Five High-Octane Slots with Motorsport Themes

Motosports and car racing aren’t exactly the go-to themes for slot developers who instead seem to be a bit preoccupied with Ancient Greece and Egypt. Yet, lightly sprinkled amongst the Trojan horses, pyramids and mythological deities are a few decent motor sport themed slots.

Sure, there’ve been more than a few atrocities inflicted on unsuspecting gamers over the years. But some have and continue to capture the imagination of reel-spinners, not to mention iGaming slot experts. Some of these are included below.

Drive: Multiplier Mayhem (NetEnt)

This enormously popular slot game from NetEnt is perhaps the standout game here.  It’s set in a futuristic city and features a captivating street racing theme. Comprising 5 reels and 15 pay-lines, the game offers various additional features including wild multipliers, scatter symbols and a free spins round. However, the game's standout feature is its special multipliers which can boost your winnings significantly. Superior visuals and a pumping soundtrack make for a pretty engaging experience. Racing for Pinks (Microgaming) This one fell under the radar somewhat upon its release back in 2013, despite boasting 243 ways to win. The game is themed around street racing and is replete with various objects one might associate with motor racing such as nitro boosters and a variety of muscle cars. Although the graphics leave quite a lot to be desired (it is ten years old after all), RFP does feature an attention-grabbing bonus race round where it’s possible to win up to 175x your stake. But it pales in comparison to more recent efforts. Our next slot is a notable case in point.

Released in 2020, Nitropolis is a 6-reel slot game with up to 85,155,840 ways to win, developed by ELK Studios. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, the game includes elements of motorsports and is set against a futuristic cityscape.

Nitropolis offers unique features such as Nitro Reels, which can expand the number of ways to win, as well as a Nitro Booster feature that includes random wilds, multipliers and symbol transformations. The game's super smooth visuals and innovative engine proved a big hit with players. Unsurprisingly, it spawned three successful follow ups and remains one of ELK’s major cash cows. Launched in 2020, Hotline 2 is a sequel to the immensely popular original by NetEnt. The game has a 1980s Miami Vice-inspired theme, featuring fast cars, neon lights and a thrilling car chase. Unfortunately, it’s also fronted up by a pair of characters who look like the distant, slower cousins of Crocket and Tubbs This notwithstanding, Hotline 2 has a 5-reel, 3-row layout with 243 ways to win which can expand to 1,944 ways during the free spins feature. As one might expect, play also includes wild symbols, expanding wilds and a free spins bonus round. Another above-par motorsports slot that’s still quite popular some three years after its release. Hellcatraz is a 6-reel, 46,656 ways-to-win slot game developed by Relax Gaming that was unveiled in 2020. Although it didn’t receive a great deal of fanfare upon release, it’s quite a decent effort .The game combines a retro 8-bit video game aesthetic with a high-speed car chase theme. Set in a prison (the clue’s in the name), gameplay is dominated by an unforgiving volatility so pay-outs take place once in a blue moon. But the attractive visuals and catchy/annoying soundtrack should keep casual gamers entertained, as should the potential pay-out.