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A new page has been added of Stox Trivia containing stock car related puzzles to help pass the time until the new season. Link below:
http://www.mossmodels.co.uk/page44.htm
Have fun and for those who get frustrated or impatient, the solutions are on the Home Page.
Anyone interested in some stock car related Word Searches and Crosswords let me have your email address via my website contact page and I'll email them to you complete with hints and solutions.
Colin Moss
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The Most Successful F1 Drivers statistics for 1954 to 2012 in the five major Championships, total Final wins and success in four other significant Championships has been added to the 'Most Successful F1 Drivers' page and includes the top 10 most successful drivers in each Championship. Check out where current drivers are in the Top 30 overall list and in individual championship top 10 lists. Link below:
http://www.mossmodels.co.uk/page37.htm
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Home Page updated with pictures of the recently completed model of 217/1 Lee Fairhurst's 2012 World Final winning car. LInk below:
http://www.mossmodels.co.uk/index.htm
Stock Car Magazines and Newspapers Page has a picture of the late 50s and 60s publication 'Auo Speedway & Stock Car News'. Link below and scroll to end of page:
http://www.mossmodels.co.uk/page17.htm
An article from 1963 on stock car speeds has been added to the Stock Car Speeds page. Interesting to see these facts from nearly 50 years ago. Link below and scroll to end of page:
http://www.mossmodels.co.uk/page35.htm
Pictures of handpainted perspex badges from the 70s and 80s have been added to the Stock Car Nostalgia page. Link below and scroll to end of page:
http://www.mossmodels.co.uk/page32.htm
The Most Successful F1 Drivers statistics for 1954 to 2012 in the five major Championships and the four other significant Championships will be added next week and will include the top 10 most successful drivers in each Championship.
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Congratulations to 84 Tom Harris on becoming the National Series Champion at Belle Vue yesterday. The Home Page has been updated with the final points positions of the top six and a picture. Link below:
Also updated is the Tribute page to Tom Harris. Click on link below and scroll to end of page.
http://www.mossmodels.co.uk/page43.htm
Coming soon - the Most Succesful F1 Drivers statistics page will be update to include the 2012 season and expanded to include the significant other Championship races e.g. UK Open, Grand National, Trust Fund and BriSCA Supreme.
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The Home Page has been updated with the 2012 National Series Shoot-Out points position after Round 9 at King's Lynn last night. Tom Harris' lead reduced to 8 points over Frankie Wainman Jnr, Dan Johnson wins the Final and nets 47 points moving him into 3rd place. Only 47 points covers first 4 drivers as they head for the last round at Belle Vue on 11th November with double points on offer. Link below:
The silver roof was won by Craig Finnikin from 4th place last year. Can he do it again?
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As promised the 'How To....!' page has been updated with a feature on putting together and playing a F1 Stock Car Shoot-Out game. Link below:
http://www.mossmodels.co.uk/page42.htm
There is an option to have some of the material sent by email.
Colin Moss
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Home Page updated with 2012 Shoot-Out positions after Round 8 at Northampton this afternoon. Tom Harris extends his lead to 14 points over Frankie Wainman Jnr. 45 points covers top 4 with two rounds to go. Link below:
Later this coming week there will bea feature added to the 'How To....' page on creating a Shoot-Out game.
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Home Page updated with 2012 Shoot-Out positions after Round 7 at Birmingham last night. Tom Harris back in the lead by 5 points with 35 points covering the top 4 drivers as they meet for Round 8 at Northampton today. Link below:
Congratulations to 197 Ryan Harrison on winning the Under 25's Championship.
Colin Moss
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Home Page updated with Shoot-Out positions after round six at Belle Vue today. Craig Finnikin leads by 6 points from Tom Harris going into round seven at Birmingham next weekend. A poor Belle Vue by Frankie Wainman Jnr's standards. Link below:
Congratulations to 84 Tom Harris on his Grand National Championship victory at Belle Vue.
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Home Page updated with Shoot-Out positions after round 5 at Skegness tonight. Now down to the top six drivers for the remaining five rounds, with round six at Belle Vue tomorrow afternoon. Link below:
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Home Page updated with Shoot-Out positions after Round 4 at Coventry last night with 4 Dan Johnson taking the lead. Link below:
Could this be the closest race for the silver roof yet?
Colin Moss
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The Nostalgia Page has a picture of three of the old style 1970s Scalextric Super Stox cars that could swivel through 360 degrees. Check out the sponsors of yellow car No.2! Found all three on ebay. They brought back happy memories. Hope they do the same for you. Link below:
http://www.mossmodels.co.uk/page32.htm
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Home Page updated with the 2012 National Series Shoot-Out driver positions after Round 3 at Stoke last night. Link below:
Also on the Home Page is a picture of 217 Lee Fairhurst with his World Final trophy at the Northampton World Masters event the day after the Skegness World Final.
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National Shoot-Out Series positions updated on Home Page after round 2 at Coventry last night. Link below:
Picture of World Cup trophy sat on the shale car of 84 Tom Harris at Coventry last night added to the Tribute feature. Link below:
http://www.mossmodels.co.uk/page43.htm
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A new page featuring a Tribute to 84 Tom Harris has been added to the website. Link below:
http://www.mossmodels.co.uk/page43.htm
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The Home Page has been updated with the National Points Shoot-Out top 12 positions after round 1 at Birmingham. Link below:
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The 'How To....!' page has a feature on creating a searchable database of registered F1 stock car drivers for the Apple iPad, iPod and iPhone. You can either create the database yourself by following the instructions or I can email you a file of the data covering all driver registrations to 20th August 2012. Link below:
http://www.mossmodels.co.uk/page42.htm
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The European Championship page has been updated with a short history of the event and models of 417 Mike James who won in 1990 (and 22 years later finished 5th) and 84 Tom Harris with his new Euro Champion's wing. Link below:
http://www.mossmodels.co.uk/page25.htm
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Home Page updated with National Points Championship Top 12 after 2nd World Semi Final Meeting at Birmingham tonight. These 12 drivers will contest the 2012 Shoot-Out Series. Link below:
Points based on results announced at meeting so therefore unofficial.
With FWJ on pole position the 2012 World Final grid looks like this:
515 150
84 55
Overseas
2 212
197 390
Overseas
259 318
21 335
Overseas
321 484
462 12
Overseas
22 53
218 434
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A feature on making wheels for model stock cars has been added to the 'How To...!' page. Link below:
http://www.mossmodels.co.uk/page42.htm
Regular visitors to the site will have noted that the Ed Creations models for 55 & 84 on the Home Page used to show the 2012 National Points Championship Top 12 have had their wings painted to reflect the new British and European Champions. Link below:
http://www.mossmodels.co.uk/index.htm
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Home Page updated with the National Points Championship top 12 after the first World Semi Final meeting at Kings Lynn last night. Also listed are the drivers in 13th to 20th positions with one meeting to go, the second World Semi Final at Birmingham next weekend, before the Shootout Series starts. Link below:
Later this week, a feature on making wheels for stock car models will be added to the 'How To......!' page.
Colin Moss
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Home Page updated with 2012 National Points Championship Top 12 after Northampton double header. These are of course unofficial and my calculations based on the results given out at the meetings. Link below:
http://www.mossmodels.co.uk/index.htm
With two meetings to go before the Top 12 go into the shootout series, details of drivers making up the top 20 are also listed.
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Picture of five Ed Creations model cars fitted with shale wings and stickers from StoxSigns added to the 'How To....!' page at the end. Link below:
http://www.mossmodels.co.uk/page42.htm
2012 National Points Championship top 12 after Coventry on 7th July pictured on the Home Page. Link below:
http://www.mossmodels.co.uk/index.htm
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A new page entitled 'How To.....!' has been added to the site and the first feature is How to add Shale Wings to the Ed Creations model cars. Link below:
http://www.mossmodels.co.uk/page42.htm
Also the 2012 Points Championship top 12 after Skegness on 1st July has been updated on the Home Page. Link below:
http://www.mossmodels.co.uk/index.htm
Next feature on the How To.... page will be on Making Wheels for Stock Car Models.
Feedback always welcome.
Colin Moss
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Further items have been added to the Stox Trivia page including match the sponsor to the driver, true or false statements, driver word search, quiz and a crossword. Link below:
http://www.mossmodels.co.uk/page44.htm
The solutions and answers have been added to a new page on the site.
Hope the trivia page provides a little entertainment over the winter months.
Happy Christmas to all stoxnetters and regular visitors to my site.
Colin Moss
Making Stox History