| From 2004 Scalextric digital sets changed the way | | | | Scalextric digital sets such as a lap counter which is |
| slot car racing is perceived. With the Toy of the Year | | | | electronic and is far more reliable than the old |
| awarded to Scalextric for their innovation, it brought | | | | mechanical lap counter that you may have had when |
| slot car racing in to the modern era. | | | | you were a kid. There is also a pit lane game that |
| Over the years not much had changed in the world of | | | | offers something a little different than the first person |
| slot car racing with constraints being the amount of | | | | to complete a set amount of laps. The pit lane game |
| track required if you wished to race more than two | | | | gives you 3 seconds to enter the lit lane and when |
| cars. This created a massive cost to whoever wished | | | | you stop on the pit box it will extinguish a light and the |
| to do so and that's not accounting for the space, four | | | | first person to remove all lights from their board is the |
| or more lanes require a huge area to fit all the track | | | | winner. If you miss your call to the pits you will have an |
| down. | | | | additional light added to your total. Late in 2009 they |
| So what is Scalextric digital you may ask? Now | | | | released the new Scalextric 6 lane powerbase c7060 |
| Scalextric cars are fitted with digital plugs that are | | | | with a huge amount of features such as running ghost |
| registered to the powerbase. This allows you to race | | | | cars, adjusting speeds of certain cars to even the |
| up to six cars on two lanes creating fast action | | | | racing, plus Lap times and counter. The 6 car |
| packed racing for all the family. There are clever lane | | | | powerbase will operate with the current 4 car |
| changing sections of track and with a simple press of | | | | transformer so no additional power unit will need to be |
| a button on the hand controller your car can swap | | | | purchased. The RRP of the item is £100 but we feel |
| lane at the sections of track that allow you to do so. | | | | this is well spent as it will complete any digital track and |
| The lane changing track is easiest to describe as like | | | | give the user no end of features to play with. |
| train points and the metal section moves to direct your | | | | Digital is the new way to go for slot car racing. If you |
| car to the next lane. The lane changing sections of | | | | are looking to purchase a Scalextric set for any |
| track are more expensive than the standard track but | | | | reason we would suggest that you seriously look in to |
| if you wanted racing for more than two people at | | | | making the digital choice. As with any Hornby or |
| once then the overall cost will be far lower than having | | | | Scalextric set Always try to spend as much as you |
| to have two lots of track. Scalextric state that lane | | | | can on the set as you will get far more for your |
| change sections should be placed at about 1 seconds | | | | money than buying a small set only to find that you will |
| of driving time around your layout. This makes racing a | | | | want to add to it soon after playing with the track. We |
| constant excitement for the users of the track. Digital | | | | have some customers whose children are as young |
| layouts work best as fast free flowing designs | | | | as 4 who race on digital tracks. This may seem a little |
| allowing overtaking excitement for the duration of the | | | | young children but over 6 years of age will have no |
| race. | | | | problem enjoying the benefits of Scalextric digital cars. |
| There are many items that can be added to your | | | | |