Best Slot Cars

Let's take a closer look at the Anki slot car set. The Anki Overdrive is an improved version of the previous Anki Drive version. The track is composed of 10 pieces: 6 curved and 4 straight. The entire track size is 3.5 X 8.5 feet. Various track combinations allow you to build up to 8 battlefields. Slot cars use traction magnets, which stick cars to the track to make them go faster. Small sensors prevent cars from falling off on the curves of the track. This digital slot car set requires no power supply. Therefore, it can be set up anywhere in your room for your convenience. On the manufacturer’s website, you will find a wide range of track components for endless building options to enjoy hours of racing fun. When assembling the track, it's better to focus on the track complexity rather than its size. Thus, to make your race more challenging, you may add rises and falls, twists and curves to your layout.

In this review, we have considered Skull and GroundShock included in the Starter Kit. They are battery operated, providing up to 20 minutes of continuous gameplay with a fully charged battery, which is enough for several races. Each car has its own characteristics and weapon arsenal. Skull is less speedy but has more firepower armed with Plasma Cannon, Depth Charge, and Chaingun. GroundShock, in its turn, moves faster, but it has less powerful fire attacks. It’s equipped with the following weapons: Electro Pulse, Charge Beam, and Core Inverter. Anki slot car set uses wireless technology, which makes it easy to operate. All you need is to download the Anki Overdrive app on your Android and iOS device. It’s compatible with different operating systems. Moreover, up to 4 cars can race on the same track simultaneously. So, you can arrange a real championship! As an added bonus, you can view post-race statistics and change game modes in the ARC app available for free download on the web. Slot car enthusiasts will definitely be satisfied with a great variety of available cars. Build a collection of your favorite vehicles with different driving characteristics and unique weapon! If you have your favorite cars from old Anki Drive collection, it could be of great use.

The good news is that Anki Overdrive supports all your old Anki cars in Open Play, Battle, and Race modes as well as in King of the Hill and Time Trial new gameplay modes.

Now let’s pass on to the classic Slot Cars, particularly a revolutionary Scalextric ARC ONE slot car system. It has 16.3-foot long track and consists of several pieces, what allows you to build 3 different track layout combinations for more diverse gaming options. The track slots are made of metal, which conducts electricity, moving vehicles forward without the need to constantly replace or charge batteries. There are special pickups designed for building bridges and jump ramps, that makes the game more dynamic.

Now let's consider the cars in more detail. There are two 1/32 scale slot cars, which come with a durable and impact-resistant body. The conductors at the bottom of the track make the cars move along the track. In fact, Scalextric equipped the slot car with Magnatraction magnets at the bottom of the car to stick vehicles to the track for providing maximum stability at high speeds. By the way, the cars are easy to control with a joystick connected to the main unit. Besides, in addition to Porsche car master copies, the set includes a variety of cars, from modern supercars to Classic F1 Models and rally. You can buy these vehicles too, but alas, they aren't included in the kit. Follow the links below to see the products available.

The next slot car to consider is the Carrera GO!!! by Carrera USA. First of all, let's have a look at the slot car track design. The track consists of several pieces with the slots to insert vehicles. The entire track size is 2.3' x 4.6', so you can easily set it up even in a small room. Actually, you can install special guard rails along the track perimeter to keep cars from falling off the track. There is only one option of the track available in the set, but you can buy accessories separately and build your own perfect track.

Here is some information about the cars. The set includes 1/43 scale Ferrari 458 GT2 and Chevrolet Corvette C7.R. This slot car racing set is a great choice for children from 6 and older, as they are able to develop high speed due to their small size. It should be noted that Ferrari 458 GT2 is as powerful and speedy as its 470-horsepower original version. Therefore, it will be difficult for your competitors to win. The Chevrolet Corvette C7.R, in its turn, is a prototype of the legendary car, which has won many championships and it’s not an easy task to outpace it. And what about controls? It's a piece of cake! There are only two buttons on the mechanical joystick - a start button to begin the race and a turbo button for quick acceleration. As an additional benefit for young racers, there is a speed controller under the start button, which helps control car speed by preventing the turbo button from being fully pressed. If your kid is a fan of the Disney Сars cartoon, then he will be surely delighted to find under the Christmas tree a couple of cars or even the whole slot car set based on his favorite cartoon characters.

This is the first Anki model in our review. It's made as a 3.5' x 8.5' roll-up mat with one available race track. This slot car set is the best choice for children, as they can easily use it without their parents' help. The Anki Drive Starter Kit is a slotless race track, which allows cars to ride along the whole track with no limits. There are special road markings and artificial intelligence that help guide cars round the track, preventing them from flying off the track. Consequently, no additional track borders are required, which significantly facilitates its use. The Anki Drive Starter Kit includes 2 battery-operated robot car warriors: Boson, the Fast Attacker and Kourai, the Agile Striker. The slot car is controlled wirelessly via your Android or iOS so that you can have a joystick always within your reach. All you need is to download a special app and select the desired game mode. This app allows you to update your cars, set traps and shoot your virtual opponents that will definitely make your long race more interesting and challenging. In fact, cars and tracks from this manufacturer are fully compatible. And if you want to use new cars from the Anki Overdrive series, then simply download the new Anki Overdrive app from the app store.

Real FX Racing track features a unique track layout. So, what makes it unique? Unlike the majority available models, the components of this slot car are made of microfiber PVC coated fabric to ensure incredible durable. Meanwhile, the car slot is lightweight, compact and wear resistant. It's also very easy to put together despite it consists of 20 pieces. The evident advantage of the set is that it offers extreme versatility when it comes to making up battlefield combinations. With 20 pieces, you'll be able to build and run up to 40 tracks!

The set includes 2 cars both capable of developing speed up to 180 mph to provide more realistic racing. The cars are equipped with front and rear optical sensors that read the data from the track 200 times per second while artificial intelligence takes over control of the cars, preventing them from moving off the track. That's impressive! The cars come with a set of 6 regular AAA batteries, providing up to 4 hours of continuous racing, which is, undoubtedly, a pleasant bonus. So if the batteries run out flat in the middle of the game (which may happen indeed), you wouldn’t need to wait until the charging is complete. Replace the batteries and off you go! However, if the regular battery charge is not enough, you can simply use rechargeable batteries of the same type. This will provide a continuous race for many hours, which will be a real fun!