Slot Car Magazines

A list of printed slot car publications around the world!

Compiled by Russell Sheldon

 

Whether we like it or not, Internet-based magazines ("e-zines") is the future. We already have great examples in The Old Weird Herald and Slot Racer to name just two of the best. Most of us however sit in front of a computer screen all day, and enjoy nothing more than just sitting in an armchair at home and paging through printed magazines. Following a post I made to the "Slots" discussion list, I've had quite a number of enquiries from people asking for the subscription details of the various slot racing magazines. Here's a list of the one's I know about, in no particular order:

 

Name:	Slot Car Bulletin
Mailing Address:	27 Conestoga Drive Bethel Park, PA 15102 USA
Language:	English
Frequency:	Monthly
Cost:	USD 30.00 (USA) USD 60.00 (Europe)
Website:	None
Email:	scpaul@aol.com
Comments:	Covers mainly 1/24th US raceway style racing with plenty of race reports and pictures of the racers. Does however have a good "New Products" page and features a "Concours Corner" page in colour. Also usually has good technical articles for raceway style cars.

 

Name:	Scale Auto Racing News
Mailing Address:	5804 Walraven Circle Fort Worth, TX 76133 USA
Language:	English
Frequency:	Monthly
Cost:	USD $4.95 cover price / $29.95 subscription
Website:	http://www.scaleautoracing.com
Email:	fordpub@2fords.net
Comments:	Covers all scales of slot racing, mostly 24 scale commercial. 40 pages, 32 in color.

 

Name:	Model Car Racing
Mailing Address:	Model Car Racing Publications, Inc. 6525 Gunpark Drive, Suite 370-142 Boulder, CO 80301-3346
Language:	English
Frequency:	Bi-Monthly
Cost:	1 year/6 issues: USD $35.00 (USA) USD $50.00 (International)
Website:	http://www.modelcarracingmag.com/
Email:
Comments:	Model Car Racing is a 52 to 68 page bimonthly magazine, with most of the pages in full color. The magazine features in-depth photo-illustrated articles that are focused exclusively on realistic scale model car racing on tabletop tracks in your home. The only advertising that appears in the magazine is for new products, so the proportion of pages of editorial material is usually much greater than in most hobby magazines - we always try to give you "more magazine" with Model Car Racing.

 

Name:	Model Slot Car Magazine
Mailing Address:	Heritage House 79/80 High Street Gravesend, Kent, England
Language:	English
Frequency:	Monthly (?)
Cost:	Copies cost £2.50 Issue 1 or Issue 2  Issue 3 has more colour and is £2.80 postage is 57 pence in UK and £1.50 to the States and Canada, and £1.72 to Australia.
Website:	http://www.modelslotcar.com/
Email:	model-slot-car@blueyonder.co.uk
Comments:	Model Slot Car is a U.K. based hardcopy magazine that is sold internationally, and can be bought direct from Model Slot Car offices (see web site) or via various retailers, model slot car clubs or overseas distributors. It is a broad based 1/32 and 1/24th Scale magazine which does not specialise on any particular region but promotes all kinds of club, national, international and home style slot racing.  Written by slot car enthusiasts from all over the world it has an emphasis on fun. We are after all grown men who enjoy racing and collecting model cars!

Compiled By Russell Sheldon
email: russell.sheldon@emerates.com

last updated: 06/04/05
If you know of other slot car magazines not listed here, or if any of the above information is out of date,
please let us know!  - email: paulk@oldweirdherald.com