Slot Car Racing News for 05/07/2009



Ingram's Flat Spot On: Date Without Destiny (Motorsport.com)
There was a time when the Southern 500 was the real Southern 500, not the replica on display this weekend at Darlington. It's great that the grand ol' superspeedway in South Carolina continues to host the world's best stock car drivers in front of full grandstands...

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...

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...

Millville: Team Sahlen race report - Motorsport.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/9-0fd=Rurl=http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp%3FID%3D326868%26FS%3DGRANDAM*cid=0ei=K04DSuqdO-DemQeUr4iMBAusg=AFQjCNEZ3LsKydW7e0lCqDE-BhaMOx_2qgMillville: Team Sahlen brace/b report/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMotorsport.com,nbsp;Florida/font/fontbrfont size=-1If the track had dried, I am sure we would have been in contention for a podium bslot/b.quot; In the end, both the #43 amp; #42 finished 13th and 14th respectively in the brace/b. Both Corvettes finished without going off track, or even a scratch on the cars. b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

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...

VW Introduces Virtual Slot-Racing Game for 2010 Golf GTI - Edmunds.com/Inside Line
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/5i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.carpages.co.uk/volkswagen/volkswagen-golf-gti-05-05-09.aspcid=1346073532ei=K04DSuqdO-DemQeUr4iMBAusg=AFQjCNH8cldwxViOGXYSO5V0OBnrrjePCgimg src=http://nt2.ggpht.com/news/tbn/Fhvl81abpNAJ width=80 height=60 alt= border=1brfont size=-2carpages/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/5-0fd=Rurl=http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId%3D147386cid=1346073532ei=K04DSuqdO-DemQeUr4iMBAusg=AFQjCNEitEdosuFLqDJNQEBNRp1oEqDnqwVW Introduces Virtual bSlot/b-bRacing/b Game for 2010 Golf GTI/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fEdmunds.com/Inside Line,nbsp;CA/font/fontbrfont size=-1The game puts you behind the wheel of a virtual GTI bslot car/b, which is a 1:43 scale replica of the real thing. Acceleration can be controlled by either the mouse or the space bar, and crashing three times will kick you off the model 30-by-25-foot b./b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-1fd=Rurl=http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/Mini-Concepts/239893/cid=1346073532ei=K04DSuqdO-DemQeUr4iMBAusg=AFQjCNFLWjqBU7hQ6fA7Sy9XC890Lb1b5AMini#39;s Golf GTI rival/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrAutocar/nobr/font/fontbrfont class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?hl=enned=usie=ISO-8859-1ncl=1346073532nobrall 12 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

RI gambling parlor to suspend greyhound racing
The struggling Twin River gambling parlor says it's suspending greyhound racing for the rest of the year as it deals with deep financial problems...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway marks 100 years (Observer-Reporter)
This article has been read 0 times. INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis Motor Speedway has made the reputation of racing greats: A.J. Foyt, Rick Mears, the Unser family...

Lloyd happy to wait for Ganassi seat - autosport.com
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/1i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75084cid=1347319612ei=K04DSuqdO-DemQeUr4iMBAusg=AFQjCNGknHiVDsvVfIA7KWeGmTn-YaSCqgimg src=http://nt0.ggpht.com/news/tbn/LG9_wrOk8MsJ width=53 height=80 alt= border=1brfont size=-2autosport.com/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/1-0fd=Rurl=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75084cid=1347319612ei=K04DSuqdO-DemQeUr4iMBAusg=AFQjCNGknHiVDsvVfIA7KWeGmTn-YaSCqgLloyd happy to wait for Ganassi seat/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fautosport.com,nbsp;UK/font/fontbrfont size=-1quot;In a way, if I was Alex, I would probably use a tear-off and find somebody else to drive for because I#39;m not getting enough time in a brace car/b. But he#39;s been professionally correct in what he#39;s done with us. He stands by the brand and works hard with b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

IRL: Lloyd happy to wait for Ganassi seat (autosport.com)
Alex Lloyd says he remains happy to wait for a future opportunity with IndyCar champion squad Chip Ganassi Racing rather than taking an immediate drive elsewhere..

Chrysler#39;s survival far from certain - Akron Beacon 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/6-0fd=Rurl=http://www.ohio.com/business/44430462.htmlcid=1345806188ei=K04DSuqdO-DemQeUr4iMBAusg=AFQjCNF1fdlQMyHDcB5VEWKO56v_hh7siAChrysler#39;s survival far from certain/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fAkron Beacon Journal,nbsp;OH/font/fontbrfont size=-13 bslot/b in US auto sales to Toyota in 2006, and Daimler began looking to exit. Investor Kirk Kerkorian bid $4.5 billion for the unit in 2007 EUR” his second unsuccessful attempt to take over the automaker. Then private equity firm Cerberus Capital b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

bSlot Car Racing/b: Tips, Tricks, amp; Track Plans | CarAutoCar
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 bSlot Car Racing/b: Tips, Tricks & Track Plans b./b..

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/3-0fd=Rurl=http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp%3Fid%3D733002cid=1344078284ei=K04DSuqdO-DemQeUr4iMBAusg=AFQjCNE3tTwkM5xVGrgBjzW54zLC1lI4GgThe 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..

Racing in scale: New layout coming soon
My blog following local bslot car racing/b with car reviews and insight from a new slot racer. *I allow anonymous comments so everyone can comment on my posts*. Wednesday, May 6, 2009. New layout coming soon b./b..

Spinning my wheels: Gordon a seven-time champ
Mike is a contributor for the FOXSports.com fantasy group. Read his blog for more analysis...

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=K04DSuqdO-DemQeUr4iMBAusg=AFQjCNEWeOtxY3LGrt-N5m2tJ5wGL1QcFgimg src=http://nt1.ggpht.com/news/tbn/AX0HzvNCdu4J 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=K04DSuqdO-DemQeUr4iMBAusg=AFQjCNEWeOtxY3LGrt-N5m2tJ5wGL1QcFgPlay 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=K04DSuqdO-DemQeUr4iMBAusg=AFQjCNHfIeKU4-vTLI8bZRdREUmwW1ig8AThe 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..

Car success for Chipping Sodbury pupils
Pupils at Chipping Sodbury School achieved two top-four placings in an endurance race for home-built eco-friendly cars...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway marks 100 years
Indianapolis Motor Speedway has made the reputation of racing greats: A.J. Foyt, Rick Mears, the Unser family...

VW Golf GTI: Online bslot car racing/b game released - The German Car b./b
Delivering news and opinion about the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, VW and Porsche since March 13, 2005. This is not a company blog or website. The views and statements expressed in this blog are absolutely subjective and do not b./b..

VW Introduces Virtual Slot-Racing Game for 2010 Golf GTI
Volkswagen is kicking off its late-May launch of the Golf GTI in the U.K. with an online game...

Racing game for iPhone a technogeek's dream come true (Colorado Springs Gazette)
Publisher: Freeverse Inc. Developer: Strange Flavour Ltd. I've wanted a slot car-racing video game for pretty much all my life, and it's finally arrived - on my phone! "SlotZ" has a ridiculous amount of content for a game on just about any platform, let alone the iPhone...

Stuntman chases slot in Indy 500 (The Greenville News)
There are no retakes here. Stanton Barrett has to get it right the first time, and every time...

Van der Zande races to victory at Silverstone (Motorsport.com)
At Silverstone today Renger van der Zande (Hitech Racing) built on a good qualifying session in his first F3 race of 2009 to win from the lights, despite constant pressure from Max Chilton (Carlin Motorsport), with Adriano Buzaid (T-Sport) coming home 3rd...

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...

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...

Ingram#39;s Flat Spot On: Date without destiny - Motorsport.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/2-0fd=Rurl=http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp%3FID%3D326784%26FS%3DNASCAR-CUPcid=1345143978ei=K04DSuqdO-DemQeUr4iMBAusg=AFQjCNE2jrV71YMU8U73xBoibCgIDpaxPQIngram#39;s Flat Spot On: Date without destiny/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMotorsport.com,nbsp;Florida/font/fontbrfont size=-1Darlington#39;s 500-mile brace/b was once part of the Grand Slam, which included the longest brace/b at the four original superspeedways in the Southeast. Later, Darlington#39;s Labor Day brace/b was the last leg in what was known as stock bcar racing#39;s/b Triple Crown b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

bSlot Car Racing/b in the Digital Age | CarAutoCar
Robert Schleicher wrote the book on bslot car racing/bEUR”literally. In the three short years since Schleicher's bSlot Car Racing/b: Tips, Tricks & Track Plans was published, the hobby has been virtually transformed by new products and b./b..

Racing game for iPhone a technogeek's dream come true
I've wanted a slot car-racing video game for pretty much all my life, and it's finally arrived - on my phone! "SlotZ" has a ridiculous amount of content for a game on just about any platform, let alone the iPhone...

Stuntman chases slot in Indy 500
INDIANAPOLIS -- There are no retakes here. Stanton Barrett has to get it right the first time, and every time...

Mansmaxx » bSlot Car Racing/b Today
Mans' Maxx is an entertainment blog that focues on beautiful women, movies, humour, and other interesting news...

The Compelling Hobby of bSlot Car Racing/b : Missile X
bSlot car racing/b is a hobby that has grown in popularity as the technology has developed. Some like to build tracks to emulate the well known F1 racing tracks around the world. Their tracks may include accessories like stands, b./b..

Fatboys Raceways Attracts Racing Enthusiasts - North Central Ohio
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.northcentralohio.com/newsboard/single.asp%3FStory%3D35861cid=1345841447ei=K04DSuqdO-DemQeUr4iMBAusg=AFQjCNF32LVKF8wO-36E73JU5ApoY-BZ6QFatboys Raceways Attracts bRacing/b Enthusiasts/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fNorth Central Ohio,nbsp;OH/font/fontbrfont size=-1The bslot car/b raceways tracks are slowly gaining a reputation as being very competitive strips for bracing/b fans to enjoy. The cars are incredibly quick on the brace/b track, gaining speeds of more than 30-miles-per-hour on the tri-oval course. b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

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...

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...

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/8i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.salon.com/news/brand_graveyard/feature/2009/05/01/horse_racing/cid=1345231135ei=K04DSuqdO-DemQeUr4iMBAusg=AFQjCNFjWLz4LocKmbWBLcN9kCCfHstPjQimg src=http://nt2.ggpht.com/news/tbn/BmMik4S-oTQJ 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/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.salon.com/news/brand_graveyard/feature/2009/05/01/horse_racing/cid=1345231135ei=K04DSuqdO-DemQeUr4iMBAusg=AFQjCNFjWLz4LocKmbWBLcN9kCCfHstPjQAP 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..

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...

Exclusive interview - Toyota#39;s Timo Glock - Formula 1
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.formula1.com/news/interviews/2009/5/9312.htmlcid=0ei=K04DSuqdO-DemQeUr4iMBAusg=AFQjCNGM-gU1O6umFrQDxZrLTuAalU3_qgExclusive interview - Toyota#39;s Timo Glock/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fFormula 1/font/fontbrfont size=-1TG: We have some aero upgrades on the bcar/b for this brace/b as usual with the first European round of the season, but we#39;ll have to wait and see how much of a step this is relative to the other cars. Q: Toyota were one of the three teams with an advantage b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

2009 Infiniti G37 Sedan first take
Currently, Infiniti offers some of the best cabin tech in the automotive world, and the 2009 Infiniti G37 Sedan exemplifies a balance of modern convenience and sport driving prowess...

Fatboys Raceways Attracts Racing Enthusiasts
Fatboys Raceways is open from 4 to 9 p.m., Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Saturday...

Exclusive interview - Toyotas Timo Glock (Formula 1)
Toyota seem to be on a steep upward curve this season - and with them driver Timo Glock. After his podium in Malaysia, the young German is convinced that the strategic error at the last round in Bahrain was a one-off...

the Bay at Play
'The Bay at Play' Exhibit Opens May 9 The Tuckerton Seaport begins the celebration of its 10th anniversary with the The Bay at Play exhibit on May 9 through October 18...

Latest bSlot Car Racing/b Systems | All The Fun Stuff
Slot Car RacingThere can't be many people who have never heard of Scalextric. Scalextric is probably the best known manufacturer of bslot car racing/b sets. Slot...

Film Fest Frenzy (Baltimore City Paper)
Have you seen the Wolverine movie yet? If you have, did you see it in the theater this past weekend, or did you download the leaked-to-the-web version a few weeks ago?..

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...

Racing notebook: SMI willing to move a race to Kentucky (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
Published: Monday, May 4, 2009 at 11:37 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, May 4, 2009 at 11:37 p.m. CONCORD, N.C. EUR” Speedway Motorsports Inc. officials said Monday they have asked NASCAR to add Kentucky to the 2010 Sprint Cup Series schedule...

VW Introduces Virtual Slot-Racing Game for 2010 Golf GTI (Edmunds.com)
The game puts you behind the wheel of a virtual GTI slot car, which is a 1:43 scale replica of the real thing. Acceleration can be controlled by either the mouse or the space bar, and crashing three times will kick you off the model 30-by-25-foot Scalextric track...

Late Model drivers set for key point races during Moma s Night Out event at SoBo
Late Model drivers set for key point races during Moma TMs Night Out event at SoBo SOUTH BOSTON , VA...

F1 Badger | No F1 on telly? Why not play Scalextric
Race-a-Way founder and owner Terry enlightened us into the competitive world of 'bslot car racing/b' which, as it turns out, is a pretty major sport where people spend a fair amount on modifying their cars (without a budget cap) in order b./b..

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...

NorCal MINIs: Virtual VW GTI Prototype bSlot Car Racing/b
Virtual VW GTI Prototype bSlot Car Racing/b. Check out this on-line game, "The GTI Project." Once you figure out your way into the lab you can virtually slot car race the prototype new VW GTI that will be available this fall. b./b..



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