Comments on: Ultimate F1 gifts guide 2008: Gadgets, games and other gifts

By: Eric M.

Eric M. — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:56:06 +0000

My inner five-year-old is screaming for that lego Ferrari.

By: theRoswellite

theRoswellite — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:41:47 +0000

Played the Scalextric F1 racing 50 years ago, and I can still remember winning numerous World Championships in garages and playrooms. Couldn’t recall anything that happened to me in some of those years, but could describe the modifications I made to turn a Vanwall into a short course car (cut nose back/add a little weight in the boat tail). I guess I should have seen the F1 obsession coming, even back then. Too bad I don’t have some grand-kids……(or just one other nut like me in my little town).

By: Fred Schechter

Fred Schechter — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:07:08 +0000

I think I’ll finally import some organic meat from Jody Scheckter’s farm,, but that’s probably pretty obvious why I’d do that (see my name).

Also,, still kicking myself for having pretty much all the other PC games except Rfactor (think having every nintendo game,, but never playing Mario). Also,, my force feedback wheel has nearly given up the ghost (that’ll make wheel #4 for me)

By: Striay

Striay — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:24:53 +0000

My mum says she isnt going to buy me the scalextric coz its STUPID! huh how dare she!

By: andy

andy — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:38:39 +0000

i have the technic supercar which you can rebuild into a F1 car, very old school, 1996 i believe!

Ceedas- system requirements are at the bottom of this page

http://www.rfactor.net/index.php?page=features

By: ceedas

ceedas — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:34:21 +0000

What are the minimum hardware requirements for rFactor? It’s right up my street, but I’m not sure my PCs are quite up to it.

By: Leila

Leila — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:41:56 +0000

I brought a driving experience with Thruxton Motorsport Centre for my boyfriend which was amazing, brand new Ferrari and Lamborghini and he also had a go in a racing car. I have to watch the dvd we had done on the day with him all the time! I brought it direct with Thruxton, think it was http://www.thruxtonracing.co.uk, I’ve registered with them and get discounts sent through all the time.

well worth it!

By: ajokay

ajokay — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:41:19 +0000

4 player Scalextric at once makes for a great afternoon of racing. Although you need a 5th person to act as a marshall, and a room big enough to fit it all in, but if you have those things, It really is well worth it.

The new digital sets are excellent. They allow for 6 cars to be on the track at once (providing you have the 6-car powerbase), all controlled independantly from one another using the digital control system, rather than solely using the electric current to govern the speed of the cars. This is what limits the un-digital scalextric to 2 cars.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:40:37 +0000

You missed out the Logitech G25 Steering wheel which is excellent

By: Robin

Robin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:15:14 +0000

I haven’t played scalextric for about 15 years and I bet they are so good now. They used to be fun but with 15 years of improvements they must be amazing! That is definitely what my girlfriend is getting me for christmas