The Compelling Hobby of Slot Car Racing

There can’t be many people who have never heard of Scalextric. Scalextric is the big daddy of slot car racing systems.

Slot cars are those model cars that run on special tracks following a slot that keeps them on the track. The cars have electric motors that are powered from the track. Drivers can control the speed of their cars with a simple handset that basically controls how past the internal motor in the slot car is running. The skill of the driver is tested on the bends where it is necessary to de-throttle in order to keep the car on the track.

Slot car racing is a hobby that has grown in popularity as the technology has developed. Some like to build tracks to emulate the well known F1 racing tracks around the world. Their tracks may include accessories like stands, trees and track personnel. Many like to set up tracks with no obscuring structures or accessories.

There are so many different slot car models available today including all of the well known F1 racing cars and those used in popular American races like the NASCAR and Indycar rallies. Collecting slot cars themselves has become a hobby enjoyed by many enthusiasts.

Although the basic system used by slot car racing sets hasn’t changed significantly in fifty years there have been some enormous advances making the hobby ever more engaging and fun. Today you can find some very affordable, fully digital slot car racing sets that allow multi car racing and lane changing.

One of the latest innovations in slot car racing is the introduction of technology that allows racers to compete with other enthusiasts around the world via the internet. You can now compete with opponents in the same way that online computer gamers enjoy competition.

The Scalextric Sport World system features trackside hardware and PC software that provides digital control of the slot cars and real time 3D coverage of the race. The cool 3D software allows you to design tracks with up to 8 lanes and add all kinds of buildings and track accessories. To create the exact track that you want you can even sculpt the landscape. The configurability of the system is almost mind boggling. You can choose from a variety of race modes including the popular Grand Prix, NASCAR, Drag, Rally and others. You can force pit stops for added realism and the system even includes all the technical data you need to optimise your car’s performance including tyre selection and lubrication.

Modern slot car racing systems are packed with features that could only have been dreamed of fifty years ago when the first Scalextric system was released. Digital technology makes car control and monitoring much more sophisticated enabling accurate timing to a thousandth of a second and the accurate emulation of many popular race tracks around the world.

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