Well, the lead-up to the 103rd running of the Indy 500 was certainly packed with drama. James Hinchcliffe had a vicious crash on his qualifying run and was in danger of missing the race for the second year in a row. The McLaren team could not get Fernando Alonso’s car dialed in and he was…
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Fifty Years of Slot Track Building
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•As is probably the case for many hobbyists, my hobbies have been solitary pursuits. From the time I first started building plastic scale models in 1955, my work has all been my own; I never had any supervision or mentors. And, until the Eighties, when I joined Austin Model Cars, and 2010, when I joined…
LED TV Black Screen Repair
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•IndyCar Spring Training at COTA
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•Norman Timbs Special at 2015 Indianapolis Dream Cars Exhibition
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•The recent fires in California are certainly tragic, with loss of life and families losing everything, but there have also been automotive losses as well. Gary Cervany, lost his entire 30-car collection in Malibu, including the Norman Timbs Special, a one-of-a-kind prototype from the Forties. Chris and I were lucky enough to see it at…
Pikes Peak: Drive to the Summit
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•Le Mans Slot Cars
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•2016 Year-End Celebration
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•Continuing the club’s tradition, the 2016 year-end celebration was packed with good food, friendship, laughter, gift-exchanges, car talk and Tombola … Tombola? Yep, Tombola! Most commonly known as Bingo. 😀 Thanks to Mel Roeder, our friend from Down Under, who sent a package full of goodies, including a Scalextric Ford XB Falcon GT car; and Jen…