Published: February 26, 2009
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Okay, so I have to ask, What’s better than getting an AFX race set? A BIG, well GIANT race set! And AFX meets that idea head-on with an absolutely huge race set. Sixty-two and half feet of pulse pounding, racing excitement and it can all fit into a 4 foot by 8 foot space! And this set has everything to make racing and exciting event. It has a squeeze track, cross-overs and even a 12 inch radius bank turn so you don’t have to slow down too much coming off the main straight. Match that with two classic, reliable Super G-Plus open wheel racers and you are ready for a throw down in your living room!
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Published: January 22, 2009
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While looking around at iHobby 2008 in Chicago, Kevin Kosir, Roberto Smaldone and I had an idea. None of us had much, if any, experience with digital slot car systems and with all the main manufacturers there; Carrera, Ninco, Scalextric and SCX, there was no better time to test them head to head. I have been a model railroader as well as a slot car racer for as long as I can remember and have used model train digital systems for many years.
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Published: November 27, 2008
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Greetings all, I’ll be taking a look at one of Life-Like Racings current releases, the Winner’s Cup HO Slot Car set featuring the NASCAR COT. This set features the #17 DeWalt Ford Fusion vs. the #11 FedEx Toyota Camry. You could also look at it as Matt Kenseth vs. Denny Hamlin or perhaps Roush Fenway Racing vs. Joe Gibbs Racing.
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Published: November 25, 2008
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Ho-Ho-Ho...or is that H-O, H-O, H-O???? Life-Like sure thinks so and has introduced the Freeway Showdown to help the Happy Elves up North this holiday season. This twisty-turny track is 38 foot of fast paced action and will have kids and hobbyists on their toes! You will have to watch your competition closely as you navigate around a squeeze track, wiggles and an intersection!
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Published: May 15, 2008
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“Here he comes, Here comes Speed Racer, He’s a demon on wheels”.... Yes, you actually will catch yourself playing the theme song in your head when you get the cars going in this set! The Summer blockbusters are here, along with all the merchandise to buy, right along with them. You can’t escape Speed Racer marketing, from cereal boxes, to clothes, to toys and even to slot car sets.
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Published: January 31, 2006
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The advent of digital slot car racing has been the hottest new trend, introducing a new technology. While each of the major manufacturers of 1/32 scale slot cars has offered their own approach, SCX has taken their version to the next level.
A step so bold is not only showing an aggressive commitment, but potentially a huge risk on their part as well.
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Published: January 30, 2006
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A box arrived today and inside was the M3 Racing set from Ninco. It's been almost 30 years since I got my first slot car set, so let's see if this offering from Ninco has me "thinking red". Inside the box is 294" of track. Straight away I start snapping track together. Some track is made of hard plastic and when you're taking the pieces apart and snapping them together many times it feels as though the track is going to break, not this Ninco track. It feels like it's made to last the rigors of years of play.
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Published: August 26, 2005
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The time is 3:00 am… as a large dark delivery van skulks through the streets of downtown Gotham in search of the secret drop-off location for its ‘special contents’. Turning down a shadowed alley the van slams to an abrupt halt while the sound of its cargo door opening is heard echoing through the silent streets of the sleeping town. A mysterious man, dressed in drab dark clothing, emerges from the dimly lit rear of the van carrying a box containing a sinister surprise for one unsuspecting city official. A faint doorbell ring is heard through the darkness shortly followed by the sound of an opening door and there, locked in a seemingly endless stare, two men now stand face to face before one breaks the painful silence and proclaims… “UPS Sir!!”
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Published: August 10, 2005
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It's time to do a little 'rug-racing' now that the Scalextric Sport Drift Set has arrived at Scalextric-USA and what a better reason to get down on the floor than to check out something totally new in the Scalextric range. While this form of racing might not appeal to everyone this new Drift Set has plenty about it to like so while it's intended purpose is to attract more 'youthful' slot-enthusiasts to the hobby this set can also appeal to even the most traditional slotting veteran thanks to some very unique features.
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Published: June 23, 2003
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I am fortunate. I have fond childhood memories of Christmas or the occasional birthday when I received a slot car set as a gift. Even before I received
my first set, I remember my older brother getting an Eldon set for Christmas, complete with a Porsche and a Jag or some such cars, and the hours my brothers and I spent racing, often with me playing what I later came to learn had a name; turn marshal.
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