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    Hornby vende il marchio di corse di slot car Scalextric per 20 milioni di sterline

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    1. No_Doubt_About_That on

      American private equity so this is only going one way

    2. RecentTwo544 on

      Not much in the grand scheme of things is it?

      I would assume *very* few children are asking for Scalextric for Christmas.

      I’m not one of these “kids don’t play out these days like when I were a lad!” people – that simply isn’t true. They do. In fact some fuckers are screaming and making a racket outside on the road as I type this so I wish it was true.

      But when it comes to toys to play with indoors that involve racing cars, pretty much any kid would want a computer game instead.

      Lets me honest too – Scalextric is crap. I had loads as a kid and you got bored of it after about 10 minutes. In the end me and my brother used to just see who could have the biggest crash.

    3. PearljamAndEarl on

      Which, coincidentally, is also how much I’d have if I had a penny for every time someone says “Scalectrix” instead of “Scalextric”.

    4. Nuthetes on

      “Purbeck Capital Partners”

      Looks like another good, iconic British brand is gonna be consigned to the scrapheap in a few years time, now they’ve got their mitts all over it.

    5. Zenigata on

      Surprised its worth even that, racing sims are so much better that very few kids these days must want a Scalextric. I susoect its largely adult enthusiasts keeping the business going these days and seems unlikely they’ll be many new customers going forwards.

    6. Admirable_Aspect_484 on

      Both Hornby and Scalextric are expensive and take up too much room. UK homes are some of the smallest globally by sq ft (before even considering HMOs & studio flats), so it doens’t make for an ideal hobby.

    7. Clbull on

      Can’t wait to see how American private equity enshittifies this brand…

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