I'm ready when you are Steve. A new motor, different gears and a fresh pair of tires and my Flexi GT Coupe is ready to go! The Chevron body that most of us ran should be just fine... but I may lay the spoiler all the way down... don't think we will need it.
Monster track in Dallas, GA
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Posted 27 April 2009 - 04:00 PM
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Posted 27 April 2009 - 09:57 PM
Complain complain... You didn't call me Moto-Mike for no reason. Moose had the perfect comment for a pit track...We are pretty spoiled with so many of todays tracks being extremely smooth and having good clean power.
Sometimes tracks with quirks can be fun and create a real hometrack advantage for the locals. Sometimes they should just be firewood.
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Posted 03 June 2009 - 11:13 PM
This looks like a copy 
of an Engleman... Stan's esses's were much more uniform than those 
... I would have to see the leg structure under the bank to be sure, but that does not look like an Engleman bank... Also never heard of him building any type of hillclimb 
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BTW does it have a bottom deck, like the American tracks had??? if so that could
make it an Altech, also built by Engleman...
of an Engleman... Stan's esses's were much more uniform than those ... I would have to see the leg structure under the bank to be sure, but that does not look like an Engleman bank... Also never heard of him building any type of hillclimb ...BTW does it have a bottom deck, like the American tracks had??? if so that could
make it an Altech, also built by Engleman...
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Posted 04 June 2009 - 02:24 PM
Hi Ben.
Looks like it was built by Stan Engleman to me.
Definitely an Engleman Hi-Speed bank... just like mine and the others he built for himself and Altech, flat going in and coming out, kicked up high in the center.
Look at the way it's sectioned: big pieces, probably no base or it would be unreasonably heavy.
Seems to have double 3/8" plywood sides like mine, too.
No attached legs, I'll bet, just rests on supports as does mine and the sides are the same height from the floor all around.
The surface is definitely vintage particle board, it's still got roots in it.
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Posted 04 June 2009 - 10:48 PM
It has a second deck and the sections are very heavy. The most fun I ever had slot racing was on this track.
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Posted 05 June 2009 - 04:26 AM
Joe,
You just say that because you won most of the races held on that track when it was in Snellville... LOL!!
You just say that because you won most of the races held on that track when it was in Snellville... LOL!!
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Posted 07 June 2009 - 03:32 PM
Yeah... yeah...
"Waddaya mean, it won't pass tech?"
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Posted 13 June 2009 - 07:26 AM
Hi Jim,
Maybe it just hasn't been taken care of like yours!!!
And needs Magnetech Braid!!
Maybe it just hasn't been taken care of like yours!!!
And needs Magnetech Braid!!
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Posted 17 July 2009 - 09:46 AM
Looks like some of you should have got off the computers long enough to actually go race at this "monster" of a track.
It's being offered at OWH for $8,000 OBO.
It's being offered at OWH for $8,000 OBO.
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Posted 17 July 2009 - 12:07 PM
This track will be closing up at the end of July. I just bought his drag strip.
I don't know his plans for the Engelman but will ask John this weekend at the FCR race..
I don't know his plans for the Engelman but will ask John this weekend at the FCR race..
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Posted 17 July 2009 - 12:26 PM
Ray,
You need to clean your glasses. It's the same track.
It was at Flashbacks in Snellville, GA, for years, then was sold to John at Daytona Slots in Dallas, GA. Daytona Slots is NOT in Daytona Beach, FL.
You need to clean your glasses. It's the same track.
It was at Flashbacks in Snellville, GA, for years, then was sold to John at Daytona Slots in Dallas, GA. Daytona Slots is NOT in Daytona Beach, FL.
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Posted 17 July 2009 - 05:44 PM
I did not go back to the start of the thread...
Would look good in your basement.
Would look good in your basement.
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Posted 17 July 2009 - 08:20 PM
WOW.... 3 months? It never had a chance! Maybe something out of his control...Fantastec looking track. I hope someone can give it a good home.
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 09:40 PM
The track is fun and very difficult. I raced at Dallas Slot and he brought the track in but no one wanted to race on it. I ran on it in 96-98 gtp nascar, some wings. We tried racing hardbodies with fcr's on it but people would not race. I love the track,drivers track. He has closed and looking for buyer. Track surface is rough so you have to set car up for it. I got my 4 1/2 fcr & flexi to handle with 32 front axal in 1/8 oil lite. My floater. Hate to see it go AGAIN. He is going to retier and head to Florida.
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Posted 07 November 2010 - 05:35 PM
I would have liked to work with you Retro guys, but the bad economy was taking me down and then a detached retina finished the job. I still have the pink Engleman and a 90' American Regal (flat turns). When you have a first class tri-oval to run on (Tunkel 110' Daytona), sometimes it is hard to get your racers to race on a track that actually requires you to drive.
Since my vision has returned, I may be open to setting up the two tracks if I could find a partner to help out. I think Retro is the immediate future of slot racing. Sounds like fun.
Since my vision has returned, I may be open to setting up the two tracks if I could find a partner to help out. I think Retro is the immediate future of slot racing. Sounds like fun.
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Posted 07 November 2010 - 07:47 PM
Please let us know if you can re-open as that Engleman is my all time favorite track!
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Posted 07 November 2010 - 10:16 PM
Don,That track looks like a nightmare to marshall. Is it?
Perhaps some of you South Carolina racers can help me on this. I am trying to trace the origins of this track. The earliest verified location was in 1986 when Jeff Chalmers purchased it from a store in North Augusta, SC. Do any of you remember the store or the track from there?
Thanks,
John,
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Posted 07 November 2010 - 10:25 PM
Jim,Looks like it was built by Stan Engleman to me.
Definitely an Engleman Hi-Speed bank... just like mine and the others he built for himself and Altech, flat going in and coming out, kicked up high in the center.
Look at the way it's sectioned: big pieces, probably no base or it would be unreasonably heavy.
Seems to have double 3/8" plywood sides like mine, too.
No attached legs, I'll bet, just rests on supports as does mine and the sides are the same height from the floor all around.
The surface is definitely vintage particle board, it's still got roots in it.
Are your control panels original? If so, do you have any good pictures. They look similar in construction to mine except for the wraparound.
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Posted 08 November 2010 - 04:09 PM
I remember chasing Joey Mac and Ralph around that track. It was great with Wing 12s running Chinese motors.
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Posted 08 November 2010 - 04:55 PM
That yellow above is for sure an Engleman, even has original bases. It is an exact copy of my home track as a kid except for the color.
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Posted 08 November 2010 - 06:35 PM
Lindsay,I remember chasing Joey Mac and Ralph around that track. It was great with Wing 12s running Chinese motors.
Great to hear from you again, hope everything is going well for you in Australia.
I would like to thank you again for all the help you gave me when I first set the blue king at Daytona Slots. Could not have set up that King nearly as well without the help of you, Joe, Tommy, and of course, Mark. Great job done and never asked for anything in return.
Next time you are in this area give me a shout.
Thanks,
John
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Posted 12 November 2010 - 02:42 PM
I have received confirmation from two racers in California that this is indeed the 308' track that was located at C&M hobbies in Sacramento circa 1965-1970!If I can find information as to the original placement of the removed sections, I plan on restoring this track to its original size. If my research is correct, this is the only survivor of the monster 300' plus giants of that era.
Any additional info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
John
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Posted 12 November 2010 - 05:44 PM
John, I sent you a private message earlier today, please check it out.
As far as the pink track is concerned, where is it and what kind of condition is it in?
As far as the pink track is concerned, where is it and what kind of condition is it in?
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Posted 12 November 2010 - 08:20 PM
That's great news, John!
I'm really looking forward to one day seeing your track in it's original configuration.
Please keep us posted.
I'm really looking forward to one day seeing your track in it's original configuration.
Please keep us posted.
