Scalextric are to release a new Micro set, G1049 ''Bash N Crash'', featuring two unique versions of the Nissan 350Z with 'Pioneer' and 'Alpine' sponsorship similar to the already released 1/32nd cars.

To see a larger version of the Alpine car click the thumbnail of the orange car on the right.

Innovative Hobby Supply have released another set of ''Jel-Claws'' for HO via their eBay store. The ST 2050s sell for $8 per 10 and have an outside diameter similar to Supertires .434s.

DHORC have an excellent new webpage, content will be added through the coming months, including video of the world famous 24hr races.

AFX have released to us pictures of the new #13 Daytona Cobra, which features clear glass. Expect a September release for this and the 2 new GT40s (also part of the ''CLEAR' range).

Walthers have added pictures of the new Life-Like COT Nascars to their site. Click here to see them all (pages 2 and 3).

Round 6 of the EAHORC championship too place today in Edmonton. A lower turnout (11) but still at lot of fun. There were wins for Martin Hill in F1 Premier grade (Tyco), Andy Whorton in Wizzard (P3E) and Roy Masters in Nascar (Life-Like T). Deane Walpole won both Modified (G3R Neo) and F1 main grade (Tyco) and is now on the cusp on stepping up to F1 Premier grade.

100ths markers were used for the first time and were a success.

The is the prototype of the eagerly-awaited Ferrari F430 from Micro Scalextric. A release date will be announced soon. Note the styled wheels, which will hopefully make it on to the production version. Click on image to see larger version.

AFX have announced that their Turbo chassis will be phased out. It should however continue to be seen in budget sets and maybe the odd individual car as AFX have many chassis to hand. The SG+ and SRT will continue alongside the new Mega-G MG17 and MG15.

Wizzard have this week announced an Extreme version of their Storm chassis, with Neo magnets. It is not yet clear if the armature has been upgraded to haul the stronger magnets around. Watch this space!

Click picture to see a larger version.

Autoworld have released this picture of the next batch of T-Jets, due for released in July/Aug. A very eclectic release this time around!

A new version of  the EAHORC chassis guide is now available. Click the logo on the left to download.

Round 5 of the EAHORC Championship took place yesterday on the superb ''AFX Raceway'' portable track belonging to HOSS. The venue was Vodafone's stunning world HQ in Newbury.

Congratulations to winners Martin Hill, Matthew Siddall, Deane Walpole, Roy Masters and Will Stemman.

AFX Racemasters have released images of the 2008 Champcars. Bear in mind these are only rough, sit higher than the final version and are resin cast. Click the picture to see the rest of the AFX Photo album.

The Bourdais and Power cars are likely to be set-only.

Toy R Us in America now has both of the Speed Racer sets from Mattel listed for sale and here are the four cars.

Round four of the EAHORC National took place today. Attendance was good (17) and there were wins for Martin Hill, John Ovens and Pinewood's Steve Hills. The website will be updated by midweek.

AFX Racemasters have released pictures of the next two GT40s, Known as ''CLEARS'' This image is of a prototype, including a crude interior which will be much improved on the final version. Chassis will be the SRT. Check out the AFX Photo album to see more images.

5th April 2008

Autoworld and Mattel have both announced Speed Racer sets. The Mattel set (cars shown on left) is already available for pre-order, seemingly released with zero fanfare as per their normal practice, and the cars work out at £6.30 each! No release date for the AW set (shown right) as yet, but some sites list September.

Dash Motorsports have announced an upgrade can motor for two of their future chassis, which features N45 Neodymium magnets and bearings at both ends. This image is of the prototype.

Afx have released the first pictures of their new Mega-G or MG17 chassis, which will be used in conjunction with the Panoz Champcar body, and features very low sides and a 1.7'' wheelbase. A second version with a more conventional wheelbase of 1.5'' (MG15?) will also be released.

26th March 2008

AFX have announced that plain white Champcars will be available in the new Panoz body style, and at the same time as the main releases.

The EAHORC forum has moved to SlotForum (Hosted by IPS) as of today. Hopefully this move will result in both more posting and higher visibility for EAHORC and HO in general, as SlotForum is an extremely busy and popular board. So get posting people!

17th March 2008

Autoworld have announced more sets, and another new pancake chassis. Like the Ultra-G this is a remake but with additional traction magnets. You can view details of the new items (no pictures as yet) here and Motorcitytoyz.com should have all the pictures on their site soon, having today posted some at the Hobbytalk Forum.

Round 3 of the EAHORC championship is now history, congrats to A final winners Martin Hill (F1 and Wizzard), Dave Rouse (F1 main grade) and Jamie Kelly (Modified). The website should be updated fully by the 18th.

13th March 2008

Member club HOSS have recently purchased a nifty device that has the potential to quickly measure the distance around a layout. If it works LHORC will follow suit. It should make the position of tenths markers much quicker and more accurate. 100ths anyone?

Pictures posted on a US Forum by Jeff from Motorcitytoyz.com of the final version of the Autoworld Super III chassis confirm it has 4 wheelbases! For those of you that have ordered these chassis through EAHORC the latest is they will leave the USA on Thursday. Update: There are indications that the axles are wider than 34mm so please correct this before using in an EAHORC race. For 2008 You can use any other rear axle & crown in Nascar as well as Modified class.

2nd March 2008

Just had communication from the BSCRA chairman Rob Lees that indicates we will be able, if we so wish, to have access to tables for the May race. This will give us the option to extend AFX Raceway along past the windows.

We can confirm that round 8 of the EAHORC championship at Pinewood will take place on the monster (160') 1/24th scale layout, providing we have enough track pieces! The race takes place on Aug 10th and promises to be an awesome meeting so put that date in your diary.

25th February 2008

Latest word with the Round 2 / Autoworld Super III cars is they will reach US retailers on March 1st. Hopefully those of you that have placed an order will be able to run them at Swindon, or worst case scenario pick them up at that meet. There’s many a slip ’twixt the cup and the lip, as they say, and dates of AW releases do have a habit of slipping so watch the space. Please remember to run the Stockcars in Nascar class you will need to carry out a repaint. All the cars are of course Modified class legal as they come, pending no part of the car being wider than the usual 34mm, although I still think a repaint of the Stockcars would be a good thing.

Eagled-eyed racers would have noticed that the Tomy timers were mains powered at Today's meeting. Whilst this is a minor change, it looks to be well worth the effort (thanks to Andy Whorton for carrying out the work) as it removes the worry of batteries failing. By the time of the next race there should be further improvements to the timers, with an IR bridge replacing the troublesome white bases. The bridge was due to make it's debut today, but this was postponed following teething troubles on red lane. Once the system is fully tested it should add another improvement to meetings, no more problems with cars getting airborne, clipping the bases or tripping each other's reed switches. Fingers crossed.

EAHORC will continue to asses PC based timing systems. So far these have many good and bad points, and it may be that one won't be adopted unless a bespoke programme capable of running a whole meet, with step ups, classes and dropped scores factored in, can be purchased or designed. We will also be assessing the Generation II timers due from AFX at the end of the year.