Our intrepid slot car drag racers Tippy and Andre travel across state lines to Fast Eddie's World of Speed to compete :) Fast Eddie's World of Speed 17 S 10th St, Richmond, IN 47374 Phone: (765) 935-3287 Phone: (765) 935-3287
So glad to see people still racing slot cars. I had so much fun as a kid racing, and building cars. People just having a good time together! Brings back great memories
When I was about 9 to 11 yrs my Dad bought me a 1/32 scale slot car track (if I remember correctly so long ago). our home was very small at the time, so my dad and I had mounted the track on a 3/4 inch piece of plywood placed hinges and mounted it on the wall so we could pivot the track up when I was not playing with it.... he made me a special wooden box to put my cars and gear in .. I had the most amazing Dad, he was my best friend, even to all my friends .. When Dad pass there was over 600 people that came to pay there respect.. so great full thanks dad and mom for this amazing life you let me have! .... thanks for the memories of slot car racing total clean fun. T PS: at 9 he did the work I only got in the way LOL :-).
I'm 78 and when was in my 20s I was member of a slot racing club .We had a great time ever Saturday afternoon good old days 👍Glad to see it's still going 👍
I used to race slot cars 50+ years ago. Ended up lap record holder just before the club folded. Tuning fork chassis, group 20 anglewinder motor and a 24th scale lexan Mclaren M8D body using foam tyres and Tiger Juice for grip. Still got all my stuff and nowhere to use it.
That is so awesome! I haven't seen a slot car track/shop in 40 years. All the tracks here in SoCal got closed down a long time ago. Along with all the Hobby Shops..
I made my own aluminum wheels on my Southbend lathe and cast black silicone on them in a delrin mold. Also sold lots of lightened t jet gears on feebay. I indexed 6 holes and spot faced them. CNC machined meant Christian Needs Cash. Those gears went all over America. Super cool video!
wow I think youtube are mind readers but somehow this popped up. Brought back amazing memories of the old slot car tracks we used to race at as kids. We used to spend a lot of money and time at those places but were so fun. What beautiful drag race cars. For some reason I always remember we saved up to get these Orange tires , they were the best (on the course not sure of drag racing). LOL. All of our allowance went into our cars. Love this place. Thanks for the video.
You too? I was addicted when I was 10 in 1963. Still remember the hours spent racing at Checkered Flag Speedway. They also had a drag track. Then came Free Flight planes, then R/C planes and cars.
I never had any idea this was still a thing anywhere. I remember being a kid and my dad took me to "House of Wheels and Toys" in St Joseph and they had a huge banked oval slot car track and it was in the basement which was always full of people. Thanks for sharing.
My dad had a 6 lane oval in Middletown In back in the late 60’s we had monogram midget racing every Sunday was a good time glad to see the hobby is still alive!!
This is a quality video....yes, we all want to see racing, but here we have the behind the scenes grass roots atmosphere that happens at the track, the people, the cars, and the talk that happens at these events...THIS is whats really goin' on........good job getting around and showing what the people behind the hobby are doing and saying...
WOW! what memories! 56 yrs. ago (1967) I had about 6 or 7 slot cars and a lot of spare parts. I used to take a taxi across town to race my cars. Thanks for the memories. Oh yeah, does anyone remember the old Mantra Ray slot car, it was one of my favorites.
I have memories of playing around with some of this stuff, especially an HO scale. I upgraded the motor on my 32 Ford and I decided it was going to beat my model railroad that went around the outside of my raceway. I got to the crossing guard and the car got hung up and apparently I gave it a bit too much throttle. The engine got so hot and cold the slot car on fire. It died a slow painful death that day. It almost burnt down my entire lay out because the grass paper I had caught on fire too. Aaah the memories of being a kid again.
Mid 60's my brothers and I got a four lane ho scale track that curved and circled a paper mountain (hill) at each end. As layed out all lanes evened out from start/end. Over a few years the staples that held the sections together broke to a point we couldn't make a whole track. We just made a straight dragstrip. My friend and I proceeded to mount it on plywood permanently. We each bought a couple cars that we altered gears, wheels, contacts and pegs for the slot. Last used mid 70's. These cars were just under 2 to 3 inches long. My best one was a 74 Grand Am as it was longest. On the complete course my 63 vette was best. He ran 240 Z and 75 Torino.
WOW! I remember playing with slot cars back in the 70s. I didn't think slot car racing was still around. The best thing is lol, I only live around 20min from Richmond, IN and had no clue that was there. They'll be seeing me soon, that is if they are still open. I saw this video is 4 years old.
Was looking for stuff about my old tamiya RC car, ended up here! The joys of RU-vid. Glad I did, that was so great to see. I had a "le mans" scalextric set about 35 or so years ago and this brought back Many happy memories! Love the level of dedication and detail in the cars these days. Fantastic stuff. Greetings from Haarlem in the Netherlands, via Yorkshire UK :)
I have a half brother that is 12 years older than me. In the early 90s he gave me his old slot car tracks and cars. I used to like the smell of them. Electric motors and rubber. I feel like I smell that smell just from watching this video.
I was in High school in OKC. There was a lawnmower repaired shop that opened a drag track and I loved it. They slowly ran less and less though. I did get to meet a husband/ wife and there young son that would come up from TX. They had a well known chassis company and would even do body trimming from the molds they had. I wanna say DSR but I don’t remember. I’ve wanted to get back into it but it’s been about 3 decades and I just don’t have the body to travel long distances anymore. I’ve thought about building a home track but it just doesn’t sound very fun racing against myself.
I wish they would explain some of this. Light tree... they go on green or yellow? How come left and right lights are different? What is at end of track to stop cars? Etc etc
Holy molly those are some great looking cars great track I'm back to slot cars after doing dirt bikes gocarts ,cars, boats,and weman slot cars are the best oh I still have all of the big stuff just don't buy any more of the big stuff
wow in windsor ontario canada across from Detroit we had drag cars slot track racing just like this in 1968 ,, you would bring your slot car and it had steel brushes under the car at the front ,, when they wore out in a month or so ,, well after working on a paper route with that money i would go buy new brushes ,, at a num age of 12 i was the happiest kid on the block most of my friends on a satuday we would go race our cars ,, better that all thes kids today are on a game on there cell phone ,,i cant believe it they all have cell s ,, this is better every city or town should have this type of track ,,
a little more than 40 years ago, I was a kid in Texas and there was this "you park it" storage lot next to the apartments I lived in. I would sneak in and break into the old Greyhound buses and school buses that were parked there. There was also this large, spooky warehouse, all rusted and scary looking. One day, I finally got the courage to go check it out. Inside the wareouse was a scene just like this, a bunch of dudes and an enormous race track. I of course had seen my share of tyco tracks, but I had never seen anything like this. It didn't click with me for one reason or another, so I never really got into the hobby, but I never forgot that moment of stumbling into a subculture. Cool video, you guys are awesome.
I'm from Salt I'm from Salt Lake City Utah and we finally got another trackback in 20 years since I've even drove a slot car man so glad you guys are doing it
1:32 it’s good to know that I’m not the only klutz in the world. I did the same kind of thing when I was about nine years old, but I was carrying my train locomotive engines (3) on top of my school textbook… all broke.
Really cool seeing all the different cars and types of people Into it. I gotta see some different style races the drag ones are highly uneventful for me lol
I opened a slot in GA. WITH A QUARTER MILE 155 BLUE KING ROUND TRACK. MY CUSTOMERS SOLD MORE MERCHANDISE THAN ME only lasted 3 years. RACERS PLEASE BUY ALL YOU CAN FROM YOUR SHOP OWNER HELP KEEP YOU A PLACE TO RACE !
B and J RACEWAY in Westmont NJ was our spot!!Champion and Mura ruled then... The drag strip had a breaker box..you flipped the switch everybody got the same start. Also had a 220' track with 1 bank...and a figure 8 with a bank at each end...
I had a heart attack when he dropped that Bad Ass ride! It sucks when you work hard on a car and disaster strikes! Glad it was ok!! Great Video- you do some nice video work and it’s great to see the racers talk about their cars...My question is Mr. Simmons- we’d love to see your cars or let us know if you race too?.... Keep more coming. Thanks for posting slot car videos! Kind Regards and best wishes to you...from the West Coast. Pat
73s to you too My Friend! Been a while since I’ve been in the air. Great to meet a fellow HAM! I really enjoy watching your Drag Slot videos, great job.
I remember the slot car's I still have mine had it 4 years in storage in the up star's of my papa's house they were great as kids didn't even know they still had a place to run thim I live in barbuivill Kentucky know
I hope you make more slot car drag videos in the future. There are not many on RU-vid and I found this very enjoyable. You could do interviews with Andre and Tippy and get them to talk about their cars.
It’s funny...I’m also much more active with the slot car hobby in the Fall/Winter months too. And you can tell Fast Eddie that your videos helped earn him a sale. I purchased a Drag Car from Eddie’s EBay listing because I saw his shop featured on your videos! Maybe a commission is due? LOL.....also... You might make Tippy and Andre RU-vid stars as well! LOL. Best Wishes to you and looking forward to this Fall’s releases. Kind Regards, Pat
That would be cool! Maybe He can explain racing and the setup to any newbies that would be watching. I think a lot of people are interested but just don’t know how to get started or how it’s done. I live in a major city in So Cal and I still have to drive a good 1 1/2 hrs to run my drag cars on a decent strip. Maybe your videos will help spawn more interest in this hobby. I also do 1/32 vintage 1955 scale racing which is fun too.
In the early '60s I made a model of Ed Roth's Mysterion and took it to our local slot car drag track. I had about 4 runs and completely smoked all comers, then got out of there before anyone found out I had a 6 volt motor in it.
when i was a boy i had a slot car track..it had a dune buggy and some purple car?..i was only 5 or 6 so i dont remember..it was also in the early 1970's also.
Thanks for the video and the insight. ...I am still trying to process a lot of this; but I notice from my observations; a lot questions asked ; not just here but few advice; given the hands on approach you would think a lot of ppl would offer useful info; but you still have a few forums and ppl that are willing to help get into this. Slotforum ; Mick at Slot City Vegas or Scott at PCH ; the last General... who would help or talk about slot cars all day... Buzz Perry passed away in .....2021 , so it is the end of the Era in NYC. No more Buzz A Rama... no one fit to carry on his legacy and love of slot car racing.
This was the last place I visited before the Covid hit and I believe it's still open. I have a few that were recorded at a track in Middletown, Oh which closed before Covid started. If things change and time permits I'll add more :) Thanks for your comment.
@@IrateCitizen I wish there was a dragstrip or any place to race in NYC; none ; Buzz A Rama is closed; stepped in there in 1975 as a kid and fell in love with there. When from racing AFX to now 1/24 ; it broke my heart when I heard him and his wife passed away within days..... I have yet to meet anyone who was so compassionate about slot car racing and wanted the kids to pick up a hobby where you can actually touch something; built something vs the digital space. On a side note; where do these guys get these Top Fuel Dragster? I have been asking and it is like a secret that no one want to talk about or shed any light! I know DRS when out of business; and Parma....so I have no idea where you can get them to purchase! If you know ? Vs ppl saying here is a kit. When few if any have any idea about gear ratio or how to built one if you don't know.
Hi Eddie! This is Jon with that American model Turnpike big-ass slot car track! I'm going to be up there in a couple days and I'm bringing some vintage cars
I used to race with a “Fast Eddie” In SoCal at Fast Wheels, House if Hobbies snd other tracks in Los Angeles to Riverside, and Buena Park Raceway and in Orange County. I raced along with my father, Robert, we were part of “Team Guano”. Fast Eddie had long hair (so did I), they’d tell us we’d cut a second off our lap times if we’d cut our hair. This was in 1968 until about 1971.
