Scalextric slot car racing has been around for ages, but like so many other toys these days it has had to adapt its business model to keep going. Gone are the days when all they needed to do to garner ...

Scalextric is one of Britain's most recognisable hobby brands - Yui Mok/PA Wire Hornby, the model train maker, has sold off its slot car racing brand Scalextric to a US drinks tycoon for £20m. The ...

A team of model makers spent hundreds of hours recreating the iconic British Grand Prix Silverstone circuit – out of Scalextric. The 25 meters (82.02 feets) (82.02 feet s) (82.02 feet) long detailed ...

Many people of a certain vintage will have fond memories of playing with Scalextric, pulling a trigger and seeing your slot car fly around, or all-too-often off, the track. But disappointingly, the ...

I've been a tech journalist for almost 25 years and started Pocket-lint in 2003. Over the years I've questioned or interviewed leading tech industry figures from Steve Jobs, Steve Ballmer, Mark ...

Scalextric continues to produce motorbikes, too, although the quest to make them lean while cornering remains a work in progress. "It's a big sticking point," says Hornby chairman Frank Martin, "but ...

British toy company Hornby has sold the toy car company Scalextric for £20m after owning the brand for 58-years. The model train maker, which is in the middle of a major transformation with the ...

It sounds like something from the pages of books from the 1960s looking to the future: electric cars powered by current drawn from electrified rails beneath the road. However possible such ideas ...

Here at Stuff we love nothing more than the smell of petrol stinging our nostrils, the roar of engines causing premature deafness, all those gorgeous grid girls that hang out with the drivers at each ...

Before there were console racing games, slot cars were the only way to experience the thrill of the race track in the comfort of your home. Now, more than 60 years since the first Scalextric set was ...

Sam – an ex-science teacher – uses his physics degree and five years of experience at Which? to test everything from beard trimmers to electric bikes and trampolines. Save article Set as preferred ...

Britta is the former Deputy Editor of Pocket-lint and has covered the consumer technology industry since 2012. Her specialties include smartphones, smart home, speakers, and wearables. Scalextric has ...