This fun hobby's enthusiasts are found all across North America and all of those other world where people meet to own fun.

The scale sized autos are motorized miniature racing cars that will be guided by a slot in the race track. A pin extends from the model's bottom into this slot. Some slot cars are modeled after normal automobiles but the vast majority are modeled after comprehensive size racing cars made famous on the NASCAR, Indy, and Grand Prix circuits. These are the cars that are used in competitive slot car pounding, also known as position racing.

All racing slots have bodies which were specially designed for miniature racing. Some slot car racers build their own personal racers from parts and mechanisms that can be purchased from slot vehicle makers and at several specialty shops online.

The "driver" of the car uses a hand-held controller to help send a low-voltage current for an electric motor concealed within the car. Usually, each individual car will operate in a unique lane. Some new technology has been developed recently to allow cars to share a lane. You can find this feature on some of the new digital racing packages. The biggest challenge for the drivers comes when these miniatures ought to take a curve for a high speed. Drivers must be skilled enough to ensure that their car does not necessarily "deslot" or leave the track altogether in the curves.

Some people who engage in this exciting hobby build detailed tracks such as miniature stands and buildings and scenery.