SlotCar Racer
(Redirected from Slot car racing)This article or section does not cite its references or sources. You can help Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Two Scalextric VW Beetles on track. A slot car is a powered miniature auto (or similar vehicle) which is guided by a groove or slot in the track on which it runs. Though some slot cars are used to model highway traffic on scenic layouts, the great majority are used in the competitive hobby of miniature motor-racing, also called slot car racing or slot racing. Keep you car in its slot
while you race around the track as fast as you can, by applying just the.
Most slot cars are models (more or less to scale) of actual automobiles, but some racers like to use purpose-designed or custom body styles. Most enthusiasts use commercially available slot cars (often modified for better performance), others motorize static models, and some "scratch-build" - create their own mechanisms and bodies from basic parts and materials.
Racers generally use a hand-held controller or throttle to regulate a small, electric motor hidden within each car; greater pressure on the throttle produces a greater speed. Each car runs on a separate lane, with its own slot. The challenge in racing slot cars comes in taking curves at the highest speed that will not cause the car to lose its grip and spin sideways or 'deslot' and go flying off the track. NEWS & REVIEWS.