Hey Paul Daniel here. I help Mark with the site, do videos and write for the section of promo models. Like Mark, I'm a huge car geek! I was at Road American this past weekend, just about my most favorite place, with my wife and daughter, taking in some of the racing. Beyond the cool race... Continue Reading →
Two Extremes!!
What could better bookend the car world than a Rolls Royce and the Smart car? I was about to drive this red Smart for 2 model home a couple years ago from a media event at Wisconsin's gorgeous Road America racetrack. It was a rainy day and the Rolls Royce that had been sitting in... Continue Reading →
Slot cars: BBR’s Ferrari F430 looks great
The Ferrari F430 is a champ on the track and a popular racer in the American LeMans and FIA GT championship series, and also has raced at the 24 Hours of LeMans. Plus who the heck doesn’t like a Ferrari? So it’s natural enough that noted Italian die-cast car model maker BBR has jumped into... Continue Reading →
Slot cars: Scalextric Can-Am Lolas rock
Lola racing cars continue to be some of the most successful racers in the world, but in the 1960s and ’70s Lola chassis were popping up in every series – and winning! Noted Ford GT and Formula 1 car designer Eric Broadley was instrumental in the Lola T-70 sports car design. This was a semi-monocoque... Continue Reading →
Slot cars: Scalextric Ford GT40
Ford’s GT40 is a legend that won the 24 Hours of LeMans four straight years, from 1966 through 1969. But there wasn’t just one GT40 design in that stretch. The pre-1966 Mk I was probably the most beautiful, but the Mk II was the model that got Ford into the fabled LeMans’ victory lane, with... Continue Reading →
Slot cars: Monogram’s ’67 Pearson Ford
Back in 1967 stock cars weren’t anything fancy, in fact, they were pretty much just that, stock cars with headlights taped up and numbers painted on the sides. They still had stock bumpers and bodies – no templates! There were a select group of top drivers then, just as now. But long before Jimmie Johnson,... Continue Reading →
Slot cars: Scalextric Aston DBR9
Aston DBR9 packs power, nice detail Long-time exotic sports car maker Aston Martin returned to racing in 2005 with its sleek DBR9 racer modeled after its DB9 street car. The intent was to challenge the likes of Audi and Porsche on the road courses of Europe and the United States. The car, racing in the... Continue Reading →
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