Slot Car Racing News for 06/04/2009



The Thrill of Modern 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, ...

Race Event Has Sweet Extras:
MILLVILLE -- In the midst of a three-day weekend devoted to vintage automobile racing, the New Jersey Motorsports Park tried some brand-new off-track entertainment...

Euro: Bird superiority reaps second podium. (Crash.net)
Briton keeps up pressure on Euroseries leader with strong Lausitz showing..

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At midway mark, point leader Coughlin right where he wants to be
The first step of Jeg Coughlin Jr.'s journey to a rare "threepeat" in the NHRA's super-tough Pro Stock category is to make sure his JEGS.com Chevrolet Cobalt race team is part of the playoff field come September...

Brown regains lead in British GT
Two dramatic rounds of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship at Rockingham this weekend brought not only a new race victor to the series in the shape of the Barwell Motorsport Ginetta G50Z but also another new championship leader, 17-year-old Mosler driver Dan Brown returning to the top of the points table after a GT3 class-winning performance ...

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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 ...

Maryland Today
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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 ...

Rous Bonfire Night blazes ahead
Students from Rous Public School show off the bonfire and some of the damage caused by recent storms...

Three NBS drivers find their first victories in #39;09 - Staunton News Leader
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.newsleader.com/article/20090604/SPORTS/906040323cid=0ei=_SgoSsW8IMjEsAatqPGdBwusg=AFQjCNE72Qt7O2Scs5LuMfytOyw5Ssa1hgThree NBS drivers find their first victories in #39;09/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fStaunton News Leader,nbsp;VA/font/fontbrfont size=-1The nine-bcar/b Street Stock field covered their 25-lap feature in sizzling fashion, as Stephen Campbell of Amherst earned the checkers for his first 2009 victory, completing the brace/b in two ticks under eight minutes. The tighter-than-tight battle atop b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

10 Things You and Your Kids Will Want From E3 (Wired News)
The big three have all had their go in the E3 spotlight for this year, but are the big things that will keep us all waiting with baited breath for those oh so far away release dates? Heres a quick rundown of what you can expect to have spend that hard earned cash on over the next year or so...

Keeping track of the money at the Sands casino: A million a day flows .
Keeping track of the money at the Sands casino: A million a day flows through the casino -- and officials watch every bill like a hawk May 31--In the first week in operation, the 1,000 employees at the Sands Casino Resort had to worry about handling as many as 20,000 people a day and getting thousands of cars into the parking garage...

Three NBS drivers find their first victories in '09 (The Staunton News Leader)
NATURAL BRIDGE EUR” Fast, faster and fastest went the dirt track racing action Saturday night at Natural Bridge Speedway. There are nights when a plethora of caution flags slow action to a crawl, but Saturday was certainly not one of those yellow flag-filled shows...

E3-2009: Sony's got games and a motion controller too
Chalk up one more competitor to Nintendo's Wii. Sony at its E3 press event today unveiled a new motion control system for the PS3 that works with the Sony PlayStation Eye, along with new controllers that communicate with the camera, giving true one-to-one movement on screen...

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Jack Coopper Transport sued by car hauler - Madison County Record
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10 Things You and Your Kids Will Want From E3 - Wired News
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Toyota Prius hybrid Japan#39;s best-selling car in May - Reuters
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Massa bidding to join exclusive 'champions' club in Istanbul (Crash.Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)
Felipe Massa will become a member of a very exclusive Formula 1 club should he prevail in this weekends Turkish Grand Prix joining multiple world champions Juan-Manuel Fangio, Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher as one of only six drivers to have ever triumphed in four successive races at the same track. Since dropping out with engine failure in the inaugural event to be ...

AJ IV heads Texas seat shuffle. (Crash.net)
The Foyt family effort will be rekindled for its home race at Texas Motor Speedway...

Euro: Bird superiority reaps second podium
When free practice began on the second weekend of the 2009 F3 Euroseries, Sam Bird had never set foot at the Lausitzring, but that did not stop him from stamping his mark on yet another meeting...

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Microsoft, Sony Unveil Technologies Similar to Nintendo's Wii (Washington Post)
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then this week may have been a gratifying one for Nintendo, so far...

Three NBS drivers find their first victories in '09
NATURAL BRIDGE - Fast, faster and fastest went the dirt track racing action Saturday night at Natural Bridge Speedway...

Dave Zweifel's Plain Talk: Stop charade on video gambling
William T. Evjue, the founder of this newspaper, will probably turn over in his grave to hear me suggest that the time has come to legalize and license the video gambling machines that have become ubiquitous in our state...

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N.Technology joins race for 2010 F1 grid slot (Crash.net)
Erstwhile World Touring Car Championship race-winners N.Technology - who went into liquidation earlier this year - have emerged as a surprise candidate for a place on the 2010 F1 grid...

More: NASCAR notebook: Earnharddt finishes 12th with new crew chief
Dale Earnhardt Jr. worked with his interim crew chief a week earlier than expected...

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N.Technology joins race for 2010 F1 grid slot
Former World Touring Car Championship front-runner N.Technology has emerged as another contender to join the Formula 1 starting grid in 2010 under FIA President Max Mosley's controversial budget cap initiative a ' with its challenge to be spearheaded by Formula Master series founder Mauro Sipsz...

Collard on the charge - gethampshire.co.uk
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Another strong outing keeps Coughlin in first place
Author Topic: Another strong outing keeps Coughlin in first place Another strong outing keeps Coughlin in first place TOPEKA, Kan...

Aj IV heads Texas seat shuffle
AJ Foyt IV will return to the IndyCar Series fray - and the #14 AJ Foyt Racing Dallara - for this weekend's Bombardier Learjet 550k round at Texas Motor Speedway, spearheading a series of driver changes in the lower reaches of the field...

Brian Herbrt scores URSS Boothill 1,000 win
URSS The United Rebel Sprint Series jump started a big two day run through the Wild West Saturday night at Dodge City Raceway Park...

Cleveland hosts touring series - Cleveland Daily Banner
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Will Massa join exclusive 'champions' club in Istanbul? (Crash.net)
Ferrari star Felipe Massa will join multiple world champions Juan-Manuel Fangio, Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher in an exclusive F1 club should he triumph in this weekend's Turkish GP in Istanbul...

Gentlemen, Slot Your Engines - Wall Street Journal
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One serious bslot-car racing/b track | DVICE
One serious bslot-car racing/b track, by Adam Frucci, for DVICE, Part of the SCI FI Online Network...

N.Technology joins race for 2010 F1 grid slot - crash.net
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Coughlin is Pro Stock Point Leader
Topic: COUGHLIN IS PRO STOCK POINT LEADER At midway mark, point leader Coughlin right where he wants to be CHICAGO -- The first step of Jeg Coughlin Jr.'s journey to a rare "threepeat" in the NHRA's super-tough Pro Stock category is to make sure his JEGS.com Chevrolet Cobalt race team is part of the playoff field come September...

10 Things You and Your Kids Will Want From E3
The big three have all had their go in the E3 spotlight for this year, but are the big things that will keep us all waiting with baited breath for those oh so far away release dates?A Here's a quick rundown of what you can expect to have spend that hard earned cash on over the next year or so...

State Senate adopts $11.6 billion budget
The state Senate adopted a two-year $11.6 billion state budget Wednesday, once Democratic leaders decided to give businesses a one-year reprieve before axing a tax credit...

Milwaukee: HVM Racing qualifying report (Motorsport.com)
HVM Racing will have the opportunity to make some moves through the field tomorrow, as the No. 13 PDVSA HVM Honda Dallara will start in the 17th position for the ABC Supply/AJ Foyt 225 at the Milwaukee Mile. E.J. Viso qualified the car Saturday afternoon with a total lap time of 1:30.9274 and an average speed of 160.744 miles per hour...

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State Senate adopts $11.6 billion budget (The Nashua Telegraph)
CONCORD EUR The state Senate adopted a two-year $11.6 billion state budget Wednesday, once Democratic leaders decided to give businesses a one-year reprieve before axing a tax credit. . - By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer..

Will Massa join exclusive 'champions' club in Istanbul?
Felipe Massa will become a member of a very exclusive Formula 1 club should he prevail in this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix - " joining multiple world champions Juan-Manuel Fangio, Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher as one of only six drivers to have ever triumphed in four successive races at the same track...

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Tesla Roadster coming to Seattle - Examiner.com
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