Why get an IVI? Independent Vehicle Inspection: When you are looking to purchase a second hand vehicle it is good practice to ask the seller if it would be ok to arrange an independent inspection before making a decision. This way you can get a clear view of the overall vehicle condition before you make…
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With so many makes and models of vehicles and such a vast variety of towbar brands to choose from it can be a lengthy process to search out which is the most compatible and ultimately will it fit when I get it home? The most convenient way to find out which towbar will best suit…
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Slot cars are small replicas of automobiles designed to scale. They race along a fixed track with slot or groove. The word “slot” in the name of these automobiles is derived from those shallow grooves or channels place on the track to assist vehicles as they go through turns and twists and along straight sections.…
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Without the slot car track, all slot cars are nothing more than beautiful recreation of the actual model of cars on the road. The track is what gives the slot car reason to exist. The racetrack of slot cars clearly defines what slot cars are. The ‘slot’ in the name refers to the shallow groves…
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Slot cars are powered small vehicles that are assisted by a slot or groove set in the tracks on which they run. At the bottom of the car is a blade or pin that keeps the car in the slot. To make the car run, the metal strips placed next to the slot deliver power…
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Are you familiar with the cliché that goes, “Don’t fix it if it is not yet broken”? Apparently, this does not work out every time. Take the case of your slot cars, for example. Just like life-size automobiles, there will come a time when age would ultimately take its toll on them. They’re not necessarily…
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Slot car racing, by the name itself, is focused on controlling the car while on the track. The name ‘slot’ itself refers to the grooves in the racetrack that prevents the cars from falling off of the track. But slot car racing needs more than grooves for total control. Drivers need to have something in…
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Perhaps the most detailed component of slot car racing is the track layout. While the main objective of the hobby is to race, collect gorgeous cars, and enhance these cars’ performance and capacity, there are plenty of enthusiasts who take pains to build elaborate slot car tracks with layouts that would cause even the best…
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The types of slot cars available in the market these days are basically divided into the limitations that technology imposes on the make of the car. One is the good old system of conventional slot cars and the other is the new form of racing presented by digital slot cars. Conventional Slot Cars Conventional slot…
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There is more to slot cars than just being miniature mock-ups of real race cars. Most of them are lovingly made from scratch by slot aficionados and most of these cars can be modified to achieve better performance. Driving skills matter a lot in slot car racing because nothing’s really keeping the car on track…
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