Scalextric sets seem to be getting increasingly complicated and ambitious lately, often featuring gravity-defying upside down track, loop the loops & rollercoaster corkscrews. The logical next step is surely a 2 sided mobius strip track...obvious really.

Excellent for easing your kids into the fascinating world of bizarre geometry, before befuddling them with the more advanced "Zeno paradox" scalextric set (featuring 1:24 scale motorised Achilles & tortoise)
-- baobab, Mar 17 2004

The big version http://www.halfbake..._20Roller_20Coaster
[waugsqueke, Oct 04 2004]

Scalextric http://www.scalextric.co.uk/
Those of us who live in the USA may not have heard of this brand name (I hadn't). [krelnik, Oct 04 2004]

A noble idea with the correct spelling of scalextric. The only problem is how to hold the track.
-- gnomethang, Mar 17 2004


Not a problem. From the edge. Category: shouldn't this be in Product: toy?
-- oxen crossing, Mar 17 2004


one word - maglev tech. oh thats two - ace! +
-- po, Mar 18 2004


The only problem is how the car will stay on the track, e.g. while going round the *outside* of a loop.

(Attaching the cars to the track so they can't fly off ever would take the skill out of the game.)
-- kropotkin, Mar 18 2004


The cars would *still* get stuck on the corners.
-- squeak, Mar 18 2004


Neat. FYI, Scalextric is a primarily UK brand name, the generic term for this in the US is "slot cars".
-- krelnik, Mar 18 2004


Tyco uses the magnets in the cars to attract to the tracks, and the cars stay on upside down.
-- Bobble, Mar 18 2004


True [Krelnik], but 'All that slots is not Scalextric'. Not even in the UK! - who can forget the execrable Total Control Racing (TCR). Bun for the idea as well.

p.s I had a Ford Escort with headlights anna Rover 3.6 Police car with lights and siren anna low loader anna Uturn Super Stox anna Uturn Mini Cooper anna.. I'll get me coat!
-- gnomethang, Mar 18 2004



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