| Slot Car Racers |
This is a list of regular contributors to the alt.hobbies.slotcars newsgroup on the Internet. If you would like to have your name added to this list please feel free to contact me. Kent Killam originally proposed this list to help slot car racers get in touch with others having similar equipment and experience. |
If you have a specific problem and you can't seem to find help take a look through the list for another racer with similar equipment or interests. Most of the racers listed here have included email addresses. Please feel free to contact them. |
| Kent Killam |
| Location | Cape Cod, Massachusetts U.S.A. |
| Age | 35 |
| Occupation | 911 Dispatcher |
| Status | Married, 2 Sons, Ages 10 & 11 |
| Hobbies | Toys, Models, RC Aircraft and Boats, Trains and Slot Cars |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Ninco 2-Lane |
| Motorsports | Winston Cup |
| Road Car | 1990 Chrysler LeBaron GT |
| SoberMan@MediaOne.net |
| Gregory Braun |
| Location | Brookfield, Wisconsin U.S.A. |
| Age | 46 |
| Occupation | Software Engineer |
| Status | Single |
| Hobbies | Kart Racing, High-End Audio and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Scalextric Sport 4-Lane 65 Foot Lap Length 1:64 Scale Tomy/AFX 4-Lane 35 Foot Lap Length |
| Slot Cars | Too many to count |
| Favorites | FLY, Scalextric, BSRT, Slot Italia and Monogram |
| Motorsports | Formula 1 |
| Road Cars | 1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata and 2005 Jeep Wrangler |
| Webmaster@HOSlotCarRacing.com | |
| Web Site | http://www.HOSlotCarRacing.com |
| Telephone | 1.262.754.4630 |
| Rhett Morson |
| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| Age | 29 |
| Occupation | Manager |
| Status | Engaged |
| Hobbies | Golf, Music and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Scalextric 2-Lane 16 Meter Lap Length. Independently Powered Lanes with Pacer |
| Slot Cars | 9 |
| Motorsports | Formula 1 |
| Road Car | Jaguar XJ6 (400,000 kM) |
| Morson@BigPond.com |
| G. Mark Kelm |
| Location | Rochester, Minnesota U.S.A. |
| Age | 48 |
| Occupation | Information Technology Director |
| Status | Widowed, one son age 28 |
| Hobbies | Archery, Computers, War Gaming and Bow Hunting |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Ninco F1 Set, Dual Power, much extra track |
| Slot Cars | 5 |
| Motorsports | Formula 1 |
| Road Car | Ford Explorer |
| GMKelm@Home.com |
| R.J. |
| Location | Central North Dakota U.S.A. |
| Age | 53 |
| Occupation | Railroad Worker |
| Status | Married, 30+ years |
| Hobbies | Wood Working, Model Ship Building and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Ninco Set 1:32 Scale Artin Sets (2) |
| Garth Libre |
| Location | Surfside, Florida U.S.A. |
| Age | 46 |
| Occupation | Code Enforcement Officer |
| Status | Married, 14+ Years |
| Hobbies | Mountain Biking, Ocean Kayaking, Yoga, Dance, Jazz, Amateur High-End Speaker Builder and Audiophile, Wood Working, Zen Philosophy and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:64 Scale Tomy/AFX 4-Lane 35 Foot Lap Length |
| Slot Cars | Tomy AFX, Plans for T-Jets and Modified Modern Cars |
| Road Car | Mazda MX-5 Miata Modified for SCCA Autocross |
| RabbitMan@MindSpring.com | |
| Telephone | 1.305.865.1409 |
| John Eric Hanson |
| Location | Elmira, New York U.S.A. |
| Age | 34 |
| Occupation | Research Program (Computer and Mathematical Models) |
| Status | Married with Cats |
| Hobbies | Math, Basketball, Chess and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Ninco 4-Lane Under Construction (6'x16') |
| Slot Cars | 4 |
| Favorites | FLY Porsche GT1 - Silverstone |
| Road Car | Audi TT |
| JHanson1@stny.rr.com | |
| Telephone | 1.607.732.3697 |
| Jeff Sabin |
| Location | Des Moines, Iowa U.S.A. |
| Age | 30+ |
| Occupation | Director - Network Services Department |
| Status | Married, with a girl and boy |
| Hobbies | Pinball, PC Gaming, PC Geek and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Ninco 4-Lane 65 Foot Lap Length 1:64 Scale Tomy/AFX 4-Lane 35 Foot Lap Length |
| Slot Cars | 20+ |
| Favorites | FLY Vipers |
| JDSabin@Home.com |
| Chris Moellering |
| Location | North Central Indiana U.S.A. |
| Age | 30 |
| Occupation | Looking to Change |
| Status | Married, 3 Girls, one TBA in a month |
| Hobbies | Wood Working, Camping, Air-Gunning and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:64 Scale Tyco, Two 2-lane tracks |
| Slot Cars | Too many to count |
| Favorites | Tomy Toyota Minolta GTP |
| Motorsports | Formula 1, Rally and Le Mans |
| Andrew Jones |
| Location | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Age | 28 |
| Occupation | Software Developer |
| Status | Married, 2 Daughters |
| Hobbies | Kart Racing, Model Aircraft, Squash and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Polistil |
| Motorsports | Formula 1 |
| Road Cars | Honda Ballade (Civic) and Honda CB400 |
| AndyJay@Icon.co.za |
| Kevin Ketterer |
| Location | Saint Louis, Missouri U.S.A. |
| Age | 37 |
| Occupation | Auto Mechanic |
| Status | Married, Son 6, Daughter 2 |
| Hobbies | Playing with Kids, Micro R/C Flight, Computer Games, Classic Cars and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Wooden Track and Carrera |
| KettererKevin@Home.com |
| Fran Szarejko |
| Location | Overland Park, Kansas U.S.A. |
| Age | 51 |
| Occupation | General Agent (Financial Services) |
| Status | Married, 3 Adult Children |
| Hobbies | Reading, Writing and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Ninco 2-Lane 100 Foot Lap Length (8'x16') |
| Slot Cars | 10 |
| Motorsports | Winston Cup |
| Road Car | Acura MDX |
| fws-mms@worldnet.att.net |
| Eric Miller |
| Location | Saint Louis, Missouri U.S.A. |
| Age | 33 |
| Occupation | Systems Engineer |
| Status | Divorced, 8-year old son |
| Hobbies | Just about all of them and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Carrera 2-Lane 50 Foot Lap Length |
| Slot Cars | 20+ |
| Motorsports | GT Sportscar Racing |
| Road Car | 1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata (10th. Anniversary) SCCA Prepared |
| EMiller01@EarthLink.net |
| Denny A. McClure |
| Location | Detroit, Michigan U.S.A. |
| Age | 39 |
| Occupation | Marketing - Ford Motor Company |
| Status | Married, 3 Kids |
| Hobbies | Fishing, Fantasy Football and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Scalextric 2-Lane 55 Foot Lap Length |
| Slot Cars | 5 NASCAR and 3 Fly |
| Motorsports | Winston Cup |
| Road Car | Ford Expedition w/ 18' Bass Boat in Tow |
| DAMac39@aol.com |
| Jon Lederle |
| Location | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Age | 44 |
| Occupation | Commercial Slot Car Track Owner |
| Status | Married, 2 boys 11 and 13 |
| Hobbies | Model Car Building and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:24 Scale Commercial 6-lane 100 Foot Lap Length 1:32 Scale Ninco Track |
| Slot Cars | Too many to count |
| Motorsports | Le Mans and Petit Le Mans Series |
| Road Car | VW Golf GTi |
| Jonmrw@iafrica.com | |
| Telephone | +27 82 712 8881 |
| Matthew Patrick |
| Location | Altoona, Pennsylvania U.S.A. |
| Age | 28 |
| Occupation | Unix and CompuSet Developer |
| Status | Married with cats |
| Hobbies | Fantasy Football, Chess, Basketball, PlayStation and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Carrera 2-Lane, Le Mans & Champions Sets |
| Slot Cars | 4 Set Cars |
| Road Car | 1996 Chevy Cavalier |
| MJPatrick@Prodigy.net |
| Doug Benn |
| Location | Ontario, Canada |
| Age | 38 |
| Occupation | Jack of All Trades |
| Status | Widowed, 6-year old son |
| Hobbies | Rebuilding and Hot Rodding Muscle Cars and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Artin 4-Lane 35 Foot Lap Length 1:32 Scale Carrera Formula 1 Championship Set 1:64 Scale Like-like |
| Ron Osikowicz |
| Location | NW Chicago, Illinois U.S.A. |
| Age | 49 |
| Occupation | Engineering Manager (Motorola) |
| Status | Married, 12-year old son, 9-year old daughter |
| Hobbies | Running, Puzzles, the Web and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Strombecker 2-Lane 50 Foot Lap Length 1:32 Scale Carrera 2-Lane 50 Foot Lap Length |
| Slot Cars | Scalextric, Carrera, Strombecker and E.J. Hobbies |
| Osikowicz@Yahoo.com |
| George Hamilton III |
| Location | Arlington, Texas U.S.A. |
| Age | 61 |
| Occupation | DOD Retired, Part-time EDI Systems |
| Status | Widowed, 1 Daughter, 2 Grand Daughters |
| Hobbies | Music, Fishing, N and HO Scale Model Railroads and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Scalextric / Strombecker 1:64 Scale Tomy AFX 4-Lane |
| Motorsports | Winston Cup and Indy Racing League |
| Paul Bass |
| Location | Tyler, Texas U.S.A. |
| Age | 51 |
| Occupation | Semi Retired |
| Status | Married, 28+ years |
| Hobbies | Computers, Hunting, Outdoors, Travel and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Artin 4-Lane 35 Foot Lap Length |
| Slot Cars | FLY, Scalextric, SCX, Artin and Vintage 1:24 |
| Motorsports | Indianapolis 500 |
| Road Cars | 1994 Ford Explorer, 1996 Crown Victoria, 1992 Taurus |
| PDBass@LakeCountry.net |
| Hans Binder |
| Location | Austria |
| Age | 35 |
| Occupation | Car Shop Manager |
| Status | Married, 2 Girls |
| Hobbies | Kart Racing, Fishing and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Carrera (7x4 Meter) L-Shaped Layout |
| Slot Cars | 100+ |
| Favorite | Ninco Callaway w/ EVO-4 and Cartrix Magnet |
| HMan@eunet.at |
| Cole Sonafrank |
| Location | Ester, Alaska U.S.A. |
| Age | 41 |
| Occupation | Computer Resource Center Manager |
| Status | Married, 2 Children |
| Hobbies | Art, Politics and Slot Car Racing and Building |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Scalextric 2-Lane 73 Foot Lap Length |
| Slot Cars | 40+ |
| Favorite | FLY Joest Porsche and Ninco Ferrari F-50 |
| Road Car | 4WD Subaru Legacies |
| Cole@ElvesOfEster.com |
| Steve Curran |
| Location | West Harrison, Indiana U.S.A. |
| Age | 42 |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Hobbies | Wood Working, Model Trains, Fishing, Hunting and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:64 Scale Wooden 4-Lane 55 Foot Lap Length 1:24 Scale Wooden 4-Lane 83 Foot Lap Length |
| Slot Cars | 28 T-Jets, 18 G-Plus and 440x2, 16 1:32 and 9 1:24 |
| SCurran@Fuse.net |
| John Roche |
| Location | Bedford, England |
| Age | 47 |
| Occupation | Residential Home Care Manager |
| Status | Single, Living with girlfriend |
| Hobbies | Motorcycling, Music, Reading, Country Walks, Beer and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Wooden 4-Lane Track (12x24 Foot Shed) |
| Slot Cars | 70+ RTR and Scratch Built |
| Motorsports | Motorcycles and Vintage Historics |
| Road Car | Honda VFR750 Motorcycle |
| John@Motorbikes.freeserve.co.uk |
| Frank Spena, Jr. |
| Location | Horseheads, New York U.S.A. |
| Age | 27 |
| Occupation | Carpet Cleaner |
| Status | Single |
| Hobbies | Photographing Race Cars, Racing, Drum Corps, Trains, Old Topo Maps and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:64 Scale Tomy AFX 4-Lane Track |
| Slot Cars | 200+ Everything from Aurora Vibrators to UFHORA Patriots |
| Motorsports | Road Racing and Vintage Can-Am Historics |
| Road Car | 1969 Chevy Impala, 350 V8, Ram Air, Hooker Headers, etc. |
| FSpena@stny.rr.com |
| Bill S. |
| Location | South Eastern Michigan U.S.A. |
| Age | 34 |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Status | Married, with 2-year old son |
| Hobbies | Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Artin 4-Lane Track |
| Slot Cars | 8 Artin, 3 FLY, 3 Carrera and 3 Scalextric |
| Favorite | 1970's GT |
| TurtleBoy_3@Yahoo.com |
| Arnold Biondi |
| Location | Connecticut U.S.A. |
| Age | 49 |
| Occupation | Landscape Architect / Golf Course Designer |
| Hobbies | Vintage Synthesizers, Golf, Bowling and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Carrera 2-Lane Track (Under Construction) |
| Slot Cars | 10 Carrera, Scalextric and SCX, plus various 1960's slot cars |
| Road Car | Mazda 626 |
| ABiondi@SNet.net |
| Tom Nardone |
| Location | Ferndale, Michigan U.S.A. |
| Age | 31 |
| Occupation | President of small Internet company |
| Status | Married |
| Hobbies | Cars, Motorcycles, Automobilia and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Scalextric 2-Lane Track (8 x 12 Table) |
| Ken Hunt |
| Location | Huntsville, Alabama U.S.A. |
| Age | 39 |
| Occupation | Software Engineer (Nokia) |
| Status | Married with Children |
| Hobbies | Collecting and Playing Guitars, Magic and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:24 Scale Carrera 2-Lane Track |
| Favorite | 1:24 Carrera |
| KHunt@Knology.net |
| Jeff Adams |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia U.S.A. |
| Age | 32 |
| Occupation | Internet/Small Business Consulting |
| Status | Married |
| Hobbies | Motorcycle Racing, Cave and Cliff Rescue Squad, Mountain Biking and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Wooden 4-Lane Track (12x24 Foot Shed) |
| Slot Cars | 70+ RTR and Scratch Built |
| Motorsports | Motorcycles and Vintage Historics |
| Road Cars | Jeep Grand Cherokee, Honda Hawk, Yamaha R6 and Harley Davidson Road King Motorcycles |
| John Ford |
| Location | Aransas Pass, Texas U.S.A. |
| Age | 57 |
| Occupation | Publisher Scale Auto Racing News |
| Hobbies | Collecting Cars of All Scales and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:32 Scale Wooden 4-Lane Track |
| Slot Cars | Box-Stock Group 10 and 12 |
| Road Cars | 1999 Ford Mustang Convertible, 1959 El Camino, 1937 Ford Pickup, 1972 Mercedes 450 SL Convertible, 1977 Triumph Spitfire, 1979 American Motors AMX, 1957 Mahogany Speed Boat. |
| JohnFord@SlotMail.org |
| Steve Brey |
| Location | South Eastern Pennsylvania U.S.A. |
| Age | 42 |
| Occupation | Software Engineer |
| Status | Married, with 3 Teen-Agers |
| Hobbies | Computer Programming, Video Games, Reading, Model Rockets, Movies and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:64 Scale Aurora Model Motoring |
| Slot Cars | 1:24 Scale Group 12/15 Wing Cars, Various HO Cars |
| SJBrey@VoiceNet.com |
| Eldred Pickett |
| Location | Detroit, Michigan U.S.A. |
| Age | 37 |
| Occupation | Assistant Network Administrator |
| Status | Single |
| Hobbies | Playing and Listening to Music, Computer Racing Games and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:64 Scale Tyco, Tomy and Aurora AFX Tracks |
| Slot Cars | 30+ 1:64 Scale Cars |
| Tom DeLauder, Sr. |
| Location | Palm Beach, Florida U.S.A. |
| Age | 50 |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Status | Married |
| Hobbies | Street Rods, Canoeing, Backpacking, Mountain Biking and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:64 Scale Tomy AFX 4-Lane Track |
| HeavyChevy750@WebTV.net |
| Larry Bishov |
| Location | Clementon, New Jersey U.S.A. |
| Age | 51 |
| Occupation | Systems Analyst |
| Status | Divorced, 2 Children, 13 and 23 |
| Hobbies | Kart Racing, Music and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:64 Scale Tomy AFX 4-Lane Track (4x8 Table) |
| Slot Cars | T-Jets, Tyco, AFX and Super G-Plus |
| Road Car | Chevy Astro Van |
| LBishov1@Home.com |
| Rodney Cord |
| Location | Baltimore, Maryland U.S.A. |
| Age | 36 |
| Occupation | CATV Engineer |
| Status | Married |
| Hobbies | Motorcycling and Slot Car Racing |
| Track | 1:64 Scale Tomy AFX 4-Lane Track |
| Slot Cars | Several 1970's Aurora AFX Cars, and some 1:32 scale |
| weitrhino@comcast.net |
| Björn Rauschenbach |
| Location | Recklinghausen Germany |
| Age | 24 |
| Occupation | Car Engineer |
| Hobbies | Slot Car Racing |
| Slot Cars | 2 Ninco CLK, 1 Formula One, 1 CART and 1 STW Opel Calibra |
| InterCEptor@ICE-World.de |
| Michael Posey |
| Location | Indiana U.S.A. |
| Age |