Slot cars, as we know them, have been around since 1957, when Minimodels electrified its clockwork Scalex cars. During the 1960s, slot-car racing enjoyed a boom, but the craze “hit a wall in the ...

In the 1960s, home versions of slot car racing tracks were available, but that wasn’t the only place to race. “You could find places all over the U.S. where you could go race your car, if you ...

In fact the whole prinicipality has been recreated with Carrera slot car tracks and a lot of cardboard: In fact everything you need to stage your own grand prix in your home. 2 min.

The box of the Scalextric set we bought showed multiple track layouts. However the Arc Air powerbase was a different length to the two straights in the set we tested. This meant we had to buy three ...