Slot Car Racing News for 10/29/2009



Simple Ways to Pimp Your Scalextric Cars | Crash Diets - Choosing .
Slot car racing with Scalextric is a hobby that continues to grow in popularity. Scalextric enthusiasts soon start to look for ways to enhance the performance of their cars and systems. Here I will outline a few simple techniques that ...

A CHRISTMAS TRADITION CONTINUES - PR Newswire (press release)

A CHRISTMAS TRADITION CONTINUES
PR Newswire (press release)
. the village offers an old-time model train area, remote control cars, a Red Ryder laser arcade, a soft gun arcade and slot car racing. .

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Frosty's time comes at sunny Surfers (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Mark Winterbottom picked up Ford Performance Racing's (FPR) first series win of the season in the second 150-kilometre race on the Gold Coast on Sunday...

F1: Berro named Lotus motorsport director (autosport.com)
Lotus has appointed Claudio Berro as its new Director of Motorsport, ahead of the sportscar marque's return to Formula 1 next year...

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...

Top 20 WiiWare Games in USA (28th Oct) - Nintendo Life: WiiWare
20 (-) - Family Slot Car Racing. We have a new winner: LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias. It's nice to have newcomers on the top of the chart. The other two adittions are Shootanto: Evolutionary Mayhem and Ghost Mansion Party (I guess ...

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

Video: A Christmas Tradition Continues (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Popular outdoor retailer, Bass Pro Shops will present their "Santa's Wonderland -- A Classic Christmas" event beginning November 8th and continuing through December 24th at 54 Bass Pro Shop store locations across the United States and Canada...

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 ...

Video: A Christmas Tradition Continues
Popular outdoor retailer, Bass Pro Shops will present their "Santa's Wonderland -- A Classic Christmas" event beginning November 8th and continuing through December 24th at 54 Bass Pro Shop store locations across the United States and Canada...

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...

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. ...

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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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 ...

Here's hoping 'Leno' survives . . . but not as is. (San Jose Mercury News)
Jay Leno's new show needs some work...

Here's hoping 'Leno' survives . . . but not as is. - San Jose Mercury News

Here's hoping 'Leno' survives . . . but not as is.
San Jose Mercury News
His "Green Car Challenge" racing segments are ". circular. Leno seems to know this. Recently, he has mocked his own low ratings. .

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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...

Community Calendar (Barrington Courier-Review)
Deadline for items for the Community Calendar is Wednesday noon two weeks before desired publication date. Send information on fund-raisers, clubs, lectures, community events, church events, reunions and support groups to Community Calendar, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview, IL 60026, fax to (847) 486-7451, or e-mail jmolitor@pioneerlocal.com. No charge for ...

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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...

Nick Heidfeld Q&A: I will be in Formula One in 2010 (Formula 1)
Whilst his BMW Sauber team mate Robert Kubica will move to Renault in 2010, Nick Heidfelds future is still unresolved. With his nickname EUR˜Quick Nick, Heidfeld is certain hell be on the grid next season, though which cockpit hell be in remains up in the air...

Force Hood Wants Title For Team, Not Gender - RacinToday.com

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Force Hood Wants Title For Team, Not Gender
RacinToday.com
It almost doesn't seem fair, but that's how John Force Racing works. EURœ Hight's drive to the 10th and final Countdown slot was accelerated after Boss Force .
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Video: A Christmas Tradition Continues - Reuters

Video: A Christmas Tradition Continues
Reuters
. the village offers an old-time model train area, remote control cars, a Red Ryder laser arcade, a soft gun arcade and slot car racing. .

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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 ...

Hiring Product Specialist/Costco Rd. Show/Slot Car Racing Syst .
Project Description: Each TSE Product Specialists are responsible in assisting with Costco Customers interested in purchasing the Digital Slot Car Racing System (NASCAR), during the scheduled 4-day Costco Road Show. ...

Honda Gets a Leg Up on Mobility: Research center pioneers new devices to aid movement: (AutoWeek)
Honda is known as a manufacturer of cars, motorcycles, power equipment and soon, jet aircraft...

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...

Sauber expresses anger at Williams F1 2010 block (Crash.net)
Sauber founder Peter Sauber has hit out at Williams for 'disturbing our plans for next season' - as the fate of the soon-to-be ex-BMW F1 operation hangs precariously in the balance...

Berro named Lotus motorsport director - autosport.com

autosport.com

Berro named Lotus motorsport director
autosport.com
. not just in Formula 1, but we have also won in sportscar racing, saloon car racing, world rally championships, Le Mans and the Indy 500. .

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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...

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...

Quick hits: Facebook is hot, hot, hot
What's scorching on the digital front? Mediaweek thinks Facebook is so hot that it's sizzling - the social media mecca pushed its way to the stop slot of the "Digital Hot List 2009" after coming in second the year before...

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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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, ...

Race in a Case and crank for speed
Race in a Case! Race in a Case! Race in a Case! Race in a Case will race your face...

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

Canadian Grand Prix comes with an asterisk
So here we are again, back on the Formula One calendar for 2010, albeit a provisional one - and with an asterisk beside our country's name just to make it doubly uncertain...

Kevin Garside: Jenson Button plays a dangerous game with Brawn over contracts
Hot property: Jenson Button, Brawn GP's Briton, celebrates winning the Formula One world drivers' championship Photo: REUTERS Lewis Hamilton warned Jenson Button to expect the unexpected as world champion...

Deluxe Giant Slot Car Racing Set EUR 15FT TRACK | RACE Blog
Product DescriptionNew Bargain from Makeup and Gift Shop The whole family will enjoy the high-speed fun and fast action of these brand new strap racing sets!..

Nick Heidfeld Q&A: I will be in Formula One in 2010 - Formula 1

Nick Heidfeld Q&A: I will be in Formula One in 2010
Formula 1
Tomorrow in the car I will see if the circuit is good as well. Q: Do you think that this is the future of Formula One racing, with the track just part of a .

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Frosty's time comes at sunny Surfers
Winning feeling. Mark Winterbottom celebrates after a big weekend on the Gold Coast...

Here's hoping 'Leno' survives . . . but not as is.
What's wrong with Jay Leno's new show and should it stick around? We get two views from these television writers: Joanna Weiss says: 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...

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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Gambling Debt Leads To Arrest Warrant For (Ho slot car racing sets .
Gambling Debt Leads To Arrest Warrant For Former Pitcher Chacon The list of athletes that have run up gambling debts at Las Vegas casinos and then not paid their bills has grown this week. An arrest warrant for former pitcher Shawn ...

Addington out as Kyle Buscha s crew chief
Brett Flashnick / Associated Press Dave Rogers, seen here watching his driver Tony Stewart, will be the new crew chief for Kyle Busch after this weekend's race at Talladega Superspeedway...

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...

Addington out as Kyle Buschs crew chief (Everett Herald)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. EUR” Kyle Busch will have a new crew chief after this weekends race at Talladega Superspeedway, with Joe Gibbs Racing replacing Steve Addington on Tuesday after a season that fell far short of expectations...

2009 Lotus Exige S 260 Sport - Quick Spin
A lovably single-purpose track rat. BY STEVE SILER, PHOTOGRAPHY BY CORDEROSTUDIOS.COM AND THE MANUFACTURER October 2009 Pages: 1 WHAT IS IT? An Americanized version of the Euro-market Lotus Exige Cup 260 , and, as such, the most powerful version of the diminutive two-seater that Lotus sells in the U.S. It's also one of the most intense sports cars ...

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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V8 boss opens 'crisis talks' over SuperGP (Crash.net)
V8 Supercar bosses look to create a Plan B in case the A1GP event at Surfers Paradise goes to the wall..



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