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| Slot car racing From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Slot car) Jump to: navigation, search Slot car racing is the hobby of racing electrically-powered model cars that are built to run on tracks with a groove or slot to guide the car. Users can run and race the cars with a hand-held controller or throttle that regulates a small, electric motor hidden within the car; greater pressure on the throttle produces a greater speed. Each car runs on a separate lane, with its own slot. The challenge in racing slot cars comes in taking curves at the highest speed that will not cause the car to lose its grip on the track and spin sideways or 'deslot' and go flying spectacularly. Though many slot car racers prefer a racetrack unobstructed by scenery, some enthusiasts, much as in rail transport modelling, will build elaborate tracks, sculpted to have the appearance of a real-life racecourse including model buildings, trees and people. Slot car racing has a smaller (thogh no less enthusiastic) following than model railroading. Most slot cars are models (more or less to scale) of actual automobiles, but some racers like to use purpose-designed or custom body styles. Most enthusiasts use commercially available slot cars (often modified for better performance), others motorize static models, and some "scratch-build" - create their own mechanisms and bodies from basic parts and materials. A marvelous online history of slot cars can be found at HO World, taken from the Louis H. Hertz book on model racing. How it works metal strips next to the slot, and is picked up by contacts metal strips next to the slot, and is picked up by contacts alongside the guide flag (a swiveling blade) under the front of the slot car, which take it to the car's motor. slot car, which take it to the car's motor. |