All dressed up for a race

[RazorJon]

[goosenapper]

That photo is offensive. Those kids have no respect for the hobby.
When I race, I always wear white gloves and a tuxedo with coat tails. :liar:

That is a great shot. Thanks for sharing.

If you'll excuse me, I'm off to polish my monocle and turn some laps.

[turbokev]

In 1964 Phil Barchetta who was Strombecker's PR man started one of the first factory sponsored teams that raced at various tracks in the Greater Chicago area. The following year Jim Russell hired four local hot shoes from Southern California; Mike Morrissey, Rick Durkee, Ron Quintana Len Vucci and formed the legendary Team Russkit. The racers had their expenses paid as well as any parts required to build and maintain their cars. Team Russkit would go on a 30 day nationwide tour which had a tremendous effect on the development of professional slot car racing in America. The first thing Team Russkit discovered is that they were not as far ahead of everyone as they thought! In Car Model, February 1966, pg 24, Mike Morrissey writes, "To begin with, everywhere we went, we were surprised at how fast cars are going. From Las Vegas to Long Island, we found cars almost as fast as ours, and in Detroit... well, I'll come to that later."

(Apparently, they got thier butts kicked in Detroit) :mrgreen:

[turbokev]

...and just because I find this history stuff cool..

http://tsrfcars.com/cat-vintage-russkit-durkee.htm

Team Russkit Survivor
Rick Durkee's Chaparral brought back to life

[Ember]

A dear friend of mine was driving for a factory team in the UK at the time. I always thought it was Russkit, but I'd have to ask him again to be sure.

I thought Jon had posted a picture of the Four Lads playing with slots between recordings to begin with.

[OldDogMotorsports]

[Ember]

[dreinecke]

I thought it was Harry and his posse at prom!

Handsome Devils!

[FootScoot]

You could always pick out Mike Morrissey in a crowd. He was a tall drink of water. The Russkit Team visited our local track as a promotional thing. I'm thinking '66-'67, about same time as the floppy pan chassis'. :)