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The day may have started wet and dreary, but it turned out to be a perfect late morning for the Rock’n’Rides Car Show to benefit the Rouse High School Band in Leander. A great time was had by all. Ron

And what better place is there to celebrate his second Daytona victory!  Welcome to Austin, Jr.!  We hope you enjoy your visit. Please note that Races2U does have this particular scale model Scalextric car in stock in limited supply in our North Austin store.  Photos and article courtesy of the Statesman. http://www.statesman.com/gallery/sports/motor-sports/dale-earnhardt-jr-austin-022514/gCHxT/#4617336  

This year the theme at the East Texas Auto and Cycle Show was celebrating 50 years of the Mustang, and there were dozens of the beautiful ponies on display from throughout the iconic brand’s history. There were many other classics as well, and not just cars.  There were some really special antique motorcycles, including a…

Formula 1 racing legend Nigel Mansell racing Scalextric Digital slot cars in this humorous commercial.

What an amazing day and incredible turnout for Cars and Coffee.  After what has been a particularly cold and icy winter (at least for what we’re used to in Texas), this Sunday was a pleasant, sunny day with temps in the low 70’s and just a few wispy clouds in the sky.  Over 1000 cars…

January 31, 2014, Kenny Bruce, NASCAR.com Informal poll of drivers at Sprint Media Tour reveals Denver Broncos as favorite MORE: Kahne, Busch make Super Bowl bet | See Danica’s GoDaddy Super Bowl commercial Brendan Gaughan will be one of several NASCAR competitors either attending Sunday’s Super Bowl or watching on TV. This year’s game features the Denver Broncos and Seattle…

It may still be Winter, but now is the time to start booking Races2U for your school’s PTA Spring Fundraiser carnivals.  March is fast approaching, and we have already booked with some of our usual hosts such as Caldwell Heights Elementary, who will be holding their carnival on March 29th, as well as some first…

If it wasn’t for the DUI, we might ALMOST think Justin Bieber is cool after all. He was caught drag racing in a yellow Lamborghini, racing his friend in a red Ferrari. Too bad he had to be under the influence, or it could have been a good story. Come on Bieber- racers don’t race…

Many people have been asking us about the new Anki Drive, and whether we will be adding it to our racing lineup. Anki is a new type of racing game that was released in December of 2013, in which you use an I-phone or I-pad to control robotic cars that run on a special roll…

Dwayne Helbourg,  devoted brother, loving uncle, baseball fan, karaoke singer, slot car racer, and big kid at heart, passed away at the age of 45.  Although I never had the pleasure of meeting him face to face, we spent many hours together on the phone, emails, and Facebook, and I considered him a kindred spirit.…