While I am not quite as enthusiastic about the looks of modern LMP cars (all the bumps and lumps and fins tend to detract from their overall aesthetics) I still want to make them part of my slot car racing experience, and already have some Lola B10/B12s, Audis, an Aston-Martin and a Scaley Ginetta.
Having recently dominated the LMP1 category at Le Mans, the Toyota TS050 is soon to be available as a slot car, courtesy of SRC, and photos of the test cars have been showing up all over social media. Apparently SRC has designed the car with different body molds to ensure that the three versions that ran from 2017 to 2020 are represented.
This is a significant departure for SRC, which hasn't focused on modern-era cars that much. Most of the reaction I've seen is very positive--and many enthusiasts are already clamoring for them to make a Porsche 919 to go along with it! The photos I've seen look great, and I'll be happy to grab one when they're available. There's a nice interview with the SRC folks in the Toyota UK magazine HERE.
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