Slot Car Racing News for 05/02/2009



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...

New Scalextric May 2009 Releases Ferrari F430 GT2, Ford GT40, and b./b
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Chemung Speedrome chugs ahead for ninth season (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
A weak economy and competition from a new track are some of the challenges facing Chemung Speedrome in 2009...

The Joneses' Richard D'Alessio Taps into NASCAR Appeal in a Big Way
Creator of the popular web comedy series Knob Hockey, D'Alessio has created a new ad-sponsored web series through his company Animax Unplugged focused on the thrills and spills of the cutthroat sport of slot car racing...

NE: Petersburg Friday summary (Motorsport.com)
PETERSBURG, Va. (May 1, 2009) -- The opening rounds of qualifying are complete at Virginia Motorsports Park's Full Throttle Shootout, a round of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series...

New racing is #39;slots#39; of fun in Mansfield - Mansfield News Journal
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IL: Cunningham back on top in Kansas
Former series champion Wade Cunningham returned to the top of the timesheets in an Indy Lights qualifying session for the first time in two years as he guided one of the many Sam Schmidt Motorsport entries to pole position for the Kansas Lottery 100...

Play Time: Volkswagen Creates New GTI Online Slot Car Racing Game - MotorTrend Magazine
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Heading out of town for the Weekend - Slot Car Illustrated Forum
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Bahrain: Edoardo Mortara GP2 Asia Sprint Race Recap
Edoardo Mortara has finished the final race of the 2008/2009 GP2 Asia Championship in 16th position, having been forced to start the contest from last place...

The Fun Of Slot Car Racing
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..

TRAVEL: Holy Smoke: Smoky Mountains are Mother Nature's Disneyland (The Dexter Leader)
An elderly woman stops two tired, hungry and disillusioned hikers, who have all but given up in their quest to find the Alum Cave Bluffs, a 100-foot high cliff atop a mountain that seems to have no top...

Being McQueen for a day (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines)
The late actor's Ferrari goes to auction this week. Auto critic Dan Neil slips into a machine from another age and drives like a Bullitt...

2010 Porsche 911 GT3 rips up smooth German roads (Wheels.ca)
Hohenstein, GermanyEUR From Day One, Porsche's philosophy has been to build sports cars that are as happy on the road as on the racetrack. Drive your Porsche to the local circuit, thrash it like a rented mule and Dr. Ferdinand Porsche smiles at you from the beyond: Track ready and tough as nails they are...

Slot Car Racing: Tips, Tricks, amp; Track Plans
OK, so it's a hobby sport and not a real race car: that doesn't mean bslot car racing/b is a kids' sport - far from it. Over the years it's become one of the most popular hobbies of adults, and Slot Car Racing: Tips, Tricks & Track Plans b./b..

Chemung Speedrome chugs ahead for ninth season
A weak economy and competition from a new track are some of the challenges facing Chemung Speedrome in 2009...

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..

Driver nets first Natural Bridge Speedway win (The Staunton News Leader)
NATURAL BRIDGE EUR” Saturday's warm weather heated up the racing at Natural Bridge Speedway...

Sterling Marlin second at Nashville; Kyle Bush races Sunday
Spring Hill's Sterling Marlin watched as son Steadman struggled with his late model Saturday at Fairgrounds Speedway at Nashville...

The Joneses#39; Richard D#39;Alessio Taps into NASCAR Appeal in a quot;Bigquot; Way - Broadcast Newsroom
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/1-0fd=Rurl=http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp%3Fid%3D733002cid=1344078284ei=8hf8Sc-LPKC4MYeanNMHusg=AFQjCNGge-XBSEqur3fg2qSAfg_07yTEoAThe Joneses#39; Richard D#39;Alessio Taps into NASCAR Appeal in a quot;Bigquot; Way/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fBroadcast Newsroom,nbsp;CA/font/fontbrfont size=-1Creator of the popular web comedy series Knob Hockey, D#39;Alessio has created a new ad-sponsored web series through his company Animax Unplugged focused on the thrills and spills of the cutthroat sport of bslot car racing/b. bSLOTCAR/b TV, with weekly episodes b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

HowStuffWorks quot;How bSlot Car Racing/b Worksquot;
bSlot car racing/b became popular in the 1960s and is still going strong. Read about the history and science of bslot car racing/b...

Raising the stakes: Isle Casino competes with Seminoles' more.
Raising the stakes: Isle Casino competes with Seminoles' more established venue a few miles away Apr...

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...

Bush captures Late Model win
SHENANDOAH - The Shenandoah Speedway had a full schedule of racing Saturday night, highlighted by Kevin Bush winning the 75-lap Late Model feature...

Farewell, Sportsman's Park. So long, horseracing? (Salon.com)
Before I give you Salon's Kentucky Derby pick, let's take a moment to remember the just-demolished racetrack outside Chicago, one of the many recent casualties in a fast-fading sport...

Daugherty driver Ambrose lucky to miss late wreck - Asheville Citizen-Times
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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...

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...

Little slot cars a big hit in New Windsor - Times Herald-Record
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Latest Slot Car Racing Systems
One of the latest innovations in bslot car racing/b is the introduction of technology that allows racers to compete with other enthusiasts around the world via the internet. Rather like the way in which online gamers can compete with one b./b..

You can make an ass of yourself at Donkey Derby Days in Cripple Creek, CO (Dallas Morning News)
Once a year, folks around these parts get to drag their asses down the main street of an old mining town...

The Jonesesa Richard Da Alessio Taps into NASCAR Appeal in a a oeBiga Way
Director's Spoof Web Series, SLOTCAR TV, Attracts Sponsorship from Carl's Jr and Hardee's SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Director Richard D'Alessio is trying to take the sport of auto racing down a few pegs-to 1:24 scale to be exact...

bSlot Car Racing/b North Pittsburgh Pa. - Slot Car Illustrated Forum
bSlot Car Racing/b North Pittsburgh Pa. Club Corner. b./b Go Back, Slot Car Illustrated Forum > Club Racing and Events > Club Corner ˇ Reload this Page bSlot Car Racing/b North Pittsburgh Pa. b./b..

Categories gt; Entertainment gt; Exclusive Events ~ Sweemo
Discover the flat out fun pastime of bslot car racing/b. Having sped to popularity in the 60's and 70's, miniature car racing is back with a whole new breed of cars, tracks, and accessories. Whether you're new to the sport or an b./b..

Farewell, Sportsman's Park. So long, horseracing?
Mike Smith rides Distilled to win the Illinois Derby, April 7, 2001, at Sportman's Park in Cicero, Ill...

TOYOTA SPEEDWAY AT IRWINDALE - RacingWest.com
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Stocks End Mixed after Chrysler Bankruptcy - BusinessWeek
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The Hypocrisy Of Government Gambling
The gambling industry, which grosses about $8.7-billion a year in Canada, amounts to an elaborate conspiracy of the clever against the dim...

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...

The Compelling Hobby of Slot Car Racing
One of the latest bslot car racing/b innovations is the ability to race against other enthusiasts around the world via the internet. Rather like the way in which online gamers can compete with one another in a computer game, b./b..

Test Drive: Race-ready, family friendly
Every once in a while, a vehicle comes along that just takes your breath away. The Lexus LS sedan has been doing that for me with each generation since its introduction in 1990, and so have BMW M3s for about the same amount of time...

Driver nets first Natural Bridge Speedway win
NATURAL BRIDGE - Saturday's warm weather heated up the racing at Natural Bridge Speedway...

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...

The Joneses#39; Richard D#39;Alessio Taps into NASCAR Appeal in a EURœBig b./b
Creator of the popular web comedy series Knob Hockey, D'Alessio has created a new ad-sponsored web series through his company Animax Unplugged focused on the thrills and spills of the cutthroat sport of bslot car racing/b. b./b..

Play Time: Volkswagen Creates New GTI Online Slot Car Racing Game
Your end-of-the-week time waster has arrived. In anticipation of the on-sale date for the new Volkswagen GTI, the folks at Volkswagen UK have set up an online game that lets you race a GTI slot car around a scale city...

Daugherty driver lucky to miss late wreck
Bob Berghaus * BBerghau@CITIZEN-TIMES.com * SPORTS EDITOR * published April 28, 2009 12:15 am Marcos Ambrose had the best race on an oval track of his NASCAR Sprint Cup career on Sunday...

NE: Petersburg Friday summary - Motorsport.com
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Chrysler Needs EUR˜Three Near-Miracles#39; to Rival Iacocca - Bloomberg
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Program Title: Modern Marvels: 60s Tech (Thaipr.net)
The sixties were one groovy decade. "Modern Marvels: 60's Tech" will take you on a wild ride of the technological happenings that helped shape the decade. Television got a whole lot better. We'll see..

NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 9 - Sports Central
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