I am sad to hear that...
Jay Kisling, 1960-2015
#76
Posted 14 March 2015 - 10:42 AM
Al Pollack
#78
Posted 14 March 2015 - 10:57 AM
#79
Posted 14 March 2015 - 10:59 AM
To paraphrase an old Righteous Brothers song...
"If you believe in forever and life is just a one night stand
And there is a slot car heaven you know they got a hell of a field."
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#80
Posted 14 March 2015 - 11:13 AM
Adios, Amigos.
In loving memory of my mother Francisca Escalante Zavala
March 24, 1927 - April 5, 2011
Vaya Con Dios
#81
Posted 14 March 2015 - 11:39 AM
I'll miss him. I loved his intensity during a race.
Jay showed me a few tricks on how to set-up cars back in the day. He surely helped me and many others become better racers.
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#82
Posted 14 March 2015 - 11:44 AM
#83
Posted 14 March 2015 - 11:57 AM
Rest in peace, my friend
#84
Posted 14 March 2015 - 12:59 PM
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#85
Posted 14 March 2015 - 01:04 PM
"Drive it like you're in it!!!"
"If everything feels under control... you are not going fast enough!"
Some people are like Slinkies... they're really good for nothing... but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
#86
Posted 14 March 2015 - 01:12 PM
I'll always remember Jay's intensity when racing. He often either won the race or broke becoming a DNF while trying to win. We'll miss you, but we'll never forget you.
I intend to live forever! So far, so good.
#87
Posted 14 March 2015 - 02:06 PM
Thanks for everything I learned from you. You taught me a lot. Sorry I didn't get to race with you once more.
Ralph
#88
Posted 14 March 2015 - 02:48 PM
I stopped into SpeedZone a couple weeks ago... haven't been there in a couple, just to say hello to Jay and Mike. Neither were there so I left. Wish I would have asked the staff if Jay was around.
I had no clue that he wasn't doing well until I received Mike's text this morning of Jay's passing. I have met many of men in my 50 years, but only a select few touched me in a way that I will remember them and their stories to my grave. Jay was one of them. We spent many hours chatting about not just racing but life. Wish I could have another one of those conversations.
RIP, brother Jay. And let us all take a moment to be grateful for the blessing in Jay's life - Mike Iles. Mike lost a dear friend today. My condolences to the entire slot family and all that knew and loved Jay.
Greg
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#89
Posted 14 March 2015 - 02:59 PM
God bless to your friends and family!!
#90
Posted 14 March 2015 - 03:32 PM
Feeling empty with this news. Godspeed Jay...
So much DRAMA for such small cars....
Mike Kravitz
Don't DQ me for having the wrong SHADE of orange on my McLaren... after all, it's ONLY a toy car!!!
#91
Posted 14 March 2015 - 03:34 PM
You were one of the best with a controller in your hand and you sure could make a 12 volt motor roar...
You'll be missed.
#92
Posted 14 March 2015 - 05:27 PM
Journey well, my friend. No more suffering, no more pain.
Goodbye, buddy.
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#93
Posted 14 March 2015 - 07:01 PM
Rest in peace, Jay.
I met Jay for the first time at the 2012 Checkpoint Cup at Buena Park Raceway.
Since then I had great opportunities to see and race with him at SpeedZone, Retro East, and SCRRA events. He was a very good racer, giving me much good advice to improve my cars but more than that I really enjoyed his company as a good friend full of humor. He was very nice to our Retro Tokyo racers at the Checkpoint Cup in January, 2014.
Unlike in real 1/1 racing, it never happens in Retro slot world that you lose your racing friends owing to accidents during races but we keep losing our good friends as years go by. Although age is beginning to tell on most of us, keep racing with good racing buddies in our memory.
Haruki
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#94
Posted 14 March 2015 - 07:13 PM
Another great talent has left us. Jay was a mover and a shaker in his time, now gone.
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#95
Posted 14 March 2015 - 10:36 PM
Just read the whole thread. Quite a shock.
RIP, Jay, you were a good person to befriend. The whole slot car racing community will miss you.
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Philippe de Lespinay
#96
Posted 15 March 2015 - 08:31 AM
In the advent of Retro racing out this way, Jay put on some memorable drives at the early Sanos.
King of the Coupes, may you Rest in Peace.
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#97
Posted 15 March 2015 - 04:04 PM
Jay Phillip Kisling, of Shamong, NJ, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 14, 2015. He was 55 years of age. Originally from Reading, PA, he has resided in Shamong, NJ, for the past six years.
Jay is a National Slot Car Champion and was able to travel the world for the past 25 years racing and building slot cars. In 2004, Jay was the World Champion in Production B Class racing at the World Famous Jeff Port Raceway in Ronkonkoma, NY. He is the store manager at the SpeedZone Slot Car Raceway & Hobbies in Mt. Holly, NJ. Jay was instrumental in building the SpeedZone business; besides managing the store during open hours, he built motors, chassis, and assembled cars for customers. Jay took pride in his all-around knowledge of the slot car industry and was always available to answer any questions. His customer base ranged from children doing Pinewood Derby racing to teenagers and adults racing different types of slot cars. When he wasn’t at the hobby shop, Jay enjoyed going to race tracks New Egypt Speedway and Bridgeport Speedway to watch the dirt modified car races.
He is survived by his father Richard Kisling and his cousin Ruth of Reading, PA. He is the son of the late Ruth Kisling (Nee Nagle).
Jay will deeply be missed by his friends at SpeedZone and his dirt modified racing group. Interment is private and at the convenience of the family.
In honor of Jay Kisling, SpeedZone Slot Car Raceway and Hobbies, 201 Pine Street, Mt. Holly, NJ, will be hosting a memorial race in the summer. A date and time will be announced at a later date.
Funeral arrangements are under the Bradley & Stow Funeral Home, Medford, NJ. (www.BradleyStow.com)
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#98
Posted 15 March 2015 - 04:22 PM
It's said that a man can be judged by the quality of his friends.
Godspeed.
Pete Varlan
60 years a slot racer
#99
Posted 15 March 2015 - 05:10 PM
His toy cars sit quietly in their box, who knows when they will ever be used again... Who but us truly understand the small joys these bring?
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Dennis David
#100
Posted 15 March 2015 - 08:13 PM
Too soon... Way too soon!
RIP
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