Category: Blog
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Play it again Sam…
One of the most misquoted movie lines ever, from the Bogart classic “Casablanca”. What does this have to do with slot car racing? Nothing, except that Races2U participated in the Casablanca Gala fundraiser for CASA of Travis County this past weekend. It was a lot of fun for a great cause, and CASA raised close…
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Formula 1 ending tradition of Grid Girls
At Races2U, we don’t generally comment on politics and trends outside of racing. However, we are very dismayed that the recent spate of sexual harassment claims seems to have lead to the demise of the time honored tradition of Grid Girls at Formula 1 racing. This is an example of political correctness run amok. F1…
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Mini 500 in Indianapolis
Home of the famous Indy 500, we set up our own miniature race using Scalextric Indy cars at the annual IPSA conference at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis. A big THANK YOU to our sponsor Dow Agrosciences for having us be a part of the event, and the awesome staff of Bader-Rutter marketing and media for…
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Another one Rides the Bus…
The UMA Motorcoach Expo was held at the Henry Gonzales Center in San Antonio Jan 6-10. Races2U was hired by ABC Companies– the exclusive distributor for VanHool coaches in the US, as part of their booth entertainment. Since the show had a strong focus on touring coaches and companies, we set up a track featuring…
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Renovations in store
Pardon our dust, but we are remodeling our Circuit of the Americas track to give you a better racing experience. The track is operational during the remodel, though at the moment it does not look very good. We will have it looking great for the new year!
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The Best Compliment…
One of the best compliments we can receive is repeat business. This week was another example of a corporate client using us again as a draw in their booth at a major trade show in Pittsburgh. Thank you again to all the great folks at EDR for putting your trust in Races2U, and we look forward…
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Racing slot cars with an F1 driver
The US Formula 1 Grand Prix is held annually in Austin, Texas, and along with it are many events hosted by teams and sponsors from around the globe. This year was no different, and our slot car racing and simulators were in high demand. One of our more interesting and challenging events this year was…
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Store closed Aug 14-21
Our apologies for any inconvenience. The Races2U store will be closed from August 14 to the 21. We will reopen for the last week of summer break on the 22nd at 11am.
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Hi-Tech custom built track- Part III
In keeping with the “Fast and Furious” style of making movies out of order, Part III of our series on this custom built track is actually the first. You will be able to see Parts I and II next week. Here are the final results of the track we built for Infor that made its…