Dearborn basement transformed into epic slot car track

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2 жыл бұрын

He may be in his 60s, but Jimmy Attard is absolutely living out a dream a whole lot of us had as kids. Attard has spent decades transforming the basement of his Dearborn home into an epic slot car racing track, and you really need to see it to believe it.

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@grititandgetit 2 жыл бұрын

That's some true craftsmanship and dedication 👏

@andrefleury9814 5 күн бұрын

FANTASTIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!

@davidrymal7559 2 жыл бұрын

Loved slot cars as a kid. Must be a motor city thing. Lol

@wyattriot732 2 жыл бұрын

Great Job Jimmy!!! You’re the best!

@romanhalanski2328 2 жыл бұрын

This layout should be in a museum for the world to see. Makes that Lionel train layout in the 'basement' of the Detroit Historical Museum look toyish by comparison. Jimmy's attention to detail is incredible, and the way he goes about updating and adding to his layout is remarkable.

@seanmahoney2755 2 жыл бұрын

Careful. The cars are addictive. I started 2 Christmas’s ago with a little set my wife bought me. Now I’m 100 cars in and have a huge layout of track. It really helped get through the covid lockdowns. But be carful of the cars. So cool and detailed. It just goes on forever.

@PageCrowes Ай бұрын

What scale do you have, my friend? At 51, I just got back in myself after pulling my 83 Christmas tyco track out of my parents basement. After setting that track up to play with my grandson and he loved it (6years old). I was hooked and went and got a carrera 132 digital and it's like crack cocaine. Back and forth to my lhs to get more track, cars and accessories.

@seanmahoney2755 Ай бұрын

@@PageCrowes i run 1/32 scale - all SCX track I picked up cheap on eBay, i scaled it back recently to a much faster open “L” shaped oval now. Just high banked curves, straits and speed! My NSR and Slot It cars are fastest, but I love my RevoSlots, Carreras and Scalextrics too! I had It bad for a while, now I just use it to relax, get lost in the rhythm and pace of it. It gets very Zen for me, clears my mind. You are lucky to have a grandson, it must be really fun for you guys. My track is packed with all the cool vintage toys and action figures I’ve collected over the years. A six year old’s head would explode over here. 😊 happy racing!

@PageCrowes Ай бұрын

@@seanmahoney2755 Hey thanks for replying my friend. I love all this race track stuff and everything that goes with it. Yeah the ho track kept my grandson Jaxsons attention the entire time which is hard to do. He hasn't seen the Carrera 132 go yet. That will be soon. It's almost setup. I have big 4,15 and 3,30 banks on that one like you for speed. Im more of a speedway type. I don't like all that spaghetti.

@trevorkindley5668 2 жыл бұрын

that is absolutely the coolest thing i have ever saw

@marksteck2979 2 жыл бұрын

Truly awesome.

@gregj831 4 ай бұрын

That is mind blowing!

@kevin92foxbody67 2 жыл бұрын

Super cool bud👍✌

@paulosilva3350 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful work. Amazing. Thank you for you talent and determination.

@K9Cutz7474 5 ай бұрын

😳 HOLY 💩 that’s freaking amazing !! 👍🏾 Great job !

@bobchooper114 2 жыл бұрын

That's pure Michigan.

@vettebecker1 2 жыл бұрын

Omg, awesome

@vinmirarchi 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@Homer4prez 2 жыл бұрын

The guy does a great job on recycling.

@jcooks1974 5 ай бұрын

Wow. love it

@JerseyStyle7 5 ай бұрын

Sharp 👍🏽👍🏽

@TahBeiCuzzy 10 ай бұрын

I had to tilt my phone. I'm very impressed!

@OgaugeTrainsplusslotCars 2 ай бұрын

Great job

@esideart 2 жыл бұрын

Love it

@joycedennis3650 2 жыл бұрын

Can anybody stop by ? This is amazing

@NHseacoast 10 ай бұрын

Awesome !

@The_Living_Room_Tapes 2 жыл бұрын

this is great stuff! Any videos of the cars racing? This also screams for an in car micro-camera video!

@kennethsayers2569 7 ай бұрын

So cool

@kramnevets8712 10 ай бұрын

I’m 72 and I wish I was his next door neighbor.

@foodtruck3829 4 ай бұрын

Track lights at night would complete it

@donsiegel676 Жыл бұрын

Great track, thanks for sharing. I think there's a mistake on the 1,050 ft length of the track - that would be twice the length of the longest known permanent track... Maybe 150 ft? How many lanes?