Gentlemen, Start Your Engines

I've been thinking about my Scalextric project for a couple of months and some friends have been asking how it's going.  So I thought I'd create a blog, partly for me, partly for them, possibly even for other Scalextric enthusiasts.  I expect to post quite often at the beginning because there's two months of planning and purchasing to catch up with, but no doubt it'll slow down over time.

This project shouldn't feel like work, it's all about fun, so I'm not going to put a time or price limit on it. I'm expecting the research, design and construction to be as much fun as the actual playing with the finished setup.

This first post is also marked by the delivery today of my Scalextric Club pack.  £24 a year to join which gets you a quarterly magazine, exclusive offers and competitions, and the clincher - a free limited edition car each year.  This year's car is the 2008, Le Mans winning, Aston Martin DBR9 in Gulf livery with a special weathered finish (i.e. dirty).  It looks awesome.