Slot Car Racing News for 05/13/2009



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...

Bristol: Matt Hagan preview - 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/1-0fd=Rurl=http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp%3FID%3D327528%26FS%3DNHRAcid=1350174102ei=vIwKSo7YJ4OuMf-z-N8Gusg=AFQjCNFyTOPNFjNfKqSHyo_Q-heUbWk26wBristol: Matt Hagan preview/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMotorsport.com,nbsp;Florida/font/fontbrfont size=-1The humble 26-year-old stands sixth in points, just 30 markers out of second place, a bslot/b he held briefly after his Vegas runner-up finish. His Don Schumacher bRacing/b teammate Ron Capps currently has a stronghold on first place. b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

Castroneves charges to pole slot for Indy (Arizona Daily Star)
INDIANAPOLIS EUR When uncertainty about his future had Helio Castroneves down in the dumps, he thought about his true love EUR being in a race car...

Conway released from hospital
Dreyer & Reinbold Racingi 1 2s Mike Conway has been released from hospital following his accident in practice for the Indianpolis 500...

Heat-Stopping Qualifying Lands Sharp In The Indy 500 - PaddockTalk
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bSlot Car Racing/b in the Digital Age | CarAutoCar
Robert Schleicher wrote the book on bslot car racing/bEURliterally. 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 ...

Four-Links - vintage offroading, full-size Thingie, odd Ahrens, one-family Curtiss
He focuses on vintage four-wheeling - everything from Baja to sand drags - and while we knew there was definitely some history there, we didn't know there was this much history to the various off-road sports...

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 ...

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. ...

Indy 500: AJ Foyt Racing Second Day Qualifying report (Motorsport.com)
If at First You Don't Succeed. INDIANAPOLIS May 11, 2009--After two tries and several major changes to the ABC Supply Indy cars, Vitor Meira and A.J. Foyt IV put their race cars solidly in the field for the Indianapolis 500 yesterday...

Skid Marks: NBC Sues Lucas Road Race Series
NBC Universal has filed suit against a dirt-track racing series, alleging that it breached a $6.4 million contract to buy airtime on NBC Sports...

Man transforms Postman Pat ride into world's smallest car
The world's smallest roadworthy car has been created in the UK from a former Postman Pat children's ride...

Motorin: Ryan Newman is hot on the track and online (The Des Moines Register)
Newman, who will race on Iowa dirt again in the Oct. 1-3 Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals, said Web sites such as Facebook are difficult to bypass or ignore when a driver hopes to connect with fans...

Castroneves Polesitter For 93rd Indianapolis 500
Helio Castroneves held off a dramatic, late challenge from teammate Ryan Briscoe Saturday to claim the pole for the 93rd running on the Indianapolis 500...

Niagara Business: Ace Hobby
The slot cars "vroom" around the magnetic track at Ace Hobby where amateurs, regulars and enthusiasts from around the world place their cars on the track to determine just who is the leader of the pack...

Modern Slot Car Racing
Although the basic system used by bslot car racing/b sets hasnt changed significantly in fifty years there have been some enormous advances making the hobby ever more engaging and fun. Today you can find some very affordable, ...

Bristol: Morgan Lucas preview (Motorsport.com)
BRISTOL, Tenn. (May 11) -- They say you never forget your first NHRA victory, and that's certainly been the case for Top Fuel driver Morgan Lucas...

Catalunya: DPR race two report (Motorsport.com)
It was a reversal of fortunes within the DPR team at the Barcelona round of the GP2 Series today, with Michael Herck having to retire from the race at half distance and Giacomo Ricci racing through from the back of the field to finish in 15th position...

VIDEO: Inside Ace Hobby
" type="video/quicktime" width="320" height="256" controller="true" autoplay="false"> Video by Michele Deluca The slot cars "vroom" around the magnetic track at Ace Hobby where amateurs, regulars and enthusiasts from around the world place their cars on the track to determine just who is the leader of the pack...

Vitor Meira and AJ Foyt IV qualify for Indy 500 - Newsday
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/0-0fd=Rurl=http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/autoracing/blog/2009/05/vitor_meira_and_aj_foyt_iv_qua.htmlcid=1350188137ei=vIwKSo7YJ4OuMf-z-N8Gusg=AFQjCNERdee9dP6vQKOWE3umgMq9gaBIHwVitor Meira and AJ Foyt IV qualify for Indy 500/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fNewsday,nbsp;NY/font/fontbrfont size=-1I#39;m just thrilled to be in the ABC Supply/AJ Foyt bcar/b here in the Indy 500. EURThis kind of felt just like last year on Bump Day,EUR he said, referring to bumping his way back into the field to start 31st in a Vision bRacing/b entry. 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...

LMS: Peugeot on front row for Spa 1000km
The top two grid slots for tomorrows Le Mans Series 1000km at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps were collected by both of the LMP1 Team Peugeot Total 908 Hdi-FAP cars...

Man turns Postman Pat ride into world's smallest car (Daily Mail)
Perry Watkins transformed the previously stationary ride into a vehicle that is taxed and legal to drive on the road...

Indy 500 Betting Is Wide Open - Cappers Mall
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.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/5305135/Scotlands-Dario-Franchitti-fronts-up-at-Indianapolis-500.htmlcid=1348368532ei=vIwKSo7YJ4OuMf-z-N8Gusg=AFQjCNHb-fXO6Tsa4OmNfG2A5ViD1GWp-wimg src=http://nt0.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=MKD19ZvNBksJimgurl=www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01400/Dario_Franchitti_1400183c.jpg width=80 height=50 alt= border=1brfont size=-2Telegraph.co.uk/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.cappersmall.com/nascar/articles/4859-Indy-500-Betting-Is-Wide-Open.htmlcid=1348368532ei=vIwKSo7YJ4OuMf-z-N8Gusg=AFQjCNGX6CetshTyh0HPRMHYWy8yvPCZ8AIndy 500 Betting Is Wide Open/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fCappers Mall,nbsp;FL/font/fontbrfont size=-1Castroneves will be joined on the front row by Penske bRacing/b teammate Ryan Briscoe and 2007 Indianapolis 500 winner and Chip Ganassi bRacing/b driver Dario Franchitti but oddsmakers believe that Scott Dixon, who qualified fifth, may be Castroneves#39; b./b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-1fd=Rurl=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/5305135/Scotlands-Dario-Franchitti-fronts-up-at-Indianapolis-500.htmlcid=1348368532ei=vIwKSo7YJ4OuMf-z-N8Gusg=AFQjCNHb-fXO6Tsa4OmNfG2A5ViD1GWp-wScotland#39;s Dario Franchitti fronts up at Indianapolis 500/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrTelegraph.co.uk/nobr/font/fontbrfont class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?hl=enned=usie=ISO-8859-1ncl=1348368532nobrall 26 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

Castroneves Takes 'Magicial' Indy 500 Pole
Helio Castroneves celebrates winning the Pole for the 93rd Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway...

Motorin': A look at motor sports in central Iowa
Ryan Newman's revved up about the social networking revolution. Or, at least, the NASCAR star has people who are...

Play Time: Volkswagen Creates New GTI Online bSlot Car Racing/b Game b./b
If you don't have a Play Station or a Xbox, and you are looking for ways to waste your time, look no further, your end-of-the-week time waster has...

Home Page Insider Racing News - Insider Racing News
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://insiderracingnews.com/Daily/2009/May/051109.htmlcid=1349734452ei=vIwKSo7YJ4OuMf-z-N8Gusg=AFQjCNFsqaLGsH07FXHJ1K-SGGwv4j6QAgHome Page Insider bRacing/b News/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fInsider Racing News/font/fontbrfont size=-1As the laps clicked off and the handling began to improve, Bowyer climbed his way through the field, running lap times as much as two-tenths of a second faster than the brace/b leaders. By the time the No. 55 bcar/b of Michael Waltrip experienced engine b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

Smallest car's not a wind-up (The Sun)
CAR lover has made the world's tiniest motor out of POSTMAN PAT kid's ride..

Harrington predicts a dire future
Worlds collide these days at the Delaware State Fairgrounds, the spiritual center of Delaware's hardscrabble farming traditions and a rural annex for the state's tight-knit and lately embattled casino industry...

HO bSlot Car Racing/b - AFX Slot Cars - AFX #9445 SRT Cobra Daytona b./b
These great cars were Carroll Shelby's answer to the Ferrari GTO's. These Pete Brock designed racers tore endurance racing up with drivers like Dan Gurney, Ken Miles, and Bob Bondurant at the wheel. The 1965 World GT Championship was ...

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, ...

New owner/driver Stewart showing moxie - ESPN
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://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/notebook%3Fpage%3DnotebookMondayRundown20090504cid=0ei=vIwKSo7YJ4OuMf-z-N8Gusg=AFQjCNHOtGZ3CtfL2FXQrct83ECOr1x_7Aimg src=http://nt0.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=DG7WmEGdrSkJimgurl=a.espncdn.com/photo/2009/0504/rpm_a_stewart_576.jpg width=80 height=45 alt= border=1brfont size=-2ESPN/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://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/notebook%3Fpage%3DnotebookMondayRundown20090504cid=0ei=vIwKSo7YJ4OuMf-z-N8Gusg=AFQjCNHOtGZ3CtfL2FXQrct83ECOr1x_7ANew owner/driver Stewart showing moxie/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fESPN/font/fontbrfont size=-114 Chevy for Stewart-Haas bRacing/b. Gordon (seven top-10s and five top-5s) is the only driver with more. One, that Stewart is an extraordinarily talented brace car/b driver, proving he can compete up front for an organization that used to be an also-ran at b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

'World's smallest car' revealed
A car lover has made the world's tiniest motor from a Postman Pat children's ride...

Castroneves charges to pole slot for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS a ' When uncertainty about his future had Helio Castroneves down in the dumps, he thought about his true love a ' being in a race car...

Local Virginian Hagan Ready to Rope in a Bristol Win
DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2009 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES Round 8 of 24 NHRA THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS Bristol Dragway May 15-17, 2009 CHRISTIANSBURG , Va...

VW Golf GTI Online Slot Racing | SA Car Fan
Volkswagen in the UK has released an online bslot car racing/b game for the launch of the VW Golf GTI. ...

Heat-Stopping Qualifying Lands Sharp In The Indy 500
Scott Sharp brough the drama to today's second day qualifying for the 93rd Indianapolis 500...

Play Time: Volkswagen Creates New GTI Online Slot Car Racing Game - MotorTrend Magazine
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Exclusive interview - Toyota's Timo Glock
Toyota seem to be on a steep upward curve this season - and with them driver Timo Glock...

Bristol: Morgan Lucas preview - 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/6-0fd=Rurl=http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp%3FID%3D327464%26FS%3DNHRAcid=1350474782ei=vIwKSo7YJ4OuMf-z-N8Gusg=AFQjCNExu6GfLZBu_J4eculG_yL0n6mQIwBristol: Morgan Lucas preview/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMotorsport.com,nbsp;Florida/font/fontbrfont size=-1He#39;s never raced a Top Fuel bcar/b there and he#39;s only had one or two passes at night so he#39;ll get a dose of both this weekend. It#39;s a special place and I know he#39;s going to dig it. quot;As for our team, we#39;re fired up to brace/b. The best is yet to come. b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

Conway released from hospital (Crash.net)
Mike Conway released from hospital following practice accident ahead of the Indianapolis 500..

MacBank pitches a maverick AIG bid
MACQUARIE Group is finalising a bid for the fund management arm of American International Group as the assets of the embattled insurance group are carved up to ensure its survival...

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 ...

Bristol: Matt Hagan preview (Motorsport.com)
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (May 12, 2009) - While he's not quite a rodeo star, although he has been kicked by one of his horses on the 500-acre Angus Cattle farm he manages in Christiansburg, Va., NHRA Rookie-of-the-Year frontrunner Matt Hagan is ready to lasso himself a victory at this weekend's NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol (Tenn.) Dragway...

Man transforms Postman Pat ride into world#39;s smallest car - Telegraph.co.uk
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/4i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1180737/Man-turns-Postman-Pat-ride-worlds-smallest-car.htmlcid=1350456015ei=vIwKSo7YJ4OuMf-z-N8Gusg=AFQjCNGMWzSz7qALKKQWMqNXouTPaiZcjQimg src=http://nt0.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=2J1yMir2Sf0Jimgurl=i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/05/12/article-1180737-04E3DFA9000005DC-54_468x363.jpg width=80 height=62 alt= border=1brfont size=-2Daily Mail/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/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5314273/Man-transforms-Postman-Pat-ride-into-worlds-smallest-car.htmlcid=1350456015ei=vIwKSo7YJ4OuMf-z-N8Gusg=AFQjCNE-z4FNo2F96y_nFQEr9JkPAzoMpQMan transforms Postman Pat ride into world#39;s smallest bcar/b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fTelegraph.co.uk,nbsp;United Kingdom/font/fontbrfont size=-1He added a 150cc engine, mirrors, windscreen wipers, lights, mock bracing/b exhaust pipes and EURgo-faster flamesEUR. He did have to also remove Postman Pat and his black-and-white-cat Jess from inside the former ride. Mr Watkins, who has previously broken b./b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-1fd=Rurl=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1180737/Man-turns-Postman-Pat-ride-worlds-smallest-car.htmlcid=1350456015ei=vIwKSo7YJ4OuMf-z-N8Gusg=AFQjCNGMWzSz7qALKKQWMqNXouTPaiZcjQMan turns Postman Pat ride into world#39;s smallest bcar/b/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrDaily Mail/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-2fd=Rurl=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/100447/Tiny-car-is-a-record-Wind-Upcid=1350456015ei=vIwKSo7YJ4OuMf-z-N8Gusg=AFQjCNG1iOyuLWel5UzYcS-Z_r10lWNdTQTINY bCAR/b IS A RECORD WIND-UP/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrUK Express/nobr/font/fontbrfont class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?hl=enned=usie=ISO-8859-1ncl=1350456015nobrall 4 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

SHS Carr Club prepares for Saturday show
Seymour High School CARR Club members are gearing up for their third annual Hot Rods & Academics Car Show on Saturday...

Ordonez becomes first racer to make transition from virtual world to racetrack podium
We've all dreamed it, but Lucas Ordoez gets to live it. As the winner of the Nissan/Playstation GT Academy contest, in which Gran Turismo gamers competed to win a slot as a pilot in the European GT racing championship, Ordoez spent the latter half of 2008 training under Johnny Herbert in preparation for this year's season...

Motorin#39;: Ryan Newman is hot on the track and online - DesMoinesRegister.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.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090512/SPORTS1401/905130342/-1/SPORTS12cid=1351085045ei=vIwKSo7YJ4OuMf-z-N8Gusg=AFQjCNEho5yZDgfd6d7Z8MP-ogGDv67b9QMotorin#39;: Ryan Newman is hot on the track and online/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fDesMoinesRegister.com,nbsp;IA/font/fontbrfont size=-1Newman#39;s team owner Tony Stewart, who will also brace/b his late model at Knoxville this fall. Stewart stands second in points in his first season as a bcar/b owner. And Stewart#39;s literal hat dance between owner/driver has impressed Newman. b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

Local Virginian Hagan Ready to Rope in a Bristol Win
While he's not quite a rodeo star, although he has been kicked by one of his horses on the 500-acre Angus Cattle farm he manages in Christiansburg, Va., NHRA Rookie-of-the-Year frontrunner Matt Hagan is ready to lasso himself a victory at this weekend's NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway...



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