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Anyone drag race slot cars ?

Old Mar 24, 2020 | 03:35 PM
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Anyone drag race slot cars ?

I was big into to slot cars from a kid.
When I got older found a track that did scale 1/4 mile racing.
Built a few and this was my best car.
I had two 69 SS Chevelles and had to build it.






Old Mar 24, 2020 | 03:40 PM
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Nice job!
Old Mar 24, 2020 | 03:57 PM
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Thanks Blue
If you noticed the drivers side A pillar you will see the repair I had to do when the car flipped at the top end. Lol.
That's when I added the front air dam spoiler to stop the air from getting under it.
Old Mar 24, 2020 | 04:16 PM
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I did see the A pillar repair, looks good
Old Mar 24, 2020 | 07:40 PM
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Cool, I never raced scaled 1/4 mile, but was big into the slots as a young lad. My fav was a Cheetah bodied car that was a lot of fast fun.
Old Mar 24, 2020 | 08:54 PM
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Funny story, my cousin who is 10 years older went into the navy. Since he only had sisters he entrusted me with taking care of his 55 Chevy slot car with a beefed-up motor in it while he was away. One day out of boredom, my brother (2 years younger than me) and I wanted to see how it worked. With no slot car tracks near our home, I came up with a "brilliant" plan. I took an extension cord and cut off the outlet end and stripped the wires. My brother held the wires against the contact of the slot car while I plugged it in. Well you all know what happened, we burned out the motor in seconds and turned my brother's fingernails on his thumbs black. My cousin was not a happy camper when he returned home from his service to our country to find his car with a burned out motor.

FYI, brother no longer trust me when I come up with a "brilliant" idea.
Old Mar 24, 2020 | 08:59 PM
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That one still has me laughing. Lucky your brother wasn't electrocuted.

But if it worked, bet it would fly..
Old Mar 24, 2020 | 09:02 PM
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The crazy thing 6 and 8-year-olds do!
Old Mar 24, 2020 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by CA Blue HHR
The crazy thing 6 and 8-year-olds do!
Yes I can relate to that..
Old Mar 24, 2020 | 09:11 PM
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The only slot car racing I did involved turns....

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