Thursday, June 30, 2011

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Slot MiniAuto #81


COMUNICADO DE PRENSA

SLOT MINIAUTO 81 – JULIO

Michael Schumacher vuelve a ocupar una portada de Slot MiniAuto después de unos años de ausencia. El nuevo Mercedes GP Petronas de Superslot es el protagonista. Junto a él destacamos el nuevo Ferrari 156/85 de Ostorero, el Pegaso Berlineta Enasa de Top Slot y el nuevo Ferrari 250 GTO de Racer.

En el interior reportajes de las últimas novedades: Subaru WRC de MSC, Ford GT40 de Slot.it, Mazda 787B de MRSlotcar, Ford RS200 de Superslot, Pegaso Cangrejo de Slot Classic y el chasis TWR11 de Twister. Además destacamos el reportaje de nuevo chasis de Tecno Slot para modelos a escala 1:43.



(A la venta el 30-06-2011)

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PRESS RELEASE

SLOT MINIAUTO 81 – JULY

Michael Schumacher stars in a Slot MiniAuto cover after years of absence. The new Scalextric Mercedes Petronas GP makes it possible. Next to it highlight the new Ferrari 156/85 of Ostorero, Top Slot Pegaso Enasa Berlinetta and the new Ferrari 250 GTO of Racer.
Inside reports from the most recent novelties: Subaru WRC MSC, Ford GT40 Slot.it, Mazda 787B of MRSlotcar, Scalextric Ford RS200, Slot Classic Pegaso “crab” and TWR11 Twister chassis for raid slot. Also highlight the article of the new Tecno Slot chassis for 1:43 scale models.

(On-Sale 30/06/2011)

Now Slot MiniAuto in Facebook

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New Scaleauto 1/24 Felbermayr RSR

The new Scaleauto 1/24 Felbermayr Porsche RSR.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

A pair of Sideways DP's for sale

I little plug for a pair of cars I'm selling... a rare pair of Sideways DP's for sale on SCI.

New MRRC Ford GT40 arrival

New MRRC Ford GT40's arriving next week according to REH Distributors.

New 1/24 Scaleauto Jaguar



Monday, June 27, 2011

Cars 2 demo in Connecticut

A Cars 2 demo I did over the weekend in Branford CT. It was great introducing slots to what will hopefully be the next generation of racers.

New Scaleauto 1/24 Gulf Porsche


Click to see larger images of the this new Scaleauto Gulf Porsche Cup car.

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Link for live streaming Nurburgring 24

http://adac.24h-rennen.de/Live-Streaming-2011.4101.0.html

Live coverage of the Nurburgring 24 at this link... hopefully not blacked out for non-German markets.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Cars 2 Carrera event in CT

Saturday June 25th Carrera of America will be doing a demo at the Regal Cinemas Branford Stadium 12 in Branford CT from about 11am all day. We will have a Disney Pixar Cars 2 GO!!! set on display (for racing too) and we will also have preproduction samples of the 1/32 Lightning McQueen and Francesco.

325 East Main Street
Branford, CT 06405
(203) 481-4089

New Cartrix GP cars coming

A new Lancia and Vanwall Cartrix cars are coming soon to North America.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

New H & R Motor


Coming soon new H & R motor HRMCI 26,000 rpm # 12 V double shaft

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Autoworld Carfitti releases

New Autoworld Carfitti releases Autoworld SC232

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

New Carrera Ferrari 599xx coming

Coming soon from Carrera a new Ferrari 599xx in DIGITAL132, item number 30563.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Winning is indeed priceless

Winning the Italian Championship.... priceless!
A great video.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Audi R8 LMS video

Well this is a pretty cool video from Audi showing the R8 LMS car.


And one more... why not :)

3 new Revell cars announced.




Details of release when available, until then enjoy the photos.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Meadowdale 24Hour Race!


Visit the Facebook page of the Meadowdale Raceway to see photos and coverage of their recent 24 Hour race they held.
See a gallery of photos at this link!

Carrera D124 "Breadvan" Ferrari

The Carrera DIGITAL124 Ferrari 250GT "Breadvan" Ferrari is coming to North America soon.

New Cartrix GP car coming

This new Cartrix item number 925 will be available soon in North America.
Thanks to REH Distributing for this news and photo.

Carrera GO!!! Cars 2 exclusive at Toys R Us


Visit your local Toys R Us to find an exclusive Carrera GO!!! Cars 2 set. I found this one on sale at my local TRU this morning.

2012 LeMans project.... Delta Wing car?

It will be interesting to watch this project progress. With Dan Gurney and Highcroft Racing working on this you have to take this project seriously.

Monday, June 13, 2011

New Slot It Toyota 88C



CA19a Toyota 88C, 24, Daytona 1969
Drivers:D.Olson, C.Cord , S.Bren

The Toyota 88C is a sports car prototype built in 1988 by Toyota according to the Group C specification, to race the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Japanese Sports-Prototype Championship.

The car, designed by Dome, was powered by a 4-cylinder turbocharged engine, named "3S-GT", a 2.1-liter, water cooled, 680-hp, 16 valves aluminium head, unit. The chassis was an aluminum monocoque, and the composite bodywork was made of carbon fiber and kevlar.

In 1989, one of these cars was entered in the IMSA GTP championship, a category with rules which were very similar to those of Group C in Europe, by All American Racers, Dan Gurney's (an American racing legend who won Le Mans in 1967) team.

The new Slot.it model reproduces the car that took part to the 24 Hours of Daytona, driven by Drake Olson, Chris Cord and Steve Bren. All American Racers, using this engine as a development base, was later (1992, 1993) able to claim, with the Eagle MKIII, two IMSA titles, two victories at Sebring and one in Daytona.

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Friday, June 10, 2011

New Slot It McLaren GTR



CA10e McLaren F1 GTR n.40, Le Mans 1998.

Drivers: B.Auberlen, S.O'Rourke, T.Sugden

The McLaren F1 GTR production, directed by the former Formula 1 engineer Gordon Murray, began in 1992 and ended in 1998.

At that time, it was the fastest car ever built.

In 1995, the F1 GTR gave its first performance at Le Mans and won, bringing to the finish line five cars that ended 1^st, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 13^th.

The car featured a monocoque carbon-fibre chassis and a BMW 5990 cc V12 engine.

In 1997, the F1 GTR was developed into the “Long Tail” version.

At Le Mans 1998, the McLaren n.40 finished in 4^th place, completing a very regular race, with only 40 minutes spent at the pits in the entire 24-hours time.

Gulf Slot It Ford GT40 MKI



CW09 Ford Gt 40 MKI: Le Mans Winner 1969
Drivers: Jacky Ickx, Jackie Oliver


The Ford GT40 was one of the most successful car who won four times the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1966 being the Mk II, 1967 the Mk IV, and 1968-1969 the oldest chassis design, the Mk I.

This is the first car in Le Mans history to win the race more than once with the same chassis; it was built to compete against Ferrari (who had won at Le Mans six times in a row from 1960 to 1965).

The Mk I chassis n. 1075 was a steel and aluminum semi-monocoque; body was reinforced with carbon fiber. It had brakes ventilated discs. The engine, originally a 4.7 liter, had been enlarged to 4.9-liter with the special alloy Gurney-Weslake cylinder head; the gearbox was a ZF 5 gears.

The MKI was later upgraded to Mk II specifications with a 7.0 liter (427ci) engine.
The GT 40 will become the most glorious of all Ford Racing; in '69 the car caught the victory at Sebring.

It's almost here... LeMans baby!!!!

Hands down the best annual racing event of the year is about to happen... 24 Hours of LeMans goodness!

Thursday, June 09, 2011

Ninco Newsletter June/July

Ninco's newletter for June/July.



Wednesday, June 08, 2011

Carrera Disney Cars 2 releases

The Carrera Disney Cars 2 sets and cars are coming or are already in stock at Carrera of America.
Lightning McQueen in Evolution #27353/ #30555 DIGITAL132/ #61193 GO!!!
Francesco Bernoulli in Evolution #27354/ #30556 DIGITAL132/ #61194 GO!!!

Mater in GO!!! #61183
Sally in GO!!! #61184
Finn McMissile in GO!!! #61195
Raoule Caroule in GO!!! #61198
Max Schnell in GO!!! #61199

The Porto Corsa set: #62238
The Secret Mission set: #62239






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The EVOLUTION set:
http://www.carrera-toys.com/en/products/evolution/sets/disneypixar-cars-2-378/#25179
Item no.: 25179
Available: 2011

Scale of track: 1:24
Scale of cars: 1:32

Dimensions when assembled: 6.56 x 2.62 ft.
Track length: 14.8 ft.
Not available in the UK.

* 1 Disney/Pixar Cars 2 “Lightning McQueen”
* 1 Disney/Pixar Cars 2 "Francesco Bernoulli"
* 5 Standard straights
* 1 Connecting section
* 8 Curves 1/60°
* 2 Mechanical speed controllers
* 1 Transformer
* Guardrails
* Replacement contacts
* Accessories
* Instructions

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GO!!! sets.

Porto Corsa set:
http://www.carrera-toys.com/en/products/go/sets/disneypixar-cars-2-382/#62238
Item no.: 62238
Available: 2011

Scale of track: 1:43
Scale of cars: 1:43

Dimensions when assembled: 5.71 x 4.86 ft.
Track length: 17.7 ft.
Not available in the UK.

* 1 Disney/Pixar Cars 2 “Lightning McQueen”
* 1 Disney/Pixar Cars 2 "Francesco Bernoulli"
* 7 Straights 342 mm / 13.46 in.
* 3 Straights 114 mm / 4.48 in.
* 5 Curves 1/90°
* 2 Curves 1/45°
* 4 Curves 2/45°
* 1 Connecting track section
* 1 Straight with lap counter
* 2 Speed controllers
* 1 Transformer
* Support Set
* Track section bolts
* Replacement contacts
* Spare guide keels
* Instructions
* Decoration

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The Secret Mission set:
http://www.carrera-toys.com/en/products/go/sets/disneypixar-cars-2-385/#62239
Item no.: 62239
Available: 2011

Scale of track: 1:43
Scale of cars: 1:43

Dimensions when assembled: 7.12 x 2.62 ft.
Track length: 20.3 ft.
Not available in the UK.

* 1 Disney/Pixar Cars 2 “Mater”
* 1 Disney/Pixar Cars 2 "Finn McMissile"
* 4 Straights 342 mm / 13.46 in.
* 2 Single-lane straights
* 342 mm / 13.46 in.
* 3 Straights 114 mm / 4.48 in.
* 6 Curves 1/90°
* 4 Single-lane bends K1
* 8 Loop sections with supports
* 2 Track parts concave
* 2 Track parts convex
* 1 Connecting track section
* 1 Straight with lap counter
* 2 Speed controllers
* 1 Transformer
* Support Set
* Track section bolts
* Replacement contacts
* Spare guide keels
* Instructions
* Decoration

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Three GO!!! extension sets:
http://www.carrera-toys.com/en/products/go/accessories/disneypixar-cars-2-ausbau-fahrzeugset-hook-407/#61652
Item no.: 61652

Content:

* 1 Carrera GO!!! Disney/Pixar Cars 2 "Mater"
* 2 Straights 342 mm / 13.46 in.
* 2 Lane change sections
* 6 Flags
* 3 Banner
* 2 Guardrails

http://www.carrera-toys.com/en/products/go/accessories/disneypixar-cars-2-ausbau-fahrzeugset-francesco-bernoulli-408/#61653
Item no.: 61653

Content:

* 1 Carrera GO!!! Disney/Pixar Cars 2 "Francesco Bernoulli"
* 2 Straights 342 mm / 13.46 in.
* 2 Lane change sections
* 6 Flags
* 3 Banner
* 2 Guardrails

http://www.carrera-toys.com/en/products/go/accessories/disneypixar-cars-2-ausbau-fahrzeugset-max-schnell-409/#61654
Item no.: 61654

Content:

* 1 Carrera GO!!! Disney/Pixar Cars 2 "Max Schnell"
* 2 Straights 342 mm / 13.46 in.
* 2 Lane change sections
* 6 Flags
* 3 Banner
* 2 Guardrails