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#1 MSwiss

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Posted 25 September 2024 - 08:08 PM

Chuck Gambo returned a May '69 Car and Driver he had borrowed from me, and pointed this out.

 

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Posted 26 September 2024 - 06:54 AM

Mike, no mention of the raceway in the rest of the article?


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Posted 26 September 2024 - 06:46 PM

Very minimal slot car racing reference.

 

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Posted 27 September 2024 - 12:56 PM

Car and Driver, in this time frame, was weirdly hostile to slot car racing, under editor Leon Mandel. This is exemplified by the article about Cukras and Howie.

 

https://imgur.com/a/...age-money-d0NUX

 

and see the discussion here:

 

http://slotblog.net/...ey/#entry641779

 

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Posted 28 September 2024 - 06:54 AM

Mike, thanks for posting that section of the article. Maybe we should make racers wear suit and ties at big races. :D


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Posted 28 September 2024 - 09:15 AM

Was there a parochial/private high school nearby?

 

That might explain the jackets and ties.

 

I did notice one, and maybe a second person wearing bowling shoes.

 

IIRC,  that was a minor fad for a short time in the Chicago area.


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Posted 28 September 2024 - 10:39 AM

The raceway was under the bowling alley. Could explain the bowling shoes. :)


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Posted 28 September 2024 - 11:56 AM

Except they had slot car boxes.

 

Maybe they were there to do both.


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Posted 28 September 2024 - 02:39 PM

I have vague memories of attending the Elmsford race.  I remember the lap counter going bad in the semi and having to restart.  Anyone else remember that?  

 

I also remember actually wearing sport jackets to a race or two after the Car and Driver report, more of a joke than anything else.  That didn't last long LOL.


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Posted 30 September 2024 - 07:07 PM

Car and Driver, in this time frame, was weirdly hostile to slot car racing, under editor Leon Mandel. This is exemplified by the article about Cukras and Howie.

 

https://imgur.com/a/...age-money-d0NUX

 

and see the discussion here:

 

http://slotblog.net/...ey/#entry641779

 

Cheers

I don't take the article as just negative/hostile. Just a dose of reality.

 

I did send these pics to Michael Del Rosario at ERI, and along with his thanks, he mentioned Elmsford got the Car & Driver write ups inspired by Leon Mandel bringing his son there to race.


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