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Though Dave Beattie and his team over a Slot Mods have expanded their game a bit as of late, building custom painted livery slot tables or corporate tracks for the likes of Mercedes-AMG as they did last summer, we’re always going to be fans of his super-detailed backdrops, with buildings, people, foliage and the like…
“Playing is the most enjoyable way to pass the time without having to ask what the point is,” says Andreas Stadlbauer, head of the Carrera slot-car racing brand. He gets together with friends at the lake every year. There, the men lay down meters of track and switch points. Then they go all-out with their…
The term “tide” may be quick on the tongues of most Alabamans this week, but maybe less than appreciated by the owners of a 155-foot Ogilvie Blue King 8-lane slot car track in Mobile. You see, Hurricane Nate apparently did a number on the track, damaging some of it… not beyond repair, but qualifying it…
It’s fair to say that Monterey Car Week may just be the biggest gathering of car enthusiasts on the planet. Event after event, auction after auction take place on the NorCal peninsula for nearly a week straight, and thusly it’s hard to make sure you see absolutely everything. Planning ahead of time is key, so…
It’s safe to say that it’s been a banner year for David Beattie and his team of merry ultimate slot car track builders based in Michigan. On brief moments between their launching new pool table sized limited edition art tracks and the usual ridiculously detailed layouts for wealthy clients, his firm Slot Mods built one…
This year marks the 60th year in business for UK-based slot car manufacturer Scalextric. As part of the celebration, the firm has been running a year-long rollout of their 60th Anniversary Collection of slot cars, each representing each decade in business. Most recently added is a themed Lancia Stratos, the first we’ve seen actual photos…
It’s not that we’re not always fans of the slot car race circuit craftsmanship going on over at Slot Mods, because we very much are, but when the Michigan based firm is commissioned by none other than Formula One to create a one-off highly detailed track for the series’ VIP Paddock Club, we sit up…
You’ve got to hand it to Red Bull F1 and Carrera Slots. The Formula One team and slot car manufacturer paired recently for a preview of the iconic Monaco Grand Prix by recreating the track in a stylized miniature fashion that, despite being primarily built from cardboard boxes, created an enjoyable level of reality. In order…
We’ll admit it. We’re fascinated by Slot Mods livery series of tracks. Foregoing scale model acres of trees, buildings and scenery (not to mention tens of thousands of dollars of construction time), these custom tracks price in at roughly the cost of a billiards table. Even better, they pay tribute to some beloved racing liveries…
Those in-the-know on slot car racing will tell you that the competitive spirit is strong in the hobby. Beyond the traditional sibling-on-sibling rivalries on some family room carpet race circuit, competitive facilities do exist in hobby shops and bespoke facilities around the world. Even these though seem to pale in comparison to the bonafides exhibited…
When it comes to the more extensive (and thus expensive) highly detailed slot car track builds from Slot Mods Raceways, you either need to be considerably moneyed or have a corporate budget in play. It’s the latter that funded Slot Mods’ latest creation, a winter season rally themed layout built specifically for Vermont ski resort Smuggler’s…
It’s not like Slot Mods needs to remind anyone of their car enthusiast bonafides. That said, the ultimate slot car track tailoring startup continues to do so with creation after creation. More recently, the firm has ventured from the super extensive and super expensive one-off builds for the wealthy to more approachable series builds for those…
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