On my desk right now is a new model from a Company some may not have heard of BBR. The name B.B.R. is taken from the names of the company founders who started their Company more than 20 years ago; Balestrini, Barberis and Reali.

At first they produced resin and die cast models of 1970's Formula One cars like this Tyrrell.

It's always refreshing to get to test something different. Different is exactly what Team Slot has to offer. Many of their models are only available through Top Slot, so if you like the models they offer, you may not find them anywhere else. With all the focus lately on Scalextric and FLY, or even Carrera, is it even worth looking at other lines of cars?

It's a flashback to a day when racers were as much a dare-devil as athlete. Cars had no roll cages, or even a roll bar, gas tanks were not resistant to impact, and tires were as unpredictable as the weather. Aerodynamics was only being played with at the time, and cars were as unique as the drivers themselves. Racing budgets were measured from week to week, and sponsorship often meant a few sets of tires or motor parts, not the millions of dollars required today. There was hardly a logo to be found on the cars of yesteryear, maybe a rare gasoline logo and the car makers emblem. It was a simpler time, and a time almost forgotten in our dollar driven, high horsepower age.

In today's slot car market there seems to be a haze when it comes to the aftermarket chassis available. There are some that are preassembled, ready to run, but pricey. There are kits and partial kits, but what do you need to complete and run them? What gears, what axles, what motors, what rims are all questions faces when deciding what to order, and will it all work when all the parts are together?