NEWS: McLaren / R390 RAW

Slot.it BMW McLaren F1 GTR RAW

& Nissan R390 RAW

Joseline from Slot.it has just sent through the specification cards on the follow-up to the Audi RAW, the McLaren F1 GTR and R390 RAWs. We all know how excellent the Audi RAW was and just how popular they were with racers.

This information on the McLaren from Slot.it: 'It is a fully equipped McLaren car, ready to race with the new Evo 6 chassis + motor mount configuration. It takes advantage also of the exclusive Flat-6 R motor, in anglewinder guise, and race ready tires.'

• McLaren orange body, assembled RTR
• McLaren F1 GTR Reloaded chassis AW compatible (EVO 6 - Ver.2)
• Plastic 15.8*8 front wheels
• Zero Grip 17*10 front tires
• Anglewinder 0.5mm offset Boxer/Flat motor mount, EVO 6
• Flat-6 R 22000 RPM high downforce motor
• Z11 pinion, 6.5 mm diameter
• Z27 AW plastic crown
• Aluminum 15.8*8 short hub rear wheels
• C1 20x9.5 rear tires (PT35)

This information on the R390 from Slot.it: 'It is a fully equipped Nissan car, ready to race with the new Evo 6 chassis + motor mount configuration. It takes advantage also of the exclusive Flat-6 R motor, in anglewinder guise, and race ready tires.'

• Nissan orange body, assembled RTR
• Nissan R390 GT1 Reloaded chassis AW compatible (EVO 6 - Ver.2)
• Plastic 15.8*8 front wheels
• Zero Grip 17*10 front tires
• Anglewinder 0.5mm offset Boxer/Flat motor mount, EVO 6
• Flat-6 R 22000 RPM high downforce motor
• Z11 pinion, 6.5 mm diameter
• Z27 AW plastic crown
• Aluminum 15.8*8 short hub rear wheels
• C1 20x9.5 rear tires (PT35)

You can find out more about Slot.it products on the Slot.it Website Here

NEWS: Lotus 49 Mexico

Scalextric Lotus 49

Jim Clark, 1967 Mexico Grand Prix

Scalextric is onto a good thing with the Lotus 49 and it seems slotters around the world can't get enough of this beautiful little car! Just released is the Jim Clark Mexico 1967 Grand Prix 49 which we have seen before in the original LE box set. I personally missed out on the LE box set so welcome the chance to add this stunning 49 to my existing collection.

This from Scalextric: 'In the Mexican Grand Prix on 22nd October 1967, Jim Clark was again on pole, with Chris Amon's Ferrari beside him and Dan Gurney's Eagle in third behind Clark. When the starter gave a false signal and hesitated, so did Clark, and Gurney accidently rammed the rear of the Clark's Lotus, which damaged the Eagle's radiator and put Gurney out of the race but left Clark's Lotus unscathed. Hill took the lead in the early stages, but Clark had put himself in first place by the third lap, with Hill ultimately being forced to retire on lap seventeen of the sixty-five lap race due to a transmission problem.

Typifying the 1967 season, the Brabham twins finished second (Brabham) and third (Hulme), which clinched the Drivers' Championship for Denis Hulme and the Constructors' Championship for the Brabham team.

Although the Lotus 49 and Clark had been beaten, Jimmy Clark had one satisfaction: his victory in Mexico was his 24th Grand Prix win, putting Clark even with the great Juan Manuel Fangio.'

You can read more on the Scalextric Website Here

NEWS: BRM Megane 1/24

BRM Renault Megane 1/24

It's been a while since we've seen anything new from BRM but it looks like the wait has been well worth it. Italia Slot has just released some photos of the soon to be released BRM 1/24 Renault Megane and it looks very impressive. Although the Megane is not to everyone taste, (I have always like Ninco's Megane) I think BRM's offering has great appeal.

Detail and engineering levels (separate motor mount in angle winder configuration and adjustable suspension) for the Megane look insane, enjoy the pictures. Other good news is that BRM will also be releasing a 'kit' version of the Megane for us to assemble and livery ourselves, excellent work BRM!

You see find view more Megane photos over at the Italia Slot Website Here

NEWS: ManicSlots Store

ManicSlots launched exciting slot car merchandise store!

After 3 years and almost 400 news articles, reviews, how to's, thousands of slot car gallery and wallpaper images, ManicSlots has decided to open a store that will show case the photography you see on this site in exciting and practical ways.

So why open a store, (I hear you say) isn't work paying you enough Manic? During the last 3 years I've had countless compliments and requests regarding the slot car photography I have on ManicSlots and have decided to make it more available to those interested.

The store will initially feature interesting, practical and fun slot branded items like, T-Shirts/Polo shirts, stubby holders, iPhone/iPad, framed prints, coffee mugs, Sigg water bottles, mousepads and wall clocks. Later on we'll add calendars, posters, banners to name a few products.

Anyway, all that crap aside, I hope you enjoy the new store (click the store image above) even if it's just for a little bit of tire kicking! ;)

NEWS: Mercedes SLS AMG

Carrera Mercedes SLS AMG Coupe

Carrera are about to release an absolutely stunning new model (ok so I LOVE the SLS AMG) the Mercedes SLS AMG Coupe! The SLS AMG has captured the imagination of the world with its classic lines and stunning looks.

The SLS AMG is priced at around half a million dollars here in Australia and for those who don't have that in loss change, Carrera has given us the unique opportunity to have our very own SLS AMG for much less. ;)

Hopefully Carrera will release the F1 SLS AMG pace car which would make a great addition to Carrera's F1 range. Speaking of F1, Carrera has also released images of their upcoming Ferrari 2010 F1 release driven by Felipe Massa, very nice!

You can read more on the Carrera Website Here

NEWS: SCX Aston Martin

SCX 64840 Aston Martin Le Mans 24hrs 2010

SCX have just released the impressive 'Young Driver AMR' livery for their Aston Martin DBR9 which competed at Le Mans in 2010. Impressively the team finished 22nd overall, approx 80 laps behind the winning LMP car. Driver by Tomáš Enge, Christoffer Nygaard and Peter Kox the livery looks very striking and would make for a great addition to your GT line-up.

Not that surprisingly Scalextric will also be releasing the Young Driver AMR livery in 2011, product code C3196.

Head over to the SCX Website Here for more information.

NEWS: Slot.it 2011 Range

Slot.it 2011 Range

Slot.it has released its line up for 2011 and what a line up it is!! The long anticipated GT40 looks like it has been well worth the wait and Slot.it has a few surprises for us too.

The Toyota 88C is looking fantastic and from all the noise I hear from ManicSlot readers, its going to be one of the hot ticket items for 2011. I can hear the term 'pre order' on the horizon. :)

The huge surprise for 2011 (and what a pleasant surprise) is that Slot.it will be finally adding a modern LMP car to the Slot.it line up. What we can only assume to be the first of many modern LMP cars is to be the Lola B09/60 in the Drayson Racing livery.

Some old familiar shapes and liveries like the Audi R8C, Porsche 962KH and the Chaparral 2E although the GT40 MkI and MkII, Toyota 88C, Lancia LC2/85 and Lola B09/60 certainly make up for it with fresh modelling. Oh and if the Le Mans 24hrs winners Gulf GT40 is half as good as it looks it will be flipping FANTASTIC!!!

After the huge success of the Racing Audi R8C Slot.it will be releasing two new racing versions in 2011, the Nissan R390 GT1 (Racing Anglewinder EVO6) and the BMW McLaren F1 GTR (Racing Anglewinder EVO6).

You can find out more about Slot.it products on the Slot.it Website Here

NEWS: Ninco Jan 2011

Ninco January 2011 Releases

Ninco has 3 new exciting slots to release in January and they all look like keepers to me! Above is the ever popular Mosler MT900R is a striking red/yellow Gordon livery. Below is the Shell liveried Citroen C4 WRC 'Lighting' with Ninco's stunning new alloy wheels.

The final release is a 1/28 PORSCHE 997 GT3 -Jagermeister. The 997 looks very similar to a previous Jager release but this livery has 'race dirt' which looks pretty good particularly on the orange car.

Head over to the Ninco Website Here for more information.

NEWS: Scalextric 2011 Update

Finally some images (although mostly computer generated) of some of the 2011 Scalextric range. The first movie details some of the LMP upcoming releases including some impressive Porsche RS Spyder re liveries and the highly anticipated release of the Gulf Racing Aston Martin LMP1.

The next movie showcases some of the upcoming GT range, Scalextric will be releasing the Corvette C6R in 2011 which will make a fantastic race mate for the DBR9. The United Autosports Audi R8 GT looks excellent as does the 'Young Driver AMS' Aston!

The last movie shows the Scalextric 'super resistant' slot car range for 2011.

MOVIE: SLR McLaren 722GT

Want to see Jeremy Clarkson test racing a Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 GT?

Yep? Well then enjoy the following movie from Top Gear!!

NEWS: Racer Toyota 2000GT

SL04A - Toyota 2000GT #1 - Fuji 24hrs 1967

SL04B - Toyota 2000GT #2 - Fuji 24hrs 1967

Racer Slot Cars have sent through some stunning photos of their latest release, the Toyota 2000GT #1 driven by S. Hosoya / Y. Otsubo SL04B and the Toyota 2000GT #2 which was driven by T. Tsutsumi / F. Hiroshi and won the Fuji 24hrs in 1967.

These cars are a little different to the usual Racer release in that they have a plastic chassis with a Slot.it inline motor mount. Racer are releasing the Toyota 2000GT under their 'Silver Line' range of slot cars. This means that apart from being lighter they will be more affordable than your normal Racer release (around $AU130)!

You can view more photos of the slots on the Racer Website Here