Slot Car Racing News for 01/03/2008



Manor Motorsport reals - Motorsport.com

Manor Motorsport reals
Motorsport.com, Florida - Jan 1, 2008
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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Mazda's Doonan: Never Give Up In 2008
John Doonan is the man who manages all of Mazda's professional motorsports involvements...

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

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 ...

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...

Triumphs and tragedies filled a busy year for Charles County
Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown delivers an address in August marking the opening of the Route 5 bypass in Hughesville...

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

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 ...

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...

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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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 ...

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...

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: a fender vent, or gill slot...

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...

Need for speed
For Nascar fans and all speed freaks, the Orlando Science Center 's latest exhibit, Discover the Daytona 500, should get your adrenaline pumping for the upcoming racing season...

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

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? ...

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...

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...

EASTBURN TAP AND GRILL (The Oregonian)
What's new: An eastside taproom and grill opened Dec. 22 in an up-and-coming strip on East Burnside. Where & when: 1800 E. Burnside St., opens 10 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. Friday and Saturday...

A frivolous fashion for fender vents - MSNBC

MSNBC

A frivolous fashion for fender vents
MSNBC - Jan 2, 2008
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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Too old for toys? Not at age 70
At 70, Ted Knorr still loves toys. If you go . . . * What: Indianapolis Motor Speedway toy exhibit...

Runnin in the groove: Slot-car racers feel the rush - East Valley Tribune

Runnin in the groove: Slot-car racers feel the rush
East Valley Tribune, AZ - Dec 19, 2007
Getting todays kids interested is a priority for Dave Litt of Mesa, who owns Tuff Traxx, the only slot-car racetrack in the area. To win converts, he sells .
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EA Playground 'Slot Car Racing' trailer
Take out the tracks & race those zip cars around...

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...

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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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...

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 ...

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

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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...

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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Mario Slot Car Racing
And for all slot car enthousiasts, here's the Mario Kart slot car racing track! This set includes Mario and Wario in their 1:43 scale cars, a 6 meter track and it's officially licensed by Nintendo themselves. Great for kids age 3 to 30! ...

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...

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! ...

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...

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

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...

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 ...

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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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: ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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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...

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 - Jan 2, 2008
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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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...



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