STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Growing up in Brooklyn, NYPD Lieutenant John Vitale, 40, became a slot car enthusiast when his parents took him to race these mini-cars while on vacation. “I was always into ...

Long before the popularity of car racing video games, the slot car craze in the 1960s and ’70s had young people and their parents obsessed with racing scale models. Now, a new generation of slot cars ...

The need for speed is right here in our own backyard! Mach 1 Raceway is home to national-level slot car racing and it’s not just about adrenaline. It’s also sparking STEM learning for kids and adults ...

It was the mid-1960s, and it was all a bit mad. I bought one Airfix slot-car acing set, which grew into a 110-foot four-lane track made from Airfix pieces screwed onto several sections of chipboard ...

Yeah, at the corner of East Bundy in Southeast Second in Des Moines. This is so cool right up the driveway from the mailboxes three in *** row directly behind the yawning dog. It's just loads and ...

Slot car racing has arrived on the Treasure Coast. The Slot Car Raceway and Hobby Shop opened in the Vero Beach Outlets, 1824 94th Drive. As the name suggests, it’s mostly about slot car racing. There ...

It’s not too hot to go to the racetrack — if it’s indoor slot-car racing. Tuff Traxx Model Car Racing in Mesa, which opened in April, lets families get the taste of a big race on a small scale, and ...

A new store has opened in the Moorhead Center Mall sporting two race tracks upon which mini race cars reach speeds of 60 to 80 miles an hour, owner Derek Wagner said. All Star Sports, Cards, ...

“If it’s not fun, it’s just not working,” says Ron Scott, the owner of Cactus RC & Hobbies, explaining the point of the remote control and slot car races that take place at his shop every weekend.

The economic collapse brought on by the Great Recession was particularly gruesome in the Great Lake State. Michigan faced job losses in the seven figures, with unemployment reaching over 15 percent, ...