{"id":883,"date":"2020-09-28T16:08:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T16:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.jadlamracingmodels.com\/?p=883"},"modified":"2021-08-26T15:05:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T15:05:19","slug":"scalextric-history-1981-comic-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.jadlamracingmodels.com\/2020\/09\/28\/scalextric-history-1981-comic-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Scalextric History: 1981 Catalogue & Comic Book"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have grown up with Scalextric in my blood…<\/h4>\n

My dad bought the very first rubber-track and tin-plate set in 1959. He and my older siblings replaced that with the updated plastic track and cars in the 1960s \u2013 and I joined the fun in the 70s. Although I took a bit of time out in my 20s, I still buy and race Scalextric cars and the publication of the new catalogue is a big highlight of every year.<\/p>\n

I still treasure my 1981 Scalextric catalogue and remember the impact this unusual and very special edition had on me as a kid. Instead of just being a listing of the year\u2019s products with some nice photographs, the 1981 catalogue contained a full-length comic book story, \u201cSpeedMaster \u2013 In the Race of Death\u201d.<\/p>\n

The opening chapter features the mystery SpeedMaster \u2013 a legendary test driver \u2013 in a Williams FW07. Coincidentally, the Williams was the big Scalextric release of the year. The story quickly develops into a car chase, featuring a green Porsche 935 and a cameo from a Rover police car. The Rover was also an important new model for 1981.<\/p>\n