Ihave seen all three cars in person, my uncle owns a mini late model and a mini slider and I have also seen all three race. The mini late model is a good car for carpet racing and a smooth dirt oval. I am not a huge fan of off-road racing and that is the one thing that seprates the three in my mind as all three can be raced on carpet. Though I could adapt to off road if I got a Slash(and I am looking at the regular sized Slash not the 1/16th Slash).