SLOT CARS

Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Impala takes the pole position in NASCAR's Car of Today field. SCX is proud to present the Impala SS driven by the most exciting driver in the 2009 Sprint Cup Series, Dale Earnhardt Jr. The National Guard Impala SS slot car is the second to be released by SCX for the son of the legendary driver. The patriotic National Guard camouflaged decoration makes Jr.'s car stand out in the field of C.O.T. bodies. Striking white lettering on the hood of the #88 National Guard car grabs your attention as it circles the track. Earnhardt Jr., who was voted the most popular driver in Nascar in 2007 for the fifth consecutive year, joined with Hendrick Motorsports in 2008. After a top 30 finish in the 2009 Daytona 500 Jr will be motivated to take his Impala SS back to the top 10. The RX-42 powers Jr.'s car around the high banks of the Superspeedway's and a tilting-type motor pod assures a steady ride even while bump drafting the competition. The common body is ch...

Now, we have four different scales. The one that used to be the most important in USA (HO) 1/64 with companies as Auto World, 1/32 the most popular in Europe and the one with more cars and sets (and companies like SCX, Scalextric, Ninco or Carrera), the 1/24 with huge cars and tracks (Carrera) and the affordable and every time more competitive 1/43 one (with Jiada, Artin, SCX - Compact and Carrera - Go). And now, the company, that maybe is the one with the best quality, Ninco announces a new scale and a new brand, the scale, a surprising 1/28 (not 1/24, maybe they do not want to share anything with Carrera or make the life easier to the fan) and the name Xlot (I suppose from XL or extra large). You can find more information in their official homepage http://www.ninco.com/ . Surprising move when its Spanish rival, SCX had moved to 1/43. Do you think it is an intelligent move, will they succeed? At least there are many things moving in the slot world...But the new scale is only for cars...