With Christmas on the horizon and you start thinking about gifts, Micro Scalextric is a very popular gift for young children from 4 to 7 years old. Scalextric has recently expanded its range of available sets and has collaborated with Disney to produce releases such as Toy Story and Disney Cars. These have proven very popular over the festive period and stocks were sold out well before Christmas last year.
Lagging behind Carrera with the selection of tracks and accessories available to Scalextric, Carrera is also set to release a digital version of Carrera Go licensed for Nintendo. This set will allow up to three people to race in two lanes and smart overtaking will allow you to run and change lanes. Digital racing has been a revelation in 1:32 scale slot cars in recent years and with its introduction to the smaller scale it will help the slot game last a few more years while your kids or big kids grow up.
Micro Scalextric is based on 1:64 scale, while Carrera Go is 1:43. when space is at a premium you should have no problem finding room for a Micro Scalextric design. Carrera Go tracks can be quite large and you need quite a bit of space for some of the larger boxes. It may be worth double checking the set area needed to see if you have enough space available.
Over the last 9 months there has been a clear shortage of additional Scalextric tracks for people looking to expand their existing tracks, plus there are not a huge number of spare cars available for Micro layouts. Carrera has many different track pieces and they all have something different to offer. Carrera Go cars are fantastically well finished cars, due to the larger scale they can add a lot more detail to the car. There is also a wide selection of cars that can be ordered, ranging from Mario and His Friends, Rally, GT cars and also street cars. Spare parts are almost non-existent in the UK for Carrera Go cars, where there are a large number of Micro Scalextric parts available from all specialist retailers. We’re sure you understand that cars will break down from time to time with such young drivers behind the wheel.
Between the two ranges, their prices don’t vary much in a similar way, with cars retailing around £10 and 2-item track packs starting at around £5. This leaves you with the final question, Which set will suit you or your children’s needs? We encourage buyers to take a good look at the Carrera Go sets and believe the quality of the items is better than the familiar Scalextric name.
