Interview with Brad Bowman of Bradstracks

Interview with Brad Bowman. Brad owns Bradstracks and is recognized as a leading builder of HO Slot Car tracks. Brad talk about his racing background and how he got started building HO slot car tracks. Featured tracks are the HO 24 hours of Lemans, the purple mile and the Katzsparing.
bradstracks.fsmra.com
0:00 Intro
0:30 Racing History
2:30 Getting into HO
3:45 Building Tracks
10:00 24 Hour LeMans Track
13:10 Purple Mile Track
15:55 Katz-Spa-Ring

[@Chappy31x]

Thanks for the video. I kept my cars since the early 80's and just started the hobby again.

[@Alanbataar]

Fascinating. An aspect of the hobby I was not aware of, thanks.

[@cliftonmanley3882]

Now there's a blast from the past. I've known these guys for 25 years, never seen them before 😊 the good old Internet ❤

[@Bigkaluna]

Well Done Jim, Brad as always great work always love hearing your stories. I think I was the third owner of the Original Champion and happy its in Slot Car Johnnies hands.

[@alaskangypsies342]

Great interview, I have a custom Leman’s start section on my Scalextric track that Brad built and I couldn’t be more pleased with it!

[@PaulJersey]

The man is an artist and HO tracks are his medium. He’s incredibly talented. Incredible workmanship.

[@OgaugeTrainsplusslotCars]

PLUS A TOY Slot car MACHANIC

[@quercus5398]

Agree,I find the cars are way too fast though,if matched to realism they do 4-500 miles per hour.......a blurr!
What’s fun about that! The driver has no control!

[@alpink]

so glad that Brad made note of the current scale considered HO and the actual 1/87 scale

[@scottygdaman]

Hey Shaun hope your well. Lovin it

[@KellanMeigh]

I raced on the PlayLand Purple Mile when it was in San Francisco then in Hayward in the early 70's. Don & Connie owned it at that time.

[@justralphajerseyguystuckin3671]

Awesome Interview ! Kudos :-)

[@norcalslotcarsceneandvinta3518]

thanks, I hope to do more

[@uan588]

Get on waiting list.

[@zeldadiecastracing]

Nice video content bro

[@OgaugeTrainsplusslotCars]

Thank you .You slot car Machanic.

[@donanderson9477]

Find work. In to HO FOR 50 years or more. Hope you've made a good living.
🏁🏁🏆🏆 ✌✌

[@claudem.p.7969]

are these the same as viper scale racing. thank you

[@norcalslotcarsceneandvinta3518]

Not sure what you mean

[@claudem.p.7969]

@@norcalslotcarsceneandvinta3518 brad bowman race track are they related to viper racing

[@norcalslotcarsceneandvinta3518]

No, they are different companies. Both make high quality rounded HO tracks.
Ironically they were both in Escondido, Ca. Viper moved to Utah. Brad is still in Ca.

[@scorpiuswireless1]

The new trend is 1:32 digital.

[@norcalslotcarsceneandvinta3518]

It does have possibilities, but hasn't caught on in my area.

[@quercus5398]

They are too fast!