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A.C.
1. Alternating Current.
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Actual Distance
1. Measurement of length in one-to-one ratio/scale.
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Adapter Track
1. Model of H.O. scale slot car track where two brands or models of track can be connected to each other.
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A.F.X.
1. Upgrade of Aurora H.O. slot cars and tracks.
2. Stands for Aurora Factory eXperimentals.
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A.F.X. H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. Pancake Motor - multiple gear crown drive chassis.
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A.F.X. H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. 2 Lane. View Connection
2. 1 Lane. View Connection
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A.F.X. H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Road. View Selection
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Amrac
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot cars and tracks.
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Amrac H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown gear drive - chassis also used by Rokar.
a. Unlighted. View Chassis
b. Lighted. View Chassis
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Armature
1. Main component of an electrical motor usually rotating in the center of two magnets with commutator brushes providing electricity.
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Artin
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot cars and tracks.
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Artin H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown drive chassis, also used for WallCrawlers with a different guide pin.
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Artin H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. 2 Lane. View Connection
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Artin H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Road. View Selection
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Atlas
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot cars and tracks.
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Atlas H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown mutliple gear drive chassis.
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Atlas H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. 2 Lane. View Connection
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Atlas H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Road. View Selection
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Aurora
1. The first brand of H.O. scale slot cars and tracks in the U.S.
2. Original sellers of Model Motoring products.
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Auto World
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot cars and tracks.
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Auto World H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. Auto World uses several different chassis in their vehicles.
a. T-Jet. View Chassis
b. X-Traction. View Chassis
c. X-Traction Flame-Thrower. View Chassis
d. T-Jet Ultra G. View Chassis
e. X-Traction Ultra G. View Chassis
f. 4 Gear Ultra G. View Chassis
g. iWheels. View Chassis
h. iWheels Flame-Thrower. View Chassis
i. Super III. View Chassis
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Auto World H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. 2 Lane. View Connection
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Auto World H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Road. View Selection
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Axle
1. Rotating shaft mounted through the chassis with fixed rims on both ends.
a. Rear axle includes the drive gear.
2. Shaft mounted to the chassis holding a free spinning rim in place.
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Bachmann
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot cars and tracks.
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Bachmann H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - worm drive chassis.
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Bachmann Power-Flow H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. 2 Lane. View Connection
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Bachmann Power-Flow H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Road. View Selection
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Bachmann Pro-Grip H.O. Slot Car Track Controller
1. Green. View Controller
2. Gold. View Controller
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Banked Curve
1. Section of H.O. scale slot car track defined by an outside radius, portion of circle and slant inclination.
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Big Rigs
1. Model of Aurora A.F.X. Magna-Traction cars with semi-truck cabs and trailers.
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Big Rigs H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. A.F.X. Lighted Magna-Traction chassis.
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Blazin' Brakes H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. Style of H.O. scale slot car chassis: Aurora Super Magna-Traction using a diode and a trans-axle brake to stop the car and light the brake lights.
a. Brakes "Off" positive power; forward travel, no lights.
b. Brakes "On" negative power; drives a gear on the trans-axle into the track surface and lights the brake light bulb.
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Blow-Out Track
1. Model of Aurora ThunderJet H.O. scale slot car track with a mechanical ramp.
a. 3rd lap in the same lane frequently jams mechanics.
b. 3 or more guide pin vehicles will frequently fail.
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Body
1. Cosmetic component designed to protect the chassis from damage and make the vehicle resemble something.
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Braided Pick-Up Shoe
1. Pick-up shoe made of thin wires twisted together.
a. Usually acts as the pick-up shoe spring as well.
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Brush
1. Spring-loaded conductor of electricity used to transfer electricity from the pick-up shoes to the moving armature.
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Brush Barrel
1. Housing designed to hold brush spring and guide commutator brush toward armature.
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Brush Spring
1. Small spring inside brush barrel to ensure commutator brush stays in contact with the moving armature.
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Cat's Eyes H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. Style of H.O. slot car chassis: Aurora Super Magna-Traction chassis using a diode and a trans-axle to control lights On/Off in the same direction of travel.
a. Positive power; forward travel, lights "On".
b. Negative power; forward travel, lights "Off".
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C.C.R.
1. Command Control Racing.
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Centerline Distance
1. Measurement of length through either two parallel straight line or the middle of two radii from the same center point.
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Chassis
1. Main component of a scale model vehicle to which all other parts are assembled.
2. Entire scale model vehicle assembly without a body.
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Cliff-Hangers
1. Version of Tyco H.O. scale slot cars and sets.
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Command Control Racing
1. Brand of H.O. slotless cars and tracks from Tyco.
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Command Control Racing H.O. Slotless Car Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis with alternate drive wheel steering.
a. A Car fixed axle. View Chassis
b. B Car fixed axle. View Chassis
c. A Car with steering. View Chassis
d. B Car with steering. View Chassis
e. Jam car. View Chassis
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Command Control Racing H.O. Slotless Car Track Connection
1. 2 Lane. View Connection
2. 1 Lane. View Connection
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Command Control Racing H.O. Slot Carless Track Selection
1. Road. View Selection
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Commutator Brush
1. Spring-loaded conductor of electricity used to transfer electricity from the pick-up shoes to the moving armature.
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Compu-trac Controller
1. Special controller and track combination to create an optional pace car or Compu-Trac driver for one lane of the layout.
Also used for pre/post tune-up comparision or car to car comparision tests.
a. Controller. View Controller
b. Primary Terminal. View Track
c. Auxiliary. View Track
d. Wiring. View Wiring
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Controller
1. Device to control the speed of H.O. slot or slotless cars on the track.
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Crown Gear
1. A gear designed to receive and tranfer the power and rotation of a pinion gear perpendicular (90 degrees) to the input shaft.
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Curve Hugger
1. A version of Tyco H.O. Slot cars and tracks.
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Curve Hugger H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. Tyco: In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis.
a. Unlighted. View Chassis
b. Lighted. View Chassis
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Curve Track
1. A section of H.O. Slot car track defined by an outside radius and portion of a circle.
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D.C.
1. Direct Current.
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Diode
1. A simple electrical device that allows D.C. to travel only one direction.
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Distance Actual
1. Measurement of length in one-to-one scale.
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Distance Centerline
1. Measurement of length through a straight line or an arc.
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Distance Scale
1. Measurement of length in scale/ratio other than one-to-one.
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Dragster
1. Version of Aurora A.F.X. Specialty H.O. slot car.
2. Version of Aurora A.F.X. Magna-Traction Specialty H.O. slot car.
3. Vehicle designed for short distances very fast, usually 1/8, 1/4 or 1/2 mile.
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Dragster H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. Aurora A.F.X. Specialty chassis with: View Chassis
a. Bigger rear tires.
b. Front axle extension.
c. Axle support wires.
d. Painted front tires on clear rims.
2. Aurora A.F.X. Magna-Traction Specialty chassis with: View Chassis
a. Bigger rear tires.
b. Front axle extension.
c. Axle support wires.
d. Painted front tires on clear rims.
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Echo
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot cars and tracks.
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Echo H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. 1 Lane. View Connection
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Echo H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Road. View Selection
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Eldon
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot cars and tracks.
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Eldon H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown multi gear drive chassis.
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Eldon H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. 2 Lane. View Connection
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Eldon H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Road. View Selection
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Electric Hot Wheels
1. Version of H.O. slot cars and tracks from Mattel.
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Electric Hot Wheels H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis.
a. 440. View Chassis
b. 440 X2. View Chassis
c. Harry Potter. View Chassis
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Faller
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot cars and tracks.
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Faller H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. 2 Lane. View Connection
2. 1 Lane. View Connection
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Faller H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Road. View Selection
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Fast Traxx
1. Tyco H.O. slot car with tank style treads.
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Fast Traxx H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown drive chassis with tank style treads.
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Feature Tracks
1. Section of H.O. scale slot car track other than basic curves, straights and terminal tracks.
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Flame-Thrower
1. Lighted Aurora H.O. slot car chassis in both ThundeJet and A.F.X. versions.
2. Lighted Auto World H.O. slot car chassis in both X-Traction and iWheels versions.
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Flame-Thrower H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. Both Aurora ThunderJet and A.F.X. versions came with a copper bulb clip, later A.F.X. cars did not all have the clip shown in example b.
a. Aurora ThunderJet Flame-Thrower H.O. slot car chassis. View Chassis
b. Aurora A.F.X. Flame-Thrower H.O. slot car chassis. View Chassis
2. Both Auto World X-Traction and iWheels versions
a. Auto World X-Traction Flame-Thrower H.O. slot car chassis. View Chassis
b. Auto World iWheels Flame-Thrower H.O. slot car chassis. View Chassis
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Flex-Track
1. Model of Aurora A.F.X. H.O. scale slot car track.
a. Single direction of travel.
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Flux Collectors
1. Metal strips designed to distribute magnetic energy toward the track rails to help hold the vehicle to the track.
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Formula 1 Racing
1. Style of racing cars and race courses.
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Formula 1 H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. Aurora ThunderJet: Pancake Motor - multi gear crown driven chassis.
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4 Gear
1. Slang for Aurora Specialty Vehicles.
2. Style of Auto World Chassis.
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4 Gear H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. Pancake Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis from Aurora and Auto World.
a. Aurora Specialty. View Chassis
b. Aurora Specialty Magna-Traction. View Chassis
c. Auto World. View Chassis
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440
1. Style of H.O. slot car chassis from Tyco and Mattel.
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440 H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis from Tyco and Mattel.
a. Unlighted. View Chassis
b. Lighted. View Chassis
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440 X2
1. Style of H.O. slot car chassis from Tyco and Mattel.
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440 X2 H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis from Tyco and Mattel.
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Frank-En-Track
View Examples
1. Custom section of track made from two or more factory tracks.
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G-Plus
1. Version of Aurora A.F.X. H.O. scale slot cars.
2. Stands for gravity + magnetic attraction.
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G-Plus H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis.
2. Stands for gravity plus magnetic attraction to track rails.
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Grade Change Tracks
1. Version of H.O. scale slot car tracks like humps, hills, and loops.
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Guardrails
1. Wall or fence along the side of the road to keep vehicles from leaving the track.
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Guide Pin
1. A method of keeping the vehicle on a slotted track. Several versions have been made:
a. Cylindrical being the most common.
b. Wedge or tabbed are the second most common.
c. Tyco X-Treme Wall Racing uses a "C" shaped guide that fits over a "T" below the track surface. Vehicles can only be added or removed from a specific spot on the terminal track.
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Heat Shield
1. A thin sheet of plastic intended to prevent anyone from touching the hot armature of an assembled vehicle.
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Hill Track
1. A section of H.O. slot car track defined by an convex radius and portion of a circle.
2. Early H.O. slot car hill tracks contained both convex and concave radius.
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Hornby
1. Manufacturer of Microscalextric H.O. scale slot cars and tracks.
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H.O. Scale
1. Half "O" Train Scale.
2. Sometimes known as "OO" Scale.
3. 1/87 Scale in Model Railroads
4. Slot and Slotless varies somewhere between 1/87 and 1/64 scale depending on the manufacturer.
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H.O.T.rack Products
1. H.O. Scale Bridges.
2. H.O. Scale Spiral Track Supports.
3. H.O. Scale Guardrails.
4. H.O. Scale Wallboards.
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HP-2 H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. A group of In-Line Motor - pinion and crown gear drive H.O. slot car chassis from Tyco.
a.Version 1. View Chassis
b.Version 2. View Chassis
c. Lighted Version. View Chassis
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HP-7 H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown gear drive H.O. slot car chassis from Tyco.
a. Unlighted. View Chassis
b. Lighted. View Chassis
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Hub (Rim)
1. Usually press fit over each end of the axle shaft with a tire slipped over it.
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Ideal
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot and slotless cars and tracks.
2. Known as Total Control Racing (Ideal) throughout the site.
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Idler Gear
1. A free-spinning gear designed to transfer the power and rotation of an input gear to an output gear.
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In-Line Motor
1. Style of H.O. scale slot car motor that spins parallel to the track surface and direction of travel.
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Inside Lane
1. Refers to the shorter radius of a two lane curve track.
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Intersection Tracks
1. Style of H.O. scale slot car track where lanes cross something or have options.
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iWheels
1. Style of H.O. scale slot car chassis from Auto World. View Chassis
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iWheels Flame-Thrower
1. Ligthed style of H.O. scale slot car chassis from Auto World. View Chassis
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J Squared Inc.
1. Maker of H.O.T.rack Products.
2. Provider of ModelMotorist.Com.
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Johnny Lightning H.O. Slot Cars
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot cars.
a. T-Jet in the style of ThunderJets. View Chassis
b. X-Traction in the style of Magna-Tractions. View Chassis
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Lane
1. Refers to the path of a single slot vehicle around a layout.
2. One side of a slotless track.
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Lane Change
1. Model of H.O. scale slot track.
2. Feature of H.O. scale slotless tracks.
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Lap Counter
1. Feature of some brands of H.O. scale slot car track.
a. Mechanical.
b. Electrical.
c. Electronic.
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Layout
1. A collection of track sections connected together to form a pattern which can be followed by a vehicle.
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Life-Like
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot cars and tracks.
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Life-Like H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. M-Car Unlighted H.O. slot car chassis. View Chassis
2. M-Car Lighted H.O. slot car chassis. View Chassis
3. Fast Tracker Unlighted H.O. slot car chassis. View Chassis
4. Fast Tracker Lighted H.O. slot car chassis. View Chassis
5. Skateboard H.O. slot car chassis. View Chassis
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Life-Like H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. Street. View Connection
2. Sidewalk. View Connection
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Life-Like H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Street. View Selection
2. Sidewalk. View Selection
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Lionel
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot and slotless cars and tracks.
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Lionel H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown multi gear drive chassis.
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Lionel H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. Road. View Connection
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Lionel H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Road. View Selection
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Loop Track
1. A section of H.O. slot car track defined by a concave radius and portion of a circle.
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Magna-Sonic
1. Version of Aurora A.F.X. H.O. slot cars which make sound relative to their speed.
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Magna-Sonic H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. Upgrade of Aurora A.F.X. Magna-Traction chassis; including:
a. Different idler gear has a pocket in the top.
b. Sonic motor clip has a small ball that rides in the idler gear pocket and taps a sheet of plastic to make noise.
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Magna-Steering
1. Version of Aurora H.O. slot and slotless cars.
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Magna-Steering H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis.
2. Slotless chassis for slot tracks, uses magnets above pickup shoes to steer front wheels.
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Magna-Traction
1. Version of Aurora A.F.X. H.O. slot cars and Aurora A.F.X. SP1000 H.O. slot cars.
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Magna-Traction H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. Upgrade of A.F.X. chassis with taller magnets exposed to the track rails.
a. A.F.X.. View Chassis
b. SP1000. View Chassis
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Magnet
1. A magnet is a material or object that produces a magnetic field.
a. A "hard" or "permanent" magnet is one that stays magnetized..
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Magnets
1. A matched pair of magnets, with one being north- and the other being south-poled.
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Marchon
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot cars and tracks.
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Marchon H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. Marchon used several different chassis in their vehicles, all In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis.
a. Disney Set. View Chassis
b. MR1. View Chassis
c. Empire MR1. View Chassis
d. MR1 lighted. View Chassis
e. Dual lighted. View Chassis
f. Transparent. View Chassis
g. Yellow. View Chassis
h. Orange. View Chassis
i. Yellow 911. View Chassis
j. Orange 911. View Chassis
k. Lights and sirens. View Chassis
l. Sky Fighters. View Chassis
m. Monster trucks. View Chassis
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Marx
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot cars and tracks.
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Marx H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown multi gear drive chassis.
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Marx H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. Road. View Connection
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Marx H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Road. View Selection
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Matchbox
1. Version of H.O. slot cars and tracks with narrower than standard power rail widths.
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Matchbox H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis with narrower than standard width pickup shoes and front axle in body.
a. Unlighted. View Chassis
b. Lighted. View Chassis
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Matchbox H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. Road. View Connection
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Matchbox H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Road. View Selection
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Mattel
1. Electric Hot Wheels version of H.O. slot cars and tracks.
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Mattel H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis.
a. 440. View Chassis
b. 440 X2. View Chassis
c. Harry Potter. View Chassis
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M.E.V.
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot car bodies using two screw posts for mounting.
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Microscalextric
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot cars and tracks.
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Microscalextric H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis from Hornby.
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Model Motoring
1. First version of Aurora slot cars, tracks and sets (1st in U.S.) known as ThunderJet throughout the site.
2. Company producing New-Old cars and tracks.
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Model Motoring H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. Reproduction of original ThunderJet style chassis.
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Model Motorist
1. The operator of motorized miniature models.
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ModelMotorist.Com
1. The web site dedicated to H.O. scale slot and slotless vehicle hobbies.
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Motorcycle
1. Two wheeled vehicle with external operator.
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Motorcycle H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. Tyco: In-Line Motor - pinion crown driven chassis.
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MR1
1. Brand of slot cars and tracks from Empire and Marchon.
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MR1 H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. MR1 used several different chassis in their vehicles, all In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis.
a. Disney Set. View Chassis
b. MR1. View Chassis
c. Empire MR1. View Chassis
d. MR1 lighted. View Chassis
e. Dual lighted. View Chassis
f. Transparent. View Chassis
g. Yellow. View Chassis
h. Orange. View Chassis
i. Yellow 911. View Chassis
j. Orange 911. View Chassis
k. Lights and sirens. View Chassis
l. Sky Fighters. View Chassis
m. Monster trucks. View Chassis
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1/8 Circle
1. 45 degree curve, any radius.
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1/4 Circle
1. 90 degree curve, any radius.
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1/2 Circle
1. 180 degree curve, any radius.
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1/6 Circle
1. 60 degree curve, any radius.
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1/12 Circle
1. 30 degree curve, any radius.
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O Scale
1. Wide track version of Aurora ThunderJet tracks.
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O Scale Thunderjet Slot Car Track Connection
1. 2 lane wide. View Connection
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O Scale Thunderjet Slot Car Track Selection
1. "O" scale wide tracks. View Selection
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Outside Lane
1. Refers to the longer radius of a two lane curved track.
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Pancake Motor
1. Style of H.O. scale slot car motor that spins perpendicular to the track surface and direction of travel.
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Pick-up Shoe
1. The method of connecting a slot or slotless vehicle to the electricity provided by the track rails.
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Pick-up Shoe Braided
1. Pick-up shoe made of thin wires twisted together.
a. Usually acts as the pick-up shoe spring as well.
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Pick-up Shoe Spring
1. The method of ensuring good connection of the pick-up shoes to the electricity provided by the track rails.
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Pinion Gear
1. A gear designed to drive a crown gear on a shaft perpendicular (90 degrees) to the pinion gear's shaft.
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Play Craft
1. European origin of Aurora ThunderJet H.O. scale slot cars and tracks.
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Playing Mantis
1. Johnny Lightning brand of H.O. slot cars.
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Playing Mantis H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. Johnny Lightning brand of H.O. slot cars.
a. T-Jet. View Chassis
b. X-Traction. View Chassis
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Power-Flow H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. 2 Lane. View Connection
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Power-Flow H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Road. View Selection
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Power Passers
1. Style of Lionel H.O. scale slotless cars and tracks.
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Power Passers H.O. Slotless Car Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis with roller steering.
a. A Car. View Chassis
b. B Car. View Chassis
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Power Passers H.O. Slotless Car Track Connection
1. Road. View Connection
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Power Passers H.O. Slotless Car Track Selection
1. Road. View Connection
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Quad-Hopper
1. Tyco four wheel off-road with external occupants.
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Quad-Hopper H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion crown driven chassis.
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Quad-Hopper H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. 2 lane off-road. View Connection
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Quad-Hopper H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Off-road. View Selection
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Quik-Clik
1. Upgrade of TycoPro H.O. scale slot car tracks by Tyco.
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Racemasters
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot cars and tracks.
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Racemasters H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. Road. View Connection
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Racemasters H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Road. View Selection
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Racin' Bandits
1. Tyco H.O. slot car pickup trucks with knobby tires.
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Racin' Bandits H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown drive chassis with knobby tires.
a. Increased ground clearance for hills.
b. Longer guide pin for increased ground clearance.
c. Larger crown gear for more torque.
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Racin' Bandits H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. 2 lane Off-Road. View Connection
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Racin' Bandits H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Off-Road. View Selection
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Radius
1. Curves are measured by their outside radius.
a. Except Marchon / Empire / MR1
i. 12 inch curve = 9r 1/4 cir.
ii. 6 inch curve = 9r 1/8 cir
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Rails
1. The metal part of a slot or slotless track section that provides electrictiy for the pick-up shoes to receive.
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Rare-earth magnets
1. Rare-earth magnets are strong, permanent magnets made from rare earth elements. Rare-earth magnets are substantially stronger than ferrite or alnico magnets.
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Rasant
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot cars and tracks.
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Rasant H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - worm drive chassis.
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Rim (Hub)
1. Usually press fit over each end of the axle shaft with a tire slipped over it.
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Rokar
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot cars and tracks.
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Rokar H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis.
a. Rokar. View Chassis
b. M Car. View Chassis
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Rokar H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
View Connection
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Rokar H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
View Selection
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Rotafast
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot cars.
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Rotafast H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. Pancake Motor - multi-gear and crown driven chassis.
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RPS
1. Brand of H.O. scale slotless cars and tracks from Matchbox.
2. Stands for Rack and Pinion Steering.
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RPS H.O. Slotless Car Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis with rack and pinion steering.
a. A Car. View Chassis
b. B Car. View Chassis
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RPS H.O. Slotless Car Track Connection
1. 2 lane. View Connection
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RPS H.O. Slotless Car Track Selection
1. Road. View Selection
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Sand
1. Version of Aurora ThunderJet H.O. scale slot car track.
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Sand Thunderjet H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. Sand. View Connection
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Sand Thunderjet H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Tracks. View Selection
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Scale Distance
1. Measurement of length in a ratio/scale other than one-to-one.
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S Cars
1. First version of Tyco H.O. slot cars.
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S cars H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - worm drive chassis
a. S steering car. View Chassis
b. S car. View Chassis
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Screechers
1. Version of Aurora H.O. slot cars.
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Screechers H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis.
2. Magna-Steering car without pick-up shoe magnets, front steering locked, and a solid molded guide pin.
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Sky Fighters
1. Style of slot cars and tracks from Marchon with jet bodies held on by magnets.
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Sky Fighters H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. Sky Fighters: In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis rear light.
a. Sky Fighters. View Chassis
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Sky Fighters H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. Sky Fighter 2 lane. View Connection
2. Sky Fighter 1 lane. View Connection
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Sky Fighters H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Sky Fighter. View Selection
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Single Lane
1. A section of track wide enough for only one vehicle.
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Single Lane Adapter
1. A section of track with single lane connection on one end and 2 lane connection on the other.
a. Must always be used in pairs.
b. Some brands like Lionel Slot and Faller ams do not require single lane adapters.
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Slot
1. A section of the track recessed below the surface of the track for a guide pin to follow.
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Snake-Track
1. Model of Tyco Quick-Clik H.O. scale slot car track.
a. Single direction of travel.
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Snowmobile
1. Version of Aurora H.O. slot car bodies for ThunderJet chassis.
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Snowmobile Thunderjet H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. 2 lane. View Connection
2. 1 lane. View Connection
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Snowmobile Thunderjet H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Tracks. View Selection
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Specialty
1. Style of Aurora H.O. scale cars.
2. Commonly refered to as a "Four Gear".
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Specialty H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. Pancake Motor - multi-gear and crown driven chassis.
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Speed-Lok
1. Version of Aurora A.F.X. H.O. slot tracks.
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Speed-Lok A.F.X. H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. 2 lane. View Connection
2. 1 lane. View Connection
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Speed-Shifter H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. Style of H.O. slot car chassis: Super Magna-Traction using 2-Speed Trans-Axle.
a. 1st gear provides 0% - 60% positive power.
b. 2nd gear provides 40% - 100% negative power.
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Speed-Shifter Controller
1. Style of H.O. slot track controller using a two position stick designed for Speed-Shifter cars.
a. 1st gear provides 0% - 60% positive power.
b. 2nd gear provides 40% - 100% negative power.
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Speed-Steer
1. Style of Aurora H.O. scale slotless cars and tracks.
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Speed-Steer H.O. Slotless Car Chassis
1. Aurora: In-Line Motor - pinion and crown - trans-axle drive chassis with worm gear steering.
a. Passing car A. View Chassis
b. Passing car B. View Chassis
c. Jam car. View Chassis
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Speed-Steer H.O. Slotless Car Track Connection
1. 2 lane. View Connection
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SP-1000
1. Style of Aurora H.O. scale cars.
2. First issue of Super-Magna-Traction Chassis.
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SP-1000 H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown gear driven chassis.
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Squeeze Track
1. Style of H.O. scale slot or slotless tracks with one or both lanes affected.
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Stop Police
1. Version of Aurora H.O. slot cars with emergency bodies and operating overhead lights.
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Stop Police H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. Upgrade of Aurora A.F.X. Magna-Traction slot cars, including:
a. Motor plate with a gear driven power distribution cam.
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Straight Track
1. Section of H.O. scale slot car track that is defined by it's length.
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Super G-Plus
1. Version of Aurora A.F.X. H.O. slot cars.
2. Version of Tomy Aurora A.F.X. H.O. slot cars.
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Super G-Plus H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. Aurora A.F.X. and Tomy: In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis
a. Aurora A.F.X. View Chassis
b. Tomy A.F.X. View Chassis
c. Tomy A.F.X. View Chassis
d. Tomy A.F.X. View Chassis
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Super Magna-Traction
1. Version of Aurora A.F.X. H.O. slot cars.
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Super Magna-Traction H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis.
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Super III (three)
1. Version of Auto World slot cars.
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Super III (three) H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis.
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Super II (two)
1. Version of Aurora ThunderJet slot cars.
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Super II (two) H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. Aurora ThunderJet chassis with:
a. Bigger tires.
b. Stronger magnets.
c. Stability weights.
d. Hinged lightweight body.
e. Some have braids added to the pickup shoes.
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T.C.R.
1. Total Control Racing.
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Terminal Track
1. Style of H.O. scale slot or slotless tracks were power is connected.
a. Common ground: One rail from each lane connected together.
b. Isolated ground: No rails are connected together.
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Thunder Bikes
1. First motorcycle from Aurora using a rotated Pancake Motor.
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Thunder Bikes H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. Pancake Motor - Multi gear and Crown driven chassis.
2. Pancake Motor rotated 90 degrees along the direction of travel.
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ThunderJet
1. First group of cars from Aurora using either a Vibrator or Pancake Motor.
2. First track design from Aurora using 2 pins and a plastic lock for connection of tracks.
3. Versions of slot cars from Playing Mantis: Johnny Lightning: Thunderjet vehicles.
4. Versions of slot cars from Round 2: Auto World: Thunderjet vehicles.
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ThunderJet H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. Pancake Motor - multi gear and crown driven chassis.
2. Second generation Aurora chassis with many wheel and tire combinations for various bodies.
3. The most duplicated chassis to date.
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ThunderJet Ultra G
1. Versions of slot cars from Round 2: Auto World: Thunderjet vehicles.
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ThunderJet Ultra G H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. Pancake Motor - multi gear and crown driven chassis.
2. Auto World upgrade of thunderjet chassis with spot traction magnet added.
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ThunderJet H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. ThunderJet tracks. View Selection
2. "O" scale Wide tracks. View Selection
3. Sand tracks. View Selection
4. Snowmobile tracks. View Selection
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Tire
1. Rubber, foam, or sponge designed to provide traction for the rim.
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T-Jet
1. Slang for Aurora ThunderJet, ThunderJet 500, and Tuff Ones cars.
2. Model of Johnny Lightning cars using pancake style motor.
3. Model of Auto World cars using pancake style motor.
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Tomy
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot cars and tracks.
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Tomy H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Road. View Selection
2. Off-Road. View Selection
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Total Control Racing (Ideal / Tyco)
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot and slotless cars and tracks.
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Total Control Racing (Ideal) H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown drive chassis.
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Total Control Racing (Ideal) H.O. Slotless Car Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis with alternate drive wheel steering.
a. Passing car A, fixed axle. View Chassis
b. Passing car B, fixed axle. View Chassis
c. MK-2 passing car A, fixed axle. View Chassis
d. MK-2 passing car B, fixed axle. View Chassis
e. MK-3 passing car A, roller steering. View Chassis
f. MK-3 passing car B, roller steering. View Chassis
g. Jam car. View Chassis
h. Zig-Zag Jam car. View Chassis
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Total Control Racing (Ideal) H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. Black. View Cection
2. Gray. View Selection
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Total Control Racing (Ideal) H.O. Slotless Car Track Selection
1. Road. View Selection
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Total Control Racing (Tyco) H.O. Slotless Car Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown - trans-axle driven chassis with roller steering.
a. Narrow A car. View Chassis
b. Wide A car. View Chassis
c. Narrow B car. View Chassis
d. Wide B car. View Chassis
e. Jam car. View Chassis
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Total Control Racing (Tyco) H.O. Slotless Car Track Connection
1. Road. View Cection
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Total Control Racing (Tyco) H.O. Slotless Car Track Selection
1. Road. View Selection
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Track
1. A section of slot or slotless roadway.
2. Frequently used with the same meaning as the term Layout.
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Track Supports
1. Device designed to support H.O. slot or slotless car tracks for multi-level layouts.
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Trans-Axle
1. Combination transmission and axle designed to provide different options from the two different motor rotation directions in H.O. slot or slotless cars.
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Transformer
1. Device to convert household A.C. into low voltage A.C. or D.C. for H.O. slot or slotless car tracks.
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TraXessories
1. Auto World Tracks and Accessories. View Track Selection
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TR-X cars
1. Version of Tyco H.O. slot cars and tracks.
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TR-X H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. Tyco: In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis.
a. Leader. View Chassis
b. Follower. View Chassis
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TR-X H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. Road. View Connection
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TR-X H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Road. View Selection
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Tuff Ones
1. Version of Aurora ThunderJet H.O. slot cars.
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Tuff Ones H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. Aurora ThunderJet: Pancake Motor - multi gear crown driven chassis.
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Turbo Cars
1. Version of Tomy Aurora H.O. slot cars.
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Turbo H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. Aurora Tomy: In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis.
a. Narrow. View Chassis
b. Wide. View Chassis
c. Lighted. View Chassis
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Turbo-Hopper
1. Tyco four wheel off-road vehicle.
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Turbo-Hopper H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis.
a. Increased ground clearance for hills.
b. Longer guide pin for increased ground clearance.
c. Larger crown gear for more torque.
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Turbo-Hopper H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. 2 lane Off-Road. View Connection
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Turbo-Hopper H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Off-Road. View Selection
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Turbo Trains
1. Version of Tyco H.O. slot cars and tracks.
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Turbo Trains H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. Tyco: In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis.
a. Engine. View Chassis
b. Cars. View Chassis
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Turbo Trains H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. Dual. View Connection
2. Single. View Connection
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Turbo Trains H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Rails. View Selection
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Tyco
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot and slotless cars and tracks.
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Tyco-lok
1. 1st style of H.O. scale slot tracks from Tyco.
2. Also known as Tyco Speedways.
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Tyco-lok H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
View Connection
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TycoPro
1. 1st version of Tyco H.O. scale slot cars and tracks Tyco-lok.
a. Upgrade of Tyco H.O. scale slot cars.
b. Expansion of Tyco H.O. scale slot car tracks.
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TycoPro H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. Tyco: In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis.
a. Drop Arm lighted. View Chassis
b. Brass Pan. View Chassis
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TycoPro H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
View Connection
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TycoPro H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
View Selection
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TycoPro II
1. A version of Tyco H.O. scale slot cars.
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TycoPro II H.O. Slot Car Chassis
1. Tyco: In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis.
a. Brass Pan. View Chassis
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Tyco Speedways
1. 1st style of H.O. scale slot tracks from Tyco.
2. Also known as Tyco-lok and TycoPro.
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Tyco Speedways H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
View Connection
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Tyco Speedways H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
View Selection
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Ultra-5
1. Style of Aurora H.O. scale slotless cars and tracks.
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Ultra-5 H.O. Slotless Cars Chassis
View Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown - trans-axle drive.
2. Solenoid drive steering.
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Ultra-5 H.O. Slotless Car Track Connection
1. Road. View Connection
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Ultra-5 H.O. Slotless Car Track Selection
1. Road. View Selection
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US1 Electric Trucking
1. Style of Tyco H.O. scale slot cars and tracks designed for interactive truck usage.
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US1 Electric Trucking H.O. Slot Cars Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - worm gear driven chassis.
a. Semi-Cab. View Chassis
b. Dump truck. View Chassis
c. Fire truck. View Chassis
d. Tow truck. View Chassis
e. Disabled car. View Chassis
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US1 Electric Trucking H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. Road. View Connection
2. Exit. View Connection
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US1 Electric Trucking H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Road. View Selection
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U-Turn cars
1. Model of Tyco H.O. scale slot car chassis which uses a chip and static front tires to easily turn around and always travels forward.
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Vibrator H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. Solenoid motor - ratchet drive chassis.
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Vibrator Motor
1. First H.O. scale slot car motor available in the United States using a Solenoid and ratchet drive system.
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Vibrators
1. Original Aurora ThunderJet cars.
2. First H.O. scale slot cars available in the United States, uses a Vibrator motor for propulsion.
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Wallboard
1. Like a guardrail except taller and usually covered with advertisements.
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Wall Crawler
1. Version of Artin brand H.O. scale slot cars and tracks.
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Wall Crawler H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown drive chassis.
2. Same chassis as Artin with a different guide pin for a "T" slotted track.
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Wall Crawls
1. Models of H.O. scale slot car tracks designed to be on the wall.
a. Frequently these tracks have dual or wider rails to aid in magnetic attraction.
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Wheel
1. Refers to a rim with a tire as an assembly.
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Wheelie Car
1. Version of Tyco H.O. Slot cars.
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Wheelie H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. 440 chassis with special body mount and counter balance.
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Wizzard
1. Brand of H.O. scale slot car.
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Wizzard H.O. Slot Car Chassis
View Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown drive chassis.
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XLerators
1. First style of Aurora H.O. scale slotless cars and tracks.
2. First style of H.O. scale slotless cars and tracks available in United States.
3. Only style of H.O. scale slotless cars and tracks to allow four drivers.
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XLerators H.O. Slotless Car Chassis
1. Aurora: Pancake Motor - multi gear and crown - trans-axle drive chassis.
a. Diode 1 car - driver 3. View Chassis
b. Diode 2 car - driver 4. View Chassis
c. Diode 3 car - driver 1. View Chassis
d. Diode 4 car - driver 2. View Chassis
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XLerators H.O. Slotless Car Track Connection
1. 2 car. View Connection
1. 4 car. View Connection
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XLerators H.O. Slotless Car Track Selection
1. 2 car. View Selection
1. 4 car. View Selection
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X-Traction
1. Model of Johnny Lightning cars using pancake style motor.
2. Model of Auto World cars using pancake style motor.
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X-Traction H.O. Slot Car Chassis View Chassis
1. Auto World: Pancake Motor - multi gear and crown driven chassis.
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X-Traction Ultra G
1. Model of Auto World cars using pancake style motor.
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X-Traction Ultra G H.O. Slot Car Chassis View Chassis
1. Auto World: Pancake Motor - multi gear and crown driven chassis.
2. Auto World upgrade of X-Traction chassis with added spot traction magnet.
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X-Treme cars
1. Version of Tyco H.O. slot cars and tracks designed to be hung on the wall.
2. Do not work with any other cars and tracks.
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X-Treme H.O. Slot Car Chassis View Chassis
1. Tyco: In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis.
a. Guide pin is "C" shaped around a "T" shaped track guide.
b. Vehicle can only be added or removed on a special section of track.
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X-Treme H.O. Slot Car Track Connection
1. Road. View Connection
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X-treme H.O. Slot Car Track Selection
1. Road. View Selection
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"Y" Track
1. Thunderjet and AFX Speed-Loc track section that works as a single lane adapter.
a. Can also be used as an adapter from Thunderjet to AFX Speed-Loc track sections.
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Zero-Gravity
1. Version of Tyco H.O. scale slot cars and sets.
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Zig-Zag-Jam HO Scale Slotless Car Chassis View Chassis
1. Version of Ideal H.O. scale slotless chassis that changes lanes on it's own.
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