What's your favorite slot car?

 I was talking to my friend, who is a real human woman, the other night and she asked me the big question: what is your favorite slot car? I thought about it for a bit, and even kinda remember writing something about it. Turns out I did write about it just before xmas in '21. I thought about sending her a link to the post I made, but as I was reading that post, I realized how incomplete it is. 

A favorite slot car would be one that is attractive, a model that you like, something that runs great, reliably and is always near the top of the field. It's the one you take all the pictures of, and the first car you grab when you start your race session. It gets way more laps than any of the other cars because it's so much fun to drive. The following are cars that have become my favorite slot car.

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The GT40

Before I even bought a track, I was looking at this car. I don't know why it appealed to me so much, but it did. It took a year of track ownership before I got this car, but it was a favorite right out of the box, and still is.

The Alfa

I got this at the same time I got the GT40 above. Poor thing had a warped chassis, but once I dealt with that, it became the contender and eventually the champion. Incredible race car, and is absolutely at home on short tracks, even today. 

The Matra

This is such a fast race car that I often don't race it against newer cars because I don't want to get depressed over my purchases. The Matra is one of the best slot car racing designs, and can win races against pretty much anybody. A top favorite.

The Elva

Beauty, grace, smoothness and handling I hadn't come across yet. This car leaves all the others in the dust, and does it with artistry and precision. It's one of those cars that always seems to have a little extra in the tank when you need it.

The Lola

The Lola was the 2nd Thunderslot car I bought, and rocketed to the top. This car against the Elva is such an insane race you'd think you were in slot car heaven. Still one of my absolute favorites.

The Gulf 908

I called it COTY in 2021, and I still think that. This isn't my first 908, but it's the prettiest, and it's also one of the best handling. It fills out that crazy combination that just gives it an edge over the rest of the field, favorably speaking.

The 917/10

This is the current first-on car. It's getting a lot of laps because it is absolutely a blast to drive, great to look at, and the 917/10 is a great slot car model. 

The Ferrari 512M

The hype around this car was well-deserved. It is SO GOOD. Arguably Slot.it's greatest slot car, this was my COTY for '22. Absolutely beautiful, smooth as glass and extremely competitive. Worth every penny and could very well be my favorite out of all of them.

The Sports Cars

I'm adding sports cars like crazy, so the jury is still pretty much out on the whole class, but these two are so far getting the most attention from me. I'm picking up so many that I have two I just got and haven't even put on the track yet.

So that's it. I've narrowed down the field to 9 cars. Asking me to pick a favorite out of these would be very difficult. I could probably take away are car or two, but there are just too many strong competitors to decide.