Celebrate sixty years of the M1?

 

After far too many years of them turning much of it into smart motorway only for that particular spending to be halted as it was a dangerous, badly thought out and frankly stupid idea the M1 probably runs better than it has for some time. Not like it did back in the day though, pre-speed limit days, when the stretch was used for testing racing vehicles by car manufacturers. The most widely know one to take things to 185 mph in a AC Cobra was by Jack Sears who set off at 4am from the Blue Boar, at a place called Watfor Gap not that near to Watford at all. A couple of boys in blue showed an interest according to the driver but they were more keen on getting their own tickets autographed rather than issuing any. Get yourself up to scale speed on your own indoor raceway with a choice of rides from the slot car maestros at Scalextric. A Shelby Snake Eyes (£50) or a Shelby Gulf branded ride (£48). Side by side, a service station build to one side, you’ll need a decent bit of track, an oval build on steroids.

 

About Peter Jenkinson

Toyologist Pete Jenkinson regularly writes about toys in national newspapers like The Sun and The Mail. This super-dad has an unmatched passion and dedication for trying and testing the latest, coolest and most interesting offerings from the world of toys.

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