Slot Car Racing News for 09/13/2008



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CFB Petawawa Base Construction Engineers United Way Motorcycle Ride and Barbeque: 11:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. today in the parking lot of Building S-111, CFB Petawawa...

8-lane Salextric slot-car racing track
Many a kid has played with their slot car race track and watched as their racer zipped through the curves and straightaways only to be dislodged and careen off the track. It never gets old even as we age. Its just that when you grow up ...

V8 Supercar: Irwin Racing Set To Make Its Mark At Phillip Island
A confident IRWIN Racing will take to the track for the first endurance race of the V8 Supercar Championship Series, the L & H 500 at Phillip Island...

Top gun in Top Fuel? It's Dixon, not Schumacher
The later it got the faster it got Friday on the first day of professional qualifying for the National Hot Rod Association's Carolina Nationals...

Challenging Second Race For Carlin At Le Mans
Carlin Motorsport endured a difficult second race at Le Mans this weekend, despite a strong fourth place for Red Bull driver Mikhail Aleshin...

Big names in big holes halfway into qualifying (The Charlotte Observer)
The later it got the faster it got Friday on the first day of professional qualifying for the National Hot Rod Association's Carolina Nationals. Larry Dixon, driving one of the final two cars down the track at zMax Dragway @ Concord, took the No.1 spot in Top Fuel qualifying with an elapsed time of 3.846 seconds to bump Cory McClenathan out of the top spot. Dixon joined Frank Hawley in Funny ...

THE SATURDAY LIST: Free Press critics' picks for this weekend (Detroit Free Press)
On a Belle Isle canal on Sunday, 12,000 cool quackers will race to raise money for Gleaners Food Bank. Cool, because they'll be wearing sunglasses. Cute, because, well, how can rubber ducks not be cute?..

The world of 1 32 scale model Scalextric Slot Cars
The name has become so famous in England, where Scalextric is made by Hornby Hobbies Ltd., that its become a generic term for slot car racing of all kinds. For 50 years English children have shared the growing up experience of racing ...

Pantano survives error to secure crown. (Crash.net)
Giorgio Pantano is the GP2 Series champion for 2008, but tried once again to throw it away after failing to score in race one at Monza...

Top gun in Top Fuel? It's Dixon, not Schumacher (That's Racin')
CONCORD - The later it got the faster it got Friday on the first day of professional qualifying for the National Hot Rod Association's Carolina Nationals. Larry Dixon, driving one of the last two cars down the track at zMax Dragway @ Concord, took the No. 1 spot in Top Fuel qualifying with an elapsed time of 3.846 seconds to bump Cory McClenathan out of the top spot. Dixon joined Frank Hawley in ...

Auto sleuth 9-13-08 - San Jose Mercury News

Auto sleuth 9-13-08
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 20 hours ago
Whatever powertrain offerings Cadillac decides to use, the new sedan will slot below the CTS. What will Bugatti do after the Veyron? .
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SpeedDial: VoIP Slot Car Racing
Im glad to see such happy kids. Well at least they are exposed to the Auto World and Auto Parts News,,cause it would cost them a lot of knowledge as time goes. kurtdaniel...

Logano in, but focus is on Chase
LOUDON, N.H. -- Rain washed out NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying for the second straight week...

Pantano survives error to secure crown. (Crash.net)
Giorgio Pantano finally took the GP2 Series title he has craved for four years, but made heavy weather of it in a wet-dry feature race at Monza...

Hyundai going into battle for the top slot in small cars - domain-B

Hyundai going into battle for the top slot in small cars
domain-B, India - Sep 11, 2008
Being the latest entrant in the low-cost mini-car segment, the Korean motor company has announced plans to develop its low-cost car in India, .
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Civic Mugen RR: Driving Honda's Meanest Civic Ever
Our first sight of the rarest and probably most desirable Honda Civic on the planet is a flash of blood-red paint and a glint of black wheel spokes a couple of hundred yards away, parked in a roadside turn-off ...

Cool Stuff: Dark Knight Slot Car Toy Set - /FILM

Cool Stuff: Dark Knight Slot Car Toy Set
/FILM, MA - Sep 3, 2008
The Dark Knight Remote Control Electronic Slot Car Racing Set includes 2 three-speed controllers, The Tumbler, and a Police car. Wait, where is The Jokers .
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AT&T Williams Italian GP Qualifying
Nico Rosberg mastered challenging wet conditions while qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, securing a fifth place grid slot for Williams' 500th race start tomorrow...

AUTO RACING Logano in, but focus is on Chase - Detroit Free Press

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AUTO RACING Logano in, but focus is on Chase
Detroit Free Press, United States - 9 hours ago
Because qualifying was rained out, Hornaday will have the second slot in the starting lineup behind Grand Rapids points leader Johnny Benson.
Qualifying rained out; teen to get lineup slot Arizona Daily Star
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Voice Over IP slot car racing
Asterisk to take in the phone data and spit that out to a Java based softphone. This softphone takes in a SIP stream and then measures the waveform amplitude data ...

Battle Of The Brits Comes To Macomb County
The timed Vintage Slot Car Racing is sure to be a huge hit for both kids and adults. You can also try your hand at the car part tossing game among other great events. Freedom Hill Park is located at 15000 Metro Parkway in Sterling ...

Pantano survives error to secure crown. GP2 » Pantano survives . - crash.net

Pantano survives error to secure crown. GP2 » Pantano survives .
crash.net, UK - 27 minutes ago
That incurred the wrath of the stewards, despite there being no traffic for the Racing Engineering car to interfere with, and Pantano was called for a .
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Pantano survives error to secure crown.
GP2>> Pantano survives error to secure crown. Saturday, 13th September 2008 Giorgio Pantano is the GP2 Series champion for 2008, but tried once again to throw it away after failing to score in race one at ...

McGee: Fearlessly forecasting the Chase
Making one's picks for the final Chase for the Sprint Cup standings is a little like throwing lawn darts at a water bed...

Auto Racing: Logano in, but focus is on Chase
Rain washed out NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying for the second straight week. This time, though, Joey Logano gets to race...

Free Press critics' picks for this weekend
On a Belle Isle canal on Sunday, 12,000 cool quackers will race to raise money for Gleaners Food Bank...

BCN down to one at Monza.
BCN Competicion will be down to just a single car for this weekend's GP2 Series finale at Monza after lead driver Adrian Valles chose to focus on his sportscar commitments...

Slot Car Racing set - $50
This is a very large track that has loops and mul...

Cool Stuff: Dark Knight Slot Car Toy Set
The Dark Knight Remote Control Electronic Slot Car Racing Set includes 2 three-speed controllers, The Tumbler, and a Police car. Wait, where is The Jokers 18-Wheeler? And it would be cooler if there were a setting to have the Tumbler ...

the Saturday List: Free Press critics' picks for this weekend
On a Belle Isle canal on Sunday, 12,000 cool quackers will race to raise money for Gleaners Food Bank...

Cars of the Week: Twin DeTomaso Pantera's
Pantera in Italian means panther. Brothers Eddie and Alex Grzyb, pronounced "Grib", from Mokena, own this pair of double vision wild cats...

British Car Show Returns To Freedom Hill - WDIV

British Car Show Returns To Freedom Hill
WDIV, MI - 20 hours ago
Slot car racing will be available for kids of all ages. Battle of the Brits is a free event and parking is $10. For more information on the event, .
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AUTO RACING: Logano in, but focus is on Chase (Detroit Free Press)
LOUDON, N.H. -- Rain washed out NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying for the second straight week. This time, though, Joey Logano gets to race...

Voice Over IP slot car racing!
Voice Over IP slot car racing? Come again? Apparently, this project takes advantage of Asterisk to take in the phone data and spit that out to a Java based softphone. This softphone takes in a SIP stream and then measures the waveform ...

2008 BMW M3 Convertible DCT - CNET News

CNET News

2008 BMW M3 Convertible DCT
CNET News, CA - Sep 12, 2008
The base stereo is fairly limited for audio sources, having AM and FM radio, an auxiliary jack in the console, and a single-disc slot that can read MP3 CDs. .
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Qualifying rained out; teen to get lineup slot (Arizona Daily Star)
LOUDON, N.H. EUR” Rain washed out NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying for the second straight week. This time, though, Joey Logano will get to race...

2009 Nissan Murano SL - MarketWatch

2009 Nissan Murano SL
MarketWatch - 33 minutes ago
A recent test car (not the Murano), had thousands of these commands and we wondered how beneficial that would be to the average driver. .
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Chase Chronicles: Matt Kenseth - MyFox Wausau

Chase Chronicles: Matt Kenseth
MyFox Wausau, WI - Sep 12, 2008
He built model cars and raced his dad on a slot car track. At 9, instead of a go-kart, Matt got a lawn mower, removed the mower deck and souped it up. .
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Dark Knight Slot Car Racing
You may think racing your Ferraris and Lamborghinis around is cool, but you stand no chance when racing against the new age Batmobile. There is no fire shooting out the back of this Batmobile a la Adam Wests version, but there is no ...

My Aston Martin Didn't Work
This past Labor Day weekend, I was offered the chance to test drive the 2009 Aston Martin V8 Vantage coupe...

it's Go Time for John Force Racing and Ford Racing in the Nhra Countdown to 1
After a successful debut in 2007, the Countdown to 1 is back featuring a revised format as the National Hot Rod Association prepares to crown its champions in its four Pro categories...

Qualifying rained out; teen to get lineup slot
Rain washed out NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying for the second straight week. This time, though, Joey Logano will get to race...

Mustang, NHRA, Countdown
After a successful debut in 2007, the Countdown to 1 is back featuring a revised format as the National Hot Rod Association prepares to crown its champions in its four Pro categories...

Charlotte: Jeg Coughlin Jr Friday notes (Motorsport.com)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Sept. 12) -- The Countdown to 1 playoffs are off to a great start for reigning POWERade Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. as the driver of the JEGS.com Chevrolet Cobalt ends the opening day of professional qualifying in the lofty No. 2 position...

Coughlin charges to frontrunner status in Charlotte (The Auto Channel)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Sept. 12, 2008 - The Countdown to 1 playoffs are off to a great start for reigning POWERade Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. as the driver of the JEGS.com Chevrolet Cobalt ends the opening day of professional qualifying in the lofty No. 2 position. Coughlin posted a quick 6.684 at 206.73 mph Friday evening to earn the slot, placing him just .004 seconds off the top spot...

Trains and Lanes Slot Car Racing Easton Pa, 18040
Hey all, Looking to get slot car racing back in action at Trains and Lanes Hobbies, in Easton PA. :woohoo: We have two large banking tracks. With a fully stocked two level hobby shop. Right now were just in the planning phase so: ...

Coughlin charges to frontrunner status in Charlotte
The Countdown to 1 playoffs are off to a great start for reigning POWERade Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr...

Smith captures third Grundy Speedway victory (Morris Daily Herald)
With only two weekends remaining in the 2008 racing season, defending track champion, Tom Smith, did what he needed to do to keep atop the point standings and possibly win a second title...

Top gun in Top Fuel? It's Dixon, not Schumacher - ThatsRacin.com

Top gun in Top Fuel? It's Dixon, not Schumacher
ThatsRacin.com - 5 hours ago
Jeg Coughlin Jr., whose Cagnazzi Racing team is based in Mooresville, ran 6.684 seconds to take the No. 2 slot. Warren Johnson, the all-time Pro Stock .
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slot car racing formats?
looking for knowledge on the different types of slot car racing in 1/32 & 1/24 scales. i hear of brm series, hard body racing, flexi racing.??? if you can, briefly tell me what you know on what types/styles of racing/cars are out ...



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