of Slot Racing John Ford's short history of the hobby from the 1940s onward. Digital Slot Car Difference between Digital and Analog Slot Cars. Electric Rail Racing - Thoughts and History A memoir of rail racing and early slot times in Britain. Victory in the Spotlight The Roadedge system of 1956 that inspired Scalextric and Victory/VIP and started the slot car boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s. VIP Electric Model Roadways The main competitor to Scalextric in the early days. The Origins of Slot Car Racing