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Scalextric is a brand of slot car racing sets which first appeared in the late 1950s. Scalextric was invented by engineer B. Fred Francis, [1] when he added an electric motor to the Scalex tin cars that were produced by Minimodels Ltd, his own company. [2] The first "Scalextric" were first made in Havant, Hampshire, in 1956.
Scalextric is a 1987 racing video game developed by Leisure Genius, based on the Scalextric slot car racing toys. Gameplay. Scalextric has horizontal split-screen ...
In Japan, F-1 was the highest-grossing arcade game for two years in a row according to the annual Game Machine charts, in 1976 [9] and 1977, [10] until it was eventually dethroned by Taito's shoot 'em up video game Space Invaders in 1978. [11] F-1 was the seventh highest-earning arcade game of 1978, and the highest-earning electro-mechanical ...
A typical, 1:32 scale, Audi R8R slot car by Carrera Slot cars are usually models of actual automobiles, though some have bodies purpose-designed for miniature racing. Most enthusiasts use commercially available slot cars (often modified for better performance), others motorize static models, and some "scratch-build", creating their own mechanisms and bodies from basic parts and materials.
Whilst this did prevent TCR from having the stop/start, run-to-fetch-a-spun-vehicle nature of Scalextric (particularly in young hands), it did mean that a TCR race required no particular skill and the user of the faster car would always win. (Speed equalisers and power boosters were later made available to attempt to level the playing field).
STEM Racing (formerly F1 in Schools) is an international STEM competition endorsed by Formula 1 for students aged 9–19. Groups of 3–6 students have to design and manufacture a miniature F1 car using CAD / CAM and CAE design tools.
The power outputs of F1 engines have not been disclosed since the 1990s, however, the consensus is that the 1.6 L turbocharged V-6 engines produce 750 to 850 bhp, depending on trims and mappings. Another radical change in 2014 was the introduction of the ERS (Energy Recovery System).
F1 Racing Simulation is a racing simulation game, developed for Microsoft Windows by Ubi Soft in 1997. [2] The game is based on the 1996 Formula One World Championship , and is the first of the Racing Simulation games made by Ubisoft, being the predecessor to Racing Simulation 2 , which was released in 1998.