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Playing With Small Things

Ep. 58

Can a 70s Scalextric Ferrari on new tyres really keep up with a Policar F1? Was the mid-90s Ferrari F40 GT a mass hallucination?


Plus, Nick buys his first Policar (no, really) and Scott learns the hard way about racing digital with weather effects activated.


All this plus the latest Top 10 selling slot cars from Pendle Slot Racing.

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