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[Martin]

Hey Mike this guy was there and added this in a previous post.

 

 

"I (Brian)worked at a raceway that had these--the top left I don't recall

 

the 1-2-3 were race results

 

the bottom row was for number of hours of track time you purchased. usually kept track of in the "official" time seller book each racer

 

was issued when first purchasing track time."

 

Brian C. Bays

[MSwiss]

Wow.

A year and 4 months, racing an hour everyday.

I doubt anyone got 500, or even 250, legitimately.

[Mark Onofri]

Gary, I just saw a Ulrich like that on evilbay. I'll see if I can post it. At first glance, I thought it had a short drive shaft. Your picture is much clearer.

[Gary Bluestone]

You may notice I have only one wire leading from the motor to the guide flag ! The other side is grounded through the plate on the guide flag half and through the chassis itself !

[jimht]

Wow.

A year and 4 months, racing an hour everyday.

I doubt anyone got 500, or even 250, legitimately.

 

Most everyone had more than one car; if it broke, you kept going with another and another and another.

There was hardly any place to work on cars..backups were essential to keep playing on your lane.

 

The tracks I played at 1964-1966 were almost always full with a waiting list...most Raceways were open 9AM to Midnite.

Racing was not well organised, more likely just "line up and race 5-10 laps" for a ribbon.

 

I played endlessly on the tracks, rewound arms and built cars for over a year before I even bothered entering an "organised" race.

 

And all that was because it was an incredible fad that attracted millions and dominated the culture until it just had to burn out from its own success.

 

500 hours on the track was easy.

[MSwiss]

Maybe in your unique situation.

I was going by the limited life spans of raceways in my area.

12-14 year olds weren't allowed to stay out to midnight.

Regardless, our local raceway wasn't open any later than 9PM.

On a busy Saturday, I was lucky to get on the track for 15-30 minutes.

Even if lanes were more available, it was a matter of $$$.

At a quarter for 15 minutes, if I had access to an extra $500 over a year or 2, I would of most likely bought a Bonanza mini-bike with the Hodaka 100(?)cc motorcycle engine.

[Mark Onofri]

Here's something's you don't see every day. 39/1 limited slip differentials.

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[Mark Onofri]

Mechnecnical ( I know Mike, it's a joke)
Took me a minute to figure these out.

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[Mark Onofri]

Hypoids. Gears should come in a pez dispenser.

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[Mark Onofri]

Tastier versions

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[Mad Mark]

Cool stuff! probably the only thing I have that seems uncommon is the controller made by the guy that started garvic and was friends with people at cox and helped develop there controller. cant remember the name but I have two and have never seen them on the bay even. dont think they are rare though.

[Mark Onofri]

What would you little maniacs like to do first ( weird science) . Let me rephrase that, what would you well healed slot fiends like to see? Just pick a category . Uter wise I'll just guess or, can I buy a voul?

[Bill from NH]

I would like to see a complete slot car. I'm not a big parts person, Maniac is the nickname given to any Maine native. I was born & lived there 21 yrs.

[mike1972chev]

Well, I truly prize my Classic brand Batmobile body kit, complete with backing card ,the rocket launchers, dome light cover and a 2-piece exhaust and the  baggie they came in (currently stowed INSIDE of the body) . I think these are FAIRLY  rare pieces  I am guessing ???  I will NEVER paint this one !   (I DO have the CORRECT bats for the doors as well,but not shown...)

 

 

 

[Carter]

Wow that looks awesome. Looks like your display cabinet is packed full of cool cars and parts.


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[Mark Onofri]

Billnh,she said it with a English accent 😆. I'm sure you can relate to that 😉

[Gary Bluestone]

Not sure who made this ?

[Gary Bluestone]

Not sure who made this ?

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[Gary Bluestone]

Was parts , now built !

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[Mark Onofri]

Gary, I'm pretty sure it's the same "Tradership" gears that I posted.

[Mark Mattei]

1/25 scale Warashina 60s stocker slot car bodies, Hasegawa connection.

[Mark Mattei]

MDC mounting bracket for 2 Panther motors.

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[Dave Crevie]

I knew the King of Odd Slotcar Stuff would post something here. I think most of what you own, Mark, would fit in this thread.

[MSwiss]

I wouldn't mind seeing the Lancer painted body display I got from the local Lancer sales rep, that I traded you.

[Mad Mark]

MDC mounting bracket for 2 Panther motors.

This is quite odd for sure! I’d have a hard time not opening that and building it!