[Richard O'Clery]

I was lucky enough to get the scalectrix GT40 sports set from my mother for christmas 2003. Pretty good considering I am 41 years old!

I've supplemented this with a Fly Lola T-70 Mk3B (accepted a Mk3B 'cause I haven't found a MkIII at a sensible price yet. That said the Fly car was about A$96!), but found the Fly car a lot slower out of the box. I changed the rear axle for a Fly Lola replacement set with slicks and a different ratio, and now it competes very squarely with the scalectrix GT40s.

Sorry, I don't have the details of the Fly Lola (except it's based on the red "Toad Hall Racing" Lola (you can google it), or the replacement rear axle as it's all packed away now to allow impending baby #2 a room to hang out in.

I might get it all set up again in the garage in a few months, and will probably convert all my cars to scalectrix digital. Looks like a big advance in the sport...

Regards
Richard