SLOT CARS

There are new prices for SCX Compact in Target, the pack of two cars (Nascar or tuning) is now $14.95, the tuning track is $39.99 and the F-1 track $74.99. So, it is time to think about your christmas shopping!

Here there are two new releases from SCX, the Le Mans winner Audi R10 TDI (yes, turbo diesel) and the awesome rally car Volkswagen RaceTouareg 2 (Lagos team), designed with the help of Porsche.The Audi R10 is a racing car prepared for sports car racing in the LMP1 class of the 24 hours of Le Mans and other similar endurance races. The car was unveiled Tuesday, December 2005 and went on to win both its maiden race at the 2006 12 Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It was the first diesel powered car to win either of those events. This is the most ambitious and the most expensive project ever undertaken by Audi Motorsport; the Audi R10 project costs $15 Million a year. Although this number 7 was the third one that year, after several mechanical problems and even a crash that forced it to lose almost one hour in the pit. Wolfsburg, Germany - In the 2007 Dakar Rally Volkswagen – having clinched ten of 14 possible stage victories and leading the event for eight days – was the domi...

And now it is time for this Spanish company (Barcelona Universal Models). Today, just some pictures of their models, soon its history and more information. Here you have a link to its webpage http://www.bumslot.com/

The Peugeot 908 HDi FAP is a sports racing car built by the french automobile manufacturer Peugeot to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans starting in 2007. This effort, in development since 2005, was publicly unveiled on 15 June 2006. It competes with the Audi R10, three times winner of Le Mans, being the second diesel sportscar from a major manufacturer. This was Peugeot's first Le Mans effort since the end of the Peugeot 905 project in 1993. The 908 name is also shared with a Peugeot concept sedan, named the 908RC, which shares the diesel V12 engine from the 908 sportscar. The Peugeot 908 is not to be confused with another sportscar of the same name that raced in the 1960s, the Porsche 908. The Peugeot 908 made its race debut at the opening round of the 2007 Le Mans series season, the 1000 km of Monza. The twin 908s were very quick in qualifying, managing to take the top two spots by over a second from the nearest competitor. During the race the Peugeot led nearly the entire race,...

While searching information for my post about Artin, I found this webpage with everything you could need to know, and much more, http://homepage.mac.com/pmarchand/newindex.htm . Here you also have Artin homepage http://www.artin.com.hk/html/index_contact.htm and its distributor in USA http://www.artinslotcars.com/ . As you know it is a chinese company based in Hong Kong with good prices and fair quality. You can also find them in Toys´R´Us with the name Fast Lane. In this scale prefer SCX, but the price for Artin tracks is very good and you can use SCX Compact cars on them, except special lanes in the Hevy Jitters tracks with a smaller slot.

This is a new release from SCX. Last season Mc Laren MP4 22 in 1/32 scale for the digital system. You can compare with the 1/43 one I previously reviewed (http://slotcarsworld.blogspot.com/2007/08/formula-1-mac-laren-scx-compact.html ) . The 1/32 one is in the picture at the left and the one on the track. The 1/43 is just the other picture, the one at the bottom of the post. You can realize the main difference is in the front axle. Can you find anyone else?

This is a new release from SCX, one of the best slot car manufacturer in the world. It is the Williams 2006 driven by Nico Rosberg. The Williams FW28 was the car with which the Williams team competed in the 2006 Formula 1 season. It was driven by Mark Webber, who was in his second year with the team, and Nico Rosberg, who was the reigning GP2 champion. The combination of Williams, Cosworth and Rosberg carried a hint of nostalgia, as Nico's father Keke had won the 1982 title in a Cosworth-engined Williams. Before 2006, the team had been a partner with BMW, now running in the BMW Saiber team. However, 2006 was very disappointing for the illustrious team. The car was dogged by a handling problem which affected the cars on the entry to corners. Despite the effectiveness of the Cosworth engine, the Brisdgestone tyres and the two drivers, the FW28 could only display brief flashes of promise. Too often this promise was compromised by poor reliability - an embarrassment for a team which ...

This specialized slot car shop in Paris http://www.anni-mini-fr.com/ decided in 1996 to venture with its own models, with the commercial name of Any Slot. The first model was the Birdcage. Their models are all old Le Mans cars.

I am going to blog about all the different companies I know have something to do with this nice hobby of slot cars. I will follow the alphabetic order. So Any Slot is going to be the first one. I am trying to collect some extra information about this french company and I hope I will get it soon. So, see you soon, I leave you with a picture of a nice (and strange for the american people) Renault 8 Gordini of Any Slot ...