Everything is Fast in So Cal...

The Very First SO CAL SLOT (Sort of) CAR RACING 

Amazing Tiny World: Cars, Train's, Buildings, etc...

How to Clean HO Slot Car Tires

How to Oil an HO Slot Car

How to Clean Rear Axle on HO Car

How to Assemble an AFX / Tomy Track

First Video from the HO SLOT CAR SPEED SHOP

A few minutes of video from the SCHOR 2014 Super Stock Main Event at the all new HO Slot Car Speed Shop in San Diego.  Finalist are Ben "The Viper" Vasquez, Eddie "The Snake" Torres, "Fast Phil" Walleck, and Gary "Too Fast" Morgan.

The new HO SLOT CAR SPEED SHOP in San Diego

Morgan's HO Slot Car Speed Shop

aka: Kensington Speedway - Again!

HO Racing is finally back in San Diego!  There hasn't been a place to race HO slot cars with a high quaility track in for 17 years, but it has now return with this cozy little shop.  Gary Morgan last had the "Kensington Speedway" back in 1997.  Now fast-forward to 2014 and he's opened his "HO SLOT CAR SPEED SHOP" on the east end of Mission Valley not far from Qualcomm stadium.  It features a super-fast, custom, Cronin built "BP-1 Engleman" track with TrakMate timing.   The new Speed Shop is all about fast, fun, high-quaility HO racing.  Morgan builds custom slot cars, offers advise, and carries lots of high performance HO cars and HO racing parts.  But what the Speed Shop is really all about is racing, racing, and more HO racing. 

For more info about the
Slot Car Speed Shop 
Contact Gary at: 

hoparts@cox.net

SLOTCAR T.V.

Between February and April of 2009,  Pop Landers and Tripp Raffle hosted the now infamous SlotCar T.V. Show at  Slotcar2009.com.  It's a real "must see" for all true Slot Car fans.   

CHECK OUT THE FULL 2009 SEASON OF SLOTCAR T.V. HERE

SO CAL 2012 Winter/Spring Race Schedule...

HO RACING 2012

As mentioned in the previous post, the So Cal HO racing schedule will get started with a very cool race this coming Saturday on the unique and world famous "KATZ-SPA-RING" at Brad Bowman's place in Escondido.  The SCHOR racing season will open next month at Mike Low's place in Highland Park, where there will be racing on his all new Bowman/Dunlap made "HO INTERNATIONAL" layout. The month of March will be silent, as there is no SCHOR race venue available and Glenn Gordon unfortunately won't be able to hold his annual 8 hour Enduro in Phoenix.  The years second SCHOR race will be in April on the always fast and fabulous "RIVERSIDE BUCKTRAX" at Eddie Torre's HO Racing Complex in Rancho Cucamonga. Then for May SCHOR is scheduled to make a return to the Super Quick  "POCKET ROCKET" in La Habra. This is a far as the official race scheduling dares to go right now. We are hoping to also get a SCHOR race in on Dan Cronin's new "STINGER SCORPION" track, and SCHOR will definitely return to Mike Low's place later in the year for another race on "THE HAMMER", as well returning to Eddie's in October.  "And that's the way the racing is!" - for now.

Saturday January 21, 2012

KATZ-SPA-RING

Brad Bowman

(Huge Katz/Bowman Custom)

T-JETS, G-JETS, SUPER STOCK

Escondido, CA 92029
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Saturday February 18, 2012

SCHOR 2012 - Race #1

Mike Low's
"HO INTERNATIONAL"

(5'X12' Fast, Smooth Custom Bowman)

MODIFIED, SUPER STOCK, HARDBODY-MOD

 Los Angeles, CA 90042
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Saturday February 18, 2012

SCHOR 2012 Race #2

Dan Cronin's

CSR Raceway

(4x14 Custom - Scorpion "Stinger")

HARDBODY, SUPER STOCK, MODIFIED, and NEO 

Escondido, CA 92025

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Saturday April 21, 2012

SCHOR 2012 - Race #3

Eddie Torre's

RIVERSIDE BUCKTRAX

(6'X18' Ultra-Fast Custom Bucktrax)

NEO, MODIFIED, SUPER STOCK, HARDBODY

 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91701

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Saturday June 16, 2012

SCHOR 2012 - Race #4

Mike Low's 

HAMMER 

MODIFIED, SUPER STOCK, HARDBODY

Highland Park, CA

Gary Cleverley - R.I.P.

It is with great sadness that I write this post.  I recently learned that Gary Cleverley passed away on December 10, 2011 which was his 59th birthday.  Gary was a one of a kind guy who lived life at a speed that most of us can only imagine.  To his friends he was a wild and crazy fun guy who love to go fast!   

Gary was a pioneer in the San Diego County slot car racing scene.  He first had "LeMan's Raceway" (photos here), a big 24th scale commercial raceway in the Vista/San Marcos area.  Later, in 1993 he introduce everyone in San Diego County to serious HO magnet racing when he opened "HO Racing and Hobbies" (see video below) in Sorrento Valley.  He brought in 3 custom Bucktrax from Scale Auto in Seattle, installed an HO dragstrip on one wall, and taught many of us the nuances of real HO slot racing.  Gary C. was friendly and helpful to his customers, and fun and generous to his friends. 



Cleverley's Prowler

He was always laughing and joking about something, and he always had a cool fast car including a couple of Plymouth/Chrysler Powlers.  After he got out of slot racing he became a very active member of The Prowler Owners Association (a lot more info here) .   Gary Cleverley will be missed.

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HO Slot Racing on the Hammer: Pro Hard bodies...

Here's a quick peek at a little action on Mike Low's new "HAMMER" 
This track is fast and fun to drive

Saturday September 17, 2011 is HAMMER TIME!

This is the very first race on "The Hammer", so in addition to our regular SCHOR race program that will feature Hardbody, Super Stock and Modified cars.  Mike will be holding a very special 

"Race Of Champions"

 And the winner of this ROC gets to take home the above trophy.  

Katz Spa Ring (Giant HO Slot Car Track) ... The Original KSR Video

Some of you may not know the cool and amazing, yet sad story behind the Katz-Spa-Ring.

Unfortunately, the original copy of this video was taken off "You Tube" due to some kind of politics or legal B.S. But this copy is from Japan, so I guess they can't sue 'em over there!

Click here for another post (with video) about the Katz Spa Ring

Arizona HO Racing - Modifieds at the Glenn

Hot Wheels Video Racer-Recorder - Coming Soon...

Coming this fall: Mattel Hotwheels Race Car with Video Camera

Hmm...a it's a tiny camera that records and plays back video and fits into a 1/64th scale (slot?) car.  I just wonder where we'll see them next??

F1 2011 McLaren MP4-26 Formula One Car

2011 Ferrari F150 Formula One Car

HO Slot Racing at Ty's - IKEA

A Wednesday night HO Race with AFX/AW Ford Pick-up trucks using 4 Gear NEO magnet chassis on the IKEA Raceway in San Diego.

RACE RESULTS SCHOR RACE #9...

THE HEADLINES:

"Rasta Man" & "Mr Concours"
are winners in Hardbody

Glenn "Mr Speed" Gordon
squeeks one out in Pro Super Stock

"Fast Paul" Katada is the Man in Modified

Morgan is way "Too Fass" in NEO
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