Every once in a while a slot car comes along that really impresses you. Such was the case of the first Scalextric Ford Daytona Prototype when it first arrived almost a year ago.
The only downside of the model was I wished there was a running mate for it. The wait is over and just by the looks alone it was worth that wait.
What impressed me was the how well they captured it in our scale and how it performed. The inline configuration works smoothly enough and it was easy to tune for my wood track.
Based on the car Michael Shank Racing piloted in 2014, it appears they have done a very good job capturing it in scale.
The paint and gold chrome just define “eye candy”. It has already been said that photos just do not do it justice. I have to agree after seeing some very good images of it on this screen and then opening this case.
Mechanically speaking it is of course identical to the previous release. Full review here if interested.
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