Car Show Planned

SAN ANGELO, Texas "Sunset Mall, 4001 Sunset Drive, will host its fourth annual Sunset Mall Motor Show on from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 9. The event will be held in the mall's east parking lot next to Sears.Awards will be given for the top three in each class. There are classes for motorcycles, boats and automobiles. The entry fee is $25 and includes a t-shirt, dash plaque and goody bag. A new contest this year will be the San Angelo Model Club's Model contest. The entry fee will be free for any type of model. Models can be planes, trains, cars, and others. Registration is from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, April 9. Participants who pre-register

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Collecting NASCAR Diecast Cars

As a young boy I always had little figurines like GI Joe, the green Army men and plastic tanks and don't forget the little soldier with the parachute that didn't always open. Those were fun to play with but when I got my first Hot Wheels that changed everything. It started an interest in cars that never stopped. Those little suckers were fast and there were so many models and bright colors to choose from.From there I got into watching auto racing, not much on the TV those days (I'm going back a bit), I believe Wide World of Sports carried some of the big races of stock car racing. I'm not sure if it was called NASCAR at time, it's to far back to rememb

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Limelight Calendar

"Circuits": Master of Fine Arts thesis concert of dance students Monique Roberts, Nicole Roerick and Mary Love Ward. 8 p.m. today-Sat. $6 general public, free for FSU Students with ID. Nancy Smith Fichter Dance Theatre, Montgomery Hall, FSU. 644-4425.Linda Davis: A night of acoustic music, starring Grammy Award-winner Linda Davis and hit songwriters Lang Scott and Bill Whyte. Presented by the NFCC Artist Series. 7 p.m. $12 adults, $6 children 12 and under. Van H. Priest Auditorium, 325 N.W. Turner Davis Drive, Madison. (850) 973-1653.Garage Party: Celebrating women riders, with demonstrations, networking, fashion displays, more. 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Capit

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LOCAL TRACKS: Practice Sessions To Be Held As Start Of 2011 Season Nears

While the temperatures remain in the lower digits, the action on area tracks will be heating up in preparation for the 2011 season.On Saturday, Five Mile Point Speedway, just over the border in Kirkwood, N.Y., will hold a practice session. Pits open at 11 a.m. for inspection with practice starting at 2 p.m. Grandstand admission is free with the donation of a canned good to benefit the Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse.Five Mile Point will hold another practice session April 9 at 2 p.m. Then, on April 10, the track will host a Race of Champions Dirt Sportsman 30-lap race at 4 p.m.Meanwhile, Penn Can Speedway in Susquehanna will have three test-and-tun

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Japanese Auto Parts Makers Struggle To Recover

While restoration work is rapidly moving forward at manufacturers' plants, many small and midsize auto parts makers remain unsure about when they will be able to resume full-scale operations. Operations at Nissan Motor Co.'s Iwaki plant in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, were suspended after the earthquake. On Tuesday, Nissan Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn visited the plant, where he told reporters he wanted production to partially resume in mid-April and on a full scale in early June. The plant, the company's only base for the production of V6 engines for the Fuga, Skyline and other high-end models, was built in 1994 on a 200,000-square-metre t

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Scale Model Trains: What Does That Mean?

Model trains are available in a variety of different sizes that are denoted as scales. This spectrum of sizes ranges from miniature train sets to large models that designed to be set up outdoors. There are two terms used in association of collecting model trains, they are gauge and scale. Scale is used to describe the ratio of a model to the actual train that it depicts and gauge refers to the track width.When it comes to model railroad collecting the choice of scale is usually the most important aspect that needs to be decided before the collection can start. It is a matter of personal preference as well as experience and don't forget what may be the

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