12th Aberdeen MD Slot Car Show & Swap Meet

12^th ABERDEEN SLOT CAR SHOW & SWAP MEET – March 25, 2012

UPDATE (1-31-12)

All Slot Car Hobbyists, Racers & Collectors

Just to give you an update, regarding our Sunday, March 25th - 12th Aberdeen Slot Car Show & Swap Meet, just two weeks ago I sent out the first email alert and already more than HALF THE TABLES ARE SPOKEN FOR (over 40 reserved). So, with just over 2 months to go, we are well on our way to our seventh sell-out in a row with almost 80 tables and 50 vendors (in two adjoining banquet rooms). My suggestion is that if you're interested in tables, please let me know as soon as possible.

It is again at the Clarion Hotel in Aberdeen, MD, about 18 miles south of the Delaware/Maryland border (about 35 miles south of the Delaware Memorial Bridge-the Jersey Border) and about 20 miles north of the city of Baltimore, literally right off of interstate 95 at the Aberdeen Exit #85. The Clarion hotel's address is 980 Hospitality Way, Aberdeen, MD 21001 and their direct local phone # is 410-273-6300.

Admission is $5/person; kids under 12 free and early "floor rights" at $20/person starting around 8am.

Our September '11 show was our 7th consecutive sell-out. We had 80 display tables in two adjoining rooms and almost 50 different vendors set-up.

Tables (6 footers) are $25 each and if you take 2 or more, helpers are free. If you want to bring in a helper but are only taking one table, then it's an additional $10. However, there won't be an extra charge if that helper is a member of your immediate family (wives, significant others or kids)

Just like our previous shows, this show will have thousands of vintage and new slot cars and accessories in all scales - HO, 1/48/, 1/43, 1/32 & 1/24 setup in two adjoining banquet rooms.

We'll have slot car hobbyists setting up table displays from all over the country including Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Pittsburgh/Western PA, Philly/Southern Jersey, NY/north NJ/Conn metro area, Buffalo/upstate NY, VA Beach/Richmond. Plus, lots of local hobbyists from the Baltimore area, Washington DC area and the Delaware area set up at our show as well. Plus, our last show even had slot car hobbyists attending from as far as Australia and Mexico!

So, if you are thinking about attending and need directions or show information, contact either me (Elliot Dalberg) njdcball@aol. com; 703-960-3594 (home); 703-901-4262 (cell) or Doug Keys - olboystoys@aol. com; 301-474-6596.

The Clarion Hotel has even blocked out a group of rooms (approx 20) for the night before at a discounted rate to accommodate those hobbyists traveling long distances and need to stay over. Last March & Sept over 20 rooms were taken by slot car vendors and hobbyists, but you need to book them early because the hotel sells out fast for other events that occur in that area (Spring baseball leagues, minor league baseball, other collector shows, etc) and some people had to stay at other hotels.

AND there's usually some very active "night before" room to room trading that goes on that evening at the hotel among the vendors and others that stop by too.

Anyway, I hope to see you all there because it’s always a lot of fun.

Thanks

Elliot Dalberg

6128 Stegen Drive

Alexandria, VA 22310

(703) 960-3594

NJDCBALL@aol. com