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JR A-Main event winner Taylor Arellao and the rest of the top main event finishers pose in front of Big Daddy's Race Center track hauler after running their main event. |
Kolton McDonald accepts a handshake and the winners Trophy from Big Daddy's Race Center's Steve Fuller after winning the 1/32nd version of the 2008 "Mini Gold Cup". |
With 410" winged sprint car racing at Silver Dollar Speedway for the 22nd annual running of the "Mini Gold Cup" as a backdrop for the Big Daddy's Race Center "Mini 1/32 Scale Outlaw Slot Car Race of Champions", it doesn't get any better. The scale 1/4 mile slot car raceway actually modeled after the real speedway was the scene of a gigantic upset win by Auburn, Ca. race fan, 13 year old Kolton McDonald! The 15 lap Jr. A Main had a bunch of promising young rookie slot car racers testing out their skills with 12 year old Taylor Arellao also from Auburn picking up the win and Jr. A Main trophy. Due to a short field, several racers transferred to the 40 lap A Main. The "Mini Race of Champions" got underway with the drop of the green flag on the second attempt at a double file start. Opening laps were stop and go between several red flags. Near the half way mark a couple of cars were black flagged for repeated delays of the race. Up to this point it was anybody's race with many position and lead changes. From this point on the cars ran some good fast lap after lap racing. Things settled down with track Mastermind Fuller assuming the lead along with Taylor, Kolton and M&M Photos Matt Sublett not too far back. As the laps wound down the red flag was out again on lap 37. When the green came out it was "The Auburn Kid" slipping into the lead and not looking back. A desperate last lap charge saw Fuller's car flip off the 4th turn as young Kolton crossed the finish line followed by Matt and Jr. A Main winner Taylor. Young Kolton drove the wheels off his car the last few laps after finding the groove and was presented the winners trophy, a real nice one too, by Big Daddy's Race Center's Mastermind Steve Fuller. Congratulations Kolton, great job! We want to see you at the next race on our schedule, the Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial on May 17. We'll be ready for you! Other highlights of the weekend included a post race hot lap session Saturday after the races by a group of modified racers from Susanville Ca.led by modified racer Matt Murphy. They all turned respectable looking laps on the scale 1/4 mile oval and vowed to return to give the race fans a race. They are what sadly enough seems to be a dying breed, those race drivers who are not afraid to race because they might lose, but instead will race anybody, anywhere, anytime, just for fun. That is what they call a "real racer". Thanks a lot guys, for giving us your support. Together, guys like you, the race fans and Big Daddy's Race Center will work together to help make our sport, no matter what the scale, bigger and better!!! Long Live The Sport of Dirt Track Racing!!! Once again it's time to thank those who made this event possible namely Hall of Fame Auto Racing Promoter, Mr.& Mrs.John Padjen of John Padjen Motorsports and Silver Dollar Speedway for the great sprint car racing at the fairgrounds that is top notch and second to none! If you have not been to Silver Dollar Speedway you are really missing out so go to their web link and mark down the dates and go there. You will not be disappointed! And their Friday night program is also second to none! We must stop at this point because I MUST get back to bed and I also have to get ready tomorrow to go and see my psychiatrist unfortunately. I'm sure some of you sprint car race drivers will understand! |
Brent Kaeding accepts a handshake and the winners Trophy from Big Daddy's Race Center's Steve Fuller after winning the 50 Lap "Ted Johnson Memorial". Click here for "Ted Johnson Memorial" PHOTOS! |
2nd Annual "Ted Johnson Memorial" "Our Hero" Ted Johnson, dedicated his life to the sport of Outlaw Sprint Car Racing. "THE GREATEST RACE FAN" Ted Johnson. Without the "GREATEST RACE FAN" the sport would not be what it is today. Saturday December 1st, 2007 at the second annual Big Daddy's Race Center 50 LAP "Ted Johnson Memorial" 1/32nd Scale Outlaw Slot Car Classic we remembered "Our Hero". The extra distance special event, the longest race of the year was again held at the Kaeding Performance Race Car Swap Meet at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose, CA. Leading the race from green to checkered flag it was "King of California" Brent Kaeding. Winning the race and taking the beautiful Memorial Trophy back to the second annual Kaeding Performance Barbeque. Entries included the great racing names of Vameron, Golobic, Nelson, Foulger, Kaeding and defending race winner Matt Sublett. Brent ran a mid-morning hot lap session of three or four minutes on the highside of the race track then had to go take care of swap meet business. When he returned about a half an hour later it was time to get down to "brass tax" as they say. Slot Car racing with the "King of California"! The 50 lap A-Main got underway after a couple of red flags. Track conditions were a bit slippery with the cold weather. With Brent leading lap after lap the race went on, all the while Brent was answering cell phone calls with one hand, working the slot car controller in the other while managing the swap meet, chewing gum and lapping the field all at the same time without even breaking a bead of sweat. Now that's what we call totally awesome! A fantastic display of talent and skill! Near the halfway mark a desperate mid-race challenge from USAC Champion and family member Bud Kaeding fell short of the mark along with all others. Once again, congratulations Brent on very convincing and a most deserving win. You truly are the "King of California" and a Champion race driver. Thank you Brent for the very kind invitation to attend the Swap Meet that has made this event possible the past two years and the Kaeding Performance Barbeque later on at the shop was also top notch and second to none. It was indeed a special honor to be able to run this event in remembrance of, "Our Hero" Ted Johnson. We thank everyone for their attendance and must say that we were inspired by Ted Johnson. |
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Top 3 finishers in the 2nd annual "Race of Champions" held at Silver Dollar Speedway. |
The JR A-Main event winner is presented the trophy from Big Daddy Race Center's Steve Fuller. Click here for "Speed Week 07" STORY & PHOTOS! |
Big Daddy's Race Centers Steve Fuller (right) is congratulated by slot car racing icon and owner of Slot Car Raceway Frank Sarkela after winning the "Rumble II" A-Main event. Click HERE for a full report with PHOTOS!! |
RUMBLE II Big Daddy's Rumble II at Slot Car Raceway (6/30/07) turned into an afternoon of open competition dirt track slot car racing instead of the anticipated road rage follow up to "Rumble I". The star studded list of entrys included 2006 Race of Champion's and 2007 GP Classic wnner, race you anytime anywhere outlaw slot car racer "Big John" Albright, slot car racing Icon and owner of Slot Car Raceway Frank Sarkela, slot car racing legend and VIP Peter V, and The Slot Car Magician, 2006 Race of Champions runner-up Michael Garber. 10 lap heat races set the field for the 30 lap A-Main "Rumble II". After a pair of aborted attempts a single file start got the race going. The first 10 laps saw several lead changes. The three spin rule took effect eliminating several cars as the laps klicked off. Running a low slot it was The Mastermind of Big Daddy's Race Center, Steve Fuller comming up with his second big win since taking the track out on the road last year. FInding the fast groove and squeeking by at the finish ahead of second place finisher Ryan McDaniel and third place finisher Peter V. in the sharp looking Penngrove Motorcycles entry, it was his 10th win on the dirt. Good race guy's!!! Earlier a well known local celebrity was seen hot lapping. How did you like the dirt? Our next race "The King of Calistoga" at Calistoga Speedway is comming up fast. This will be a big event and a must for those race drivers and race fans that are planning to run the second annual "Race of Champions" a week later. The last chance to get ready to take on the Outlaws! We invite evervone to attend both events. This year there will be no entry fee for either event and we are expecting both to be bigger and better than last year!! Special thank's for making this event possible goes to a great slot car racer and VIP, owner of Slot Car Raceway and a great guy too!!, Frank Sarkela. Do yourself a big favor if you have not yet been to Slot Car Raceway and make sure to go and check it out soon. It is a great place to race slot cars and well worth stopping by. |
GP Classic The Inaugural Big Daddy's Race Center "GP Classic" for 1/32 Scale Outlaw Slot Cars was held on Memorial Day weekend, a traditional weekend of auto racing all across America. The Dancing Phantom, The Preacher, The Great GP, Gary Patterson, one of America's all time greatest and most beloved Hall of Fame race car drivers, idolized by thousands of race fans all across America and beyond was remembered. He lived and died for the kind of racing he loved most; wheel to wheel rough and tumble dirt track sprint car racing. The 1/32 scale "GP Classic" was won by one of America's greatest outlaw slot car racers "Big John" Albright with a record eighteenth main event win on the scale 1/4 mile track. Competition included a formidable threat from Big Daddy's Rumble at Slot Car Raceway winner Kurt Pesutich and a group of racers from Slot Car Raceway, Rhonert Park,Ca.(see web link), Mark & Matt of MM Racing Photos and up and coming Golden State Challenge/ King of California dirt track sprint car racer Brett Miller Two 10 lap heat races saw several top cars fail to transfer to the A main.To expedite the program B main racing was cut short after several cars were eliminated by the 3 spin-out rule. 30 lap A main action was a fast and furious fitting tribute to The Great GP, ending up a three way battle between John in #15, MM Photos driver Mark Sublett in #14 and David Spriggs in the Rick Ferkel 0 outlaw slot car. The spirit of The Great GP must have been with us because the race was hotly contended all the way The Preacher would have liked it. The winner "Big John" took home a beautiful trophy memorializing The Great GP. Mark took second place with another good showing and Spriggs came in with a third place finish: not bad for his first time on the track and in a barrowed car too! Highlight of the event was the entry of real racer Brett Miller who ran good for his first time on the track. We wish to thank him for his entry in The "GP Classic" for 1/32 Scale Slot Cars and look forward to racing with him again. We also want to thank the people that run Calistoga Speedway for being so friendly and putting on the real show! See you at Slot Car Raceway for Big Daddy's Rumble II at Slot Car Raceway on June 30. Let's Get Ready To Rumble!! |
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The Mini Gold Cup at Silver Dollar Speedway, Chico, CA., March 9-10 set the stage for the Big Daddy's Race Centers 1/32nd scale outlaw slot car Mini Race of Champions. M&M Racing Photos brothers Matt and Mark took home the gold with a pair of main event wins. On a brisk Friday night brother Mark kept his cool and found the groove and another of his patented on the gas and going away, wide margin of victory demonstrations on the track that was very slick and challenging. The 20 lap preliminary Mini main marked Mark's 3rd preliminary main out on the road and he looked like the one to beat on Saturday. Not to be outdone brother Matt pulled out all the stops for Saturday's 30 lap A-Main. In a close and exciting finish Matt took his first major win of the year and his 3rd major win since going out on the road. The track was fast and very racy on the warm afternoon. The brothers say they are ready to give some real race drivers a race. They enjoy helping the youngsters who also find the groove and share their secret techniques with them. They are good guys and are headed someday to the slot car Hall of Fame. We were quite pleased to have Central Valley top notch sprint car racer Craig Stidham out hot lapping on Saturday, putting on a classroom demonstration for us, with a number of impressive and consistent laps that looked real good!! Thank you Craig. Maybe next time some of the other race drivers will be there to give you a race!! Special thanks for making this event possible and a big congratulations for winning National Motorsports Promoter of the Year goes out to John Padjen and John Padjen Motorsports, and thanks for putting on the show! |
Big Daddy takes the win at Thunderbowl Raceway Race Report: 02-24-07 With all the World of Outlaw Sprint Car Teams back together for 2007 it is time to celebrate!! February 23rd and 24th the 1/32nd scale Outlaw Slot Cars and Big Daddy's Race Center's portable 1/32nd scale 1/4 mile clay oval stopped in at Tulare's Thunderbowl Raceway to run the "United Race of America"!! Fridays preliminary main event, run on a cold, slick and treacherous race track was won by Mark Sublett with a convincing run away victory, his second career main event win and first out on the road. The weather Friday was around 40 degrees but Saturday afternoon warmed up to make the track much more raceable. Winning the race of his life and the first since taking the track out of the garage and on the road, Big Daddy's mastermind Steve Fuller picked up the win in Saturday's 30 lap feature looking somthing like the Hurrying Hoosier himself. This win has offset what at times seemed like the agony of defeat. Second and third place finishers Mark and Matt Sublett of M&M Photos helped a lot to get this thing going. They race slot cars as hard as they work at taking racing photos. Post race festivities were highlighted by an extended hot lap session. A surprise appearance by former San Jose Speedway driver Rich Bessom saw him put on quite a show racing in some heated and highly spirited hot lap sessions demonstrating that he hasn't lost a thing. We were also honored to have World of Outlaw stars Tim Shaffer and Paul McMahan stop by with longtime sprint car owner Dennis Roth also dropping by along with a host of other fans and pitcrew members. Topping the list however by far, we felt very honored by a most gracious and exciting Trophy presentation to the winner of the "United Race of America" by the one and only forever and ever and always "King of the Outlaws", STEVE KINSER!!! A special thank you for making the race possible go out to Thunderbowl Raceway and it's staff. We would also like to thank Tim Shaffer, Paul McMahan and Dennis Roth for stopping by and a very sincere and special thank you to the "King of the Outlaws"!!! 
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Matt Sublett is congratulated by Steve Fuller after winning Big Daddy's Race Center's 40 lap "Oktoberfest" 1/32nd scale Slot Car A-Main event held at Thunderbowl Raceway during the NST Races. |
October 14, 2006: Oktoberfest: 1/32nd scale Slot Cars Thunderbowl Raceway, Tulare, CA. |
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Several of the area kids take to the track!! | Veteran race driver Andy Forsberg races with young gun Brad Sweet. |
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Brad Sweet works the inside of the track! | Three wide racing!! |
Third place finisher in the NST A-Main event Brad Sweet (middle) and race team crew members (right) take on Big Daddy's Race Center's Clay Oval as George Hague and Grove Hill look on (left). |
Big Daddy's Race Center's trailer was pitted next to the "King"! |
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Track regular Matt Sublett won the 40 lap "Oktoberfest" 1/32nd scale Slot Car main event held Saturday afternoon at the Thunderbowl Raceway. Current Civil War 360ci Sprint Car Champion and 410ci. Sprint Car Track Champion at Silver Dollar Speedway Andy Forsberg lead many laps in the main event, but got tangled up on the final lap going into turn one while leading allowing Matt to cruise to the win driving his many time feature winning #20 Sprinter. Matt also won the Friday preliminary 30 lap main sweeping the weekend action. Big Daddy's Race Center would like to thank Andy Forsberg for being the first Sprint Car Driver to race in a full main event on the track. Versatile up and coming racer Brad Sweet also turned laps as well as many crew members from the various race teams competing during the National Sprint Tour's final race held at the Thunderbowl Raceway. |
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The biggest 1/32 scale Outlaw Slot Car event to ever happen on a clay surface was run at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds Saturday afternoon with track regular "Big John" taking the win in the 40 lap $2,000 to win event held on Big Daddy's Race Center's 1/32nd scale 1/4 mile clay oval. The festivities started with track scientist/inventor Steve Fuller dedicating the race to the memory of famous Outlaw race driver Jan Opperman, and to ailing World of Outlaws founder Ted Johnson. Johnson's vision of a traveling Sprint Car series with races paying $2,000 or higher to win became reality when he created the World of Outlaw Sprint Car Series in 1978. The idea of using the magical formula of paying $2,000 to win was used with the intention of re-creating the excitement that was sparked at the historical first World of Outlaws race at Devils Bowl Speedway in Texas only on a smaller scale and to use the concept of dirt track slot car racing to help introduce new fans to the sport of Sprint Car racing. Matt lead qualifying with a lap of 2.53 sec. racing his #20 inaugural main event winning car. Second quick was Mark with a lap of 2.76 in his #3DB. Third fastest was Mike with a 2.96 sec. driving his #2. Fourth fast was John racing his #15 to a 2.98 sec. lap. Moose was the final qualifier with a 3.07 second lap in car #4. Two 10 lap heat races were run with #20 winning heat one over #15, 3DB, 2 and #4. Heat two went to #15 followed by #20, #2 and #3DB. The 40 lap main event featured great battles through out the race distance with #15 winning a green white checker finish. #2 raced second with #20 third. #3DB finished fourth with #4 fifth. $2,000 was awarded to the winner along with very nice trophy's to the top three finishers. (see photos above) Big Daddy's Race Center would like to thank John Padjen Motorsports for making the event possible. Big Daddy's would like to also thank all the race drivers and fans who stopped by! A special thank you goes out to race driver Kyle Hirst who turned the first laps by a real race driver on the 1/32nd scale 1/4 mile race track. Also turning what appeared to be very competitive laps on an extremely heavy track over the weekend were World of Outlaws racer Randy Hannagan, defending Civil War Champion Greg DeCaires, BCRA Midget Lite points leader Matt Sherman, local racer David Silveria and former Australian Side Car Champion and current BCRA Lite competitor Scott Males.
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Matt Sublett (left) is congratulated by Big Daddy's Race Center inventor Steve Fuller after winning the first main event ever held at the track!
The track in the trailer at Calistoga! 9-3-06
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