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D3 Mission Statement
May 12, 2006
It is the opinion of D3 founders that sometimes in the past, the racing format and the type of vehicles used for such at commercial raceways took a very wrong turn and caused the demise of slot racing as we knew it. Many factors contributed to this demise, but one above all made it possible: the unrestricted open-class rules that later were taken over by financially interested parties.
D3 proposes to return to what worked and what was successful, the type of scratch-built vehicles used in the Rod & Custom and Car Model series of the late 1960's, with chassis hand built from bits of brass and steel wire. The purpose of the new format is to bring back the designing, shaping, cutting and soldering of chassis fitted with an inexpensive and sealed motor so as to provide everyone with an even hand, encouraging creativity and invention while keeping the chassis design limited to period technology. The use of exacting replicas of period bodies with period-style decoration being part of this equation.
D3 is the exclusive intellectual
property of its founder Paul Sterrett and its other founders, Mike Steube &
Philippe de Lespinay, who allow and encourage any and all racing clubs,
associations and raceways worldwide to race under the D3 format. However the use
of the D3 name by any such association also requires a respect of the racing
rules established by the founders of D3 racing for the benefit of all
enthusiasts. The "D3" name is protected by the trademark and copyright laws of
the United States of America and its use is forbidden for any racing series not
strictly enforcing the rules as expressed on the pages of this website.
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