Slot Car Racing News for 05/30/2009



The Fun of 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.There are some fantastic multi car bslot car racing/b ...

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Barber family, King register victories on wild opening night - The Daily News Online
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.thedailynewsonline.com/articles/2009/05/30/sports/5559445.txtcid=0ei=LR0hStSvIIauMrKulZcDusg=AFQjCNFcfBHe2NxqKuR5QrwklXdocx3EjwBarber family, King register victories on wild opening night/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fThe Daily News Online,nbsp;NY/font/fontbrfont size=-1Hoch edged Kosmowski by a bumper for the runner-up bslot/b. Nik Welshans had little trouble in guiding his bcar/b to the 15-lap Pro Four win, leading the entire distance of the caution-free brace/b. JD Roberts started to make up ground late, but had to settle b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

quot;DPMquot; International Slot Racing Championship - Slot Car b./b
The "DPM" International Slot Racing Championship has developed over 10 years into one of the greatest bslot car racing/b competitions worldwide: 56 teams, 168 drivers from more than 10 nations will take the challenge to race the 11st ...

New series debuts at Natural Bridge Speedway (The Staunton News Leader)
NATURAL BRIDGE EUR The Steel Block Bandit Late Model racing series made its inaugural visit to Natural Bridge Speedway a few weeks later than originally planned...

Ted King's latest diary
Life in the peloton is very public . in an isolated sort of way. Photo: Agence France Presse Bike races are a circus-like spectacle best witnessed firsthand...

Awfully Quiet - Slot Car Illustrated Forum
However Slot.it are still actively promoting bSlot car racing/b which will stimulate sales going forward. The big news is their support for the BRM and Slot.it Challenge we are promoting across North America. ...

FORD - Carl Edwrds Comments During Red Flag at Coca-Cola 600
Topic: FORD - Carl Edwrds Comments During Red Flag at Coca-Cola 600 FORD RACING NOTES AND QUOTES Coca-Cola 600, Page 1 May 25, 2009 Lowe's Motor Speedway CARL EDWARDS - No...

Slot Cars amp; Slot Car Racing
When someone talks about slot cars or bslot car racing/b, there are a few people that just do not know what you are talking about. So this is to explain to those that are curious. The first slot cars were manufactured by Lionel (USA) in ...

Dpm. - Slot Car Illustrated Forum
The "DPM" is part of the European Plafit Championship (EPC) and has developed into one of the greatest bslot car racing/b competitions worldwide: 56 teams, 168 drivers from more than 10 nations will take the challenge to race the 11st ...

Airport Slot Auctions - Washington Post
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.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/27/AR2009052703100.htmlcid=1250664326ei=LR0hStSvIIauMrKulZcDusg=AFQjCNFrazVQBnqtIJpsSoQ7Ubymubla7gAirport bSlot/b Auctions/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fWashington Post,nbsp;United States/font/fontbrfont size=-1NextGen would be as advanced as the global positioning system in your bcar/b and would allow controllers and pilots to see the exact locations of planes. This would relieve congestion by allowing more precise routes to be charted and letting planes fly b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

Indy and DANICA (spoiler alert) - Slot Car Illustrated Forum
. 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 ...

Pit Problems Plague Key Motorsports
Wimmer Finishes 28th at Lowe's Motor Speedway It was a long, wet day for Key Motorsports at Lowe's Motor Speedway, where a good start turned soggy after pit mistakes and bad timing resulted in a 28th place finish for Scott Wimmer in the Carquest Auto Parts 300...

NASCAR needs to talk about its problems (Fox Sports)
NASCAR got its race in on Monday. Then they met Tuesday to discuss the sport's problems. It's about time, Lee Spencer says...

Trackside betting entices Dover Downs, NASCAR - Philadelphia Inquirer
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/3i-0fd=Rurl=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/187757-ron-hornaday-wins-the-pole-for-the-aaa-insurance-200cid=1249573125ei=LR0hStSvIIauMrKulZcDusg=AFQjCNENOsv_5HwicI5e6Ss71fdQi2T0zAimg src=http://nt1.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=JcWdYxgm2ckJimgurl=bleacherreport.com/images_root/image_pictures/0397/6044/horndoverpole_aaa_insurance_feature.jpg width=80 height=54 alt= border=1brfont size=-2Bleacher Report/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/3-0fd=Rurl=http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20090528_Trackside_betting_entices_Dover_Downs__NASCAR.htmlcid=1249573125ei=LR0hStSvIIauMrKulZcDusg=AFQjCNHI-Py11IldZysGCZUZnnp48s1xpwTrackside betting entices Dover Downs, NASCAR/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fPhiladelphia Inquirer,nbsp;PA/font/fontbrfont size=-1Thanks to state politicians#39; efforts to usher Delaware back into the sports-betting business, visitors to the Monster Mile in September could have the rare chance to wager legally on the stock-bcar race/b from the climate-controlled comfort of the b./b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-1fd=Rurl=http://www.athlonsports.com/racing/16752/horsepower-rankings-the-summer-stretch-beginscid=1249573125ei=LR0hStSvIIauMrKulZcDusg=AFQjCNHsdKCoeI7JwXEoDUpw0b1UR6ZoxwHorsepower Rankings: The Summer Stretch Begins/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrAthlonSports.com/nobr/font/fontbrfont class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?hl=enned=usie=ISO-8859-1ncl=dYkHrzPx4BCNx1MNZ-Y1s_ttqPUBMnobrall 320 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

SXSW Thu: The Wrens, Chairlift, Rye Rye, Gun Outfit, Nite Jewel, Micachu (Pitchfork)
Micachu [Emo's Annex; 8 p.m.] Everything about Micachu teeters on the edge of being unbearably adorable...

Cleveland hosts touring series - Cleveland Daily Banner
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.clevelandbanner.com/index.cfm%3Fevent%3Dnews.view%26id%3D8CD112F0-19B9-E2E2-67B47C3EEBB7F0FCcid=0ei=LR0hStSvIIauMrKulZcDusg=AFQjCNFWxWH6aRiyo7QfKAu-x3OF5TzX1QCleveland hosts touring series/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fCleveland Daily Banner,nbsp;TN/font/fontbrfont size=-1bSLOT CAR RACING/b EUR The Thunder Road Family bSlot Car/b Center, Inc. in downtown Cleveland recently hosted the Southeastern FCR bRacing/b Association Touring Series event. The series brought more than 30 racers from across Tennessee and Georgia. b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

NASCAR needs to talk about its problems - FOXSports.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/5-0fd=Rurl=http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/9611994/NASCAR-needs-to-talk-about-its-problemscid=1249641135ei=LR0hStSvIIauMrKulZcDusg=AFQjCNF0cMxYz3SgVoFq6W4groqF_JzIxQNASCAR needs to talk about its problems/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fFOXSports.com/font/fontbrfont size=-1There were slow cars and fast cars and now it#39;s like a bslot/b-bcar race/b.quot; Crew chief Frank Kerr says the current Nationwide Series bcar/b with the higher splitter and rear spoiler more closely represents the old bcar/b and offers a similar, comfortable feel. b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

Indy 500: Dreyer Reinbold IRL IndyCar Race Recap
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing drivers Mike Conway and John Andretti were in position to score Top Ten finishes Sunday in the 2009 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race before a late yellow flag hurt their chances...

Philippe beats fears, gets final slot - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
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.journalgazette.net/article/20090517/SPORTS07/305179890/1008/SPORTScid=1245539385ei=LR0hStSvIIauMrKulZcDusg=AFQjCNG-YJZylBn9i21QGgD4xO5Z3oA38QPhilippe beats fears, gets final bslot/b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fFort Wayne Journal Gazette,nbsp;IN/font/fontbrfont size=-1Overall, every time I get back in the bcar/b, it#39;s better. Thursday was very bad. Friday was pretty bad. (Saturday) morning was pretty good. So I was looking forward to it.EUR Oriol Servia had talked with Rahal-Letterman bRacing/b for EURabout eight yearsEUR about b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

New series debuts at Natural Bridge Speedway
NATURAL BRIDGE - The Steel Block Bandit Late Model racing series made its inaugural visit to Natural Bridge Speedway a few weeks later than originally planned...

Danica Patrick Aims to Raise Her Indy Credentials
Danica Patrick is aiming to be the first female driver to win the Indy 500 but two British former winners hope to have something to say about that Danica Patrick's year began in typical fashion when she made her now traditional appearance in Sports Illustrated 's swimsuit issue wearing exactly what it says on the tin...

GoNintendo Blog Archive ESRB updates - Family bSlot Car Racing/b b./b
Rating summary: EURThis is a bslot car racing/b game in which players select a family member (Billy, Sarah, Mommy, Daddy) to race small toy cars around a variety of tracks. Players can accelerate their cars, navigate sharp turns, ...

Rewind | It was time to end it, for any number of reasons (ThatsRacin.com)
With lights at Lowes Motor Speedway, NASCAR could theoretically have waited to restart a race that had been scheduled to start more than 24 hours earlier...

2010 Lexus HS 250h Test Drive 35-MPG Hybrid With Techy, Mouse-Like Haptic Interface
There are cars designed for fuel efficiency and there are cars designed for luxury...

Cleveland hosts touring series
SLOT CAR RACING a ' The Thunder Road Family Slot Car Center, Inc. in downtown Cleveland recently hosted the Southeastern FCR Racing Association Touring Series event...

Tesla Roadster comes to Seattle - Examiner.com
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ATT Williams Team 2009 Monaco Grand Prix Reviev
Following Thursdaya s two practice sessions, the AT&T Williams team again demonstrated competitive pace, but contrary to some commentatorsa expectations, carried their form through into the tacticallycritical qualifying session on Saturday...

Foundation threatens to sue over slots at race tracks
The executive director of the Family Foundation said Thursday the group will challenge the constitutionality of any legislation authorizing video lottery terminals at horse tracks if passed by the General Assembly...

Car-crazy Cupra couple soup up their wedding (Independent Online)
A couple of English car nuts made their favourite roadgoing toy the focus of their wedding...

Car-crazy Cupra couple soup up their wedding
DRESS CAR NUTS: Stephanie Garner and fiance Peter Janes with their Seat wedding cars at Goodwood racing circuit...

Negative reaction to rebranding exercise is unfair and premature (Times Online)
There is so much that is good about British racing and some of its finest assets - variety, character and family appeal - were celebrated yesterday by the vast crowds that congregated at Goodwood, Redcar and Cartmel...

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...

PR-ASCS, Dover Over Lucas Oil ASCS for $10K Triumph in Steve King Memorial
Author Topic: PR-ASCS, Dover Over Lucas Oil ASCS for $10K Triumph in Steve King Memorial! Dover Over Lucas Oil ASCS for $10K Triumph in Steve King Memorial! Lonnie Wheatley, JETMORE, Kan...

Kropp claims Modified feature
Last week's action at the Electric City Speedway featured a tribute to longtime track announcer Gary Johnston, who died suddenly the previous week...

Last word on the Ras
ON Sunday Laura and I were up in Skerries to pick up my brother Kieran after his 8 day, 1290km RA s journey...

Conwah Runs in Top Ten, Andretti to 12TH in Indy 500
Topic: CONWAH RUNS IN TOP TEN, ANDRETTI TO 12TH IN INDY 500 THREE DREYER & REINBOLD DRIVERS TAKE THE CHECKERED FLAG SUNDAY INDIANAPOLIS - Dreyer & Reinbold Racing drivers Mike Conway and John Andretti were in position to score Top Ten finishes Sunday in the 2009 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race before a late yellow flag hurt their chances...

Kropp claims Modified feature - Great Falls Tribune
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.greatfallstribune.com/article/20090529/DC5/905290385cid=0ei=LR0hStSvIIauMrKulZcDusg=AFQjCNG0A6hkYABjU3qDx5WevLDXtrzV5gKropp claims Modified feature/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fGreat Falls Tribune,nbsp;MT/font/fontbrfont size=-1With multiple cautions in a back and forth trade of positions to the checkered the brace/b ended with Popham and Steffenson battling for the win. The winner ended as Steffenson took the win with David Azure second and Curt Popham claiming the bslot/b for b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

Dover over Lucas Oil ASCS for $10K triumph at Steve King Memorial
Nineteen-year-old Jack Dover of Springfield, NE, captured the biggest victory of his young career with a $10,000 Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters score in Sunday's Steve King Memorial presented by Coors Light at the Jetmore Motorplex...

Indy 500: Dreyer & Reinbold Racing race report (Motorsport.com)
INDIANAPOLIS (May 24, 2009)-- Dreyer & Reinbold Racing drivers Mike Conway and John Andretti were in position to score Top Ten finishes Sunday in the 2009 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race before a late yellow flag hurt their chances...

Lowe's: Ford NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Recap, Quotes
CARL EDWARDS a ' No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion RAIN DELAY COMMENTS DURING RED FLAG AFTER 73 LAPS...

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 ...

Pit Problems Plague Key Motorsports, Wimmer Finishes 28th at Lowe's
It was a long, wet day for Key Motorsports at Lowe's Motor Speedway, where a good start turned soggy after pit mistakes and bad timing resulted in a 28th place finish for Scott Wimmer in the Carquest Auto Parts 300...

Cudlin's top 10 finish (Manning River Times)
TAREE motor bike racer Damian Cudlin put in another solid performance at Infineon's AMA round, securing another top 10 finish for the Paradigm Racing Team...

O#39;Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX event notebook - NHRA.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/7-0fd=Rurl=http://www.nhra.com/story/2009/5/29/oreilly-nhra-summer-nationals-presented-by-castrol-gtx-event-notebook/cid=1251013939ei=LR0hStSvIIauMrKulZcDusg=AFQjCNHHT8zBthg90Ys-yrqOwi1jwp_YwgO#39;Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX event notebook/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fNHRA.com,nbsp;CA/font/fontbrfont size=-11 bslot/b heading into the important night session later today. Allen Johnson is second at 6.701, followed by Jason Line, Greg Anderson, Ron Krisher, Greg Stanfield, Jeg Coughlin, and Larry Morgan. Still waiting: Daniel Wilkerson#39;s much anticipated nitro b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

About time (Fox Sports)
Lee Spencer is senior NASCAR writer for FOXSports.com. She also is a correspondent for "Around the Track" on FOX Sports Net. NASCAR has scheduled two meetings for owners and drivers on Tuesday at their Research and Development Center in Concord, N.C...

Topeka: Tim Wilkerson Friday notes - 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%3D330009%26FS%3DNHRAcid=1251601232ei=LR0hStSvIIauMrKulZcDusg=AFQjCNFjonM3xoEzR6yUTgDq-rZsLNFdrgTopeka: Tim Wilkerson Friday notes/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMotorsport.com,nbsp;Florida/font/fontbrfont size=-1All of us but the four cars that aren#39;t in the top 12, anyway, since they all have to end up figuring out what bslot/b they#39;ll have on the ladder, and my son Daniel is in that group. It#39;ll be plenty exciting, I#39;m sure. It could#39;ve been more exciting for b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

Poleman Button not expecting procession
Jenson Button has revealed that he is not expecting to cruise to a fifth victory in six races this season, despite qualifying on the pole in Monaco...

I am Ted King: Life in a Bubble (Velo News)
Bike races are a circus-like spectacle best witnessed firsthand. This is especially apparent at a race the size, caliber and prestige of the Giro d'Italia. Obviously the cyclists whizzing by at breathtaking speed and the unique dynamics of the races themselves are fascinating, but to experience the race caravan is like taking a stroll through the Vegas strip. For those unfamiliar with the race ...

2009 Mercedes C63 AMG
There used to be a time when Mercedes thought it was perfectly fine to slot a new engine into a car, make minor modifications to the suspension tuning, add a few ground effects, and call it an AMG version of its more pedestrian sibling...



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