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

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11 ай бұрын

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...

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@LP-gs3xj 5 ай бұрын

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

@2715bunky 14 күн бұрын

I remember watching my cousins racing slot cars in Gladstone, MI during Christmas of 1967. It was 4 years old and it was magical!

@Dafingers1 3 ай бұрын

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 8 ай бұрын

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 7 ай бұрын

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!

@rodneyhankins6417 3 ай бұрын

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

@calvinthedestroyer 11 ай бұрын

Kool segment, very well done!

@TonyMontana-cl6hz 11 ай бұрын

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

@larryperdue508 10 ай бұрын

That track is still in the basement.

@chuckxxx3875 9 ай бұрын

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

@pietergangel 9 ай бұрын

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 8 ай бұрын

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

@greggoode3450 4 ай бұрын

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

@RCMike65 5 ай бұрын

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 🏎🏎

@ChillyChase 2 ай бұрын

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

@LP-gs3xj 8 ай бұрын

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

@flashtech6492 7 ай бұрын

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

@calvinthedestroyer 11 ай бұрын

Added to my playlist!

@nswanberg 11 ай бұрын

The last bastion of total male dominance.

@jeff8ball 3 ай бұрын

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

@duckmangooo7376 5 ай бұрын

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

@SlotCar2021 4 ай бұрын

You should grab a set now and build a layout!

@rohanwhelan5720 Ай бұрын

Lovely , great fun

@onerhour 3 ай бұрын

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

@marcjohnson5148 3 ай бұрын

This was actually covered pretty well.

@stephaniekent8483 10 ай бұрын

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

@eugenescoj 3 ай бұрын

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.

@cyberdjnyccyberdj9600 7 ай бұрын

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 !

@terryh5526 10 ай бұрын

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

@THROTTLEPOWER 10 ай бұрын

Very cool!!!!!!!!!!!! 👍👍

@Introverted_Outlander 3 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

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

@moose6144 6 ай бұрын

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.

@billymanilli 21 күн бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

Heck yeah! But jeeez these guys like speed!

@Gale_Force_Raceway 11 ай бұрын

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

@mikehagen3785 10 ай бұрын

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

@d.e.b.b5788 2 ай бұрын

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

@shinrips 8 ай бұрын

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

@SlotCar2021 4 ай бұрын

I have all scales, got to get them all 😂

@jasonw2696 7 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@slotcarfun7058 7 ай бұрын

Toller Bericht 👍 Grüße aus Germany 🖖

@danf321 5 ай бұрын

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.

@lesnnar 6 ай бұрын

What category is this?

@OgaugeTrainsplusslotCars 2 ай бұрын

Great

@slotvalleyracing 10 ай бұрын

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

@SlotCar2021 4 ай бұрын

❤ Everyone needs some SVR in their life!

@SPMech1 2 ай бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@nickc8819 2 ай бұрын

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

@AcesHighMedia 10 ай бұрын

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.