New Scalextric rear tyres tires for Scalextric Ford GT40 MkI & MkII cars

These new hand made MAX Grip tyres are unique to Scalextric Car Restorations and give the absolute maximum in performance at all times. Cornering and acceleration will all be at their maximum with these tyres. They give the very best performance possible on all track surfaces at all times. Simply put we have not yet discovered a better tyre for grip and race performance.

These MAX Grip tyres are hand moulded from 29 Shore A hardness rubber which is a very high grip material.

The tyres are treaded and have a smooth tyre sidewall.

Dimension	Size (mm)
Outside Diameter	20.5
Inside Diameter	13.0
Overall Width	9.5

Ref.	Description	Fitment
C2403	Ford GT40 Gulf No. 9		Rear
C2404	Ford GT40 Gulf No. 6		Rear
C2424	Ford GT40 MkII Collectors Club		Rear
C2463	Ford GT40 Mark II Le Mans 1966 No. 2		Rear
C2464	Ford GT40 Mark II Le Mans 1966 No. 1		Rear
C2465	Ford GT40 Mark II Le Mans 1966 No. 5		Rear
C2472	Ford GT40 MkI white		Rear
C2473	Ford GT40 MkII white		Rear
C2509	Ford GT40 Mark II Le Mans 1966_No. 3		Rear
C2534	Ford GT40 Le Mans 1968		Rear
C2578	Ford GT40 Mark II Le Mans 1966 No. 59		Rear
C2755	Ford GT40 Mk 1 Gulf 1967 Daytona		Rear
C2917	Ford GT40		Rear
C2940	Ford GT40		Rear
C2941	Ford GT40		Rear
C2942	Ford GT40		Rear
C2943	Ford GT40		Rear
C3026	Ford GT40 MkII 1966		Rear
C3066	Ford GT40 MkII 1966		Rear
C3097	Ford GT40 MkII 1966		Rear
C3211	Ford GT40 MKII Sebring 1970		Rear
C3315	Ford GT40 Le Mans 1966 Ligier Grossman		Rear
C3533	Ford GT40 Le Mans 1966 Ireland Rindt		Rear
C3630	Ford GT40		Rear
C3653	Ford GT40		Rear

MAX Grip Scalextric tyres from Scalextric Car Restorations

New Scalextric tyres tires for the BMW Mini Cooper Scalextric cars

These new hand made MAX Grip tyres are unique to Scalextric Car Restorations and give the absolute maximum in performance at all times. Cornering and acceleration will all be at their maximum with these tyres. They give the very best performance possible on all track surfaces at all times. Simply put we have not yet discovered a better tyre for grip and race performance.

The MAX Grip tyres are hand moulded from 29 Shore A hardness rubber which is a very high grip material.

The tyres are groove treaded and have a smooth tyre sidewall.

Dimension	Size (mm)
Outside Diameter	19.5
Inside Diameter	13.5
Overall Width	8.5

Ref.	Description	Fitment
C2484	BMW Mini Cooper John Cooper Challenge No. 1	Front	Rear
C2485	BMW Mini Cooper John Cooper Challenge No. 2	Front	Rear
C2526	BMW Mini Cooper red No. 2	Front	Rear
C2527	BMW Mini Cooper blue No. 1	Front	Rear
C2538	BMW Mini Cooper S Red Italian Job	Front	Rear
C2539	BMW Mini Cooper S Blue Italian Job	Front	Rear
C2540	BMW Mini Cooper S White Italian Job	Front	Rear
C2541	BMW Mini Cooper red No. 4	Front	Rear
C2542	BMW Mini Cooper blue No. 3	Front	Rear
C2562	BMW Mini Cooper Kingdom No. 27	Front	Rear
C2563	BMW Mini Cooper S4C No. 15	Front	Rear
C2564	BMW Mini Cooper S No. 1	Front	Rear
C2565	BMW Mini Cooper S Broad Oak	Front	Rear
C2620	BMW Mini Cooper blue	Front	Rear
C2621	BMW Mini Cooper black	Front	Rear
C2631	BMW Mini Cooper S Modelzone	Front	Rear
C2686	BMW Mini Cooper white and red	Front	Rear
C2687	BMW Mini Cooper white and blue	Front	Rear
C2732	BMW Mini Cooper Beautran 33	Front	Rear
C2733	BMW Mini Cooper Barons blue red No. 18	Front	Rear
C2805	BMW Mini Cooper blue	Front	Rear
C2820	BMW Mini Cooper	Front	Rear
C2821	BMW Mini Cooper	Front	Rear
C2824	BMW Mini Cooper	Front	Rear
C2881	BMW Mini Cooper red	Front	Rear
C2911	BMW Mini Cooper chequered	Front	Rear
C2992	BMW Mini Cooper	Front	Rear
C3019	BMW Mini Cooper	Front	Rear
C3073	BMW Mini Cooper	Front	Rear
C3103	BMW Mini Cooper	Front	Rear
C3128	BMW Mini Cooper	Front	Rear
C3175	BMW Mini Cooper	Front	Rear
C3216	BMW Mini Cooper	Front	Rear
C3301	BMW Mini Cooper	Front	Rear
C3400	BMW Mini Cooper	Front	Rear
C3428	BMW Mini Cooper	Front	Rear
C3528	BMW Mini Cooper S	Front	Rear
C3606	BMW Mini Cooper	Front	Rear

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New Scalextric tyres tires for Scalextric Fiat Cinquecento cars

These new hand made MAX Grip tyres are unique to Scalextric Car Restorations and give the absolute maximum in performance at all times. Cornering and acceleration will all be at their maximum with these tyres. They give the very best performance possible on all track surfaces at all times. Simply put we have not yet discovered a better tyre for grip and race performance.

These MAX Grip tyres are hand moulded from 29 Shore A hardness rubber which is a very high grip material.

The tyres are smooth treaded and have a smooth tyre sidewall.

Dimension	Size (mm)
Outside Diameter	17.0
Inside Diameter	13.0
Overall Width	5.5

Ref.	Description	Fitment
C2869	Fiat Cinquecento	Front	Rear
C2934	Fiat Cinquecento	Front	Rear

Scalextric tyres from Scalextric Car Restorations

New MAX Grip Scalextric tyres tires for the BMW Z4, BMW M3 E30, BMW 125, MG 6 and Ford Sierra RS500 Scalextric cars

The new hand made MAX Grip tyres are unique to Scalextric Car Restorations and give the absolute maximum in performance at all times. Cornering and acceleration will all be at their maximum with these tyres. They give the very best performance possible on all track surfaces at all times. Simply put we have not yet discovered a better tyre for grip and race performance.

The MAX Grip tyres are hand moulded from 29 Shore A hardness rubber which is a very high grip material.

The tyres are smooth treaded and have a smooth tyre sidewall.

Dimension	Size (mm)
Outside Diameter	18.0
Inside Diameter	13.0
Overall Width	8.0

Ref.	Description	Fitment
C3624	BMW Z4 GT3	Front	Rear
C3625	BMW Z4 GT3	Front	Rear
C3735	BMW 125	Front	Rear
C3736	MG 6	Front	Rear
C3738	Ford Sierra RS500	Front	Rear
C3739	BMW M3 E30	Front	Rear
C3740	Ford Sierra RS500	Front	Rear
C3757	BMW M3 E30	Front	Rear
C3781	Ford Sierra RS500	Front	Rear
C3782	BMW M3 E30	Front	Rear
C3784	BMW 125	Front	Rear

Tyres From Scalextric Car Restorations for your Scalextric cars

Digital Conversion of the C3664A James Bond Aston Martin DB5 Goldfinger
This Scalextric Digital conversion is made more complicated than normal because of the working ejector seat and rear bullet proof shield.
	It is often said that it is impossible to carry out a Digital Conversion of a C3664A James Bond Aston Martin DB5 Goldfinger. Mainly because of the general lack of space inside to car due to the working mechanisms. So...we converted one to show how it's done. In this side view you can see the digital chip fitted to the underside of the rear parcel shelf. The wires from the pick-up to the digital chip and the wires from the chip to the motor are on this side of the car too.
	This is a close up showing the digital chip under the parcel shelf and the wires secured to the rear of the cabin to keep them away from the gears. We have used the Scalextric Digital C7005 In-Car Microprocessor.
	In this picture you can see the routing for the wires. In the original car the wires to the rear light LEDs run under the cabin on the inside of the cabin fixing screws. The new wires for the digital conversion also route under the cabin, this time on the outside of the cabin fixing screws. The wires for the motor have been extended to reach the motor tags at the front of the car. The wires for the lane changing LED run more centrally following the path of the driveshaft.
	There really isn't much to see on the left hand side of the car, apart from the ejector seat activation lever. This is why no wires run down the left hand side in this installation.
	From the rear the digital chip can be clearly seen under the rear parcel shelf. The other small printed circuit boards are for the rear lights.
	From the underside you can see the Infra Red LED is fitted into a new hole in the chassis just behind the motor. A tiny drop of superglue keeps the LED in position under the driveshaft.
	This is the C3664A James Bond Aston Martin DB5 Goldfinger digital conversion complete. Apart from the Infra Red LED you'd never know the conversion had taken place. No cutting of bodywork and the body fits to the chassis completely as normal. Both the ejector seat and rear bullet proof shield mechanisms operate as normal, as do the lights.

Another great Digital conversion from Scalextric Car Restorations

SLOT CAR MAGAZINE and MAX Grip tyres

SLOT CAR MAGAZINE is a bi-monthly magazine for racers, collectors and builders which has its roots in the popular SlotCarMAG.

Scalextric Car Restorations reveal all in this months edition on the manufacturing process behind our MAX Grip tyres.  The article focuses in detail how we hand mould the MAX Grip tyre range to give you an insight into the work we do.

Never before and probably never again will we open our doors and give away so much detail about our manufacturing processes.  Scalextric Car Restorations has the largest range of re-manufactured tyres for Scalextric cars than anyone else.  There are 139 different tyres (tires) available to fit 1693 different Scalextric models - 1960 to 2016.  There is also a large range of MAX Grip tyres for the Airfix, MRRC and AutoArt slot cars.

This is another great article produced by Scalextric Car Restorations 

Scalextric 4x4 - how it's done

Introduction
Take the cover off any traditional Scalextric car and you'll find an electric motor and one driven axle, usually at the rear, connected together with a set of gears. The gear on the motor is generally small and is known as a pinion gear while the gear fitted to the driven axle is usually larger and is known as a contrate gear. The difference in gear size allows the speed of the motor to be reduced to give the Scalextric car the correct speed on the track. The gears also increase the torque produced by the motor as measured at the drive wheels.
This article explains how to go from two wheel drive to four wheel drive.
Scalextric 4x4
To make a Scalextric car have genuine four wheel drive there are 2 methods available. The first is to add a second driven axle with contrate gear, take the drive from the other end of the motor and fit a second pinion gear to the motor shaft. This method essentially copies the primary drive.

The picture above shows an SCX Subaru Impreza chassis with a second axle powered directly from the motor. This a strong and durable solution. The only real down side to this solution is cost, as two additional components (the gears) and a unique motor are needed.
On the other hand Scalextric have used a different method to achieve genuine four wheel drive. Take the cover off a Scalextric 4x4 model and you'll see something quite different. Scalextric retain the primary drive gear system for the driven axle and connect together both axles with a rubber drive belt or drive band, see the picture below where the drive band can be seen just behind the set of wheels in the foreground:

This method uses unique wheels moulded with integrated pulleys, the wheels are usually usually model related and unique to the car anyway, so no extra parts. Also, this solution uses the standard motor. Overall this method of delivering a 4x4 drive uses only one additional component, the drive band.
So, I guess the real question is does a Scalextric 4x4 drive car work any better than the traditional two wheel drive model? The short answer is a definite yes. As long as there's some weight on all four wheels through either mass or magnatraction there will be a benefit. Acceleration out of the corners is the main benefit but cornering is improved as the rear wheels are doing less work, just like a real car.
The only real downside to a 4x4 mechanism is the drag caused by the mechanical losses. With the geared mechanism there's additional friction and noise and with the drive belt method there's mostly just additional friction. This additional mechanical loss really only adds up to a reduced top speed which will not be noticed on small and medium sized layouts. The additional friction does give improved braking into corners too.
Applications
Over the years Scalextric have produced 4x4 models in only 2 periods; in the 1980's with the Ford RS200 and the Audi Quattro, in the 2000's with the Ford Focus, Subaru Impreza, Peugeot 307 and Skoda Fabia models. All of these cars use the drive band solution. In the 1960's Scalextric used a small drive band to transfer the drive from the motor to the rear axle of the B1 Typhoon and B2 Hurricane motorcycle and side car models. This was to achieve two wheel drive and not four wheel drive.
Drive bands
The drive bands used by Scalextric are not too dissimilar to traditional small elastic bands. However they are not elastic bands as they are moulded from a high grade synthetic rubber material similar to the material used to mould the Scalextric tyres.

This material and shape gives the drive band a small amount of stretch and flexibility but more importantly good grip and a long service life. Just like the tyres on your Scalextric car the drive band will stiffen and crack with age reducing it's effect. So, just like the tyres the drive band will need to be replaced from time to time to maintain performance.