Scalextric without slots
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Got a old scalextric set here, brought a new car four years ago, an Oz V8 Super car, made a change from the coopers etc from when I got the set in the 70's.
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Simon,
is that what you´re having in mind?
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is that what you´re having in mind?
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Paul Thompson 'Hooligan'
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YEP - I was going to suggest TCR - 'total control racing' I think they called it. Was a long time ago....
My step brother and hi had one. The cars were about half the size of a scalextric, and the track had two or three wires on each side of the track. You could change lanes with a switch on the hand controller.
It was pretty good fun, but you couldn't really fall off because the track had sides all round so that the cars didn't go off the worng way when you selected to change lanes.
TCR! But this was back in the eighties. Totally slotless.
D.
It was pretty good fun, but you couldn't really fall off because the track had sides all round so that the cars didn't go off the worng way when you selected to change lanes.
TCR! But this was back in the eighties. Totally slotless.
D.
RichardH
AKA The Mad Hat Man
Ian Anderson
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Way back in the 1970's sort of time I used to have Scalextrix (Start of the GT40 obsession as this was my favourite car)
I remember a few bits from back then
1) A barrel throttle available back then momentarily reversed the polarity on lifting off the power - this resulted in "braking" of the motor / car -a big advantage over non braked cars
2) They did a You steer / u steer car. It had a differential type unit built into the axle and by moving a steering wheel on the throttle you reversed the polarity down the track. The car would then move left or right of centerline - great for higher speed in corners where you could use the car weight to balance againt the brushes / electric pick up. Big downfall was you could not alter the gearing
But I've never seen the no slot version sounds interesting though
Ian
I remember a few bits from back then
1) A barrel throttle available back then momentarily reversed the polarity on lifting off the power - this resulted in "braking" of the motor / car -a big advantage over non braked cars
2) They did a You steer / u steer car. It had a differential type unit built into the axle and by moving a steering wheel on the throttle you reversed the polarity down the track. The car would then move left or right of centerline - great for higher speed in corners where you could use the car weight to balance againt the brushes / electric pick up. Big downfall was you could not alter the gearing
But I've never seen the no slot version sounds interesting though
Ian
We used to get together in my parent's garage where we had a dedicated HO layout built up. Big fun for the grade school set, favorite was my 512M Ferrari where the neighbor liked his chances driving a 917. As we grew and grew frustrated with the lack of "total control" as it were, we traded up to 1/8th scale gas R/C cars (Can Am anyone?).
That was like night and day...then of course we became old enough to drive...and that was all she wrote.
That was like night and day...then of course we became old enough to drive...and that was all she wrote.
RichardH
AKA The Mad Hat Man
hey Marcus - you could have chosen this one at least 
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Wow, I remember those days. I still have a bunch of old Aurora/AFX track and cars (and some Tyco ones as well). I remember those TCR ads quite well.
My favorites were the yellow Aurora G-Plus Ferrari Daytona and red Ferrari 312PB. When I lived in Miami as a kid, there was a place called Orange Blossom Hobbies that had a 7 lane HO slot track. My brother and I would go all the time, but eventually, the 312 was banned there (and at home) since it was a little more than standard HO car wide - nobody could pass on the adjacent slots
Ian
My favorites were the yellow Aurora G-Plus Ferrari Daytona and red Ferrari 312PB. When I lived in Miami as a kid, there was a place called Orange Blossom Hobbies that had a 7 lane HO slot track. My brother and I would go all the time, but eventually, the 312 was banned there (and at home) since it was a little more than standard HO car wide - nobody could pass on the adjacent slots
Ian
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