Every young boy in the country knows the joy of owning their own Scalextric set, inviting your friends over to race your best cars against your friends best offers, with all the add-ons and different layouts that you could muster and inevitably someone’s car would come flying off the track and smash into something expensive. Unfortunately for most of us those halcyon days are over, however Volkswagen is here to help!
Ahead of the UK launch of the new Golf GTI on May 22, Volkswagen has constructed a Scalextric track on an epic scale inside a hangar to lend armchair (or office chair) enthusiasts the chance to race the new hot hatch online and against the clock.
The track is the work of a team of 60 modellers and features over 200 scale buildings in a space occupying 25ft by 30ft. It forms the basis for the ‘GTI Project’, a new online game through which you can control the 1:43 scale Golf GTI as it negotiates the hairpins, straights and narrow bridges that make up the track. Along the way you can learn more about the new Golf GTI, from its new 2.0-litre TSI engine to the advanced six-speed DSG gearbox, colours, trims and performance information. In addition you can order a brochure or even book a test drive.
For those who are particularly competitive if you set a particularly fast time you can be entered into a prize draw to stand the chance to win a drive in a Golf GTI for 3 months.
