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[elinsley]

Here is a tour of some of the pits during the 2024 Fall Brawl.

 

 

 

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[Bill from NH]

I always liked looking at other's pits whether it was just a photo or actually at a raceway. I have a Hoffman box & a couple of others. I enjoyed seeing how others organized their pits, how they worked, & liked looking to see if any had tools or items I hadn't thought of.

[John Luongo]

One of Dom's pit boxes was made for him years ago by his grandfather, cut and milled from a black cherry wood tree felled on his farm. A bit heavy, but it has held up well.

[Bill from NH]

I saw Dom's cherry box many times when QCS opened. My first thought why does anybody need a box that big or heavy. One night told me the story of it being made by his grandfather from lumber he had milled himself. Knowing that took a lot of weight off my shoulders, if not his own. Dom continued to use that box (chest?) for many years. When he brought his young daughter to the weekly races, Dom brought her inside first. Then he went back outside to bring in this box. This box made by Dom's grandfather is a very nice item of woodworking.

[nicky 65]

And the winner goes to the racer with the box to the left of the Outasight designs sign with over 40 chassis stacked up... love it!

[John Luongo]

Good choice, Nicky. And he has a well organized tire stock as well.

 

I like that yellow work mat so those small parts don't vanish.

[elinsley]

That is Jimmy Williams' pit.

[John Luongo]

Rob Hayes' AAR pit space is also well organized and simple. Easy to find what is needed, fast.

[The Sawdust Man]

Thanks for posting these pictures.

I always get a kick out of seeing if any of my builds are still out there in the world. And this grouping of pictures showed two vintage models from my very early days of building slot car boxes.
 
One was from the first production run of our Pro Box model, which were built around 1992.
And the second one was from the first generation of our Flight Box (smaller than a Pro Box to be able to take as carry-on luggage on a plane... long before 911 killed that option). The Flight Box was made about 1993-94.
 
I'm not sure how to tag or repost a picture here, but if you are curious the Pro Box is the picture with the numbers 83 in red and yellow on the front of one of the drawers and the Flight Box has the "Flexi Cash For Dash" sticker on the inside left corner of the left door.

[Bridgehampton66]

Thank you, Eric! Love seeing this.

[MG Brown]

Thank you for taking the time to take these photos and post them. Always an interesting subject, IMO.