Slot Car Racing News for 06/10/2008



Indiana Downs Opens Slots Facility (BloodHorse)
The temporary EURIndiana Live!EUR slot-machine casino at Indiana Downs opened to the public June 9, ushering in a richer future for the states horsemen. But purses won't be going up any time soon...

Slot-Car Racing Fans Learn To Enjoy Life in the Fast Lane - Wall Street Journal

Slot-Car Racing Fans Learn To Enjoy Life in the Fast Lane
Wall Street Journal - May 24, 2008
This isn't the slot-car set you might remember from when you were a kid. Slot-car racing -- a hobby in which tiny electric cars race around a plastic track .
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Alonso out for 'big points' in 'open' Canadian GP. (Crash.Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)
Spaniard's second row grid slot on the Ile Notre-Dame achieved with a 'very sensible' fuel load on-board, Renault insist...

Provisional 2008-09 calendar unveiled.
The A1 Grand Prix series will visit at least three new venues in its first season with the new Ferrari-inspired car/engine combination, with other slots on the 2008-09 calendar still be filled...

Joliet: John Force Racing Saturday - Motorsport.com

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Joliet: John Force Racing Saturday
Motorsport.com, Florida - Jun 7, 2008
The storms threatened to washout the final session along with Old Spice Ford Mustang Funny Car driver Mike Neff's chances to qualifying. .
Ashley Force could become first female to be No. 1 qualifier in . Southtown Star
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Despite all he and his crew did leading up to Saturday night's . - Fort Worth Star Telegram

Despite all he and his crew did leading up to Saturday night's .
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - Jun 9, 2008
Luczo Dragon Racing, which races the No. 12 Symantec car driven by Tomas Scheckter, is co-owned by Steve Luczo and Jay Penske. .
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Kubica happy with P2
Robert Kubica pulled another sensational qualifying performance out of the bag to underline his status as one of the hottest properties in the driver market in Montreal...

Indiana Downs Opens Slots Facility - BloodHorse

Indiana Downs Opens Slots Facility
BloodHorse, KY - 1 hour ago
The facility is the second to come online in a week, joining Hoosier Park Racing & Casinos 92000-square-foot slots facility, which opened June 2. .
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Car runs on Air, (really, I've got pictures), Sex in the City . - American Chronicle

Car runs on Air, (really, I've got pictures), Sex in the City .
American Chronicle, CA - 2 hours ago
As such he is potentially the proverbial "loose cannon" in the White House if Hilary is chosen to the VP slot. However, I also feel that Senator Obama is .
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Early bird Dixon takes Texas pole - crash.net

Early bird Dixon takes Texas pole
crash.net, UK - Jun 6, 2008
Dixon's #9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car will line up alongside the best of the Penske entries, piloted by Helio Castroneves, after clocking a four-lap .
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Hornby hopes to be shaken and stirred by new James Bond licence
Hornby, the toy maker and hobby specialist, is looking to profit from a licence to thrill...

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BF3: Mygale breaks Dallara monopoly at Snetterton
Mygale breaks Dallara monopoly at Snetterton Date 2008-06-07 At soggy Snetterton this morning, we saw the first non-Dallara pole since Danny Watts planted a Lola-Dome on the top spot at Castle Combe on June ...

State gives casino green light - Shelbyville News

State gives casino green light
Shelbyville News, IN - 3 hours ago
During the month of June, the casino is sponsoring a $100000 cash, gas and car giveaway, and customers with rewards cards will have a chance to win free .
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Joliet: John Force Racing Saturday notes (Motorsport.com)
(JOLIET, IL) --- A severe rain delay brought equal measures of positive and negative outcomes for John Force Racing at the 11th annual TORCO Racing Fuels Rt. 66 Nationals. As Top Fuel dragsters began the final round of qualifying the track was deluged by rain storms and tornado warnings...

Gday, Jeremy - were gonna whip you blokes - Times Online

Times Online

Gday, Jeremy - were gonna whip you blokes
Times Online, UK - Jun 7, 2008
A former racing driver who used to commentate alongside Murray Walker on the British Touring Car Championship, and now commentates on Moto GP bike racing, .
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The PERFECT car
There may be a thread on this subject and If there is, Then please ignore me lol I guess you could call this "a dream thread" Tell me what your perfect car, No price limit, no limits at all...

Despite all he and his crew did leading up to Saturday night's race, Scheckter finished 25th (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Race fans like to walk through and around the garages at Texas Motor Speedway, watching teams work on cars and asking crew members questions as they prepare their cars. Despite the access motorsports offers fans, there is much more that goes on that fans can't experience. Thursday through Saturday, the Luczo Dragon Racing team provided complete access to the Star-Telegram to give fans a sense of ...

New Kent track trying to weather ups, downs
T urns out the only thing that Colonial Downs is isolated from is people. The equine palace off of I-64 opens its 12th season Monday amid as rich and interesting a backdrop as the track has ever experienced...

Early bird Dixon takes Texas pole.
Scott Dixon took another big step towards claiming a first win at Texas Motor Speedway by posting the fastest four-lap time in qualifying for the Bombardier Learjet 550k...

Colonial Downs opens today (Daily Press)
The Secretariat Turf Course is plush and green and the barns are filling up fast on the backstretch at Colonial Downs, where a nine-race card on Monday will kick off a 45-date thoroughbred racing meet, the longest in the track's 12-year history...

Joliet: John Force Racing Friday notes (Motorsport.com)
(JOLIET, IL) --- As the air cooled and the sun set at the TORCO Racing Fuels Route 66 Nationals in Joliet, Ill., Castrol GTX driver Ashley Force electrified the crowd with a 4.759 second run at a booming 329.10 mph...

Hamilton storms to pole
Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix after dominating qualifying in Montreal...

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DUCK AND COVER If only it were as much fun to play as it is to look at. for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 Rated T for Teen Developed by High Moon Studios Published by Sierra The Bourne Conspiracy is a video game ...

August DA110CD - AVreview.co.uk

August DA110CD
AVreview.co.uk, UK - 12 hours ago
There are two aerials, one an extendable radio-style type and a wire-based one aimed at the car, but unless you're within spitting distance of a transmitter .
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Slot Car Cam Entertainment
Oldschool slot car racing FTW...

Silverstone: Jonathan - Motorsport.com

Silverstone: Jonathan
Motorsport.com, Florida - 16 hours ago
Returning to its regular slot on the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship race package for the next event, rounds 13 and 14, the ELF Renault Clio Cup .
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Slot-Car Racing Fans Learn To Enjoy Life in the Fast Lane
Slot-car racing- a hobby in which tiny electric cars race around a plastic track with grooves, or slots, to keep the cars on course- is making a big comeback. For decades, the hobby has been dominated by middle-aged men who grew up ...

What it takes to make America's Top Gear successful
BBC's hit show Top Gear is arguably one of the most prevalent outlets for car culture on television today and has most recently spawned foreign versions in Australia, with a chance of coming to America in the ...

Pocono Speeding Ticket Thwarts Solid Run for Stewart
Monday June 9, 2008 Home Depot Driver Leads Laps and Contends for Top-10 Before Pit Road Speeding Penalty Date: June 8, 2008 Event: Pocono 500 Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Location: Pocono Raceway ...

Slot Car Racing Evenings at Dowty's Slot Car Racing Club
Dowty Slot Car Racing Club update: "Congratulations to all the club members at the National Finals this year. Dave finished in the top 10 in two classes, Rob had problems with cars and controllers, but still finished in the top 30 in ...

'Sarge' makes a charge
The Sarge sure knows how to throw a party. On the same weekend the U.S. Army is celebrating its 233rd birthday, Tony "The Sarge" Schumacher put himself in a position to blow out the candles on top of a giant ...

Canada 2008: Qualifying Results & Short Report
Posted on June 8th, 2008 by Oliver White in 2008 , Featured Articles Judging by the comments and from watching the qualifying in my hotel room, the grid-deciding for the Canadian Grand Prix was certainly ...

Mattel Tyco R/C Speed Racer Cliff Hanger Electric Slot Car Racing
Tyco R/C Speed Racer Cliff Hanger Electric Slot Car Racing includes a staggeringly high incline and radical loop de loop. The heroic Mach 5 and rebel Racer X face off on this futuristic course. Among the ultimate slot car racing sets, ...

Main in Motion kicks off (Montrose Daily Press)
MONTROSE EUR Coordinators joked it was almost EURRain in Motion.EUR But, after wet weather earlier Thursday, Montroses premiere summer event kicked off under cloudy skies...

Games Video: Slot Car Racing From InCar Camer
A camera attached on slot cars, takes a great video from various slot car racings. This video is just great and unique. [VIA]..

Kubica stakes his claim on title with maiden win
One year on from his horrific 200mph crash in Montreal, Robert Kubica masterfully scythed his way through a characteristically chaotic Canadian Grand Prix en-route to his first career victory and BMW Sauber's ...

The Beginnings of Slot Car Racing
The slot car is well known by everyone in some form. The 1960's, saw the arrival in full force of commercial slot car racing. Technorati Tags: slot car racing, slot car, slot car track, strombecker, revell, cox...

Baby Steps for Sam Hornish, Jr. . In More Ways Than One
Right about the time Sam Hornish, Jr. might have been starting to feel comfortable in a stock car he got what Bill Weber described as, "the full Pocono experience." The veteran commentator was referring to the ...

Despite all he and his crew did leading up to Saturday night's race, Scheckter finished 25th (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By DAVID THOMAS Race fans like to walk through and around the garages at Texas Motor Speedway, watching teams work on cars and asking crew members questions as they prepare their cars. Despite the access motorsports offers fans, there is much more that goes on that fans can't experience. Thursday through Saturday, the Luczo Dragon Racing team provided complete access to the Star-Telegram to ...

Colonial Downs opens today
The Secretariat Turf Course is plush and green and the barns are filling up fast on the backstretch at Colonial Downs, where a nine-race card on Monday will kick off a 45-date thoroughbred racing meet, the ...

How much TYCO slot car track can I use before having to add a .
I've collected quite a few TYCO/Hotwheels slot car racing track sets and wonder how many feet can be used with one powerblock? Is it possible to use two on one track? Some day I'd like to make a huge track but I don't want to push one ...

Top Ferrari
The 2008 Avon Tyres British GT Championship finally got to race under sunny skies at Snetterton today and CRS drivers, James Sutton and Mike Meadows, took the honours of top Ferrari with a third place finish...

Aces simply old hat for Jeter
When the press release rolled off the fax machine, I nearly sprained my neck doing one of the world's quickest double-takes. Initially, I assumed it was a hoax simply because the release was dated May 31, 2009...

Slot-Car Racing Fans Learn To Enjoy Life in the Fast Lane
Slot-car racing -- a hobby in which tiny electric cars race around a plastic track with grooves -- is making a comeback as kids are being drawn in by new, high-tech cars and tracks. But some old-school hobbyists are unimpressed...

Hamilton accepts penalty after a "race to forget"
Lewis Hamilton has accepted his ten place grid penalty for ignoring a red light in the pit lane and careering into the back of Kimi Raikkonen...

F1: Button could get gearbox change (autosport.com)
Honda Racing will decide on Sunday morning whether they will replace the gearbox on Jenson Button's car following his problems in qualifying...

Forceful winds play havoc with NHRA
Ashley Force and John Force are household names on the NHRA circuit. But it was "Gale Force" who was the biggest of the name players during qualifying rounds Friday at the Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 Nationals...

Gday, Jeremy - were gonna whip you blokes (Times Online)
Strewth mate, seems there must be some roos loose in the Beebs top paddock: its sold the rights to its most popular telly series to Oz...



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