West Valley enthusiasts among ‘drivers’ keeping slot car racing tracks humming
The smallest cars can also be the fastest.
The Arizona HO Racing Association features club members racing HO scale slot cars, with participants and tracks located across the entire Valley, including members from Glendale, Surprise, Sun City and Peoria. Slot car racing is the competitive hobby of racing with powered miniature autos which are guided by grooves or slots in the track on which they run.
David Farmer of Chandler won the Arizona HO Racing Association’s recent championship slot car race at Speed & Sport Hobbies in Phoenix featuring AFX Mega G+ cars on Nov. 11 after grabbing the pole position with a track record-qualifying time of 3.822 seconds on the 46-foot, 13-turn CNC routed Champion track. He edged out Greg Williams (3.823), Glenn Gordon of Peoria (3.823) and Mike Paquette (3.825). After a disappointing semi race finishing in fifth place, Mr. Farmer got the speed back to win with 166 laps over Mr. Gordon’s 165 and Mr. Paquette’s 161 in the main event.
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West Valley enthusiasts among ‘drivers’ keeping slot car racing tracks humming
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The smallest cars can also be the fastest.
The Arizona HO Racing Association features club members racing HO scale slot cars, with participants and tracks located across the entire Valley, including members from Glendale, Surprise, Sun City and Peoria. Slot car racing is the competitive hobby of racing with powered miniature autos which are guided by grooves or slots in the track on which they run.
David Farmer of Chandler won the Arizona HO Racing Association’s recent championship slot car race at Speed & Sport Hobbies in Phoenix featuring AFX Mega G+ cars on Nov. 11 after grabbing the pole position with a track record-qualifying time of 3.822 seconds on the 46-foot, 13-turn CNC routed Champion track. He edged out Greg Williams (3.823), Glenn Gordon of Peoria (3.823) and Mike Paquette (3.825). After a disappointing semi race finishing in fifth place, Mr. Farmer got the speed back to win with 166 laps over Mr. Gordon’s 165 and Mr. Paquette’s 161 in the main event.
Only 25 laps separated first from 11th place.
The club’s next race is at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2 at Speed & Sport Hobbies, 9333 E. Main St., No. 104 Mesa, and is open to anyone interested. Cars and controllers are provided after a $10 entry fee.
The group started in 1986 with the purpose of having fun with HO slot cars in a friendly environment. They race all forms of HO slot cars from 1960s vintage Aurora T-Jets to 2017 BSRT G3-R. AHORA prides itself on sharing knowledge and skills to help enthusiasts’ enjoyment of the hobby.
Slot car racing was a popular fad in the 1960s, with sales reaching $500 million annually, including 3,000 public courses in the United States alone, according to Wikipedia.
"We had a guy from Tucson and sometimes racers from California travel to here for our races," AHORA member Greg Williams said. "We also travel sometimes as far as Boston for HO scale slot racing national championships."
For more information look for Arizona HO Racing Association on Facebook or email Mr. Williams at gregwgregoryw@yahoo.com.
IF YOU GO
What: Arizona HO Racing Association next race
When: 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2
Where: Speed & Sport Hobbies, 9333 E. Main St., No. 104 Mesa
More Info: Arizona HO Racing Association on Facebook or email gregwgregoryw@yahoo.com
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