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Bought my son a new Scalextric set several Xmases ago and we had a blast with it.
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Still have my 60's Strombecker set.
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Slot cars are so cool.

If I lived in Dallas, I would probably go buy this set up, since I can't work on real cars for a while:

https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/ta...052911265.html

For when the ad is gone, here is a pic:
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Thinking this would be fun recreation with my grandsons.

I found one just like it on ebay, but priced higher. Seller will agree to ship.

Can anyone tell me if this is a good deal?
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FWIW, my wife bought one for our son's birthday a few years ago just like the picture above, and she spent about $225. Not sure if the prices have changed much, but that was about the going rate for the 4 car setup.
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That is cool.
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Western Suburbs of Chicago had several slot car tracks, but they rarely last more than 6 months. There was actually one that lasted several years and held the national slot car championship. It was a nice place, they had 3 layouts, and always seemed to have a decent crowd. Unfortunately, they closed too, despite trying to appeal to families and entertaining birthday parties. With the advent of the iPhone, young kids have absolutely zero interest in slot cars. It's too much work when your car de-slots and you have to get up and walk around the track to put the car back on course. There's no app for that. I guess if someone developed an app like Uber or Lyft, where for $1 per use someone could put your slot car back in the groove for you, they'd get into slot cars.

There's a newer slot car track in Naperville, not sure how long it will last. The owner managed to get into a strip mall that's nearly dead (used to the #1 mall in the suburbs). A Costco is scheduled to move into that mall now (replacing a vacant K-Mart) so perhaps that will revive the mall.

Here's one of the longest layouts I've ever seen!
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Mid America Raceway used to be here by me in Downers Grove on Woodward & 63rd,then he moved down south.
Good to see him back here in Naperville off Ogden today.

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We used to have a place in Ottawa IL. that had two tracks and a drag strip. It was open for many years.
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