May 1965, Dick Cafarelli opened the first raceway on Irving Square in downtown Framingham. It was a small L shaped store. The track was an 80 foot American Yellow, known as a "Windsor". (Above) "The Windsor" 12 ft x 32 ft, 70 running ft. The raceway was so popular, that Dick decided more space was needed. November 1965, it moved to the old A&P Supermarket at 380 Waverly Street in Framingham. The extra space allowed the room for the 220 foot American Purple known as a "Sovereign" or "The Purple Mile". (Above) "Sovereign" 22 ft x 63 ft The purple track became known all over and slot car racers came to race on it from all over the United States. Friday night races were held on this track. Soon after moving a third track was added. The 100 foot American Orange track was a "Monarch" and very popular for weekly Saturday night races. (Above) "Monarch" 19 ft x 36 ft The yellow track was still popular with rentals and birthday parties. Between January and April of 1978 the building was sold and Modelville closed. The tracks were sold, and it took time to find a new location. When 58 Union Street in Ashland became available, (1979 -1980) with the help of Peter Lentros, Dick got a 155 foot American Blue King. (Above) "King" 48 ft x 21 ft, 155 ft A second track was added and Modelville reopened. The track started as a 135 foot American Red called a "LeMans". It was modified by Dick to fit by removing a finger. It became an 85 foot Modified Figure 8 that was very poplar and known throughout the area. Thursday night Group 12 races (mostly Parma BrassKar) were run on this track for many years. (Above) "LeMans" 135 ft. $4,495.00 in 1966 Around 1989 the building was remodeled and the raceway was moved down stairs. The basement layout resulted in less space. The Blue King would not fit. The Red track was setup and proved to still be very popular. Dick tried to get a tub 6 lane HO track to run with braid instead of rail but had no luck. The track was like an Engelmann. (Above) Englemann For a second track Dick built a copy of a Windsor. September 13th 1990 Richard Payne purchased the raceway with the Red Modified Figure 8 and the Windsor copy built by Dick Cafarelli. March 31, 1991 the first Al Steven Memorial Race was held on the Figure 8 and won by Ray Lee. September 5, 1991 Richard installed a Steve Ogilvie, of Canada, 140 foot Hillclimb (#122), painted yellow with a black surface. It cost $5,688.12 completely wired and set up with Auto Track II software Ver. 8.2. (Above) Figure 8 track. 1993 Richard replaced the Red track with a copy made by Steve Ogilvie, track #257. It was painted blue with a charcoal surface. (Above) Hill Climb Track November 1994 SRT computer software was hooked up to the Figure Eight. With the help of Matt Powers a T-shirt design was made and that was the start of the new Modelville Hobby logo. (Above) Modelville Hobby Logo September 17, 1995 Modelville Hobby bought an eight lane portable track from Ogilvie. It was seven pieces that would fit in the back of a pick-up truck to be moved and took about 45 minutes to set-up and take down. Ogilvie called it a Shoulder Eight (#336) and it took up a space of 9' x 25'. Dick Caferelli was 76 years old on July 27, 2007 - DOB - July 27, 1931.