SWISHER - Zip, click, zoom. Up, over and around. The little 1/32nd-size slot cars eat up the 10 curves on the 57-foot long track in less than five seconds, a scale speed of about 250 miles per hour.

RAPID CITY - An electric slot car set is traditionally a popular toy under the Christmas Tree, but three Rapid City men fondly remember when racing the tiny cars was anything but kid stuff.

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...