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 Closing
and move to 280 Elliot Street Ashland
After being
open at 58 Union street Ashland MA for about 30 years
Modelville Hobby will close at the end of June. The current
plan is to be closed for July and August and reopen in
September in a new location with more racetracks, different
scale racetracks and more parts to keep your slot cars
running great, where ever you run them. The new location
will have the Modified Figure 8 track that is well know
among slot car fans and racers throughout the Northeast, a
155 foot King track, and a 220 foot Sovereign (the last one
know to exist) these tracks will handle everyone wants,
needs and desires for 1/24 scale racing. But what about the
rest of the people? For those, we will have three HO scale
tracks and small 1/32nd scale track. After the
dust settles there are plans for the Hillclimb to be
installed along with a HO scale sovereign and with a little
bit of luck a 2 lane pine wood derby track for all the Boy
Scouts to test out their cars before their big events.
This new
location will become the home for three track layouts that
at some point in time made Modelville Hobby the greatest
place to race. The Sovereign like Framingham in the 1960’s
and 1970’s, a King track like Union Street in Ashland in the
1980’s, and the Modified Figure 8 like the current Union
Street in the 1980’s, 1990’s and 2000’s. The HO scale tracks
and the 1/32nd scale track will let the home
racers test their skills and equipment on bigger layouts
than the one they might have at home.
Modelville
Hobby opened in May of 1965 by Richard “Dick” Cafarelli on
Irving Square in Framingham. From there he moved to 380
Waverly Street in Framingham, where he had the Granddaddy of
race tracks called the Sovereign or the Purple Mile. This
track was a nine turn monster with a total lap being 220
feet long.
In 1978
Modelville Hobby closed because the building was sold and
Dick took a breather and regrouped. But he came back in
1979-1980 when he opened at 58 Union Street Ashland MA.
There with a King track and a Modified Figure 8 and slot car
racing was again something you could do in Metrowest.
In 1989
Dick had to move the business down stairs but the King would
not fit. He tried to get a HO scale tub track to work but
instead built his own 1/24 scale track. In September 1990 he
sold the business to Richard Payne. Richard added a new
Hillclimb track in 1991 and replaced the Modified Figure 8
in 1993. He also added a portable track to do fairs and
special events in 1995.
Dick
Cafarelli passed away in October of 2009 and with this move
Richard and Suzanne Payne hope to peak the interest of
people minds. Slot cars and raceways like Modelville Hobby
are a place for kids of all ages. From dads and moms coming
in with their kids or maybe granddad will bring the kids
down. It might be the twenty something’s who just wants to
race or the 60 year that is looking for something to do
instead of sitting at home, they are all welcome. You can
come alone or bring a few friends. Unlike many video games
you may have to see other people when you’re racing. You
might come to play with your best friend and meet three
other people and play with them too. Maybe you will have to
fix your car or tune it up. We can and will be glad to show
you how or you can have us take care of the work for you.
Maybe you’re an artist and not a mechanic, well that is fine
too because you can always paint you own bodies for your
cars.
Slot car
raceways have it all. There is no real limit on what you can
do or how you have to do it. At a slot car raceway you get
to apply some mechanical skills, add some artistical skills,
add some eye hand coordination, add a little social skills
and get some fun, all at the same time. There is nothing
else like it in the world and Modelville Hobby at 280 Elliot
Street Ashland will be the place to run your slot cars for
the coming years. So please watch the paper, check our
website or even give us a call to find out when the NEW
Modelville Hobby will be ready for your racing pleasure.
Modelville Hobby is your complete source for slot car racing. We have two eight lane slot car tracks for 1:32 and 1:24 scale race cars. The Blue track is a Modified Figure 8 and is about 90 feet long. The Yellow track is a high banked Hillclimb that is about 140 feet.
Rent, purchase or bring your own cars to run on our tracks.
Model car racing is a friendly way to compete against others for a fraction of the cost of real racing and with almost no risk of personal injury.
There are no age requirements. There are no gender restrictions.
You can come by yourself or bring some friends. Rent one lane or two or more. Maybe you want to make reservations for a group and rent all eight lanes on the Blue track for a party of miniature auto racing.
Modelville Hobby carries 1:32 scale home race tracks from Scalelextric as well as cars, parts and accessories. We service 1:24 scale, 1:32 scale, HO scale as well as GO scale cars and tracks. Cars from Parma, JK Products, Koford and others, for use on commercial tracks as well as cars from Scalelextric, Slotit, Carrera, Monogram, Ninco, MRRC, Tyco, Aurora, Matchbox, Tomy and others, for use on your home raceways, can be serviced or upgraded at our location.
We cater to kids of all ages.
You are never too old to have a happy childhood.
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