Event Coverage 1st annual slot car drags

Slot Car Drags!

Yep you heard that right! Irvington Model Raceway is hosting a slotcar drag race open house: sunday, jan. 31. 1:00.

Should be pretty cool. some of the guys have multipul cars so you dont need anything, just show up. You can watch or race, should be a good time.

It is at the recently open Irvington Model Racway, 6708 Irvington road, just north of Omaha right on Irvington road.

 

too cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

damn you guys are lucky!!!!!!!! closest track is over 100 miles away

 

Make one.
How hard can it be to make a drag track?

A friend of mine made a circuit track a long time ago.

 

Well good point I only need about 70 feet to do a drag strip as a scale 1/4 mile is 55 feet,the BIG issue is #1 it must be laser straight and flat the complete way as some of my drag cars run the 1/4 from .07 seconds to 1.9 seconds for some of the slower hard bodies.meaning that if it is the least bit out square the car will lauch like the space shuttle (done it before).#2 is the cost of the timing setup and the battery/charging system.........but I have thought about it/I might just make a HO drag strip to help me thru the Jonesing from time to time.........

 

Hi hiboy32. Sounds like a good time. I've seen some of you guys posting stuff about slot-cars recently, and it brings up a question/idea I've had for years. I've often thought that to have real-time engine sounds for these cars would be so cool. You know...feed it into an amplifier and speakers to add some realism to the racing. Configure the electronics to provide a real speed-sensitive sound for each car. With today's technologyy, I imagine it's possible. Anybody have any input? You guys have fun on the 31st!

 

hummm...very interesssting....

 

The hard part , other then cost is a long building to put it in. I do understand the logistic's but a few sheet's of MD and some string and shims.a little body filler and off ya go. Timing in another issue all together.

 

The challenge of the track shouldnt be too hard, I think you can make it straight and flat. It is just wood.

The timing system is about $350. Not real cheap, but if you get a couple of guys in on it?? ya never know..

 

That would be too cool, The best that we have is the local track announcer and ol time drag racer as the announcer.

 

Yeah, should be pretty neat. A little winterrr racing.

I hope to make it the Round up this year.

 

I did this in Wichita Falls Tx about 20 years and was really fun until the place closed its doors and I sold all my cars and gear for cheap... Was a lot of fun while it lasted

 

That is too bad, seems like they all come and go. Do you have any pictures of what you were racing?

 

Racing this weekend. Stop by, check it out..

 

man I wish I could get out there,I have some pretty compe***ive stuff....or it used to be.I still think I could kick some ***..

 

Looks like we are having pizza and pop also.... some come hungry

 

Looks to be a good turnout, so come join the fun! should be plenty of ready to run cars lined up and ready.

Jeff

 

You do that, I'll be right there to help setup AND race!

 

It is almost race time!!!

 

Looks like fun!! There was a place in Plano Tx a few years back that did 1/24 scale drags, I think its closed now. I wish someone would open a track here in the DFW area though..

 

Hope its a good time, the track by my house just closed up dam shame.

 

The open house went great . We are going to have a weekly drag meet ...

tuesdays 6:30

show up. lets race!