Micro-Scalextric is relatively new to the North American market. The product has been sold in England for nearly twenty years, but has only recently been exported to the United States. The Micro-Scalextric brand serves as an entry level product to introduce young racers to the exciting hobby of slot car racing.
The Micro-Scalextric brand is not intended to be an extensive system, such as Tomy AFX, but rather a jumping off point towards their larger 1:32 scale products. What Micro-Scalextric does offer is a small catalog of race cars with licensed products from companies like Ferrari, Aston Martin and Jaguar.
Micro-Scalextric slot cars will run on any brand of HO slot car track including Tomy, Tyco/Mattel and Life-Like, and of course their own brand of Micro-Scalextric track.
The Micro-Scalextric track system is very limited. Only a single 9" radius turn and 15" straight track section are available, making this a 2-lane only system.
Micro-Scalextric has no plans to expand their track system beyond the two track sections offered. They intend it only as an entry level product.
At this time only one slot car is offered, but it's a Ferrari F430 GTC! Other cars from Aston Martin, Porsche and Jaguar will be offered in the future. A small 2-lane race set with a pair of Ferrari F430 street cars is also available.
Watch this page over the coming months for new slot car releases.
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