Comparing Race Sets and Track Systems
We get a lot of requests from customers, especially those just starting out in slot car racing, asking us which brand of race set or track system to buy. Even some hobbyists who have been racing [...]
Drive Shafts
The front-motor in-line arrangement seems at first to be an unlikely drive train configuration for a slot car since it places the motor’s weight at the opposite end of the car from where it’s [...]
Breaking In a New Car
We often get e-mails from customers asking about procedures for breaking in new cars. There are all kinds of exotic, expensive, and intricate techniques being touted and debated on web sites, [...]
Conventional Or Digital – Which Is Best For You?
Slot car racing has been around sine the 1950s in its original form, the "conventional" or "analog" version in which each car runs in its own lane. Now, however, the new digital version, in [...]
Making Your Spirit Porsche 936 Fly
The Porsche 936 is one of my favorite LeMans cars. When Spirit introduced their 1/32 scale 936s I was really looking forward to racing them with my race-tuned and modified Fly classic Ferraris, [...]
Ninco Cobra Rebuild
We all know there are lots of not-so-well designed slot cars on the market. I'm not talking about the common gripes, such as knurled axles and press-on plastic wheels, too-delicate wings and [...]
Javelin Kitbash On Pioneer Mustang Chassis
In the time since the first Pioneer Mustang race car was released we have been totally impressed by the quality and performance of Pioneer's cars. Being the incorrigible kitbashers we are, we no [...]
Fly Ferrari GTO Roadster
We would love to see this in 1:1 scale diving through the Corkscrew at Laguna Seca or powering up the hill toward start-finish at Road America. We can just imagine the Ferrari V12 wail amid all [...]
Monogram Lola T70 Rebuild
Monogram actually came a lot closer to getting its reborn Lola T70 right than you might think at first glance or even a first drive. All the right pieces are there so you have to wonder why the [...]
Using the Scalextric Dunlop Bridge With 4-lane Tracks
Many slot car hobbyists have asked whether the Scalextric C8332 Dunlop Bridge and its predecessors, including the now-discontinuedC641 Goodyear Bridge, can be used on a 4-lane track. The bridge [...]
Building the Fly Ferrari GTO Roadster
We would love to see this in 1:1 scale diving through the Corkscrew at Laguna Seca or powering up the hill toward start-finish at Road America. We can just imagine the Ferrari V12 wail amid all [...]
Gear Pullers and Presses
As the number of new slot car enthusiasts we deal with increases we hear from some who are not familiar with gear pullers and presses. These simple but effective tools are a must for any racer [...]
