Michele Fiore takes viewers to Lucky Bob's Raceway in Milwaukee where slot car racing comes alive every Thursday night. See more: www.cbs58.com/news/to-me-this...
THIS IS Fantastic to see this being shown on mainstream news outlet. Should be more often. Very cool indeed. Eldon for me back in the 60's.. Loved slotcars, then still do now.
I am an old man of 59 years old. I still vaguely remember slot cars. Revel, Cox, and other brands. My brother had a Bat Mobile that was so cool. We had to always replace the metal contact points (whiskers) and put oil on the gears. Everyone would have their car/tool case. It was a magical time.
Haha. I love it! My dad got me slot cars back in the 80s and 90s. I got my son a slot car set about 7 years ago. I think i need to look into one for myself!
Great job Lucky Bobs. I'm been buying slot cars and sets for three years and now I'm so happy that your daughter is the first one to come in 4th place in the biggest slot car race in the US. I just wish my mom was living she was the one that got me in the hobby . Congratulations
Had Tyco and AFX in the 70’s, now at 58, after several years of additions and rebuilds, we have a racetrack consisting of about 165 feet of Carrera D132/124 track on an “L” shaped table that is approximately 22’x24’. Looking forward to getting the grandkids involved. Might have to take a drive up to Lucky Bob’s 🏎🏎
These cars have magnets that make them "stick" to the track. As a kid I played with Faller AMS slot cars. They had no magnets and were a lot slower indeed, but so much fun to race. It looked more realistic and it took quite a lot of practice to keep the cars on the track.
I was heavily involved in HO, Slotcar racing from the mid 1970s through the late 80s and then I got back into it when a public slot car track opened up with both 1/24 and HO tracks in Portland Oregon. My girlfriend at the time couldn’t afford racing RC cars anymore and was looking for a lower cost way to have fun. @slotcarcentral in Portland.
I grew up across the street from Bob and his family, and played with his 2 sons and 2 daughters growing up.And I remember many, many summers.We would go in their basement and play slot cars.Yeah it's pretty cool that his store is still open
i still have my H.O. scale cars from the 1960's and i still have the controller that i made for about $10 in electronics class in jr. high school! wish there was a place like this in the las vegas area. i now have brushless tenth, eighth and fifth scale cars trucks boats drones helo's and edf jets.
love this segment.... i caught the bug in 1974 , AFX , been at it since then, 59 now , shout out to all who made it down to 69 Church Ave in Brooklyn , NY, Buzz A Rama.... it was haven for me. I would love to see the younger generation get into this, to build something, to feel the power, to touch it, etc vs the virtual World !
This is the type of fun that young kids should be doing today getting them to socialize with other people and get along with them and have a good time. That is what we miss in today’s society.
Great memories, but most of those cars require no driving skill. Full speed beyond comprehension. The good ‘ol days were driving cars that drove slower and needed skill to prevent crashing. My memories go back to racing my COX Chaparral 1/24.
Men and women are wired differently, completely. Most hobbies involving anything with wheels or wings is mostly dominated by men, and most women seem to think its silly and a waste of time, but only the true women understand how much hobbies like this mean to men and what it does for the heart and mind, as well as building lifelong friendships.
Wow what memories. I’m 69 years old. Friday nights were slot car nights.
THIS IS Fantastic to see this being shown on mainstream news outlet. Should be more often. Very cool indeed. Eldon for me back in the 60's.. Loved slotcars, then still do now.
I am an old man of 59 years old. I still vaguely remember slot cars. Revel, Cox, and other brands. My brother had a Bat Mobile that was so cool.
We had to always replace the metal contact points (whiskers) and put oil on the gears. Everyone would have their car/tool case. It was a magical time.
Haha. I love it! My dad got me slot cars back in the 80s and 90s. I got my son a slot car set about 7 years ago. I think i need to look into one for myself!
Great job Lucky Bobs. I'm been buying slot cars and sets for three years and now I'm so happy that your daughter is the first one to come in 4th place in the biggest slot car race in the US. I just wish my mom was living she was the one that got me in the hobby . Congratulations
Kool segment, very well done!
Had Tyco and AFX in the 70’s, now at 58, after several years of additions and rebuilds, we have a racetrack consisting of about 165 feet of Carrera D132/124 track on an “L” shaped table that is approximately 22’x24’. Looking forward to getting the grandkids involved. Might have to take a drive up to Lucky Bob’s 🏎🏎
👍great job people. We have to enjoy our lives.
How fun! Those cars are a lot faster than those I had as a kid!
These cars have magnets that make them "stick" to the track. As a kid I played with Faller AMS slot cars. They had no magnets and were a lot slower indeed, but so much fun to race. It looked more realistic and it took quite a lot of practice to keep the cars on the track.
AURORA MODEL MOTORING HERE. NO MAGNETS AND TIRES SO SKINNY THEY WOULD SPIN@@pietergangel
@@pietergangel I THOUGHT these were faster than the ones in the 60’s. Thanks, I didn’t know about the magnets!
Love it we need more lucky bobs....Why not start a franchise...we need it in our town...! I’m in as an investor
Great watch! Does anybody remember JJ Speedway beneath the hobby shop in Cudahy? This really brought back some memories...
That track is still in the basement.
Holy moly boy does that bring GREAT memories. On my bucket list to visit. Wow.
Had a set in the 60's. Loved it, miss it, now 68! But I do now own a grown up sports car!
Added to my playlist!
TYCO was my first set in 1974. Toy's-r-us was a great place to buy tracks and accessories.
You should grab a set now and build a layout!
Lovely , great fun
This was actually covered pretty well.
I was heavily involved in HO, Slotcar racing from the mid 1970s through the late 80s and then I got back into it when a public slot car track opened up with both 1/24 and HO tracks in Portland Oregon. My girlfriend at the time couldn’t afford racing RC cars anymore and was looking for a lower cost way to have fun. @slotcarcentral in Portland.
I grew up across the street from Bob and his family, and played with his 2 sons and 2 daughters growing up.And I remember many, many summers.We would go in their basement and play slot cars.Yeah it's pretty cool that his store is still open
i still have my H.O. scale cars from the 1960's and i still have the controller that i made for about $10 in electronics class in jr. high school! wish there was a place like this in the las vegas area. i now have brushless tenth, eighth and fifth scale cars trucks boats drones helo's and edf jets.
My wife and I attended the Nats in Ohio. Great fun! Rick's deep, dark pizza secret is out at last.
love this segment.... i caught the bug in 1974 , AFX , been at it since then, 59 now , shout out to all who made it down to 69 Church Ave in Brooklyn , NY, Buzz A Rama.... it was haven for me. I would love to see the younger generation get into this, to build something, to feel the power, to touch it, etc vs the virtual World !
hi from New Zealand slot car nut here... wow keep it up!
Lucky Bob's is great. It's just 5 minutes from my house 🏠 I am also building a D124 scale Carrera on a table in my living room 8' X 10'😊😊😊
I'd be spending all my time on those wooden tracks before they're gone forever, forgot about plastic track.
This is the type of fun that young kids should be doing today getting them to socialize with other people and get along with them and have a good time. That is what we miss in today’s society.
Heck yeah! But jeeez these guys like speed!
@@RichsSlotcarRoom I’m sure they race everything but TJets on that track, unless nearly modded for Fray, would be boring
Everything is raced there, it's a great place to go.
Great memories, but most of those cars require no driving skill. Full speed beyond comprehension. The good ‘ol days were driving cars that drove slower and needed skill to prevent crashing. My memories go back to racing my COX Chaparral 1/24.
Very cool!!!!!!!!!!!! 👍👍
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If I can't see the cars, the fun is gone.
We had 1/24 scale. The smaller-scale cars are so quick, like a blur.
I have all scales, got to get them all 😂
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HO Slot Car content here! Slot Valley Racing... Get Your Heart Racing!!!
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What category is this?
I wish other cultures (ethnic diversity ), in this society would embrace this clean fun hobby ..
Men and women are wired differently, completely. Most hobbies involving anything with wheels or wings is mostly dominated by men, and most women seem to think its silly and a waste of time, but only the true women understand how much hobbies like this mean to men and what it does for the heart and mind, as well as building lifelong friendships.
Vrooommmmm
the cars move so fast you cant even follow them
men are simple , thats why we do it.
Those cars are a blur. How can you race them? It is like they are stuck yo the track.
Love Ho
Everybody knows its controls that get too expensive
Great memories but the cars move way too fast to even enjoy a true race.
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