UDC Racing...
Hi Guys,
For something completely different, a dear friend of mine, Natali, is on the verge of making a long-time dream of hers come true. She will soon be opening a Non-profit Cafe just north of Milwaukee, WI, where all kinds of cool things will be happening...you can read about it here:
http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/underdorkcafe.html
I am getting together a 'care package' of toy, games, etc to send out to Natali in the next month or so...which will include some Hot Wheels starter track stuff and a bunch of cars. I loved playing with Hot Wheels (and toy tractors...and slot cars) when I was a kid, and I think that Hot Wheels are still a great toy for kids to play with!.
So, I'll be racing some cars under the UDC name and donating them to Natali after I get them back (there's no need for them to sit on my shelf when they could be played with)...and yes, I'll pull the weights out before I send them :)
So, if you have anything laying around, that you'd like to throw into the care package, just give me a shout...or just send it over!
Natali and her girls are really doing some good things...and sending some toys over to her every now and then is the very least that I can do!
Thanks Guys!
Discussion
gonna toss in a sloppy track ramp for the cause...
is this the type of cars she wants ? ... I have a few stockers if she prefers those ?
Awesome cause here! I agree Hot Wheels are great toys for kids of all ages (that's what this site's for, ha-ha-ha). Do they want them any time, or does it need to be in the near future? I can send some cars along with my entries to the Top Ten series if you want to save on shipping (I'm not sure when I will be sending anything else your way before then).
Are the hoping to race the cars, or use them on a car rug, or something different? (It sounds like they're going to race them, but I want to be sure; I know from experience that there are different categories of cars good for different activities, ha-ha-ha). I mean, would the prefer I send potential gravity racers or construction trucks? Also, would they prefer to have them before Christmas?
Anything you donate would be out for kids to play with in the cafe, so I'm thinking that if you want to send stock cars...or track...or anything you've got laying around, it would be greatly appreciated!
Natali is creating a great space in her community, and I'm just trying to help her out a little. I'll be getting a box ready to send out in the next week or two...but, if you want to donate something, FOTF, I'll be sure to get it to her, whenever you send it!
Thanks, everyone, for anything you send!
Chris
Lets go racers, we all gotta make room for those shiny xmas gifts... help her help the little rascals... I'm sending a starter n finish line... Need some track strips w/ conns. [I can make conns if needed] ...
....... go Natali go !
sent the big box out this noon, Sussex bound, have fun !
I'll try to get together a box of cars and send it your way in the next week or so. Probably be a mix of carded and loose cars, though all in fun condition. I'll include some stickers too...what kid doesn't love stickers?! :)
bingo ! ... maybe we should set up a head quarters here so we can see what track parts have been donated, so as to make contributions that work with what our racers are sending...
i'll go first,
I have a mechanical "Sloppy" finishline, made from a dual lane lap counter and an INDY 500 roll-up raceway's finishline... works very well, has never failed, uses 2 lanes of orange track..