John Force Wins 15th NHRA Funny Car Title!
He’s done it again! That legend of NHRA funny car racing, John Force won his 15th Funny Car Championship this past Sunday. He came from behind with a “forceful” effort in the Auto Club NHRA finals. He had been trailing competitor Matt Hagan by 38 points prior to Sunday’s eliminations but in an interesting turn of events, Hagan lost to Bob Tasca in the first round. It was 61 year old Force’s second round win, defeating Bob Bode that secured title number 15. It’s the first since 2006, when Force ended up with bad leg injuries in Texas during a crash at Ennis. Force is happy to be back with his arms and legs in good shape and Sunday’s win proves he’s as great at ever.
Auto World is truly excited about John Force’s latest Championship win, with the imminent release of the Auto World John Force NHRA Electric Slot Racing Drag Strip Set! The buzz over this truly exciting product has been overwhelming! It includes a working electronic “Christmas Tree” starting light and a victory light indicator at the end of the track. Auto World 4Gear™ Slot Racers of John and Ashley Force’s car are included along with precision speed controllers and more. Click here for more information.
Finally! John Force Pro Racing Dragstrip Demo Video
Available DECEMBER of 2010 through autoworldstore.com, The John Force Pro Racing Dragstrip is being mass produced as I type. Those who attended iHobby Expo on Rosemont, IL this year were treated to a hands-on track demo.
The track in the video has the optional return loop that can be purchased separately via Traxessories at autoworldstore.com, or by adding your extra Auto World track you already own. Included will be 13 feet, but you can expand it as long as you want. During development testing, we had a looped track set up that stretched over 70ft!
Click here for the video!
First Painted Samples for John Force Drag Strip Slot Car Set!
Hello everyone!! It’s been a while but I wanted to share with you some photos of the first painted samples I received of John Force and Ashley Force Hood Funny cars. These cars look fantastic and look great sitting on our 4 Gear chassis. Check out all the fine details on the cars!!
Since I’m here discussing the Force Funny cars, I wanted to let you know how the Drag Strip slot car set is coming along. We should be seeing samples to test anytime now and I know you’re anxious to make some runs down the track as much as we are!!
Keep your eye out also for an NHRA 4 Gear slot car program which will have 8 NHRA cars based off Funny cars and Pro Stocks. Make sure you have your NHRA drag racing license ready!!
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Auto World Pro Racing Dragway: Slot car test shot!
Wow, there has been some great feedback and interest in this drag racing slot car set! It’s been a while since we updated this blog since we’ve been so busy trying to make it right. Below are some pics of the very first test shot we received from the factory a couple days ago of the start and end gates. There are some rough spots, and tooling tweaks that still need to be resolved, but we’re getting close. These don’t have the electronics installed and aren’t decorated in any way, but of course the final product will be. Also the injected colors are incorrect, but that’s just a couple of the minor tweaks.
In trying to help visualize something closer to the final product, here’s a retouched version of the gate showing the working LED christmas tree. The cars pictured are only test shots showing the 4Gear chassis. Once we get decorated preproduction samples of the cars showing their actual graphics, I’ll update the blog and photos!
2009 iHobby Exclusive Tom Daniel S’cool Bus Chrome is HERE!
Be sure to get your 2009 iHobby Exclusive Tom Daniel S’cool Bus in exciting chrome finish, while they last!
4GEARS RELEASE 2 – There is nothing like a classic. Tear up the track with these racers. The extended chassis is perfect for bringing these hot rods to roaring life. Dual neodymium magnets ensure these beasts will stick through the curves. Jump in and hang on!
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American Muscle – 1 of 500! Did you know?
Our American Muscle has been steadily growing in popularity. Many of the newest cars are selling out quickly! Did you know that most are limited to only 500 pieces? That’s right…only 500 made. In the world of die-cast collecting, “rare” is a term that can be overused and diluted by cars in multi-thousand-piece runs. Our 500-piece production run is rarer than some manufacturer’s special chase car editions! Don’t miss your chance to pick one up before they’re gone!
In the future, we’ll be adding a sticker to each package denoting the production run quantity.
Auto World Exclusive VW Slot Car for Autofest 2009
This past weekend, Auto World hung out with fellow slot car and die-cast enthusiasts in South Bend, IN at the Century Center for Autofest 2009. On Friday the 14th, there was a dinner for 150 collectors and fans of the die-cast and slot car hobby. We, and other sponsors of the event gave a presentation to show off our current and upcoming product. As a bonus to the dinner attendees, there was a giveaway bag full of exclusive Autofest collectibles from several manufactures. Auto World donated an exclusive run of 150 VW Samba Bus X-Tractions. It featured a white chassis and exclusive Autofest tampos factory sealed in an X-Traction jewel case. We all had a lot of fun meeting familiar faces from years’ past and getting to know new people at the event!
Also, Tony our product manager, and Tom the company founder, showed off their cars at the car show! Tom has a beautiful bright orange 1970 Superbird, and Tony made show-goers jealous with his 1969 Camaro that he drag races regularly. He IS faster than you, so stop thinking about it… 
Lastly, we had a small table set up where we were happy to discuss anything and everything collectors may have on their minds. Jason, one of our guys who keeps our warehouse running smoothly, is shown here in the pic. It was a good time and we look forward to seeing all of you next year!!
Auto World Slot Cars: Drag Racing! -Exclusive Sneak Peek-
Later this year, we will release the most exciting slot car race set ever. 1:64 slot car drag racing is coming from Auto World! If you have been itching for a working drag racing christmas tree and finish line for your 1:64 race sets, look no further. We have this scheduled to be available early 2010.
Features of this set include:
- Working LED christmas tree
- 2 race modes: Pro and Sportsman authentically timed to NHRA regulation
- Foul light sensor to prevent early starts
- 2 variable speed controllers and UL approved power pack
- Electronic finish line with win indicator
- Two BRAND NEW authentic Funny Car or Pro Stock racers
- 12 feet of race track (track extends easily for longer dragstrip action)
- Scale speeds over 300mph
- Cars safely stop at end of track
This track is compatible with all of our existing race sets, so you can make your dragstrip as long as you like! When we did our initial testing, we set up a nearly 35-foot dragstrip! We could hardly put the controllers down it was so much fun.
Take a look at these pics of the early tooling mockups we used for testing. (Of course these are pretty rough and will have the wiring fully hidden in production) This is exclusive to this blog and never seen anywhere else!
Using our 4Gear chassis, we have tooled 3 new racers; 2 funny cars and a pro stock. Shown here are the very first test shots.
