Slot Car Racing News for 04/24/2009

Cheltenham4u.co.uk: Dowty bSlot Car Racing/b 2009 Update
2009 updates are now available, including results from all the latest races (1/32 scale, 1/24 scale and the Cotswold Challenge - race against Swindon's bslot car racing/b club). For more information about Dowty bSlot Car Racing/b Club and b./b..

Turning Cars Into Toys: Tilt-Shift Photography Magic [Novelties] (Jalopnik)
Tilt-shift photography, invented to shoot architectural elements without lens distortion, has recently come into vogue in forced perspective images. It's also a great way to make cars look like...

Thursday EUR˜Tonight#39; Show Canceled as Jay Leno Is Hospitalized - New York Times
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REVEALED: Post-qualifying F1 car weights in China (Crash.Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)
Brawn GP opted for race pace over one-lap form, the Red Bulls headed out lighter in Q3 in a bid to snatch pole and Fernando Alonso was practically running on fumes in order to grab a front row grid slot those are some of the conclusions seemingly to be drawn from the post-qualifying car weights published by the FIA in Shanghai ahead of tomorrows Chinese Grand Prix. Alonso came out of nowhere to ...

Driven: Subaru Forester Xti concept, WRX and WRX Sti with SPT mods
Subaru invited us out to the track to sample some of its Subaru Performance Tuning components, fitted to the company's Forester XTI show car, as well as the Impreza WRX and STI models...

Exclusive: Watkins on Senna Part I (F1-Live.com)
The early years of Senna Vs Prost For many race fans the world over, Sunday 1st May 1994 remains a day that will never be forgotten, the day that Ayrton Senna was killed on what was a horrific Grand Prix weekend at Imola, then the home of the San Marino Grand Prix. ..

Alonso lightest on grid
Brawn GP opted for race pace over one-lap form, the Red Bulls headed out lighter in Q3 in a bid to snatch pole and Fernando Alonso was practically running on fumes in order to grab a front row grid slot...

Driven: Subaru Forester XTI concept, WRX and WRX STI with SPT mods - Autoblog
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/24/driven-subaru-wrx-and-sti-with-spt-mods/cid=1340403578ei=ZYTySZbpKaC4Mdbk9JkEusg=AFQjCNG2dAIpyEBFGgPUxolDY_-BsLlQRwDriven: Subaru Forester XTI concept, WRX and WRX STI with SPT mods/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fAutoblog,nbsp;CA/font/fontbrfont size=-1Driven at 8/10ths, and with weight transfer a mental priority, the stock WRX is safe and predictable. just not a bslot/b-bcar/b ride on a track. The stock five-speed transmission feels great. until you try the short throw set-up. b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

Toyota on pace in China, but Trulli remains cautious
Toyota duo Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock again lapped up at the sharp end of proceedings in practice for this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix - " but the former revealed that he is 'not happy with the balance and pace' of his TF109 as the Cologne-based outfit bids to make it three podiums on the trot on Sunday...

KEISSER: IRL gives LBGP a new feel (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
Today's post-Prix edition of The Sporting Muse: I took a walk through the crowd Sunday during the Long Beach Grand Prix in an effort to take the event's temperature, and was thinking about any Mercury rising...

Today's Drag Racing News
Monday, April 13, 2009 Little slot cars a big hit in New Windsor Times Herald-Record - Middletown,NY,USA Races start at 7 pm ...

Little slot cars a big hit in New Windsor - Times Herald-Record
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Car-seller in driver#39;s seat - New York Daily News
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I can't see my injury or feel it. I can go running all day long but I can't get on horses, says injured jockey Hayley . (Daily Mail)
June, featuring the racing jewels of the Epsom Derby meeting and Royal Ascot, had promised stages to project Hayley Turner to new heights...

Jalopnik - Turning Cars Into Toys: Tilt-Shift Photography Magic b./b
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Car-seller in driver's seat
It had been almost two years since Richard Silverman had driven in a harness race, but there he was Monday at Chester Downs, making his return in the family business...

Vintage HO bSlot Car Racing/b Race #19 will be Thursday Feb 26th 2009 b./b
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Cub Scouts - Pinewood Derby with Solaris - It's Possible
Thursday April 16, 2009 Cub Scouts - Pinewood Derby with Solaris - It's Possible I've been meaning to blog about using Solaris for Scouting since February, when I became the primary organizer for group's Pinewood Derby...

Higbie Kicks off 2009 Racing Season with Two Top Five Performances - WhoWon.com
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Kansas Speedway reapplying for casino
A partnership that includes Kansas Speedway still wants to build a state-owned casino in Wyandotte County, overlooking the track's No...

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Niagara students Race Against Drugs (Niagara Falls Review)
The thick rubber goggles impaired his vision, but not his determination to enjoy a healthy, substance-free lifestyle. Eleven-year-old Devon Brewster donned the unusual eyewear Wednesday afternoon during the Racing Against Drugs program at Optimist Hall.[.]..

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The brains behind Brawn
'We don't carry a lot of spares,' says the cost-conscious team principal Ross Brawn...

Casinos have 'friendly' rivalry, woo Palm Beach County gamblers (Sun-Sentinel)
Gambling: Isle Casino and Racing in Pompano determined to compete with older, established Seminole Casino Coconut Creek For more than a month, the Isle Casino and Racing has promoted a drawing for a Buick, at 7 p.m. Sunday. For three months, rival Seminole Casino Coconut Creek has advertised a "mystery car giveaway." This week the details came out. Their car giveaway just happens to be 7 p.m. ...

Vettel scores Red Bull's maiden pole in China
Sebastian Vettel put himself on pole position for the first time since Monza last year in a gripping qualifying session in Shanghai on Saturday afternoon, giving Red Bull Racing their maiden P1 grid slot...

KEISSER: IRL gives LBGP a new feel - Long Beach Press-Telegram
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://www.presstelegram.com/moresports/ci_12196281cid=1339600669ei=ZYTySZbpKaC4Mdbk9JkEusg=AFQjCNHHn12UdXdc_Zi47h1AVcXmJ1dFYgKEISSER: IRL gives LBGP a new feel/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fLong Beach Press-Telegram,nbsp;CA/font/fontbrfont size=-1All of the cars have the same specs, which is bad for the overall quality of bracing/b but good in that it puts a little more premium on driver ability. The last Champ bCar race/b in 2008 was a bit of a parade. Sunday#39;s brace/b had multiple lead changes and b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

Andy Cagle: Riding With Tinman Tests Mettle, Reaffirms Love of Racing
I'm not much on parades. Never have been. They just seem like a pointless exercise to me -- a bunch of people with an over-inflated sense of self riding down the street waving at folks they don't know, who don't know them...

Skate and Annoy » Archive » California Freestyling Slot Car
bSlot car racing/b still appeals to me, but somehow I don't think It would be as fun with goofy looking tiny skateboarders instead of little muscle cars. Yours for anywhere from $96 to $26. April 15th, 2009 by: Kilwag (editor) b./b..

AP Top Kansas News at 5:45 a.m. CDT Friday, A .
Rep. Jerry Moran ended the last quarter with more than $2.9 million in cash for his 2010 Senate race, but Rep...

REVEALED: Post-qualifying F1 car weights in Shanghai
Brawn GP opted for race pace over one-lap form, the Red Bulls headed out lighter in Q3 in a bid to snatch pole and Fernando Alonso was practically running on fumes in order to grab a front row grid slot a ' those are some of the conclusions seemingly to be drawn from the post-qualifying car weights published by the FIA in Shanghai ahead of ...

Formula One: Bruno Senna still hoping to race this yearMercedes-Benz.
A picture of Brunno Senna: wants a seat in F1. Brunno Senna: wants a seat in F1...

New racing is #39;slots#39; of fun in Mansfield - Mansfield News Journal
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bSlot Car Racing/b? | Dave and Dave#39;s Excellent Blog
Always on the lookout for something interesting that we don't know is happening right under our noses, Dave & I recently stopped by the A.B. Charles Hobby Shop in Mount Lebanon forEUR¦ wait for itEUR¦ bslot car racing/b! b./b..

Chinese GP Qualifying Debrief: Red Bull Racing
Lining up on the number one slot on the grid tomorrow best view of the track, prettiest grid girl and other incentives will be Sebastian Vettel...

Gambling sites have #39;friendly, fun#39; rivalry - Sun-Sentinel.com
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Late race dramatics mark Red Cedar Speedway opener (Dunn County News)
Jake Redetzke, Kevin Adams and Andy Jones all made late race passes for feature wins while Shane Kislings route to victory lane was slightly easier as the Red Cedar Speedway marked their thirty sixth consecutive opener in front of a big crowd on a beautiful Friday night...

F1: Analysis: Lola's history in Formula 1 (autosport.com)
Lola announced today that it is evaluating a return to Formula 1, 12 years after its failed attempt to re-join the world championship in 1997 and 16 since it last contested a race as a factory team, but as a chassis builder the company has been involved on-and-off since 1962..

Speedrome Steams into Saturday with Supreme Racing Program - WhoWon.com
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RailModeller - Review
One of the great things about computers is that there is software to help people get the most of practically every conceivable hobby, even those not obviously connected with technology or the internet...

Brea Lopez Moving Up and Making Everyone Take Notice - Auto Racing Daily
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Ford Mustang 45th Anniversary Celebration Kicks Off
The 2009 Ford Mustang has a long and glorious history behind it. Ford Mustang 45th anniversary will be cause for a party at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama...

Veterans victorious at Natural Bridge Speedway
NATURAL BRIDGE - Each of Saturday night's five winners at Natural Bridge Speedway had visited Victory Lane during his racing career, but only one grabbed the checkers for the second consecutive time in the young 2009 season at the 3 1/48-mile dirt oval...

Turning Cars Into Toys: Tilt-Shift Photography Magic [Novelties b./b
We especially like the race scenes for some reason, perhaps a leftover from our days as an amateur bslot car racing/b pro. Photo Credit: 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. b./b..

Exclusive: Watkins on Senna - Part I
Senna and Prost battle heading into turn one. For many race fans the world over, Sunday 1st May 1994 remains a day that will never be forgotten, the day that Ayrton Senna was killed on what was a horrific Grand Prix weekend at Imola, then the home of the San Marino Grand Prix...

101-in-1 Explosive Megamix
NDS Review - '101-in-1 Explosive Megamix' Posted on Tuesday, April 21 @ 04:50:13 PDT 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix is a collection of 101 addictive mini-game types including: puzzles, sports, racing, cooking, shooting, balancing, juggling, and much more...

Gambling sites have 'friendly, fun' rivalry (Sun-Sentinel)
Gambling: Isle Casino and Racing in Pompano determined to compete with older, established Seminole Casino Coconut Creek For more than a month, the Isle Casino and Racing in Pompano Beach has promoted a drawing for a Buick LaCrosse, at 7 p.m. Sunday...

New racing is 'slots' of fun in Mansfield
A lead foot won't help, but a golden finger will. Brian Cox, owner of Fatboys Raceways on Mulberry Street, is starting a spring slot car league to figure out who has the fastest trigger in the area...

HO bSlot Car Racing/b - Auto World 4Gear amp; Racing Rigs - Auto World X b./b
Auto World's new 4Gear chassis is based on a classic extended pancake design. It features an extra gear on its lengthened power transfer plate. The extended wheelbase and narrowed rear end fitted with gigantic dragster-inspired wheels b./b..

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