Scalextric Night?
Scalextric Night?
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Hot_Stu

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1,031 posts

253 months

Thursday 22nd November 2007
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Friends
In the pub last Tuesday, the idea was mooted that we could maybe have a Scalextric Night !.

The idea being that we all dig out our sets from the roof (or liberate them from the kids), set them up and have a evening of stupidity.

The questions are ….

• Would people be interested?
• Who has access to a scalextric?
• Can anyone suggest a pub/venue where we could host it, that has a large enough floor area to set up multiple sets, access to electricity and would not mind us making a noise?

I open it to the floor…….

williamp

20,068 posts

295 months

Thursday 22nd November 2007
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Hot_Stu said:
Friends
In the pub last Tuesday, the idea was mooted that we could maybe have a Scalextric Night !.

The idea being that we all dig out our sets from the roof (or liberate them from the kids), set them up and have a evening of stupidity.

The questions are ….

• Would people be interested?
• Who has access to a scalextric?
• Can anyone suggest a pub/venue where we could host it, that has a large enough floor area to set up multiple sets, access to electricity and would not mind us making a noise?

I open it to the floor…….
Great idea, but...

since my scalextric in the 1980s, they have used two different trypes of tyrack which are not compatable, so you will need to settle on one type of track.

I did something similar for my 30th, and it was great fun. The Porsche 956 was the fastest, followed by Mansell in the Williams and the Police in the Rover SD1.

Hot_Stu

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1,031 posts

253 months

Thursday 22nd November 2007
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I was thinking of multiple tracks (various formats) so that we can have lots of people racing simulatiously

Ace-T

8,257 posts

277 months

Thursday 22nd November 2007
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The company I work for has a Scalaxtric club. for a small fee a group of people can go and play on a scalaxtric that fills a sports hall (the le Mans circuit replica). Want me to find out more? IIRC they meet on a Tuesday too.

Ace-T smile

Edited by Ace-T on Thursday 22 November 22:39

Balmoral Green

42,554 posts

270 months

Friday 23rd November 2007
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/\ /\ /\

That yes

StefT

259 posts

236 months

Friday 23rd November 2007
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I've (my 10 year old) got a Scalextric drift racing set. It really works and takes some skill to master. I'd be happy to bring that along if a suitable venue can be found. Like the idea of the Le mans set up too.

vixta

616 posts

226 months

Monday 26th November 2007
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Ace-T said:
The company I work for has a Scalaxtric club. for a small fee a group of people can go and play on a scalaxtric that fills a sports hall (the le Mans circuit replica). Want me to find out more? IIRC they meet on a Tuesday too.

Ace-T smile

Edited by Ace-T on Thursday 22 November 22:39
cool ! shall we try and arrange something then ? I have successfully managed to get every Tuesday off work now !

smile

Meeja

8,290 posts

270 months

Monday 26th November 2007
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Count me in!

Mrs Meeja bought me a Scalectrix as a "daft" Christmas present six or seven years ago......

Hours and hours of fun!


Barkychoc

7,848 posts

226 months

Wednesday 28th November 2007
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There's a pub in Loughborough called The Station Hotel that has this out the back

If it is of interest and you can't find the contact details PM me, a friend of mine arranged it last time we went.

Edited to say a bit more here: http://www.quornslotcarclub.co.uk/



Chris

Edited by Barkychoc on Wednesday 28th November 17:27

The Tea Boy

4,129 posts

257 months

Wednesday 28th November 2007
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^^^ now that is cool^^^

MATRS

451 posts

305 months

Wednesday 19th December 2007
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Please keep me updated as I would be keen to attend.

Cheers
Matt

Balmoral Green

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270 months

rover3500v8

1 posts

217 months

Sunday 20th January 2008
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Hi to all ypu scalextric fans old and new to it i live in Shrewsbury and there is a Scalextric track set up in Oswestry above the wash&go car wash to see have a look at web page www.lapitup-oswestry.co.uk