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If you are looking for movie stars, you are on the wrong page.
Let us introduce you to Howie Ursaner, one of the most, if not the most successful pro-racer of the classic era.
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Howard Ursaner 38 years later...
Posing for you next to the famous Kimberly-Cooper Spl at the Marconi Automotive Museum in Tustin, California.
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The "Potato Chip Grand Prix" car
At age 14, Howie won the biggest race of the classic period with this Bob Emott built, Pittman 196-powered aluminum and brass car, on which the body could be switched from a sports car to an open-wheel GP in a matter of seconds. For his efforts, Howie won a full-size Formula III racing car, which he was too young to drive! Howie won a second car, an Austin-Healy 3000, in another classic slot car race. He never collected either car...
This car, now in incomplete condition, won a very large number of races, due to the extraordinary driving talent shown early by Howie.
Picked by the famous Team Russkit, Howie switched for serious money and Team Cobra in 1967 and raced with driving partner Sandy Gross for the New York-based concern until he left the sport at the top in 1971.
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Lothar Motschenbacher
Lothar Motschenbacher was the most successful private entrant in the classic Can-Am era of the late 1960's. Lothar purchased the ex-works McLarens to post an impressive number of top-five finishes and often, a championship placing right behind the two famous orange cars.
At the 2001 Marconi Foundation Proxy Races, Lothar received this beautiful 1/24 scale Mclaren M8 built from an Electric Dreams body by John Anderson and painted to his colors Bryan Warmack. While he had never driven a slot car, Lothar was able to practice with the car and never got off once. Some people have it in themselves...
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