Nothing to do with gites, but I was pleased to find my old Scalextric set while installing a new water heater.
Of course being a big kid, I decided to get it out and see if it still worked after 40 years. Bits of the track were rusty and needed a clean with wire wool, but it worked almost straight away. The cars were of the 'power sledge' design with a metal chassis and a big magnet. Not as fast as I remembered as a kid but still great fun and my two children really enjoyed playing with the set.
In the box there are about another 50 pieces of track so if I have the time I should make up a monster circuit.