“SPORTSMAN MARC RACER TAKES HIS FIRST WIN AND AN OLD PRO GETS DISQUALIFIED DUE TO NON ATTENDANCE”  March 25, 2023   Thirteen racers descended upon the Lenjet empire looking to compete in spec racer on the Purple Mile. The mile is a favorite of HO racers. The sound the cars make buzzing through the banking is… Read More

Racing Returns to Southampton March 11, 2023 With threat of inclement weather looming (and arriving  violently 2 days  later!)  13 racers returned after a 3 year absence to the hill in Southampton to battle it out on the SnakeBite Circuit. Following practice to cypher out setups and some race discussion, Marc’s open weight Class at 13.5 volts… Read More

Archambault and Lockwood Dominate at Lenjet Raceway February 11th 2023 Lenjet Raceway, Ashland, MA Ryan Archambault and Dave Lockwood both had a sensational race day at the MARC G-jet and Super Stock events. Ryan scored both Pro class wins while Dave Lockwood scored both wins in the Sportsman classes as well as two overall second… Read More

MARC at the Mecca – 2022-23 Season, Race #5, LenJet January 14, 2023 – The Miniature Auto Racing Club of New England met for the fifth race of its 2022-23 season at LenJet Raceway, in Ashland, Massachusetts.  Is this the worldwide Mecca of HO slot car racing?  Is Kimi Finnish? Sure ‘nuff. 100%! 19 fearsome… Read More

Racing in the middle of Nowhere! Hingham Massachusetts, December 10, 2022 – It seems that some think that traveling to the South Shore of Massachusetts is akin to going to the moon.  Obviously, these hillbillies from western Massachusetts are confused on what being in the middle of nowhere means.  On the other hand, Dan DeCosmo… Read More

Hi all MARC tried something different at this event. We started the day with an IROC race. We had 12 entries as not all wanted to participate. We ran Tomy super g plus cars built by Paul Crosby. It was successful but took longer than expected. This caused the super stock race to end late… Read More

MARC 2022-2023 Season – Race Two, Saturday October 8, 2022 Inaugural Race at Fiddlehead Raceway, Rochester NH ’Twas a crisp fall day in Rochester NH, and 14 racers were in the house for the first official MARC race at this venue. A shakedown event had been held last year. This track is an original Max… Read More

MARC 2022 – 2023 Season, Race One Great Racing – Four Different Winners!  Dateline:  September 10, 2022, LenJet Raceway, Ashland, Massachusetts The Miniature Auto Racing Club of New England (MARC) began its epic, 43rd season in the wide open spaces of LenJet, the golden Mecca of HO slot car racing. If you haven’t been, well,… Read More

Getting Ready for the Nats! Ashland Massachusetts, May 14, 2022 – Seventeen drivers showed up at LenJet for the final race of the 2021 -2022 MARC season.  Can’t remember too much, but I’m pretty sure everyone had a good day of racing and getting ready for the 47th HOPRA Nats. Sportsman Spec Racer on the… Read More

Holiday for the Slo-Cars! Team Catfish G-Jets Triumph in both Sportsman and Pro; Terry and JP Ascend the Top Steps in Open Weight   Dateline:  LenJet, April 9, 2022 The car classes chosen for what was intended to be the long-awaited 25th Anniversary of Cambridge’s Catfish International Speedway were instead contested in the wide open spaces… Read More