Scalextric
Scalextric is a British car racetrack manufacturers. The brand is part of the Hornby group of companies. Scalextric builds since the 1950s, car racing and is the first manufacturer worldwide. Sales in Germany via the Simba Dickie Group.
SCX
Scalextric is not to be confused with the Spanish manufacturer SCX, who was a former subsidiary of Scalextric, but now for Technitoys Juguetes S. A. belongs. Therefore SCX is sold in Spain under the brand Scalextric; Scalextric contrast is offered there under the name Super Slot.
Rail systems
As a system manufacturer Scalextric offers its biggest competitors Carrera and Ninco also to their own rail systems.
Scalextric offered from the beginning of a still compatible rail system. The " Scalextric Classic " system ( 1959-1963 rubber, known as " Plexi - track", since 1963 Polyethylene ) "Sport Scalextric " system was replaced a few years ago from. The dimensions are similar. About an adapter rail are the old and the new system combined. The rail system from SCX is compatible with the rail system " Scalextric Classic".
The slot spacing is 78 mm. Four different radii allow eight-lane expansion, for which suitable boundary strips are available.
Scalextric also provides specifically for the scale of 1:32 Figures and Pit Stop stands for the decoration of the web.
Race management
Scalextric offers for its racetrack to the so-called Race Management system that is connected to the PC and contains apart from Timekeeping functions such as Pit Lane, qualifying, championship, etc.. It is designed for six-lane racing.
Challenger
The play mainly for slot car driver alone and thus without an opponent has brought the so-called Challenger system on the market Scalextric. It is an outward normal slot car, but the inside is full of electronics. This vehicle learns by driving each route individually constructed twice, slowly. Then it stops in front of the supplied starting lights and goes to start from the track record of original, highest possible speed. In curves slower on straights faster.