Down the Stretch they go…

With only a few days left before the first meet of the New Year, I am excited… no, I am ecstatic… I am cheerful…  The group that we have created is headed in the right direction.  We started this crazy idea some years ago with only a handful of individuals sharing a common interest. 

The Chesapeake Bay Hot Wheels Club was born.  For a couple of years attendance started to grow and the club gained popularity.  There were activities for everyone… trading, buying, selling, telling stories and even racing down that signature orange track were what we did.  Not long after, things started to change and with numbers growing, some of the key members struggled against what the core reasons as to what this organization would be changed.  Instead of a club for the members and by the members, the group became a sales platform and out of necessity, the CBHWC would soon be no more.  But, there was still a need for some of these individuals without personal agendas to get together…

A few months later… These individuals, with common goals, create another organization and agree to meet once a month at an arranged location.  For the first year of this organization’s early life, the meets were brief and attendance was small, but trading, buying, selling and swapping good stories were the keys to what we did.  Above all else… we looked out for each other as hobbyist.  The club has grown and suffered through growth and downturns in attendance, loss of locations for meets, and the occasional unilateral thinking of a few individuals outside of the core group.  It’s taken us some time, but we’ve landed a home for our monthly shows and created a name for ourselves. We still stick to that common idea that brought us together in the first days of the CBHWC.  We are now the C4… the Charm City Collector’s Club, the die-cast specialist!!!

Join us, January 10^th for the very first meet of the year… Admission, as always is free.  Do you have something to sell?  We have tables for lease!  Are you ready for some racing???  We have a 25ft Downhill Drag Strip with scoring lights and timer.  We have a test and tune session prior to and after our bracket races.  If you want to get into the racing action, you can.  We have two different racing classes that will compete for prizes for just $1 per entry.  If you just want to see what we are all about, stop on in and just say hi to the C4 Crew… Doors open at 10 am… hope to see you there!

For anyone looking for a free race entry or a free table to sell some of your extra die casts can look for two hidden tokens that we’ve put together in one single hidden location.  These tokens are in a small plastic box not too far from where the C4 lays there blocks.  Travel south from this place, not far or you may lose your race.  It used to be Jeffrey’s abode, now look before you get to the cross road.   To the east side of this structure you will be took, to a row of trees should you look.  Now, if you miss the rock with our name, I can believe that we will look down on you with shame!  Once this is found, please let us know!!!