When my wife, Jeannette, and I travel around the US, we plot a route and schedule to take in as many slot car raceways as will fit in our trip. This year was our third visiting Speedway Slot Car Racing in Slidell, LA. David Probst is a warm and welcoming host, and both Jeannette and I enjoy our visit. On our very first visit, David had to show off his women's restroom to Jeannette, and let her know if was for her exclusive use being the only woman in the place that day. The restrooms, both men's and women's, were pristine and continue to be so on each following visit. The whole raceway is always clean and tidy, and each year Jeannette offers her compliments. It's a continuing dialogue in how to run a raceway between Jeannette and David.
I should have known something was up when we pulled up in front of the raceway this year. We always call ahead, so David was aware we would be arriving and came outside to greet us. No sooner had Jeannette gotten out of the car then David whisked her away inside, where I followed a few minutes later after unloading my gear. Once inside, I discovered Jeannette had been taken to see the remodeling of the restrooms. After our visit last year and the accolades Jeannette had previously given the restrooms, David's nephew, Steve Hughes, decided he wanted to do something special to make them a cut above. The finished product includes baseboards and crown molding, fresh paint – purple for the women and red for the men, a stylish vanity, mirror, and paper roll holder for the ladies, even a plush rug in front of the ladies' toilet. See the photos below, first the women's and then the men's. Not your typical raceway restroom.
Bravo, Steve and David!
