Category: Blog
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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…
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Hi-Tech custom track build- Part I
Races2U was asked by Infor to build a custom slot car track that would let them showcase their IoT (Internet of Things) capabilities at their Inforum convention in New York this July. This project was begun in February, and started with a simple idea. Races2U would build a track that would allow Infor to demonstrate the capabilities…
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New Lamborghini Huracan just arrived!!!
The Lamborghini Hurracán LP 610-4 is in an elite group of sports cars. 601.65 hp and acceleration of 0 – 100 km/h / 62.13 mph in 3.2 seconds justify this status within the uppermost eschelon. With this special edition Lamborghini celebrates itself and Italian aviation. The car is decorated with subtle details from the world…
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The Scooper Bowl in Boston sponsored by Valvoline
Two things that go well together- slot car racing and ice cream! The Scooper Bowl Ice Cream Festival in Boston is the largest Ice Cream Festival in the US, and raises hundreds of thousands of dollars each year for the Jimmy Fund to search for a cure for children’s cancer. Thank you to our wonderful…
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Racing at the TCEQ Environmental Trade Fair and Conference
“You learn something new everyday if you pay attention.” Ray LeBlond One of the great things about what we do is going to so many different trade shows for so many different industries. The TCEQ show was all about environmental programs, compliance, regulation, and just about anything that had anything to do with the environment,…