Those were the days, I remember my mini cooper set back in the late 70's.........
Damm i'm getting old
Posted by Aware
Aww......Union jack-liveried Triumph TR8......ah, what nostalgia......
Posted by goldenface
...and having to lock the dog out cause it kept chasing and biting the cars.
Posted by dicky
On 2007-09-19 14:59:54, goldenface wrote:
...and having to lock the dog out cause it kept chasing and biting the cars.
ha ha,yeah!! and the corner of death where if you didnt get exactly the right speed your car would go flying off the tracks
Posted by paul101
ha ha,yeah!! and the corner of death where if you didnt get exactly the right speed your car would go flying off the tracks
ahh the days when they released the micro sceletrics (they went fast) and a bit of the track sent the car up and round a corner at a 90 degree angle from the floor. if you went full speed the car would fly into the air... trust me to get it straight on the head
Posted by streetgang
Halcyon days.............it was good having a younger brother, you could sit him by the tight corners and get him to put the cars back on the track
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Posted by KingBooker5
I never once had dreams of beeing a f1 champ.
.. Instead I had dreams of being a pro wrestler!
lol
Posted by *Jojo*
My dad used to play with this slot-racing car game in the 70's (me, just 5 then) . . . I remember that this thingy was resuscitated at my end in the latter part of the 90's though the car used was Made in Japan - Tamiya !