Slot Car Racing News for 12/16/2008



Porsche's 911 GT2 satisfies the need for speed
Porsche has developed and produced two outstanding examples of their legendary 911 series...

GRAPEVINE
Grapevine is a sampling of comments and observations on a variety of timely topics submitted by readers of The Daily Times...

Get involved. (Sunday Mail)
A CREDIT crunch crisis for corporate sponsors may have sent US golf into financial meltdown but the European Tour is bailing out the global game with a $20million prize pot in Dubai...

Ski star Mickel faces a muckle hurdle in bid to reach downhill top
FINLAY MICKEL celebrates his 31st birthday on Saturday and the Flying Scot is hoping for an early birthday present in tomorrow's World Cup downhill in Colorado...

Monday, Dec. 15th is Race Night at Maxport II - Slot Car .
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Perfect presents for car lovers: 2
Many dream of finding forgotten treasure: a Bugatti T35, Rover SD1 or Humber Super Snipe in need of TLC...

Taking advantage of a break
Event king and queen crowned. Scheduled for Jan. 9-15, 2009, at various resorts...

Flying Lizard's sets up for GT2 title defense (Motorsport.com)
American Le Mans Series LM GT2 champions will pair up for the third time to campaign a Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in the hotly contested class for the full season...

Perfect presents for car lovers: 4
Lewis Hamilton's British GP defence might seem a long way off, but his victory last July triggered patriotic fervour and an early demand for 2009 tickets...

Driver Review : Sam Hornish Jr.
December 15th - December 19th, 2008 Monday: 2008 Driver Reviews continue on the Frontstretch with NASCAR's lone single-car team driver/owner, Robby Gordon, as the main headliner...

Track Change Vintage HO Slot Car Racing Race #8 will be Thursday .
Track Change Vintage HO Slot Car Racing Race #8 will be Thursday Nov 20th 2008 Canadian Vintage HO Slot Car Racing...

Toys 'R' Us to Demo Tomy's AI Tech Racing Nationally on 12/6, 12/13
Toys 'R' Us to Demo Tomy's AI Tech Racing Nationally on 12/6, 12/13 Toys 'R' Us to Demo Tomy's AI Tech Racing Nationally on 12/6, 12/13 Multiple New York Metropolitan stores to display 'must-have' holiday toy ...

Gifts for the gearhead on your list
'Tis the season and time to find that special something for the gearhead in your family...

Dubai: FMSI GP2 Asia Weekend Recap
The second round of the 2008/09 GP2 Asia Championship took place this weekend at the Dubai Autodrome...

Junior swift makes the perfect christmas gift
Need a present for an aspiring driver who cana t reach the pedals yet? Suzuki has released a Swift Sport a Junior Editiona as part of its line-up of seasonal gifts...

I Really Enjoyed Racing This Past Weekend! - Slot Car Illustrated .
Well let me start out by saying that I normally enjoy slot car racing - regardless of the category. I put my expectations on having fun, not on winning the race. As a result I normally have FUN, but this weekend the amount of FUN was ...

Slot Car Racing Can Be A Great Hobby For You
Slot car racing is widely considered to be both a hobby and a sport. It involves the collecting and racing of miniature race cars on a slot car race track that has a slot cut into it to guide the car. The cars used in a slot car race ...

Vintage HO Slot Car Racing Race #10 will be Thursday Dec 4th 2008 .
Vintage HO Slot Car Racing Race #10 will be Thursday Dec 4th 2008 Canadian Vintage HO Slot Car Racing...

Dubai: GP2 Asia Race Preview - Kobayashi Takes Feature Pole
The front of the grid for the second event in the GP2 Asia series holds a lot of familiar faces but the line up behind those front rows has a definite new look about it...

Farr storms to victory in wild World Series (The Advocate)
FORMER Australian sprintcar champion Robbie Farr bounced back from the disappointment of failing to finish last week's sixth round of the Chickenfeed Wanless World Series Sprintcar championship with a stunning win in the seventh round at the Latrobe speedway last night...

Andra Bryan Stefanoni: Casino issues return to table (The Joplin Globe)
PITTSBURG, Kan. EUR When it comes to gambling in Kansas, one thing is a sure bet: Its an issue that will continue to claim part of the limelight when the Legislature convenes in January...

The Closers: A.J. Allmendinger
After suffering through a year and a half of mostly disappointing results while cultivating A.J. Allmendinger, Red Bull Racing made the decision to release the former open wheeler in favor of the still unproven ...

For family fun, look no further than Randy Stummans Beaverton garage - Beaverton Valley Times

Beaverton Valley Times
For family fun, look no further than Randy Stummans Beaverton garage
Beaverton Valley Times, OR - Nov 20, 2008
Beaverton Slot Car Club members race slot cars on this track every other Tuesday. When Randy Stummans son Byron was little, the two started racing slot .
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WHAT IN THE WORLD IS HAPPENING AT PETTY ENTERPRISES. - Nascar

WHAT IN THE WORLD IS HAPPENING AT PETTY ENTERPRISES.
Nascar - Dec 13, 2008
There are rumors he is headed to Earnhardt to fill the No.41 car slot. Petty recently released 36 people as the team searches for a miracle that will keep .
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Building and racing the Crossfire 220 mkIII - Slot Car Illustrated .
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Porsche's 911 GT2 satisfies the need for speed - San Francisco Chronicle

Porsche's 911 GT2 satisfies the need for speed
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Dec 11, 2008
The 911 GT2 is available with optional carbon fiber racing buckets, which have no recline feature and only move forward and back, but happen to be quite .
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Plea for youngsters to get involved in slot car racing - Spalding Today

Plea for youngsters to get involved in slot car racing
Spalding Today, UK - Dec 5, 2008
Slot car racing is a more sophisticated version of Scalectrix where the cars are made out of different materials and have different chassis. .
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Slots of fun - Daily Commercial

Slots of fun
Daily Commercial, FL - Nov 21, 2008
When the tow-truck driver discovered Miracle Mile Raceways Slot Car Racing next to the Home Depot in Leesburg he was elated. "I saw the sign, walked in and .
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Junior swift makes the perfect christmas gift (AutoExpress)
Need a present for an aspiring driver who cant reach the pedals yet? Suzuki has released a Swift Sport EURJunior Edition as part of its line-up of seasonal gifts...

Get involved. (Sunday Mail)
A CREDIT crunch crisis for corporate sponsors may have sent US golf into financial meltdown but the European Tour is bailing out the global game with a Û20million prize pot in Dubai...

After bailout failure, who are the top EURcar czar candidates? - Michigan Messenger

After bailout failure, who are the top EURcar czar candidates?
Michigan Messenger, Michigan - Dec 14, 2008
Hed worked his way from sales rep to the top-dog slot during his tenure with Kelloggs. CON: A solid Bushie. Does the American public really want to extend .
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Hollywood Park still alive and kicking
Inquiring minds want to know about Hollywood Park. Is it still a horse race track or just an excuse to water the grass until the bulldozers arrive? Will the best drivers here be jockeys or guys in cement ...

Ellis Battles For FIA GT3 European Championship Crown
Croydona s Bradley Ellis remains embroiled in the FIA GT3 European Championship title fight after taking his first pole position of the season and clinching third and another podium finish during the ...

Plea for youngsters to get involved in slot car racing (Spalding Today)
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Gifts for the gearhead on your list - Providence Journal

Providence Journal
Gifts for the gearhead on your list
Providence Journal, RI - Dec 12, 2008
They include a limited range of detailed 1/24 toy Shelby cars as well as a 64-foot EURShelby Slot Car Race TrackEUR for two smaller Daytona Coupes from the 1964 .
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The Snowball 500 in Horseheads NY - HobbyTalk
The Slot Car Club Of The Twin Tiers is a non-profit group of enthusiasts dedicated to promoting slot car racing in the Southern Tier of NY and the Northern Tier of PA. Please stop in or check out the club web site. ...

Casino owner eyes video gaming at NH race track
Millennium Gaming Inc., which runs three casinos in Nevada, is prepared to spend $450 million to put video lottery machines at Rockingham Park race track in Salem, supporters said Wednesday...

David Shuster to Host MSNBC Political Program - New York Times

David Shuster to Host MSNBC Political Program
New York Times, United States - Dec 14, 2008
Mr. Gregory started anchoring the early evening hour, then named EURRace for the White House,EUR last March. Last week, after Mr. Gregory was named the new .
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The Year in News (Baltimore City Paper)
If we had to pick one word to define 2008, it would have to be "crisis." National headlines this year were all about it: financial crisis, the foreclosure crisis, the crisis in the shrinking media industry. Locally, things weren't any better...

Plans to support addicted gamblers in Dumfries area (Sunday Herald)
(GA) is planning to hold regular meetings for addicts in the region where Scotland's largest casino will be based...

Chacko's miniature world comes alive at Ice Garden - Monessen Valley Independent

Chacko's miniature world comes alive at Ice Garden
Monessen Valley Independent, PA - 5 hours ago
Chacko's model train and slot car display runs in a side room at the Rostraver Ice Garden. It will be available through January and maybe longer - depending .
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Faucette leads final 86 laps to win Ace Late Models
Speedy Faucette conjured up a display eerily reminiscent of the domination he unleashed here last year...

Imagination unleashed in fanciful auto designs
The challenge pits corporate teams of West Coast designers against one another in digital-only form...

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Your license to race any car in the world - Providence Journal

Providence Journal
Your license to race any car in the world
Providence Journal, RI - Nov 21, 2008
The hobby is known as slot car racing because the cars run on tracks that have slots that guide and power them. Hairpin bends, bridges, crossovers and .
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Toys 'R' Us to Demo Tomy's AI Tech Racing Nationally on 12/6, 12/13 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
have' holiday toy featuring innovative 'detect & dodge' sensor technology..

Plea for youngsters to get involved in slot car racing
A slot car racer who has just claimed third place in the event's world championships wants more young people to get involved in the activity...

LEMANS: Flying Lizard's sets up for GT2 title defense
American Le Mans Series LM GT2 champions will pair up for the third time to campaign a Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in the hotly contested class for the full season...



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