Hi all,
Im an old fart (36) who is getting into slot car racing because my 2.5 year old needs to...well the justification went something like that!!
I have had many RC cars (both nitro and elec) but decided to give slot car racing a bit of a bash, at 2.5 yrs old I think my son is just getting to the right age that I can justify speding more money on toys...the budgets tight so will be looking on TM for some deals...Swivel has already outbid me on a Tyco set the other night while I was at work
I have a mate with Tomy AFX and that seemed pretty good, I did just pick up a Tomy F1 World Series set on TM which has no cars so will be on the lookout for a couple...anything considered at this stage to get me running.
And will be looking to pick up a bit more track soon (have a couple on the watchlist now).
I will build a relatively small flat track (on a board 2.0 mtrs x .82 mtrs) to start with that way the little tykes that come around (and my son) wont break too much when the stand on it!! And I can lean it against the wall when the space needs to be cleared.
Not too worried about balls out speed, personally I would prefer a little more skilled and slower driving for me and my mates but strong magnets would be good for the young fulla so Im guessing I may need different types of cars?
I am having a lot of fun with tracker 2000 desining the track...great software!
Cheers all,
And dont be afraid to put your 2 cents in!!!
Azz
EDIT are these cars worth it to get me started? TM 294858308