The AFX G+ chassis was lighter and faster than any slot car ever before. What makes AFX slot cars unique is the innovation behind them. Slot cars are what they are today because of the development of the AFX/Racemasters slot car line over the past several decades. They believe in slot cars as fun, realistic, and high-performing model cars. Jim’s family came on board to help rebuild the AFX/Racemasters line and they still run it to this day. Jim Russell was an ongoing consultant for AFX which eventually led to Tomy selling AFX to Jim Russell to keep the brand alive. Racemasters was formed in 1998 while AFX was under new ownership with Tomy. It was revealed in 1975 and AFX was off and running.

It was the first “ground effects” magnetic car and an important development for slot car racing. In 1971, a team formed under another brand of Aurora Plastics to develop the original G+ chassis for slot cars while trying to break them away from model trains and make them more exciting. AFX began as a brand of Aurora Plastics and after Jim Russell sold his company, Russkit, to Aurora Plastics and came on board to manage the hobby side of HO scale slot cars, AFX slot cars saw dramatic growth.