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| Scalextric to Unveil Sport Digital System | ||
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Hobbies Ltd will unveil the new Scalextric Sport Digital System at
the London Toy Fair this month. Scalextric Sport Digital represents a great leap forward in slot-car racing technology, allowing up to six cars to race on a single Scalextric lane with real overtaking possible at the touch of a button. Sport Digital will also offer much more: the new digital hand throttles will have a button-braking function which when allied to the smooth control that digital power brings gives unparalleled response. There are also 9 different modes of racing to choose from, including Formula One, rally, pursuit and arcade. Sport Digital is compatible with existing Scalextric Sport track. Simply add the Sport Digital power control unit and hand throttles plus the special lane change track pieces to an existing layout to make it Sport Digital. Six Sport Digital cars fitted with micro processing chips will be available at the launch of the range but it will also be possible to add chips to all cars from the last 2 years and all future releases will be easily updated with the simple insertion of a chip. The Sport Digital System will be offered to the market in 2 different formats: The Sport Digital Race Ready Set The set contains everything you need for digital racing: track, Digital Control unit, 2 Digital cars & 2 enhanced digital hand throttles and one lane change track piece. The control unit has a blue LCD screen from which all set up functions are controlled and which acts as a scoreboard posting race positions and fastest lap data once racing commences. Sport Digital Pro The best way to convert your existing layout to Sport Digital Connects to a PC for enhanced race management functions as well as 3D circuit design, performance testing & tuning. Sport Digital Pro pack contains: Command Unit, Connector Track, 2 hand throttles, Software CD ROM, Power unit, 2 Changeover tracks. A range of 6 Sport Digital cars available separately. Additional hand throttles and changeover tracks also available separately Both formats along with the full range of cars, lane change track pieces and hand throttles will be available in shops in 4th quarter 2004. text from Scalextric.co.uk |
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