Having some way to do the pre-race burnout to warm up the tires would be great. How about a starter type track with tire rollers built into the track before the starting lights with a water box graphic on the track around the area where the wheel rollers would be indicating where the rear tires of the slot car should be just like at the real drag strip!

For those not familiar with drag racing, there is an area right before the race surface that’s called the water box, the drivers get the rear tires of their cars in the water box then slowly roll out of the box and into the throttle making the wheels spin easier (the water makes for less stress on the driveline parts) as the car burns it’s tires up too…. or past the finish line (all professional classes like Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock can burnout past the staging lights while non pro categories have to stop before the staging lights, except for some of the really fast non pro car categories like Competition Eliminator and Top Sportsman)

This is how it would work, the rollers in the track would be activated from each controller, you can lower and raise the wheel rollers with a switch that would lift the rear tires of the slot car leaving the tires situated between two rollers holding the slot car in place so rear tires can free wheel to get the tires speed up so you can rev the engine without the slot car moving. When you are ready to do your burnout you hold down the trigger on the controller for max speed then hit the switch on the controller which drops the wheel rollers and off you go.

The cars would burnout past the starting lights/line, then on the controller you would be able to hit another switch that would make the slot car go in reverse backing it up over the starting line and setting the car up in the staging lights ready to race. It could be done! It might make the set a little more expensive but having a more life like set would really make a statement about AW and just might kick start the hobby again?

Also, how about other classes of cars in the future, like Top Fuel, Pro Stocks, new and vintage sets and cars like the 64 Barracuda’s, 61 SS409 Impala’s from the pre Pro Stock classes and maybe some Super Stock type cars. Also, how about this, get on board with the younger crowd and design sport compact cars with real front wheel drive. You would be reaching out to an entirely new segment of the public with those cars, that would be crazy even though I’m not a fan of Sport Compacts

Joe

I also think the XMAS tree should look more like the real XMAS tree pole mounted between the two car lanes, directly mounting the Tree into the track, but able to be removed for moving or storage. The track terminal with the XMAS Tree should be wider to allow for the cars to be able to get by the tree and continue running the pike. This would be really cool. I hope this is a possibility for this Drag Race set.
CobraHoscale

Taint says:
“BTW, the John Force Auto World Pro Racing Dragway name could do without”

I agree 100%