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LogDog75

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25. My younger brothers had one

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:31 PM

Jan 2025

This came out when I was in my later teens but my two younger brothers, ages 10 and 11, had one. I'd help them set it up and show them how to keep the cars from flying off the track.

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Anyone had one of these as a youngster? [View all] True Dough Jan 2025 OP

Yes! gay texan Jan 2025 #1

Yes. Drove my mother nuts. marble falls Jan 2025 #2

My HO scale racing sets were Aurora House of Roberts Jan 2025 #3

Same here. Bought a lot of extra track, including an intersection, and it took up my parents garage. Little gray mobeau69 Jan 2025 #27

I just got a new set every birthday and Christmas House of Roberts Jan 2025 #31

I remember those hop-up kits but never got one. Used mobeau69 Jan 2025 #33

I did, They always flew off of the tracks , especially going around curves. debm55 Jan 2025 #4

As long as True Dough Jan 2025 #10

I don't drive on interstates, True Dough. I take the back roads. debm55 Jan 2025 #13

Be careful. Some of those backroads are way more dangerous. mobeau69 Jan 2025 #34

Yup. n/t FSogol Jan 2025 #5

Trains were the big thing when I was a kid; sets like these came a bit later. patphil Jan 2025 #6

Was that the super deluxe model or something? Shermann Jan 2025 #7

You're right True Dough Jan 2025 #9

I had something similar to that. I believe it was called Motorific Torture Track. Borogove Jan 2025 #8

I had one. The straightaways , where a kid would speed up, almost always lead into a curve , That is where the car would debm55 Jan 2025 #11

Do they not sell them now? I'd think kids would still love something like that... No? hlthe2b Jan 2025 #12

Had an earlier set. Aurora maybe. cachukis Jan 2025 #14

I've got one or 2 sets in the basement Marthe48 Jan 2025 #15

Didn't have the track set but had a number of cars. marked50 Jan 2025 #16

My son had one. sinkingfeeling Jan 2025 #17

No. I wanted one but it was a "boy's toy." Lunabell Jan 2025 #18

No, but I wanted one as an adult! 😄 But priorities dictated otherwise. electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #19

My Husband and I got one when I was pregnant with our Daughter. I was 23, he was 25. dai13sy Jan 2025 #20

I did not but my best friend next house over did drray23 Jan 2025 #21

Great memories True Dough Jan 2025 #22

I don't think saw I ever saw those (ads) as a kid, otherwise I might have wanted one!😄 I had wooden train tracks... electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #23

Yes. OldBaldy1701E Jan 2025 #24

My younger brothers had one LogDog75 Jan 2025 #25

I had a small figure 8 track with two 50s style hot rod cars. Very fun.... wcmagumba Jan 2025 #26

From JCPenny no less. EarnestPutz Jan 2025 #28

My three older brothers had them. Two became Formula race drivers. My nephew is a pro racer. Nanuke Jan 2025 #29

That's a beauty. Mike 03 Jan 2025 #30

Yes, I did! Niagara Jan 2025 #32

Not exactly JoseBalow Jan 2025 #35

Us kids had two racing car sets, one that was very much like the one you picture... Archae Jan 2025 #36

All us kids shared the toys, we had one almost exactly like that. Clouds Passing Jan 2025 #37