Slot Car Racing News for 10/24/2009



Newman tops the charts to grab Martinsville pole (Motorsport.com)
Ryan Newman laid down a lap time of 19.563 (96.795 mph) to top the chart in today's 23rd qualifying round this season. Driving this season for the new NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team, Stewart Haas Racing, Newman earned a record-tying career pole on the 0.526-mile oval in Martinsville, Virginia...

Race in a Case with two tiny crank-controlled slot cars - DVICE

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Race in a Case with two tiny crank-controlled slot cars
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The faster you crank your hand controller, the quicker your car zips around the track, with no electricity required. This $60 set is quite elaborate for a .
Race in a Case and crank for speedSlippery Brick
Eco-Friendly Race In A Case EUR Sold!OhGizmo! (blog)

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NASCAR-CUP: Newman tops the charts to grab Martinsville pole
Ryan Newman laid down a lap time of 19.563 to top the chart in today's 32nd qualifying round this year...

Carrera Evolution Street Dreams slot car set - AutoExpress

Carrera Evolution Street Dreams slot car set
AutoExpress
Supercoups from Audi and Porsche feature in this new set from slot car legend Carrera. You get 1: 32-scale versions of an R8 and a 911 in the pack. .

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Webber Wins in Brazil, But Button is Champion
One year after he watched his Honda burn in the Interlagos pit lane Jenson Button climbed from his Brawn GP car to take his first steps as world champion...

Rhys Millen Racing Reveals 500-hp V-8 Powered RM460 Genesis Coupe Ahead of SEMA
We haven't heard much from Rhys Millen since he won his class and set a new record at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb this summer , and we've now learned it's because he was busy building a monster...

Slot car nationals in town this weekend
FAMILY FUN a ' Thunder Road Family Slot Car Center Inc. is hosting the national event for the SEFCR Racing Association this weekend...

CU residence hall lands LEED gold
University of Colorado at Boulder dormitory Arnett Hall has received a gold rating in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards from the U.S. Green Building Council...

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 ...

The Realistic Digital Slot Car Raceway - Gadget Venue (blog)

Gadget Venue (blog)

The Realistic Digital Slot Car Raceway
Gadget Venue (blog)
A new version of the classic slot cars have been made and it's called The Realistic Digital Slot Car Raceway. The difference here is that you have to do .
Realistic Slot Cars: More Work Than Fun?Uber-Review (blog)
Realistic Digital Slot Cars Seem To Take Some Of The Fun Out Of ItOhGizmo! (blog)

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Ethan Weiss Slot Car Racing!
Today it was our neighbor Brian's birthday party and we went to Elmsford Raceway to do some slot car racing. Ethan "McQueen" had a blast and took home a 2nd place and 3rd place ribbon for 2 races. Not bad for a rookieEUR ...

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...

Realistic Digital Slot Cars Seem To Take Some Of The Fun Out Of It
I can understand that these digital slot cars are trying to make racing more challenging, but at the same time they seem to take a bit of the fun out of it...

Race In a Case: Better than your average slot car racers
I never had one of those slot car racers when I was a kid, and I don't think I would buy one for my kids now...

F1: Alonso surprises with fast time in Brazil's rain dance
Fernando Alonso vaulted to the fastest time in Friday's Brazilian Grand Prix second practice after struggling in both the morning and afternoon sessions before he found the setup and the speed he wanted...

NASCAR unveils Hall of Fame class (WECT 6 Wilmington)
NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. headlined the five inductees into the first Hall of Fame class, a group that drew mixed reactions to the inclusion of France's son instead of driver David Pearson. France, who formed the National Association of Stock Car Racing in 1947, was the first inductee announced Wednesday in a ceremony that followed a lengthy voting session at the Charlotte Convention Center...

Peugeot to Revisit Le Mans for EURRencontresEUR Series - The Checkered Flag

Peugeot to Revisit Le Mans for EURRencontresEUR Series
The Checkered Flag
Barthez, the 908 trio and other stars, will also be signing autographs at the track, where the paddock will also host slot car races and Xbox 360 .

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Button shines bright, but Barrichello hopes for better in his backyard
Ferrari and McLaren may have the edge in horsepower but Jenson Button remains optimistic he can complete his title pursuit at Interlagos Jenson Button walks the track at the Interlagos circuit in SA o Paulo ahead of the potentially decisive Brazil grand prix Photograph: Robert Ghement/EPA A drenching rain was falling from a black sky as the drivers ...

Thrill your kids with this GIANT RACEWAY 62.5 Set - hard to get hold of new - selling on line for 225! Looking for . (Jersey Insight)
Come and have a look. The Giant Raceway is a complete HO scale AFX Electric Slot Car Road Racing Set from Tomy. Suitable for ages 8 and older...

Newman tops the charts to grab Martinsville pole - Motorsport.com

Newman tops the charts to grab Martinsville pole
Motorsport.com
He qualified just prior to Newman in his Earnhardt Ganassi Racing car with a 19.621 (96.509 mph). "We had a good, productive 50 minutes or so and we worked .

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Race in a Case and crank for speed
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Review: 1967 Classic Recreations Eleanor Mustang is the real movie deal
With a little money, one big idea, and a 1971 Mustang Mach 1, he made Gone in 60 Seconds ...

Ford Introduces 1.6L Duratec Race Engine, Restarts Kent Production [Racing News] (Jalopnik)
Ford Racing has announced plans to produce a new race version of the 1.6L Duratec for use in Formula Ford series as well as their plan to reproduce the legendary Kent engine; a 50-year-old design...

Scalextric Need For Speed slot car racing set - AutoExpress

Scalextric Need For Speed slot car racing set
AutoExpress
Game-based slot cars off to a flier the worlds of slot car racing and driving video games have collided âEUR as Scalextric and developer Electronic Arts have .

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but critic Joanna Weiss disagrees
It's hard not to root for the underdog, and Jay Leno - despite his massive salary, his fleet of cars, his ownership of five prime hours of network TV - is the underdog...

Jenson Button and Brawn GP Clinch Formula 1 Championships - Automobile Magazine

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Jenson Button and Brawn GP Clinch Formula 1 Championships
Automobile Magazine
Red Bull Racing was again the only other constructor challenging for the title, as Ferrari and McLaren-Mercedes fought for the third place slot. .
Webber wins in Brazil, but Button is the championThe Checkered Flag
Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying-Barrichello snags pole in wild sessionExaminer.com
Webbers wins but Button crowned in BrazilYahoo! Eurosport
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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..

Race In a Case: Better than your average slot car racers - Coolest Gadgets

Race In a Case: Better than your average slot car racers
Coolest Gadgets
However, the Race in a Case is a terrific alternative to traditional slot car racing, as it packs all the racetrack including the background into one case .

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Bi Directional Cars - IT WORKS & Counts Laps!!! - Slot Car .
In slot car racing, is a continuous, closed EURLOOPEUR system, is required ! The slot cars must continue in the same direction, EURFORWARDEUR. Slot cars, do not have a EURreverseEUR direction", mode, like model trains ! ...

Haight, Gallen Score Wins at Goodguys Nostalgia Nationals
October 18th, 2009 - Bowling Green, KY - The Goodguys 2nd Nostalgia Nationals at historic Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky was a colorful blend of hot rods, vintage race cars, crisp fall weather and an enthusiastic crowd that witnessed a spectacular weekend of racing and hot rodding! In the end, the weather got warm and rods and ...

Gaining traction on first day
Rick White hit his stride a year ago and hasn't slowed down. That has him on the verge of the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series Top Fuel championship, which will be determined this weekend during the 18th annual California Hot Rod Reunion at Auto Club Famoso Raceway...

CU residence hall lands LEED gold (Boulder Weekly)
University of Colorado at Boulder dormitory Arnett Hall has received a gold rating in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards from the U.S. Green Building Council...

Brothers banking on slot car racing - Kankakee Daily Journal

Brothers banking on slot car racing
Kankakee Daily Journal
Sure, electric slot cars "go around" on some of their tracks, but in a larger sense, they're hoping that a fad -- that first took root in the 1960s, .

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

Subayota breaks cover
Wow! Will this car form the replacement for the Celica? Yes and no. No, because FT-86, as the numbers indicate, aims to revive the old days of the AE86 rear-wheel drive coupe of the '90s. For those not familiar with the AE86, it was that stodgy Corolla-based car featured in local circuit-racing competitions and Japanese drift shows driven by racers ...

World Challenge Round Nine from Road Atlanta Airs Tuesday
TOPEKA, Kan. October 21, 2009: The SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Toyo Tires Road Atlanta Grand Prix Presented by Dish Network, Round Nine of the 2009 season, will air Tuesday, Oct...

Kentucky Supreme Court Hears Online Gambling Question (WLKY Louisville)
Kentucky's Supreme Court is considering whether the state may seize hundreds of Internet domain names used in online gambling...

Of Enduros and Deslots - Slot Car Illustrated Forum
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Slot car nationals in town this weekend - Cleveland Daily Banner

Slot car nationals in town this weekend
Cleveland Daily Banner
FAMILY FUN EUR Thunder Road Family Slot Car Center Inc. is hosting the national event for the SEFCR Racing Association this weekend. .

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Race In a Case: Better than your average slot car racers article .
However, the Race in a Case is a terrific alternative to traditional slot car racing, as it packs all the racetrack including the background into one case that folds up very neatly with a handle for carrying. ...

Izzo, Spartans plan trip to Indy (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)
EAST LANSING, Mich. #8212; The race to Indianapolis is on, and Michigan State coach Tom Izzo sped onto the Breslin Center court in a Spartan-green Indy car, then donned a winner's wreath and took a swig of champion's milk...

Brazilian Grand Prix - selected driver quotes
Renault’s Fernando Alonso, Toyota’s Jarno Trulli and Force India’s Adrian Sutil on their first lap collision; Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima on their double DNF for Williams; and Brawn GP’s Jenson Button on overcoming his poor grid slot to clinch his first world championship...

Hiring Product Specialist~Costco Rd. Show~Slot Car Racing Syst .
Hiring Product Specialists EUR Costco Road Show/ Slot Car Racing Syst.-NASCAR (Digital) November 12 thru 16, 2009 (5 Days)/Costco Club EUR Laguna Niguel, CA Must have experience with selling in retail or wholesale environment, ...

Windsor downplays Cosworth row & new teams
You may recall the dust-up about FIA president Max Mosley insisting that any of the new teams wishing to join the F1 series for 2010 would have to use the Cosworth engine option orchestrated and put in to place by Mosley...

NEXT STOP.DECATUR: Slot Car Racing @ Relics & Rarities
On this side is where Warren plans to build a slot car racing track, the kind that has several slots to race. He even will have the slot cars you can buy and bring back with you to race on Saturdays. Long time Decatur residents will ...

World Challenge Round Nine from Road Atlanta Airs Tuesday (The Auto Channel)
TOPEKA, Kan. October 21, 2009: The SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Toyo Tires Road Atlanta Grand Prix Presented by Dish Network, Round Nine of the 2009 season, will air Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 2 p.m. (EDT) on SPEED...

First Edition Cycling News, Friday, October 23, 2009 (Cyclingnews)
The Tour of Californias warmer May slot on the International Cycling Union (UCI) calendar has allowed organisers to bring the race further inland in a bid to showcase the eastern mountains, which should provide a suitable test of fitness for the Tour de France contenders before July. However the route changes have left the once iconic coastal cities wondering if they will participate in North ...

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AKRON Shooting probe AKRON: Akron police are investigating an early morning shooting of an Akron man Saturday near the intersection of Packard Drive and Slosson Street...

Comment on Gameplay EUR Okiraku Slot Car Racing by Rachel
BORINGEUR I like the board one better...

Ford Introduces 1.6L Duratec Race Engine, Restarts Kent Production [Racing News]
Ford Racing has announced plans to produce a new race version of the 1.6L Duratec for use in Formula Ford series as well as their plan to reproduce the legendary Kent engine ; a 50-year-old design much-loved in racing circles...



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