I've been playing w/ R/C Cars for 21 years now, and when I started it was at a local track and I knew over 1/2 the guys racing there from outside of R/C.

There were guys like me (an auto mechanic) there was a plumber, a outside salesman for an office machine company, etc.

I'd like to see who YOU - The Oval Racers here on HOBBYTALK are and how long have you been a R/C Nut?

SWTour
Joe Myers -43
21st year of R/C
ASE Cert. Master GM Technician in a GMC/Pontiac dealership for over 10 years...now SEARCHING for something New~

Joe Myers
South-West Tour "R/C Oval Series"
Official 'TOUR' Sponsors
Jake's Performance Hobbies (http://www.jphracing.com)
Maverick Oval Chassis (http://www.swiftracingproducts.com)
McAllister Racing Bodies (http://www.mcallisterracing.com)
STICK E.T. Tire Sauces (http://www.arcor-rc.com/arcor2003/sticket.htm)
WWW.SOUTHWESTTOUR.COM (http://www.southwesttour.com)

ha im in my 10th year but only my first of racing i grew up on an old tamya black foot and magnum sport radio ahh the good old days!! btw i stared playing with them when i was 3!
mike maluk-14

puf19
Nick Leone - 40
27th year of R/C (Dad opened Bruckner Hobbies Bronx NY.1970)
MSCE Cert. A+ Cert. Network Cert. Pc Tech 9 years.

You know me,
Dave Werner
22 years oval racing
Velodrome Hero
Body Shop Manager

Dave Carter
5 years nitro trucks, 9 months racing SK's
Environmental Specalist

John McDonald
32 years old
10 years oval, still have my 10l20 (in the closet)
Ford dealer service manager
15 year ford tech Ford Senior Master Tech
2006 Southeast Ultimate Master Tech (Ford Competition)
Cant fix a race car to save my life ;)

puf19
Nick Leone - 40
27th year of R/C (Dad opened Bruckner Hobbies Bronx NY.1970)
MSCE Cert. A+ Cert. Network Cert. Pc Tech 9 years.

Whoa...wait a minute...NICK youre 40!?!?!??!?! :confused: WOW.. I never (and I stress NEVER) wouldve thunk it.... honestly - I thought you were in your LOW 30's...! WOW!!! (thats a compliment!!!) :thumbsup:

Dave Carter
5 years nitro trucks, 9 months racing SK's
Environmental Specalist

Carter...whats wrong.... cant share your age? LOL
:tongue:

Scott McCunn
2 years racin pancar
VP of R&D for a Vitamin Manufacturing Company

Dale Cote'
Danbury, CT.
Competitive racing since 1985, always oval (concrete, asphalt, dirt, carpet)
38 years old (I will always be 2 years younger than Nick)
Senior Estimator for Konover Construction Corp. (Earthwork division)
Other hobby is racing vintage asphalt oval modifieds (full scale)

jbell31
Jim Bell
Almost 20 years of R/C racing, almost all Oval and 10th scale
The last 2 years 1/4 scale.

I used to have my own painting business for years. Went back to school after selling the business. Became a Office manager and then a CFO for a PR marketing agency, then went to a Credit Union as a Computer operator in data processing. Been with Ford (Dearborn Truck) for the last 8 1/2 years as a consultant. I basicly keep the IT equipment and production going.

Webmaster for the GLQSR club out of Lansing and I like to golf too.
46 years old and want to race in to my 70s. if I can keep from drooling on the radio. That seem to be a bit of task now... lol

Eric Anderson
30 Years old
Racing since I was 12 (and still suck!!)
Former ASE Master Certified Tech working at a GM Dealer for 10 painful years. Now just a motor tuner/battery matcher but ready to get a real job again!!

EA

Rich Resue
47
Racing for 4 years
Chemistry lab manager

Dan Tajc (pronounced=tage)
age-47
first R.C.car,1981? Tyco b.s."toy"
first real R.C.=Graphite R.C.10,Hirobo belt-drive 4x4 buggy.1985?
Started racing with FinishlineFamilyRC in N.Az. in "97", Oval
A.S.E. certified auto master tech. since 1990
Owned own shop spec. in Mercedes 99-04,now working @ Northern Az.Univ. in transportation dept.
Luv R.C. Racin!
currently running Mod Lipo Brushless,chased Gary McAllister for years,finally winning"some" races. GREAT CLUB to be part of!

Raymond McCoy
33 years old
15 years of racing
Project Manger for Home builder AKA BAbysitter :tongue:

Steve Lawson Ames Ia
Auto Body tech spec in frame and align
Former racer on dirt in sportsman and mods from75 to 87
Actually won a champ back when Moby Dick was a minnow, brother got me into these silly cars back about 89 been playin with them off and on since, just wish I could get my fat ass in the car so I could tell better what its doing. Oh 52 yrs old

Russell Morris - 18
6 years of racing - 1st year of competetive racing
student

Rusty NutZ

Joel White
26 years old
5 years total of racing. Took a long time off, been back for about 1 year now.
Computer Tech. Been in the field for almost 5 years.

Dean Lambert
Age: 32
Software Analyst (Soon to own my own Mcdonalds)
Raced about 13 years ago. Been back in it for right at 2 years

Dan Dubuque 45
years racing 15 R/C before that 13 years stock cars
auto tech for foreign car shop 20 plus years of breaking knuckles and swearing
god da@@ SAABS.
always raced oval pan cars,turned track promoter

Who am I ?????

TobyTaylor
18 or 19 yrs racing started with the ever famous Blackfoot.
For the last 17 to 18 yrs pan cars with a good try at sedans ( yuck)
Been on asphalt-concrete and the ever famous carpet.
16 yrs of doing auto glass left that to make cars go fast. Presently working at ATI Performance Products here in Baltimore Maryland.

Presently the (SR) member of TBRC Racing...........the letters are not anyones initails on the team but they have a meaning :) Check my profile for the link to our team web site.

Rob Murdock age:36 (and getting older):cry:

30 years of racing. Little of everything over the years. Offroad, road, Oval

Iowa Farmer (so when you eat angus, I may have raised it):thumbsup:

Owner of Windtunnel Racing Products: Started building tires 20 years ago, I have been a track owner/operater, And Now.......well most of you know that.:wave:

im younger than nick....lololol

Jeff Carapellatti, age 34
18 years of r/c racing
Occ. Electric semicondutors, Henkel/Loctite Corp.

Jesse C. - 29 years old, racing r/c cars for over 5 years, oval only. I race
R/C cars in the winter (gotta keep up the hand eye coordination) with most of my family (Families that race together, Stay together)! During the week I'm an Adult Probation Officer. In the summer I race inboard hydroplanes (1.5 L modified/2.5 L stock) on the weekends.

Derrick Morris. 29 yrs old. I'm a Tech at Bellsouth (The new AT&T). Been at the phone company 8 yrs. I have been racing for 21 years now. I did take 3 yrs off but back at it wide open. I started out with a RC10 in 1986 that was converted to run on the dirt oval at Bolink. After 1yr of that I stepped up to pan cars on dirt and concret at Sugar Bowl speedway. I had the chance to race at the legendary Whipperwheel track in Florida back in the 80's. I miss those days! Been racing nitro oval since late 90's. I'm just getting back in to the batts this year to race the pave oval nats in SC.

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Kevin Henson
Age 36
First truck was a rc10 in 1991
I got started in racing in March of 2000
I race pancar oval carpet and asphalt
I am the owner and maker of KND Concepts Body Post (I have put it on hold temperarely)
I work for a Gas Compressor / cylinder company in Mount Vernon Ohio.

SteveWalker, 50 years old(damn) Started racing 17 years ago, pan cars on oval Original owner and founder of Thunderroad r/c Speedway in Gordonsville, Va in 1997(still going strong today with Ernie P. at the helm) Deputy Clerk of the Albemarle County District Court, Former AMA Motorcycle Racer, Motocross and Hare Scrambles Former Va. state Legends and Mini T champ Raced everything from Nitro trucks and Touring cars to Legends and Mini T's But my favorite R/C is Pan Car oval (go spec truck and 13.5 brushless)

Mark Stern
Age 56
Bashing RCs since 2001, racing RCs since 2002 (wish I'd found out abour RCs sooner, but I was playing with real cars - screen name comes from a 1971 455HO T/A Firebird I had for 30 years).
Race dirt oval/offroad outdoors and carpet oval indoors.
Used to race slot cars from 1964 to 1971, had my own brand of hand wound slot car motors and armatures called "Sterno Cans." Also wound armatures for a hobby shop brand.
Software Developer/Computer Consultant (just about forever).

Cory Fasnacht
age 29
got into r/c around 1990
first 1/10 scale- tamiya mudblaster
i've done it all but now employed by Tyco Electronics
certified in residential/industrial electricity

33 yrs old racing for 18 yrs.raced dirt oval for most of that lol sprintcar.went to off road and touring a few years and now all oval.com

Humpty AKA Jeff Helms Racing Since 93 35yrs old ...Supervisor for Construction Company.....

Jimmy Simons 30
21 years playing 17 years racing.
Raced oval, touring cars, off road took some time off 4 or 5 years.
Sale Advance Auto Parts, dirt track driver, and getting married and starting out with the 2nd gen of racer my son Cooper 2 and a half.

Thanks guys...keep em coming

Joe Myers
South-West Tour "R/C Oval Series"
Official 'TOUR' Sponsors
Jake's Performance Hobbies (http://www.jphracing.com)
Maverick Oval Chassis (http://www.swiftracingproducts.com)
McAllister Racing Bodies (http://www.mcallisterracing.com)
STICK E.T. Tire Sauces (http://www.arcor-rc.com/arcor2003/sticket.htm)
WWW.SOUTHWESTTOUR.COM (http://www.southwesttour.com)

Mark Steiner
23 Years Old
eBay PowerSeller
R/C racing for 8 years

Ed Borchers
Auto tech
race for 6 years
53 years young
N.H.

Danny King
50 yrs. old
Racing since 1990
Assistant Generator Engineer in power plant for Blue Ridge Paper Products,Canton NC [check your juice,milk,sugar boxes,if it says Dairypak on the gable top,that's me!!!]

Wade Lichtenberg
52 years old
racing since 1987
Training Manager for quick service restaurant

Flipper13 Philip Harwood 60 years old racing sence 1984 RETIRED FROM 31 YEARS IN FIRE SERVICE AND SPENDING MONEY "ha ha ha"

Matt Nothstein
22 Years Old
CNC Programmer
Played w/ r/c cars my whole life Started to race competitively in the oval scene in 1995.
First car I actually raced was a Traxxas Street Sport in a class called Handicap Stock (a beginner class..).

Jeff Patch
Age: 21
Certified Solidworks Professional
Mechanical Design Engineering for a Custom Machine Tool Manufacturing Company
Been racing for 13 years (since I was 8) and have loved every year of it.

Lee Helander
46 years old
Racing RC since I stumbled across the Sugarbowl in Ga. 1999
ASE Master Cert, GM Master Cert. Technician working for Buick, Pontiac, GMC and Hummer since 1982.

So far, it looks like I'm the "old man" LOL

Lin Vaughan
Age 61
I’ve been a Spa Technician for a Pool and Spa Company for 18 years
Started racing in ’87 and I am having as much fun today as the day I started.

Bill Henning
Age: 38
Started Racing: 1986
First Car: Mauri Big Bear truck flollowed by a Tamiya Falcon
Raced: Every class there is over the years, first love is the oval though
Employment: Architectural Designer/Estimator for Heritage Homes Group
on the side - vinyl graphics, signs & lettering www.thegraphicsgarage.com
Other Interests: Running the ORL www.outlawracingleague.com, Racing our full size dirt late model www.billhenning.com, and spending time with wife and 3 kids.

Dale Conklin- 43 , Years racing pan cars 17, After 4 yrs. in the Air Force, I became a copier machine repair tech/service manager for 15 years. In 2002 I became the Owner of a small towing co. , also auto tech (my brother and I run a repair facility), I have met a lot of good friends over the years racing RC!
Oh yeah , I am also one of the original members of Hobby Talk!

kevin morris
age 30
almost 2 years of racing
automotive mechanic for 15 years
r&d c'mon :thumbsup:

Ive been an rc nut for about 23 years.. Ive owned an actual real rc car for the past 19 years.. I was a semi driver, but two years ago i needed a change so i started welding.. I wanted a job that had real hours, so i could make plans..

Mike Burbey
29 years old (30 this year)
welder
Out of control Rc junkie

Scott Mere
22 years old
racing oval rc for about 3 years started when a local track open with a mini t ha ha
Schwan's Customer Service Manager

Pat Simkins
26 Years Old

Product Design Engineer
I design magnetic proximity sensors for the most part.

I have been racing since I was 12 with a couple breaks thrown in. I started racing pan cars when I was about 14.

Dave Dygon
Age 50+
Auto repair Shop Owner 26 years (but mostly work on r/c stuff all day)
R/C racing 15 years. 1/10 sacle oval & 1/4 scale oval.
I also own 3 Limited Late Model cars racing in Wisconsin (full time job)