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The World’s only dedicated magazine for slot racing covering all areas of the slot hobby from starting at home with your first set to racing at the world championships!

Slot is jam packed with articles on how to build your own layouts, extend your home track, make your cars faster and build incredible layouts.
We also cover the latest releases from Scalextric, Carrera, Ninco and SX plus all the other manufaturers. For up to date daily news and offer see our website:

www.slotmagazine.co.uk

In each issue we have race reports from around the world – the very latest tests of new sets back-to-back and hints and tips from the top drivers. Also win prizes in our competitions to win the latest sets and cars!
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66 8 COLLECTING FEATURE JPS The black and gold livery that adorned Lotus F1 cars during the 1970’s and 80’s also appeared on some other cars too, or did they? We spill the beans. 16 PRODUCT REVIEW The cars of three world champions, from 1978 – 1987 which fittingly includes a JPS car. All recently released by Scalextric. 18 HALLOWEEN SPECIAL FRANKENSTEIN’S FLIVVER Ray Lego from New Jersey has sent us his take on Frankie’s mode of transport. A ghoulish mix of a Polar Lights static kit and a custom brass chassis. 22 HALLOWEEN SPECIAL THE BATMOBILE ’89 FROM SCALEXTRIC Margate revisit the caped crusaders ride as featured in the highly gothic Tim Burton directed movie. 24 WORKSHOP - LOTUS 76 We take a 1970’s toy like slot car and try our best to fill a gap in the JPS Lotus collection. It was a bit of a Horror story! 28 PRODUCT REVIEW - THE DAVID PIPER 330 P4 FROM SCALEXTRIC We look at this interesting car that Piper has champagned in classic sports car racing for decades. 32 PAST FORWARD - THE CARS OF DAVID PIPER The Green livery of David Piper Racing has been around since the early 1960’s and since 2000 there have been many offerings of his cars by the slot car manufacturers. 36 PRODUCT REVIEW - SLOT CAR TEST BENCH Ray Lego gives us a wonderful insight into this amazing piece of slot cat tech. Perhaps not for the average slot racer, but then Ray is not your average slot car racer! 39 PRODUCT REVIEW - THE HARRY POTTER FORD ANGLIA FROM SCALEXTRIC You will believe a car can fly, well you did if you were 10 years old and watched the movie “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”. 40 REAL EVENT - THE GOODWOOD REVIVAL 2024 I dont think I have missed one of these since the inaugural event back in 1998. Unfortunately this year’s meeting was dampened literally by the bad weather.


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8 COLLECTING FEATURE JPS
The black and gold livery that adorned Lotus F1 cars
during the 1970’s and 80’s also appeared on some
other cars too, or did they? We spill the beans.
16 PRODUCT REVIEW
The cars of three world champions, from 1978 –
1987 which fittingly includes a JPS car. All recently
released by Scalextric.
18 HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
FRANKENSTEIN’S FLIVVER
Ray Lego from New Jersey has sent us his take
on Frankie’s mode of transport. A ghoulish mix of a
Polar Lights static kit and a custom brass chassis.
22 HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
THE BATMOBILE ’89 FROM SCALEXTRIC
Margate revisit the caped crusaders ride as featured
in the highly gothic Tim Burton directed movie.
24 WORKSHOP - LOTUS 76
We take a 1970’s toy like slot car and try our best to
fill a gap in the JPS Lotus collection. It was a bit of a
Horror story!
28 PRODUCT REVIEW - THE DAVID PIPER 330 P4
FROM SCALEXTRIC
We look at this interesting car that Piper has
champagned in classic sports car racing for decades.
32 PAST FORWARD - THE CARS OF DAVID PIPER
The Green livery of David Piper Racing has been
around since the early 1960’s and since 2000 there
have been many offerings of his cars by the slot car
manufacturers.
36 PRODUCT REVIEW - SLOT CAR TEST BENCH
Ray Lego gives us a wonderful insight into this
amazing piece of slot cat tech. Perhaps not for the
average slot racer, but then Ray is not your average
slot car racer!
39 PRODUCT REVIEW - THE HARRY POTTER FORD
ANGLIA FROM SCALEXTRIC
You will believe a car can fly, well you did if you were
10 years old and watched the movie “Harry Potter
and the Chamber of Secrets”.
40 REAL EVENT - THE GOODWOOD REVIVAL 2024
I dont think I have missed one of these since the
inaugural event back in 1998. Unfortunately this
year’s meeting was dampened literally by the bad
weather.
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The World’s only dedicated magazine for slot racing covering all areas of the slot hobby from starting at home with your first set to racing at the world championships!

Slot is jam packed with articles on how to build your own layouts, extend your home track, make your cars faster and build incredible layouts.
We also cover the latest releases from Scalextric, Carrera, Ninco and SX plus all the other manufaturers. For up to date daily news and offer see our website:

www.slotmagazine.co.uk

In each issue we have race reports from around the world – the very latest tests of new sets back-to-back and hints and tips from the top drivers. Also win prizes in our competitions to win the latest sets and cars!

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good level of content and it is a very interesting magazine to read Reviewed 23 February 2020

Great Mag!!!!

Always a great read when I can pick it up in WHSmith. Great articles and advice..... Decided to purchase digital online version so I don't have to travel to WHSmith (12 miles) Reviewed 29 November 2018

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Absolutely brilliant magazine, loved scalextric and ninto growing up, this is totally brilliant, good reviews I personally would like a section on real beginners where to go who to speak to chassis ideas reasons for different types etc.
only downside nowhere locally to go watch or compete??
Reviewed 30 December 2014

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