Topic: Oregon Slot Sports Management
On August 9th 1988 Doug Haynes wrote me a letter detailing his plan to start a non-club sanctioning body to promote a new slot car racing series in Oregon. Doug called this new sanctioning body/promotional organization Oregon Slot Sports Management, OSSM. Initially six races were scheduled beginning in mid-October of 1988, running through March of 1989. The six races were run at two locations, Pelican park in Eugene Oregon, and Lee Dundas' Dundas Raceway in Wilsonville Oregon. A box stock type class, for cars with Parma Womp type chassis was spec'd for the series. The biggest news of this series was the announcement of cash prizes! Cash prizes in the form of gift certificates at Eugene Toy and Hobby totaling $600, were awarded for series point finish positions first through tenth. Included in the NASTE Library are the OSSM Newsletters Doug published and distributed at his own expense to all the participating racing and local slot car enthusists.
