With Christmas just around the corner, many boys will be being especially good so that Santa delivers the toy of their dreams under their tree on December 25. And when they see this magnificent ...

It's not just children who enjoy playing Scalextric. Nostalgia for the slot-car racing game has helped turn dust-laden toys into shrewd investments. Scalextric as we know it was unveiled at the ...

QUESTION Who invented Scalextric? Was it the first electric race car set? In 1912, New York toymaker Lionel Co. launched the first electric slot car racing set, featuring heavy tinplate cars, ...

You've played with slot cars before, right? They are definitely one of the coolest little gadgets out there, especially considering you can usually always throw those cars off the track just by going ...

Scalextric ARC AIR app expands game-play and adds wireless vibrating controllers. Slot car racing is seeing something of a resurgence with new innovations like Anki Overdrive and remote control ...

October 11, 2006 In the early fifties, Scalex gave the world the slot car phenomenon and for the next quarter century, a Scalextric slot car set was part of every adolescent’s dreams. Then came the ...

Scalextric slot car racing has been around for ages, but like so many other toys these days it has had to adapt its business model to keep going. Gone are the days when all they needed to do to garner ...

The Top Gear presenter and many assistants broke the record for the longest slot car-racing track at the weekend. The Top Gear presenter and many assistants broke the record for the longest slot ...

IT was once the must-have toy for any car-loving youngster. And now Scalextric is making a comeback with young and old taking up the game on Tyneside. Electric slot car racing was first made popular ...