stoo23 Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Yes,..I too certainly Hope the New Shop at Penrith goes well. As there hasn't been Any Real Commercial style enterprise in Penrith, since Gary J's King Track, way back in the late 80's - early 90's, I am Sure there Will be Plenty of people 'coming out of the Woodwork' to have a run. Perhaps interestingly Even then there ended up being TWO Slot Car Tracks in Penrith back then as well,...although NOT as close as these Two could have been. Will certainly be Good for the Area !!,..Good Luck guys !! As to Some of the Other information 'posted' here,..I'd Have to say I am completely Amazed at both the diversity and depth of the 'Rumours' !!!??? A whole 'Centre' from Canada ???,...sigh,... The person who was possibly going to Open the 2nd centre, has been doing a bit of racing at HSC and Many 'options/possibilities' have been bandied around. There Was talk of perhaps Gary Gerding coming out to build a 'King', but I doubt That Will happen, as the person seems Keen on the Idea of Gary J's tracks and discussions Had taken place regarding this,..Until, it became clear just Where the Two Shops would be,..(surprisingly and arguably inappropriately Close as it turns out). Wayne Bramble HAS in fact left Hornsby, (completely amicably I might add) and 'perhaps' IF this second Centre Does go ahead,..Might Yet become involved,..but has and IS now currently managing a New RC and Slot facility in Long Jetty on the Central Coast, called "Highway Hobbies", see here; http://www.highwayhobbies.com.au/ It caters for a regular crowd of Keen RC Carpet Racers and is venturing into Slot Cars as well. Having spoken with Wayne very recently, he seems quite happy with how things are going and if Any of you intend to race at the ADC at HSC I am sure Wayne will be able to fill you in on any further details/developments regarding Slotting in General on the Central Coast. As far as I am aware, the 'proposed' Centre spoken of in these posts may or in fact May NOT actually go ahead, so I would Not 'Hold your Breath',..only Time will tell. Best Wishes and Good Luck go out to Ken and Belinda (and Jamie), Myself and Many others I am Sure, Hope it proves to be a successful commercial venture. The Kingleman (from Mobile raceways), is a well known track and design built by Gary J some years ago and from what I am aware of, the Tri-Oval, is both a well built and relatively large track, that should also be fun for the new local racers,..so Good Luck and Fun to All. I hope that helps clear up some of the Mis information regarding the Penrith Possibilities !!,.. Quote https://ascra.com.au/ https://aussieretro.ascra.com.au/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohawkk Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 well thats ruined the rumors,half truths, speculations & lies... Booooo :ph34r: :ph34r: Anyway thats not what I heard Quote Love, Kai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhythm Willie Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) Thanks Stu for the facts. Yes various rumours had abounded. One is - I heard Gary Gerding was going to build a King track (labour only) for $7K. I hope this will benefit the overall slotcar scene in Sydney. I just wish we had a "modern" 1/24th track to run on in Adelaide (but I hope the "Redline King" gets there eventually). Boy I have found that the "ferador" tracks rip and wear out the tires pretty quickly ($$$) on 1/24th cars and still nowhere near enough grip. (going back to the 60's IMO when the rest of the world has moved on years ago). Just look at the scale, club and model car racing in UK, Europe, NZ, Japan,US etc. Looks like I will have to start traveling interstate to run some classes (building a "Retro" car and a Scaleauto ATM and have a fast JK Flexi) and am looking forward to racing Grp 27L and OMO as well this year. Would love to race in Sydney again. Stewart - Thanks for all your input, race reports, photos etc on the racing you do. Edited January 13, 2013 by Rhythm Willie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slotbaker Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 The person who was possibly going to Open the 2nd centre, has been doing a bit of racing at HSC = Glenn? = Horses mouth = Whole slot car centre from Canada shipped out in 2? containers... Quote Steve K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slotbaker Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Rhythm Willie raises a good point. Ferador... What surfaces will Penrith Slot Car and Hobby Centre have on their tracks? Quote Steve K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenrithSlotCars Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Rhythm Willie raises a good point. Ferador... What surfaces will Penrith Slot Car and Hobby Centre have on their tracks? We will have the Kingleman Track and Tri-Oval which will have smooth wooden surfaces. Our other tracks will be plastic, mainly Carrera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slotbaker Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 " smooth wooden surfaces" I read that as gloss/semi gloss, and not ferodor. Sounds great. Quote Steve K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenrithSlotCars Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 " smooth wooden surfaces" I read that as gloss/semi gloss, and not ferodor. Sounds great. Correct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slotbaker Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 (edited) Spotted on ASCRA Forum "Hi guys Penrith Slotcar and Hobby Centre will be having its grand opening to the public on March 9th Saturday 2013 at 10:00am located at 25-26 Altair Pl Jamisontown Penrith. As you know they have two tracks from Melbourne the Kingleman and the Tri-Oval They also have a 6 lane landscaped track that can take your 1/24 & 1/32 scale Carrera etc etc type cars , Also a 1/24 , 16.4 volt full quarter mile drag strip. The tracks from Melbourne have been refurbished and are back to near new condition , the drag strip has been refurbished to near new condition and is at possibly it's best ever. There will be food , displays and all your extra goodies available on the day so come one come all its going to be a great day. _________________ Robert K Coal Train Racing" Thanks Robert Edited February 9, 2013 by slotbaker Quote Steve K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ford Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 Called in to see Ken and Belinda during the week and the centre is coming along very nicely indeed . Very professional and will be a shot in the arm for slot car racing in Sydney . Quote The older I get the faster I was . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 I was thinking this has been a 2month(at least) exercise in getting the Penrith Slot track up & running,,,, anyone Know the actual details of this?........ such a big investment to cater for our hobby.... I hope to visit the track myself sometime & wish the owners sucsess with this venture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slotbaker Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 Spotted on ASCRA Forum Penrith Slotcar and Hobby Centre will be having its grand opening to the public on March 9th Saturday 2013 at 10:00am located at 25-26 Altair Pl Jamisontown Penrith. Neil, What details are you after? Quote Steve K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Spotted on ASCRA Forum Penrith Slotcar and Hobby Centre will be having its grand opening to the public on March 9th Saturday 2013 at 10:00am located at 25-26 Altair Pl Jamisontown Penrith. Neil, What details are you after? with out intruding in Ken & Belinders personal buisness,,, I think it would be a good read in how all this came together... from the thought/vision,,,, through to the planning (let downs if any),,,, rough $ figures,,,, the build of the tracks /mishaps,, & the reasons to the choice of track,,, seeing the choices.... I myself find this intersting especially if its from the owners own thoughts & experiance..... maybe a short auto/biography could be written & sold on the counter,, covering the above mentioned through to the grand oppening,,,,,, after all,,, its not just another McDonalds restuarant being built & we all know how places such as these can leave a an impression in our memories of life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 Group of us dropped out at the official opening yesterday, huge turnout, great setup and plenty of variety in tracks plus a lot of familiar faces The drag strip was a big hit Already earmarked the Carrera track as "neutral ground" for the next inter club challenge Sausage sizzle then around to a mates place for beer and pizza and a bit of racing ..... top day Quote Quickly read this post before it is deleted or i turn grey again Gary http://www.facebook.com/Rallyproxy2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slotbaker Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 Good report Gazza, thanks. Sure does look good. Quote Steve K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamredracing Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 Fifty shades of grey Gaz. Was a good turn out . Hope all works out as a slot shop out here in the west was badly needed. Not that I wont be travelling to my favourite shop at over a Artarmon Quote Craig "You can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 good to see some pics of the place,,,, definately have to visit when posible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPV GTP Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Got too say, I love (hooked) well Marcos is, on the drag racing. Comp starts this Thursday night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slots Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Damn good day. So nice to get the flexi back on a track again. A good selection of parts available and the Kingleman was nice to drive. Quote Stu Old racers race harder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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