Slot Car Racing News for 04/30/2009



NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 9 - Sports Central
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/04/29/nascar_top_10_power_rankings_week_9.phpcid=1343675354ei=UEr5SZXSAcudlQft_eGuDwusg=AFQjCNFO-WZY7WcT9rQdXG5rqKkhgFEFVQNASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 9/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fSports Central,nbsp;VA/font/fontbrfont size=-1Denny Hamlin EUR Within a span of three laps, Hamlin experienced the agony and the ecstasy of bracing/b at Talladega, with the end result being a wrecked brace car/b and the ire of his contemporaries. On lap 177, Hamlin linked up with Ryan Newman, b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

Sony PSP Go! Reportedly Scooped, But What#39;s Missing? - PC World
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.pcworld.com/article/164102/sony_psp_go_reportedly_scooped_but_whats_missing.html/cid=1343187699ei=UEr5SZXSAcudlQft_eGuDwusg=AFQjCNHFQOtDrcCksk2ffzb8QkqrnfWnmQimg src=http://nt2.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=Iinwx4aY3JUJimgurl=images.pcworld.com/news/graphics/164102-sony_psp_go_350.jpg width=80 height=59 alt= border=1brfont size=-2PC World/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.pcworld.com/article/164102/sony_psp_go_reportedly_scooped_but_whats_missing.html/cid=1343187699ei=UEr5SZXSAcudlQft_eGuDwusg=AFQjCNHFQOtDrcCksk2ffzb8QkqrnfWnmQSony PSP Go! Reportedly Scooped, But What#39;s Missing?/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fPC World/font/fontbrfont size=-1Will it retain the PSP#39;s expandable memory bslot/b? No one#39;s saying, but Sony would be foolish not to. What about all your existing UMD games? Kotaku#39;s fingering in-store kiosks to let you port the data over. Sounds a little wonky to me. b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

TOYOTA SPEEDWAY AT IRWINDALE - RacingWest.com
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://www.racingwest.com/news/articles/20393-irving-joanides-win-irwindale-late-model-twin.htmlcid=1341486065ei=UEr5SZXSAcudlQft_eGuDwusg=AFQjCNGzO94bMx8Bo3io6vj19Io0j54TnwTOYOTA SPEEDWAY AT IRWINDALE/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fRacingWest.com,nbsp;CA/font/fontbrfont size=-1He arrived at the track in his CHP uniform and changed into a bracing/b uniform to take his maiden voyage in a brace car/b. His mount in the Classic Stock field was the 1970s No. 17 Chevy EURhouse bcar/bEUR that is parked permanently in the TS@I pit area. b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

Auto Review: Mazda MX-5 Miata still fun after all these years - Seattle Times
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://blog.marketplace.nwsource.com/nwautos/2009/04/auto_review_mazda_mx-5_miata_still_fun_after_all_these_years.html%3Fcmpid%3D2627cid=1343587370ei=UEr5SZXSAcudlQft_eGuDwusg=AFQjCNHHuNW6foBdS452tjOiDRhbDx23awAuto Review: Mazda MX-5 Miata still fun after all these years/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fSeattle Times,nbsp;United States/font/fontbrfont size=-1Though I didn#39;t need to insert a key into an ignition spot inside the bcar/b, I had to manually turn an ignition switch stub that looked like a traditional key bslot/b. The dashboard is among the smallest around, so passengers sit closer to the windshield b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

Remembering John
On May 16th, his wonderful wife Nancy is hosting a gathering of slot car racers to celebrate what John Ebersole brought to the world of bslot car racing/b. Starting at about 11 AM, the doors to John's Slot Car Garage will open and we will b./b..

Andy Cagle: Riding With Tinman Tests Mettle, Reaffirms Love of Racing
I'm not much on parades. Never have been. They just seem like a pointless exercise to me -- a bunch of people with an over-inflated sense of self riding down the street waving at folks they don't know, who don't know them...

Bahrain: Edoardo Mortara GP2 Asia Sprint Race Recap
Edoardo Mortara has finished the final race of the 2008/2009 GP2 Asia Championship in 16th position, having been forced to start the contest from last place...

Driver nets first Natural Bridge Speedway win
NATURAL BRIDGE - Saturday's warm weather heated up the racing at Natural Bridge Speedway...

Rahal leads NHLR sweep of Kansas front row
Graham Rahal won his second career IndyCar pole in three races, and his first on an oval, to edge rookie Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing team-mate Robert Doornbos by three-tenths of a second at the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway...

Little slot cars a big hit in New Windsor - Times Herald-Record
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20090413/LIFE02/904130301cid=0ei=UEr5SZXSAcudlQft_eGuDwusg=AFQjCNEqFjYUU2B4sawLfkcfsYGrkkoO8ALittle bslot/b cars a big hit in New Windsor/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fTimes Herald-Record,nbsp;NY/font/fontbrfont size=-1They brace/b modifieds and NASCAR type cars there. Yeah, they even have a drag strip that is a huge hit on Saturday nights. Sound like real bracing/b? Might as well be. I#39;m talking about bslot car racing/b. I heard these miniature marvels were somethin#39; to see, b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

Cheltenham4u.co.uk: Dowty bSlot Car Racing/b 2009 Update
2009 updates are now available, including results from all the latest races (1/32 scale, 1/24 scale and the Cotswold Challenge - race against Swindon's bslot car racing/b club). For more information about Dowty bSlot Car Racing/b Club and b./b..

You can make an ass of yourself at Donkey Derby Days in Cripple Creek, CO (Dallas Morning News)
Once a year, folks around these parts get to drag their asses down the main street of an old mining town...

The Fun Of Slot Car Racing
The popularity of bslot car racing/b has exploded in recent years. The key reason for this is the introduction of networking capabilities that enable slot car racers to race against one another using the internet. b./b..

Formula One: Bruno Senna still hoping to race this yearMercedes-Benz.
A picture of Brunno Senna: wants a seat in F1. Brunno Senna: wants a seat in F1...

Slot Car Racing - US$65
Discover the flat out fun pastime of bslot car racing/b. Having sped to popularity in the 60's and 70's, miniature car racing is back with a whole new breed of cars, tracks, and accessories. Whether you're new to the sport or an b./b..

HowStuffWorks quot;How bSlot Car Racing/b Worksquot;
bSlot car racing/b became popular in the 1960s and is still going strong. Read about the history and science of bslot car racing/b...

Being McQueen for a day (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines)
The late actor's Ferrari goes to auction this week. Auto critic Dan Neil slips into a machine from another age and drives like a Bullitt...

The Joy of bSlot Car Racing/b | Sports Mark
Slot Car RacingThere can't be many people who have never heard of Scalextric. Scalextric is probably the best known manufacturer of bslot car racing/b sets. Slot...

New racing is 'slots' of fun in Mansfield
A lead foot won't help, but a golden finger will. Brian Cox, owner of Fatboys Raceways on Mulberry Street, is starting a spring slot car league to figure out who has the fastest trigger in the area...

Raising the stakes: Isle Casino competes with Seminoles' more.
Raising the stakes: Isle Casino competes with Seminoles' more established venue a few miles away Apr...

Exclusive: Watkins on Senna - Part I
Senna and Prost battle heading into turn one. For many race fans the world over, Sunday 1st May 1994 remains a day that will never be forgotten, the day that Ayrton Senna was killed on what was a horrific Grand Prix weekend at Imola, then the home of the San Marino Grand Prix...

Portable System - Slot Car Illustrated Forum
With the receipt of our tax refund, I have begun a "bslot car racing/b adventure". I have purchased track, cars, and other accessories to build my own portable system. My nephew and I developed our idea during Christmas break while b./b..

Maruja reincarnates in Kristine Hermosa (The Daily Tribune)
Kristine Hermosa, alluring than ever with her 22-inch waist, brings to life again the well-loved big-screen character of Maruja in the ABS-CBN retelling of the tragic story, given a new twist, in Komiks Presents Mars Ravelos Nasaan Ka Maruja?..

101-in-1 Explosive Megamix
NDS Review - '101-in-1 Explosive Megamix' Posted on Tuesday, April 21 @ 04:50:13 PDT 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix is a collection of 101 addictive mini-game types including: puzzles, sports, racing, cooking, shooting, balancing, juggling, and much more...

South Florida gambling sites wage 'fun, friendly' war for Palm Beach County's business (The Palm Beach Post)
For more than a month, the Isle Casino and Racing in Pompano Beach has promoted a drawing for a Buick LaCrosse, at 7 p.m. Sunday...

Car-seller in driver's seat
It had been almost two years since Richard Silverman had driven in a harness race, but there he was Monday at Chester Downs, making his return in the family business...

Plato 'chuffed' with top three slot (Crash.net)
Jason Plato takes third on the grid for his second BTCC race weekend at the wheel of a Chevrolet Lacetti..

Program Title: Modern Marvels: 60s Tech (Thaipr.net)
The sixties were one groovy decade. "Modern Marvels: 60's Tech" will take you on a wild ride of the technological happenings that helped shape the decade. Television got a whole lot better. We'll see..

Bush captures Late Model win
SHENANDOAH - The Shenandoah Speedway had a full schedule of racing Saturday night, highlighted by Kevin Bush winning the 75-lap Late Model feature...

TRAVEL: Holy Smoke: Smoky Mountains are Mother Nature's Disneyland (The Dexter Leader)
An elderly woman stops two tired, hungry and disillusioned hikers, who have all but given up in their quest to find the Alum Cave Bluffs, a 100-foot high cliff atop a mountain that seems to have no top...

Driver nets first Natural Bridge Speedway win (The Staunton News Leader)
NATURAL BRIDGE EUR Saturday's warm weather heated up the racing at Natural Bridge Speedway...

Veterans victorious at Natural Bridge Speedway
NATURAL BRIDGE - Each of Saturday night's five winners at Natural Bridge Speedway had visited Victory Lane during his racing career, but only one grabbed the checkers for the second consecutive time in the young 2009 season at the 3 1/48-mile dirt oval...

ATT Williams 2009 Bahrain GP Qualifying
At a blisteringly hot Bahrain International Circuit, where ambient temperatures peaked at 38A C this afternoon, both AT&T Williams drivers executed the transition from the opening Q1 round of qualifying into Q2 today...

HO bSlot Car Racing/b - Auto World 4Gear amp; Racing Rigs - Auto World X b./b
Auto World's new 4Gear chassis is based on a classic extended pancake design. It features an extra gear on its lengthened power transfer plate. The extended wheelbase and narrowed rear end fitted with gigantic dragster-inspired wheels b./b..

Bally Technologies Awarded Systems Contract for The Lodge at . - MarketWatch (press release)
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Alonso lightest on grid
Brawn GP opted for race pace over one-lap form, the Red Bulls headed out lighter in Q3 in a bid to snatch pole and Fernando Alonso was practically running on fumes in order to grab a front row grid slot...

Slot Cars amp; Slot Car Racing
When someone talks about slot cars or bslot car racing/b, there are a few people that just do not know what you are talking about. So this is to explain to those that are curious. The first slot cars were manufactured by Lionel (USA) in b./b..

#39;10 RAA thoughts - Slot Car Illustrated Forum
b./b B.A.R.F. Racing Club, BFOS Toronto, Canada, Brant's Hatch 1/24 Club - Toronto, Canadian Vintage HO bSlot Car Racing/b, eLVIS Racers, GT-SRC: Greater Toronto Slotcar Racing Club, Maxport II Toronto, PSSRA, Raceworld Canada - Toronto b./b..

Daugherty driver Ambrose lucky to miss late wreck - Asheville Citizen-Times
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CNET Car Tech techs out the Subaru Impreza 2.5GT - CNET News
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://reviews.cnet.com/4321-10863_7-6656367.htmlcid=1343351302ei=UEr5SZXSAcudlQft_eGuDwusg=AFQjCNFHOZiATQHvpGCSOusbu2FHhPH12ACNET bCar/b Tech techs out the Subaru Impreza 2.5GT/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fCNET News,nbsp;CA/font/fontbrfont size=-1This unit features a large 7-inch motorized display and an impressive array of input options including DVD, iPod, USB, and SD card bslot/b. An intuitive touch-screen interface makes finding destinations a painless endeavor; and text-to-speech navigation b./b/font/div/font/td/tr/table..

Driven: Subaru Forester Xti concept, WRX and WRX Sti with SPT mods
Subaru invited us out to the track to sample some of its Subaru Performance Tuning components, fitted to the company's Forester XTI show car, as well as the Impreza WRX and STI models...

Plato 'chuffed' with top three slot
Jason Plato said he was chuffed with a place on the second row of the grid for his first HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship race weekend under the Racing Silverline banner...

Casinos have 'friendly' rivalry, woo Palm Beach County gamblers (Sun-Sentinel)
Gambling: Isle Casino and Racing in Pompano determined to compete with older, established Seminole Casino Coconut Creek For more than a month, the Isle Casino and Racing has promoted a drawing for a Buick, at 7 p.m. Sunday. For three months, rival Seminole Casino Coconut Creek has advertised a "mystery car giveaway." This week the details came out. Their car giveaway just happens to be 7 p.m. ...

Nissan Bringing Electric Cars To Seattle: Update - Seattle Weekly
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Daugherty driver lucky to miss late wreck
Bob Berghaus * BBerghau@CITIZEN-TIMES.com * SPORTS EDITOR * published April 28, 2009 12:15 am Marcos Ambrose had the best race on an oval track of his NASCAR Sprint Cup career on Sunday...

South Florida gambling sites wage 'fun, friendly' war for Palm Beach County's business
For more than a month, the Isle Casino and Racing in Pompano Beach has promoted a drawing for a Buick LaCrosse, at 7 p.m. Sunday...

HTC Touch Cruise - CNET News
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James Allen's Bahrain GP verdict (ITV.com)
Our columnist dissects exactly where, and how, the Button/Brawn combination got the upper hand at Sakhir...

IL: Cunningham back on top in Kansas
Former series champion Wade Cunningham returned to the top of the timesheets in an Indy Lights qualifying session for the first time in two years as he guided one of the many Sam Schmidt Motorsport entries to pole position for the Kansas Lottery 100...

RailModeller - Review
One of the great things about computers is that there is software to help people get the most of practically every conceivable hobby, even those not obviously connected with technology or the internet...



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