If you ever followed THE PAINT BOOTH section of SLOTBLOG, you know about Jairus Watson. Jairus paints arguably the best lexan bodies of anyone alive, and hopefully will rank right up there with some of the noteworthy historical painters such as Dave Bloom; Brian Kovacs; or Ray Gardner. Jairus still maintains his web site Jairus Graphic Design http://www.jairuswatson.net/index.html where you can see a cross-section of his broad talents. His current venture, Rat Hole Customs  http://www.ratholecustoms.com/#! specializes in various Hot Rod and Customs tee shirts, hats, and posters. As for his HO slot car graphics-Auto World chose his talents on a blister card for the Auto World McLaren remake. Read more about Art Meets Racing History: Jairus Watson Paints Again

I recently got a T-Jet Cheetah off of EBay. When I got the car the body was in really good shape but it did not run. It had a solid rivet un-numbered chassis, Christmas Tree armature on a patent applied for gear plate, black magnets, and original wheels and tires. It looked to be all original from the early sixties including the tires. They were dry and cracked. I thought I would try to get the most speed out of the car I possibly could only using stuff that most of us have around the house.

Hey There,

So what is the Fray? The Fray is a t-jet slot car race that started in 1997 as an invitational between California clubs. Since then it has grown to be one of the biggest races anywhere. I guess last year the ECHORRS Challenge boasted a larger turnout. The Fray this year is expecting over a hundred racers, that would put it back on top. We'll see.  In my mind, I wish I could attend both races, as some do. I think a little rivalry is a good thing.

Having graduated from my alma mater at Chapel Hill long enough ago that you could drive from our house in Raleigh and park in front of the Bell Tower-I am occasionally reminded of their famous fight song:

I'm a Tar Heel Born;

I'm a Tar Heel Bred;

And when I die

I'm a Tar Heel dead.

Of course one can substitute the word "T-Jet" for "Tar Heel" to have a firmer grasp on things slot car, at least as I see it from my vantage point. Read more about The AFX Can-Am Pit Kit

Back when I posted pix of my custom Disney/Pixar CARS haulers, folks asked if I'd post a pic of my whole slot CARS collection.  Here it is! Read more about Greetings from Radiator Springs!

From my onset into slot cars I never was much of a Ferrari fan. Not too sure as to why this was the case from fifty years forward, as my very first slot car in my twin and my Strombecker set was a 1958 Ferrari 250 V-12 pontoon fendered Tessa Rosa. Tim got the D-Type Jaguar, and I can perhaps more easily imagine Mike Hawthorn or Peter Collins hustling it around our track in a more spirited manner than say Luigi Musso, although a quite talented factory driver from Italy was not a household name at the time. If anything, even six year-olds into slot cars knew about the mystical Le Mans, and that both of these cars were there. Read more about Joe L and His Two Ferrari's: The Story of Three Ferrari 512M's

Hey There!,

After I posted about the Champ Springs a couple of days ago; it dawned on me that some members, new to the site, may not know who "The Champ" is. Well the Champ is Henry Harnish, winner of the 1962 Ford-Aurora Grand National Championships. At 65 Henry is still active in racing today.(and still competitive)