Great videos....the sound effects are priceless!!!

 

That was awesome!

If any of you are in NJ, there's an all Scally MINI night race coming up at NJ Nostalgia Hobby on 11/9.

http://www.geocities.com/njhobby/race_sch.html

 

That's freekn hilarious ROFLMAO And to top it off, the Silver Mini wins...

I really need to build a track for my slot car collection...:impatient

 

I think my nephew (7) infected me with the slot car bug !
Showed me his Carrera Evolution he got last year for Christmas and now I'm seriously looking into getting one. I had a no-name one some 25 years ago.

And of course, NAM already has a thread about it and all the usual suspects have posted

I saw that there are some choices regarding which system/brand and started looking into the Carrera Digital 132.

I kinda like the idea of multiple cars on only 2 lanes and that I can let ghost cars run.

Anybody any experience with it yet ?

Thanks,
Volker

 

Okay folks.....big 2008 news from Scalextric for classic Mini, MINI, and The Italian Job fans!!!

"The Italian Job, the cult British classic movie released in 1969, is famous for its iconic Mini Cooper car chase. To help fans around the world celebrate the forthcoming 40th anniversary, Scalextric is proud to announce the launch of a special edition triple car pack which also includes a DVD of the classic film."

Watch for it in 2008!!!!

 

That "Last Mini Standing" video makes me really want to do it. I could turn a whole room into my own little track heaven...(Wife taps me on the shoulder and says, "Are you out of your mind?")

 

I don't have a wife to interject some level of sanity and decorum (or even civilization) into my life, but my friends do make this same comment quite often.

 

That's a cool video. LOL Nice track too.

 

My wife says that to me all the time. At least I think that's what she said...

THANKS for the IJ info - I immediately sent that quote to my local hobby shop and reserved the first one he gets in.

 

Shot some photos of my minis that I have. They're still mint, but will be run in the near future.

 

And a couple more!

 

I liked these so much that once I had all three I could not resist running them a bit. So I searched online and found another set of three. The second set went in the glass case with the die cast stuff, and the first set I can now feel free to run.

 

I miss going to the local slot car racing place. Use to race cars when I was in my teens, now Im 55 and don't see slot racing in my town....

 

They still exist... I took my dad, uncle and some cousins (all grown men) to one in Hershey PA when we were up visiting. Most of them had never experienced a big commercial track...

 

Even small home tracks can be very interesting w/ the new digital systems. 6 cars, two lanes, lane changing....good stuff.

 

I do believe pix or video clips are called for here, Kartie.

 

NICE!

 

I belong to a club that gets together every Monday night...great fun, we're very lucky. The minis look great (to me), but they aren't very competative for the actual racing we do; no interest in a mini's only class...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRio22pv6_Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGwup0CxUsw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cfv4QvCMRqk

I'm going to keep them mint for the time being and then run them on my home track when my boys get older...

 

Rally-winning #37 is coming in October!!! Apparently the motor has even been detuned to accomodate the smaller wheels.

 

This brings back some memories for me.


My dad had hobby shops in the 60's and 70's. He alsways had 1/24 scale slot car tracks set up and would rent out time on the tracks.

I still have a few of the old items but I can't find the Classic Mini body I remember having.

 

Well, just when you thought it couldn't get any better.....after producing two of the Monte Carlo-winning classic Minis, for 2009 we are going to get (for the Mini 50th anniversary) the first, original 1959 Morris Mini Minor in 1:32. This will be a great one to have and drive....I can't wait!!!


edit: Oooooo....there's more. An R56 MINI Challenge car is coming out, too!!!!!! Nice!!!

 

That's great news - Scalextric I assume? Any pics or a release date? I've already sent a note to my local hobby shop to reserve the first one he gets...

 

Yes, this is the just-released 2009 Scalextric product line.

Frankly I don't expect the cars to show up until the Fall, so there's ample time to save pennies. The R56 MINI Challenge car will be DPR ready (for digital) so that'll be cool as many of the MINIs came as digital cars already.

Also......Scalextric looks like they are finally ready to release their new digital power base that apparently is directly switchable between analog or digital. This could be a neat feature (assuming one has both kinds of cars), but I have a few questions that need resolving before I jump in on this one!!

Looks like it's gonna be an exciting (and expensive) 2009!!!

 

So who ended up buying the 3-car Italian job set?



My local hobby shop has one more left if anyone needs one:
http://www.geocities.com/njhobby

 

I passed on this set in favor of collecting the Monte winners, this year's 50th anniversary offering, and the R56 MINI Challenge car. You have to love Scalextric's amazing offerings in the MINI/Mini realm.

I've been working on my own race track...it runs on three levels. Some pics are in my gallery.