Top three finishers in the 1/32nd scale Outlaw Slot Car "Race of Champions" 40 lap main event held at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, CA. Second went to JR main Winner Taylor Arellao (right) and Matt Sublett (left) in third.

09-10-11

Mark Sublett pulled off another win at the Gold Cup! Backing up his 2007 and 2009 victories at this prestigious event it was no surprise to see Mark's famous 3Db outlaw slot car out front leading all 40 laps from green to checkered flags. Friday night preliminary action on the Big Daddy's Race Center 1/32 scale 1/4 mile dirt track in the teeny weenie AM hours after the 2011 Miss Gold Cup Bikini Contest had 2008 Dave Bradway Jr. A Main winner Taylor Arellao doing a good job picking up the 20 lap A Main win.

A good field of slot car racers turned out Saturday starting with thunder car heat races for the kids. Top three finishers in each 10 lap heat race transferred to the 20 lap Jr. A Main won by Fresno CA micro sprint racer Dustin. With the temperature hovering around the customary century mark track conditions were quite tacky. After two 10 lap heat races and a 12 lap B Main the 40 lap 1/32 Scale Outlaw Slot Car Race of Champions got rolling. Jumping out in front was Mark Sublett. Holding onto the lead through several restarts Mark took command of the race. Several wheel to wheel runs by Matt Sublett and Taylor Arellao to snatch the lead away from Mark's 3Db failed. Laps clicked off rapidly with only a few delays in the race. Several cars were parked after brining out the yellow or red flags twice in a row. Some cars fell off the pace and the last few laps Mark's 3Db went unchallenged to the checkered flag. The class of the field, 3Db has become the hottest car in outlaw slot car racing…not bad for a car that has been there from the first race back in 2005!!!! Mark has won this event three times now and is the only slot car racer to have won it more than one time! Congratulations Mark! Perhaps we need to start calling you "King of The Outlaw Slot Cars".

High lights included Placerville Speedway Champion and Civil War Sprint Car Series race driver David Robinson Jr. and son with an entry in the Jr. A Main race running an outlaw slot car built by the winner of Saturday night's 2011 Gold Cup Race of Champions winner Kyle Larson!

With another 1/32 Scale Race of Champions in the books we must thank our friends at Silver Dollar Speedway that made this event possible. Starting with Promoter Dennis Gage and our # 1 good friend at the speedway, long time auto racing official and S.D.S. Staff V.I.P. Pat Ponzo, the rest of the slot car friendly Silver Dollar Speedway Staff people and all the fans and slot car racers that have given us their support. Thank you! It doesn’t get any better!!!!

Next race on the schedule is the Trophy Cup at Thunderbowl Raceway, Tulare CA…see you there for the Jan Opperman Outlaw Slot Car Classic Oct. 21 & 22.

Big Daddy's Race Center Mastermind Steve Fuller (Center) won the 40 lap 1/32nd scale Outlaw Slot Car "GP Classic" main event held at Calistoga Speedway. Mark Sublett (left) finished second with brother Matt third.

05-29-11

With 410” sprint cars running the historic ½ mile Calistoga Speedway, Memorial Day weekend was a great time to remember a great race car driver. Gary Patterson was an “outlaw racer” back in a time when they used open trailers, unrestricted motors, wings and tires…in other words: “run what ya brung” style racing. Idolized by thousands of race fans “The Preacher” passed on into eternal fame 28 years ago in a terrible crash that went from turn four all the way down the front straight into turn one. Making the most out of the third B.D.R.C. “1/32 Scale G.P. Classic”, The Mastermind…Fuller out gunned MM Photos Mark and Matt Sublett for his first “G.P. Classic” win. The 40 lap A Main started off on the first drop of the green flag with Mark driving 3db out in front for a good dozen laps or so till several lead changes shuffled the running order. Matt in car # 20 took over the lead for a lap or two in between Mark and Fuller slugging it out up front about mid race. Matt got the lead again one more time but Fuller in the Kyle Hirst # 6 car still had something left and slipped by into first place about lap 35. Going the rest of the distance to the checkered flag it was Fuller in first place followed by Mark Sublett in second and Matt Sublett in third.

We very sincerely appreciate the efforts of Napa County Fair CEO Carlene Moore and Fair Board Member/race car driver & friend Mike Benson. We would like to say thank you for this very special opportunity to remember “The Great G.P.” and check out the speedway action. Please do yourself a favor and stop by Calistoga Speedway for some great dirt track racing!