'This is slot car heaven': Thursday race nights come alive at Lucky Bob's

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  • Опубликовано: 15 июл 2023
  • Michele Fiore takes viewers to Lucky Bob's Raceway in Milwaukee where slot car racing comes alive every Thursday night. See more: www.cbs58.com/news/to-me-this...

Комментарии • 61

  • @LP-gs3xj
    @LP-gs3xj 5 месяцев назад +15

    Wow what memories. I’m 69 years old. Friday nights were slot car nights.

  • @Dafingers1
    @Dafingers1 2 месяца назад +4

    THIS IS Fantastic to see this being shown on mainstream news outlet. Should be more often. Very cool indeed. Eldon for me back in the 60's.. Loved slotcars, then still do now.

  • @shinrips
    @shinrips 8 месяцев назад +7

    I am an old man of 59 years old. I still vaguely remember slot cars. Revel, Cox, and other brands. My brother had a Bat Mobile that was so cool.
    We had to always replace the metal contact points (whiskers) and put oil on the gears. Everyone would have their car/tool case. It was a magical time.

  • @ninjabuck2576
    @ninjabuck2576 7 месяцев назад +5

    Haha. I love it! My dad got me slot cars back in the 80s and 90s. I got my son a slot car set about 7 years ago. I think i need to look into one for myself!

  • @calvinthedestroyer
    @calvinthedestroyer 10 месяцев назад +6

    Kool segment, very well done!

  • @rodneyhankins6417
    @rodneyhankins6417 2 месяца назад

    Great job Lucky Bobs. I'm been buying slot cars and sets for three years and now I'm so happy that your daughter is the first one to come in 4th place in the biggest slot car race in the US. I just wish my mom was living she was the one that got me in the hobby . Congratulations

  • @LP-gs3xj
    @LP-gs3xj 7 месяцев назад

    Holy moly boy does that bring GREAT memories. On my bucket list to visit. Wow.

  • @nswanberg
    @nswanberg 10 месяцев назад +9

    The last bastion of total male dominance.

  • @chuckxxx3875
    @chuckxxx3875 9 месяцев назад +5

    How fun! Those cars are a lot faster than those I had as a kid!

    • @pietergangel
      @pietergangel 8 месяцев назад +3

      These cars have magnets that make them "stick" to the track. As a kid I played with Faller AMS slot cars. They had no magnets and were a lot slower indeed, but so much fun to race. It looked more realistic and it took quite a lot of practice to keep the cars on the track.

    • @csi1392
      @csi1392 8 месяцев назад

      AURORA MODEL MOTORING HERE. NO MAGNETS AND TIRES SO SKINNY THEY WOULD SPIN@@pietergangel

    • @greggoode3450
      @greggoode3450 3 месяца назад

      @@pietergangel I THOUGHT these were faster than the ones in the 60’s. Thanks, I didn’t know about the magnets!

  • @TonyMontana-cl6hz
    @TonyMontana-cl6hz 10 месяцев назад +5

    Great watch! Does anybody remember JJ Speedway beneath the hobby shop in Cudahy? This really brought back some memories...

    • @larryperdue508
      @larryperdue508 9 месяцев назад

      That track is still in the basement.

  • @RCMike65
    @RCMike65 4 месяца назад +1

    Had Tyco and AFX in the 70’s, now at 58, after several years of additions and rebuilds, we have a racetrack consisting of about 165 feet of Carrera D132/124 track on an “L” shaped table that is approximately 22’x24’. Looking forward to getting the grandkids involved. Might have to take a drive up to Lucky Bob’s 🏎🏎

  • @calvinthedestroyer
    @calvinthedestroyer 10 месяцев назад +3

    Added to my playlist!

  • @ChillyChase
    @ChillyChase Месяц назад

    👍great job people. We have to enjoy our lives.

  • @flashtech6492
    @flashtech6492 6 месяцев назад +2

    Love it we need more lucky bobs....Why not start a franchise...we need it in our town...! I’m in as an investor

  • @stephaniekent8483
    @stephaniekent8483 9 месяцев назад

    hi from New Zealand slot car nut here... wow keep it up!

  • @jeff8ball
    @jeff8ball 2 месяца назад

    Had a set in the 60's. Loved it, miss it, now 68! But I do now own a grown up sports car!

  • @duckmangooo7376
    @duckmangooo7376 4 месяца назад +1

    TYCO was my first set in 1974. Toy's-r-us was a great place to buy tracks and accessories.

    • @SlotCar2021
      @SlotCar2021 3 месяца назад

      You should grab a set now and build a layout!

  • @marcjohnson5148
    @marcjohnson5148 3 месяца назад +1

    This was actually covered pretty well.

  • @rohanwhelan5720
    @rohanwhelan5720 27 дней назад

    Lovely , great fun

  • @onerhour
    @onerhour 2 месяца назад

    I grew up across the street from Bob and his family, and played with his 2 sons and 2 daughters growing up.And I remember many, many summers.We would go in their basement and play slot cars.Yeah it's pretty cool that his store is still open

  • @THROTTLEPOWER
    @THROTTLEPOWER 9 месяцев назад

    Very cool!!!!!!!!!!!! 👍👍

  • @cyberdjnyccyberdj9600
    @cyberdjnyccyberdj9600 6 месяцев назад

    love this segment.... i caught the bug in 1974 , AFX , been at it since then, 59 now , shout out to all who made it down to 69 Church Ave in Brooklyn , NY, Buzz A Rama.... it was haven for me. I would love to see the younger generation get into this, to build something, to feel the power, to touch it, etc vs the virtual World !

  • @eugenescoj
    @eugenescoj 2 месяца назад

    i still have my H.O. scale cars from the 1960's and i still have the controller that i made for about $10 in electronics class in jr. high school! wish there was a place like this in the las vegas area. i now have brushless tenth, eighth and fifth scale cars trucks boats drones helo's and edf jets.

  • @terryh5526
    @terryh5526 9 месяцев назад +2

    My wife and I attended the Nats in Ohio. Great fun! Rick's deep, dark pizza secret is out at last.

  • @moose6144
    @moose6144 5 месяцев назад

    This is the type of fun that young kids should be doing today getting them to socialize with other people and get along with them and have a good time. That is what we miss in today’s society.

  • @slotcarfun7058
    @slotcarfun7058 6 месяцев назад

    Toller Bericht 👍 Grüße aus Germany 🖖

  • @danf321
    @danf321 4 месяца назад +1

    Great memories, but most of those cars require no driving skill. Full speed beyond comprehension. The good ‘ol days were driving cars that drove slower and needed skill to prevent crashing. My memories go back to racing my COX Chaparral 1/24.

  • @Introverted_Outlander
    @Introverted_Outlander 3 месяца назад +1

    I was heavily involved in HO, Slotcar racing from the mid 1970s through the late 80s and then I got back into it when a public slot car track opened up with both 1/24 and HO tracks in Portland Oregon. My girlfriend at the time couldn’t afford racing RC cars anymore and was looking for a lower cost way to have fun. @slotcarcentral in Portland.

  • @larryperdue508
    @larryperdue508 9 месяцев назад +2

    Lucky Bob's is great. It's just 5 minutes from my house 🏠 I am also building a D124 scale Carrera on a table in my living room 8' X 10'😊😊😊

    • @16-BITFPV
      @16-BITFPV Месяц назад

      I'd be spending all my time on those wooden tracks before they're gone forever, forgot about plastic track.

  • @billymanilli
    @billymanilli 3 часа назад

    Really cool! HO scale is too small for my "enjoyment" really... unless it's a bunch of old t-jets ... they're fun to race!

  • @Gale_Force_Raceway
    @Gale_Force_Raceway 10 месяцев назад +4

    Heck yeah! But jeeez these guys like speed!

    • @Gale_Force_Raceway
      @Gale_Force_Raceway 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@RichsSlotcarRoom I’m sure they race everything but TJets on that track, unless nearly modded for Fray, would be boring

    • @mikehagen3785
      @mikehagen3785 9 месяцев назад +2

      Everything is raced there, it's a great place to go.

  • @lesnnar
    @lesnnar 6 месяцев назад

    What category is this?

  • @d.e.b.b5788
    @d.e.b.b5788 Месяц назад

    If I can't see the cars, the fun is gone.

  • @jasonw2696
    @jasonw2696 6 месяцев назад

    ❤❤❤

  • @shinrips
    @shinrips 8 месяцев назад +1

    We had 1/24 scale. The smaller-scale cars are so quick, like a blur.

    • @SlotCar2021
      @SlotCar2021 3 месяца назад

      I have all scales, got to get them all 😂

  • @OgaugeTrainsplusslotCars
    @OgaugeTrainsplusslotCars 2 месяца назад

    Great

  • @SPMech1
    @SPMech1 Месяц назад

    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @davidwarr8600
    @davidwarr8600 3 месяца назад

    Those cars are a blur. How can you race them? It is like they are stuck yo the track.

  • @slotvalleyracing
    @slotvalleyracing 9 месяцев назад +1

    HO Slot Car content here! Slot Valley Racing... Get Your Heart Racing!!!

    • @SlotCar2021
      @SlotCar2021 3 месяца назад

      ❤ Everyone needs some SVR in their life!

  • @anonymousmc7727
    @anonymousmc7727 2 месяца назад

    Vrooommmmm

  • @uan588
    @uan588 5 месяцев назад

    Love Ho

  • @grizz2532
    @grizz2532 7 месяцев назад +1

    the cars move so fast you cant even follow them

  • @nickc8819
    @nickc8819 Месяц назад

    I wish other cultures (ethnic diversity ), in this society would embrace this clean fun hobby ..

  • @AcesHighMedia
    @AcesHighMedia 9 месяцев назад +1

    Men and women are wired differently, completely. Most hobbies involving anything with wheels or wings is mostly dominated by men, and most women seem to think its silly and a waste of time, but only the true women understand how much hobbies like this mean to men and what it does for the heart and mind, as well as building lifelong friendships.

  • @scvvm
    @scvvm 5 месяцев назад +1

    men are simple , thats why we do it.

  • @kimaniwilliams6344
    @kimaniwilliams6344 5 месяцев назад

    Everybody knows its controls that get too expensive

  • @mikeschumacher9715
    @mikeschumacher9715 Месяц назад

    Great memories but the cars move way too fast to even enjoy a true race.

  • @benjaming2423
    @benjaming2423 5 месяцев назад

    Circle T sun valley CA