Slot Car Racing News for 07/21/2009



Heidfeld and Corser swap F1 and Superbike (Auto Moto 365)
The highlight of this years one-day event at the Nürburgring for fans and partners of the BMW Sauber F1 Team was the vehicle swap between German Formula One...

Poker beats UK for Billy Kopp (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
A $20 investment in their son Billy's fledgling poker career has suspended Bill and Barbara Kopp's dream of his getting a college degree, and turned it into his dream of being a poker pro...

Primetime Delivers An Ironman Performance In The Northeast
Last weekend during the Northeast Grand Prix at Limerock Park in Connecticut, Primetime team owner Joel Feinberg performed triple duty while racing in round five of the American Le Mans Series wedged between two IMSA Lites Series races...

Indy 500 at tbd Greenpoint Brooklyn
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 large HDTV screens while you race HO scale slotcars. Races start at 12pm and continue ...

The Hobby Shop's car races - Examiner.com

Examiner.com

The Hobby Shop's car races
Examiner.com
What is the best thing about watching slot car racing? Brady "Mario" (4): "My best part is that one (pointing at a car)." Kyle (6): EURœThey let you get close .

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Troy Corser Drives BMW F1 Car at N rburgring
BMW World Superbike racer Troy Corser trys his hand at driving an F1 car and comes out of the experince very impressed...

Aintree Grand Prix memories - when Stirling Moss raced Jack Brabham
FIFTY years ago Southport was gripped with grand prix fever as local fans and enthusiasts, staying in the resort, flocked to the third of five British Grand Prix world championship Formula One races staged at the famous Aintree motor racing circuit...

Lime Rock: Primetime Race Group race report - Motorsport.com

Lime Rock: Primetime Race Group race report
Motorsport.com
With the fastest car on the track thru the first four corners Feinberg made his way into the lead with a heroic inside pass on the race leader. .

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PTC and Scalextric announce the winner of the Scalextic4Schools Initiative
Wootton School win Scalextric4schools Challenge PTC and Scalextric initiative to drive school children's interest in science and engineering 16 July 2009 - " PTC, the Product Development Company, in partnership with Hornby Hobbies Ltd the makers of Scalextric today announced that Wootton School have won the first UK Scalextric4schools challenge ...

F1: Hungary GP: Preview - Ferrari
Ferrari heads to the tenth round of the 2009 championship on the back of an encouraging third place podium finish for Felipe Massa in Germany...

NASCRC: Wavs, Ping-Pong Balls and Slot Car Racing!
Welcome to the website of the North Alabama Slot Car Racing Club. We are a 1/32 scale slot car racing club in Decatur Alabama. Our slot car track is housed and owned by Fine Scale Hobbies. Our slot car racing philosophy is that the bulk ...

At age 11, Lincoln Hensley is already making a name as a speed-car . - Erwin Record

At age 11, Lincoln Hensley is already making a name as a speed-car .
Erwin Record
Lincoln Hensley of Flag Pond may be young, but the 11-year-old is already making a name for himself in the field of slot car racing. .

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Paffett wins at Zandvoort
Gary Paffett has moved into the lead in the DTM title chase after securing victory in the fourth round of the season at Zandvoort; the Mercedes driver's second win of the 2009 campaign...

Hungary GP: Preview - Ferrari (Pitpass)
Ferrari heads to the tenth round of the 2009 championship on the back of an encouraging third place podium finish for Felipe Massa in Germany...

Alright Time To Revamp Chrysler..
What are you cutting, adding, and what not? Redesigns are allowed. Now make Chrysler profitable! ======================= RIP Red Arrowhead...

F1: Heidfeld and Corser swap F1 and Superbike (Motorsport.com)
Theissen: "It's good to feel the support." Nurburg, 20th July 2009. The highlight of this year's one-day event at the Nurburgring for fans and partners of the BMW Sauber F1 Team was the vehicle swap between German Formula One driver Nick Heidfeld and BMW Motorrad Superbike rider Troy Corser of Australia - more than 700 hp on four wheels in exchange for a good 200 hp on two. Over 700 guests came ...

King Of The Hammers 2009
Of all the disciplines in off-highway driving, no two could be more different than rock crawling and desert racing...

Jonathans Golf Shop: Slot Car Racing
Slot Car Racing. Yesterday I took my kids to a local slot car track. It was a Scalextric track that was probably about 200 feet in circumference. So now they want their own scalextric cars.NOW. My daughter was asking me how much money ...

Villadelprat: Brawn slump due to money running out
Joan Villadelprat has suggested that the underlying reason behind Brawn GP's slump in competitiveness in the last two grands prix is the result of the funding beginning to run out - " and things do not look a great deal more hopeful for the races to come, he fears...

Small models spark big racing dreams - expressandstar.com

Small models spark big racing dreams
expressandstar.com
Yesterday the Wolverhampton Slot Car & Scalextric Club held its first bring and buy sale of model cars and for members it was a chance to show off their .

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Wissota, Not So Pures spice up action at Electric City Speedway
Smaller than usual car counts made for a short night of racing at the Electric City Speedway on Saturday night...

Slot car racing a 35 year old basement tradition at the Starks - StarkSilverCreek.com

Slot car racing a 35 year old basement tradition at the Starks
StarkSilverCreek.com
Even baby Oliver seemed to enjoy himself, at 6 months, an early start to what I predict to be a stellar slot car racing career. Pictures tell a better story .

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Seattle: John Force Racing Saturday notes - Motorsport.com

Seattle: John Force Racing Saturday notes
Motorsport.com
7 slot. Luckily Force's Castrol GTX High Mileage stepped up and moved up into the No. 5 spot. He covered the 1000 ft. race course in 4.229 seconds at 290.13 .

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Seattle: John Force Racing Saturday notes (Motorsport.com)
KENT, WA --- Mike Neff and the Ford Drive One team saved their best pass for last at Pacific Raceways today. They made the quickest Funny Car pass of the final qualifying session under the hot Northwest sun, blazing down the track in 4.216 seconds at 290.26 mph...

A1GP News Update - The Countdown To Season Five Begins
London, July 17, 2009: The 100 days countdown to the start of Season Five of A1GP World Cup of Motorsport started on Tuesday, 14 July, and the organisers of the Nitro SuperGP in Surfers Paradise on the Australian Gold Coast celebrated this landmark by announcing Surf Life Saving Queensland as an official charity of the event on 22 - 25 October...

Heidfeld and Corser swap Formula One car and Superbike.
Nurburg. The highlight of this year's one-day event at the Nurburgring for fans and partners of the BMW Sauber F1 Team was the vehicle swap between German Formula One driver Nick Heidfeld and BMW Motorrad Superbike rider Troy Corser of Australia - " more than 700 hp on four wheels in exchange for a good 200 hp on two...

NHRA: Seattle: Morgan Lucas Racing Friday notes (Motorsport.com)
Lucas powers to No. 2 slot in Seattle, Langdon in the mix SEATTLE (July 17) -- No one expected Pacific Raceways to be as hot as it was Friday during the first two qualifying rounds for the NHRA Northwest Nationals and the heat caused fits for many of the drivers. Yet fifth-year pro Morgan Lucas looked like a seasoned veteran in posting the second-best time of the day, a 3.909 at 299.33 mph to ...

Lime Rock: Primetime Race Group race report (Motorsport.com)
July 20th, 2009 Fort Lauderdale, Florida- Last weekend during the Northeast Grand Prix at Limerock Park in Connecticut, Primetime team owner Joel Feinberg performed triple duty while racing in round five of the American Le Mans Series wedged between two IMSA Lites Series races...

2010 Cheetah Invitational Rules - Slot Car Illustrated Forum
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F1: Heidfeld and Corser swap F1 and Superbike
Theissen: "It's good to feel the support." Nurburg, 20th July 2009. The highlight of this year's one-day event at the Nurburgring for fans and partners of the BMW Sauber F1 Team was the vehicle swap between German Formula One driver Nick Heidfeld and BMW Motorrad Superbike rider Troy Corser of Australia - more than 700 hp on four wheels in exchange ...

F1 : 2009 Hungary - Ferrari - Formula 1 race preview - F1SA

F1 : 2009 Hungary - Ferrari - Formula 1 race preview
F1SA
Development on the car has naturally moved forward since then and in Budapest, the F60 will see further updates with the introduction of new aerodynamic .

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Dixon, Pedregon and Edwards lead NHRA Friday running in Seattle
Experience played a key role for NHRA drivers as they navigated a hot drag-strip Friday at Pacific Raceways in Seattle: Veterans Larry Dixon, Tony Pedregon and Mike Edwards did the best job of overcoming the heat...

GoNintendo - ESRB updates - Family Slot Car Racing, Doctor .
A thriving fan community devoted to the latest news from Nintendo...

Anti-dog racing group wants to end sport in RI
As Rhode Island debates the fate of its only greyhound racing track, an advocacy group is urging the state to ban the sport...

Founders is great place for 'festival foodie'
I arrived at the Farmington Founders Festival with such anticipation. Truth be told, I'm a "Festival Foodie!" Okay, so now it's out there...

Comments on: Nissan ponders PrÃ-like cordless charging for e-cars - Reg Hardware

Comments on: Nissan ponders PrÃ-like cordless charging for e-cars
Reg Hardware
By teecee Posted Tuesday 21st July 2009 13:30 GMT That occurred to me and it's not such a silly idea once you get the whole slot-car thing out of the way .

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Poker beats UK for Billy Kopp
A $20 investment in their son's fledgling poker career just five years ago has suspended Bill and Barbara Kopp's dream of their son, Billy, getting a college degree, and turned it into his dream of playing poker professionally...

Hungary GP: Preview - Force India (Pitpass)
"I am confident that Germany was not just a one-hit wonder for us," says Force India boss Vijay Mallya. "Over the course of the season so far we've calculated we've improved by something like 1.7seconds."..

Small models spark big racing dreams (Express and Star)
For many it started with a Christmas Scalextric set and a big imagination. But while some boys put away childish things as the teenage hormones kick in, others never lose the bug...

Slot Car Racing Fifty Years On « Recreation and Fun Sports
Slot car racing is a hobby that has grown in popularity as the technology has developed. Some people like to build tracks that mimic the real life racing tracks around the world. Tracks can include additions like stands, ...

Scalextric Planning 'Bond 22EUR² Slot Car Racing Set · CommanderBond.net
James Bond 007 news site with Casino Royale film coverage, discussion forums, podcast and in-depth reports on everything related to Ian Fleming's James Bond, 007 - movies, books, games, fan events, music and more...

Supreme Scalextric Story | Our Hybrid Car
Scalextric cars became an instant hit in the slot car racing market, so much so that Minimodels was unable to meet the demand for its popular range and was incorporated as a subsidiary of Tri-ang, who changed the slot cars from metal to ...

Heidfeld and Corser swap Formula One car and Superbike - lifepr.de (Pressemitteilung)

Heidfeld and Corser swap Formula One car and Superbike
lifepr.de (Pressemitteilung)
Popular interlocutors and competitors in the slot car tournament were Peter Sauber and BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen, who valued the occasion .

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Colne centre closed off for cycling Grand Prix - PHOTOS
COLNE became a velodrome for a day once again as some of Britain's top cyclists competed in a circuit round the town centre...

NHRA: Seattle: John Force Racing Saturday notes (Motorsport.com)
MIKE NEFF AND FORD DRIVE ONE TEAM LEAD JFR IN SEATTLE -Neff No.2 joined in top half by both Forces- KENT, WA --- Mike Neff and the Ford Drive One team saved their best pass for last at Pacific Raceways today. They made the quickest Funny Car pass of the final qualifying session under the hot Northwest sun, blazing down the track in 4.216 seconds at 290.26 mph. The pass launched Neff into the No. ...

PR-ASCS, Crockett A Rocket in Brownfield Memorial Prelim
Author Topic: PR-ASCS, Crockett A Rocket in Brownfield Memorial Prelim! Crockett A Rocket in Brownfield Memorial Prelim! Fends Off Lucas Oil ASCS Invaders for Second Series Win. Lonnie Wheatley, ELMA, Wash...

Slot Car Racing High Speed Thrills | Knowledgeable Info
The cars are bumper-to-bumper into the final lap. It's too close to call . and the Dodge Charger Daytona takes the checkered flag just ahead of the Plymouth Superbird!..

The Beginnings of Slot Car Racing
Companies like Revell, Monogram, Cox and Strombecker, took detailed models of popular stock cars, Indy cars, formula 1 cars and sports cars, added rudimentary chassis with motors and the hobby of slot car racing was officially was ...

Mike Neff and Ford Drive One Team Lead JFR in Seattle
Author Topic: MIKE NEFF AND FORD DRIVE ONE TEAM LEAD JFR IN SEATTLE -Neff No.2 joined in top half by both Forces- KENT, WA -- jULY 17, 2009 - Mike Neff and the Ford Drive One team saved their best pass for last at Pacific Raceways today...

Mini Miglia - Slot car version of classic race to benefit . - Autoblog

Mini Miglia - Slot car version of classic race to benefit .
Autoblog
Well, it's run on a digital Scalextric track for 1/32-scale slot cars in Umbria, Italy. Put on to benefit Alzheimer's research, the Mini Mille was a full .

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