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Rookie Keyboard Racer
Posted 15 September 2019 - 06:17 PM
PS: Rick if you'd like a higher quality scan, just PM me with your email. The files were too heavy to post here as scanned, so had to reduce the image quality a bit.
Greg: what's with the 1.95 MB limit on posting at a time? Seems kind of low, no?
rickhaynes3@yahoo.com
I would love to have them until the day I find the magazine it is in for myself.
builder/racer
Posted 16 September 2019 - 01:43 PM
Those were possibly the greatest days of my life! Every dog has his day. Yes, I was extremely lucky but eventually the luck ran out and I came down to earth again. Just shows what can happen when we try.
Something special about the people, places and things involved with slot cars. I dropped out of racing and into high school in 1969 and eventually became an electronic technician in Salt Lake City. Started racing again about nine years ago at 'The Slot Shop' in Salt Lake. Relocated to southwest Utah two years ago (no racing here) so I look forward to joining a few of my old and new friends for Retro races at BPR.
It is really nice to be remembered and to have friends like you!! Thanks for the memories
Posting Leader
Posted 16 September 2019 - 01:58 PM
Cool story! The most impressive thing to me is that you were able to keep you composure in such a high pressure situation. No way I could have done that. I would have folded like a lawn chair!
builder/racer
Posted 16 September 2019 - 02:16 PM
About the only thing I remember about that actual race was telling myself over and over again to stay calm and focus.
Posting Leader
Posted 16 September 2019 - 05:47 PM
It's funny, this thread was very active until the subject of the thread makes an appearance. Now it's dead. How weird is that!
Where's Charlie's number one fanboy, Rick Haynes?
What's a title?
Posted 16 September 2019 - 05:51 PM
It's funny, this thread was very active until the subject of the thread makes an appearance. Now it's dead. How weird is that!
Where's Charlie's number one fanboy, Rick Haynes?
Maybe everyone is watching the Nat's?
ROFLMAO.
Rotor
Rookie Keyboard Racer
Posted 16 September 2019 - 06:08 PM
I will be going to the SCCA nationals in a GTL Midget at VIR in a few weeks.
Is that what you wanted to know?
rick
Race Leader
Posted 16 September 2019 - 06:10 PM
Charlie,
Were you close to any of the big pros or factory teams or did you do this all on your own?
Amazing accomplishment for sure!
Posting Leader
Posted 16 September 2019 - 11:42 PM
I will be going to the SCCA nationals in a GTL Midget at VIR in a few weeks.
Is that what you wanted to know?
rick
That's not it, but that's very cool! Best of luck to you! 
Posting Leader
Posted 17 September 2019 - 10:34 AM
Hi Charlie,fantastic experience to have. When you read the race report does it bring back any memories?
Love to hear any back story, like how long you had been racing etc. Anything. Great story.
Any idea what happened to the car?
Race Leader
Posted 17 September 2019 - 12:49 PM
As of August, 1968, everything is still endbell drive.
Race Leader
Posted 17 September 2019 - 01:31 PM
Just read this great story! Very impressive job by Charlie!
Bobby Robinson RN, BMTCN
"Nobody rides for free." - Jackson Browne, 1980
"Positivity and optimism can overcome a lot of things." - Tom Brady, 2019
"Trying is the first step towards failure." - Homer Simpson
Posting Leader
Posted 17 September 2019 - 01:52 PM
As of August, 1968, everything is still endbell drive.
I noticed that on Charlie's car and thought, he being a kid, he was running endbell drive because he didn't know any better. Then I looked at the other cars and they were endbell drive as well. I'm surprised. I thought pros had switched can drive by then.
Graduate Bench Racer
Posted 17 September 2019 - 03:08 PM
I noticed that on Charlie's car and thought, he being a kid, he was running endbell drive because he didn't know any better. Then I looked at the other cars and they were endbell drive as well. I'm surprised. I thought pros had switched can drive by then.
Tom Hansen
Our Gang Racing Team
Cukras Enterprises
Team Camen
Chassis By Hansen
I race and shop at Pacific Slot Car Raceway
What's a title?
Posted 17 September 2019 - 05:43 PM
I will be going to the SCCA nationals in a GTL Midget at VIR in a few weeks.
Is that what you wanted to know?
rick
Good luck at The Runoffs!!!
Rotor
Mid-Pack Racer
Posted 18 September 2019 - 09:13 AM
Hi Rick,
Have fun at the Runoffs! I miss being there. But not all the work!
Good Luck!
Rob
Rookie Keyboard Racer
Posted 14 September 2024 - 04:37 PM
To follow up on my post of September 2019, I found Charlie Nelson with the help of many nice people. He lives in Utah, and he still races slot cars.
I stopped by to see him last winter, and I had a great time. I believe it is fair to say we are friends now. He is a very interesting fellow with a good memory, so talking slot car history with him is good fun. I have plans to meet him in California at the big year-end race in LA sometime.
But in this post, I am looking for contact info on Howie Ursanier , another slot racer from the 1960s. I have heard he was in Wisconsin.
Any info will be appreciated.
Rick Haynes
614-231-7194
Checkered Flag in Hand
Posted 14 September 2024 - 05:51 PM
Howie is a member here on SlotBlog...
Don Weaver
A slot car racer who never grew up!
The supply of government exceeds demand.
L.H. Lapham
If the brain-eating amoeba invades Washington
it will starve to death...
Rookie Keyboard Racer
Posted 14 September 2024 - 06:35 PM
Attention Howie Ursanier , my name is rick haynes and I live in Columbus Ohio. I will be going to Road Americana race track soon and would like to meet you while I am in the area.
If that is possible please call me at 614-231-7194
thanks
rick haynes
Mid-Pack Racer
Posted 14 September 2024 - 10:31 PM
Hey Rick, I’m at RA right now for the vintage Austin Healey meet, 30 Spridgets in today race. We ( my son, two grandsons, and I ) came up by way of Lucky Bob’s and we all ran a few laps before heading north.
