Slot Car Racing News for 07/22/2009



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 ...

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...

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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DTM: Sky Sports to show DTM highlights (autosport.com)
The DTM will return to UK television screens after securing a new deal with Sky Sports..

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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Hungarian GP Preview: Ferrari
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro comes to the tenth round of the Formula 1 World Championship on the back of an encouraging third place podium finish for Felipe Massa in Germany...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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

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...

Pearson outlasts Owens to win CMH late model race at Lucas - Buffalo Reflex

Pearson outlasts Owens to win CMH late model race at Lucas
Buffalo Reflex
Another driver on the move was Don O'Neal, who started ninth, as he grabbed the third slot on lap 15 from Anderson. The top three of Pearson, .

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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 ...

F1: Ferrari previews Hungary - The Paddock Report

F1: Ferrari previews Hungary
The Paddock Report
It is a clichà that Hungary produces dull racing, but that is not always the case: Nigel Mansell, who often defied convention, proved it is possible to win .

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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!..

Pearson outlasts Owens to win CMH late model race at Lucas (Buffalo Reflex)
Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla., withstood the challenges of Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., to win his second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race of 2009. The series four-time champion earned $10,000 for himself and his car owner, NASCAR's Bobby Labonte, on Saturday night in the CMH Late Model Showdown at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland...

Two-wheel warriors fail to excite
Up until this week I held the thought that nothing could be more boring than a NASCAR race, thirty-some cars running around in circles for 500 miles...

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...

Sonoma: Tim Wilkerson preview (Motorsport.com)
SONOMA, Calif. (July 21, 2009) -- Tim Wilkerson is, quite literally, the only active NHRA Funny Car driver on a winning streak...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

NHRA: Sonoma: Tim Wilkerson preview (Motorsport.com)
WILK TURNS THE PAGE, BEGINS SONOMA CHAPTER SONOMA, Calif. (July 21, 2009) -- Tim Wilkerson is, quite literally, the only active NHRA Funny Car driver on a winning streak. Having put four impressive round wins together in Seattle, he enters this weekend's Fram-Autolite Nationals, at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., as the most recent winner on the Full Throttle tour but, to the Levi, Ray & ...

The Thrill of Modern Slot Car Racing | Hunting Trips
Slot Car RacingThere can't be many people who have never heard of Scalextric. Scalextric is the big daddy of slot car racing systems. Slot cars, for those who...

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. ...

Two-wheel warriors fail to excite - Powhatan Today

Powhatan Today

Two-wheel warriors fail to excite
Powhatan Today
At the conclusion of this giant slot car race, normally decided by fractions of a second, the winner was crowned due to coordination of guys with air .

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SCX NJ Regional Qualifier Race 7/11/09 - Slot Car Illustrated Forum
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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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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...

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 ...

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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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...

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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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...

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...

Blogs Last updated: July 19, 19:56 (Cyclingnews)
Good morning and welcome to Cyclingnews' live coverage of what is considered the Queen Stage of this year's Tour de France, a five mountain monster running 169.5 kilometres from Bourg Saint Maurice to Le Grand Bornand...

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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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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Heidfeld and Corser Swap Formula One Car and Superbike
The highlight of this yeara 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...



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