Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve Scalextric Digital

History

Originally named the Île Notre-Dame Circuit, the circuit was built and finished in 1978. In what has proven to be the venue's main event over the decades, the FIA Formula One Canadian Grand Prix had been part of the Formula One World Championship for 10 years, and it was previously held at Mosport Park near Toronto on 8 occasions and in 1968 and 1970, the Mont-Tremblant circuit in Quebec. With safety concerns with Mosport blighting the 1977 event, it was decided to move the race to the new circuit in Montreal. In 1982, it was renamed in honour of Canadian Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, father of Jacques Villeneuve, following his death in 1982. The circuit is located in a part of the city of Montreal known as Parc Jean-Drapeau. The park is named after the mayor of Montreal who was responsible for the organization of Expo 67. The circuit lies on Île Notre-Dame, a man-made island in the St. Lawrence River most of which was originally built up for the Expo. Also the neighbouring island Île Sainte-Hélène had been artificially enlarged for the fairgrounds and a prominent remnant of the fair, the Biosphere can be regularly seen during television coverage of racing events. Almost half of the track – from the hairpin turn until after the pit area – runs alongside the Bassin olympique, a huge rectangular basin which was created for the rowing and canoeing events of Montreal's 1976 Summer Olympics.

The Scalextric Digital Model by Slot Car-Union

With this pack assembled by Slot Car-Union you can race with 6 cars (not included) at the same time creating the entirety the original circuit into your home. We provide you a complete Scalextric ARC PRO circuit with all the tracks, lane changes, pit lane, 4 controllers and 1 transformer that will allow you to play with 4 players in Digital thanks to Scalextric ARC PRO powerbase (to play 6 players you can add 2 additional C8438 controllers).

• The set comes with the amazing Powerbase DIGITAL C8435 ARC PRO you will see the advanced features on the corresponding product sheet.
• A compatible smart device and ARC application are required to display the information of races and for have the advanced powerbase features.
• With track material available from Scalextric, this circuit is similar to the original actual circuit.
• In order to help you to reproduce the layout, you can use the plan included in downloads that you can then print.
• This complete circuit allows you to enjoy a discount compared to the price you would pay if you had to buy the items individually.
• There may be additional elements remaining available after you have finished assembling your circuit ; keep them if you want to extend your track in the future.

The digital cars are not provided to enable you to make your own choice, so if you need vehicles don't forget to add them into your order.