How-To

We all know that weight can make a huge difference in how a car races. But it’s not just about how much weight is added, but also where the weight is added. Adding weight is pretty easy with a Hot Wheels because a few grams can make a huge difference and thankfully it can be [...]

It doesn’t matter if you have a 50-foot roll of track or segmented track, keeping things straight can be a chore. Whether it’s because of hours after hours of racing, or because of your children (or in my case, dogs), your race track won’t stay straight, so what do you do?

There is a difference between “modding” and “customizing” diecast cars. Customizing is changing car’s appearance. Modding is altering a car so it performs better on the track. Either one can be as simple or easy as you want to make, there is a difference, but you can combine the two.

While I love racing Hot Wheels, the one thing that got be sucked in to begin with is customizing. And not even customizing for racing (modding), just stripping and painting  a car was a pretty fun weekend project in my book. But that simple adventure didn’t last long, soon I wanted more.

Every race begins with a starting line, or starting gate. Fortunately for us racers, the starting line is also the easier mechanism to make for our race track. You don’t need a fancy electronic finish or lights and buzzers to have an effective starting line.

One of the first things I do when modifying a car for speed is fix the axles. By “fix” I mean to make them so they don’t spin freely or move from side to side. Hot Wheels vary when it comes to how the axles behave.