Nice article about Red Devil Raceway in the Seattle Times.
The Seattle Times
Originally published April 3, 2016
By Jeff Layton
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At local tracks, baby boomers and millennials can gather to duel with slot cars.
It’s rare to find a hobby that retired folks and video-game kids enjoy equally. But at Red Devil Raceway on Lake City Way, gray-haired baby boomers and long-haired millennials gather to duel with slot cars.
Slot-car racing pits miniature cars, trucks and even go-karts against each other on a grooved electric track. A small metal tab at the front of a vehicle fits into the lanes and picks up electric current to power the vehicles down the track.
Racers enjoy timed lapping tournaments, which can make use of the hand-eye coordination mastered by years of Xbox playing, and the driving wisdom of someone who has been behind the wheel for decades.
“Kids with computer-game skills translate well into this hobby,” says Gerry Brott, who operates Red Devil Raceway.
His store has two public tracks; each races four cars at a time. One is about the length and width of a single-car garage, and the other is a smaller version that can be disassembled and transported to fairs and private events.
At Red Devil, good-natured battles are fought amidst the high-pitched colorful blurs of cars zooming by.
Slot cars move fast — a top track speed at Red Devil clocked at 45 mph.
Read full article here: Slot cars can give all ages a racing hobby