Eddie's Slot Car World

FCR CHALLENGE CUP STILL GOING STRONG
SAM ROCK LEADS POINTS SERIES

Randi Tragni has come up with a great new FCR points series that will last all year. These are bone-stock 4.5" FCR cars with lexan Nascar bodies. This means they are inexpensive, easy to maintain, and the racing is close and exciting regardless of your skill level. Race reports are at the PitSpace thread. Check out the rules.

FCR CHALLENGE CUP STANDINGS
AS OF WEEK 8

1. SAM ROCK - 48 points
2. RANDY TRAGNI - 26 points
3. TOM JOSEPHS - 22 points
4 . CAPT. ERNIE- 21 points
5. DURL - 20 points
6. MIKE UNDERHILL - 17 points
7. UNCLE GARY - 15 points
8. GARY KLOBAS - 14 points
9. GARY HOOKS - 11 points
10. TED ESSY - 10 points
11. JEFF - 7 points

PHIL EDDY MEMORIAL LABOR DAY NATS
Saturday & Sunday Sept. 4th & 5th!
This annual drag event is one of our biggest and best. Call the track for details, but you should know that we will open at noon on Friday for practice.

Also the King and Motherlode will be closed during this event.

FRIDAY NIGHT DRAG RACING!

We're starting up a Friday night program (but not EVRY Friday night) on the V-Town Dragstrip with classes and index incluidng N/FC Nostalgia Funny Car, N/FD Nostalgia Dragster AA/FA AA Fuel Alter, and B/G B/Gassers. for more info check out the bracket 500 page.

SUNCHASER INTERNATIONAL THINGEE PROXY RACE -- SUNDAY, AUGUST 8th we had a bunch of guys hang out and race scratchbuilt Thingee-stlye slot cars from around the world. After they got used to the idea that they weren't racing against each other, but instead just seeing how many laps they could put on the cars, they got into it. Hot dogs, baked beans and chips were doled out by The Vitter and Harley, and everybody decided these cars were not only beautiful to look at, but a blast to drive. Read all abut it on this SlofForum thread.

And if that ain't enough, this year's Durl's Enduro will be running Thingee bodies!

THURSDAY NIGHT SCALE ACTION JUST DON'T STOP! Thursday nights at Slot Car World are a blast, with 16-D Nascars on the Blue King. Then, we usually run womps or falcon/flexi LMPS or even FCRs on The Motherlode. The last few weeks have seen our mutant version of IROC-style racing, with everyone bringin a car to race, no matter what kind of car it is. Then, we all just move our controllers at the lane change and leave the cars where they are. This way, you don't even need to have a car, you just race with us. Cool, huh?

The madness starts at 7:30 every stinkin' Thursday night!

TOM JOSEPHS IS TOP DOG!

This year's Top Dog is Tom Josephs, who did his thing on the King, Motherlode and Drag Strip faster than anyone else. Congratulations, Tom!

TOP DOGS:

2009 - TOM JOSEPHS

2008 - UNCLE GARY HOEHN

2007 - DANNY WAGNER

2006 - JOSH STAEDLER

2005 - JOSH STAEDLER

2004 - RAY CHAMBERLIN

STUFF FOR SALE
We have a lot of talented folks around here, and they create a lot of cool stuff for slot car enthusiasts.

Ernie Layacan's Alchemy Motorsports makes some of the most beautiful slot boxes on the planet. We've got a great one in the display case that you should definitely check out. Cap'n Ernie Koepf's Elektra bodies are truly amazing, well made and really affordable. We've got a nice selection hanging on the wall right now. Ron Steege has been making great decals and resin bodies for quite a while now, and folks really love 'em. And there's Durl's interiors, too.

Next time you stop by, check out the locals.

VALLEJO FOODIES !!!

The economic downturn has had some surprising silver linings in Vallejo. A recent upsurge in the number of ‘foodies’ has caught the attention of some residents, especially some of the four legged residents. The popular gourmet hobby, once thought to be the exclusive domain of the chardonnay elite, has taken hold among the demographic spectrum in Contra Costa county. Take for example Ahmad Freezeekia Dupree of Tennessee Ave, the most recent convert to the popular craze; “Like I be hungry and shit and I be out on the Ave? Then, like I seez ‘em just walk’in around and –Wham! I throws his furry little ass on the grill, Dog. And like I don’t mean like you, Dog. I mean like bar-bee-cue dog!"

Barbecued dog? Although dog is not anything uncommon as a food in some parts of the world, it is a relatively new sensation here in Vallejo. The Korean culture has enjoyed dog for years as have other cultures. When asked about this Korean connection Mr. Dupree was quite specific, however. “Don’t give that Kim Chee shit ‘bro, ‘cause I don’t play that. That stuff be nasty-ass bad. How they get that even be so rotten? Is by me.” Well there you have it, breaking tradition and giving new meaning to the old song, “How Much Is that Doggy in the Window” How much per pound, that is.