Editing Scalextric (section)

== In popular culture==

In 2009, [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] ''[[Top Gear (current format)|Top Gear]]'' presenter [[James May]] announced plans to recreate the full length [[Brooklands|Brooklands racing track]] using Scalextric track and cars.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/surrey/8187656.stm|title=May to attempt Scalextric record|publisher=BBC | date=7 August 2009 | access-date=2 January 2010}}</ref> This was undertaken with a team of 350 volunteers building the track from an uncounted number of pieces of Scalextric track, navigating ponds and roads, closely following the route of the old Brooklands track. This event broke the [[Guinness World Record]] for the longest ever Scalextric track in the world, intended to measure the original {{convert|2.75|mi|km}} of the original Brooklands circuit but in reality recording {{convert|2.95|mi|km}} in length, because of the need to navigate modern features that block the original course. The episode was first shown on [[BBC2]] on 17 November 2009 as part of ''[[James May's Toy Stories]]''.