It seems of recent that Scalextric have been releasing a great deal of historic F1 slot cars, particularly in limited edition box sets. Well I'm not about to complain especially if they keep picking great releases like this one.
The box set depicts the F1 cars driven by Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell during the 1992 Monaco F1. On first glance detail levels didn't look all that impressive but I found the more I studied the photos, the more I was impressed by the Scalextric models. Ok so these slots don't have the high detail levels of Fly's March 761 but then here in Australia, they are almost half the price and after all, you can only have so many 761s in a starting grid!
A little history on the 1992 race from Scalextric: 'The legendary duel between Nigel Mansell and Ayrton Senna took place during the sixth round of the 1992 Formula One season at Monaco on 31st May.
Monaco, the most challenging and prestigious venue on the Formula One calendar, witnessed one of the most memorable races of all time.
With just three laps remaining, the Williams FW14B of Nigel Mansell was tight behind Ayrton Senna's McLaren MP4/7. Senna managed to successfully block each and every one of the various attempted passes from Mansell, driving onto a record-equalling fifth Monaco victory for Senna. Senna's first win of the season ended Mansell's sequence of five successive wins. Nigel Mansell, however, later went on to be crowned Champion in 1992.'
SPECIFICATIONS (McLaren MP4/7):
- Motor: Mabuchi FF 18k rpm
- Gear ratio: 9:27
- Chassis: Rear Mounted In-line Motor; Rear 2 wheel drive
- Magnet: TBC
- Overall length: 144 mm
- Wheelbase: 93 mm
- Axle/Hub width: TBC mm Front; TBC mm Rear
- Tyre diameter/width: TBC / TBC
- Weight: Car 65 gm
SPECIFICATIONS (Williams FW14B):
- Motor: Mabuchi FF 18k rpm
- Gear ratio: 9:27
- Chassis: Rear Mounted In-line Motor; Rear 2 wheel drive
- Magnet: TBC
- Overall length: 133 mm
- Wheelbase: 89 mm
- Axle/Hub width: TBC mm Front; TBC mm Rear
- Tyre diameter/width: TBC / TBC
- Weight: Car 63 gm
Beautiful looking slots and very light so they should really get along thanks to the 18K FF motors. Given the popularity of historic slots like this, I think Scalextric have a winner on their hands with this release.
You can read more on the Scalextric Website Here
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