Our tracks range from small table top units assembled from flight cases to full sized commercial raceways 160′ feet long. Nomad Raceways brings tracks to events as a featured entertainment. These small cars have always been popular in home or garage racing, either on inexpensive plastic snap together track and on custom made, CNC machined track by companies like Viper Racing and Brad’s tracks. HO scale slot cars share a popular size with model trains and Hot Wheels. Because 1/43 is a popular scale with model trains and diecast cars the scale also has potential for those who want a diorama track. While mostly exclusively geared to children adults also adopt them because the tracks are a more manageable size. SlotMods now builds elaborately detailed 1/32 scale race track installations often costing as much as $100,000.ġ/43 scale slot car racing is growing with low cost sets including track and cars under $10. many regional slot racing clubs exist including Central Arkansas Slot Racers, Farrout Slot Car Club in LA, Slot Car Club of the Twin Tiers in upstate NY and many others. New companies producing cars using new 3D printing technologies.ġ/32 enthusiasts often build tracks with scenic detail and the cars are generally detailed models of race cars.
Veteran companies like Scalextric and Carrera produce whole race sets and smaller companies like, NSR, Revoslot create dozens of new cars every year. Today, more than a dozen manufacturers produce beautiful detailed ready to run slot cars in 1/32 scale. A commercial raceway with a huge selection of cars, track and accessories for sale on line and in person is ScaleRacing in Tacoma, WA. Commercial tracks were mostly used by the large 1/24 scale cars, but 1/24 scale cars can run on smaller tracks and all scales of slot cars from a variety of manufactures are available today. Thousands of smaller tracks support slot car enthusiasts today.
Unbelievable collections are achieved and displayed at the Los Angeles Slot Car Museum and Bernard’s Slot Car Museum. Some of the large commercial tracks have found homes in warehouses museums and private locations. But this is just the tip of slot racing culture today, as most slot racing activity today occurs in homes, private clubs and of course, the Internet. The map above shows locations of current raceways and clubs open to the public. Nationwide, approximately 180 large raceways are open to the public despite the challenges of high lease costs and competition from online another entertainments. Setting aside what happened then, let’s look at what exists now.Ī few of the original commercial slot car tracks are still open, such as Buzzarama in Brooklyn and Tom Thumb Hobbies in Columbus Ohio. But the industry is actually more accessible, varied and affordable than it was at peak of the 1960’s fad. Newsstands had 3 or 4 monthly publications dedicated to miniature motorsports. About 5,000 huge slot car tracks opened filled strip malls coast to coast. Those who remember the 1960’s saw slot car industry boom and bust. I understand the reason for the question: With the avalanche of entertainment and distractions available today, nearly all requiring batteries and electronics a hobby that requires considerable space and fosters hands on skills to build, tune and maintain actual hardware may seem prehistoric. The question is often phrased: “Are there any slot car tracks still open”?
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When entertaining with our portable slot car tracks, I am often greeted by people surprised that slot cars “still exist”.
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