Shown here previously (and first I believe) the new Sloting Plus Reynard. This car is a planned release for the first quarter of 2010. Final price not yet set. The plastic injection molded car will be made in China with the Sloting Plus parts (which are made in Spain).

GRAND-AM, SPEED Look to Continue Momentum from Successful 2009 Season

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov., 2009) - All 12 races on the 2010 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 schedule will be televised live on SPEED, GRAND-AM officials announced today.

America's premier road racing sanctioning body looks to continue momentum from the 2009 season, when SPEED viewership increased 42 percent and the number of households watching the races increased 39 percent over the 2008 season.

In addition, eight of the 10 GRAND-AM KONI Sports Car Challenge races will be televised on SPEED next season.

The 2010 Rolex Series campaign opens with the 48th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Saturday, Jan. 30. SPEED coverage begins at 3 p.m. ET, prior to the 3:25 p.m. ET green flag, and lasts until 11 p.m. ET. Coverage resumes at 7 a.m. ET and will run to the finish at 4 p.m. ET.

GRAND-AM will continue to expand its fan-friendly activities during the events. In 2009, the pre-race fan walk and driver autograph session received overwhelming positive response from the fans, teams and drivers.

"I was amazed at the fan response this past season," said Mike Johnson, team manager for Stevenson Motorsports. "This year has been the largest single improvement I've seen in 10 years of GRAND-AM, in what they're doing to get people to the race track. This year, with everything GRAND-AM has done with the pit walk and the schedule of the weekends, has been great. Everywhere we go we feel like we're part of a major event; everyone's having a great time."

In addition to the fan-friendly initiatives at each event, GRAND-AM continues its focus on keeping fans in touch with the series through grand-am.com, developing a new feature to download the Rolex Series TV schedule to various electronic calendars. This function enables fans to stay in tune with the series by setting the broadcast dates and times with reminders on their calendars.

The next event for the Rolex Series will be testing at Daytona International Speedway on Dec. 8-9. The 2010 season kicks off with the "Roar Before the Rolex 24," a Jan. 8-10 test at Daytona for both the Rolex Series and KONI Challenge.

Not recent story but I thought it was worth posting.

Luxury car maker Ferrari unveil a unique special edition model in Beijing with Formula One racer Michael Schumacher on hand to discuss the craftsmanship.

Crowds fill the grandstand to watch dirt track automobile racing at Overland Park in Denver, Colorado. Photo taken between 1920 and 1930

Meet us at Ascot Speedway, Sunday, 2 P.M., March 19th.Second title on image: "$5000.00 Washington Sweepstakes, 100 miles, Ascot Park, Los Angeles, Cal., March 5, 1916."

First Annual International Sweepstake Race, 30 miles, Cincinnati Motor Speedway, Sept. 4, 1916.

Hi folks, some early photos of auto racing in the U.S. Busy right now getting the house cleaned before Thanksgiving guests arrive. More on this soon.

John

SLOT MINIAUTO 62 – DICIEMBRE


La portada de la revista Slot MiniAuto del mes diciembre esta dedicada al nuevo Hispano Suiza Type 68 de Slot Classic. Se destaca así mismo el nuevo Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 GT de Carrera, el Vanwall de Cartrix, el nuevo Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT de Ninco Sport, y el Nissan GT-R R35 de Superslot.

En el interior se desvelan, en exclusiva, las primeras imágenes del nuevo Reynard 2QK LM en 1:32 de Sloting Plus. La primera entrevista que concede Peter Pré, y además, las pruebas del nuevo Ninco XLot Ferrari F430, Matra 768B de Le Mans Miniatures, el Alfa Romeo 33/2 de Cursa Models y del Ecurie Ecosse Transporter de Peter Pré.
En nuestra sección Sport un reportaje con todas las clasificaciones del Campeonato de España de Slot.


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SLOT MINIAUTO 62 – DECEMBER

The Slot Miniauto cover of December is dedicated to the new Slot Classic Hispano Suiza Type 68. Likewise, highlights the new Carrera Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 GT, the Vanwall of Cartrix, the new Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT Ninco Sport, and Scalextric’s Nissan GT-R R35.

Inside are revealed, exclusively, the surprising images of the new Sloting Plus Reynard 2QK LM at 1:32. The first interview with Peter Prè, and also testing the new Ferrari F430 Ninco XLot, Matra 768B Le Mans Miniatures, Alfa Romeo 33/2 Cursa Models and the Peter Prè handcrafted Ecurie Ecosse Transporter.
In our Slot Sport section a report with all the Spanish Slot Championship results.

(More information on www.revistasprofesionales.com)

by raptortheangel.

You could never accuse this man of not having enough flair on his bike, with enough windmills to make a little on the side from PG&E. Photo was taken in Queen Alexandra, Edmonton, AB, Canada, the hat says it all.