- Scalextric brings the thrill and excitement of motor racing to life in your living room! Scalextric is the ultimate motor racing system for all ages, where miniature cars race against each other on special track, getting their power from a slot in the middle of each lane (you will sometimes hear Scalextric called slot racing).
- Scalextric Digital brings slot car racing to a whole new level! Upgrade your existing analog track with Scalextric digital track pieces. Race up to six cars on 2 lanes with the pit lane and lane-changing track pieces. To upgrade your existing analog slot car set, you will need a Scalextric Digital Powerbase with Digital Hand Controllers, digital lane change pieces and upgrade your cars with the Digital Plug Ready (DPR) Chip.
- Most cars produced from 2007 onwards will have, as standard, a socket on the car where the Easy Fit Digital Plug is connected to convert the car for use on a SCALEXTRIC DIGITAL layout. C8516 F1 Easy Fit Digital Plug is suitable for fitting to Formula One, Open Wheel, Single Seater DPR Scalextric cars. The conversion only requires a small screw-driver and takes less than sixty seconds to convert a DPR car.
- Scalextric offers everything for your 1:32nd Scale Slot Car Racing needs, build your own real life circuits and offer vehicles in all genres of racing. Adding buildings, borders and accessories helps create the realism of the race track!
- Extend your slot car circuit with Scalextric Track Extension Packs. Fully flexible in design, any track extension packs can be added to Standard or Digital Scalextric circuits.
Product Description
Most cars produced from 2007 onwards will have, as standard, a socket on the car where the Easy Fit Digital Plug is connected to convert the car for use on a SCALEXTRIC DIGITAL layout. C8516 Easy Fit Digital Plug is suitable for fitting to Formula One, Open Wheel, Single Seater DPR, Digital Plug Ready Scalextric cars. The conversion only requires a small screw-driver and takes less than sixty seconds to convert a DPR car.1: Unscrew the panel on the base of the car and disconnect the braid-to-motor wiring plug.2: Connect the Easy Fit Digital Plug to the braid-to-motor wiring plug.3: Replace the retaining screw to secure the Easy Fit Digital Plug to the chassis. Features the Easy Fit Digital Plug offers include: a 'plug and play' solution - DPR Scalextric cars to be digitized in under sixty seconds.Each C8516 Easy Fit Digital Plug can be transferred easily from one car to another. To convert standard DPR Scalextric cars to Digital, use C8515 Easy Fit Digital Plug. Many non-DPR Scalextric cars can be converted to Digital using Digital Chips C7005 and C7006.* Four car and six car powerbases available. Scalextric Digital brings slot car racing to a whole new level! Upgrade your existing analog track with Scalextric digital track pieces. Race up to six cars on 2 lanes with the pit lane and lane-changing track pieces. To upgrade your existing analog slot car set, you will need a Scalextric Digital Powerbase C8435 with Digital Hand Controllers C8438, digital lane change pieces and upgrade your cars with the Digital Plug Ready (DPR) Chip, C8515 for a standard car, C8516 for open wheel/ single seaters and C7005 for slot cars that are not DPR (The conversion requires hobbyist skills and some tools including a soldering iron). Buying a Scalextric Digital Set would allow you to upgrade your analog set the quickest, but all the parts can be purchased separately! Compatible with older Scalextric Digital options or Upgrade to the newest Scalextric Digital Powerbase options, App Race Control (ARC) Pro. Scalextric ARC Pro digital sets utilize a revolutionary new power base. Seamlessly merge the excitement of real-time on-track slot car racing with a smart device controller. Scalextric ARC PRO is a revolutionary slot car race set system that allows up to six racers, lane changing and users to wirelessly create and manage races with a handheld smart device, such as a smartphone or tablet. Download the Free ARC app, then connect your device via Bluetooth to the new ARC powerbase, unlocking unique features and control of your races. Tablet/smartphone not included. ARC PRO comes with wireless controllers that contain a rumble pack which alerts you to race features such as if your car needs to pit or the weather changes, plus a braking button for more control, and power level control. Modify the acceleration characteristics of your car from 5 preconfigured acceleration graphs, with the added ability to limit the maximum power to suit your racing style. New Arcade race mode allows you to pick up powerups to influence your opponent's race, slowing them to a crawl among the other 7 other Race modes available. ARC PRO allows you to race a ghost car.
From the Manufacturer
The Scalextric C8516 is an F1 Easyfit Digital plug allowing up to 6 cars to race on one lane. Drivers can switch lanes for overtaking and blocking .
