Most kids love slot car racing (even if they’ve never experienced it before) and it gives them something ‘real’ to do and enjoy instead of the typical videogames, etc

But most parents don’t like the expense involved in the hobby, especially when it’s often only used a few times and then buried in the cupboard – usually because of the amount of space needed in order to leave it set up and the time and effort involved in setting it all up again (not to mention the possibility that the cat or dog didn’t take very kindly to being electrocuted)