25th-Jan-21, 03:12 PM
I want to buy a new slot car track and cars for my grandchildren and myself to play on. The oldest are both 6 year-old boys, with a couple younger sisters coming up too. The boys both love cars and anything "fast", and I did get out my old (1977) Aurora A/FX track over the weekend. We had plenty issues getting it going and never were completely successful but they had a lot of fun when it did work, and I could see that that joy would only increase as they get older, playing with a reliable new set.
The HO cars of the Aurora set are very similarly sized as the Hotwheels cars they love to play with, but I'm thinking a larger scale (1/32?) might better for them. The cars do need to be a bit rugged as they learn some finesse, and the size of the track layout is an issue too of course. I haven't thought enough yet about where and how to store the track layout. I see references to analog and digital racing and I'm not sure of the difference; I could use a little help with that too. ;)
I'm sure this topic comes up around here from time to time. Can you guys offer some suggestions for a slot car set that will serve our needs well? Any help will be much appreciated! Thanks, Gary
The HO cars of the Aurora set are very similarly sized as the Hotwheels cars they love to play with, but I'm thinking a larger scale (1/32?) might better for them. The cars do need to be a bit rugged as they learn some finesse, and the size of the track layout is an issue too of course. I haven't thought enough yet about where and how to store the track layout. I see references to analog and digital racing and I'm not sure of the difference; I could use a little help with that too. ;)
I'm sure this topic comes up around here from time to time. Can you guys offer some suggestions for a slot car set that will serve our needs well? Any help will be much appreciated! Thanks, Gary
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