Socials & Slot Cars

from PCA Chesapeake Region Patter - March 2023 Vol 64, Issue 3

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Socials In Review

Marsha&SteveBuss

The February Breakfast social was held at the Eggcellence Brunchery in Annapolis. We filled two tables (including three PCA Juniors) and had a great time. Tuesday, February 21st was the date for our monthly dinner social held at Dive Bar and Grille in historic Savage Mill, Howard County. The dinner was a sellout, the food was delicious, and everyone had a terrific social time. We were extremely happy to welcome two new members.

The March Breakfast Social will be at Eggcellence in Annapolis beginning at 8am on Saturday the 4th. We’ll be celebrating with an after St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Social at Kelsey’s Restaurant in Ellicott City, Howard County. The March Dinner Social will be at 6:30pm, Tuesday March 21st. Please remember you need to register on MotorsportReg.com. If you decide to not attend, please go back into MotorsportReg.com and cancel your reservation. As these events have been selling out, this will allow members on the waitlist to be confirmed.

Upcoming events –Our April Breakfast Social will be at the Eggcellence Brunchery in Annapolis on Saturday, April 1st, at 8am. Registration is now open for our April Dinner Social. We will meet at Hightopps Backstage Grill in Timonium, Baltimore County, on Tuesday, April 11th at 6:30pm.

We are planning on returning to Guinness Brewery on Saturday morning, April 8th for beers and brunch. Since the restaurant does not take reservations we’ll gather by the front gates when the doors open at 11am. If the weather cooperates we can have the brunch outdoors.

Additionally we are investigating restaurants for a social breakfast to coincide with the Hunt Valley Horsepower gathering.

Do you have restaurant recommendations or interesting ideas for Socials? Send us an social@pcachs.org. We’d love to hear from you!

Thanks, Steve & Marsha

Slot Car/Chili Cookoff Recap

By:TerrellWilliams

On Saturday, February 18th, dozens from the Chesapeake Region PCA family came together at the Y in Arnold for our annual Slot Cars Event showcasing chili cooking skills and plenty of racing thrills.

The mild winter weather forecast was perfect for bringing out our Chesapeake Region President, Ron Farb and other racing enthusiasts in Chesapeake PCA’s premier winter activity. In all, 43 racing fans participated in this year’s Slot Car event despite conflicting with the ever-popular Tech Tactics East event in Easton, PA.

The afternoon started with 30 minutes of warming up the 1/32 slot cars on the challenging 4 lane “Petit Le Mans” Circuit. The racetrack mimicked the legendary 24 hours of Le Mans course that included a 14’ long Mulsanne Straight, Arnage corner and the Porsche Curve amongst a host of other challenging sections. Many racers seemed to be thrilled with this year’s stimulating layout and high speeds.

The Juniors started the racing with kids under 12 yrs. old and as young as 5 yrs. old guiding their slot cars around the layout. The competition was very high with these kids, and each wanted to win badly. As such, there were many fiery crashes with cars literally flying off the track with mufflers, headlights and spoilers separating from cars. The end of the Mulsanne straight was a particularly prone to crashes but spectators were quick to replace those flying cars back to the track to continue racing. Eventually, Evangeline Davids won the Juniors Championship besting second place finisher Lucas Zadra and Francisco Nunez for third place.

The Juniors Endurance race of 20 laps was won by the ‘Pink Pigs’ team of Leah O’Sullivan and Evangeline Davids.

Each year the Women’s class put on some great races and this year they didn’t disappoint spectators. The ladies were competitive but cautiously raced their slot cars around as if on a Sunday drive on I-83 North. Those ladies who were a bit too competitive, soon found themselves crashing and disqualified. Slow and steady seemed to be the theme in these race heats. In the end, newcomer Tracy Jennings was crowned the Women’s Champion. Lori Williams was the second-place finisher and Jennifer McDonald came in third place.

The Men’s races were competitive with 5 class heats. There were several newcomers and several experienced teenagers that aged up to the men’s division. After all the competition had crashed and were disqualified, an embarrassed Terrell Williams won the Championship with his Porsche 904 Carrera GTS, followed by Dan Zadra’s classic Mustang and DeShea Wallace finished third with his modified Porsche 908.

Team ‘Boardwalk’ comprised of Lee Raskin, Bob Gutjahr, Tom Morton and Terrell Williams completed 40 laps of racing to win the Mixed Adult Enduro race besting Team ‘Three Girls & A Boy’, Team ‘918’s’ and the ‘Four Newbee’s’ team for the coveted trophies.

There were 5 pots of steaming, zesty chili to taste and enjoy. Some chili’s had chicken; others had no beans at all, but they all received thumbs up from the crowd. Multiple chili cookoff champ Ellen Beck again was voted the best chili for three years running. Bob Gutjahr accepted the award on her behalf. Marsha Buss came in second place, and newcomer, Robert Szurgot took third place.

Many thanks again to the Arnold Y Center for hosting this event for the very first time. In appreciation, the Chesapeake PCA donated $700 to the Y of Central Maryland. Also, the setup and breakdown volunteers were faster than a Formula One pit crew. Chesapeake volunteers broke down tables, chairs and collected trash rather quickly allowing us to turn the room back over to the Y before 5pm. The Chesapeake PCA Region members continue to welcome new members and set a high standard for having fun at social gatherings and family inspired club events.