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Friday, June 25, 2010

BUZZ-A-RAMA: BROOKLYN'S ONLY SLOT CAR TRACK



View the delights of slot car racing in a 2009 video interview with Frank "Buzz" Perri, owner and operator of Buzz-A-Rama on Church Avenue near Dahill Road since 1965.

Buzz is the last man standing in the world of slot car racing in Brooklyn. A New York Times article, "Brooklyn’s Buzz-a-Rama Is Heaven for Slot-Car Fans," describes the game: "Slot cars, which drivers control with a hand-held throttle, go fast—some upward of 100 miles per hour—but getting them to that point demands slow, intensive, hands-on labor. Enthusiasts spend their free time taking the cars apart, tinkering with the motors, shaving down the tires for better balance and adjusting the gears."

Buzz-A-Rama
69 Church Avenue, near Dahill Road
(718) 853-1800 

http://www.buzz-a-rama.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=63461432648&v

Open Saturdays and Sundays from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.