Slot Magazine

10 UK SLOTFEST
The 2026 UK Slot Festival, yes it was the
annual gathering of lovers of anything in this
world that’s slot related. See our report on this
year’s show held at the British Motor Museum
in Warwickshire.
18 REVIEW - SLOT.IT JAGUAR XJR11
Another Silk Cut Jaguar Group C car from Slot.
it. This time it’s the V6 turbo powered XKR11,
primarily used in WSC sprint events.
22 PAST FORWARD
I love finding out new stuff like the fact that
K&B produced 1/32nd scale slot cars as well
as 1/24th’s in the boom days of the US slot
racing craze. Here are three I picked up at this
year’s UKSF.
24 REVIEW - FLY SIERRA SAPPHIRE
You Little Gem! Well, it is a Sapphire! Here we
look at FLY Car Models latest new releases,
based on the 4WD Ford Sierra Sapphire
Cosworth rally machine.
28 INSIDE STORY - THE 2025 US NATIONALS
In the last issue we brought you the story
of the Slot.it US Nationals held in Los
Angeles. Here we talk to the Organiser, the
Manufacturer and the Race Winner - Look
out for some great tips from the latter!
32 REVIEW - SCX MERCEDES 300 SL
The Mercedes 300SL Gullwing Coupe from
SCX. This is the privately entered Mercedes
Gullwing that raced at the 1956 Le Mans
24hrs. I was 2 months old at the time!
36 SLOT.IT SSD CHIP
Tech Time! Here is Slot.it’s latest version
of their in-car decoder which is compatible
with the Scalextric SSD Digital system. This
versatile chip can also be used to convert most
slot cars to run on Scalextric Digital equipped
tracks.
38 REVIEW - NSR ‘HYPERCAR’
The car most serious slot racers have been
waiting for - the new Ferrari 499P clone – The
Hypercar. We get a well-respected slot driver
to put it through its paces. See here how this
much anticipated car performed.
42 REVIEW - SCALEXTRIC BTCC CLASSICS
Classic BTCC veterans from Scalextric – The
Andy Rouse TWR Rover 3500 and the Rob
Gravett Sierra Sapphire. Both are stunning
new liveries on these models.