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  • Memorial Day Weekend

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    A safe and happy Memorial Day weekend, and thank you to all who have served.  This weekend represents the pinnacle of auto racing.  The Indianapolis 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix, as well as several other races will be run this weekend.  Come join Races2U at the Oasis on Lake Travis on Sunday from noon…

  • New Scalextric Arrivals

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      Well, Mother’s day may be over, but it’s not too late to buy her a Porsche- Slot car that is! Also, check out the new Lotus Evora. See what else is new in our online store or come visit our retail location in Austin, Texas.

  • Car Show to benefit West, Texas

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    This Saturday, Heart of Texas Auto Auction hosted a car show to benefit the survivors of the West, Texas explosion last month. They raised several thousand dollars, and people came from all over Central Texas to support the cause. There was a nice turnout from the Sweet Rides group in Austin, including a Prowler, a…

  • Slot car track walls and barriers, and brand compatibility

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    Much has been written about the compatibility of various brands and types of slot cars working other brands and types of tracks.  It is fairly well known, for example, that almost any analog slot car can work well on a Carrera analog track because Carrera has the widest and deepest slot of any of the…

  • Bastrop Area Cruisers Car Show

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    A great classic car show put on by Bastrop Area Cruisers out at Riverbend Park on the Colorado River near Smithville.  Lots of cool cars and trucks, good food, cold drinks, and slot car racing.  The weather was perfect, and the turnout was great.  Checkout our pics!

  • Brief interview with Kevin Schwantz

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    It was great to see how many people support this great World Champion motorcycle racer. Many fans did not attend the race out of protest, and many who did attend wore shirts saying “Free #34”. In this brief interview, Kevin points out that there were NO American MotoGP champions in attendance at the race. Shame…

  • Girls of MotoGP at Circuit of the Americas Austin Texas

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    Pretty women and fast motorcycles at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.      

  • The perfect coincidental car show

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    It could not have gone any better if it had all been planned intentionally- There was a Formula 1 race today, which meant there was an F1 Watch Party.  It was also the second Sunday of the month, which meant the Cars and Coffee monthly meetup.  A documentary was being made on Chevrolets, and it…

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    Cars and Music have gone together since the first time a radio was small enough to fit in a dashboard.  There have been many songs written about cars, in every genre you can think of, from the country swing of Guitars and Cadillacs to Rob Zombie’s  metal Black Sunshine.  Now there is a new band…

  • Indianapolis, in Florida!

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    Races2U is happy to add the newest member of our mobile slot car racing network- Checkered Flag Entertainment from Tampa, Florida.  Owner/Operator Brent Burke and his team can bring a slot car Daytona International Speedway to Daytona or the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to Indianola.  If you would like slot car racing at your next party…