7:38 For anyone new to seeing these cars or how drag racing works, he gives a quick explanation of how they are running the light tree and determine the winner of the race here. They are basically doing it the same way you'd see at a local strip for regular cars. They do it this way so that any car can race against any other car, by accounting for the differences in their speed.
I had no idea this kind of thing went on! This is absolutely AWESOME! I love the fact that three are a bunch of guys from diverse backgrounds hanging out and enjoying a pretty damn cool hobby.
Yeah, it is! In '67 and '68, we would build slot cars with aluminum chassis, real thin bodies and sponge tires. This guy had a store with a big 8-lane track. It was awesome. But, I have never seen a drag track before. I could get into that. A good winter hobby.
This is so cool! I loved slot car racing back in the mid 60's. I was a teen and there were older men with all sorts of cars and kits, parts and controllers. As I recall we had 24th and 32nd scale cars. I know of no slot car parlors like this around where I live but I'll see if I can find one and try my hand at it again. The older gentlemen always beat me and as a kid I remember getting a little over excited during races and they would gently pull me back from the "edge." Everyone was so nice. These guys are having some serious fun. Wonderful!
That’s just what I need, another hobby that I think would fun to dabble in. I would end up spending a ton of money and all of my time obsessing on. It does look like a lot of fun though and then people would fun to hang out with racing.
This is awesome! Spent a far amount of my teens racing, building, customizing slot cars. We had several tracks where I lived in Southern California, 1964-72.
Finally a decent drag car video. Great to see these guys full blown into 1:24 drag cars and thanks for showing their set-ups! Always great to see cool stuff. Great job slowly panning so we can see all those cool paint jobs. The best part is the passion that goes into each build here.
Thank you for the vid... I have heard of this hobby but have never seen it or how it works, so your asking helped me as well. again thanks.. subbed and liked..
It's so cool to see all the things/hobbies the world has to offer. I wish all of these cool things got WAY more attention, and also that people can focus their energy toward positive things like these instead of violence
Wow I could totally get into that ! I had a car in the 60”s my dad put together for me but I was to young , I remember I would put the cars back on the tracks when they crashed , I was small and able to get under the tracks really easy ! What a great bunch of guys ! Thanks for sharing
My brother in law had a hobby shop with slot car racing in the lat 60s-70s I used to go there as a kid and the 2 younger Brady bunch boys used to come in there, I didnt know these places still existed ,alot of fun you guys enjoy great memories.
I know this mite be a dumb request but if you could. Could you post a video on how to properly mount a hard plastic body on a chassis. I cant seem to get mine to fit like i want to n could really use the help.
@@markrenton1093 Did a little research but it looks like these are 1:32 scale models and the fastest ones can reach 32 fps or 21.8 mph. Scale that up and it's 698 mph or 1,123 km/h.
As a kid in northern Indiana I remember going to a track with dragstrip on raceday (every Saturday).$1.00 per hour that you played I mean qualified. That turned into a link RC car racing on carpet ovals with my son later in life. Boy has more trophies and he could carry, at least did have! Good memories for sure !
Amazing. We used to hitch, ride bikes whatever to get to the Tazz hobby store in Closter NJ in the 60s to run our slot cars. So cool to see it still exists
WOW luv slot cars . I got big collection model cars I've built myself same size scale as u guys. Mine just not slot cars. Man i love wot you gentleman have there. Beautiful. NewZealand here. We got few at clubs here. They're bloody 300 miles qaway from my crib.
I started playing with slot cars when I was 12 (back in '63). It led me to full-size electric drag racing (NEDRA) and the development of electric motors for full-size vehicles like Black Zombie 222 (not mine, but one of my favorites...)
Even though these guys have alot of money, not to mention tons of time, this reminds me of when I was a kid racing Slot Cars. So much fun, back when there were no real troubles to worry about.
You guys are so lucky to have a place like that.I had a scaled down version close by when I was a kid it was set up in an old mill ..1/24 and h.o. Tracks.,I think it was .50 an hour track time.My mom would drop me off Saturday morning with $10. That would cover lunch too.
Bunch of pals built a 1/4 scale dragstrip in my buddies basement in 66 . Cars were all hand made from AMT MODELS . ALL motors, gears, tires and slicks were available from a slot car store in Midlothian, ILLINOIS. WE used a giant train transformer for power. Glad to see this is still being done ! All the racers are gone now, thanks to DOW Chemical!
oh crap i didnt think slot cars where a thig any more. i used to do it with my big brother when we where growing up in Jacksonville, Fla in the early 70s, but it wasnt drags it was large indoor tracks of different sizes and shapes... dang between amateur radios and trains i dont need another hobby, well maybe 1 more wont hurt! lol love the video
As a kid I raced at Sebring on the corner of union turnpike and little neck parkway... I even got two trophy's for the midget races every Monday night. Honest fun.
7:38 For anyone new to seeing these cars or how drag racing works, he gives a quick explanation of how they are running the light tree and determine the winner of the race here. They are basically doing it the same way you'd see at a local strip for regular cars. They do it this way so that any car can race against any other car, by accounting for the differences in their speed.
It does my old heart good to see the variety of men hanging out and having fun together.
Amen!
Especially seeing as how we know for a fact that America is overflowing with systemic racism.
agreed.
Psalm 133 !
Amen...was just going to type something similar...blooody awesome
There's something heartening in knowing that slot-car racing still exists.
Used to have a ball is there a lot of money womp womp Superwoman
That was supposed to say used to spend a lot of money had a ball
There were a lot of serious models in there... And that was some kinda fast
Would love to open a shop like this
Looks
Fun
I had no idea this kind of thing went on! This is absolutely AWESOME! I love the fact that three are a bunch of guys from diverse backgrounds hanging out and enjoying a pretty damn cool hobby.
I had no idea stuff like this existed, at this scale. Fricking awesome!
You must not be very old lol
Yeah, it is! In '67 and '68, we would build slot cars with aluminum chassis, real thin bodies and sponge tires. This guy had a store with a big 8-lane track. It was awesome. But, I have never seen a drag track before. I could get into that. A good winter hobby.
Glad to see a lot of people with passion in old hobbies keeping them alive
Good bunch of fellows.
My grandpa used to take me to a place just like this in the 60's! You guys are having a blast! Never stop!
This is so cool! I loved slot car racing back in the mid 60's. I was a teen and there were older men with all sorts of cars and kits, parts and controllers. As I recall we had 24th and 32nd scale cars. I know of no slot car parlors like this around where I live but I'll see if I can find one and try my hand at it again. The older gentlemen always beat me and as a kid I remember getting a little over excited during races and they would gently pull me back from the "edge." Everyone was so nice. These guys are having some serious fun. Wonderful!
That’s just what I need, another hobby that I think would fun to dabble in. I would end up spending a ton of money and all of my time obsessing on. It does look like a lot of fun though and then people would fun to hang out with racing.
This looks soooo fun! Slot cars are a great hobby.
As a man who collects hobbies, I can see this becoming a part of my life. Thank you for sharing, it was a great watch.+
The memories I have racing slot cars back in the day. Thank you.
This is awesome! Spent a far amount of my teens racing, building, customizing slot cars. We had several tracks where I lived in Southern California, 1964-72.
I did it in Escondido California early 80s
Brings back good memories of slot car racing as a kid! Great video!
what a fantastic hobby. I wish I could have thought of doing this when I was young. great way to spend time with like minded friends.
Finally a decent drag car video. Great to see these guys full blown into 1:24 drag cars and thanks for showing their set-ups! Always great to see cool stuff. Great job slowly panning so we can see all those cool paint jobs. The best part is the passion that goes into each build here.
NOT A VIDEO GAME!
Real live racing.
DAMN those cars are fast.
I hope those guys are still there having fun. It i a nice warm feeling to see a bunch of guys just spending time doing something they enjoy
Thank you for the vid... I have heard of this hobby but have never seen it or how it works, so your asking helped me as well. again thanks.. subbed and liked..
I never knew slot car racing ever existed. Quiet fun can only be respected. Nice video.
Keeping the flame alive, never dreamed a slot car could be so damn fast.
It's so cool to see all the things/hobbies the world has to offer. I wish all of these cool things got WAY more attention, and also that people can focus their energy toward positive things like these instead of violence
Thanks for the video
Edward A. Simmons , didn't know that was still a thing. Reminds me of back in the 70's. Great vid.
Nice cars and track. I have allways loved slot cars.
These guys are ON it!! Great skill set & program... :)
You guys are lucky to have a place like this to hang out, just good ole fun.
Wow I could totally get into that ! I had a car in the 60”s my dad put together for me but I was to young , I remember I would put the cars back on the tracks when they crashed , I was small and able to get under the tracks really easy ! What a great bunch of guys ! Thanks for sharing
My brother in law had a hobby shop with slot car racing in the lat 60s-70s I used to go there as a kid and the 2 younger Brady bunch boys used to come in there, I didnt know these places still existed ,alot of fun you guys enjoy great memories.
This video just popped up in my recommended.. A good one for once, lol.. Looks like a fantastic hobby! Thanks for sharing Ed!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you Edward for sharing I wish there were more tracks around great builds and great people to hang with
Man that brings back some good memories, what a nice hobby to be involved with. Better than video games
This is so cool. Reminded me of racing at TomThumb when I was a kid. Very nice video. Thank you
I still have my vintage slot cars from the 70's and remember the place just like this. Just good, old-fashioned fun.
I’ll update things here as a lot of questions have been asked that needs to be addressed. Thanks for the kind comments.
I know this mite be a dumb request but if you could. Could you post a video on how to properly mount a hard plastic body on a chassis. I cant seem to get mine to fit like i want to n could really use the help.
Wiah we had a spot like this where i live
Good video. Hopefully these guys are still racing.
How fast are these to scale?
@@markrenton1093 Did a little research but it looks like these are 1:32 scale models and the fastest ones can reach 32 fps or 21.8 mph. Scale that up and it's 698 mph or 1,123 km/h.
I love the smack talk tween tippy and andre......they both have some nice looking rides........good vid Edward....
Wow , this sure brings back memories , fantastic facilities ..
Great group of guys. Thanks for the video, Mr Edward.
Looks like a lot of fun. Thanks Edward for posting it.
Oh damn, that looks fun! Thanks for sharing man
Love it! Brings back great memories...
Love it...sounds like alot of fun to be together sharing a passion
Thank you for this video.
Bet I could learn some tricks from Tippy.
Wish I could do that all day.
Great video.
As a kid in northern Indiana I remember going to a track with dragstrip on raceday (every Saturday).$1.00 per hour that you played I mean qualified. That turned into a link RC car racing on carpet ovals with my son later in life. Boy has more trophies and he could carry, at least did have! Good memories for sure !
Nice job. Thank you for posting this video. I didn't know anything like this existed
Man I wish we had something like this where I live. This looks like a whole lot of fun. My man Andre... beautiful cars 🚙 Quick on the draw! 😳😳🥰😇
I loved slot car's when I was young, never got to this level. Drag racing HO car's in my bedroom was it. 🏎️💚. ☕👌💨
I too...
Had no idea this was a thing. Good clean fun. I like it.
Amazing. We used to hitch, ride bikes whatever to get to the Tazz hobby store in Closter NJ in the 60s to run our slot cars. So cool to see it still exists
WOW luv slot cars . I got big collection model cars I've built myself same size scale as u guys. Mine just not slot cars. Man i love wot you gentleman have there. Beautiful. NewZealand here. We got few at clubs here. They're bloody 300 miles qaway from my crib.
the gentleman with the colleciton has a fiiiine colllection damn
I miss racing slot cars in Waterford Michigan with my dad.
Didn’t even know this still existed. Great stuff!!
I had several AFX slot car sets back in the 70s. Made some badass monster tracks on our ping pong table in the garage every summer.
Awesome! I never knew this hobby existed.
I raced in Brisbane Australia on Friday nights for 3years . always great times 😁
Amazing club and setup!
I started playing with slot cars when I was 12 (back in '63). It led me to full-size electric drag racing (NEDRA) and the development of electric motors for full-size vehicles like Black Zombie 222 (not mine, but one of my favorites...)
Slot car drag used to be a lot more fun when you could actually see the cars! My God, these are fast.
Yeah, they go too fast...WAY TOO FAST.
Even though these guys have alot of money, not to mention tons of time, this reminds me of when I was a kid racing Slot Cars. So much fun, back when there were no real troubles to worry about.
haha, the bants between the boys at the start, is on point
Great video bro... Love the competition and brotherhood.
Great hobby ! Keep on racing !
Nice setup!!! You guy's are lucky
You guys are so lucky to have a place like that.I had a scaled down version close by when I was a kid it was set up in an old mill ..1/24 and h.o. Tracks.,I think it was .50 an hour track time.My mom would drop me off Saturday morning with $10. That would cover lunch too.
Gentleman that looks like one hell of a good time thank you for sharing
Anyone else here enjoy the smell of a warmed up motor? I’m definitely not alone on this right?
I miss this hobby and I wish there was a place locally with tracks like the ones these guys have.
Great Vid. Some nice racing and beautiful cars
I’m looking forward to your next Drag Slot Car Video! You do a good job. I subscribed to your channel.
Kind Regards,
Pat
Bunch of pals built a 1/4 scale dragstrip in my buddies basement in 66 . Cars were all hand made from AMT MODELS . ALL motors, gears, tires and slicks were available from a slot car store in Midlothian, ILLINOIS. WE used a giant train transformer for power. Glad to see this is still being done ! All the racers are gone now, thanks to DOW Chemical!
FLAT OUT, THIS WAS GREAT!!!!!!
This is so awesome I’m gonna have to get into this
I have totally forgot I did this when the 7/8 grade years so fun thanks for the memory’s
NICE ACTION... THANKS FOR SHARING...
never did drag racing bak then, just road racing... still hav my old stuff, including an expensive " GLOBE " motor f/a satellite in the 1960's...
Nice video man! Super relaxing.
This is great, great people doing fun hobbies
I used to love the slots. Damn those cars are fast!
This is awesome!
I ran drag when I was a kid and loved it, I wish there was a track around me sooo bad. the closest one to me in 2 hours away now.
That sound brings back memories
I love this kind of stuff.
oh crap i didnt think slot cars where a thig any more. i used to do it with my big brother when we where growing up in Jacksonville, Fla in the early 70s, but it wasnt drags it was large indoor tracks of different sizes and shapes... dang between amateur radios and trains i dont need another hobby, well maybe 1 more wont hurt! lol love the video
thats what you call..."chillin"
Man, now that looks like a pretty good time, how cool to see it still going on!
We have slotcar racing here in germany too , but it´s the first time i see drag race with slotcars . Pretty nice .
thanks for the footage. i wanted to jump onto that road race track in the back with some of my old slot cars!
Last time I did that was in the 1960s! Raced horses and cars
Love it. So coool.🤠
Nice to see one of my builds sitting in a slotcar box. Promo PT Cruiser with Jungle Jim decals.
Man I remember going to race slot cars when I was a kid back in the sixties, I didn't know the were still a round.
Cool place. Had no idea they were still around. I noticed nobody was running any scale Teslas. Haha
Nice race tracks .super cars.
Man, this looks like fun!!!
They still race these my dad has these from back in the 60s/70s still got his box full of cars and parts
Never knew slot-drag racing even existed. Gotta look for a track near me. Looks like a blast.
As a kid I raced at Sebring on the corner of union turnpike and little neck parkway... I even got two trophy's for the midget races every Monday night. Honest fun.
Nothing like cars to bring guys together no matter what scale the car is
Oh Man!!! This is Great!!!
That is so friken cool!