There's a strong whiff of old England with talk of tweed and Morris Minors, even references to football. By way of balance, we guess at what Carrera are up to Las Vegas and there's almost no talk of slot rallying. We reflect upon the sad news from a British hobby stalwart - you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone - and Nick reports back on what it is like to have your possessions fondled.

A packed show so don't delay. TAXI!

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(Sorry : we had a glitch in the previous upload of EP50 which stopped at 20min when it should be 45min long. This is the full version.)

The year might only be days old but Scott has already been spontaneous shopping for shop-themed slot cars - it was a bargain, apparently. Nick has been repurposing a Scalextric Porsche: is his love affair with old Subarus over?

We pose the BIG questions: where have all the Kaliber Sierras gone and are the latest Scalextric releases both pink or not?

Elsewhere, Scott extols the simple joy of running laps with some old cars and Nick, having done so well, couldn't help himself talking about Slot Rally GB, but only at the very end.

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The year might only be days old but Scott has already been spontaneous shopping for shop-themed slot cars - it was a bargain, apparently. Nick has been repurposing a Scalextric Porsche: is his love affair with old Subarus over?

We pose the BIG questions: where have all the Kaliber Sierras gone and are the latest Scalextric releases both pink or not?

Elsewhere, Scott extols the simple joy of running laps with some old cars and Nick, having done so well, couldn't help himself talking about Slot Rally GB, but only at the very end.

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What better way to fill the hours before midnight on New Year's Eve than by listening to the ruminations of two middle-aged men who play with toy cars.

Yes, it's the year end edition of your favourite slot car podcast:Talking Utter Slot. It's a double celebration because the podcast is one year old this week. No, we didn't think it would last this long either.

There's looking back, there's looking forward, there's the drinking of beer, there's even a couple of technical glitches, but there is absolutely no slot rally. Well, not much anyway.

Whenever and wherever you listen, we wish you a happy and healthy new year. Happy slotting!

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Giddy with excitement ahead of Christmas, or possibly too much Night Nurse, Scott sees strong hints of a new Carrera Ferrari and muses on the morality of modelling dead men's cars. Nick has Super Glued his specs, but paints on through the haze only to discover the much anticipated ScaleAuto Mitsubishi is too wide for Slot Rally GB. Undaunted, he's also converting ancient Airfix kits into yet more rally cars and looks forward to buying more StaffsSlots wheels.

As it's the season of giving, Nick answers the question you've all been asking (OK, one listener's question) about his NASCARs. As ever, there's a tale to be told.

Snuggle up with some mulled wine, a few mince pies and enjoy..

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Excited by upcoming motorsport movies (yes, plural), we wonder if the story of Walter Röhrl might better be told by a grand Wagnerian opera. There's lots of Germanic intrigue, treachery and triumph, not to mention iconic cars from Lancia and Audi, even a secret mid-engined, 4WD Mercedes.

Nick has been tempering his frustration with the postal system by stripping in the cause of saintly loveliness while Scott is overjoyed to have his rims renewed and pleased to encounter some stiff stub axles.

There's also a story about a brave goose and a man called Goldfinger which is not only true, but somehow slot car related. You'll have to listen to find out how.

Link to  @SwiftSlots  video of fixing Scott's Stratos wheels: https://youtu.be/Gc_P7S7Zxlo?si=RKL2t3UX2YBZOOFy&t=1124

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While Fly's release of a tiny Tom Cruise might be satire, is the model of the late tiny Queen Elizabeth's 911 treason? For one thing, where's the Corgi? Fortunately, Scott has a solution.

Nick, fresh back from the Wye Valley Club slot rally in Abergavenny, reports on how the bargain bucket Scalextric Subarus got on and asserts, quite assertively, that a NSR Porsche 911 is not a rally car no matter how many co-drivers you add to it.

There's also talk of Super Bonkers Skinny Motors, Tungsten putty and overheated tyres, all news to Scott who probably should het out more.

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Family links mean Nick is uniquely excited about the upcoming Avant Slot Mitsubishi Galant BTCC car, sparking hopes for a renaissance of Supertouring slot cars.

There's talk of racing Citroën Méhari, hopes for a dinosaur liveried Porsche and curiosity about just how many cogs are under the new Scalextric Land Rover. Meanwhile, in the Ford Puma WRC match, Spain are 2-0 up.

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Posing the questions other slot car shows shy away from, we ask this week's guest, Tom Howard, world rally reporter at Autosport magazine: "Have you got axel mankers?"

Nick has discovered how affordable old Scalextric Subarus are and has embarked on a mission to relivery as many as possible: where there's a decal, there's a way. Meanwhile, Scott is still digging out old rally cars, this week a classic Fly 911s and a Team Slot Lancia.

There's also debate as to the merits of brown bar magnet cars, speculation on which Ford puma WRC will be better now that Scalextric UK has finally released its version, and simple jealously that the new Holden is already out in Australia.

Mank on!

You can find Tom's slot car video on his XS/Twitter account : https://twitter.com/TommyHoward

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