Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Scalextric Meets Dukes Of Hazzard

See the ramp! See the cars! See how the cars fly from the ramp!



Thanks to James May we know that you don't need a continuous track for your Scalextric cars to work. Don't ask me how, you just don't. Which inevitably led us to experimentation with long straight tracks....and jumping....


Sam set up a pits area at one end of the hallway. We set the track up along the hallway floor. And hoisted the end of the track up to make a jump. A big jump. With a Health & Safety "Cars" duvet as a landing area, natch.




Oh what fun! The cars roared and whined then flew. Then crash landed. All perfectly safely. Great fun.

Did I say "all" safely. I meant "nearly all" safely. Ooops.
Don't worry though, with ten minutes TLC and a Phillips screwdriver, Sam's blue Mini was back in working order once more.


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