Scalextric (19th Nov 2009)

Or, more accurately, the re-creation of the 2.75m Brooklands race circuit, along the original route by James May and friends.

I don't have fond memories of scalextric as a kid.

1. I didn't actually own a set. I had that cheap yellow stuff (called?) and marbles instead of cars.

2. When I went to play with friends' sets I'd spend all my time crashing whilst they whizzed round and round like 'my perfect cousin'. This is much the same as playing Mario Kart nowadays with any 10 year old. Or Slim.

Still, a 2.75 mile track, going over water, through a sewage pipe, over a fence, through an estate, into an office building and up its stairs. Genius.

I suppose strictly speaking this should have been in praise of James May, but that would just be silly.


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