| Manufacturer recommended age | 4 - 9 years |
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| Item model number | G1072 |
| Educational Objective(s) | Hand-Eye Coordination, Motor Skill |
| Number of Game Players | [AT LEAST] 2 |
| Assembly Required | Yes |
| Scale | 1:64 |
| Batteries Required? | No |
| Batteries included? | No |
| tech_spec_battery_description_toys | no batteries required |
| Material Type(s) | Plastic and Metal Composite |
| Remote Control Included? | Yes |
| Remote Control Type | Infrared |
| Colour | Multicolor |
| Release date | 1 Sept. 2011 |
| ASIN | B004NSM7FQ |
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Scalextric G1072 Team GB Velodrome 2012: Track Cycling 1:64 Scale Race Set
About this item
- 1:64 scale
- Track length: 2.72m
- Space required: 1.05 m x 0.61 m
- Car type: super resistant
- Cars have track gripping magnets
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Warning:Not suitable for children under 36 months
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Warning:Only for domestic use
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| Customer Reviews |
4.0 out of 5 stars |
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| Best Sellers Rank | 551,713 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) 879 in Slot Car Race Tracks |
| Date First Available | 15 Feb. 2011 |
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Box Contains
- 2 x Bike And Riders
- 2 x Hand Controllers
- 15 x Track Pieces
- 1 x Instruction Pack
- 1 x Spares Bag
- 3 x Scenery Card Inserts.
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Customers find the toy vehicle set a good value for money. They say it's a nice Christmas present and keepsake from the 2012 Olympics. The set is easy to set up and play with, making it suitable for all ages. However, some customers have issues with functionality and build quality.
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Customers like the product's value for money. They say it's a great buy and souvenir. The engineering and manufacturing are good for the price, but there is only one spare set.
"...A great buy and well worth the money in my opinion. Easy to set up and put away and a great souvenir if you went to the olympics...." Read more
"...The engineering and manufacture is good value at £20, but the fact that there is only one spare set of braids per bike, suggests that the designer..." Read more
"As I was able to purchase this toy at a very low price, it will be a grat Christmas talking point for the family." Read more
"...kept in mint condition,will certainly be worth more then the very fair price I paid for it." Read more
Customers appreciate the product's gift value. They find it a nice Christmas present and souvenir for those who went to the Olympics. It's also a great kit for Scalextric fans and cycling enthusiasts, keeping the Olympic spirit alive.
"...Easy to set up and put away and a great souvenir if you went to the olympics. I'd recommend to kids or adults." Read more
"...might get bored with this quickly nowadays, but it is a great souvenir of the 2012 Olympics...." Read more
"...purchase this toy at a very low price, it will be a grat Christmas talking point for the family." Read more
"Great kit for that novel twist to Scalexric and the cycling geek. Love it for that silly moment of play with the kids...." Read more
Customers enjoy the toy vehicle set. It's easy to assemble and makes for hours of family fun. They say it's a good game for Christmas, useful for competitions when friends visit, and great for cycling fans.
"...be, but with careful handling it is a good game and set off the giggles in our family." Read more
"...It sets up really well & everyone enjoyed racing around the track!" Read more
"...Went down very well! Easy to put together, and made for hours of family fun" Read more
"...We have had hours of fun with it ! Great for cycling fans and aslo a great price and a lovely keepsake form the 2012 Olympics!" Read more
Customers like the toy vehicle set for kids. They say it's good for youngsters, especially small boys between 6 and 9 years old. It's a good starter for them and useful for competitions when friends come together.
"...Love it for that silly moment of play with the kids. I bought this under the pretence that it was for my 3 kids...." Read more
"This has brought lots of fun and entertainment to a 4yr old, a 7 yr old and a 39 yr old males...." Read more
"Very popular withj small boys (i.e. 6 -9 yrs) And useful for competitions when friends visit. May have a collectors value when..." Read more
"Great fun on Xmas Day, with all ages competing. Gets kids away from going cross eyed over various screens!..." Read more
Customers find the toy vehicle set easy to set up and use. They say it's a great souvenir if you went to the event. The cars are easy to use and satisfying, and everyone enjoyed racing around the track.
"...A great buy and well worth the money in my opinion. Easy to set up and put away and a great souvenir if you went to the olympics...." Read more
"My kids bought this for their cycling mad dad! It sets up really well & everyone enjoyed racing around the track!" Read more
"...Had no porblems setting up and the riders stay on the track - need I say more." Read more
"Bought for my father for Christmas. Went down very well! Easy to put together, and made for hours of family fun" Read more
Customers enjoy the toy vehicle set's gameplay. They find it easy to use and satisfying, with cars that run smoothly. The game is good for the first 20 minutes and then runs smoothly after that.
"...less robust than it could be, but with careful handling it is a good game and set off the giggles in our family." Read more
"This Scaletrix was good for the first 20 minutes running perfectly and smoothly, then the bike just snapped off of the motor...." Read more
"the Scaletrix cars... very easy to use and quite satisfying. The bikes go round really fast and after 24 hours the novelty is still there...." Read more
"Scalextrix velodrome set,its very good...." Read more
Customers have different views on the toy vehicle set's build quality. Some find it well-made and substantial, with nicely printed parts that last long. Others mention it's fragile, cheaply made, and breaks easily.
"...Cheaply made over expensive rubbish which has infuriated me with the sheer waste of money...DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT" Read more
"...Not for small kids though as it is fragile but it lasts if you are careful...." Read more
"Scalextrix have done themselves no favour with this cheap, tacky and disappointing set...." Read more
"...too unexciting for an older kid and too fiddly, breakable for a younger kid." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the toy vehicle set's functionality. They mention that the cyclists do not work properly, the board is rendered useless, and the cyclists are easily broken.
"...the track has to be tightly put together, then one of the cyclists refused to work after some fiddling we got it going...." Read more
"My son is obsessed with cycling so we bought him this. It's okay but not great, the cyclist are easily broken and quite flimsy, far too much money..." Read more
"...I've tried to fix/change the braids and clean the track but still doesn't work properly. Very disappointing. 😒..." Read more
"...be interested to learn if you can buy replacements as the board is now rendered useless." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 October 2012My daughter who is ten bought this for twenty pounds with an Amazon voucher. She loves it! Everyone, grown-ups as well love this toy. Not for small kids though as it is fragile but it lasts if you are careful. a great buy, so far since we've had it we've had three guests, all of which have asked where we got it from and gone and bought themselves one.
A great buy and well worth the money in my opinion. Easy to set up and put away and a great souvenir if you went to the olympics. I'd recommend to kids or adults.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 January 2013Although a little basic with the centre board, my Grandson and I had a whale of a time with the bikes whizzing round the track. Definitely a big hit with him and me. It is a little less robust than it could be, but with careful handling it is a good game and set off the giggles in our family.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 June 2012Ok,calm down calm down.Read the poor reveiws then read this.The set is really an adult toy,or one that needs sensible,firm adult supervision.It is a very clever and nicely made set.Yes of course its delicate but what do you expect,Hornby fine detail locomotives are just as easily busted.I have used this set with the cycles coming of the track enough times with no damage.The set is not bombproof,but what do you expect for 34quid(through Amazon)At full price the 2 star reviewers may have a point.As for the critisim of the carboard centre oval and the trackside " billboard " again what do you expect for the money.They are substantial enough and very nicely printed.If you are going to give this to a child,particularly a boy,and expect it to last,then dont.This should be regarded as an adult toy to be used by children under strict supervision.I am going to buy another set to extend the track and have spare cycles and controllers.I like this set,its novel,nicely made and original.Buy one and use it carefully, I`m certainly not dissapointed, and I dont think you will be either.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 November 2012Having noted some of the negative reviews, I bought this set to see if I could 'engineer-out' some or all of the perceived faults. I was expecting a flat track but was pleased to see that it is banked. I found that the inner track works very well and the bike can travel at very fast speeds without flying off. However, the bike on the outer track kept sticking, particularly on the curves; even with the trigger of the controller pulled right back [max speed], the bike refused to move once stalled. In the hope of eliminating sticking, I had obtained some 'Vaseline Grease' [suitable for electrical contacts] and applied this carefully to the bike gearing [hoping to avoid the rapid wear experienced by one reviewer]. I also applied this grease to the contact strips [braids] on the bikes and in the locating grooves on the curved sections of the track. Whilst handling one of the bikes, I inadvertently applied finger pressure in the wrong place and the front wheel came off. This did not damage the parts and it was an easy job to re-fit the wheel into the front fork. I did not manage to get the outer bike to perform like the inner bike; so reasonable racing would not be possible; the outer bike still sticks when operated at slow speeds; and tends to fly off the track at higher speeds. I tried raising the track slightly [max 2cm] at the bend where the bike was flying off. This had the effect of causing the bike to topple over at low speeds and did not stop fly-off at higher speeds. As for the age-range claimed; I found that careful alignment and a good deal of pressure was required to properly join the track sections; it required a good deal of strength to seperate some of the sections; so an adult is required to set up and dismantle the track. The engineering and manufacture is good value at £20, but the fact that there is only one spare set of braids per bike, suggests that the designer doesn't expect the set to have a very long life. If you can solve the outer track problem, or are happy to do time trials with one bike, or just want to give your cat something to chase and wreck, then I recommend this item for anyone with just a little engineering knowhow.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 December 2012Maybe I should have read the reviews before buying then I would have saved myself some money. Like most my children were very taken with the track cycling at the olympics and had this item on their Christmas List. When opened on xmas day it was immediately set up.....with a 2 pin plug for its connection although we live in the UK managed to find a shaver adaptor, then the track has to be tightly put together, then one of the cyclists refused to work after some fiddling we got it going. We put it on the kitchen table and the speed threw one of the cyclists off onto the floor and promptly disintegrating the figurine...GAME OVER.
Then the 2nd one of which we had problems refused to work again!!!!
Cheaply made over expensive rubbish which has infuriated me with the sheer waste of money...DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 April 2014Scalextrix have done themselves no favour with this cheap, tacky and disappointing set.
The track is almost impossible to fit together without at least one lane or one part of the track not working. The bikes are terribly unstable and fall over at the slightest provocation. The whole thing feels cheap and nasty. Avoid!
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 January 2014My kids bought this for their cycling mad dad! It sets up really well & everyone enjoyed racing around the track!
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 March 2013If the person it's for likes it, then it's done it's job!
Had no porblems setting up and the riders stay on the track - need I say more.
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Kalinka67Reviewed in Germany on 13 January 20144.0 out of 5 stars Steckeradapter nötig
zusammengesteckt sind die paar Schienen schnell, das wahre Spielvergnügen hat sich allerdings erst eingesteckt, nachdem ein Adapter für den britischen Netzstecker besorgt wurde. Für einen Fan von allem was mit Slotcar zu tun hat - schöne Ergänzung. ;-)





