Scalextric is one of Britain’s most recognisable hobby brands - Yui Mok/PA Wire Hornby, the model train maker, has sold off its slot car racing brand Scalextric to a US drinks tycoon for £20m. The firm’s deal to sell the toy car racing range, founded 70 years ago and bought by Hornby a decade later, to Purbeck Capital Partners also involves the brand’s intellectual property rights. Purbeck is the family investment office of Mark Brown, the former chief executive of Sazerac, the US drinks giant behind S ...