Speaking of Roosevelt Raceway .. My brother and I, participated in a (maybe) 10 hour Enduro, held on the 300 foot (Indy) track. I remember Howie and Bob Emott ran it, as well. My brother and I, had trouble keeping our lights working. We ran one (1) - Comet 26D mill, all 10 hours. We were so naive, that we didn't even have a spare. We were going to run another Roosevelt Raceway enduro, with Ziggy Hurano. But, the night before the Enduro, someone decided to burn down the raceway. Strangely enough, the showcase with all the Enduro cars, was untouched.
I'm fairly certain, that my brother and I, brushed shoulders with Clyde at Polks. We were (usually) the first in line, every Saturday morning. The one armed elevator man would wisk us up, to the fourth floor. You'd place your name on a list, wait your turn, then drop a quarter into the lane timer. We were fortunate to have run on the 4 lane track, then the eight lane track. Howie and the boys, used to run on Thursday nights. That was a long time ago ..
Man you brought back some memories about Polk hobbies
what I remember was that cranky elevator
and how tight it was racing on the 8 lane track
I didn’t know that Rosevelt had a fire and burned down
when I came back from Vietnam in 1971 it seemed that slot racing was gone in the NYC area but I could have been wrong
the country was in the middle of a recession and war was still on people’s mind
I am just glad I was able to participate In slot cars platinum era
because it was just that and I was to be a part of it!
