[Brian George]

Giving these a run around my home track in preparation for a Le Mans race at my club tomorrow.

 

[dgersh]

That's a real nice looking track Brian.

A Le Mans race for F1 cars, or just practicing?

Don

 

[Trisha]

Nicely preserved Scalextric cars on a fabulous track.

 

[Dopamine]

What a wonderful photo.

It reminds me of my childhood and what made me fall in love with slot cars. The type of track I could only dream of - I had to make do with an old, rusty and bumpy Plexytrack laid out in the loft, "Race Tuned" controllers which I had, and a Matra GP which I didn't. I lusted after one so much, but my measly pocket money and then earnings from my paper-round didn't stretch far enough. It wasn't until the advent of eBay many years later that I finally owned one.

How many of us spent hours thumbing through Scalextric's 1969 catalogue hoping upon hope that a birthday or Christmas might bring us a Matra or Lotus Indianapolis?

 

[beardy56]

Just wish they were nearer scale, being so big you can really only run them against their selves.

 

[dangermouse]

Just wish they were nearer scale, being so big you can really only run them against their selves.

What else would you run them against?
Not too many other cars with a similar motor and big rear tyres like they have...

 

[PatB]

So were all the GP cars of the time Powersledge based, or just a select few?

 

[Brian George]

Great morning racing at Tyneside Slot Car Club.

 

[vfr750]

We raced these at one of the Flanders vintage meetings a few years back. They were slow but provided close racing. Great fun!

Cheers,

John