Slot Car Racing News for 06/19/2009



Second annual car show at Village Center Saturday
It's not uncommon for the streets of Village Center in Burr Ridge to be lined with cars, but they seldom are as spectacular as the automobiles that will fill the shopping center this Saturday, June 20...

F3: Rookie Bottas wins 19th Masters of F3 at Zandvoort
At Zandvoort this afternoon, for the 19th running of the Masters of Formula 3, now sponsored by oil company Tango, became an all-Finnish affair, with Valtteri Bottas claiming his first F3 win after just five races, and making it a very impressive victory...

Lazier returns to IRL following two-year absence
IRL veteran Jaques Lazier has found a home with Team 3G after a two-year absence from IndyCar racing and four years removed from even a semi-permanent ride...

Tee time at Bethpage worth the wait . overnight in parking lot - USA Today
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NASCAR notes
Dale Earnhardt Jr. worked with his interim crew chief a week earlier than expected...

Wanted- FLY Racing BMW - 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 ...

Lazier steps in to help out Team 3G (Yahoo! Canada Sports)
IRL veteran Jaques Lazier has found a home with Team 3G after a two-year absence from IndyCar racing and four years removed from even a semi-permanent ride...

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.There are some fantastic multi car bslot car racing/b ...

Natural Bridge Speedway escapes rain for night of racing
NATURAL BRIDGE - Saturday night's show at Natural Bridge Speedway's 3 1/48-mile dirt track escaped becoming a target of the heavy and frequent spring rains that had occurred several times earlier in the 2009 season...

Bracing for a fight, Lucas and Langdon ready for race day
With just eight elimination days left before the '09 Countdown to the Championship playoffs begin, Top Fuel teammates Morgan Lucas and Shawn Langdon know each round of racing they can gain in the hot summer months is extremely valuable...

Sir Stirling Moss supports Italian slot car rally in aid of . - Alzheimer's Research Trust
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.alzheimers-research.org.uk/news/article.php%3Ftype%3DNews%26id%3D427cid=0ei=FnQ7SvmSDN-dlQePr92qCAusg=AFQjCNELqDlyewNqwxKPpIfnKApbg-gjiwSir Stirling Moss supports Italian bslot car/b rally in aid of b./b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fAlzheimer's Research Trust,nbsp;UK/font/fontbrfont size=-1In recent times, the brace/b has been reintroduced as a tour entered by 400 classic cars, many of which feature world-famous bracing/b drivers and celebrities behind the wheel. The bslot car/b re-enactment is as strict on entry as the life-sized tour, b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

Downtown Massillon to overflow with classic cars, concerts, families (The Massillon Independent)
All day Saturday, Lincoln Way will be transformed into a highway of classic and antique vehicles. Organizers estimate nearly 100,000 people will crowd the street to check out the hot rods, grab a bite to eat, listen to a little music and reunite with friends at the 20th annual Cruise-On-In & Dance Party in downtown Massillon...

Man gets 6 years in fatal Addison accident
A man was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison for fleeing after a bizarre traffic altercation in Addison that turned fatal...

Conway: Lawmakers have authority to allow gambling
Attorney General Jack Conway said Monday lawmakers have the authority to allow casino-style gambling at horse tracks without amending the Kentucky Constitution...

[Video] Brotherly love for Coronel's at Brno
Tom Coronel will be joined by brother Tim for the latest round of the World Touring Car Championship this weekend at Brno, as the pair get set to become the first twins to contest a WTCC event...

Number Five Is Alive: Martin Outwits and Outlasts Opponents At Michigan
The Frontstretch: Number Five Is Alive: Martin Outwits and Outlasts Opponents At Michigan by Vito Pugliese -- Monday June 15, 2009 June 15th - June 19th, 2009 Tuesday: After a top 10 finish at Michigan brought him on the verge of Chase contention, Danny Peters discusses why the time is right for Juan Pablo Montoya to emerge into the stock car ...

Moberly: Slot machines have 50-50 chance
When legislators convene Monday for a special session to deal with the state's projected revenue short fall, the governor's proposal to allow horse racing tracks to video lottery terminals will likely be the most debated item, according to state Rep...

New iPhone 3Gs - Examiner.com
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Indy 500 at t.b.d. Greenpoint Brooklyn | ThisBarSucks.com
This is going to be awesome, even for those of you who are not into INDY 500. Check out this event at tbd BROOKLYN, NEW YORK - Watch the INDY 500 on 3...

Rep. Mary Beth Walz: The state Senate#39;s casino plan needs more review - The Union Leader
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THIS IS the big week, one of early mornings and late nights as House and Senate members try to finish budget work...

Churchill Downs' experiment in night racing begins Friday (Louisville Courier-Journal)
The track has made a big EUR” but undisclosed EUR” investment in temporary lights and other costs involved in a three-night experiment to measure public demand for race cards that start at 6p.m. and end after 11p.m. The experiment will continue next Friday and on Thursday, July 2...

The Fun of bSlot Car Racing/b | March Madness Detroit 2009
Slot Car RacingThere can't be many people who have never heard of Scalextric. Scalextric is probably the best known manufacturer of bslot car racing/b sets. Slot...

Brea Lopez Scores Third Place Finish - girlracer
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.girlracer.co.uk/motorsport/msnews/1145-brea-lopez-scores-third-place-finish-.htmlcid=0ei=FnQ7SvmSDN-dlQePr92qCAusg=AFQjCNHlAjDdQRW8tJ3bMFXAZfbS7SYwngBrea Lopez Scores Third Place Finish/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fgirlracer,nbsp;UK/font/fontbrfont size=-1The brace/b was rewarding for Brea as she had been finding the new divison a bit challenging as she finds her way into Late Model bracing/b. The former Washington State open wheel driving sensation felt comfortable in the brace car/b for the first time as she b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

LRP Tires and Gear
New from LRP : With the new LRP VTEC wheel stickers for LRP VTEC 1/10th tires you can pimp your R/C car with a new and stylish look and be ready for the next race! The VTEC wheel stickers comes is in 2 different designs for personal choice and each wheel sticker are pre-cut for easy and fast styling...

Lazier steps in to help out Team 3G (Yahoo! Canada Sports)
By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer..

My classic Silverstone moments - BBC Sport
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Second annual car show at Village Center Saturday (The Doings Weekly)
It's not uncommon for the streets of Village Center in Burr Ridge to be lined with cars, but they seldom are as spectacular as the automobiles that will fill the shopping center this Saturday, June 20...

Lazier finds a home with Team 3G (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Jaques Lazier, seen during qualifying for the Indianapolis 500, was signed as midseason replacement for Stanton Barrett. DES MOINES, Iowa IRL veteran Jaques Lazier has found a home with Team 3G after a two-year absence from IndyCar racing and four years removed from even a semi-permanent ride. Lazier knows that his seat in the No. 98 car isnt assured beyond this month, but hes used to that. He ...

Another top-half starting point for point leader Coughlin
ENGLISHTOWN, June 13, 2009: Reigning Pro Stock world champion and current Full Throttle point leader Jeg Coughlin Jr...

Tom Sutcliffe: Get up, stand up for your art (Independent)
Well no plinth prancing for me, at least not in the initial wave. I got an email on the first of the month telling me I hadn't been picked in the ballot for June, though I can keep my fingers crossed for August, September and October, apparently. A couple of weeks later EUR presumably after a bit of vetting for their powers of media tantalisation EUR we were offered a sample of those who will go ...

Churchill Downs' experiment in night racing begins Friday
Churchill Downs is 'throwing a good party' to begin its historic foray into night racing Friday, said Bill Carstanjen, the company's chief operating officer...

PKC-CS: Series Pevely round four preview - Motorsport.com
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IndyCar vet Lazier steps in to help out Team 3G (Everett Herald)
DES MOINES, Iowa EUR” IRL veteran Jaques Lazier has found a home with Team 3G after a two-year absence from IndyCar racing and four years removed from even a semi-permanent ride...

NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 15 - Sports Central
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County approves Rent-a-Car Center slot machine bid despite cost - Las Vegas Review - Journal
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Mike Griffith: Competition fuels this expensive Hobby
Kevin Johnson leads the Hobby Stock points race at Bakersfield Speedway but the 2007 series champ has yet to find his way to Victory Lane this season in the highly competitive class...

The best classic toy for 2009 goes to Carrera Go!!! Spider Man b./b
The Carrera Digital 132 Wireless GT Racers set is the ultimate starter set to enter the next generation of Carrera bslot car racing/b. Carrera Digital offers new freedom to compete in exciting new ways. Up to four racers can take to the ...

Churchill Downs#39; experiment in night racing begins Friday - Louisville Courier-Journal
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8) What is the single greatest advancement over the past forty years that has improved bslot car racing/b in your opinion? 9)If you had to pick one specific class of car to race, what would that class be (i.e. LMP1, LMP2, ...

SCX Digital Slot Car Racing Pretty Much Kicks Ass
Now granted, bslot car racing/b is not something most people would want to do every day -- even a set as grand as this one can become tedious at one point -- but there have been several occasions when I've raced with a buddy for hours at a ...

State House Dome: Lawmakers on the hunt for $150m
THIS IS the big week, one of early mornings and late nights as House and Senate members try to finish budget work...

Natural Bridge Speedway escapes rain for night of racing (The Staunton News Leader)
NATURAL BRIDGE EUR” Saturday night's show at Natural Bridge Speedway's 3 1/48-mile dirt track escaped becoming a target of the heavy and frequent spring rains that had occurred several times earlier in the 2009 season...

Lazier steps in to help out Team 3G
IRL veteran Jaques Lazier has found a home with Team 3G after a two-year absence from IndyCar racing and four years removed from even a semi-permanent ride...

PKC-CS: Series Pevely round four preview (Motorsport.com)
ST. LOUIS, MO (June 18, 2009) -- The historic TNT Kartways will be the site for the fourth round of the AMB i.t. Central States Challenge (SCSC) on the June 27-28 weekend. The Superkarts!..

Counter-Clockwise - Slot Car Illustrated Forum
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Our main goal is to have fun bslot car racing/b the commercially available 1/32nd scale cars produced by Scalextric, Carrera, Monogram/Revell, Slot-It, etc. We want to minimize the expense of racing so we allow very few alterations to the ...

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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 ...

Lazier steps in to help out Team 3G
IRL veteran Jaques Lazier has found a home with Team 3G after a two-year absence from IndyCar racing and four years removed from even a semi-permanent ride...

Kahne makes pit stop in Minot
It took Midcontinent Communications just a day and a half to give out all 400 free tickets to a autograph signing with NASCAR star Kasey Kahne...



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