Our History

Before the walls were painted and the tracks were built, countless hours were spent discussing how we could improve upon our customers' overall experience. Simple things such as a coat rack, track scenery or table height were taken into consideration. With nearly 2 years in planning and 7 months in construction, nothing was completed without careful thought. Our focus is not on the serious racer, but the family searching for a fun, inexpensive hobby that all can enjoy.       Avoiding the manufacturer's racing posters for decoration, we instead adorned our walls with a variety of historical racing photos and memorabilia dating as far back as 1925.  Road course, dirt tracks, drag racing and more are all represented in our collection.                                        We are located at 1780 South Main St. Bechtelsville,Pa. in a small strip mall.   Overall, its the sort of hometown establishment where everybody knows your name and is always glad to see you.  We take pride in making first time customers feel at home and assisting new people getting involved in the hobby.    From the beginning our goal was to present a clean, bright, family oriented environment. As mentioned above, construction took seven months. We would like to thank everybody who helped with this project. I would especially like to thank my father who performed many of the tedious tasks that were needed. Below are a few of the photos taken during this process. We hope you enjoy viewing them and choose to visit us.   It started with this floor sketch in June 2006. The two previous years of planning and research was finally going to take a direction. Trained as a draftsman, it was far easier to move things around on paper in search of the best way to use the 1800 square feet available. The work begins with a basic fresh coat of paint and some cool checker board trim. Take note of the new bathroom door on the left and removal of the water heater.  Since nothing was prefabricated, we estimated the build to last about 6 months. Using only a radial arm saw and some basic power hand tools (most of which belong to my father), construction started with the cabinets for the drag strip. One unique feature of our drag strip is we angled the track closer to the wall at the shut down area. This created more space in the room  while allowing racers to stand side by side behind the starting line.  The H.O. platform began to take shape too. By the way Dad, I found your screw driver... With the drag strip and H.O. track well under way, space was cleared and we began to build the windsor. Working only a couple of hours each night and on weekends, we are now into early October. Work progressed, alternating from track to track allowing ample drying time for paints, glues and epoxies. A great deal of time was spent cleaning up as the build made a HUGE mess on a daily basis. It's November now and pulling the banked turn was our next hurdle. Having never attempted anything like this, we were unsure of how or if  it was going to work. Research left many unanswered questions. But as they say, "It looked good on paper." Our first attempt broke one of the corner pieces as we tried the bend without enough people for support. Our second try was succesful and the final pieces were fitted into place. Time to fill in the scews (close to 325 of them), sand them flush and then router the slots. Did I mention dust?  It took us two days just to clean up the dust we created.  Never the less here is the windsor freshly routed and painted. The Max Trax H.O. track was delivered and laid out onto the platform. Christmas is just one week away. We ran the electric to the H.O. track and on New Years Eve we put cars onto it for the first time playing long into the wee morning hours.   With the main construction finished, the power tools were removed and the electrical hook up began. 1300 feet of braid was glued down on the windsor with another 250 feet on the drag strip.  2000 feet of wire was hooked up for the lane timers. Additional scenery was added and the computers were hooked up. Display cases were built and a million details were finished. January 27, 2007 Paradise Road Slotcar Raceway entered into the world of reality when it opened it's doors to the public. As you can see, our committment goes far beyond an enjoyment of the hobby. We invite you to come see for yourself and...                               DISCOVER YOUR FAMILY'S NEED FOR SPEED!

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