Absolutely enjoyed this place, it's a blast of childhood Mario kart memories but love that it's not staring at a screen. What a fun activity!! Alan made the racing experience exciting with his commentary and Kindness. This place has so many slot cars to pick from. The track runs so smoothly and has fun twists and turns. Highly recommend for kids and adults. You get to kinda experience racing without the risks, you car might crash if you're not careful with the turns ;) read more

132 Slotcar Raceway - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

got up saturday morning looking forward to what I thought was going to be my first time on a 1:32 track... not unhappy to say that I have rarely been more wronger. turns out that despite what it says on the wall they also race 1:24 scale cars here; 'car' being the operative word. the cars you race actually look like cars, only smaller! about 96% smaller but they are obviously real cars with wheels and tires and electric motors and subject to sudden power loss just like full-size electric cars ;-) wasn't sure if I'd get any track time because it's a race day but I figured that since I was here I'd have a look at how the other half lives. fortunately for me a light turnout left an open space so I was able to borrow a car to get me some laps and enter my first competitive event! yea!! on the down side I still don't know much about the scale racing crowd other than the racers are genial and tracks are a little slower but way drivier; it's kinda like the old VHS -vs- BetaMax discussions. for the casual driver it's not really a question of better or worse, it's a matter of what appeals (more fastly or more drivey?) and what's available. 132 is a great facility featuring scale model racing on a couple of different circuits with a couple tracks currently off-line including a straight line along the wall. Alan is more a host than a front man, ready to share his vast knowledge and stories to entertain as well as educate and introduce people to the world of little cars. and of course parts and accessories and cars are available for purchase. If you never have you really should. if you did you will. if you do you know: race what you like, like what you race, but above all it's supposed to be fun :-) guess I'm gonna buy at least one car when I come back. read more

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My son's car broke down right by this business. And to my surprise, business owner was extremely nice and generous with letting us borrow tools needed. In the end, he lend us hand and finally got to fix the car. If my hobby was slot cars, this place would be only place i'd do business with. He really cares about others. read more

If you're looking for a fun new way to celebrate an occasion for all ages, this place is a hidden gem! Highly recommend experiencing slotcar racing. Alan the owner was the most generous host with his time, place and guidance to a party of about 40 people who had never slot raced in their life. He graciously let us book a party of 15 kids plus parents and extra family members in the middle of his busy Christmas month. You get access to a large party room with a kitchen and comfy seatings. Free to roam the whole racing floor with so much to look at between the two racing tracks. Even if you're not into car racing, this place evokes nostalgia of being young and wanting to be grown up and experience something new. Really hard to describe how much fun everyone of all ages had. Our son was turning 5 and we didn't want to do the same family fun centers we had been going to with other kids parties all year. I stumbled upon this place and couldn't have been more happy with the event. My son will be talking about this for years, as well as the rest of the family and friends. The logistic things to note. You can bring any food you want to serve. The only ask is to take out all the trash at the end of the party and leave it as you found it. Bring big garbage bags for quick clean up. Ideally plan for 1 hour for racing and 1 hour for food and cake. We were a large group, we went over time due to the learning curve of how to race and picking cars. So I suggest another hour if cars aren't already chosen ahead of time. Alan hosted by himself and improvised our needs as we went and was relaxed on going over time since we pretty much had the venue to ourselves. No rushed feeling of other parties waiting. Front of building parking, full bathroom, full kitchen with fridge, microwave and stove, separate party room, huge open concept racing event space, guided how to race and racing experience. Scores are taken and winners announced! Such a great new experience. Aside from the really affordable venue cost, you have to purchase a car per racer if they don't have one already. So instead of a grab bag, we let each kid choose from the base model of colorful cars to race and take home! They can then now be able to come back and book lanes to race at this place anytime! Overall pretty comparable in costs with other fun centers with add ons. But the experience is so much cooler! read more

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I had my sons 10th birthday party here with a total of 34 kids that attended and Alan went above and beyond to make this party the best it could be. I have thrown my kids birthday parties at many different venues in Washington and in California and this was my favorite because of the amazing customer service that was provided. I have even reserved the whole children's museum for a private party but you pay $500 to be rushed beginning to the end which I hate! Raceway gave us plenty of time to set up and didn't rush us at the the end when we were cleaning. All my guest had never been here before and they all loved it! The parents plus the kids were talking about how they can't wait to come back. I made sure to leave this review because the owners were just so amazing and patient which means a lot to a mom trying to throw her son a big birthday party with energetic kids running all over the place. I could of never had the patience he had to put all the kids on teams! I assigned kids their team color in the invitation so I had the red team and blue team, along with badges that I had made so the owners new which kids were paid for by me. Terrific Experience and I have 3 boys so we will be back again for another huge party in a couple of years when the younger 2 are older!!!! read more

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Attended a birthday party here and i'm just amazed at the collection he has here. The owner was really nice answrring a lot of questions and was really patient with the kids. read more

I've been by this place few times in the past few days. Specifically today with my 4 year old because the website said the raceway will be open for "all customers" for a New Year's Day party from 12:00 - 4:00. Then I get there and the party is a private party. The hours/information on the website is extremely unclear. At the top of the website, it says they will be closed December 18th-December 28th. Considering they have (what appears to be regular Saturday hours), I showed up with my son twice on December 29th, a Saturday, but they weren't open. I guess it's unfair to post anything negative so far because I haven't even been in the building. But pretty disappointed in the information on the website. Oh, my wife called today (following the instructions on the website) and that is how we found out the "customer party" was really a private party and I guess not available for new customers. Again, not the end of the world, but communication is a bit nebulous. read more

132 Slotcar Raceway - Super unclear website instructions - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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Alan helped us at the last minute. A group of six of us, all friends since elementary school, went to the track for some grade school memories. We had a competition race and had a blast. This was the highlight of our get together. Some of us are planning to return for more racing fun! read more

What a top notch place, highly recommend! We brought a group of 12-year-olds here for a birthday celebration and it was a wonderful experience all around. Easy to get to from Seattle, lovely party space, friendly guidance and support on using the track, everyone had a great time. read more

This new location for a total slot car and kart racing business has it all. They were more than helpful getting me started in slot car racing and spent serious time backing up their sale with good customer service, problem solving and adjustments to my cars. Highly recommended. read more