In The Beginning . . .
Founded in the summer of 1996 by a dozen people who wanted a family-oriented club, Wheels Of Fire is a non-profit club that is involved with helping people -- and not just club members -- find the Hot Wheels they're looking for. We keep people up-to-date through monthly club meetings, a printed & mailed monthly newsletter, a webpage, and through this website. We're also involved in the community through our various charities (donating food, clothing, furniture, toys, and money) and participated in Arizona's Department of Transportation's "Adopt-A-Highway" program. We've produced four club cars, have a club pin, and have coffee mugs & drinking glasses with our club's name and race car logo on them (see our Club Items For Sale page for pictures).

Close-up of our first Club Car.

On November 10, 1998, Wheels Of Fire went online with its webpage and in less than a year, its popularity went from a couple hundred hits to almost seven hundred. Almost a year to the day, on November 12, 1999, we set-up this on a temporary status, and on January 6, 2000, this site was officially launched. On February 6, 1999, we put on our first toy show (42 tables) and it was so successful that the next one was held on September 30, 2000 (142 tables) in a much larger place with a lot more dealers (for a complete Show history, click here).

Of the three known clubs in Arizona -- Wheels Of Fire (ours), The Arizona Outlaws, and Tucson Miniature Auto Club (TMAC) -- only ours and the Outlaws are located in Phoenix, Arizona, and are strictly Hot Wheels oriented. TMAC is located in Tucson, Arizona, and is a generic diecast club. Not surprisingly, many people belong to all three!

Our membership growth is just short of phenomenal. From a small group of only a dozen people (or seven families), Wheels Of Fire now numbers over 200 members (about 140 families) and we have a couple of people join every month.

Still Going Strong . . .
With people constantly joining Wheels Of Fire, our foundation of new ideas is continuously growing and renewing. Our club members range in age from newborn to 70+ years young and live not only locally, but cover the North American continent from California to Georgia and into eastern Canada. In fact, our club's growth forced us to find a larger meeting place; which we moved into in July 2000.
We are always finding things our club can do for both its members and the community. Currently, we donate to Catholic Social Services of Phoenix and Ronald McDonald House. At the last national Hot Wheels Convention (Oct. 2000), our club donated $ 1,500 dollars to Ronald McDonald House.
Wheels Of Fire has a yearly club picnic in April at a local park that includes games and contests for every age, and answering questions of the curious who stop by. In addition to the four yearly club cars, we did a Show Car (customized Tail Dragger) for our second toy show this past September. We're even looking into having club t-shirts and other paraphernalia made.
As you see, we have a lot of projects going and ongoing; and we hope that you'll like join our club no matter where you live. If you're interested in what a Wheels Of Fire membership includes, please click here.

Our News
We have five ways of spreading whatever news we happen to know.
First, there is our monthly newsletter that's compiled by a club member then computerized, printed, copied, and mailed to club members.
Second, there are our monthly club meetings where information is shared by all.
Third, there is contacting our club members individually.
Fourth, there is our webpage.
Fifth, and last, there is the News at this site.
Though much of it is local, we do include a lot of national and international items.

Slight Revamping for the New Millennium
Though this site is no longer under construction, improvements continue to be made as time goes by.
All-in-all, we hope that you like not only what we've done, but what we continue to do.

Thank you for visiting and be sure to check out the rest of this site (and our webpage).

See you again!