29 replies to this topic

[Paul Menkens]

I think Oscar K. was one who sold them when he had Auto World, in Scranton, during the early & mid-60s.

I never saw one in real life, but it deff was the Auto World Catalog I saw it in.

[Bill from NH]

Paul, this is just a shot in the dark. I the early 2000s, a man named Paul (whose last name I forget) came down from somewhere in Vermont to race slot cars with us at Queen City Speedway in Manchester. After a couple years, he moved on to Florida. He was about 50, single, had shoulder length gray & a beard, wore wire rims,& liked to wear "bib" overalls. Shortly after he started coming down, he bought a new black or dark blue Porsche 911 convertible from a Boston dealership. I actually remember sitting in that car, but not riding in it. That wasn't you by any chance, was it?

[Paul Menkens]

nope, I drive a Mazdaspeed turbo Miata, in my younger years I tried to visit every raceway in New England, never hit that one though.

[Bill from NH]

Thanks Paul it was just a shot in the wind. QCS was in Manchester 1996-2005, then sold & renamed Need for Speed.  NfS closed August 2010.

[Revtor]

Id try to imitate my local track as close as possible so car handling wouldnt change that much from home to commercial Raceway.