Scalextric slot car racing has been around for ages, but like so many other toys these days it has had to adapt its business model to keep going. Gone are the days when all they needed to do to garner ...

Scalextric is one of Britain's most recognisable hobby brands - Yui Mok/PA Wire Hornby, the model train maker, has sold off its slot car racing brand Scalextric to a US drinks tycoon for £20m. The ...

A team of model makers spent hundreds of hours recreating the iconic British Grand Prix Silverstone circuit – out of Scalextric. The 25 meters (82.02 feets) (82.02 feet s) (82.02 feet) long detailed ...

Many people of a certain vintage will have fond memories of playing with Scalextric, pulling a trigger and seeing your slot car fly around, or all-too-often off, the track. But disappointingly, the ...

I've been a tech journalist for almost 25 years and started Pocket-lint in 2003. Over the years I've questioned or interviewed leading tech industry figures from Steve Jobs, Steve Ballmer, Mark ...

Scalextric continues to produce motorbikes, too, although the quest to make them lean while cornering remains a work in progress. "It's a big sticking point," says Hornby chairman Frank Martin, "but ...

It sounds like something from the pages of books from the 1960s looking to the future: electric cars powered by current drawn from electrified rails beneath the road. However possible such ideas ...

Before there were console racing games, slot cars were the only way to experience the thrill of the race track in the comfort of your home. Now, more than 60 years since the first Scalextric set was ...

When families and school groups visit the archives of toy manufacturer Hornby there’s always one model above all that they want to see: the first James Bond car produced by Scalextric to commemorate ...

Sam – an ex-science teacher – uses his physics degree and over five years experience getting hands-on with products at Which? to test everything from beard trimmers and trampolines to IPL hair removal ...

On Your Marques Model Car Museum in Mumby is reopening for the last time over the bank holiday weekend.

Britta is the former Deputy Editor of Pocket-lint and has covered the consumer technology industry since 2012. Her specialties include smartphones, smart home, speakers, and wearables. Scalextric has ...