A scalextric dream
 

Following August wonderful thread about his Railroading, made me remember a dream I use to have

A big room-maybe the size of a living room with 10's of meters of scalextric tracks with houses, etc etc(used "etc" course I don't know the name of all the stuff that comes or should be part of a race track)

300-400 meters 4 tracks scalextric digital, with everything.

Markus

Like you, I know nothing much really about Scalextric, though unlike 80 per cent of the British public, I do know how to pronounce the name. Despite being from that generation which grew up with it we never had a set... it was just too expensive for Mum and Dad to buy, but I always hankered. You can probably get a Scalextric simulator by now, anyway :D

http://i.imgur.com/HCMovkX.jpg http://i.imgur.com/UD7gkIQ.jpg

I actually got into model railroading because my slot car set came with a railroad track crossing piece like this

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/s...s6c8s&usqp=CAE

Its some years ago when I tried to run a car on a scalextric track in a model shop in the town I lived before. I asked the person behind this event many question

Was told scalextric is the best you can get when it comes to racetracks. Then I toke a look at the price and fainted

Today it is mostly digital.

I can't describe how I see my room with many many meters of tracks from scalextric and houses, trees etc

I do know before I have to make a blue print over how I want it. Then I have to make tables to where the tracks can rest on. Have even imagine a 3-4 floors high spiral and they go under the table a.s.o

But such a track would cost thousands if not hundred of thousands of Dollars

So it will, until I win the jackpot in Eurojackpot, be nothing but a dream

Markus

Had a Scalextric for many a year and will ensure my grandkids will.

And it was quality at it best or ?

The person in the shop said, it's the best quality you can get.

Markus

In my younger days there was only the choice of grand prix or rally cars but nowadays there is a massive choice to select from.