Slot car tournament taking place Saturday in Center Township
Slot car derby is coming back to Butler County.
The Electric Wheel, a slot car racing track at the Clearview Flea Market complex, will host the American Womp Racing Association Northeast Spring National on Saturday, April 18. The event will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and racing should begin around 11 a.m. There will be three classes of racing, so action will continue all afternoon.
Racers will attend from all over to compete to be a National AWRA Champion. The winners of each of the three classes will receive a host of awards and the Overall Champion will receive the Champs belt.
The track racers will compete on is a Gerding King track, of which there were only ever 23 built, making it a unique course for all experience levels.
The event takes place at 1640 N. Main Street Extension, Unit 6, in Center Township. For more information, visit Electric Wheel’s Facebook page or its website, electricwheel.store.
