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[Ken Bryan]

Visiting my son in Des Moines over Thanksgiving. He offered to go racing while there if we could find a track. The ones listed on Slotblog appear to be either closed or invisible (Boone and Armstrong). Does anyone know of a commercial or club track in Iowa?

Ken Bryan
Spokane, WA

[glueside]

Yes both are closed. Right now I don't know of any commercial raceway in Iowa. There is one 10 miles outside of Burlington in Illinois called WISCRS.

[Dan Bremer]

There is a new raceway in Ottumwa,Iowa using an 8 lane 1960s American Orange racing mostly 1/24 NASCAR hard-bodied cars & trucks.Details avail. on OWH.There's a 1/32 club in Cedar Rapids,details on the Scale Auto Racing's Raceway directory.The WISCRS is near Gladstone,IL.and in the Bluffdale subdivision,photos of the grandstand hillclimb & HO tracks can be seen here on slotblog. The closed Minks Raceway in Bloomington,IL. has now reopened,etc. Dan Bremer.Peoria,IL. bremerslotcars@yahoo.com

[Dan Bremer]

The phone # of Slot Rods Hobby & Raceway,Ottumwa,Iowa is (641) 799-6588.Track is 60s American orange.More raceway info: The phone # for Penrose Raceway,Sterling,IL. is (815)716-3222,has 155' hillclimb & drag.The M&R raceway,Mattoon,IL. closed & for sale.Track used to be at (closed) White Lightning Spdway in E.Alton,IL.See photo of track here on rcway directory,etc. Detroit Lakes,Minnesota has an open raceway,Raceway Hobby in Washington Sqr.Mall,(218) 844-5351,Gerding-built hillclimb.The Need 4 Speed Raceway in Wichita,Kansas (formerly Rebel Raceway)clzd.The 175' Hasse 8 laner was destroyed. Next spring, there will be a new raceway in Carbondale,IL. Track is a king shipped in from CA. For details, call Redline Raceway (this is RC cars only) in nearby Cambria,IL.(618) 985-3855.For free local/long-distance directory assistance (in USA) simply dial (if your cell phone doesn't offer this free) 1-800 FREE 411.You'll get all needed phone numbers 100% FREE !! There's Boone Doc's Raceway (1/24 dragstrip only) in Brighton,IL.(north of St.Louis) (618)372-4369.I'm told 3 Ohio raceways closed: 1.Palace Raceway in Powell 2.The Raceway in Hamilton 3.Raceway Alley in Middleton.Anyone searching for 1/32 club action in the vicinity of Terre Haute,Indiana or Linton,IN. they should check out Slot car addiction.com. WOW! Great 1/32 racing here!!If you are searching for used tracks (I do this for free!) 1/24 rcway tracks,routed or plastic HO,any drag stuff contact me wkends before 8 pm (Peoria time) Dan Bremer.(309) 685-3582 or text mess.to (309) 8686332. I always know of avail. tracks. PS: a large trioval n. of St Louis needs aome now! Thanks!