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Both of our 8 lane computer controlled
tracks are available for Birthday Party hire.
We recommend a minimum of 4 children
with no maximum, but please be mindful
of the time and effort taken to organizing
larger bookings. From our experience
and from a parent’s perspective
and their feedback, we find a party
of up to 16 children is manageable.
As the “Party Track”
has eight lanes we normally ask the
parents to divide the party into
two groups and we put on Group
A for 10 minutes whilst the children
in Group B assist with marshalling
which is putting errant cars back
on the track. The cars and lanes
are all colour coded i.e. green
car goes on the green lane - We
then rotate the groups with the
Group B children becoming the drivers
and The Group A children marshall.
We then repeat the procedure to
ensure each child has their ½ hour
on the track.
The hire cars are the larger 1/24th
scale using a flexi car chassis and
Falcon II motor. They have impact
resilient Lexan bodies, 20mm wide
rear tyres for extra grip and are
capable of lap times of less than
8 seconds per lap. They are designed
to be a comfortable introduction to
slot car racing even for the youngest
racer.
We recommend a minimum age of 5
years for birthday parties.
Children 8 years and under are usually
unable to marshal correctly and therefore
will require assistance from adults
for the marshaling role.
We recommend 2 adults be present at
the party.
Racing tips:
- Initially all racers should have
practice runs on the track.
- The hand controller regulates
the speed of the car and whilst
we have combined many features into
the hire cars to ensure high cornering
speeds they are not infallible and
will deslot if driven at full speed.
We suggest judicial use of the throttle
until the racer becomes experienced
at car control. The main idea is
to clock up the laps by staying
in the slot.
- Once all racers are comfortable
you can then run short race events
including best of a determined number
of laps or press the button on the
side of the track to run the 10
lap auto race. Here the computer
will control the track and the results
will be displayed on the monitor.
Where there are more than 8 racers
and a competition is the nature
of the day, we suggest splitting
your group into 2, and the 4 quickest
racers from each group then race
in a final 10 lap race.
Party Price:
$12.50 per half hour per child-includes
use of a dedicated party table capable
of sitting 16 children within the
premises.
The use of the party table which
measures 4.1m x 1.1m, fridge/freezer
and microwave oven are all available
for birthday party bookings. The party
table has a fixed seating arrangement
and is located within the shop. If
parents wish to decorate the area
with balloons, streamers etc, to enhance
the birthday theme they are welcome
to do so, however we do ask that they
be removed and dispensed with when
the party is concluded.
As we do not provide food you are
welcome to bring your own or have
it delivered. You may bring your food
prior to your function and have it
stored in the fridge. Please also
bring any cooking/serving utensils,
paper plates and sufficient disposable
drink cups.
From our experience slot car racing
is thirsty work so please ensure
the children have sufficient liquids
to drink. We also sell chilled cans
of soft drink and bottled water
for $2.00 each.
Please note that alcohol
may not be consumed on our premises. |