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8 COLLECTING CHAPARRAL
Like them or loathe them the Chaparral has been
available since the dawn of slot car racing, well
certainly in the US during the 60’s. In later years
more companies have offered models of these
unique white cars
18 PRODUCT REVIEW
The AC Cobra from Scalextric was a model due out
last year, so was it worth the wait? Read on!
24 WORKSHOP
As this rapidly became a Chaparral special, I thought
it was time I built an Ocar 2D resin body kit that I
have had kicking around for at least 15 years.
28 RACE REPORT
The WRE 24 hour was back on the calendar
for 2023. NSR hosted the event in Naples and
afterwards a 25th Celebration event at their factory in
Salerno. Bob Pomann from NYC reports
34 REAL EVENT
Weather wreaked havoc over the Friday and
Saturday at this years Goodwood Festival of Speed.
So bad was the forecast that the event on Saturday
was cancelled. I dodged the rain as best I could to
bring you pictures from Friday
40 PRODUCT REVIEW
Maurizio Ferrari at Policar and Slot.it has a soft spot
for Chaparral’s and has been planning to bring out
his version of the 2F for some years now. Here we
look at it and compare the model with two other
versions that have been available since 2005
44 RACE REPORT
The Policar Grand Prix series for 22/23 had its final
round at the UKSF in Gaydon this May. Feast your
eyes on some amazing scratch built F1 cars from the
1966 – 1982 period
48 PAST FORWARD
So which drivers on the current F1 grid cut their teeth
go-karting? Well nearly all of them actually. We have
a look at the humble go-kart, first available in slot
form, from Scalextric 60 years ago
52 TALES FROM DOWN UNDER
Neil Owen (aka Vintage Racer) continues with his
memoirs of slot racing in Adelade during the 60/70’s.
Here he recalls the end of commercial tracks in his
area and a real car that had a rather strange way to
change gear