Category: Blog
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Janis Joplin’s custom Porsche to be auctioned
From Fox News: Her friends all drove Porsches, and so did she. Janis Joplin’s 1965 Porsche 356 C 1600 has spent the past twenty years enshrined with her memory in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but now it’s heading to the auction block. Related Image (Sotheby’s) The car, which was purchased by the…
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New track construction video
It took a while to publish this, but here is a video from one of our more recent slot car track construction projects. Please watch it to the end credits, as many people were involved in this project, and they deserve a lot of credit for making it happen.
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Oatmeal Festival Today
Come and join Races2U at the Oatmeal Festival in Bertram today! Ride the Cedar Park Train through the scenic Hill Country and come and enjoy a great Texas tradition. Just an hour from Austin, this festival offers something for everyone- parades, arts and crafts, games for the kids, and more. See ya’ll there! http://oatmealfestival.org/
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Cool Smart Phone Case / Roll Cage for I-phones from AutoART
The roll cage in a racing car is a safety device designed to protect the driver in case of an accident. Racing machines didn’t always have them, or have very good ones, and there’s been a lot of blood and tears shed in the process of reaching today’s highly developed designs. The modern safety cage…
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Indy Driver Justin Wilson killed in crash
Our prayers go out to his friends and family. (CNN)IndyCar driver Justin Wilson died Monday from injuries he suffered when struck by a part careening off a crashed race car. The nose cone of driver Sage Karam’s car flew off after he crashed Sunday at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, and struck Wilson in…
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New- Now in stock- Scalextric Lamborghini Aventador
These just came in, but are sure to move fast- both on the track and out of our stock. Get yours here.
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Very cool birthday idea! Numb3rs
One of our Races2U fans has started a new business that would compliment your young racer’s birthday party very nicely. A centerpiece made from candy with the birthday boy/girl’s age, or better yet, the number of their favorite driver’s car 🙂 They can also do letters, or even entire words if your space and…
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Hill Country Rally for Kids
Come check it out tomorrow just South of Austin in Hays County near The Salt Lick! http://www.hcrally.com/
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Slot cars at the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green
Carrera of America will be at the 21st Anniversary event for the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky Sept 3-5, 2015 and will be displaying the new Corvette Race set. The set will be shown here and you can race the cars on the track during the 3 day event! We will be doing giveaways…