Slot Cars
You can play your xBox's and Playstations all day, but nothing beats the the fast paced action of real
sets are becoming increasingly hard to find. The market is smaller, as more and more young kids get hooked on video games, but the hobby is still alive and well to those who know where to look. Slot cars can be found in hobby shops, on slot car websites, and there are still a few places where you can have formal racing competitions. This guide should hopefully fulfill whatever slot car need you have.
Slot Car Sizes
Make sure you get the right size slot cars for your track, these cars are not cross compatible. Scales distinguished as ratios like 1:24 and 1:32. These mean viewing the slot car from a foot away is equivalent to viewing the actual car from 24 and 32 feet away, respectively. Here are the most popular sizes:
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1:24 scale cars are the largest slot cars. You are most likely to find these at commercial and club tracks. It's not really practical to have these at home unless you are a dedicated hobbyist with a lot of room for a track. Cars will set you back around $100, so you don't really want little Tommy wrecking them, no matter how spectacular the fashion.
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1:32 scale slot cars are more popular than 1:24 because they are more suitable for the home. These are the most widespread slot cars in Europe. If you are serious about slot cars, you will appreciate the detail and customization of these cars.
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HO slot cars can definitely take a beating and keep on ticking. As a kid who spent years crashing them over and over, I know.
Slot Car Manufacturers
Luckily, slot cars are still being manufactured by these dedicated companies, with replacement parts and tracks available too.
* The leading manufacturer of HO slot cars,
Mattel Electric Hot Wheels.
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Nascar slot cars.
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tracks too.
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Carrera Go is a Austrian brand that has been around the slot car business for a while, but only into the HO market since 2001.
Top Selling Sets
Here are some of the top selling
HO scale slot car sets.
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