Great story.
Jim Russell, 1920-2010
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, Dec 12 2010 09:45 AM
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Posted 03 December 2020 - 02:12 PM
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Posted 03 December 2020 - 02:38 PM
Sandy,
Exactly as all who were lucky to meet Jim Russell remember him.
Thank you for posting this.
Exactly as all who were lucky to meet Jim Russell remember him.
Thank you for posting this.
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Posted 04 December 2020 - 04:51 AM
Ditto.
Thanks for sharing that story, Sandy.
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Posted 02 January 2021 - 01:55 AM
Is there any film with audio of Jim Russell?
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Posted 05 January 2021 - 03:23 AM
I guess not. 
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Posted 28 January 2021 - 06:05 PM
Thanks, Sandy, for sharing the story and experiences with Jim. RIP.
I know you to be a great ambassador of the sport. Some time ago, maybe 10 years ago plus minus. I was walking by a row of Ferrari 250 GTOs at Pebble Beach and I heard a voice talking slot cars. I introduced myself as a fellow slot car guy and you spent some time telling me some personal slot car stories.
You will not remember me but I will always remember that moment.
But I walk away thinking, I just meet Sandy Gross. 
Martin Windmill
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Posted 28 November 2021 - 03:35 AM
Not only am I lucky enough to have met Jim but to also have lunch with him and my dad on a few occasions, and to hear his story firsthand about the history of his Daytona then years later it becomes big news.
I am honored to have made a few HO body patterns for him that went into production. How cool is that!
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Posted 28 November 2021 - 05:38 PM
its a great story Sandy. I missed it last year, glad you told it. What a time it was to be slot racing.
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