One of the most classy customers I know passed away on September 26, 2008. Brian was a huge part of the success at Steel City Hobbies’ R/C Carpet Race track. Brian helped with construction of the areas largest carpet track as well as help organize events from club racing down to the big nationals held at SCH. We will miss you Brian!

Brian is survived by his wife and two young boys who all frequented SCH. A few local tracks are looking into holding memorial races to help the O’Neill’s out with bills, etc.

Two tracks have events planned or are in the works:

J & C Hobbies Raceway - http://www.jchobbiesraceway.com/ - Event on November 15th
The Raceway - Beaver - run by John Peoples / AB Charles Hobby Shop - Event TBD

RUANAIDH - (RU-AH-NEE) is the Gaelic spelling for Rooney.

Part memoir, part anecdotal history of Pittsburgh’s North Side, where the author grew up, and part football book, “Ruanaidh” follows to its conclusion the extraordinary life of Art Rooney, Sr. - the Chief. The strange-looking title (pronounced Ru-ah-nee) is the Gaelic word for Rooney.

Candid personality portraits of almost everybody in the Chief’s wide orbit are mingled with tales from Art Rooney, Jr’s own high school and college football-playing days, from his time as a failed drama student in New York, from his six months of boot camp training with the Marines, and from his subsequent career as personnel director of his father’s football team, the Pittsburgh Steelers.

For more information on this book, visit www.ArtRooneyJr.com

The book has been receiving rave reviews - before it has even hit the book stores!

Steel City Hobbies will have this book on sale in the near future - before any other book store. Be sure to get a copy of the 1st printing! Contact SCH about pre-ordering to reserve your book!

The BRL came to Pittsburgh this past weekend. Practice started Friday night at 8:00 PM sharp! Practice ran until about 11:30 PM and began again on Saturday early!

Results

The racing continued on Sunday with the 4th round of qualifying and then the mains. This was one of the greatest races at SCH to date! The facility is open to spectators for free!

Gary, Nitro Mike Whittington and Robert Stanley man the store while the BRL race goes on!

The BRL (Brushless Racing League) happened this past weekend at SCH. The race was an all weekend race - March 15th and 16th. The race was sponsored and called the Muddslide Motorsports 300.

Results

Check below for race details!

Racing information

Name: Jeremy Seanor
Age: 20
Residence: Beaver Falls, PA
Cars: TC4, T-Maxx, E-Maxx and Mini-T
Years: Ten Years and counting!
Racing Awards: “None! I suck!”
Other Interests: Custom Painter & Pin Striper
Anything else: I paint Bodies, hit me up!! $$$