Anybody have slot cars growing up.

[yatesville88fan]

Man at 66 I still miss running those things. There was a hoppy store here in town that had a Giant track that you would rent a lane and a controller. We didn’t have the best of cars and the kids with money always beats us. But man was that fun. I have been thinking about getting a small AFX or if someone knows a better one I am all ears. Still have some of my old small cars. They must b over 50 years old.

[basscat21]

AFX! But dang, 69' 70' ?

[local16]

I never ran or had any but I remember two places here that had tracks.

[ifishinxs]

AFX cars were a huge deal growing up.

[basfish]

My brothers and did it alot when we were in our mid teens,we had a track set up in the basement

[dartag1829]

Got a little hobby shop by me that still races every Wednesday. Now they have transponders for lap times. Guys set up little workshops. Most are old timers. Went and watched a couple times. They go to a 24 hour race every year.

[Flabasspond]

I can relate 88 - I just turned 68 and grew up in Indianapolis. There were 4 or more commercial tracks at that time. I had an old breifcase that my dad gave me that was my car/controller carrier. Funny how those things mean a whole lot less when you discover girls.
I have a FX set that I pull out every once and awhile- its still fun. I will tell you its more fun when my son drives the black NASCAR and he lets me use the A.J. Foyt indy car.

[MichAngler]

I never got into it like a lot of guys did
We had 3 places that had tracks one was an old church that had a huge track
But I spent plenty of time there just watching

[fr8dog]

My dad set up a track on two 4’ x 8’ plywood sheets for me in the basement when I was a kid. The neighbor guys and a couple gals would be there all the time. We had some big fun with those cars. My favorites were my green Jaguar and a blue Camaro. Good times they were. (This thread brought up long lost memories)

[printman71]

I was into them big time. I had both 1/24 and HO sets. Our town had a 10 lane track you could rent space on. Very good times.

[rednecktech]

I had the AFX and also still have my original cars and track. The controllers were shot. I set the track up on a table for my boys when they were young (early 90's) and acquired a few more cars, including a couple of truck/trailers....Goodwrench/Earnhardt and Kodak/Ernie Irvine. Has not been used since then. Friend of mine used to drag race 1/24, 1/25 scale slots.

[getfished]

I spent a fair amount of time at the mall doing that. I had 4 cars and a ton of guide pins LOL. My dad built me a track on a large sheet of plywood that would slide under my bed. Spent many an hour running them.

[WarEagle24]

Back in the mid 60's there was a building next to the bowling alley that had 2 big tracks. One was for beginners and the other was for the more experienced racers. The cars were 1/24 scale and you could rent a car and controller for a dollar for 30 minutes of racing. Me and my brother spent alot of time there. This would be similar to what the track looked like.

[Phrog Phil]

In the early 80’s my friend and I built a track in his attic,scrimped and got ride to Toys are Us to buy cars. In a sad twist,you had to go through his younger sisters room to get to the attic . 1984 his sister was abducted and murdered and we weren’t allowed to go into her room . We drifted apart and he told me years later that as far as he knew it was still up there when his parents sold the house.

[Old Syko]

HO only for me. Lived in the country so there were no hobby shops close. My grandparents got me a track in the early 60 that was made by Lionel and was 64 feet in length. The cars weren't that great but I acquired quite a few more of other brands along with a lot of parts. The track went away but I still have some of the cars and I've had thoughts of getting another setup but it hasn't happened yet.

[SoonerFan]

When I was 15 I worked at a slot car track renting track time and general after school type work. We sold kits and I would make some extra money putting them together and tuning them up. I could also make tubular frames. I would get into it again if it came back around here.

[fishfry]

They were fun I remember we used to go and rent track time. My cars were slow

[JTN]

Yep, my brother and I had a track, we’d get bored just racing so we’d put a couple of drops of 3 in 1 oil on a few curves to make it more interesting;)

[suck my wake]

Heck yeah. Had a couple slot tracks in our area. Buddy had a Parma controller with fins mounted on it to keep it cool.

[Bass Cat Boats]

There was still a slot car track in Batesville, AR a few years ago.

https://www.facebook.com/batesvilleslotcars/