Talking Utter Slot

32 models, 30 match-ups and now it's the final, the chance for glory, immortality and the possibility (limited) for a Special Scalextric Celebration Talking Utter Slot Box Set of the winner. Maybe. It's the Bluesmobile from The Blues Brothers movie up against the three tiny Mini Coopers from the original (and best) Italian Job movie. Two highly quotable comedy classics, America vs Britain. May the...

The semis! 32 entries whittled down to just four, all just two wins away from taking the title. It's America vs Britain in both semis and the models all represent TV shows or Films from over 40 years ago. Semi-final 1 : Inspector Morse Jaguar vs The Blues Bros Bluesmobile Semi-final 2 : Starsky & Hutch Ford Torino vs The Italian Job Mini Coopers Who will make it to the final, are the staff dow...

We're into the Quarter-finals, just tow wins away from the title. In this episode there's talk of the TV & Film models we'd like to see made, reminiscences of Britain's first multiplex in Milton Keynes and 'Shagger' Morse who beat off Mr Bean (!) The grandfather of all TV & Film slot cars, the 1967 James Bond Aston Martin, is still in the running, but can it;s rarity see off the modern det...

Second set of Round 2 match-ups to decide which models make the quarter-finals. There's Bond vs Batman, a trans-Atlantic buddy bust-up and more. In this show: 5. The Professionals Capri vs Starsky & Hutch Torino 6. James Bond Aston Martin DB4 vs Batmobile 1960s 7. Dukes of Hazzard General Lee vs Captain Scarlet SPV 8. Mad Max Ford Falcon vs Italian Job Minis Seconds out! Hosted on Acast. See a...

We're down to the last 16 and now the prize is a place in the quarter-finals, but which is good enough? Can Bond recover from the first round defeats, will the Minis see off another huge challenger? It's shaping up to be predominantly a US vs UK fight. In this show: 1. Ternco MG Metro 6R4 John Wick Barracuda 2. Inspector Morse Jaguar vs Mr Bean's Mini 3. The Blues Bros Bluesmobile vs James Bond As...

The fun never stops! It's the last four games of Round 1 of our massive competition to find the best telly-telly-bum-kum box (I dunno, ask Nick, it's his saying). 13. Dukes of Hazzard 'General Lee' vs Star Wars Speeder Bike 14. Batmobile '22 vs Captain Scarlet's SPV 15. Mad Max Ford Falcon vs Batman Tumbler 16. Thunderbird's FAB1 vs The Italian Job Mini Cooper Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

Half way through Round 1 and now we have match ups 9-12. There's Bond, Batman and a load of Fords looking to progress through tot he next round: 9. Professionals Capris vs Harry Potter Ford Anglia 10. Starsky & Hutch Ford Torino vs James Bond Aston Martin V8 11. James Bond Aston Martin DB4 vs Lightning McQueen 12. Vanishing Point Dodge Challenger vs Batmobile (1960s) Can Bond do better in thes...

Grab your snacks and something soft to throw at the screen as we head into the second batch of four Round 1 match ups. It is the B group on many ways with Bond, Blues and Bats: 5. The Blues Bros' Bluesmobile vs James Bond lotus Esprit1 6. James Bond Aston Martin DB5 vs Shaun The Sheep Land Rover 7. Doc's DeLorean from Back To The Future vs Fast & Furious Toyota Supra 8. 1989 Batmobile vs K.I.T...

Lights, camera, ACTION! The games have begun and here we have the first four match-ups: 1. James Bond Aston Martin DBS vs Ternco MG Metro 6R4 2. John Wick Plymouth Barracuda vs Captain Scarlet Spectrum Patrol Car 3. Inspector Morse Jaguar vs Only Fools And Horses Reliant Van 4. James Bond AMC Hornet vs Mr Bean Mini Talk about diversity. As Nick says, there's no easy games at this level. Which star...

Pitching 32 of the best TV & Film related slot cars head to head in a knockout competition to find the greatest of them all. Which is the best: Batman or James Bond...Mr Bean on a Mini or an Ewok riding a Speeder Bike? Anything is possible as the stars of the screen fight it out in the slot. This episode, The Draw, sees the 32 entries drawn from a hat, a literal hat, to determine the rivals fo...

Centre piece of this episode is a guided tour of Nick's collection, the Tv & Film cars he's created plus the competition cars which have a connection with his writing and PR career. Plus we look at the new releases, the NSR hypercar, the latest sci-fi release from Scalextric and the car everyone seems to be going mad for - the racing Volvo Estate/Shooting Break. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

Harry Wise: the man with the most famous hands in slotting. Harry's Home Racing World site and videos about slot cars and the fun we can have with them are part of a nearly 30 year commitment he's made to bringing the often isolated members of the slot car world together. From pinning notices up in the local grocery store - the 'Amish Internet' - to utilising web forums and social media, Harry's v...

Inspired by the recent release of TV & Film themed cars we thought we'd talk about... TV & Film cars. Professionals Capris, Captain Scarlet Patrol Cars, but also scratch built and modified cars so there's mention of such unlikely motors as Princess 1800s, Austin Allegros and even a Porsche 956 which appeared in Miami Vice. Unlikely names prop up too, including Derek Bell (he was in Miami V...

From being snowed in on an Italian mountain - via a kitchen table or two - to seeing a dream come true, this episode is like no other. For one thing there's no rallying. Well, I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it. Andy Rowland was given a Scalextric Grand Prix set as a child, but unlike the rest of us he turned that fun into a passion for modelling and engineering which eventually b...

Smooth and sexy or bolted and chunky? Not descriptions of men behind the mics, rather the two body styles available for the new RevoSlot Mazda RX-7s about which we talk in adoring terms. The real RX-7 had a Wankel engine so who better to chat about it than the man sometimes known as 'Wankel Ickx'. Old gifts bring a reminder of the joy of printed material and we learn the secret sauce that makes Wa...

In this episode of old men talking rubbish about toy cars... Fly announce fire-breathing dragon slot cars. Maybe. Tuning: the antidote to fun. Is time spent tinkering less fun than time on the track? (Yes). You wait for thirty years then three Ford Sierras come along at once and we're happy about that. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marco Carvalho is well know as the face of Electric Dreams, the world's biggest slot car store. He's interviewed all the key players, but now we turn the spotlight on him to find out about the man behind the (electric) dream. A racer, builder, but probably more than anything a communicator, we get into his early days racing and building in Brazil, coming to California and having a vision for slot...

All slot car clubs have their own character - and characters. On the south coast of England, in an 18th Century barn, Worthing HO Racing is a club with a difference. Started in 2010 with local government support, the aim was to involve the surrounding community, initially racing HO cars. Fifteen years later, last month alone, the club welcomed 60 people to its events, many coming for the first tim...

Slot cars we'd love to have, but that are never going to be made. We are living through a golden age of new slot car variety and choice, but are there still real life cars which are just too obscure to ever be made as ready-to-run slot car models? We reveal our Top 3 wishful thinking cars and why we think they are just too oddball to ever justify one of the slot car makers tooling up for productio...

We talk about him and his company's products often so it is great to hear from the man himself: Simon Owen, Scalextric Head of Brand. We might think it is the best job in the slotting world, but does the guy responsible for the Scalextric range agree? We discuss his work, the origins of his love of cars and what was the reaction internally when he suggested making a Volvo Estate. He'll also share...

Most of us are daunted by just the thought of doing a 24 hour slot car race, so imagine having to commentate on one, live, broadcast to the world. Ian & Doug, otherwise known as Magnetic Racing and Think Scalextric Events, added the 24 hour stint to their race reporting repertoire in Italy in June 2025. This week they are flying to LA to be the voice of the Slot.it Nationals from Electric Drea...

RevoSlot models are unarguably a good thing, but if they always come in threes is that a problem? Great when it is a new mould, but down the line does anyone want three fantasy liveries, do shops want to risk being stuck with stock? In a transatlantic, multi-time zone chat (it was past 1.00am in the UK, twilight in the US) Scott is joined by Mr Slot Car News himself, Dave Kennedy, to talk utter sl...

Nick's back! We learn what he's been up to and what his latest slot car build is and how it faired in its first club race. Scott has finally restored an overgrown Fly Porsche 911 and he's playing with himself again (Group C this time). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back by popular demand... well a few kind folk* at UK Slot Festival asked if I was doing any more - with special guest appearance by Pedro. There's talk of what caught our eye at the Slotfest, including the marvelously accessible Scalextric stand where Scott was caught on camera fondling Captain Scarlet's SPV, the slot.it BMW M3 prototype which Pedro insists he didn't break and the controversial,...

We get so excited by news of the new Skoda by Scaleauto we give credit to AvantSlot. What can we say, we're old and no one promised accuracy. Sorry Ivan. In other news, Fly are testing the limits of collecting madness by selling a car with no tyres, Nick is very excited by the possibilities of Scalextric's surprise new wheel hubs and Scott would rather have a slice of Sloter cheese than the new NS...