About US

My name's Rob, I'm a 38yr-old married man reliving part of my childhood. Some of my happiest memories are of the Christmas my brother and I got a Scalextric set and spent the entire holiday taking turns to race against Dad! Later that year he floored the loft and bought a huge box of second hand track and we were set. I spent so many hours racing and trying to tweak and tune the cars, and that was it - I was hooked!

Fast forward 20 years or so and I'm browsing in my local model shop when I spot a rather nice Joest Porsche by a company I've never heard of - Fly. So I bought it, took it home and watched it annihilate my Scalextric cars. A few days later I was back for a GT1 '98, which was even better and I was hooked again.

So then I went online and discovered I'm not the only one reliving a few childhood memories, or just having fun with slotcars. I was amazed at the amount of information available, and at the skill and dedication of some people. In short I was inspired.

Since then I've bought more cars, floored the loft and started building my track and started this site. About two years ago I moved the track out of the loft and took over our garage instead, and then a year or so later moved from plastic track to a routed wooden track. You could say it's kind of evolving! I've also started building a few kits, re-spraying cars, even attempting to make my own decals - there's so much about this hobby that I'm enjoying.

I try to update the site as often as possible, either with a new review or progress with my track or anything else that seems useful. I've had a lot of fun building the site - it's been educational, frustrating, annoying, fulfilling but most of all enjoyable - and I'm still learning and still having fun. I will try to keep things fun and informative, and I'll add new features / sections / whatever if they are requested or if they occur to me! 

Finally I want to say 'thanks' to those of you who have e-mailed me or left feedback through the site. Your support is appreciated and any feedback is always welcome.

  Rob

PS: Some people have asked about the relationship with Robbie's Hobbies. Robbie's Hobbies is a business entirely owned and operated by another chap called Rob, who has been kind enough to sponsor and support some of my reviews etc. I wish I had my own slotcar business, but I don't!