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Jim "The Anvil" Chapman
Though he looks to be in perfect health (and more than a little like Drew Carey), Jim
is currently suffering from a tragic case of the dreaded AHF Syndrome (Advanced Hardshell
Fever). Although he currently resides in Southern California, Jim developed early symptoms
of the Syndrome while he still lived in Washington. On the plus side, SoCal has many
support groups for AHF victims, lead by the "Sultan of Styrene," Vince Ito. A
steady diet of model kits and resin bodies keeps the effects of the Syndrome in check.
During these periods of remission, Jim, a Slick 7 Team Member, races AA/FC cars. He's
pictured holding one of his cars, left, as well as a "Will Race For Bogg Glue"
card.
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Tom "Mas" Douglas
Tom, seen here working on the Team Troll secret test track (short version) in Southern
California, is the Team's premier painter and artist. If quality is any criteria, Tom is
the Team's only painter and artist. Tom runs several graphics businesses in the
spare time he has left after painting bodies for Lance and Chuck White (also known as the
"Ballast Brothers" or the "Downforce Duo"). If you missed the link to
Tom's extensive web site, with plenty of pictures of the cars he's done (and that the
Hardee's Boys haven't taken while his back was turned), be sure to stop in at http://members.aol.com/mas1196/index.htm
for a look around.
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Unca "Pompous *******" Frank
Unc started slot car racing only a few days after dirt was invented.The
high-water mark of his early career was destroying a huge plate-glass window at a
prominent slot car raceway in Illinois with his deslotted car. His active participation
waned, however, when he discovered that he could duplicate the effects of normal race
activities by simply building the cars and hurling them as hard as he could against the
walls of his home shop. Currently living deep in the swamps of far South- eastern
Virginia, Unc rediscovered slot car drag racing several years ago, and the hobby has
subsequently suffered... uh, benefited from his presence ever since. He is
(inexplicably) a DRS Team Member.
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Chuck "The Troll" White
What can I say. The ProtoTroll, the standard against which all other possible
Troll candidates are judged. Operating out of the stately White Manor in Northern
California, Chuck defines his world of slot car drag racing by the quantity of food
available nearby and the redemption period for available "Track Bucks."
While Chuck, as they say, lives for the moment (that moment usually being meal time), and
is the Team's Official "Detuner", he is also responsible for introducing the
possibility of "biological" warfare at any race he competes in. He is, for
example, particularly successful after a chili & cheese fries Plate Cleaning Festival.
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Lance "Lifting Lefty" White
The younger of the White duo, Lance stands out among Team Troll Members by being,
well, er... normal. Or at least what passes for it in slot car drag racing circles. Lance
is responsible for the West Coast Maintenance Division of the Team, which chiefly consists
of getting his brother to rebuild his cars and motors more than once a decade or so. Lance
also manages the Bracket & Index Division of the Team (motto: "Race where the
money is."), and was responsible for introducing the laptop computer database system
to manage which Team member should take a dive to another Team member to maximize profit
potential.
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