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Manufacture “performance” standards? - TN327 - 15th-Aug-25
Decades ago I found huge differences in brands.
Some were great and some were duds.
Back then most of my cars were Fly.
Seeing the new offerings and new manufacturers I am curios if these cars are all competitive with each other.
I looked for reviews but haven’t found them yet.
I appreciate any insights.
MJ in TN
RE: Manufacture “performance” standards? - mickey thumbs - 15th-Aug-25
The main split is between hobbyist brands and toy brands. Carrera and Scalextric are the major “toy” cars. A good way to start a lively discussion is to ask which “hobbyist” cars are best. NSR, Scaleauto, Thunderslot, Slot.it/Policar and Sideways are all good major brands.
When I picked up the hobby again a few years ago, I chose to focus on Slot.it to begin with because the cars were a little less expensive but still high quality with a good selection of makes, models and liveries. They were straightforward to learn tuning on and easy to find parts for. To me it made sense to learn the ins and outs of one brand to get a handle on the basics of these modern cars with motor pods.
Since then I have bought cars from all of the hobbyist brands as well as from some smaller companies.
Just one man’s opinion. Welcome to the forum, and I’m sure you’ll get plenty of other responses.
RE: Manufacture “performance” standards? - Kevan - 15th-Aug-25
It's probably fair to say we're spoiled for choice today.
NSR, SlotIt, Scaleauto, Policar, Revoslot, Avant Slot .. can all be superb runners.
RE: Manufacture “performance” standards? - Gpa113 - 15th-Aug-25
Hi MJ,
Welcome to the forum
It's a good place to be, and especially for this type of question!
Personally......
We race Scalextric models. Slot.it rear tyres, weight added if you want, nasty magnets out, bit of body rock.
Perfectly good race cars, if raced against other Scalextric models. Stacks of cars from many different era's to race, and we get next to no issues with reliability. Yes, some of the motors do have a fairly big discrepancy, but it's all part of the game!
I own, but don't necessarily race, many other different brands.
Never had any luck with Fly models. Only got a handful left now.
Policar I have only some of their bargain models. These are surprisingly good!
Slot.it are very nice. Well put together and quick.
NSR. Yes!! The proper deal. Really quick, easy to maintain or upgrade, and super fun to blast around your layout, whatever size or configuration.
As the guys have already posted. The hobbyist brands are pretty compatible. They are quick out of the box, but if you want to upgrade or tweak these you can. Scalextric, despite what people say, are great if you want simpler cars to race.
They are no match for the true racing brands, but aren't really meant to be. Race them against themselves, and have a lot of fun.
As usual the big questions are....
Budget, and which are your favoured type of racing classes? Modern, Historic, NASCAR, F1 etc. Or of course the "Wow, that looks cool, love the paint job!" type of purchases we all end up making!
RE: Manufacture “performance” standards? - Kevan - 15th-Aug-25
Modern Scalextric cars are SURPRISINGLY good runners, not race level performance but very nice and smooth to drive.
RE: Manufacture “performance” standards? - Kevan - 15th-Aug-25
One thing you didn't mention, are you intending using magnets because that can change things a great deal.
RE: Manufacture “performance” standards? - CMOTD - 15th-Aug-25
(15th-Aug-25, 01:14 AM)TN327 Wrote: I looked for reviews but haven’t found them yet.
MJ in TN
Have a look HERE.
RE: Manufacture “performance” standards? - mickey thumbs - 15th-Aug-25
The main split is between hobbyist brands and toy brands. Carrera and Scalextric are the major “toy” cars. A good way to start a lively discussion is to ask which “hobbyist” cars are best. NSR, Scaleauto, Thunderslot, Slot.it/Policar and Sideways are all good major brands.
When I picked up the hobby again a few years ago, I chose to focus on Slot.it to begin with because the cars were a little less expensive but still high quality with a good selection of makes, models and liveries. They were straightforward to learn tuning on and easy to find parts for. To me it made sense to learn the ins and outs of one brand to get a handle on the basics of these modern cars with motor pods.
Since then I have bought cars from all of the hobbyist brands as well as from some smaller companies.
Just one man’s opinion. Welcome to the forum, and I’m sure you’ll get plenty of other responses.
TN327 - TN327 - 15th-Aug-25
Thank you all!
Just what I was looking for!
I like magnets in my hot rods!
My track so far
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RE: Manufacture “performance” standards? - KensRedZed - 15th-Aug-25
Cool looking track.
