There have been several PC Based slot car games, several are online and are fun to play. Those online based games offer only the overhead view of the track, and a limited amount of possible track plans. Searching the Net it is possible to find several sites that offer in-car cameras eye views of cars going around the track, and with the recent release of FLY's Camera Truck, it's evident that many long to know what it would be like to sit in the driver's seat of their favorite slot cars.

Let me start this by saying that I enjoy scale racing, scale appearance, and getting the most from out of the box cars with minimal modification. I enjoy racing on stock tires, for the most part, and am happy to race on the rubber that comes with a car... usually. But as I race more, I find that those stock tires do wear out, and need replaced. Sometimes, getting stock replacement parts is not easy, sometimes impossible. With the brief experience I've had with silicone tires, I wasn't happy with the feel and "ride" that I got with "Sillies".

For an author to call his book a Bible on any subject, it better be pretty good. In fact, it best be darn close to perfect and cover every topic that might arise on the subject. Robert Schleicher's book, Slot Car Bible is his second book in recent years to cover the slot car home racing scene. His previous book, Racing and Collecting Slot Cars was a very popular and thorough publication, and topping it would not be an easy task. Writing a book review would be a challenge for me as well.

Have you been reading and hearing all the praises of upgrading your current power supply from the standard "set" transformers to after-market power? Well I have been hearing it for years, and I finally wised up (pun?) and picked out one.

But why do I need one? Do you really HAVE to upgrade to an after-market power supply to have fun with your slot cars? Of course not. Although some will disagree, my standard transformers or "wall warts" as they are sometimes called, have worked perfectly for years.

Andy Smith, A.K.A. Professor Motor, has been involved with slot cars since the stone age, with an early rail racing set. With an impressive history of racing, innovating, and winning, the good Professor has owned and operated slot car raceways, sponsored races, and has even been active in motorsports. Professor Motor went online in 1999 with his own line of slot car parts and controllers. His controllers are widely accepted as being some of the best, and I felt it was time I found out why.

It's common for newcomers to start out with a simple layout on the living room floor, and slowly, sometimes quickly, get discontent with setting it up, taking it down, only to set it up again. It's normal to wish for something more permanent.

So when the decision is made to create a permanent, or semi- permanent layout, it is very common to want to add more than just track to the layout. It's the same thing that effects model railroaders, the need for detail and realism to complete the feel of real life racing.