Slot Car Racing News for 03/08/2010



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Exit The Minor Players
It had started to turn into a bit of a panto, but now the curtain has closed on Stefan GP and USF1's bids to enter the glamorous world of F1...

HRT F1 unveils their 2010 contender in Spain (Motorsport.com)
Within just a few days, the Formula One grid for 2010 went from 13 to 12 teams due to the pull out of the US F1 Team and the denial by the FIA to allow the Stefan GP to take the 13th slot, bringing a total of 26 cars and not 24. On March 4th, the final two cars were launched by the newly named HRT F1 Team -- a shorten version from Hispania Racing F1 Team -- and adding to any confusion, the ...

Little cars make big splash in Greece (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Fantasy Raceways, at 3787 Dewey Ave. in Greece, has slot-car racing, drag racing, vintage arcade games and pinball machines...

McLaren confident in wing (BigPond News)
McLaren is confident heading into the new Formula One season without any suspicion surrounding its new car...

Formula One gizmos that made the grid not the grade - The Guardian (blog)

The Guardian (blog)

Formula One gizmos that made the grid not the grade
The Guardian (blog)
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McLaren confident of green light for new car as Ferrari and Red Bull question design (Daily Mail)
McLaren are confident of heading into the new Formula One season without any cloud of suspicion hanging over their new car...

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. Horner said today that his team have asked the FIA for clarification on the matter, and suggested that a slot in the wing might be an attempt to stall the wing to pick up straight line speed. Credit: McLaren.com. Slot Car Racing...

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Two Looks for Kevin Hirthler at Racing Legends Reunion - WhoWon.com

Two Looks for Kevin Hirthler at Racing Legends Reunion
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Randy's Raceway of Kutztown, Pa., will set up a portable HO slot car track all week during the show. A celebrity race featuring Modified racers is planned .

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Formula One 2010: McLaren confident of wing legality ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix
McLaren say they are confident that the rear wing on their new car, the MP4-25, complies with FIA regulations, having been in dialogue "over a period of several months" with the sport's governing body...

Auto racing attractions featured at expo - Lansdale Reporter

Auto racing attractions featured at expo
Lansdale Reporter
"It's great family entertainment as well," said Yzzi, mentioning the kids bounce and slot car racing that will be at the event. .

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American-based Formula One team shelved for 2010
The dream of Ken Anderson and Speed TV commentator Peter Windsor to enter a start-up American-based team in Formula One this year has hit the skids...

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I spent much of my childhood at race tracks. Usually not nice race tracks. Although we would make an occasional journey to Keeneland or Churchill Downs, most of the trips were to run-down facilities, such as the old Latonia race course, River Downs in Cincinnati and a really awful harness racing track in Lebanon, Ohio...

My Day at the Race Track Casino - Richmond Register

My Day at the Race Track Casino
Richmond Register
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RI gov backs bill ending greyhound racing
Greyhound racing would end at a financially troubled gambling parlor in Lincoln in a budget proposal before Rhode Island lawmakers...

McLaren confident new car meets rules (Times Online)
McLaren have dismissed suggestions that a key component on their new car is illegal and said it has been given the green light by the FIA...

NEW BOYS STRUGGLE TO MAKE THE GRADE (Sporting Life)
There were supposed to be 26 cars lining up on the Sakhir grid for the opening race of the new Formula One season in Bahrain on March 14...

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Wheels coming off the F1 circus sideshow
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Formula One 2010: US F1 must re-apply to race next year as Stefan GP bid rejected
That is the decision of the FIA as motor sport's world governing body definitively confirmed this year's entry list that only includes 12 teams, not the 13 as planned...

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Homestead: Brumos Racing preview - Motorsport.com

Homestead: Brumos Racing preview
Motorsport.com
As the Homestead race returns to its traditional spring time slot for 2010, the memory of last year's season finale is fresh in everyone's mind. .

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McLaren confident rear wing is legal
McLaren's rear wing has enabled them to generate excellent straight-line speed. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters McLaren are confident of heading into the new Formula One season without any cloud of suspicion hanging over their new car...

NEW BOYS STRUGGLE TO MAKE THE GRADE - Sportinglife.com

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NEW BOYS STRUGGLE TO MAKE THE GRADE
Sportinglife.com
Spanish-based Campos have this week been renamed Hispania Racing and head to Bahrain with two rookie drivers and a car yet to be tested given the problems .
HRT F1 unveils their 2010 contender in SpainMotorsport.com

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Bob Franck among all the fun and games in HobbyTown USA
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Red Bull Racing have problem with McLaren's rear wings
McLaren are confident of heading into the new Formula One season without any cloud of suspicion hanging over their new car...

Modified Stars Pack the House at 25th Annual Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show . - WhoWon.com

Modified Stars Pack the House at 25th Annual Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show .
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Randy's Raceway of Kutztown, Pa., has set up his HO slot car track all week during the show. Vendors are on hand selling national and local racing .

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Could Madhouse Mentality Ruin Quality Opportunities For Moving Up For One . - Hartford Courant (blog)

Could Madhouse Mentality Ruin Quality Opportunities For Moving Up For One .
Hartford Courant (blog)
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FIA Release Official Entry List: No USF1 Or Stefan Grand Prix
The FIA have released the official entry list for the 2010 Formula One World Championship, just a few days ahead of the commencement of Friday Free Practice at the first race of the season in Bahrain...

Homestead: Brumos Racing preview (Motorsport.com)
Jacksonville, FL: As Brumos Racing returns to the scene of their last win at Homestead-Miami Speedway, the entire team is feeling confident. As the Homestead race returns to its traditional spring time slot for 2010, the memory of last year's season finale is fresh in everyone's mind...

Little cars make big splash in Greece - RocNow

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Little cars make big splash in Greece
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And that's exactly the appeal for many who visit this Dewey Avenue shop of vintage arcade games and slot-car racing, including Scott Roe of Henrietta. .

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Start your engines: Slot car racing is underway at the Reef - Washington Post (blog)

Start your engines: Slot car racing is underway at the Reef
Washington Post (blog)
The latest entry to a crowded market is at the Reef, where Monday nights now feature H0 slot cars racing around about 70 feet of track. .

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New cars were the stars at the 2010 Greater Kansas City International Auto Show
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Ferrari and Red Bull ask FIA to investigate McLaren rear wing
The rear wing of McLaren-Mercedes' MP4-25 has come under scrutiny just days before F1 2010 officially revs into life in Bahrain - with both Ferrari and Red Bull Racing asking the sport's governing body the FIA to examine its legality. After all the confusion and debate over the legality or otherwise of the double-decker diffuser fitted by Brawn ...

McLaren in confident mood
McLaren are confident of heading into the new Formula One season without any cloud of suspicion hanging over their new car...

Formula One gizmos that made the grid not the grade | Harry Pearson
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McLaren confident of wing legality
McLaren McLaren finished the 2009 season strongly after an indifferent start. They will begin the 2010 season as among the favourites."> GETTY IMAGES There has been some suspicion regarding the McLaren enlarge McLaren are confident of heading into the new Formula One season without any cloud of suspicion hanging over their new car...

McLaren and Red Bull in car design row on eve of new F1 season
FORMULA One rivals McLaren and Red Bull Racing drove into a storm last night just a week before the start of the new season...

F1: HRT F1 unveils their 2010 contender in Spain
Within just a few days, the Formula One grid for 2010 went from 13 to 12 teams due to the pull out of the US F1 Team and the denial by the FIA to allow the Stefan GP to take the 13th slot, bringing a total of 26 cars and not 24...

-1C - Sunny Spells with only patchy cloud (Daily Record)
FORMULA One rivals McLaren and Red Bull Racing drove into a storm last night just a week before the start of the new season...

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Formula One gizmos that made the grid not the grade | Harry Pearson (Guardian Unlimited)
There have been various madcap gadgets and dotty contraptions that turned out not to be up to speed Four wheels at the front The Tyrrell P34 was the first of what would become a minor craze for six-wheeled F1 cars. The P (for Project) 34 had four wheels at the front that were about the size of casters and were supposed to cut back on drag. The P34 achieved solid results during the 1976 season ...

Piquet, Raikkonen to skip Bahrain F1 champions parade?
Surviving F1 world champions keen to attend Bahrain GP anniversary event - " although Nelson Piquet and Kimi Raikkonen may snub it...

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