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Saw this while walking the dog in a mall that's seen better days. 1/4 mile 24th scale drag race set-up. Talked to one of the owners and it had moved to this location just recently. Really nice guy and invited me to come back in a couple of days and give it a try. Looked like a chance at try something new for minimal cost.
Showed up and what a bunch of good guys. 2 guys lent me cars to race. It was $25 to enter them with one buy back in and some entered up to 8 cars so a 100 bucks for them. It was bracket racing format. I'll get this out of the way early. If you want a way to throw a lot of money into a rabbit hole this is the way to go. One guy I talked to had been at it for just a month and had 17 cars already. That's at least 3000 bucks and probably more. a really good car 3-400 and uber car 600+. Was it fun, heck yeah but it took so long because even with just around 10 guys they ran so many cars it took forever. Started at 5 and when I left at 10 it had at least 2 more hours to go. It's a little to rich and time consuming for me.
Talking about expensive cars a rail the other owner Ed had was the fastest car. Piano wire custom made frame with a lot of other custom touches. He was running to get his bracket time. I had my back turned heard him take off then a loud whap at the other end. Not good. One of the guys there brought his kid of 10 or 11 who had made a run just before and didn't remove his car from the track. The only thing salvageable was the rear tires. It had hit so hard that the shaft in the motor was partially pushed out the back. 650 gone in an instant. Great bunch of guys but I can't afford the time and money. I'll stop in to talk and watch but i can't go down that road.
Showed up and what a bunch of good guys. 2 guys lent me cars to race. It was $25 to enter them with one buy back in and some entered up to 8 cars so a 100 bucks for them. It was bracket racing format. I'll get this out of the way early. If you want a way to throw a lot of money into a rabbit hole this is the way to go. One guy I talked to had been at it for just a month and had 17 cars already. That's at least 3000 bucks and probably more. a really good car 3-400 and uber car 600+. Was it fun, heck yeah but it took so long because even with just around 10 guys they ran so many cars it took forever. Started at 5 and when I left at 10 it had at least 2 more hours to go. It's a little to rich and time consuming for me.
Talking about expensive cars a rail the other owner Ed had was the fastest car. Piano wire custom made frame with a lot of other custom touches. He was running to get his bracket time. I had my back turned heard him take off then a loud whap at the other end. Not good. One of the guys there brought his kid of 10 or 11 who had made a run just before and didn't remove his car from the track. The only thing salvageable was the rear tires. It had hit so hard that the shaft in the motor was partially pushed out the back. 650 gone in an instant. Great bunch of guys but I can't afford the time and money. I'll stop in to talk and watch but i can't go down that road.
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Lucius Mojo
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Yes I have heard that those drag slot cars are wicked fast and expensive to acquire.
Lucius Mojo
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Got my test track up and running again ..I like how fast the Auto World cars are but the guide pins break way too
easily (I had to replace two this morning).The old Aurora T-jets had very durable guide pins.
easily (I had to replace two this morning).The old Aurora T-jets had very durable guide pins.
Get the AFX Peugeot Matmut. The AFX cars are much superior to the Auto World. The Matmut is fast and handles really well. The AFX Boss Mustang is a close second. When I have my track set up I use dual power supplies so each side gets its own power. Nothing worse than racing somebody and they let off the the throttle and all of a sudden your car shoots ahead. Not good if you're heading into a corner.
Here's the track I had set up. Right at 40' on a 36" wide door. Very good track for racing.
Here's the track I had set up. Right at 40' on a 36" wide door. Very good track for racing.
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Lucius Mojo
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Cool!I had to make an aluminum front axle holder because the resin bracket broke off along with the fenders .Runs fine but I have to make front fender brackets at some point...
Been busy with other stuff. Almost done with my first model kit I’ve done in the last 35yrs. Learned a lot.
I had some nice teardrop tail lights painted but upon glueing to body one went flying and is lost on basement floor. This model was a 2 in 1 kit so I used the other taillights that were supplied.
painted them on body and some paint ran which I’ll need to touch up. Still have bench seat to install.
also learned to not throw away any parts trees till model is finished. Somehow I threw out chrome door handles.
1970 Trans Am is on deck.
I had some nice teardrop tail lights painted but upon glueing to body one went flying and is lost on basement floor. This model was a 2 in 1 kit so I used the other taillights that were supplied.
painted them on body and some paint ran which I’ll need to touch up. Still have bench seat to install.
also learned to not throw away any parts trees till model is finished. Somehow I threw out chrome door handles.
1970 Trans Am is on deck.
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Buttoned up this build. Bought a case and mirror for floor to show off undercarriage.
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Bill Ferris
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Nice, did you get the rumble seat setup under the rear lid ?
Lucius Mojo
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Looks good!
Lucius Mojo
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Lucius Mojo
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Nice m109 ?
Lucius Mojo
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309!
Lucius Mojo
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Making a big Wright Flyer?
dang it Orville that willl never fly ! Lol sounds like a prodject
Lucius Mojo
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Cool