Slot car racing, which experienced a boom in the 1960s among boys of a certain age, is hoping to make a comeback in Naperville. A track and hobby shop called mid-America Raceway is not only hoping to ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Slot Car Racing is alive and well at the Bullitt Raceway in Bullitt County, 4150 East Blue Lick Road. 1/24 scale Slot Car Racing was a popular fad in the 1960's, with many ...
The 31st Annual Slot Car Racing Championships were held in Ronkonkoma from Feb. 27 to 29. Slot car racing is one of the fastest handmade car races on the planet with speeds up to 120mph and over ...
Slot cars have grown up, and so have their fans. The electric fad of the ’60s are now computerized and intricately detailed to mirror baby boomers’ favorites. Steve Hendrickson, a retired business ...
“If it’s not fun, it’s just not working,” says Ron Scott, the owner of Cactus RC & Hobbies, explaining the point of the remote control and slot car races that take place at his shop every weekend.
LOWELL, MI -- A 44-year-old slot car manufacturer in West Michigan is changing hands. Dan and Cheryl DeBella decided to sell Lowell-based ProSlot, Ltd. and retire. Purchasing the company from the ...
AUGUSTA — In a corner room of the Augusta Civic Center on Saturday afternoon, a group of approximately 50 people gather around a miniature racetrack. One by one, 31 different racers take turns driving ...
Slot cars were popular in the 1960s. It was something to do for restless youngsters when they couldn't play outside. But a lot of those kids grew up and took their hobby with them. Fast forward past ...
Frank Tiessen was 10 years old and still living in his native Germany when he got his first “Carrera,” which in Europe of the 1970s could mean only one thing: a set of electric slot cars and track by ...