Slot Car Racing News for 02/16/2008



Let the race begin
Gentlemen, start your engines -- and help benefit Odessa Crime Stoppers. The fifth annual Daytona 500 West Texas fund-raiser kicks off at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at the Commemorative Air Force hangar...

It's time for New Jersey's horse racing industry to face reality (Examiner)
When was the last time you needed to make a decision whether to put gas in your car or buy groceries? When was the last time you needed to make a decision whether to pay the taxman or the utility company?..

Atlantic City: A cool alternative (Miami Herald)
Chilly winds blow the summertime fun from Atlantic City's fabled boardwalk. There's plenty of room to stroll the 4-mile landmark, with a barren beach on one side and shuttered shops on the other...

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! ...

Florida Slot Car Racing - My Series - Race #1 - 2/9/08
Florida Slot Car Racing - My Series - was started in 2007 and had a few tweaks for the 2008 season. They seem to be well received for the most part. Remember .. the idea is to keep things fun everyone and encourage racers to visit ...

INCP--Dodge Sprinter
Turn the Sprinter into a mobile slot-car racing track? Perhaps a poor man's RV? A renegade, unlicensed, hyper-aggressive airport shuttle? An immaculately prepared race car hauler? A mobile party van for college frat guys that can be ...

Boogiety Boogiety Boogiety Lets go Cookie Cutter Racing Boys
Well boys are you ready to go racing the Daytona 500 is tomorrow as the NASCAR "Sprint" Series starts its 2008 campaign...

Flips, Crashes And Flaring Tempers Highlight Speedworld . - WhoWon.com

Flips, Crashes And Flaring Tempers Highlight Speedworld .
WhoWon.com, NE - Feb 14, 2008
After Tuesdays scheduled first round of the INEX/600 Series Racing Winternationals was washed out, the weather Wednesday put a damper on things in the .
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Notes: Stewart grabs pole for Nationwide race at Daytona (USA Today)
Tony Stewart will kick off the Nationwide Series season opener from the pole after posting Friday's fastest qualifying run at 180.937 mph. Stewart, who won back-to-back races on this circuit here in 2005 and 2006 for Kevin Harvick Inc., is running a Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing...

Atlantic City: A cool alternative
Chilly winds blow the summertime fun from Atlantic City's fabled boardwalk. There's plenty of room to stroll the 4-mile landmark, with a barren beach on one side and shuttered shops on the other...

Daytona 500: The Car of Tomorrow Is Here Today - Edmunds.com/Inside Line

Daytona 500: The Car of Tomorrow Is Here Today
Edmunds.com/Inside Line, CA - Feb 15, 2008
(Photo courtesy of NASCAR) Though the Car of Tomorrow has tested at Daytona in the past, this is the first time it has been seen in racing conditions at the .
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Project Gotham Racing 4 Downloadable Content Released
Posted by John JCal Callaham on Thursday February 14, 2008 - 05:41 PM As promised the first downloadable content for the Xbox 360 exclusive racing game Project Gotham Racing 4 is now available to download...

Slow death of the seaside slot-machine arcades - Independent

Slow death of the seaside slot-machine arcades
Independent, UK - 3 hours ago
The fruit machine lights were flashing manically and the music was pumping from the racing car simulators but, even on an unseasonably warm winter's day, .
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NASCAR viewers get a break, ad-wise
ESPN is adjusting timing of commercial breaks, says Rich Feinberg, network VP of motor sports...

PR-SCORE-Sohren in SCORE Trophy-Truck, Bell in Motorcycles draw First starting
Topic: PR-SCORE-Sohren in SCORE Trophy-Truck, Bell in Motorcycles draw First starting Round 2, SCORE Desert Series Sohren in SCORE Trophy-Truck, Bell in Motorcycles draw First starting slots for 22nd Tecate ...

Harvick started, stayed in some fast company - Toledo Blade

Harvick started, stayed in some fast company
Toledo Blade, OH - Feb 14, 2008
But Harvick moved into the slot that had been occupied by Earnhardt at Richard Childress Racing, and with only a car number change and a reverse paint .
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News Round-up: Hype, Night Races & Portgual
Having been away from BlogF1 for the last week there is lots of news to catch up on...

Elliott's geography: Veteran would like to see return to racing roots - Toledo Blade

Elliott's geography: Veteran would like to see return to racing roots
Toledo Blade, OH - 16 hours ago
One guy not thrilled at all to be looking at the Daytona International Speedway from anywhere but behind the windshield of a stock car is Bill Elliott, .
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Sohren in SCORE Trophy-Truck, Bell in Motorcycles draw - First . - DirtNewz.com

Sohren in SCORE Trophy-Truck, Bell in Motorcycles draw - First .
DirtNewz.com, CA - 4 hours ago
Following Januarys season-opening SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge, Americas Foremost Desert Racing Series will visit Mexico for the first of three races .
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Earnhardt aims at historical week (The Express-Times)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. followed up his victory in last Saturday's Bud Shootout exhibition by winning the first of two 150-mile Gatorade Duel qualifying races on Thursday at Daytona International Speedway...

A Little Slot Car Racing Intro
Slot car racing (also called slotcar racing or slot racing) is the competitive hobby of racing with powered miniature autos (or other vehicles) which are guided by grooves or slots in the track on which they run. ...

TEAM REPORTS (DAYTONA, FLA.) - After Finishing Second in Shootout, Stewart Scores Second in Duel (The Auto Channel)
Tony Stewart continued riding the momentum from his second-place finish last Saturday night in the non-points Budweiser Shootout by finishing second in his Gatorade Duel qualifying race on Thursday...

Time to kiss region's money goodbye
Today is Valentine's Day, the day for lots of hugs and kisses. And with this week's grand opening of the Hollywood Casino at Penn National, it will also be the day you can kiss your money good-bye at the slot ...

Notes: Stewart grabs pole for Nationwide race at Daytona - USA Today

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Notes: Stewart grabs pole for Nationwide race at Daytona
USA Today - Feb 15, 2008
That includes all three MWR entries and the three-car Joe Gibbs Racing stable. JGR made the switch to Toyota this season after 16 years with General Motors. .
Daytona Duel: Tony Stewart race notes Motorsport.com
Earnhardt aims at historical week The Express Times
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The amazing (slot car) race
It's five minutes 'til showtime and Phil Williams gathers his racers outside Slot Car Magic & Hobbies to brief them on tonight's rules and wish them good luck in the race...

Revell-Monogram Greenwood Corvette
Revell-Monogram has produced four versions of the car for slot car racing: 85-4855 Spirit of Riverside 75, $44.95 85-4857 Spirit of Sebring 76, $44.95 85-4863 Spirit of LeMans 76, $53.95 (special limited edition) 85-4864 Mancuso ...

The amazing (slot car) race (Contra Costa Times)
Video: Ready!, Set!, Race! It's five minutes 'til showtime and Phil Williams gathers his racers outside Slot Car Magic & Hobbies to brief them on tonight's rules and wish them good luck in the race...

Harvick started, stayed in some fast company
In racing, the toughest starting position is the one right behind a legend. The young up-and-coming drivers all want to race, but it can be very uncomfortable if you move in where a star once took the wheel...

The Slot It Porsche 956 Short-tail Slot Car
The Porsche 956, along with its variant, the 962, was the car that established the pattern for the entire Group C / GTP category of race cars, a pattern followed for the entire duration of that era of endurance racing. ...

One Day, NASCAR Will Own Your Ass - Deadspin

Deadspin

One Day, NASCAR Will Own Your Ass
Deadspin, NY - Feb 15, 2008
The obvious battle is between the drivers on the track, but you've also got competing models of cars (Ford, Chevy, Dodge, and now Toyota), racing teams (the .
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Slot-car racing
After an early morning ferry ride across the Sea of Marmara to the city of Yalova, I was walking along when I came across a few pieces of a slot-car race track lying on the sidewalk. They were just sitting there in front of a store. ...

The hobby of slot car racing is so named because each racing car .
The hobby of slot car racing is so named because each racing car has a small pin that projects beneath it. This pin sits in a slot that is continuous around the whole track. Most tracks have two slots so two cars can race...

Former champ Jarrett racing to make final Daytona
Thursday's Gatorade Duels at Daytona International Speedway will set the field for the 50th Daytona 500...

Daytona 500: The Car of Tomorrow Is Here Today
Beneath the red paint, Kasey Kahne's Dodge Avenger is just like every other NASCAR Car of Tomorrow...

Former champ Jarrett racing to make final Daytona - USA Today

Former champ Jarrett racing to make final Daytona
USA Today - Feb 13, 2008
"I should have a car capable of going up there and racing my way in." said Jarrett, driving a Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota. Four drivers will race their .
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Seconds, Please - After Finishing Second in Shootout, Stewart Scores Second in Duel
Date: Feb. 14, 2008 Event: Gatorade Duel Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Location: Daytona International Speedway Start/Finish: 8th/2nd Winners: Gatorade Duel No...

Slow death of the seaside slot-machine arcades
Business was slow in the Golden Horseshoe amusement arcade yesterday lunchtime. The fruit machine lights were flashing manically and the music was pumping from the racing car simulators but, even on an ...

NASCAR viewers get a break, ad-wise (New York Daily News)
Viewers tuning in to ESPN's coverage of stock-car racing are likely to notice a change in how the commercials play out...

Spinning my wheels: Daytona
Mike is a contributor for the FOXSports.com fantasy group. Read his blog for more analysis...

The amazing (slot car) race - Contra Costa Times

The amazing (slot car) race
Contra Costa Times, CA - 16 hours ago
By Laura Casey It's five minutes 'til showtime and Phil Williams gathers his racers outside Slot Car Magic & Hobbies to brief them on tonight's rules and .
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Daytona 500: The Car of Tomorrow Is Here Today (Edmunds.com)
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida EUR” NASCAR's controversial Car of Tomorrow will fill every starting slot for the 50th anniversary of the Daytona 500, which takes place Sunday, February 17. The newly mandated car was raced by NASCAR teams in 16 of 36 events in the 2007 season, but this week is the first time the car has raced on the high banks of Daytona's tri-oval...

Vintage HO Slot Car Racing Race # 20 will be Thursday Feb. 14th 2008
Race # 20 will be Thursday Feb. 14th 2008 The Class is Magnatraction Modified. Held at Huttonville Speedwayinthegroove@toys2nv.com. The track will be open at 7:00 pm for practice and racing is to start at 8:00 pm To allow enough time to ...

Slow death of the seaside slot-machine arcades (Independent)
Business was slow in the Golden Horseshoe amusement arcade yesterday lunchtime. The fruit machine lights were flashing manically and the music was pumping from the racing car simulators but, even on an unseasonably warm winter's day, the punters were few and far between...

Team Reports (Daytona, Fla.) - After Finishing Second in Shootout, Stewart Scores Second in Duel
Tony Stewart continued riding the momentum from his second-place finish last Saturday night in the non-points Budweiser Shootout by finishing second in his Gatorade Duel qualifying race on Thursday...

First great misleading headline of the year
Despite a headline crowing about a 34% increase in income, the Contra Costa Times reported today that MediaNews, the uber newspaper mogul in Northern California, still managed to see "advertising revenue fall ...

Former champ Jarrett racing to make final Daytona (USA Today)
Former Daytona 500 champion Dale Jarrett is among 14 NASCAR Cup drivers trying to qualify for Sunday's race. He believes he has a car capable of running what he expects will be his final run at the season-opening event...

Scalextric race set for `Quantum of Solace`
As MI6 exclusively revealed back in December, Scalextric - the company behind the legendary slot car racing set for 50 years - is planning a special 007 edition in 2008 to coincide with the 22nd James Bond film "Quantum of Solace". ...

Pair wins big on Valentine's Day
Trip to Burlington casino ends with $200,000 jackpot. By DARCIE HOENIG dhoenig@thehawkeye.com An elderly couple from Quincy, Ill., had a Valentine's Day they will never forget...

Tony Stewart Second in Gatorade Duel
Tony Stewart continued riding the momentum from his second-place finish last Saturday night in the non-points Budweiser Shootout by finishing second in his Gatorade Duel qualifying race on Thursday...

Head2Head: Is Daytona qualifying a good way to go?
This week's hot-button topic is on the topic that so many people have difficulty explaining: qualifying for the Daytona 500...



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