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so many memories ! my son got a basic set last year, the bastards at scalextric have changed the way the track goes together so for the folks that have old sets like moi ure shafted ! well we got bored with going around in a tiny oval so i went and located some of my old stuff, the memories came flooding back I have a wanted add for bits now, if anyone out there does not use theirs.

thought i would be a sad git and take some pics too just to help bring back memories for those that had the sets, probably 99% of us. i even recall modifying a broken one with me mate putting bigger motors and hiding a large magnet inside (to keep it on the track) eventually it got set on fire and filmed though :)

Nic control urself for pic 1 i know what u all will be looking at *wink*




ahh Rothmans Porsche ! the pinion has melted off the spindle of the motor on the Jag so i will have to operate !


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Brings back memories, I had the Rothmans Porsche set too, also I can remember putting the transfers on the cars! Great stuff!


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never fear, if you have the old style track you can by adaptor sections so can can splice in a bit of old track!

ive got the same clubman! its great!




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sweet as, i still have some of mine i think, i used to put soap down on the corners so i could get the cars going sideways more :$. i had a focus wrc, bmw 320i touring car, a mini and a xara rally car i used to shred tyres trying to get smoke off of them oh the childish days

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Some good stuff for cleaning the old tarnished track that has been in the roof. I went a bit silly last year and bought an Impreza and Skoda Fabia as these are great for 3 year olds as they rarely come off. The Mini set i bought 2 years ago is a different matter however. Fortunately it was a set brought out just before the change in track. Unfortunately my set of Porsches did not survive 15 years in the loft and had to go in the bin ( I tried to clean and revive them but everything was sh*gged on them.

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Good old Scalextrics!

Used to have loads of fun playing it with my brothers, but it caused a lot of fights lol


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On 20th of Oct, 2007 at 01:51pm Richie said:

Nic control urself for pic 1 i know what u all will be looking at *wink*

ahh Rothmans Porsche ! the pinion has melted off the spindle of the motor on the Jag so i will have to operate !



Is that a slice of pizza on the flooor?it looks tempting

WOWOWOW i had the lemans 24hr set with the porsche and jag, and do you know what-my pinion melted off the axle too

I also had that cooper too, im going to have to dig it all out


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yes the old pinions dont have the flange on *wink* and they break easy :)



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I doubt I'll be dipping into the 13's like you did though!






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I ve got a rally car set somewhere. Got the 205 t16 and a rally golf

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You got me going now :)
Loved scalextric, just dug out my old set today to play with my daughter. Start 'em young LOL

It was neater than i thought, think i was a bit of a neat freak as a kid (used to keep all boxes for model cars, lego, mechano etc LOL)

might be worth some money?!?! id never sell them though *wink* too much of a big kid!







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mate i dig the police car !! old rover...MINT !!



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I doubt I'll be dipping into the 13's like you did though!






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I had those Metros from the Mighty Metro pack



I loved it until my dad dug out his Ferrari 300 P4 race car. It was about 4 times the size of a normal scalextric car. It's the same, if not very similar to this http://www.alshobbyshop.com/store/slotcars.asp?page=330p4

Great memories!

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In the 13's at last!.. Just


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The best birthday party I went to when I was a kid was a Scalextric party. We all brought our tracks and his Dad set up this HUGE track in an empty room while we had some eats.. No-one wanted to go home!!

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I think ive posted this before but...

For my 14th bday i got the Frank Beila A4 touring car, this was an especially great present as it was the same day my dad got his full size A4.

The Frank Beila touring car was the one with the yellow mirrors......

..unfortunately one of the mirrors came to a sticky end when my friend crashed it into my bed

nearly 10 years later and i still HAVENT forgiven him for it


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Slightly OT, but still relevant.

About 5 years ago I had one of these...



http://www.serpent.com/product/Gas%20Cars/main/13/

0-60 = 1.4 secs
top speed = 82mph

Absolutely mental fast, and the engineering was incredible.

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excuse me that should be in the RC car section ! :) i used to race nationally with those !!! spent the same on those as i did on me rally x car, still got one left, but fly scale aircraft and heli's now.

speaking of parties we did that once with loads of lads and rack etc etc 4 lanes we had around a mates house, we all got pissed and raced scalextrics in our Pro ban suites and helmets (SAD) i took a metro as that is what i drove, but they drive shit in comparison to the magnetraction cars.....hence big magnet was installed *wink*

would anyone be up for a xmas Pissup TM members only could arange hotel up here in the toon :)



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On 17th Aug, 2009 Jay#2 said:
I doubt I'll be dipping into the 13's like you did though!






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On 26th of Oct, 2007 at 06:51pm Richie said:

would anyone be up for a xmas Pissup TM members only could arange hotel up here in the toon :)


Sounds a plan! we can invite females from that dating agency and race slot cars too


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slot cars....is that code for getting wrecked in the toon ? could do both i suppose.



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im surprised somewhere like baja hasnt thought of a scalex night!, i used to love my jaguar challenge set. the xj220 was sh1t but the f40 was mint


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On 27th of Oct, 2007 at 05:14pm webba said:
im surprised somewhere like baja hasnt thought of a scalex night!



can you not visualise the fights ? "I had the line" ..."no you didnt" psml



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On 27th of Oct, 2007 at 06:22pm Richie said:



On 27th of Oct, 2007 at 05:14pm webba said:
im surprised somewhere like baja hasnt thought of a scalex night!



can you not visualise the fights ? "I had the line" ..."no you didnt" psml


lol true, walkabout in durham had one about a year ago i recall

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