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The vehicles are bumper-to-bumper into the final lap. It's too close to call ... and the Dodge Charger Daytona requires the checkered flag just ahead of the Plymouth Superbird!

No, that wasn't the call from the most recent televised race. It really is the type of heart-pounding racing thrills that you and your close friends could be enjoying with motorsports for the house.

Slot vehicle racing has been about given that the mid-50s, when enthusiasts "drove" their automobiles on model train tracks. In the 1960s, slot automobile racing events were featured on television shows such as "Mike Douglas," "Johnny Carson" and "Steve Allen." And Elvis loved slot cars so much that he had an entire room at Graceland devoted to the hobby.

Elvis, even so, by no means had something like the newest slot vehicles from Carrera. The sport has come a lengthy way because the days of The King of Rock 'n' Roll. Today, Carrera's "Evolution Pro-X" sets one more high tech benchmark with a state-of-the-art digital method in 1:32 scale.

Unlike analog systems, by fitting a micro-processor to each and every automobile and like the special digital energy handle unit and track sections within the layout, the new digital system lets you run several automobiles on the identical track for a much more realistic racing knowledge than Elvis ever could have imagined. The wide lane-changing sections let you pass at top speed with bumper-to-bumper thrills down the back stretch, plus raw lane adjust section activation as you maneuver for position, just like skilled race auto drivers. The Pro-X system features the newest models from Ferrari and Mercedes as properly as classics like the Dodge Charger Daytona.

Carrera also delivers the "Exclusiv" line with cars such as the Chevrolet Corvette C6R and 1:24 scale tracks, as well as "Carrera Go!!!" in 1:43 scale featuring Spider-Man and the Great 4 sets for younger slot car enthusiasts.

Long well-liked in Europe, slot automobile racing is gaining momentum in the U.S. as Americans - from car aficionados to hobbyists to collectors and "kids" of all ages - rediscover the thrill of this challenging and adrenaline-pumping hobby that's fun for the complete loved ones. acura front bumper