Slot Car Racing News for 01/02/2008



Scalextric Planning 'Bond 22' Slot Car Racing Set - CommanderBond.net

Scalextric Planning 'Bond 22' Slot Car Racing Set
CommanderBond.net, UK - Dec 22, 2007
Scalextric, a major international brand of slot car racing, is rumoured to be planning a James Bond racing set that would be a tie-in to Daniel Craigs Bond .
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Beginner EUR s slot car racing kits have everything needed to begin .
Beginner EUR s slot car racing kits have everything needed to begin slot car racing within minutes. The track comes in short plastic sections that snap together so that the slots line up appropriately. Common track configurations are oval ...

Underdog Mazda won't give up. (Crash.net)
Buoyed by 2007 results, Mazda and B-K Motorsports looking for more in 2008...

Scalextric slot car racing set planned for Bond 22 tie-in - MI6

Scalextric slot car racing set planned for Bond 22 tie-in
MI6, UK - Dec 22, 2007
MI6 has learned that Scalextric, the company behind the legendary slot car racing set for 50 years, is planning a special 007 edition in 2008. .
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Playing the slots
Toy car fanatics, newcomers rev it up at new Broken Arrow raceway The cars zip, zoom and whiz by in the blink of an eye, reaching speeds of 140 miles per hour...

Track racing grannies slot car set
Posted in Humor , Toys by Conner Flynn on December 26th, 2007 Track Racing Grannies...

Scalextric: 50 years in the groove
Simon Arron celebrates Scalextric, a Christmas gift that appeals to all ages Caf racers Karl Benz...

What's a nice girl like Ann Rule doing in a genre like true crime? (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Ann Rule is the most widely read true-crime writer in history. She has published 28 bestselling books. She is the P-I's 12th and final Writer in Residence of 2007. In this memoir, she tells readers how she came to her life's work...

Couple raring to get going with electric go-kart plan - Spalding Guardian

Couple raring to get going with electric go-kart plan
Spalding Guardian, UK - 20 minutes ago
The site already has provision for Scalextric slot-car racing at the Pit-Stop Cafe, which opened in August 2005 as a diversification from the existing .
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A frivolous fashion for fender vents - MSNBC

MSNBC

A frivolous fashion for fender vents
MSNBC - 2 hours ago
Non-functional vents have no legitimacy, declares senior statesman Peter Brock, who designed the universally acclaimed Shelby Daytona Coupe racing car in .
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A frivolous fashion for fender vents
"Fashion fades, only style remains the same," said style icon Coco Chanel, and now one popular bit of automotive ornamentation seems likely to fade, despite roots that extend nearly to the earliest cars...

Speed Week: San Diegan ecstatic about Le Mans invitation
The mere mention of Le Mans has always sent Michael Lewis' imagination racing. "I've been a fan of Le Mans all my life," Lewis said earlier this week of the French road course...

The Best Christmas Gifts
I love stuff. I've always loved stuff. I would go as far as to say that I love more than just stuff, I love junk...

Race of Champions: Back in the high life: Stars make the Race of.
Michael Schumacher stepped out of racing's ultimate spotlight when he retired at the end of the 2006 season, but he remains one of the sport's biggest attractions...

Manor Motorsport reals - Motorsport.com

Manor Motorsport reals
Motorsport.com, Florida - 14 hours ago
Continuing in its regular slot as the main support category for the spectacular DTM touring car series, F3 Euroseries will also visit Mugello in Italy, .
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Allegany State Park is a wonder in any season
Allegany is pretty in all her seasons, but when her hills are layered over in a foot of snow and her evergreens bow to you under an ermine cloak, she is a beauty beyond compare...

Slot Car Racing
Slot car racing is a leisure activity of racing electronically motorized model cars that are made to run on tracks with a groove or slot to steer a car. Users can operate the racecars by means of hand-held controllers or throttles that ...

Motorheads will meet in A.C.
The 23rd edition of Motorsports 2008 will be presented at the Atlantic City Convention Center Jan...

Daily Planner: January 3 - Enterprise-Record

Daily Planner: January 3
Enterprise-Record, CA - 7 hours ago
CHICO SLOT CAR RACING CLUB: 6:30-11 pm Two computer-controlled, eight-lane commercial tracks. 330 Wall Street, Suite 11. Free membership. .
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Slot-Car Mario Kart! - G4 TV

G4 TV

Slot-Car Mario Kart!
G4 TV, CA - Dec 7, 2007
Its is a Nintendo-licensed, "high quality slot-racing system" "for racing geeks of all ages." Featuring 1:43 scale versions of Mario's B Dasher and Wario's .
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Slot car racing
The best way to start with slot car racing is to buy a track set. The major 1/32 manufactures are Ninco, Scalextric, SCX and Carrera. Your local slot car dealer is able to assist you in making your choice...

Slot Car Shows in June
Slot Car Shows in June, However, for those who do not wish to risk their lives participating in break-neck speed racing, there is always the option of model car racing such as slot car racing. Slot cars are electronically operated model ...

Dowty Slot Car Racing Club
So if you fancy a EURhell of a ride why dont you come along to Dowty Sport & Social Club, Staverton, on any Friday to check out Dowty Slot Car Racing Clubs brand new track, which is over 152 long! Their cars are capable of 60mph on ...

NC slot car racing: who, what, when, where
HO scale: NCHOR/-Tracks in Winston-Salem, Raleigh, New Hill Pit Stop Raceway-Temporarly closed while Joe moves/builds a new facility 1/32nd scale: Please list your club/group here UPCOMING EVENTS: Southern Sportsman Series (HO) race on ...

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Dedicated to holmium slot car racing, collecting, Restoration, path design, electronics and package. Article. Tutorial. CA6450944. Buy path and design CDs items on eBay. ShoppingSquare. Path design and aerodynamic lift? ...

Catching up (The Columbus Dispatch)
After they're thrust into the news, most people tend to be gradually forgotten. Yet their lives go on, no less important to those who love them. Some proceed to triumph, some succumb to defeat. Others sink into the limbo of uncertainty...

ALMS (BRASELTON, GA.) - MAZDA'S DOONAN: NEVER GIVE UP IN 2008 (The Auto Channel)
Mazda and B-K Motorsports showed incredible promise during the 2007 American Le Mans Series season. John Doonan is the man who manages all of Mazda's professional motorsports involvements...

EA Playground 'Slot Car Racing' trailer
Take out the tracks & race those zip cars around...

Too old for toys? Not at age 70
At 70, Ted Knorr still loves toys. If you go . . . * What: Indianapolis Motor Speedway toy exhibit...

Track racing grannies slot car set - Slippery Brick

Slippery Brick

Track racing grannies slot car set
Slippery Brick, OR - Dec 26, 2007
Or as I like to call it Geriatric Kart racing. If you ever wanted to pit two elderly knitting machines against one another in a nail-biting slot car race, .
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Counting down top racing stories (York County Coast Star)
It's the time of year again for making lists, and we're not immune to that...

Underdog Mazda won't give up.
It may not yet have made its mark on sportscar racing in the United States, but Mazda refuses to be beaten into submission as it heads into another American Le Mans Series with B-K Motorsport...

Testing time on New Year's Day
DORSET'S 2008 Motorsport season gets into gear in traditional style on Tuesday morning with the popular Bournemouth and District Car Club New Year's Day Autotest...

Stratford native qualifies for Winter X Games in snocross (Marshfield News Herald)
Chris Kafka does things with a snowmobile that humbles most weekend riders...

YearOne rebuilds a legend
Braselton's YearOne rebuilds a legend BIG MOVER YearOne has gone all out to make their Burt Reynolds Edition Trans Am one that everybody wants to catch...

Stratford native qualifies for Winter X Games in snocross
Chris Kafka does things with a snowmobile that humbles most weekend riders. He runs his Polaris sled at obscene speeds through traffic...

Mazda's Doonan: Never Give Up In 2008
John Doonan is the man who manages all of Mazda's professional motorsports involvements...

Martyn Moore visits a slot-racing paradise in Lincolnshire - Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.uk

Martyn Moore visits a slot-racing paradise in Lincolnshire
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Dec 21, 2007
An hour or two of slot-car racing might be the perfect lads' and dads' afternoon in, but plenty of girls were there too. Seven-year-old Emily from Holbeach .
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Hitch to this Wagon
My cousin in the UK calls it the ideal family car. In deference to the difference in the standard of living. My cousin in the UK calls it the ideal family car...

Allegany State Park is a wonder in any season (The Buffalo News)
ALLEGANY EUR Allegany is pretty in all her seasons, but when her hills are layered over in a foot of snow and her evergreens bow to you under an ermine cloak, she is a beauty beyond compare...

Slot car racing is gaining in popularity
Slot car racing is gaining in popularity. Some specialty party businesses are offering slot car birthday parties for children. Up to 16 ( or maybe more ) children can race on a super large slot car track at the same time! ...

Racing Cert - 2008 motorsport preview
Grand prix newcomer Nakajima hopes to make big waves in 2008 The 2007 motorsport season was a cracker, but 2008 promises to be just as good and not only for Formula One fans...

Slot Car Racing Knows No Age Limits
Slot car racing is a type of racing hobby that is not seen as much these days. Kids want electronic gadgets such as phones and MP3 players. They want computers and high-speed Internet connections. Whatever happened to the simple toys? ...

ALMS (BRASELTON, GA.) - MAZDA'S DOONAN: NEVER GIVE UP IN 2008 - Autochannel (press release)

ALMS (BRASELTON, GA.) - MAZDA'S DOONAN: NEVER GIVE UP IN 2008
Autochannel (press release) - Dec 31, 2007
Preparations for the 2008 American Le Mans Series, its 10th season of world-class sports car racing, begin January 28-30 with the annual Winter Test at .
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Counting down top racing stories
It's the time of year again for making lists, and we're not immune to that. 2007 was a big year for stock car racing in Maine, with plenty of headlines that entertained fans and competitors...

Half the battle: Chipping away (Lexington Herald-Leader)
EDITOR'S NOTE: With plans for the project to turn into a book, motorsports writer David Poole of The Charlotte Observer and ThatsRacin.com spent the final portion of last season following Jeff Burton and his team in the Chase for the Nextel Cup. The book deal never was finalized, but the access the No. 31 team allowed provided a behind-the-scenes look of the battle for a NASCAR title: ...

A frivolous fashion for fender vents (MSNBC)
EURFashion fades, only style remains the same,EUR said style icon Coco Chanel, and now one popular bit of automotive ornamentation seems likely to fade, despite roots that extend nearly to the earliest cars...

Couple raring to get going with electric go-kart plan
Young racers will have somewhere new to put their skills to the test if plans for an electric go-kart course are approved...

Kentucky's newsmakers of 2007 (Lexington Herald-Leader)
It was neck-and-neck for a while, but coming down the stretch, the preacher was beaten by a dead horse. The rest of the field barely made it to the first turn. We asked you to vote on our entries for Most Intriguing Kentucky Newsmaker of 2007. Nearly 11,000 of you went to Kentucky.com and responded. The winner, by several lengths, was John Henry, the thoroughbred who died this year at the ...

Daily Planner: December 27
BOLT'S ANTIQUE TOOL MUSEUM: 11:45 a.m.-3:45 p.m., 1550 Broderick, Oroville; one block east of Chinese Temple...



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