Slot Car Racing News for 04/25/2009



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...

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...

Speedrome Steams into Saturday with Supreme Racing Program - WhoWon.com
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.whowon.com/Results.asp%3FTrackID%3D749%26StoryID%3D268443cid=1340348757ei=gdjzSY_TOoK4MZP3hJoEusg=AFQjCNEWPcZBZL4uo0-AUzL_ZW6hIfDjAASpeedrome Steams into Saturday with Supreme bRacing/b Program/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fWhoWon.com,nbsp;NE/font/fontbrfont size=-1The Jiffy Lube Late Models, Trackside bRace Car/b Parts Stocks, Peters Auto Service Hornets, and Roadrunners fight for top honors in a full listing of oval competition before the night ending Late Model Figure 8. bRacing/b gets underway at 7pm. b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

Plato 'chuffed' with top three slot (Crash.net)
Jason Plato takes third on the grid for his second BTCC race weekend at the wheel of a Chevrolet Lacetti..

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...

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...

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Rahal leads NHLR sweep of Kansas front row
Graham Rahal won his second career IndyCar pole in three races, and his first on an oval, to edge rookie Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing team-mate Robert Doornbos by three-tenths of a second at the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway...

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..

Raising the stakes (Sun-Sentinel)
Isle Casino competes with Seminoles' more established venue a few miles away 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...

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/5-0fd=Rurl=http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/24/driven-subaru-wrx-and-sti-with-spt-mods/cid=1340403578ei=gdjzSY_TOoK4MZP3hJoEusg=AFQjCNFQQO8qg4qCT1TNIcc6C96Ju04tRQDriven: 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..

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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..

Plato #39;chuffed#39; with top three slot - crash.net
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/2-0fd=Rurl=http://www.crash.net/btcc/News/145912/1/plato_chuffed_with_top_three_slot.htmlcid=1341279034ei=gdjzSY_TOoK4MZP3hJoEusg=AFQjCNEZuGKv_gbduS_sB0vS1PEpOoM1OwPlato #39;chuffed#39; with top three bslot/b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fcrash.net,nbsp;UK/font/fontbrfont size=-1Jason Plato said he was chuffed with a place on the second row of the grid for his first hiq MSA British Touring bCar/b Championship brace/b weekend under the bRacing/b Silverline banner. Plato confirmed on the eve of the Thruxton weekend that his deal to b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

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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 popularity of bslot car racing/b has exploded in recent years. The key reason for this is the introduction of networking capabilities that enable slot car racers to race against one another using the internet. b./b..

Rahal leads NHLR sweep of Kansas front row - crash.net
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Little slot cars a big hit in New Windsor - Times Herald-Record
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ATT Williams 2009 Bahrain GP Qualifying
At a blisteringly hot Bahrain International Circuit, where ambient temperatures peaked at 38A C this afternoon, both AT&T Williams drivers executed the transition from the opening Q1 round of qualifying into Q2 today...

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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..

Andrew Herron Thruxton race one report (Motorsport.com)
Andrew Herron secured his second podium in three races during the first of this weekend's two ELF Renault Clio Cup encounters at Thruxton Circuit in Hampshire today, Saturday, 25th April, to move into fourth place in the 2009 driver standings...

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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 ...

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...

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South Florida gambling sites wage 'fun, friendly' war for Palm Beach County's business (The Palm Beach Post)
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...

South Florida gambling sites wage 'fun, friendly' war for Palm Beach County's business
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...

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. ...

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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...

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...

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New racing is #39;slots#39; of fun in Mansfield - Mansfield News Journal
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Rahal leads NHLR sweep of Kansas front row. (Crash.net)
Graham Rahal proved his all-round IndyCar ability by claiming his first pole on an oval just three weeks after doing likewise on a street course...

Higbie Kicks off 2009 Racing Season with Two Top Five Performances - WhoWon.com
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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...

Pontiac: RIP - BusinessWeek
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.businessweek.com/autos/autobeat/archives/2009/04/pontiac_rip.htmlcid=1339473967ei=gdjzSY_TOoK4MZP3hJoEusg=AFQjCNGQknUaoUpYJ3kbwQ1u-JxCtNM0PAimg src=http://nt2.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=iuZ2vtS2Zu0Jimgurl=www.businessweek.com/autos/autobeat/archives/G8.jpg width=80 height=53 alt= border=1brfont size=-2BusinessWeek/font/a/font/tdtd 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/7-0fd=Rurl=http://www.businessweek.com/autos/autobeat/archives/2009/04/pontiac_rip.htmlcid=1339473967ei=gdjzSY_TOoK4MZP3hJoEusg=AFQjCNGQknUaoUpYJ3kbwQ1u-JxCtNM0PAPontiac: RIP/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fBusinessWeek/font/fontbrfont size=-1It had a flabby ride, and I particularly recall the piece of foam hanging out of the bslot/b in the door where the door opener was situated. Even with the foam stuffed into the whole, the wind whipped through it at me when I was driving at highway speeds. b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

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...

On Politics State Weighs Ban on Casino Smoking - New York Times
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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...

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...

Plato 'chuffed' with top three slot
Jason Plato said he was chuffed with a place on the second row of the grid for his first HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship race weekend under the Racing Silverline banner...

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...

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/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.presstelegram.com/moresports/ci_12196281cid=1339600669ei=gdjzSY_TOoK4MZP3hJoEusg=AFQjCNGvKkvav9HbJbk8Oof25x8EziRLhwKEISSER: 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..



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