Okay then(seriously) I got a hold of a 38yr old Mini Cooper from e-bay tried it on the digital track at work set the track to anologue & yes it went backwards if being ran in the anticlockwise (as we all do?). I turned it the car arond to run in the clockwise direction & it went forwards arent i clever? Then i put another old Corvette 1974ish on the track & it went forwards in the anti clockwise direction? What puzzles me is these cars have no SSD chips in them, have obviously been well raced before i got them,why do they have alternate race directions. Also bought a scalextric Bathurst battle set up it came with a V8 Ford & holden,the Ford went forward the holden went backwards(went forwards when running clockwise) is the answer scaleys made in china? mass produced and only checked if at all to see if the wheels turn. Being new to the slot car game but having some 12volt skill i switched the Minis front braid wires around.All this did was put the track into safe mode so nothing worked. My conclusion is unconclusive & same as you guys i will change the wires over at the motor end & see what happens. I also changed the the power section of track around(Scalextrics flipped it to inside) & the Holden did go forwards in the anticlockwise.I didnt have the Mini at the time. Dig/Plug fitted cars will run in either direction if on digital or analogue that much i can confirm.