[Lawnmower Man]

Hi slot racing friends, my name is Erik and I've been a life-long slot-racing amateur in 1/64 scale with the Faller AMS system, i.e. available in stores all the way up to 1983.  Just in a home setting and sometimes not even racing as the Faller system has a wide selection of slow moving trucks, traffic lights, crossings and junctions.

A few months ago we bought some Carrera GO!!! on a fleamarket for the grandchildren and that rekindled my racing spirit.  
Soon after I 'happened' upon two Fly 1/32 slot cars I really liked: a white Lola T70 MK3b and a yellow Ferrari 512S.  From there I bought some accompanying track (Carrera 124) which came with a couple of cars.

Most of you will know the joy of used slotcars - they need tires and repairs!  The Carrera cars are generally OK after cleaning and putting on fresh tires and braids, but the Fly cars turn out to be very lady-like: they are oh so beautiful and I could never part with them, but they do have a temperament and need a lot of attention.

My first steps into 1/32 are therefore more fixing than racing - but that's OK as I like tinkering with mechanical toys.