Category Archives: Everything About Cars

The Slot Car Controller For Each Type Of Slot Car Racing System

Slot car racing, by the name itself, is focused on controlling the car while on the track. The name ‘slot’ itself refers to the grooves in the racetrack that prevents the cars from falling off of the track. But slot car racing needs more than grooves for total control. Drivers need to have something in their hands to have full control over the acceleration, breaking and general performance of their slot car. They need the slot car controller. Analog Slot Car Controllers Analog slot car controllers are […]

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The Many Aspects Of Slot Car Track Layouts

Perhaps the most detailed component of slot car racing is the track layout. While the main objective of the hobby is to race, collect gorgeous cars, and enhance these cars’ performance and capacity, there are plenty of enthusiasts who take pains to build elaborate slot car tracks with layouts that would cause even the best drivers to be envious. As if the layouts for the track weren’t elaborate enough, many track builders go so far as integrate very intricate details into the race track, making these look […]

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Slot Cars – Their Components And Scale Sizes

There is more to slot cars than just being miniature mock-ups of real race cars. Most of them are lovingly made from scratch by slot aficionados and most of these cars can be modified to achieve better performance. Driving skills matter a lot in slot car racing because nothing’s really keeping the car on track aside from the blade or pin in its bottom. So you really need to be proficient enough to make sure the cars don’t fly off in the track’s twists and turns. Slot […]

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Slot Cars As Learning Toys For Kids

Toys are effective learning tools for kids since they effectively integrate fun with learning. Kids love to play, and most of the time that’s the only activity they care for. Hence, parents have to be ingenious in their attempts to sublimate their kids’ learning into more pleasurable activities. If your child is a boy, chances are he’ll be more inclined to play with toy cars, even more so with the ones that can move really fast! Also, it’s a proven fact that kids have a natural inclination […]

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Slot Car Racing For Newbies

Slot cars have been around for decades and children of all ages have, in one way or another, experienced the thrill of racing miniature models of their favorite cars, whether by watching adults race slot cars or by growing up racing the cars themselves. But not everyone is very familiar with the hobby because as far as gaming and sports goes, children nowadays are more computer-game-oriented. So what is slot car racing? Slot car racing is a hobby or a sport, depending on which side of the […]

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Buying Slot Cars And Slot Car Accessories

Slot car racing is a very popular hobby among miniature car racing enthusiasts. It satisfies the inner speed demons among us and is a relatively inexpensive hobby for people who love building model cars. In this article, we will provide you with information that can help you not only save on buying slot cars and slot car accessories but also buying advices that will allow you to make the best choice: Which slot car scale? Slot cars come in various scales and each scale has its own […]

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The Basics Of Preparing For Slot Car Racing

Each racing event follows a different process of organizing races. The components below are among the most common ones that can be observed in many major racing circuits. Individual Preparation The winners of different races seem to be those drivers who have made their preparations. Well-conditioned cars stand a much higher chances of winning the race as these, quite obviously, are primed for performing during the entire length of the course. Priming the car for racing often involves checking the interior and exterior of the car and […]

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Road Safety: The Drag Race

There will always be a number of people who enjoy taking their cars on to the open road and seeing just how fast they can go, something which has led to a fairly large number of unofficial “drag races” taking place on public roads. The argument usually made by the drivers in such races is that they only race on quiet roads, usually at times when no-one else is likely to be on the road. One potential argument against this is that you can never be certain […]

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Cash For Clunkers: Trading In An Older Car For Cash

Cars are like people, in many ways. They need to have the proper care taken of them and to be treated in a certain way if they are to keep running smoothly. The longer they are in service, the more likely they will be to develop faults. Eventually, they need to be retired before they do some harm to themselves or others. Numerous governments are now creating schemes whereby an older car can be traded in for money against the purchase of a new one. The thinking […]

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Trading In For A Younger Model

Some people drive the same car from the day they pass their test to the day that they decide to stop driving, or have that decision made for them. Others, and these are the larger group, will update their car on a more or less regular basis. There is a reason for this, and it is fairly simple. As cars get older, they become more prone to faults and some features may become obsolete. There is a lot that you can to to keep your car more […]

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