Grand Opening Event at Slot Car Inc., Gobles, MI

Slot Car Inc.

215 South State Street (M-40)

Across from Klassic Arcade

Gobles, MI 49055

Gerding-built 135' Flat Track
(formerly at Keystone Raceway)

Scale ¼ Mile Drag Strip

It was a great opening day of drag racing January 27th, 2018 at Slot Car Inc. Gobles MI. 

This was the first organized slot car drag race held in southwestern Michigan in over 4 years.

There were a total of 146 paid entries. 82 cars in bracket and the rest were in the Index Classes. 

Next race date Sunday Feb 4th; gates open at 9am first round at 11 am. Bracket class, 990, 1090, 1190 index classes. 

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!

USSCA 2018 Season Race #1 - January 20, 2018 - Speedville, Bartonville, IL

 JK Spec Indy

Fast Lap of the Race:   Bill Sebenik  4.658

 1st: Toby Kindig

 2nd: Bill Sebenik

 3rd: Bruce Adamson

4.5" NASCAR

Fast Lap of the Race:  Toby Kindig  4.781

 1st: Toby Kindig

 2nd: Bill Sebenik

 3rd: Scott Morgan

Retro Can-Am

Fast Lap of the Race:  Toby Kindig  4.545

 1st:  Bill Sebenik

 2nd: Toby Kindig

 3rd:  Bruce Adamson

Production (4" Flexi GTS)

Fast Lap of the Race:  Toby Kindig  4.218

 1st: Toby Kindig

 2nd: Bill Sebenik

 3rd: Bruce Adamson

Central Illinois Slot Series - Jan 13, 2018 @ Bloomington, IL

Hardbody and Retro Can-Am were run on the Monster, all other classes on the Hillclimb.

Results:

B&E  (L to R) - Dan Van Horn 2nd Place - Curt Vincent 1st Place - JR Scott 3rd Place

Pony Stock Amateur (L to R) - Randy Lynn 3rd Place - Mark Miller 1st Place - Jason Plumer 2nd Place 

Pony Stock Expert (L to R) - John Vincent 2nd Place - Ken Williams 1st Place - Brian Wahlig 3rd Place

DLM 4.5" (L to R) - Ken Williams 2nd Place - Toby Kindig 1st Place - Brian Wahlig 3rd Place

Retro CanAm (L to R) - Ken Williams 2nd Place- Curt Vincent 1st Place - Brian Wahlig 3rd Place

GTP (L to R) - Ken Williams 2nd Place - Toby Kindig 1st Place - Michael Iga 3rd Place

Next Race: Feb 10 2018 Race #4 - Speedville, Bartonville, IL

West Virginia Womp Nationals - 2018 Feb 24

South Bend Indiana Tribune Visits RETRO Event at Thazer Raceway

Watch: Slot car racing at Thazer Raceway

https://www.southbendtribune.com/multimedia/videos/watch-slot-car-racing-at-thazer-raceway-in-south-bend/video_fce5b268-edb2-11e7-a560-5f58126b2cb1.html

USRA Div 1 Spec 12 Race - Mid-America Raceway Naperville

The first real 2018 test of the recently shipped ProSlot 3011 Blueprinted X-12 motors will be at the Mid-America Naperville Sunday Romp January 7, 2018.

The 3011 is a completely blueprinted version of ProSlot's imported SRS C-Can motor. This motor features the new PS-3013 armature. ProSlot states that they specifically designed this motor for reliability at an affordable price.

Doors open at 11 AM for the event. Contact the raceway for more details.

Mid-America Raceway Naperville

1223 E. Ogden Ave, Ste 139

Naperville, IL 60563

(630) 484-8574

AWRA Calendar Update 2018

Here are the AWRA events for 2018 so far:

January 20, 2018 - Archdale Slot Car Speedway *Archdale, North Carolina

January 27, 2018 - Thunder Road Raceway *Saluda, Virginia

February 3, 2017 - Ho b Max *Durham, North Carolina



February 17, 2017 - Staunton Miniature Speedway and Hobbies *Staunton, Virginia



March 3, 2018 - Cordle Model Speedway *Marietta, Georgia

April 7, 2018 - Tennessee Valley Speedway *Greenville, Tennessee

May 5, 2018 - American Adrenaline Speedway *Randleman, North Carolina



June 9, 2018 - Staunton Miniature Speedway and Hobbies *Staunton, Virginia

July 7, 2018 - The Slot Car Track *Concord, North Carolina

October 27, 2018 - Staunton Miniature Speedway and Hobbies *Staunton, Virginia

November 3, 2018 - The Slot Car Track *Concord, North Carolina

There are still lots of dates open in most areas of the country, so tell your local track owner to get booked!

More Information: https://www.facebook.com/AWRA-1818121901759886/

Mosseti Racing Announces New Retro Can-Am Chassis Kit

Here are some pics of the finished Can-Am chassis build. 

Car as shown above weighs 60.5 grams. 

The Kit will be available as two options: 

Option 1 - MR5001 will have Guide Tongue and Guide Doubler (spacer) as shown. 

Option 2 - MR5002 will have IRRA Approved Guide Tongue and Guide Doubler at 1.0" Maximum width.

Retail is $55.00 for either Kit. 

Motor Bracket available separately . $8.00 Retail

More information: https://www.facebook.com/pg/mossettiracing/

Mid-America Raceway and Hobbies Profiled on Local TV

Naperville News 17 filmed during the Great Lakes ISRA 2017-2018 opening event and broadcast this video:

Slot Car Racing is a High Speed Hobby in Naperville from Naperville News 17 on Vimeo.

AWRA Fall Brawl 2017-11-18

AWRA Fall Brawl results from Thunder Road raceway in Saluda, Virginia. November 18, 2017.

Charles Eldridge's Dean Stewart built Monte Carlo paced the field as Charles posted his fourth AWRA career win in the AWRA Stock Car race. 

The Monte Carlo previously won at Cordel Model Speedway in Marietta, Georgia in its maiden voyage with Dean Stewart at the helm, and posted a second place finish at The Slot Car Track in Concord, North Carolina in early November. In between, the car also ran at Staunton Miniature Raceway and Hobbies in Staunton, Virginia. Bobby Prout finished second, and Billy Smith rounded out the podium in third. 

Bobby Prout TQ'ed in the Sportsman race, and dodged the dreaded AWRA TQ curse and went on post his first AWRA career win in the Sportsman race. Billy Smith finished second, just ahead of two time race winner Joe Shiflett. 

In Legends action, it was Joe Shiflett leading the field to the checkers ahead of Josh Henderson and Charles Eldridge. This was Joe Shiflett's second career win and his second AWRA Legends win. Josh Henderson was second, and Charles Eldridge finished third, snagging another podium spot. 

AWRA Stockcar Class Race Results

Josh Henderson takes best looking car award
Joseph Shiflett tqd
Charles Eldridge takes 1st place
Bobby Prout 2nd
Billy Smith 3rd

AWRA Sportsman Race Results

Bobby Prout takes best looking car and 1st place
Billy Smith 2nd
Joseph Shiflett 3r

AWRA Legends Race Results

Charles Eldridge was Top Qualifier
Joseph Shiflett best looking car award and 1st place
Josh Henderson takes 2nd
Charles Eldridge takes 3rd

2017 24-Hour race results - Area 51, Storrs, CT

November 11th 2017 Area 51 Raceway hosted their annual 24 hours endurance race on their 5-lane 130 foot Ogilvie routed magnabraid track.

Team Can-Am started off strong and was leading the first few heats, but then Team Shoreline got it rolling and never looked back, easily getting the win.

For awhile, the other 3 teams had a close battle for 2nd, then Team Quebec suffered a crash that had them losing quite a bit of time for repairs, leaving Team Cloverleaf Gearz and Can-Am to fight it out. But then Can-Am had a motor wire come loose, and later on the rear axle shifted, which meant time in the pits. Cloverleaf Gearz drove a steady race to come home 2nd, with Can-Am 3rd and Quebec in 4th.

Team Shoreline Model Raceways - 1st

Team Changing Clover Leaf Racing Gearz - 2nd

Team Can-Am - 3rd

Team Equipe Quebec - 4th

Ralph Thorne Racing 1/24th NASCAR Decals.

Ralph Thorne Racing announces a new line of self-adhesive NASCAR style decals for 1/24th 4" and 4 1/2" stock cars. They could also be used to decorate Dirt Late Model and Hardbody stock cars.

Each sheet includes 2 door numbers, a roof number, 'ethanol' fuel filler, exhaust, wheel stickers, grill and headlight stickers and tail light stickers.

Three styles are available now:

Toyota Camry (numbers 11,18, 19, 20, 55, 77, 78, 83)

Ford Fusion (numbers 2, 6, 16, 17, 21, 22, 43, 60)

Chevrolet SS (numbers 3, 4, 10, 14, 24, 42, 48, 88)

The numbers are somewhat of a generic style because most NASCAR teams have trademarked their number styles.

For more information and to order check: Ralph Thorne Racing Website.