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I haven't seen much action in the forum lately. Did everyone head elsewhere? Or is the scale dying off? I hope not! I have been getting back in this scale lately after redoing my track layout to something I like better. So what is everyone else up to?

I packed up my HO stuff 2 years ago and have never looked back, IMHO. I'm sure their are still a lot of fans out there.

Hi
i am in HO but unfortunately i live upper north of the border...
Sylvain

I'm just getting back into HO after a 40+ year absence. In a "home racing" forum, I should think HO would be huge! That's why I'm coming back. I moved recently, and now the nearest 1/24 track is over 2 hours away. You all can't disappear yet, I'm just getting ready to start building a track, and I'm going to need your help! :angry-tappingfoot:

I am a fan of 1/32, 1/25 and HO. Heck I even have a few 1/43 slot cars. I have been playing with the HO cars forever and I don't think I will ever lose interest in them. They are just to damn cool, plus I have too many of them! Post up some of your collection and track when you can Java. Oh yeah, welcome to the forum!

I have ho, 1/32 and 1/24 as well. I have mostly been doing 1/32 for the last couple of years but built the frame work for a ho drag strip last month and I also have a small table started for a ho oval. I had ho as a kid and up until last month, I hadn't bought a new ho car since the 70s. I got some super mods for the oval and a couple of drag cars. Here in central Kansas, there is a group of ho drag racers that has a monthly race. Yesterday's race had 46 cars between kids and adults.

I had a huge 4 lane HO Layout that I passed on to a member on the board. I found HRW while researching stuff for HO. I had to get out of it because as I aged, I couldn't see them well enough to build or work on them anymore. it is a great scale for space limitations, and there are a lot cars and bodies available. Since I built my new oval, and made it with 4" lane spacing, I have been getting serious into 1/25 scale racing. The cars are a lot easier to build, and the bodies available are endless. The road course will stay 1/32, but the oval will be primarily 1/25 scale scratch built cars.

Bob

There are several clubs that have tracks that are not too far from you, including MARC, Nantasket, LenJet, East Coast Outlaws and HOCOC. http://hococ.weebly.com/
If your reflexes are no longer good enough for racing modern high downforce cars there are groups that race T-Jets, Magnatractions, G-Jets and gravity cars.

I still have my HO stuff, but have been converted to 1/32 for the size and build opportunities.
Keeping my HO stuff as I have a few buddies that will occasionally want to race. Not like it used to be, but I still like to run them.

HO seems dead in Central Ohio. But then again, so does 1/32, so I end up sending cars in proxies for fun.

Sorry man - I've been busy packing up model car parts for my vendor tables at the RTS Model Expo (formerly MassCar's annual show) in Taunton, MA at the Holiday Inn off RT 495.
The show is Sunday, March 19th opening at 9 am to the public. I scored a bunch of T-Jet and AFX stuff there last year. Kinda cut into the profit margin, but hey - we're there to have FUN, too!
Hope you can come by, it's a great show for checking out beautifully built model cars with a well filled vendor area for shopping.
PM me if ya need more info. See ya there! -- Ernie :>)

Ernie, my dad and I have a vendor table or two this year. See you there! It seemed like there is a lot less posting in the HO section. I was wondering what happened to all the usual posters. I didn't know if they got out of the scale or moved to another site.

These guys have a race in the Columbus area & may be able to get you in touch with other guys in the area. http://www.ohioho.racing/

There's a good bunch in Dayton too http://www.daytonslots.com/

Thanks guys, Will look into them. Any 1/32 groups in the Central Ohio area?