name: Fred Barthelemy
nickname: Fast Freddy - Big Daddy
birthdate: May 14th, 1952
slot racing since: 1966
slot drag racing since: 1967
occupation: Sports manager in a bowling center
first slot race: Sunday afternoon race at commercial track Berlitz in Paris, around Oct 1966
racing highs: Holding the absolute track records in both tracks in France, Bordeaux & Annemasse, being the first European to break the « half second » AA/FC/quartermile barrier in Hollister, Cal in ‘98
racing lows: 06 Winternats with nothing ready nor working was tops in frustration
other interests: Full scale drag racing, Land Speed Record, Unlimited Hydros
what I like about slot drag racing: The technical challenge, putting my own designs on the starting line against other racers’
what I don´t like about slot drag racing: Not much actually
favorite car: The car I’ll be building next, the Unlimited Magwinder I built from scratch in’68
favorite class: Top Fuel dragster, AA/FC
best win: G20 at 05 Winternats, still my only international title so far
toughest loss: Final round of G12 at 05 Winternats against Jurg Broder, I had the car to dominate and made a mess of it with erratic reaction times
favorite opponent: Osku who’s so introverted you don’t realise he’s a killer
toughest opponent: Alex who’s such a friendly man all the time but gets to the starting line with such confidence you suddenly doubt yourself
least favorite opponent: None really
favorite drag racer: Garlits who’s inovative mind was always ahead of the pack, also showman « Jungle » Jim Lieberman
favorite slot drag racer: Kesha who’s been the keystone of everything positive that’s hapened for this hobby in Europe for the last few years
goals in slot racing: Finaly grow this hobby in France, bring French racers to the big races abroad, set a class record on the Malta track during ESDU 08
advice to new racers: Watch and don’t be afraid to ask questions, realise that wins & records  come only after a lot of homework
would like to thank: Joe Cardoza from JDS and Stuart Koford for supplying me with outstanding equipment, Joe Bohannon & Mike Aceves for unselfish advice