Slot Car Racing News for 09/23/2009



BTCC: James Nash Will Not Compete At Brands Hatch Finale - PaddockTalk

BTCC: James Nash Will Not Compete At Brands Hatch Finale
PaddockTalk
Armed with an impressive, though relatively young racing CV in comparison to his BTCC opponents EUR James finished second in the hotly contested British .

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Motorsport: Super Sims storms to fine debut double
ALEXANDER Sims scored an impressive pair of wins on Silverstone's Grand Prix Circuit at the weekend as he made his sports car debut, competing in the Radical European Masters in a works-backed Radical SR8...

Montoya eager to keep front-row slot (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Juan Pablo Montoya has a bottle of French wine at home that was given to him as a gift from a friend in Malaysia, who told the driver to save it for a very special occasion...

Scalextric Need For Speed slot car racing sets - AutoExpress

Scalextric Need For Speed slot car racing sets
AutoExpress
Cult video driving game Need for Speed has been brought to life by developer Electronic Arts (EA) and slot car giant Scalextric EUR and the result is one of .

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It would seem that Malaysia is once again, in the words of our Prime Minister Najib, raising its "profile on the world stage" by having it's own team in Formula One next year...

Slot Car Racing: High Speed Thrills ( Bargain Hunter Warehouse )
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 ...

Slot Car Racing for your event - Extreme Climbing Party Rentals
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Jay Leno and electric racing - Telegraph.co.uk

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Jay Leno and electric racing
Telegraph.co.uk
Unlike Clarkson though, Leno is using the slot to promote greener transport as his guests will race in an electric Ford Focus. The car started as a standard .
Drew Barrymore Dons Stilettos and a Slinky Dress for Inaugural .Edmunds.com/Inside Line

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BF3: Ricciardo dominant in Brands qualifying one
Changes: We're back to the standard issue 20 cars again, with a few changes just to complete the year...

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Ohio's Senate president says he's waiting for the governor to determine what to do about nearly $1 billion for schools in jeopardy because of a court decision over slot machines...

Canadian gambling levels off, but addiction persists
Casinos and slot machines outside casinos are growing in popularity and now account for 34 and 22 per cent of the gambling industry, respectively, while lotteries and VLTs dropped to 24 and 20 per cent of the business...

West County holds seventh annual Car Show (Park Hills Daily Journal)
The West County R-4 Band Boosters will host their seventh annual Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show Saturday. One new feature this year is a EURDynoEUR machine that will be testing horsepower and torque for those who reserve a time slot and pay $60 for three runs. The show will be held on the campus of West County High School, located on Highway M, between Leadwood and Frankclay..

Plato triumphs to move into title contention
Jason Plato has reduced the gap separating him from the lead in the 2009 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship to just 20 points following victory in race two at Rockingham a ' a success that marked the 2001 title-winner's 50th career success in the hotly-fought tin-top series...

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Cory McClenathan takes NHRA Top Fuel points lead in North Carolina, Hight and Edwards also win: (AutoWeek)
Top Fuel veteran Cory McClenathan and Funny Car title contender Robert Hight picked the perfect time to score their first victories of the season, winning Sunday's Carolina NHRA Nationals at zMax Dragway in Concord, N.C...

New Lotus boss plans to step down soon
MALAYSIAN aviation entrepreneur Tony Fernandes plans to step down as head of the new Lotus Formula One team once the 2010 season has started...

Racer Boy Explains Some Extremely Low-Buck Racing - slot car .
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Is Slot Car racing really car racing?: Grassroots Motorsports .
Aug. 24, 2009 7:36 p.m. confuZion3 SuperDork. Um, and yes. Slot Car racing is racing. Heck, it's one of the words in the name of it. If you argue otherwise, you're a godless heathen communist. ...

Cory McClenathan takes NHRA Funny Car points lead in North Carolina, Hight and Edwards also win
Top Fuel veteran Cory McClenathan and Funny Car title contender Robert Hight picked the perfect time to score their first victories of the season, winning Sunday's Carolina NHRA Nationals at zMax Dragway in Concord, N.C., to make major moves in the Countdown to One playoffs...

Haha slot car racing! - Luxury4Play.com
i remember doing this a few times as a kid, was a ton of fun. great article! anybody know a place to race near nyc? Speed:Sport:Life Racer Boy: Slot...

Laptops, PDAs and Smartphones for News
The seventh column in this series is our first look at laptop computers and their use as a newsgathering tool...

Motor Sports Notebook: Texas speedway sets schedule - Houston Chronicle

Motor Sports Notebook: Texas speedway sets schedule
Houston Chronicle
With the switch, PIR will move into that slot and be without conflict because it will host a Saturday night race in the desert. .

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Charged up at the raceway (The Lompoc Record)
It is like stepping back in time. Walk through the door at Fosters Scale Raceway and you are immediately transported to an earlier era...

Portimao: Edoardo Mortara GP2 Feature Race Recap - PaddockTalk

Portimao: Edoardo Mortara GP2 Feature Race Recap
PaddockTalk
Edo, who had qualified a frustrated 20th, made a fantastic start from his grid slot and was already fighting to break into the top ten by the first corner. .

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A day at the races for two Foster competitors (The Lompoc Record)
The action is intense. Rylee Rios and Klay Funez are pictures of total concentration EUR locked in a duel to see who is, on this night anyway, the better slot car racer...

Plato seals pole as title rivals languish at Rockingham
Racing Silverline ace Jason Plato secured his fourth pole position of the 2009 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship campaign at Rockingham, as Jonny Adam spoiled an all-Chevrolet front row, Johnny Herbert broke into the top ten at only the second time of asking and the two chief title protagonists struggled to find much pace at all...

Rockingham: Airwaves BMW weekend summary (Motorsport.com)
Airwaves BMW experienced a rollercoaster ride of luck during the latest round of the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship at Rockingham...

eBay Find of the Day: VQ35DE-powered Datsun 510 may be the perfect swap
From the outside, it looks like any other lovable Datsun 510 with some funky wheels...

Valencia: Manor Motorsport weekend summary (Motorsport.com)
Leading Formula 3 Euroseries entrant Manor Motorsport concluded the 15th and 16th rounds of the season at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain over the weekend, 19th/20th September, disappointed to miss out on race one points by a single position...

At 50, It's Ultimate Chase For Martin
He's an anomaly in a sport where the average age of top competitors has plummeted the last decade...

Car Calendar (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Through Sept. 30: Classic Treasures, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., San Diego Automotive Museum, Balboa Park. Many of the cars in the exhibit are owned by museum volunteers, docents and restoration workers. Some of the cars are rare and unusual, some are orphans, all are interesting...

WiiWare Review - Family Slot Car Racing - GamePro Arcade - Insert .
GameProArcade.com covers the growth of the casual video game market, including coveage of games within the iphone, flash, downloadable Xbox and PS3 content platforms...

2009 September 17
Archive for September 17th, 2009 Braylon Edwards, Brady Quinn still learning how to get along BEREA - Brady Quinn's first throw of the season sailed over Braylon Edwards' head and out of bounds...

Daily Roundup EUR NASCAR as of September 15, 2009
Scalextric are probably the best known manufacturer of slot car racing sets, cars and equipment. Slot car racing is an engrossing, fun, safe and cheap hobby enjoyed by many thoursands of people. I'm sure that many people can remember ...

Montoya eager to keep front-row slot
Juan Pablo Montoya has a bottle of French wine at home that was given to him as a gift from a friend in Malaysia, who told the driver to save it for a very special occasion...

IRVING WINS IRWINDALE LATE MODEL TWIN MAINS EUR THREE POINT LEADERS . - RacingWest.com

IRVING WINS IRWINDALE LATE MODEL TWIN MAINS EUR THREE POINT LEADERS .
RacingWest.com
Irving, a 24-year old resident of Corona, is an ex-kart racing and Formula 2000 open-wheel racer who uses his own unique theories about car setups based .

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Family Slot Car Racing (WiiWare) review
16 Aug 2009: Slot car racing fun for the whole family.or is it?..

Racer Boy Explains Some Extremely Low-Buck Racing [Racing] (Jalopnik)
Rob "Racer Boy" Krider gave us the info on autocross and rallycross, and now he's going to show us how to race door to door without worrying about your doors. Yes, as part of Krider Racing's plan to...

At 50, It's Ultimate Chase For Martin - Hartford Courant

At 50, It's Ultimate Chase For Martin
Hartford Courant
"I took it because I knew it was going to be a fast race car and I wanted to drive a fast race car and have a chance to win another race. .

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Delightful short cuts in film festival at Cable Car Cinema - Providence Journal

Providence Journal
Delightful short cuts in film festival at Cable Car Cinema
Providence Journal
He tries to stop the man, even racing between floors of the garage in hopes of stopping the car zooming to the next level. Eventually there's a tense .

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Speed:Sport:Life Racer Boy: Slot Car Racing, or How to Race Door .
EURSlot car racing?EUR you ask. Yup. I'm not talking about that weak ass Tyco set that ran on six C batteries that you found under the Christmas tree when you were a kid. I'm talking about blistering fast slot cars on technical 8 lane ...

Got an extra million lying around? Here are the hottest ways to spend it
Hate the smell of exhaust or the skunk you just passed on the highway? If you buy the Maybach 62 Zeppelin, your nose will never have to suffer again...

Shaaban seals F3 podium finish
Barcelona: Lebanese Formula 3 driver, Basil Shaaban, became the first driver in history from the Arab world to score points and claim a podium finish in the prestigious F3 Euro Series this weekend...

Martin Could be Onus For NASCAR to Start EURSenior TourEUR - Auto Racing Daily

Auto Racing Daily
Martin Could be Onus For NASCAR to Start EURSenior TourEUR
Auto Racing Daily
On the other hand, we could also have some of the sport's biggest teams currently, like Hendrick Motorsports or Joe Gibbs Racing, be allocated one slot in .

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SlotCarDuino : Slot Car Racing Lap Timer Cobweb
Well, Mrs techcobweb and I have been asked to create a game based on slot-car racing. Set up a track, charge for a go racing the cars around our track. The idea is to time the laps, and record EURtop-gear styleEUR the best times. ...

Frankfurt Motor Show 2009
It may only happen every two years, but Germany's motor show is biggest you are ever likely to attend...

EXTRA: Budget shortfall; Motorcycle crash; Southeastern flooding (The Marietta Times)
HARRIS: STRICKLAND'S MOVE ON BUDGET SHORTFALL COLUMBUS (AP) - Ohio's Senate president says he's waiting for the governor to determine what to do about nearly $1 billion for schools in jeopardy because of a court decision over slot machines. Senate President Bill Harris, an Ashland Republican, said Tuesday that he hasn't spoken with Go...

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Old Dominion University wants to open a precinct and staff it with university police and Norfolk city officers in an attempt to curb campus-area crime...

Juan Pablo Montoya sets mark - Boston Herald

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Juan Pablo Montoya sets mark
Boston Herald
He will start the race in the 33rd slot. EURLuckily,EUR Logano said, EURwe have two practices (today) to try and get it figured out.EUR . .
Loudon II: Series round 27 previewMotorsport.com

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