by mikeferrell » Sun Mar 26, 2017 1:22 pm
Hi...enjoyed your recalling Ashlan Park Shopping Center...and your mentioning the Pit Stop Slot Car Racing Center! I was hopelessly addicted to slot car racing in the mid-60s (and now that I'm in my own mid-60s, I'm still addicted to 'em!) The Pit Stop was simply the finest slot car racing center I ever frequented...and I frequented a lot of them back then. There were two tracks downstairs (one of which was under construction for quite a while...helped me learn basic track building skills for my own home layout.) But the magic was really upstairs...one track was a huge, fast, eight lane "figure 8" speedway. The other track was a huge, 6 lane, completely landscaped road course...easily the greatest (and best looking) slot car track I ever raced on. I mean, you literally felt like you and your car(s) were racing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race...what a rush!
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Hi...enjoyed your recalling Ashlan Park Shopping Center...and your mentioning the Pit Stop Slot Car Racing Center! I was hopelessly addicted to slot car racing in the mid-60s (and now that I'm in my own mid-60s, I'm still addicted to 'em!) The Pit Stop was simply the finest slot car racing center I ever frequented...and I frequented a lot of them back then. There were two tracks downstairs (one of which was under construction for quite a while...helped me learn basic track building skills for my own home layout.) But the magic was really upstairs...one track was a huge, fast, eight lane "figure 8" speedway. The other track was a huge, 6 lane, completely landscaped road course...easily the greatest (and best looking) slot car track I ever raced on. I mean, you literally felt like you and your car(s) were racing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race...what a rush!