Is this the coolest set of coasters ever? It could be!


Supermandolini's "Golden Track" is the most unique set of coasters I've ever seen...
It's a slot track, sort of.

From their website:
Clear your head, focus on those rails and hold that glass steady. On your marks... Get set... GO!!! These drive down memory lane coasters can link with each other forming a slot car race track.

• 9 x 9cm coasters
• set of 6
• vinyl top
• gloss finish
• foam base

LeMans...Audi...again....

American LeMans Series, Andrew Hall Copyright2008.

Tigor's Junior Racing class

Slot Racer Lubis owns a track in Jakarata, Indonesia. Here's his first video from his recent club racing night, racers from 3 (yes 3!!!) to 8 years old raced in this class. Wow, excellent Tigor!!!

This is not "Happening"

Slot cars...no. I was so moved by what I just saw at the local movie-plex-o'rama that I was compelled to say something.

M. Night Shyamalan is a director that has made some very well done, very suspenseful, thoughtfully scary movies that how could you think you'd go wrong seeing the latest movie "The Happening"?

Well, what I just saw was so utterly terrible, so insultingly awful that I can barely stand it.

The dialog wasn't bad it was a joke. By the end of the movie the capacity crowd was laughing when the dying on the screen would happen. The direction of Mark Wahlberg (who I swore could act at one point in his career) and the cast collectively...god...I can only think that the other movies Mr. Shyamalan has made were a ploy to sucker us into the theater to separate us from our money without even the attempt made on his part to make anything more than 1:30 hours of what might be the single worst movie ever....yes...EVER, made.

At one point I found myself wondering, "is this supposed to be a parody?" I'm honestly still unsure.

Why didn't I leave? Well, I saw history tonight. "Showgirls" has now moved up from the bottom of the list.

If someone walks up to you on the street and at gunpoint tries to make you go see this movie...take the bullet.

Or, this...

Ninco World Cup Rules





SCX National Series Dates

Each of these regional races will have 4 racers qualify the Championship race to be held in the Philadelphia area in October.

Houston Scale Auto Club: July 19th
https://www.houstonscaleautoracing.com/slotshop/
11612 Cypress N. Houston
Cypress, TX 77429
281-807-4026


Colpar Hobbies in the Denver area: July 26th
http://www.colpar.com/
804 S. Havana
Aurora, Colorado
1-800-876-0414


Sling Shot Speedway in the Atlanta area: July 26th
Sling Shot Speedway - Ph : (678) 847-0110 Fax : (678) 847-0111 Address : 5900 Sugarloaf Parkway - Suite #608 Discover Mills Mall, Lawrenceville, GA 30043 email : slingshotspeedway@hotmail.com


Nashua New Hampshire - August 1 (practice), August 2nd (race)
Race to be held at Masonic Lodge in Nashua, NH
Sponsored by:
Hobby Emporium Inc
440 Middlesex Rd, Tyngsboro, MA 01879
(978) 649-5055



MiniGrid Hobby in Toronto: a provisional date of August 2nd
http://www.minigrid.com/
608 Mt. Pleasant Rd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4S 2M8
Phone 416-488-7663


132 Slot Car in Tacoma: a provisional date of August 8th
http://www.132slotcar.us/store/index.php
132SlotCar Raceway
3030 68th Ave. W. Unit E
Tacoma, WA 98466
Phone: 253-255-1807


Professor Motor's track in Livonia Michigan: August 9th
http://www.lightningspeedway.com/
(734) 462-1700
Lightning Speedway
37700 W Six Mile Rd.
Laurel Park Place Mall - Suite 385
Livonia, MI 48152


More dates will be added later today. And if you're a hobby shop or club that would like to have a race please contact Dave Kennedy or Rich Shanfeld.

Dave Kennedy-203-798-0337
Rich Shanfeld at Great Traditions Hobby (267)250-1735

June and July AutoArt releases - all diecasts

Estimated product availability - June 2008
1/18 BUGATTI EB 16.4 VEYRON PRODUCTION CAR (BLACK/RED)
1/18 BMW M3 GTR 3 INTERLAGOS 2005 RED BULL #11
1/18 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C6R ALMS 2007#3
1/18 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C6R ALMS 2007#4
1/18 MERCEDES-BENZ S63 AMG (SILVER)
1/18 MERCEDES-BENZ S63 AMG (BLACK)
1/18 NISSAN FAIRLADY Z SUPER GT 2005 XANAVI NISMO #1 (ROUND 1 SUZUKA)
1/18 PORSCHE CAYENNE TURBO (BLACK)
1/18 PORSCHE 928(MINERVA BLUE METALLIC)
1/18 PORSCHE RS SPYDER LEMANS 2007 (CARBON FIBER LIVERY)
1/18 PORSCHE RS SPYDER ALMS 2007"DHL"#6

1/43 MERCEDES-BENZ S63 AMG (SILVER)
1/43 MERCEDES-BENZ S63 AMG (BLACK)

1/18 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C6R PLAIN BODY VERSION (YELLOW)(LIMITED EDITION 3000PCS WORLDWIDE)
1/18 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA RSR TURBO 2.1 BRAND HATCH 1974 G.V. LENNEP/H.MULLER #5
1/18 JAGUAR XK-SS 1956 STEVE MCQUEEN PRIVATE COLLECTION


Estimated product availability - July 2008
1/18 BUGATTI EB 16.4 VEYRON PRODUCTION CAR (BLACK/BLUE)
1/18 BMW 1800 TISA "NEUE KLASSE" STREET CAR (BRISTOLGRAY)
1/18 BMW 1800 TISA "NEUE KLASSE" STREET CAR (SILVER)
1/18 BMW 1800 TISA "NEUE KLASSE" STREET CAR (CHAMONIXWHITE)
1/18 CITROEN C4 WRC 2007 S.LOEB/D.ELENA #1(WINNER RALLY MONTE CORLO)
1/18 DODGE VIPER SRT-10 COUPE 2006(RED) (LIMITED EDITION OF 6000PCS WORLDWIDE)
1/18 DODGE VIPER SRT-10 COUPE 2006(BLACK) (LIMITED EDITION OF 6000PCS WORLDWIDE)
1/18 MERCEDES-BENZ CL63 AMG(SILVER)
1/18 MERCEDES-BENZ CL63 AMG (BLACK)
1/18 NISSAN FAIRLADY Z SUPER GT 2005 TEST CAR
1/18 NISSAN FAIRLADY Z SUPER GT 2005 CALSONIC IMPUL Z #12 (ROUND 1 SUZUKA)
1/18 PORSCHE CAYENNE TURBO (GREY METALLIC)
1/18 PORSCHE 917 LH 24HRS LEMANS 1970 VIC ELFORD #25
1/18 PORSCHE 928(WHITE)

1/43 MERCEDES-BENZ CL63 AMG (SILVER)
1/43 MERCEDES-BENZ CL63 AMG (BLACK)

1/18 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-KLASSE COUPE (SILVER)

Citroen C4 - newsletter





Scott Maxwell looks to defend 2007 Mosport win

Slotters note:
The following story is about Scott Maxwell, who not only is a distinguished driver, but owner of MiniGrid in Toronto...he's a slot car guy!!!


DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 11, 2008) – Scott Maxwell gave his hometown crowd at Mosport International Raceway something to cheer about in 2007 when he and co-driver Joe Foster took the No. 55 Hyper Sport Ford Mustang GT to the team’s only Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series Grand Sport victory of the season.

And the Toronto native Maxwell is looking to make it two straight for him and Foster and three consecutive for Mustangs in Saturday’s two-and-a-half hour race, which begins at 1 p.m., at the 2.459-mile, 10-turn track in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, the third round on the 2008 KONI Challenge schedule. The pair currently has 35 points – 28 points behind leaders Craig Stanton, Jep Thornton and Jeff Segal – after competing at Daytona International Speedway and Lime Rock Park .
After finishing second in January’s Fresh From Florida 200 at Daytona, Maxwell and Foster came to Lime Rock trying to take the point lead away from Stanton . While running fourth, however, Foster was involved in contact with another Mustang, breaking the No. 55 car’s left front suspension. After a half hour of repairs, Maxwell returned to the track, but came away with a 28th-place finish.

Maxwell passed fellow Canadian David Empringham on Lap 81 of 95 at Mosport last year, and led 37 laps of the event. Like any driver returning to their hometown track, he is ready.

“Lime Rock was a bit of a setback for us,” Maxwell said, “but we’re hoping to do well again at Mosport. We have a good setup, and it’s my hometown track, so obviously I’m excited to be there. It’s my favorite race of the year, and we’re looking forward to doing well again.”
They’ll all be chasing three drivers who are tied for the point lead. After winning the Fresh From Florida 200, Stanton finished fourth at Lime Rock. Thornton and Segal, meanwhile, picked up their first KONI Challenge victory and first for Automatic Racing at Lime Rock after taking fourth at Daytona. Stanton is paired with former Automatic Racing driver Jon Miller in the No. 83 BGB Motorsports Porsche 997, while Thornton and Segal share the No. 09 Automatic Racing Imported Car Store/Land Air BMW M3. The pair finished third last year at Mosport.

BGB Motorsports and Automatic Racing are only two of the multi-car teams running at Mosport. Others include Emerald Hill, Motorsport Technology Group, C-Max, Playboy Racing/Fall-Line, TRG, Rehagen Racing, Ranger Sports Racing and Turner Motorsport. Rehagen is bringing six cars to the track, and has a dozen cars racing between its KONI Challenge Series and Ford Mustang Challenge Series efforts at Mosport. Among the team’s drivers are Dean Martin and Ken Wilden finished second last year at the track. CMA Motorsports and JBS Motorsports will also have one-car efforts competing. James Gue and Bret Seafuse are tied for 10th in points driving for JBS.

Photos and news used with permission from the Grand Am Series.

Honda Accord WTCC "Lvov" - newsletter

Photos and a newsletter from the SCX homeoffice in Barcelona.



Tampo printing video

Rob found this video of a model train being tampo printed. It's something that not a lot of people might have seen before. A quick video.

Red Bull Aston Martin - newsletter





New MRRC controller

MRRC's new controller will start to ship in July and will cost around 25Euro. Click on the photo to read the information.

Kasey Kahne #9 Mopar - newsletter

Preliminary NINCO World Cup Rules Posted

Ran across the preliminary rules posting for the 2008 NINCO World Cup Qualifier Race Rules on the NINCO World Cup blog.
The NINCO World Cup Blog is at: http://slotcarsblog.blogspot.com

The rules are posted at: http://docs.ninco.com/nincoworldcuprulesqualy2008.pdf
and were preceded with the comments of:
"These are the rules that NINCO recommends for the qualifying races of the NINCO World Cup. Obviously, every country could do certain variations to adapt them to his own event format and the special features of each one. Anyway, the Silverstone final will include the 95% of this document."

The eligible cars listed so far are:
* Mosler MT 900R
* Porsche 997
* Ascari KZ1
* Lamborghini Gallardo
* Ferrari 360 GTC
* Lexus SC430

Look for more to come soon.

New Super Wheel SS

Super Wheels SS were designed based on requirements and feedback from 1/32 racers who actively participate in organized club and proxy race events. Super Wheels SS were then subjected to an extensive battery of tests to validate and refine the design. The result is a high-performance 1/32 aluminum wheel which offers the following features and benefits:


True hubless design provides exceptional flexibility when adjusting the rear track width. This is particularly important when rules specify the wheel/tire must be completely inside the fender and/or a maximum track width.



Affordable alternative to other manufacturer’s hubless wheels which cost up to twice as much as Super Wheels SS.



Precision machined using state-of-the-art CNC machine tools which ensure Super Wheels SS are perfectly round and the axle bore is concentric with both the outer wheel surface and longitudinal axis of the axle.



Perfect concentricity between the axle bore and longitudinal axis of the axle is achieved by designing the Super Wheel SS for a specific axle (Slot.it SIPA01). Tolerances between the axle bore and axle are extremely tight which ensures concentricity is maintained when the set screw is tightened. The result – no wheel wobble or vibration which can adversely affect a car’s handling.



Designed specifically for Super Tires ® and Yellow Dog Super Tires ®. Super Wheels SS were designed to compliment Super Tires and Yellow Dog Super Tires. Super Wheels SS have undergone extensive design and testing to ensure Super Tires contact patches are perfectly flat ensuring the best possible grip.



Attractive five hole design complements a wide variety of 1/32 slot cars makes and models.



Easy to locate set screw using small dimple machined on inside of wheel. This is especially helpful if the tire is glued to the wheel and you can’t easily peel the tire back to locate the set screw.



Flexible design accepts Slot.it 20x12mm tires (all compounds) and 17mm wheel inserts if desired.



Super Wheels SS weigh 2.9 grams per wheel.



Note: Tires, axles and car shown for illustration purposes only - these items must be purchased separately.



Super Wheels SS are in stock and available for immediate purchase - please visit the Slot Car Corner online store for more details.

Super Wheels SS retail for $9.99 USD (1 pair); however, special introductory pricing is in effect until July 3, 2008 ($8.99 USD per pair).

NSR anglewinder conversion

News here first from NSR about anglewinder conversion.



A little Aston video to get you in the mood for LeMans

So only a week until the best race of the year! LeMans baby, it's all about LeMans! So a video where you get lots of information about the relationship between Aston Martin and Prodrive.

NSR news... Abarth's, GT40's, and a Porsche 917K

The latest NSR news here in English! Click on the photo to read a larger version of each page.









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