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Auction Hunters: Slot Car Racers – YouTube

admin — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:59:32 +0000

Ton and Allen find a series of rad slot car racers in yet another epic episode of ‘Auction Hunters.’ Auction Hunters visit Dallas Slot Cars – clip on YouTube: Auction Hunters: Slot Car Racers – YouTube.

Buzzarama from “New York Originals” – YouTube

admin — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:12:04 +0000

Slot car racing in Brooklyn. For more New York Originals visit our website at www.newyorkoriginalsonline.com Buzzarama from “New York Originals” – YouTube.

Ford vs Ferrari 1967

admin — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:35:33 +0000

Enjoy a full length video from Muscle Mustang & Fast Fords Its Ford vs. Ferrari again as we relive the 1967 season in this great video! View on Muscle Mustang & Fast Fords: Ford vs Ferrari 1967.

Yahoo! Local Beta News – New York’s last slot car parlor

admin — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:23:54 +0000

Frank “Buzz” Perri has operated Buzz-a-Rama, his Brooklyn slot car parlor, since 1965, and he has no plans to retire. View video on Yahoo Local Beta News: Yahoo! Local Beta News – New York’s last slot car parlor. NOTE: Video on Yahoo not available outside USA. (but it is on here!)

Slot cars helping battle autism

admin — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:19:53 +0000

by CHRIS EGAN / Evening Magazine Posted on August 18, 2010 If you are interested in the hobby of slot car races or just want to be a spectator, visit http://www.pacificslotcarraceways.com/ View at KING 5 TV here: Slot cars helping battle autism | KING5.com Seattle.

Slot Cars Racing Back Into Mainstream

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:57:29 +0000

It’s a sound that takes some getting used to. Little electric motors, racing down a track. Combine that with the din of yelling. Taunting. “Dilly you gettin’ out here…get on out there!” It’s night time at Hobbytown USA. But it’s just getting started here. “Kept me out of a lot of bars over the years.” [...]

Private Circuits: Custom-built slot-car tracks sell to wealthy hobbyists around the world

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:34:56 +0000

By JOHN GALLAGHER, DETROIT FREE PRESS February 18, 2012 David Beattie, owner of Slot Mods, talks about the construction of custom slot-car raceways at his shop. (Detroit Free Press) DETROIT — Business coaches often advise people to find what they love and the money will follow. That certainly worked in Dave Beattie’s life. Beattie, 50, [...]

Reviving ‘60s Hobby – Slot Car Racing

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:48:59 +0000

Reviving ‘60s Hobby — Slot Car Racing by Dave Rasdal Eastern Iowa Life February 17, 2012 SWISHER — Zip, click, zoom. Up, over and around. The little 1/32nd-size slot cars eat up the 10 curves on the 57-foot long track in less than five seconds, a scale speed of about 250 miles per hour. No [...]

SoMdNews.com: Need for speed

admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:39:50 +0000

Need for speed Slot car racing gives hobbyists feel of drag racing by SARA K. TAYLOR, Staff writer SoMdNews.com Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 Staff photo by GRETCHEN PHILLIPS Calvin Starcher, right, owner of Fas Trax of MD in Hughesville, helps Jeremy Fowler, 13, of Mechanicsville before a race. Calvin Starcher fell in love when he [...]

New Modified Tour…For Slot Cars…Starts in the Northeast

admin — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:41:41 +0000

New Modified Tour…For Slot Cars…Starts in the Northeast Reality Modified Tour to Feature Cool-Looking Replica Modifieds Speed51.com – The Short Track Source Slot car racing’s popularity has dwindled since the 1960’s and 70’s and has evolved more into a hobbyists sport. However some racers and slot car enthusiasts from Long Island and the New England [...]