Bullitt Speedway is looking at opening at noon on the 4th and staying open until Sunday night.
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 bluegrassflash.derbycityslotca... |
Bullitt opening | ||
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Posts: 7 (06/11/08 08:04 AM) |
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ElSecundo |
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Posts: 6143 (06/26/08 10:09 AM) Home Racing Guru! |
I just got word that Jay Hodges (The Old Jaybird, H Phoonman) is going to be here from Atlanta for DCS.
 He audits insurance companies, and he's going
to be in Frankfort this week, probably working over Humana. On the weekend, there are two things Jay needs to know:
1) What are the names of the hotels he can stay at? and 2) Where can he find the best beer and barbecue?
I'm trying to get him to come in this weekend for the SCX race, too...
I'll tell ya...fellas......you're gonna want more cowbell!
Rock legend Bruce Dickinson |
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jethro.fastlaneslotcar... |
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Posts: 9 (06/26/08 05:56 PM) |
Will there be a lady's race? James, and yes you can run in this one, too!!!
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The Old Jaybird |
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Posts: 48 (06/26/08 08:44 PM) |
I need address and phone number for Bullitt Speedway, and like Kurt mentioned, nearby motel suggestions. Also a starting time, is there an agenda?, schedule?
or just a weekend of "slot madness"? The "spousal unit" is shipping in my controller and I have a couple "virgin" SCX Nascars
in the 1:1 car.
TOJ |
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ElSecundo |
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Posts: 6150 (06/27/08 12:21 AM) Home Racing Guru! |
Hey Jay, here's the Bullitt Speedway information:
Bullitt Speedway 4150 E. Blue Lick Road Louisville, KY 40229 (502)955-5509 I think it all kicks off Saturday morning on the 5th. Agenda? I'm making this up as I go, but it will look something like this: Friday Slot car related fun Saturday 10 AM -- slot car related fun 11 AM -- more slot car related fun 12 PM -- food, slot car related fun; noon whistle in Bullitt County officially announces time when drinking can begin without the threat of an intervention 1 PM - ??? -- horse trading, slot car driving, joke telling, eating, repairing of cars involved in 10 AM and 11 AM slot car related fun sessions Sunday Repeat
I'll tell ya...fellas......you're gonna want more cowbell!
Rock legend Bruce Dickinson |
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bluegrassflash.derbycityslotca... |
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Posts: 8 (06/27/08 10:18 AM) |
Weasel is going to post all the info today. (hotels and any thing else you need). We plan on opening on noon Fri. and going until Sun. night.
We are going to have cars ready for IROC races Sat. for anyone who wants to race. Also setting up extra tracks so everyone will have plenty of lanes to play on. |
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BullittWeasel.derbycityslotca... |
Hotel information | ||
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Posts: 2 (06/27/08 02:51 PM) |
Guys,
I have called the area hotels and they know your coming! When making reservations please tell them your with Bullitt Speedway for added discount. All offer pools (some indoor) and much more... Comfort Inn (Will change to Baymont on 7/1) 149 Willabrook Dr Brooks, KY 40109 1-502-957-6900 $69.00 per night Econo Lodge & Suites 1901 East Bluelick Rd Brooks, KY 40109 1-502-955-1501 $69.00 Quality Inn 716 Brooks Hill Rd Brooks, KY 40109 1-502-955-6272 $62.99 We will be adding a 3 lane scale wooden Daytona with roadcourse (20' x 10') this weekend. This will mean we will have 19 lanes of dedicated play time and we are working on adding an additional plastic layout borrowed from a local racer. We will have grilled food and beverages available for purchase and feel free to bring your own meat and we will provide a grill for you. I would suggest bringing chairs as I have many available but they are folding metal chairs. We will also have 2 sets of cars available for a SCX Nascar IROC cup race on the oval and SCX Corvettes (Rx-42B) for team enduro racing on the king! Door prizes Raffle for a custom painted Slot it Raffle for a custom painted Racer P-4 We have stocked up and have a decent selection of cars and Professor Motor controllers (Slot it, Fly, Scaley, SCX) we also have SCX Pro line parts and much more.. Doors open Friday 12:00 afternoon and will close whenever!!!! Bring your 1/24 hard body cars to have some fun as well. We will host a few fun races if the demand is there which means we provide the cars and track. Cost is $10.00 per driver per race and plaques will be awarded...Fun structure!!!! Only rules are: YOU MUST HAVE FUN AND BE WILLING TO LAUGH!!!! We sell the cars after the race and the racing will be on Saturday if everyone wants to!!!! No real structure guys will do whatever you want.... Bullitt Speedway 4150 East Blue lick Rd Louisville, KY 40229 1-502-955-5509 South bound: Take I 65 to exit 121 Brooks (Brooks hill rd) Turn left at the end of the ramp and go to the second stop light and turn left (Blue lick Rd) We are located approx. 1 mile on the left in the antique toy mall North bound: Take I 65 to exit 121 Brooks (Brooks hill rd) Turn Right at the end of the ramp and go to the 1st stop light and turn left (Blue lick Rd) We are located approx. 1 mile on the left in the antique toy mall |
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meatball1955.derbycityslotca... |
A few notes on the Shootout | ||
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Posts: 23 (06/27/08 08:56 PM) |
*We can turn up the voltage on both the oval and the King, so bring your 1/24 Carerras and BRM's. We be grilling all weekend, so if your local bring
something for pot luck. Plenty of shopping close by for the ladies. A few cold brewskis and ole Mr. Beam are welcome if ya keep em concealed. Plenty if pit
space and bench racing room. Check out www.bullittspeedway.com for some older pics.
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BullittWeasel.derbycityslotca... |
Drag racing too.... | ||
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Posts: 3 (06/28/08 12:33 AM) |
Guys,
Something new but we plan on hammering down on the fastest drag strip in the country! We can run a bracket race if you like soooooo throw some horsepower in them and lets have some fun....Our gang is looking forward to serving you with a lot of laughter and anything you want to do (As long as it's legal!..hahahahahaha) Again like Kurt said we will close to the public and host a fun event for you guys to enjoy...I'm hoping to secure a shop that is next door to me so we can have a little quiet time and a place to just chill out... Our establishment is a family place, smoke free, and just a big old' basement!!! Approximately 6200 sq feet of fun and hope you can make it. I know things are tight for everybody and we have to take out loans for fuel costs but this is a free track weekend and just want to provide a laid back event for all...4 tracks to play on, but the figure 8 is down as I am trying to sell it to make room for a large plastic 6 lane! We are located just minutes away from a very busy and large commercial community with plenty of places to shop (10 minutes away from a large shopping mall and every type of retail store you want). The hotels I listed are within 3/4 of a mile from the shop so if you need a break and want to get some rest or hit the pool it is very close! Some of the local eaterys include: (3/4 mile away plus we will be offering grilled food and the grill if you would like to bring your own!) Tumbleweed Cracker barrel Arby's Mc Donalds Waffle house Taco bell Burger King Subway and we are 10 minutes away from any type of food chain or store you can think of!!!! Jethro we can put something together for James, Skip, and the ladies if they choose! hahahaha @ James and the Bluegrass flash! I look forward to meeting new friends so I hope to see you all! Steve "Weasel" Portman and the Bullitt crew! |
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Posts: 886 (06/29/08 09:23 AM) Home Racing Guru! |
I had reserved feelings about this at first you guys (Mark, Steve). Kinda like your baby leaving the nest sorta thing. DORK
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than a week away now and after talking to you both more I`m really glad you guys decided to take it on. It is something that I think anybody that ever had
the opportunity to attend enjoyed themselves. I thank you for continuing the tradition. Don`t worry about anything, it will all work. Also looking forward to
being there, now that I`m clear on a few things, I think I`ll get started on a drag car or two
Mark: |
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meatball1955.derbycityslotca... |
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Posts: 24 (06/29/08 11:29 AM) |
Mark, we are just caretakers this year, it is and always will be YOUR event, we just want you guys to take a break. Even though Bullitt is a commercial
speedway, this is Weasels' "Basement" on the 4th. We are still trying to come up with something on the food,as money is tight for Weasel at the
speedway right now. I am supplying the food one night and I think someone else had mentioned stepping up and supplying another meal. We plan on doing a pot
luck thing as well and the grills will be burning......EVERYone is welcome as long as they have a good time and enjoy the hobby and friends. Thank you Mark and
Tracy for letting the "rookies" do this event.
PS. Sometime Saturday night, were gonna shoot a couple 100mph funny cars down the drag strip!!!!!! |
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The Old Jaybird |
DCS - Food Sponsor | ||
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Posts: 49 (06/29/08 04:32 PM) |
Put me down for $100 for food. Had a great time yesterday, first time on a Blue King in about 25 years, the SCX Vettes were very well prepared.
And as I have told Kurt on more than one occasion, I am better with a knife and fork than he is with a controller!!! More than happy to "give something back to the hobby and this event". How can you say no to 2 guys named Meatball and Weasel? See ya Friday. The Old Jaybird. |
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BullittWeasel.derbycityslotca... |
A word about our involvement...Mark's Derby city shootout! | ||
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Posts: 4 (06/30/08 03:37 PM) |
Mark,
If you only knew of the hesitation I went through about this. I hate the stigma that comes with owning a slot business (commercial) because I have witnessed some stuff I want no part of. I truly think of our place as a big play ground and basement. Yes it's true we have to charge for services but that is only to keep the place going. The world is full of problems and misfortune but I like to think we offer a good time where you can forget about troubles and just have fun! If it wasn't that way I would not attempt it and cloud your great event. Our gang thinks highly of you all (club) and we thought it would be cool to give back! I talked to Meat, Skip, and Kurt several times before we approached you. They assured me it was the right thing to do and that you would be OK with it. A big thanks to several people and it starts with you and Tracey. Meatball, Skip, and many more will be busy this week (and last week) to tie up the loose end for this deal. Can't thank them enough... Got some cool things lined up for the weekend. Joe and myself designed the shirts last night and will have them available as well as we have had a few plaques and dash plaques made up. The new track is a cool addition and I think it will be a big hit! We plan on holding a few fun races that include bracket racing on the drag strip. I hate saying races but it really is only structured play time. Hope to see Tracey, you and Jim B there! Weasel |
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BullittWeasel.derbycityslotca... |
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Posts: 5 (06/30/08 04:04 PM) |
Jay,
Thank you sir.... I wish I could have spent more time with you guys Saturday but as you saw I was a little busy and freaked out until we had the track up and running! I'm sure we will bench race and play this weekend and just thought it is fantastic that you care about the hobby and us to do this... THANK YOU! Steve "Weasel" Portman |
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Posts: 43 (06/30/08 10:03 PM) |
Hey guys, ol' "Crossover" looks forward to crashing the ShootOut Saturday, from the Music City! Wouldn't miss it for anything in the world!
Jaybird, thank you for your support of the great guys there - they are the best thing going in every thing that is "good" in slot car racing right
now (and I include Kurt, Mark, Dave Reinecke, Harry and a bunch of other people in that club, too). Meatball, the same thing goes for you. Thanks, Weasel,
for going "above and beyond" in making your great place available, and "on the house". I will be contributing to the race point fund, as
I always do - I hope Skip and Junior enjoy it! I'll try to twist some more arms to head up to Louisville with me!
Everyone within 1500 miles of Louisville needs to be at this event! CC |
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lightning427 |
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Posts: 53 (06/30/08 11:25 PM) |
This is going to be cool.I cant make it till Sunday but Ill be there.
Out of a job yet? Keep buying foreign
When you have a choice buy USA its not just low skilled jobs leaving. |
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bluegrassflash.derbycityslotca... |
Thanks Jay | ||
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Posts: 9 (07/01/08 11:56 AM) |
Jay, I want to personally thank you for your generous help with the food for the shootout. I really enjoyed racing with you last Saturday and look foward to
trading paint with you again this week. Once again, thanks for the help and lets all have fun this weekend. I want to see broken plastic all over Bullitt
Speedway this weekend. I know I will be doing my best to crash and add to the tonnage of scrap plastic. Plastic cars are evil. Long live LEXAN!!!!! Skip
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poemichael |
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Posts: 13 (07/02/08 05:18 PM) |
I will not be able to make it. While working on a machine at work last night, I almost cut off the end of 3 fingers on my right hand. With all of the
stitches, no way that I can work a controller. Looking forward to racing with u guys sometime though.
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ElSecundo |
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Posts: 6172 (07/02/08 10:18 PM) Home Racing Guru! |
Holy crap! Man, I'm sorry to hear about your fingers! What's the prognosis -- will the fingertips stay attached? I'm thankful it wasn't
worse, but bummed that you won't make it.
Then again, you don't have to pull a trigger to have fun at the Shootout. Or if you need to use your other hand, I promise to drive with my left hand, too. Guys, I can't wait.
I'll tell ya...fellas......you're gonna want more cowbell!
Rock legend Bruce Dickinson |
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DrDiff |
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Posts: 532 (07/04/08 05:53 AM) Home Racing Guru! |
I wish I had known in advance.
I would love to run my Slot.It on a nice Blue King and my Fly fast Kit classics. Then again my collection of scaly MINI Coopers.
James Dean Cory
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