Scalextric

[48Valves]

generationx said:

The part you need is C8222:

http://www.scalextric.com/uk-en/converter-straight...

Scalextric´s website says No Longer Available but I´m sure someone will have it, I bought one from my local retailer in the last year.

Thank you

[RichB]

Loads on ebay.

[schmunk]

generationx said:

The part you need is C8222:

http://www.scalextric.com/uk-en/converter-straight...

Scalextric´s website says No Longer Available but I´m sure someone will have it, I bought one from my local retailer in the last year.

Russy01 of this thread will sell you one:

http://www.jadlamracingmodels.com/search.php?searc...

[russy01]

schmunk said:

Russy01 of this thread will sell you one:

http://www.jadlamracingmodels.com/search.php?searc...

Yup, we bought the last few thousand pieces if I remember correctly.

[ferrisbueller]

48Valves said:

We've got the kids a scalextric arc one for Christmas.

Does anyone know if this will be compatible with classic track?

If not could someone point me in the direction of a converter section I will need. I have a couple of old sets in the garage which would be ideal to use to extend track.

I've googled my query but still none the wiser.

Thanks

Difference in grip levels between old and new is quite noticeable IME.

[RichB]

ferrisbueller said:

Difference in grip levels between old and new is quite noticeable IME.

Which is better?

[48Valves]

russy01 said:

schmunk said:

Russy01 of this thread will sell you one:

http://www.jadlamracingmodels.com/search.php?searc...

Yup, we bought the last few thousand pieces if I remember correctly.

Ordered one from you this afternoon.

[Focused]

This is my set-up. 200 feet of track in a spare room with digital lap-timer and counter. A mix of Ninco, classic Scalextric and a bit of new Scalextric. Average lap is approx 23 secs. Difficult to show the whole circuit in one image. One section is 3 tiers high

[Busa mav]

Great track there , what cars do you have ?

[2172cc]

I never realised how far Scalextric had come from when I used to have one as a boy many years ago. There's some really impressive set ups and highly accurate cars nowdays.
Whilst looking for a model of the Andrews Heat for Hire Sunbeam, I came across this one and had to order it.



Got it yesterday just in time for Christmas and I'm well pleased. Don't suppose it will ever venture onto a track though.

[Razor O Rourke]

The problem with Scalextric is the track has too much grip. It needs a smoother surface so you have to drive the cars more carefully rather than firing them down the straights and shutting off before the corners then firing them out again.

[Welshbeef]

I cannot wait to get mine set up in the garage - I'm sure my kids will love it (wife cannot stand it).

[ferrisbueller]

Razor O Rourke said:

The problem with Scalextric is the track has too much grip. It needs a smoother surface so you have to drive the cars more carefully rather than firing them down the straights and shutting off before the corners then firing them out again.

Swap the magnets.

[DIW35]

Razor O Rourke said:

The problem with Scalextric is the track has too much grip. It needs a smoother surface so you have to drive the cars more carefully rather than firing them down the straights and shutting off before the corners then firing them out again.

If you read James May's book about Scalextric, he used to turn the power of his transformer down a bit, and put black electrical tape on the rear tyres of his cars to reduce the grip. This resulted in cars that needed to be driven a lot more carefully to get the best out of them and didn't result in speeds that sent them barreling off at the corners to get smashed up against the skirting board.

Haven't tried it myself, but it does sound like an interesting variation on how to run Scalextric.

[ferrisbueller]

RichB said:

ferrisbueller said:

Difference in grip levels between old and new is quite noticeable IME.

Which is better?

Apologies, missed this.

I've found the old track to be grippier, though, per my post above as a simple modification, changing magnets can make the biggest difference.

[ferrisbueller]

Hoping to see lots of pics on here as people open their (children's) Christmas presents!

We got a Super Karts set, though the recipient hasn't got or opened it yet so it can't be played with.

[718rsk]

Found this recently going through some old negatives of my Dad's, I would guess this is from about 1964 or 5

[Focused]

Busa mav said:

Great track there , what cars do you have ?

Cheers,

I don't have many cars. I enjoy racing them so I set myself a budget of around £20 max. They tend to get a little damaged so £40+ is a bit of a liability.

Here's a group shot. Some repeats due to sustained damage





I set-up some LED strips which looked great. Singapore GP stylee...

Edited by Focused on Tuesday 27th December 22:23

[Focused]

I've been messing about with slo-mo on the iPhone. You can capture some great spins crashes etc

Here's a couple of Gifs I created earlier

Edited by Focused on Thursday 29th December 22:20

[ALawson]

Any ideas why a new car would only run about 20cm and then stop? Older cars are running fine on the track so issue is with the car.