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Slots Of
Fun For A Good Cause
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Slot Cars Benefit
Charities
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Riverdale - Zeppelin Hobbies and Raceway hosted the Second Annual Benefit Slot Car Race on Sunday January 21, 2001.
They were joined by professional drivers and other sponsors to raise money for the National Down Syndrome Society, Muscular Dystrophy, and the Injured Drives Fund. 170 people signed in to race with 10 drivers to raise $2150.
(above left) Slot cars enter turn one. (left) Wayne Miele, of Campbell Hall, NY has been racing slot cars for 8 years volunteers to do some pit work during the race. (below)
Crystal Campagna, of Bergenfield, works on one of her many cars.
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Riverdale - (right) Corner marshall Charlie Sweet who has been racing slot cars for 14 years places cars back on the
track. (below) Stephen Louglas, of Englewood Cliffs grips his controller tightly as he completes 57 laps.
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Photos by
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Joe Gigli
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Riverdale - (above) Corner marshalling a race Jon Nevoso, from Bloomingdale, places the cars back on track. Nevoso has been racing karts for 15
years all over the US, Canada, and Italy.(left) Crystal Campagna, of Bergenfield shows off her home built "Womp" body and chassis.
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Riverdale - (above) Michael Schwarzenback, of Parsippany grimaces as his slot car hits the wall. (left) Store
Manager and Race Director Donna Reily-Sweet joins Gary Peccarelli in calling a race. (below) Slot cars speed into a high bank turn.
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