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us fc complete details visit our web site at wwwtcbmwcom like they used to when we were kids both the formula one and le mans sets currently the most popular come with two cars two handheld controllers and nine metres 30 feet of track in addition the le mans version includes a lap counter for around us 200 you can begin honing your openwheel racing skills while competing against your friends and family you can also pick up extra cars about us 45 each track and assorted accessories for added realism scalextric race sets are available at many hobby shops or by calling at speedgear at 1- 8007774453 you can also visit their web site at wwwspeedgearcom the driving force behind soccer moms continued from page 15 about the ideal mommobile one that will allow her to fulfill her mother ly obligations taxiing junior to the swimming pool ball games and scouts meetings without sacrificing her wom anly desire to be well desirable so mom whos a lot less june cleaver and much more victorias secret in her clingy red dress and fresh ly tousled hair sits at her bureau with a few trinkets that symbolize all the qual ities shes looking for in a vehicle hmm i wonder if i could do that to find mr right her hocus pocus act or whatever you want to call it gm likes the term autosynthesis the process of blending automotive dna to create a new breed of vehicle works like magic with a wave of her perfectly man icured hands the novelty items racing gloves a soccermomonboard decal and a golf ball are transformed into the rendezvous complete with tiger woods hence the golf ball at the wheel they drive off and the soccer- momonboard sign fills the screen more than a vehicle to sell cars the commercial is a statement a testa ment to the evolution of the market and the women driving it really how many times did ward drop the car keys in junes dishpan hands let alone ask for her twocents worth when it came to buying the wagon in the first place she had her role and her place that was then today moms are expected to be as versatile and enduring as the auto mobiles they drive capable of address ing the board of directors as comfort ably and masterfully as she does a pta meeting when did soccer moms go sexy chances are they always were boring hardly desirable of course she too has her role and knows her place albeit a drastically different place than june cleavers but she also decides how shes going to get there and she wants to do it in style without a freshly tousled piece of hair out of place catrina cogtiill is a journalist with wheelbase communications a world wide supplier of automotive news fea tures and reviews you can email her at calwheelbasecomcom