{"id":577,"date":"2016-11-18T12:55:51","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T17:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.homeracingworld.us\/TeamHRW\/?p=577"},"modified":"2016-11-23T21:45:32","modified_gmt":"2016-11-24T02:45:32","slug":"scalextric-btcc-bmw-e30-m3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeracingworld.us\/TeamHRW\/scalextric-btcc-bmw-e30-m3\/","title":{"rendered":"Scalextric BTCC – BMW E30 M3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is the second of my Scalextric BTCC releases and this time we travel back to the early 90’s. It’s interesting that you can choose between the era’s of this series but that wasn’t my motivation for choosing it. Like the modern 125 Series 1, it’s more about the changes Scalextric has made and the fun the cars deliver.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

For the veteran enthusiast you can tell I have things a bit mixed up. This release has been with us for quite a while and I am now just getting around to looking at it. My only excuse is my lack of interest in the 1:1 series. But after testing the modern version shown HERE,<\/a> I had to try one from the classic range.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the outside the car seems done well enough.\u00a0Markings are clean and crisp and mimic the prototype well enough for my eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The half tray interior Scalextric has returned to using looks well enough for me. Not everyone is in agreement with this of course, but for my eyes it works just fine.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The only thing I see that stands out is the wheel pattern choice. In researching this particular model, it appears<\/span>\u00a0these wheels are incorrect. The prototype photos I found here<\/a> had 7 spoke Technomagnesio wheels and not the more common 5 spoke Dymag \u00a0type wheels the model come with.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Is this a big deal? Perhaps not. It could be my research is flawed. It does not take away from the appearance as many cars in the series used this wheel design. Then again it might matter to some scale enthusiasts if my research is correct.<\/span><\/p>\n

Overview of Model<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n