They initially planned to use the oval purchased from Atlanta Slot Car Raceway.
Epic Slot Car Raceway (Dallas, GA) opening postponed
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MG Brown
, Jul 29 2025 12:21 AM
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Posted 29 July 2025 - 12:21 AM
That's thirty minutes away. I'll be there in ten.
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Posted 29 July 2025 - 12:22 PM
I would fight it, that just does not make sense. What is their reason for not allowing a slot car business?
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Posted 29 July 2025 - 02:35 PM
From a zoning perspective this makes absolutely no sense. A retail showroom and a hobby shop can absolutely coexist within the same zoning parameters.
i would try and get a face to face with the city planner or city manager.
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Posted 30 July 2025 - 12:27 PM
Slot car tracks (but not hobby shops) are usually zoned as "places of amusement" which brings higher safety requirements, such as sprinklers. This has caused the unfortunate demise of a number of proposed tracks over the years.
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