Calling all boy racers…!

Calling all boy racers…!

Most of us have had a bash at negotiating a virtual race track in an F1 car but how about swinging a miniature Simon Snorkel Fire Engine round a lifesize tabletop crammed with party paraphernalia? There's only one place you can test those skills, and that's on www.corgi50.com!

Corgi, famous for making the great small and the small great, has launched an online game with one of the most diverse collections of vehicles ever to burn racetrack rubber as part of its 50th birthday celebrations.

For ‘The Great Small Race’, take your pick from Corgi’s first-ever model, the Ford Consul, a Thames Trader Box Van, a VW Polo, a Ford Mustang Organ Grinder or a Mini Cooper Rally Edition, not forgetting the Simon Snorkel Fire Engine!

Each vehicle has been rated for its handling, speed and braking power and time clocks are strategically placed on route, which, if collected, will take valuable time from your final score. See if you can get into the league table showing the 20 fastest scores and then send an email to your mates to see if they’ve got what it takes!

Alex Balzaretti, marketing controller Corgi Europe said: “This is a racing game with a difference for kids of all ages. Real skill is needed if you’re going to get these Corgi classics round in one piece!”

The game is just one part of Corgi’s 50th anniversary celebrations this year. www.corgi50.com features highlights from the company’s history and a very special Limited Edition anniversary range is also being released which includes the Ford Consul and the Simon Snorkel Fire Engine.

For further information about Corgi please visit www.corgi.co.uk

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About Corgi
Corgi is one of the best known toy and collectables brands and is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2006.

Although Corgi is well known for the production of die-cast collectables such as planes, cars, buses and trucks, the company also manufactures an exciting range of current toys for today's children. These include Corgi Wheelz Streakerz, Go Go Rollers and the award winning Postman Pat and Little Red Tractor which achieved six accolades in the 2005 Practical Pre-School Awards, based directly on feedback from children and their carers. Corgi also holds several film, television and comic licenses and produces well known and loved toy models based around James Bond, Dr Who, Red Dwarf and Batman as well as Captain Scarlet and Wallace & Gromit.
Since the company launched in 1956, Corgi has produced models of virtually every type of car, bus and truck and plenty of aircraft, for young and old enthusiasts. Some of the most sought-after early models include the 1965 Monte Carlo Rally Mini Cooper S (£300 to £400), 1966 The Man from U.N.C.L.E's 'Thrushbuster' Oldsmobile (£250-£300), 1959-61 Ford Thunderbird Hardtop, pale green body (£175-£200). And if you have the right Noddy car, produced in 1969, lurking in the attic it could be worth an amazing £700 or even more!

Corgi - Making the Great Small and the Small Great!