Slot Car Racing News for 05/03/2009

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...

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...

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...

Inqlings: This summer, it#39;ll be geckos galore - Philadelphia Inquirer
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/6-0fd=Rurl=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20090503_Inqlings__This_summer__it_ll_be_geckos_galore.htmlcid=1345010398ei=WGz9Sf-JOIi4McKolL8Husg=AFQjCNESyxQar_xO0h7AbK66yqT7AZT7lwInqlings: This summer, it#39;ll be geckos galore/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fPhiladelphia Inquirer,nbsp;PAfont size=-1 class=imnbsp;-nbsp;a href=http://news.google.com/news?q=author:%22Michael Klein%22hl=enned=usie=ISO-8859-1Michael Klein/a/font/font/fontbrfont size=-1WMMR program director Bill Weston says he got 105 applicants for the bslot/b. Carla Katz, former girlfriend of Gov. Corzine, starts tomorrow as a contributor to The Jersey Guys on WKXW (New Jersey 101.5). She#39;ll be on in the 6 pm hour. b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

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...

New racing is #39;slots#39; of fun in Mansfield - Mansfield News Journal
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/9-0fd=Rurl=http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20090419/SPORTS/904190324cid=0ei=WGz9Sf-JOIi4McKolL8Husg=AFQjCNH7N_wDKkH-E1WACMow6uTdeyY4EwNew bracing/b is #39;slots#39; of fun in Mansfield/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMansfield News Journal,nbsp;OHfont size=-1 class=imnbsp;-nbsp;a href=http://news.google.com/news?q=author:%22Rob Mccurdy%22hl=enned=usie=ISO-8859-1Rob Mccurdy/a/font/font/fontbrfont size=-1Those with their own bcar/b and controller can do it for $8 an hour. Cox sells 1:24 scale cars and parts, too. It#39;s a unique experience for adults and children and a throwback to a time in the 1960s and #39;70s when bslot car racing/b reached its peak. b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

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..

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...

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...

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..

Play Time: Volkswagen Creates New GTI Online Slot Car Racing Game - MotorTrend Magazine
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/0i-0fd=Rurl=http://wot.motortrend.com/6537569/marketing/play-time-volkswagen-creates-new-gti-online-slot-car-racing-game/cid=1344461271ei=WGz9Sf-JOIi4McKolL8Husg=AFQjCNEH8mtN799liXPdgZN_PiPCETfsnQimg src=http://nt1.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=AX0HzvNCdu4Jimgurl=image.motortrend.com/f/18409041%2Bw100%2Bh67%2Bcr1%2Bre0%2Bar0/18409041.jpg width=80 height=54 alt= border=1brfont size=-2MotorTrend Magazine/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/0-0fd=Rurl=http://wot.motortrend.com/6537569/marketing/play-time-volkswagen-creates-new-gti-online-slot-car-racing-game/cid=1344461271ei=WGz9Sf-JOIi4McKolL8Husg=AFQjCNEH8mtN799liXPdgZN_PiPCETfsnQPlay Time: Volkswagen Creates New GTI Online bSlot Car Racing/b Game/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMotorTrend Magazine/font/fontbrfont size=-1In 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 brace/b a GTI bslot car/b around a scale city. Designed to promote the new GTI and its performance and handling cred, b./b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-1fd=Rurl=http://www.themotorreport.com.au/29462/the-gti-project-online-slot-car-game-join-the-tmr-league/cid=1344461271ei=WGz9Sf-JOIi4McKolL8Husg=AFQjCNGxWsqd65qhnzy0o34NioHIvDX2JwThe GTI Project Online bSlot Car/b Game: Join The TMR League/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrMotor Report/nobr/font/fontbrfont class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?hl=enned=usie=ISO-8859-1ncl=1344461271nobrall 2 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

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...

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...

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...

TOYOTA SPEEDWAY AT IRWINDALE - RacingWest.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/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.racingwest.com/news/articles/20393-irving-joanides-win-irwindale-late-model-twin.htmlcid=1341486065ei=WGz9Sf-JOIi4McKolL8Husg=AFQjCNHHpglTzCMx9tR2LumlhM_4jB280ATOYOTA SPEEDWAY AT IRWINDALE/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fRacingWest.com,nbsp;CAfont size=-1 class=imnbsp;-nbsp;a href=http://news.google.com/news?q=author:%22Tim Kennedy%22hl=enned=usie=ISO-8859-1Tim Kennedy/a/font/font/fontbrfont size=-1He arrived at the track in his CHP uniform and changed into a bracing/b uniform to take his maiden voyage in a brace car/b. His mount in the Classic Stock field was the 1970s No. 17 Chevy EURœhouse bcar/bEUR that is parked permanently in the TS@I pit area. b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

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...

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...

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...

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...

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..

AP photo/Stephen J. Carrera - Salon
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/2i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.salon.com/news/brand_graveyard/feature/2009/05/01/horse_racing/cid=1344963414ei=WGz9Sf-JOIi4McKolL8Husg=AFQjCNFB1V99ol7oK1o26lv7TIFIKgUEAwimg src=http://nt2.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=BmMik4S-oTQJimgurl=www.salon.com/news/brand_graveyard/feature/2009/05/01/horse_racing/story.jpg width=80 height=60 alt= border=1brfont size=-2Salon/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/2-0fd=Rurl=http://www.salon.com/news/brand_graveyard/feature/2009/05/01/horse_racing/cid=1344963414ei=WGz9Sf-JOIi4McKolL8Husg=AFQjCNFB1V99ol7oK1o26lv7TIFIKgUEAwAP photo/Stephen J. Carrera/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fSalon/font/fontbrfont size=-1Unfortunately, not even bslot/b machines could have saved Sportsman#39;s. It was ruined by one of the worst business decisions in horse bracing/b history. Charles Bidwill III, the nitwit scion of the same family that has mismanaged the NFL#39;s Cardinals for the b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

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...

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...

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=WGz9Sf-JOIi4McKolL8Husg=AFQjCNFwu4Ej2sUDaFveON79KASzYIZzlwThe 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..

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...

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..

Slot Car Racing Today
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..

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...

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...

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...

Little slot cars a big hit in New Windsor - Times Herald-Record
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/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20090413/LIFE02/904130301cid=0ei=WGz9Sf-JOIi4McKolL8Husg=AFQjCNEIctncAFm7ORDC137d0vr_OwgDlALittle bslot/b cars a big hit in New Windsor/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fTimes Herald-Record,nbsp;NYfont size=-1 class=imnbsp;-nbsp;a href=http://news.google.com/news?q=author:%22Donna Kessler%22hl=enned=usie=ISO-8859-1Donna Kessler/a/font/font/fontbrfont size=-1They brace/b modifieds and NASCAR type cars there. Yeah, they even have a drag strip that is a huge hit on Saturday nights. Sound like real bracing/b? Might as well be. I#39;m talking about bslot car racing/b. I heard these miniature marvels were somethin#39; to see, b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 9 - Sports Central
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/7-0fd=Rurl=http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/04/29/nascar_top_10_power_rankings_week_9.phpcid=1342278208ei=WGz9Sf-JOIi4McKolL8Husg=AFQjCNHx9uRb3JTERtb1Pt0-mm9s49g0qANASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 9/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fSports Central,nbsp;VAfont size=-1 class=imnbsp;-nbsp;a href=http://news.google.com/news?q=author:%22Jeffrey Boswell%22hl=enned=usie=ISO-8859-1Jeffrey Boswell/a/font/font/fontbrfont size=-1Denny Hamlin EUR” Within a span of three laps, Hamlin experienced the agony and the ecstasy of bracing/b at Talladega, with the end result being a wrecked brace car/b and the ire of his contemporaries. On lap 177, Hamlin linked up with Ryan Newman, b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

Talladega! - Slot Car Illustrated Forum
b./b B.A.R.F. Racing Club, BFOS Toronto, Canada, Brant's Hatch 1/24 Club - Toronto, Canadian Vintage HO bSlot Car Racing/b, eLVIS Racers, GT-SRC: Greater Toronto Slotcar Racing Club, Maxport II Toronto, PSSRA, Raceworld Canada - Toronto b./b..

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

Lies and fall of a tribe leader (Cape Cod Times)
Glenn Marshall could tell a fantastic story. But sometimes the stories were just that: fantasy. The ex-Wampanoag chairman will be sentenced for his crimes in federal court this week...

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..

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...

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..

Chrysler Needs EUR˜Three Near-Miracles#39; to Rival Iacocca - Bloomberg
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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...

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...

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...

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...

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..

NE: Petersburg Friday summary - Motorsport.com
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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...

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...

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..

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...

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 · Reload this Page bSlot Car Racing/b North Pittsburgh Pa. b./b..

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