Its not a boys toy son..honest (Scalextric)

Member Name: wendiewoo

Product:	Scalextric
Date:	25/04/01 (1073 review reads)
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Advantages: Lots of hours of fun.

Disadvantages: Can use up a ot of room and parts are expensive.

My first experience of Scaletrix was the cold winter (just kidding) of 1989, when the main work place in my town, went on strike.

It lasted months and many hardships were endured but we were brave.
None so than the twelve men who used to call at my home from 9ish-5ish,and they spent hours, not discussing the strike or the meetings, nope, they had to plan and devise tracks, and schedules and races, as foolishly I purchased a box of scaletrix bits at an auction.

Five cardboard boxes of various track and cars and other bits and bobs, all for fivepounds, soon were deposited in my front room, when my husband looked all of seven, rubbing his hands in delight and joy..(why I have no idea but then I am female!!)

The plan was simple, they made tracks that ran under and around furniture, had pit stops and also when others were not racing they took over my kitchen to make all the scenery and crowds, I never knew how to make model trees before all this!!

They had alot of fun, the noise from their cheers and jeers , as well as the cars all day did get on my nerves, and forever having to watch where i stepped made me soo long we never had children. I t got to a point when all their strike money went on buying new cars and we had different races for different types, stock cars, formula 1, it went on and on.

The worst thing they ever did one afternoon after being on strike for five months was try to teach the cat to chase the cars. The cat was scared at first but eventually got brave abd they did think it so funny and worthy of a place on you've been framed once the cat started chasing the cars. BUT< boy after a few days the cat got braver and would sit under a chair, wait for a race to start then POUNCE..and knock the car off the track..wow..did they ever swear!!!

They soon wished they hadnt started. In a way it was sad when after ten months they went back to work, they promised to carry on every weekend, but eventu
ally bit by bit the pieces were stored in the cellar, and they havent emerged for over ten years but we now have an eighteen month baby girl, and I wonder how long it takes hubby to try her with a small track!!!!!!Hopefully the cat behaves this time!!

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