Essex Boy Scalextric World Champion

A 14-year-old bod played the classic slot car racing game for the first time.

20:44 21 December 2015

Ted Trim has been crowned 2015’s Scalextric World Champion after he completed the six-car 10-lap races in just 24.49 seconds. He beat more than 200 contenders.

 

The 14-year-old was declared the winner after final heats in Essex and West Sussex on Saturday.

 

Ted, who never played the game before, said that he came across the competition while out shopping and just decided “to have a go”. He will be defending his title next year.

 

Other heats during this year were also held elsewhere in the UK and Europe. Competitors raced against each other using Maserati Trofeos, a Bentley Continental, and a Chevrolet Camaro.

 

Local schoolboy Vlad Howe was the winner in Goring-by-Sea after he completed the race in just 32.53 seconds.