History

Bruce McLaren Motor Racing was founded in 1963 and competed in its first Grand Prix at Monaco in 1966. The team's first Formula One victory was in the non-championship Race of Champions at Brands Hatch with Bruce McLaren at the wheel. He won again that year in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa giving the team their first championship win.

In 1974, the team won its first Constructors Championship and their driver Emerson Fittipaldi secured the Drivers Championship in the McLaren M23. The team has won a total of 8 Constructors Championships and 11 Drivers Championships with such legends as James Hunt, Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Mika Häkkinen.

McLaren cars have been represented in the Scalextric range for nearly 40 years beginning with the M4A in 1969. This was followed by the M9A, the M23 of James Hunt and then through the highly successful MP4 line from the 1990s.

Fernando Alonso won the Formula One Drivers Championship in 2005 and 2006 driving for Renault. He joined McLaren Mercedes In 2007 and matched his new team mate, Lewis Hamilton, with four race wins and 109 points. Hamilton pipped Alonso to second place in the Drivers Championship due to his superior number of second place finishes.

Alonso joined the Formula One circuit at the age of 19 in 2001 with Minardi. He holds the record for the youngest World Champion and youngest double World Champion.

The Scalextric Model

This is a detailed model of 2007 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes as driven by Fernando Alonso. Fitted with the super-fast, slim-line FF motor this car is very quick. Build quality and attention to detail is to the normal high standard. The quality of the printed decoration is excellent. The front nose and wing assembly is designed to detach in the event of an accident for refitting without affecting other components.

This Digital Chip Installed car is ready to run on both Digital and standard Scalextric systems. The car features adjustable Magnatraction™ positions, easy change pick-ups and a quick release nose section.

• Ready to race on your Scalextric Digital layout
• Replace pick-ups in seconds
• Helps to hold the car on the track

Battery Requirements

None

For Ages

7+

Configuration

Motor

Mabuchi FF; 18k rpm; Gear ratio 9:27

Chassis

Rear Mounted In-line Motor; Rear 2 wheel drive

Magnet

Rectangular 2.5 mm

Overall length

150 mm

Wheelbase

99 mm

Axle/Hub width

55 mm Front; 58 mm Rear

Tyre diameter/width

21(ext), 12(int) x 11 mm Front; 21(ext), 12(int) x 12 mm Rear

Weights

Car 65 gm; Case 156gm

Scale

1/32

Manufactured under license from McLaren International Ltd.