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Club Racing at Charley’s Bay Shore

By Pete Shreeves

It was awkward squeezing around the track, much like having to shove past the casket when entering a funeral you really didn’t want to attend. We were aware that slot car racing was declining at the time. It was the end of an era of exuberance, the baby boom, the muscle cars and the Can Am / Trans Am series. The big splash of the mid sixties, which saw big slot car tracks on every mall, were long gone.  

“Has it come to this?” I had to ask myself looking at the stained walls and bleak little plastic track. “Is this the future of slot car racing?” The feeling of doom passed as I noticed how neatly the track was built and how much the kids were enjoying themselves.

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Balancing
Act

To balance gears and wheels, use the setup
pictured below, which also works for balancing armatures.

Two razor blades on a level surface.

Mount a gear or wheel and tire on an axle, roll it back and forth to find the heavy spot.

Put a drop of epoxy opposite the heavy side, and keep checking and applying epoxy until it rolls without stopping at a heavy spot.
 

Balancing slot car wheels and gears