{"id":5964,"date":"2025-12-03T15:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/?page_id=5964"},"modified":"2025-12-03T15:53:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:53:49","slug":"garys-hobby","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/features\/garys-hobby\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary&#8217;s Hobby Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/269788640_126397799870214_4024043914070382975_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"832\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/269788640_126397799870214_4024043914070382975_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/269788640_126397799870214_4024043914070382975_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/269788640_126397799870214_4024043914070382975_n-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/269788640_126397799870214_4024043914070382975_n-768x666.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gary&#8217;s Hobby Center near the Junction, Washington Ave., 1428 Washington Avenue. I would watch the slot car racers in awe. I still remember one of the performance tricks the racers told me about &#8212; treating the rubber tires of their cars with Oil of Wintergreen to make them grip better.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/592202719_10241661852261817_7905752383313485640_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"517\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/592202719_10241661852261817_7905752383313485640_n-517x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Be Where the Action Is\nNow at our new location!\nGary's New Uptown Hobby Center\nGary and Pauline Thompson\n1428 Washington Avenue\n2 Huge New Slot Tracks!\nThe finest Slot Car setup in the Midwest!! Two new tracks -- 100 feet and 150 feet. Full size steering wheels, swivel seats and regular foot pedal accelerators! Come out and get in the action!\nRacine Journal-Times, April 10, 1967\" class=\"wp-image-5972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/592202719_10241661852261817_7905752383313485640_n-517x1024.jpg 517w, https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/592202719_10241661852261817_7905752383313485640_n-151x300.jpg 151w, https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/592202719_10241661852261817_7905752383313485640_n-768x1521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/592202719_10241661852261817_7905752383313485640_n-776x1536.jpg 776w, https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/592202719_10241661852261817_7905752383313485640_n.jpg 1034w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Be Where the Action Is Now at our new location! Gary&#8217;s New Uptown Hobby Center. Gary and Pauline Thompson. 1428 Washington Avenue. 2 Huge New Slot Tracks! The finest Slot Car setup in the Midwest!! Two new tracks &#8212; 100 feet and 150 feet. Full size steering wheels, swivel seats and regular foot pedal accelerators! Come out and get in the action! 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