Conventional or Digital Slot Car Racing Guide.

Which Is Best For You?

For a number of years now slot car racing enthusiasts have had a choice between two forms of the hobby:

Conventional slot car racing.    Each car races in a single lane with the number of cars that can be raced being equal to the number of lanes.  Most home racing layouts have 2 or 4 lanes.  Each driver races in only one lane, but the race can be divided into heats with the drivers switching lanes between heats to give each driver equal time on each lane.  This equalizes any differences between lanes for all the drivers.

Digital slot car racing.  The newest form of model car racing allows as many as 6, or in some cases, 8 cars to race on a 2-lane track.  Electronic circuitry in the cars and controllers allows each driver to have full control over his own car.  Any or all of the cars can be racing in either lane at any given time, and lane change track sections placed at various locations around the circuit allow drivers to change lanes to overtake and pass or to take the fastest line for an entire lap.

Your choice between the two depends on a number of factors that will be different for each person.  Here is a guide to help you sort them out: