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[Dave Larsen]

Hellow everyone

Most "Old School" slot racers already know about Mr. Steube and his Farther, Bill Sr. and what was accomplished by them, and the members of Team Checkpoint. But..... There might be some out there that do not know? For these individuals, that are not in the know Here's some slotcar history for all to look at. Why am I making this post you ask? Because the way I see it..... Mike Steube, IS THE BABE RUTH OF SLOTCAR RACING I'm very glad to have met the man ..... Enjoy the pictures ......



























































BUILD ON...... MR. STEUBE

[TSR]

Nice, Dave. Thanks for the research and scanning.
People, if you reply to this post, please DO NOT paste the same pictures again, we are running out of bandwidth, thanks!

I believe that Morrissey made one mistake in one of the captions, Bill Steube Sr. used the new Mabuchi "oval-hole" can indeed (we have a few at the LASCM loose and in old Steube-built cars), but this one looks to me to be a Cox 3600 NASCAR can (slightly different design). The Cox NASCAR can was popular with rewinders for a while just before the new Mura can was issued, and Tore Anderson used one built by Bob Kean and loaned to him by Bruce Paschal to win the Columbus ARCO race in 1968.

[Mike Steube]

Thank you Dave. Looking at those old races and the memories that they bring back well, I'm more than a little choked up, bro. Those were some unbelievable times I had with my dad slot car racing. Thank you, again.

[The Bugman]

Dave,,did you get all those facts & articles from your buddy PdL,and his library,,,,,,,,lol (*gotcha)

[Slotgeezer]

And I read every issue that Dave scanned, when it was published here in Los Angeles....

Growing up a "slot geek", you couldn't drive a slot car in L.A., & not be influenced by Mike... His winning streak during those times was almost like clockwork, but we all know how hard he worked, trying to stay one step ahead of everyone in SoCal slots... Hey, he's still doin' the same thing, now only in Division III... Lots of building & testing, & lots of trial & error...

Thanks, Vitter... Sure brought back some great memories, of a SoCal slot racing legend... Mr. Mike Steube...

Later....


Jeff Easterly

[TSR]

Dave,,did you get all those facts & articles from your buddy PdL,and his library,,,,,,,,lol (*gotcha)

Oscar, Dave has got his own.

[68Caddy]

I really like Mike Steube what he is today a great person.
I sure wouldn't like to have the pressure that he has, but he sure keeps it together, I just know him what he is today and that's good enough for me. I'm not a fan, I just like nice people and Mike is a nice guy and I'm very glad that I meet him.
Vitter this is a great post by the way.

Nesta

[MSwiss]

Dave,
Very cool stuff.
Any chance of a whole scan of the Hinsdale 160 man Manufacturers Race?
I can still remember clear as day the dead silence when Mike was qualifying, tearing up the track and the groan
when he came off under the bridge. The 90 marshall dove in underneath it and got him back in quick enough to still TQ.

Of note, notice Paul Pfeiffer won the Amatuer race.

[Joe Mig]

Wow that is some good history thanks for posting.
Mike could I get two sets of the 3/32 front tires the low friction ones? Please .

[TSR]

One of the few surviving Frogwinders, found on E-Pay a year ago and restored to its former glory with a genuine Bill Steube motor to boot:

[idare2bdul]

Until recent years(70's?) Babe Ruth held the record for strikeouts. Mike Steube is more consistent in his driving than the Babe was at getting on base.