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 ...

The cars also suffer over the course of 24 hours. Drive gears break, wiring comes loose, and it’s not uncommon for cars to fly off track during the race—quite the opposite, in fact. “It’s really hard ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Normally I can't be bothered to care about slot car racing. I mean, being a huge nerd myself, I get the appeal but A: I suck at it, and B: I can drive actual cars, so it's just not something I'm into, ...

If your memory of slot cars as a childhood toy is of lightweight controllers with wire-wound rheostats inside, then you’re many years behind the state of the art when it comes to competitive slot car ...

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, ...

Slot Mods is a Detroit-based company that creates handmade, completely bespoke slot car tracks for some of the world’s most high-end clientele. If you want a Slot Mods track, you typically have to ...