Gary Pickrell Memorial Race

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO FILL IN THE SURVEY ON THE OVAL THREAD:
http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/showthread.php?t=156444

Frank Dempster (myself) and Chuck Chambers will be hosting a fund raiser race for Gary Pickrell who passed away on August 14th from a long battle with Cancer. Chuck and I have been a friend of Gary’s for, well, we go back YEARS. …Quite a ways for the three of us have we been racing together.

100% of this fund raiser will go to Cindy, Gary’s wife – to help with the accumulated bills over the last 14 months.

Race Benefit details:
- This will be a one day event with Oval and Road-Course racing at Steel City Hobbies.

Classes: Run what you bring – cars will be segregated into a typical class (3 or more of the same type to make up a class).
Entry Donation: We are asking for $15 for the 1st Car and $5 for every car after.
- The entry fee includes a meal!
- There will be door prizes.
- There will be Chinese Auctions
- There will be a 50/50
- Some of the gifts will be from top R/C manufactures.

This is more than just a fund raiser! There is going to be great food, great atmosphere, great gifts, and this is going to be something special! Please try to attend!

When and where:
Racing will be on Saturday, October 14th starting at Noon at Steel City Hobbies (Road-Course and Oval)
On October 15 there will be an On-Road race at Beaver’s The Raceway.

Patty Dempster will be donating some good tasting food.

For more information, contact:
Frank Dempster: 412.221.0009 (H) 412.613.8806 (C)
Frank@steelcityhobbies.com
Or
Chuck Chambers: 724.643.1168

The Link is to the ON-ROAD thread for the Poll - Please take it! (Link above is correct)

Gary was a well respected R/C Racer - a true model to how a R/C Racing enthusiast should be.

I am personally going to donate (along with some Players) a Pittsburgh Steelers Autographed football and some other merchandise.

SCH will donate the whole day of racing at it's facility including the personnel to run the event.



This should be a fun time in Gary's name and I am looking forward!

I am looking forward to the awesome food, camaraderie of fellow racers and people in general. The doors are open to everyone to celebrate Gary's life and his R/C racing hobby.

Thank you Frank and Chuck for organizing such a special event.



Mike

Bump
Check out the On-Road post which has a poll. Please post comments and memories.
http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/showthread.php?t=156444

John,
Sorry, I forgot too say You will have the same Race Benefits at The Raceway as SCH.Entry Donation:The Raceway will be $10.00 for the 1st Car and $5.00 for every car after.My mind is work overtime with everything going on at this time,not only The Memorial Race. And once again I'm very Sorry
Frank

John,
Sorry, I forgot too say You will have the same Race Benefits at The Raceway as SCH.Entry Donation:The Raceway will be $10.00 for the 1st Car and $5.00 for every car after.My mind is work overtime with everything going on at this time,not only The Memorial Race. And once again I'm very Sorry
Frank
Frank, no problem- I wasn't upset. We already HAD the day scheduled for a race, and, of course, will do anything to help. I met Gary in about 1987 or so when he popped into our store to see what the new owners did. He started racing at Rolling Wheels a couple of years later. We even stopped by a couple of times in Ellwood City to see the parking lot races that he & others put together. I'll never forget the (recent) visits we had by Cindy & him when they were in town for his treatments/check-ups. We talked about all things R/C and slot cars too! He was a great guy.. :cry:
John

Bumping this up...
General Flyer should be out tomorrow for handing it out to friends & family. I think the Raceway's is already out with their details. SCH info on the SCH site. A weekend of racing for Gary! ...just the way he would have liked it! :thumbsup:
MR