John Ford has been a leading
authority on slot car racing since 1965.
K&B - A slot car ready to run and component
company no longer in our industry, and marginally successful during
the 60's.
K&S - The most popular hobby hardware company. Featuring
brass tubing and piano wire used in the construction of slot car
frames since the beginning of the sport.
K2K - A controversial Swoopy King track built by Hasse
Nilsson of Sweden for P.A. Watson's Pasadena Raceway located in
South Houston. The track was a radical departure from the normal
King design due to its oversized turns and shorter than normal
straights.
Killer - Anything in slot racing that is killer is top
notch. Very fast. Handling great. Looking great. etc. A duo purpose
term, due to the fact that having a very bad day can also be a
killer!
Killer Slot Car - A cartoon strip short lived in Scale
Auto Racing News. Short lived due to the fact that an artist could
never be found that was able to capture the true image of a cute
little slot car with a monster attitude. The material for macabe
humor is endless, but the killer slot car's true personality has
never been captured on paper.
Killer King - A very high banked version of the original
155ft. American King track. See Swoopy.
King - The most popular slot car track ever. There is
a page on this site which pays homage to the King. Originally
designed by American Model Car Raceways back in 1963. This track
has become the industry standard for major national and world
competitions, especially the U.S.R.A. classes. To find out more
about the King track, go to the king page, located in the 1/24
section of Scale Auto Racing On-Line .. Magazine
Kingleman - A name of a new design slot track. The first
one was built in a Hobby Box location in Florida by Hasse Nilsson.
The design actually came about due to the fact that the owner
wanted to have the longer straights and bigger bank of an Engleman
type design, but didn't have room in his building. In order to
fit the building, a king type donut was attached to one end, and
an Engleman type bank at the other. John Ford gave the track its
logical name giving credit to the two types of track designs used
to make the hybred track. It has since gone on to become a favorite
for both scale racers and wing racers alike.
Kits - Almost non existant today, the kit was the most
popular choice of the beginner back in the 60's. The opportunity
to actually build your own car was a very neat aspect of the sport
back then. Today, due to the costs of production and packaging,
it is actually more cost effective to build the car into a ready
to run rather than dump the parts in a bag and charge less retail.
Koford - Founded by Stuart Koford as an effort to help
defray the costs of keeping his hobby alive while in college.
For many years, the mainstay of Stuart's fledgling company was
the only reliable 36D brush hood alignment tool. Then, in the
early '80's, Stu showed up at races with a tiny little square
motor with cobalt magnets. He called it the feather, and his company's
rise to prominence has been phenomenal. See feather.
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