Slot Cars Make Jalopnik's Best Car Toys List

Number Seven? Really? Well, we all know better - but it was nice to see our favorite car blog - Jalopnik - point out that slot cars make great holiday gifts. The bit features a nice photo of Jim Harlan's incredible White Lake Formula 1 Ring, which they have covered before and has to be one of the nicest tracks anywhere.

PHOTO CREDIT: Jalopnik.com.

"Why Santa Should Bring You One: There are more realistic driving experiences to be had than a slot car track, and some people would dare say there's no point now that you can race the 'Ring when you're 8 in your footie pajamas. Those people hate (in this order): cars, Christmas, America, Jesus, freedom. There's something visceral and fantastic about cooking a slot car in sharp corner and watching it careen off the track and into the cat. You don't get that with a video game."

True enough, although today's cars are a lot less likely to go flying off the track than the Eldons and Strombeckers of yesteryear. Whatever you think, it's nice to see slot car racing get some good publicity!