Slot Car Racing News for 05/15/2009



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...

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...

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...

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...

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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 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...

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. ...

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...

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...

Goal for Chester : Supermarket of its own - 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/homepage/20090515_Goal_for_Chester___Supermarket_of_its_own.htmlcid=1352274086ei=aEQNSsjfHtOdlQfYoPWmBwusg=AFQjCNGsVRK5YZWzLST54fnntR-aLxz2oQGoal for Chester : Supermarket of its own/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fPhiladelphia Inquirer,nbsp;PA/font/fontbrfont size=-1Even though Chester residents can test their luck on Harrah#39;s bslot/b machines and, next year, will be able to take in a soccer match without leaving town, the economically distressed city in Delaware County hasn#39;t had a supermarket since 2001. b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

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...

Dealt a blow (The Lewistown Sentinel)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Frank Valencic Sr. has been hanging around Tomsic Motor Company for most of his 77 years, but he never had a lunch break like Thursday's. That's when he saw on the TV news that Chrysler plans to pull the plug on the dealership that his father-in-law Jim Tomsic founded in 1929. ''We thought there's no way in the world they'd throw us out...

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...

Motorin#39;: Ryan Newman is hot on the track and online - DesMoinesRegister.com
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VW Golf GTI: Online bslot car racing/b game released - The German Car b./b
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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...

Geek Toys : InfiniTrax Micro R/C Racetrack
Tiny R/C vehicles. once the stuff of science fiction, are now trumping the slot car as the mini racing vehicle of choice...

Chrysler plans to close over 50 Pa. dealerships
Frank Valencic Sr. has been hanging around Tomsic Motor Company for most of his 77 years, but he never had a lunch break like Thursday's. That's when he saw on the TV news that Chrysler plans to pull the plug on the dealership that his father-in-law Jim Tomsic founded in 1929...

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

Bristol: Matt Hagan preview - Motorsport.com
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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...

Golden Gaming dropping Kansas casino bid (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Golden Gaming Inc. said Thursday it will withdraw its application to operate a state-owned casino in Wyandotte County, leaving two other companies to compete for the northeast Kansas contract...

Dpm. - Slot Car Illustrated Forum
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Local Dealerships Affected By Chrysler Closures (CBS 3 Philadelphia)
Chrysler plans to close 53 dealerships in Pennsylvania as part of a plan to eliminate nearly a fourth of its 3,200 U.S. dealerships filed in bankruptcy court in New York...

World's smallest car
A Buckinghamshire man has created the world's smallest roadworthy car from a former Postman Pat children's ride...

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World's smallest car (Ananova)
A Buckinghamshire man has created the world's smallest roadworthy car from a former Postman Pat children's ride...

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. ...

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Better Place Demonstrates Battery Swapping - BNET
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The Joneses#39; Richard D#39;Alessio Taps into NASCAR Appeal in a quot;Bigquot; Way - Broadcast Newsroom
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Vitor Meira and AJ Foyt IV qualify for Indy 500 - Newsday
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World's smallest car (BruDirect.com)
The mini motor is only 39 inches high and 26 inches wide and was converted by car fanatic Perry Watkins, 47, from Wingrave, reports the Daily Telegraph...

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...

Media Advisory - Media Hot Laps in Hot Cars
OPPORTUNITY FOR MEDIA TO EXPERIENCE THE LEGENDARY MOSPORT CIRCUIT THIS FRIDAY BOWMANVILLE, ON, May 13 /CNW/ - Mosport kicks off the 2009 season this weekend with the Victoria Day SpeedFest, May 15-17. Racing highlights include the U.S.-based SPEED World Challenge for GT & Touring cars, the return of the Trans-Am Series and the Castrol Canadian ...

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...

Golden Gaming dropping Kan. casino bid Eds: C .
Golden Gaming Inc. said Thursday it will withdraw its application to operate a state-owned casino in Wyandotte County, leaving two other companies to compete for the northeast Kansas contract...

How would you save horseracing? - Under the Sun
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://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/horseracing/bal-secopinion-racing0514,0,3267933.storylinkcid=1352184723ei=aEQNSsjfHtOdlQfYoPWmBwusg=AFQjCNE4c8rkeWCAYKYMOAJhyOAqMQD6sAHow would you save horseracing?/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fUnder the Sun,nbsp;MD/font/fontbrfont size=-1Similarly anywhere you can buy a Maryland lottery ticket or play Keno, you ought to also be able to watch and wager on Maryland bRacing/b (bSlot/b machines are a joke and a smoke screen.bracing/b is the better product). There should be a betting terminal in b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

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...

Game Pow 05.14.09: iPhone Games You Should Be Playing
May 14th, 2009 __________________________ Hello everyone, get ready for another weeks GAME POW! This time, we're going to do things a little differently...

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...

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Miata is still tops after 20 years - Augusta Chronicle
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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...

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/1i-0fd=Rurl=http://wot.motortrend.com/6537569/marketing/play-time-volkswagen-creates-new-gti-online-slot-car-racing-game/cid=1344461271ei=aEQNSsjfHtOdlQfYoPWmBwusg=AFQjCNH3pTcFv5FybAxlVHxm2MtAYekY8Aimg 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/1-0fd=Rurl=http://wot.motortrend.com/6537569/marketing/play-time-volkswagen-creates-new-gti-online-slot-car-racing-game/cid=1344461271ei=aEQNSsjfHtOdlQfYoPWmBwusg=AFQjCNH3pTcFv5FybAxlVHxm2MtAYekY8APlay 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/1-1fd=Rurl=http://www.themotorreport.com.au/29462/the-gti-project-online-slot-car-game-join-the-tmr-league/cid=1344461271ei=aEQNSsjfHtOdlQfYoPWmBwusg=AFQjCNEBdQ1sdVXbdCWX-McDWwOkCaE7iwThe 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..



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