Racin'
& Different Stuff:
By Tom Avenengo
Volume # 143
06/13/2013
Racin’ & short’ stuff:
I’m making some changes to the column
starting with this one.
Quite a disappointment seeing the somewhat
small “crowd” for the Dover Cup race.
Watching some of the Pocono Cup race and
the crowd looks decent, although some aluminum could be seen, when they showed
over head shots. What was kind of ironic
was that whenever they showed the stands, like from inside the pit area, there
was some junk on top of the picture that blocked of the stands to a big
extent. Intentional?
Quite a few comments on Facebook about no Waltrips
announcing, since the Cup races are on TVT for a while. Mostly are happy not the have to listen to
them. Personally, I’d like to see a
couple of other announcer go, too.
I went to OCFS this past Saturday night –
“Nostalgia Night”. Unfortunately, they
ran out of posters for the “Old timers” to sign, so there really wasn’t much
sense in waiting in line, I’d say. Had
we used out heads, we could have bought a checkered flag from Dave Morehouse
and used that for signatures. Duh!
I did not personally see Frankie Schneider,
who was in attendance, but did see a photo on Facebook,
and he was looking pretty good.
I think this is the first “Nostalgia
Night” that Buzzie Reutimann
has missed in some time. He was shown to
be racing down at
It was nice meeting up with some of the
ACOT people again. There was quite a lot
of interest shown by the fans on the restored cars in the ACOT area behind the
stands. Not many know this, but the very
first on track exhibition runs for the ACOT club was at OCFS quite a few years
ago.
I’m starting this on Sunday afternoon, so,
so far I have not really seen car counts at the various tracks. Last Saturday at OCFS, the count was down in
most classes. The Small Block class at
OC really has been ruined, since they’ve dropped it as a weekly class. In the results, only 11 cars are listed. I do know that Chuck McKee, who lost an
engine in his heat (?), would make 14 entrants, at least, but he is not listed
in the results – not even as a DNS, which also failed to list two others. Consolation races for all classes really were
not needed, since there were less cars in each class that normally start a
feature. Heck, there was one car in the
Big Block feature that never even made a heat race.
Talking of car counts, I picked this up
over on Facebook, on Monday:
“So a friend Went to Stafford
Speedway for a Subaru event and traffic was backed up to the railroad tracks
downtown makes you wonder what is it that the import car show organizers are
doing right that short track oval racing is missing. I would guess that it has
a lot to do with people are interested in what they actually drive not a race
car that they can't identify with.”
Note: It was a while back when I sent a suggestion
to OCFS about the possibility of them having even some “Drag racing” with
foreign cars, on the front stretch. You
know the kind that the young-un’s drive around in, with the cool sounding
exhaust – usually Honda cars. I never
heard from the track on that.
And, keeping with car counts
– the ESS ran at the Evans Mills asphalt track last week. 13 cars showed up.
I copied and am pasting one comment found
on Facebook about the Big Block feature at OCFS:
“15 of 20 timed cars ran
under 22 seconds. Track was too damn fast...”
Gotta agree. Must
say though, Jerry Higbie put on a show in his heat
race, being able to pass outside – even in turns 3 & 4. That’s something that hasn’t been seen for a
while. A couple of other drivers were
also able to do that. And, I think we
really need smaller tracks that offer more side by side racing. On these big tracks, the results are usually
“freight train” racing. Yes, the cars
are fast, but one gets tired of watching single file “racing” – especially when
there are drivers that won’t even attempt to go high to pass, but would
rather hug the inside fence/walls. Compare Pocono and
I had the wife tape the Indycar race from
Kurt Busch has been giving
that # 78 Cup car some pretty good rides lately. Now I guess the question is – will he be at
Pocono for the Indycar race? It’s been said that he’d like to get at least
one race in before he attempted the 500.
I think that might be the best oval track for him to try – unless you
also throw
It should be interesting to
see how SPEED will be once it goes over to a new name – FOX Sports – as of
August 17th.
Watching pit stops at Pocono,
where they have a good sized pit area, I have to figure it will only be a
matter of time until a crew member gets seriously injured when everyone pits
under the yellow. I’d much prefer no
pitting under yellow, unless you’re the cause, and have just green flag pit
stops.
(
Maybe not a good thought, but
100% of all people exposed to water will die.
I really don’t know if this should be
disturbing or not, but I’ve been told that there are some tracks that are now
paying the drivers by check. Also, with
reduced car counts, some purses have dropped too. That, in my opinion, sure as heck will not
help the car counts. It seems like more
and more, tracks are depending on “back gate” monies to help pay the
purses. Something had better change
pretty soon, or I think we’ll be seeing more and more tracks closing up.
It seems that slowly, the Danica Patrick news has been getting pretty quiet, what
with her basically being an “also-ran” in Cup racing. Rumors are floating around that maybe the
Stewart-Hass team has bitten off too much with the third car? Tony finally got his first win of 2013, last
week at
Personally, I’m getting tired of these
late race yellows and green/white/checker finishes. I’d rather see them stop the damn race
instead of just running laps off under yellow – then causing mayhem at the
end. At least it wasn’t done for the
500.
I’ve attempted to get info from OCFS about
their “Small track” and whether it would be outside of turns 3 & 4 or
remain as it was last year – on the front stretch and pit road. Never got a response, but when one reads what
follows, on the OC website, it looks like it will be as it was, in the past.
“REMINDER - COMING JUNE 23
(SUNDAY) - The First Short Track Race of the 2013 Season - Motorcycles, Quads,
Slingshots, Legend Cars and More - Pit Gate will Open at 10am, Grandstand Gate
will Open at 11:30am - Racing will begin at 1pm.....Pit Admission $15,
Grandstand Admission $10 - ENTRY PER RACING CLASS AS FOLLOWS Youth / Jr. Class $20
Adult Classes $35”
Note: Methinks that $10.00 admission will keep a
lot of “fans” away. I imagine that fee
is for everyone, including children?
Also, it looks like maybe
just the Motocross track will be outside 3 & 4? Now why did I think that they would never put
a small track outside 3 & 4, anyway?
Somewhere along the way, something came up that put the binders on this
outside 3 & 4 deal – not exactly sure what it was, but the rumors were out
there as to what it was.
Also – keep in mind – one has
to think that with OC racing on Sunday, a goodly amount of competitors might be
“monied” out or had problems racing the couple of
days/nights previously, and would not be able to run on a Sunday.
In part: "The organizers of the planned F1 race
in New Jersey say they have agreed a new 15-year contract with Bernie Ecclestone to host the race from next season.
The event, dubbed the Jersey
Grand Prix, was given a place on the 2013 calendar last year but was cancelled
when it became clear the venue would not be ready in time.
“And as we told Governor
[Chris] Christie, we were going to do it without any money from the state or
the towns, and that made it very difficult. And it took us longer.”
Proposals for a 19-turn,
3.2-mile street course on the bank of the
Note: Wow, that should make for a real fast track -
NOT!
Hmm – 44 entrants for the Cup
race this coming weekend, and only 38 for the Nationwide race – as of Wednesday
evening.
By the time many of you read this, the
wife will have had another colonoscopy – as a precaution, to see how things
look, where they had to do surgery about a year ago. Of course we’re hoping for good news, which
we really do expect. She’s come through
the Chemo pill and IV therapies quite well, with just one slight problem quite
a while back. Now if we can just get
something done on her knees!
Speaking of the wifes
knees, since our washing machine and dryer are in the basement, I do all of our
laundry. Can anyone answer me this:
Who is/was the idiot that came out with
these pour spouts on the liquid laundry detergent and liquid fabric softener
bottles, anyway? Once you get down towards
the end, it no longer comes out of the spout, but drips all over.
From Jayski:
Danica tops celebrities in generating social media buzz:
#10-Danica Patrick finished
about four times higher than any other celebrity endorser in brand-related
social-media buzz in the Synthesio social-media
research report. Moisand says it's in part, because
Patrick frequently mentions GoDaddy in tweets from
her personal handle. Also, he says, "she appears reachable."
"The best social media
isn't scripted," says Barb Rechterman, chief
marketing officer at GoDaddy. "Danica's the real deal."(USA Today), see the report at
synthesio.com.(6-11-2013)
Note: It's a shame that she's pretty close to being
a mid-pack or back-marker now.
New sponsor for Earnhardt Jr?:
#88 Team owner Rick Hendrick on Monday said Hendrick
Motorsports was "very close" to a new multi-year sponsorship deal for
Dale Earnhardt's #88 ride in the Sprint Cup Series. "I've not been worried
about it because we could sell it if we wanted to piecemeal it. We've been
looking for the future," Hendrick told the
Charlotte Observer. "We don't want to get into (sponsor relationships)
where you see somebody one time and you don't seem them anymore after that. I
am very confident that in the next couple of weeks we should have not only this
year (covered) but we should have a lot done for next year, too." The
majority of the #88's season is currently sponsored by the National Guard, Diet
Mountain Dew and AMP Energy.(Charlotte Observer)(6-10-2013)
Special "Man of
Steel" paint scheme for #88 at MIS:
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will drive
the #88 National Guard "Man of Steel" Chevy on June 16 at Michigan
International Speedway. Superman's values align with National Guard values.
Both are citizens who put on their uniforms when their communities need them.
More info at soldierofsteel.com.(HMS), see images on the #88 Team Schemes
page.(6-10-2013)
Note: I read that the movie really did not do all
that good in its debut.
2013 Sprint Cup Driver
Championship Points Standings:
[after Pocono, race 14 of 36]
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3
wins], 521
2) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win],
470, -51
3) #15-Clint Bowyer, 452, -69
4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.,
439, -82
5) #29-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 434, -87
6) #20-Matt Kenseth [3 wins], 418, -103
7) #18-Kyle Busch [2 wins],
412, -109
8) #5-Kasey Kahne [1 win], 400, -121
9) #2-Brad Keselowski, 398, -123
10) #16-Greg Biffle, 395, -126
Wild Cards [11 & 12]
#14-Tony Stewart [1 win],
13th in points
#24-Jeff Gordon, 11th in
points
2012 Chase drivers out of top
12
#56-Martin Truex Jr., 17th in points
#11-Denny Hamlin, 25th
[missed 4 races with injury]
Drivers for the #51 at
Motor Racing Network's Dustin
Long tweets:
(#51) Phoenix Racing GM Steve
Barkdoll says they'll reach out to Bobby Labonte to have him drive 51 car next weekend at
(#51) Phoenix Racing GM Steve
Barkdoll confirms that Jacques Villeneuve will drive
the #51 car at
Biffle has no plans to leave Roush:
#16-Greg Biffle
will not drive for Richard Childress Racing next season. Biffle,
43, began his NASCAR career in the Truck Series with Jack Roush in 1998 and
remains under contract through 2014. When the driver of the #16 3M Ford read
the rumors on Twitter, he was equally surprised. "I'm hit or miss with
Twitter, right," Biffle said. "I follow it
quite a bit and then I don't. So yesterday over the rain delay, I'm just bored
out of my mind everyone was. I'm flipping through, reading some of the
Twitter stuff and it's kind of funny, that's the first I heard of it last night
when I read it on my Twitter account. You know how fans are, they're like,
'Hey, he should go over there. He'd be a great fit.' But anyway, no, that's news
to me. We haven't even started contract talks. We've had preliminary kind of
talks around (sponsor) 3M extending but then again, we have over a year a
year and a half left." Despite performance issues with the
Generation 6 car for the Roush Fenway Racing Fords, Biffle,
who is currently 13th in the point standings, acknowledges that he's
"really happy" with his current team. "It's not from a lack of
effort," Biffle said. "And that's all I
care about. We've got all the resources and tools and everybody is trying hard.
Yeah, we're scratching and clawing to get our head above water, but that's all
we can do.(FoxSports)(6-9-2013)
Allmendinger to run the #47 for five races:
Could #47 JTG/Daugherty
Racing be looking to make a driver change at Michigan International Speedway
next weekend? Although Bobby Labonte has driven the
No. 47 car since 2011, with the team teetering just within the top 30 in owner
points, sources tell FOXSports.com that AJ Allmendinger
has been approached to fill the seat and offer a fresh opinion. Labonte, who turned 49 on Saturday, has 21 career Sprint
Cup wins but has not posted a top-five finish in the car since he debuted with
JTG/Daugherty in the 2011 Daytona 500. The 2000 Sprint Cup champion scored top
10 finishes last year at Daytona and Martinsville Speedway but his best result
in 2013 was 15th in the Daytona 500. After a busy month of May in the IndyCar Series including a top 10 finish in the Indy
500 Allmendinger, 31, returns to stock cars
this weekend at Pocono Raceway with Phoenix Racing. He will start 18th on
Sunday after qualifying was rained out on Friday. Team owner Tad Geschickter could not be immediately reached for comment.(FoxSports)
UPDATE:
AJ Allmendinger
will replace Bobby Labonte next week at Michigan
International Speedway as JTG Daugherty Racing looks for answers for its
struggling performance. Labonte is tentatively
scheduled to return to the car the following week at Sonoma Raceway. The 2000
Cup champion, Labonte is mired in 28th in the
standings with a season-best of 15th at Daytona. Having driven for JTG
Daugherty Racing since 2011, Labonte does not have a
contract for next season, but team co-owner Tad Geschickter
said Saturday that this change is just to get a second opinion. The team does
not have sponsorship for five races in 2013 and Allmendinger
could run all of those five but that is still to be determined, said team
co-owner Brad Daugherty. "We're not replacing Bobby he's still our
driver," Geschickter said. "But we have a
few races that we don't have any sponsor activation and it was pretty easy to
do (a change and) some benchmarking. The big issue for a single-car team, how
else do you benchmark for your car? &
UPDATE2:
2000 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
champion Bobby Labonte will share seat time with AJ Allmendinger in the #47 Toyota Camry fielded by JTG
Daugherty Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for the remainder of the 2013
season. The team is currently eyeing five races with the first taking place in
the Quicken Loans 400 at
"At the end of the day,
the name of the game is to provide value to our sponsors," JTG Daugherty
Racing co-owner Tad Geschickter said. "We are
realistic about our position in the garage as a single-car operation. However,
we have always been able to punch above our weight to deliver a great value to
our partners on and off the track. We have not been doing that with the new car
and this move is an additional step in determining what areas we need to work
on to improve our performance."(JTG Daugherty Racing)(6-8-2013)
TRD Provides More Power For
Drivers for Joe Gibbs Racing
and Michael Waltrip Racing should have a little more
horsepower this weekend at Michigan International Speedway after suffering no
issues with their toned-down engines at Pocono, a Toyota Racing Development
official told Motor Racing Network on Tuesday. TRD reduced horsepower in its
engines at Pocono Raceway after suffering three failures the previous two
races. While all those engines made it to the end Sunday, Pocono marked the
first time this season that a TRD engine did not place in the top five. Kyle
Busch was the top finisher, in sixth place. "We may have been a bit too
conservative at Pocono," said David Wilson, TRD's
acting president and general manager. "We still need to look at some parts
and pieces before we pull the trigger, but we certainly don't anticipate
stepping back any further. Our target is to start clawing back one weekend at a
time."
Pocono TV Ratings:
Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series Party in the Poconos 400 earned a 2.8
Labonte to Race for
Bobby Labonte
confirmed today that he will drive the #51 Chevrolet this weekend at the
Michigan International Speedway for Phoenix Racing. The agreement was reached
after Labonte spoke with and received approvals from
officials with JTG/Daugherty Racing and Toyota Racing Development. It is
currently an agreement for one race. Labonte, who has
14 previous starts for Phoenix Racing and the James Finch-owned team, is always
grateful for the opportunity to race with the team. "James has always been
one of the first to reach out to offer help in a situation like this,"
said Labonte. "I enjoy racing with Nick
Harrison, Steve Barkdoll and the entire group of
guys. I'm looking forward to this weekend." Labonte
also feels this will help his current team, JTG/Daugherty Racing, as he
continues to be committed to helping the organization move forward.
"Racing for another team
this weekend will be another process in helping me understand the development
of the new car and how it compares to my current ride," continued Labonte. "I'm not happy with our current performance
level as a team and absolutely want to work hard to help our race team improve.
My commitment continues to give the best efforts possible each weekend. That
has never changed and this opportunity will hopefully make everyone, including
myself, get a better understanding of where improvements can be made. We just
completed our first test at
Labonte, the 1991 Nationwide Series champion and 2000 NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series champion, is focusing on the remainder of this season with
JTG/Daugherty Racing. Labonte, who does not have a
contract for the 2014 race season, still wants to help the Tad and Jodi Geschickter-owned team move forward.
"I enjoy racing for Tad,
Jodi and Brad (Daugherty)," commented Labonte.
"They have given me a great opportunity to help this team grow. It's where
my focus has been since racing with the team in 2011. I want to see this team
get better and will do what I need to do to make that happen." Labonte will be making his 705th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
start this weekend.(Phoenix Racing/Breaking Limits)(6-12-2013)
Harraka to attempt
Look for the #52 BKMotorsports "Ford" at
UPDATE:
Next weekend, Paulie Harraka will attempt to
qualify for the Toyota/SaveMart 350 at Sonoma Raceway.
If Harraka, 23, makes the field, he will be the
Note: Note: Harraka is of Syrian descent, and was born September 15,
1989 in
Heroin dealers arrested
leaving Poconos NASCAR race: Four heroin dealers were arrested and their drugs
seized outside the Party in the Poconos NASCAR race Sunday afternoon because
their driver made a wrong turn leaving the track, police said. The group
attracted the attention of police when the car turned right against traffic
exiting the Pocono Raceway from Long Pond Road onto Route 115 in
Former OVRP Dirt Oval racers:
At Rolling Wheels on June 5th,
Billy VanInwegen was a DNQ.
Tyler Dippel was
5th and Kyle Rohner 28th in the
Sportsman race. (Name was spelled Rohmer)
At Accord last Wednesday, Wyatt Clark was
3rd in the Senior Slingshot feature.
Johnny Guarino
was 11th in the 358 Modified feature at New Egypt.
Kolby Schroder was 4th, Kyle Armstrong 10th
and Bobby Hackel, IV 18th in the Modified
feature at
Tyler Dippel was
19th in the Small Block feature.
At 5 Mile, Kyle VanDuser
was 13th in the Modified feature, while Brad Szulewski
was 7th in the Sportsman feature.
Bob Morris won the Sportsman feature at
At OCFS, Billy VanInwegen
won the Modified feature, while Tim Hindley was 5th,
Clinton Mills 7th and Mike Ruggiero 13th.
Brian Krummel
won the 358 Small Block feature, with Danny Creeden 2nd
and RJ Smykla 9th.
Anthony Perrego
won the Sportsman feature, with Brian Krummel 2nd,
Matt Janiak 3rd, LJ Lombardo 5th,
Andrew Reeves 7th, Joe Conklin 8th, John Illanovsky 16th and Joe Falanga
20th.
Jimmy Johnson picked up a ride in a
Vintage Stock Car and was 5th in their feature.
Roger Coss was 3rd
in the Modified feature at
A.J. Filbeck was
10th in the Sportsman feature at Utica/Rome.
Results from Penn Can on Wednesday:
I waited until a little after midnight –
having to get up at 6:30 on Thurs AM, in hopes of some results. Best I know is it looks like Brian Krummel won the Sportsman race. Will have more next week.
Chances are I’ve missed some!
One never wants to hear of fatalities in
racing, but last night we lost Jason Leffler.
Jason Leffler,
NASCAR Driver, Killed in Crash at Local
A NASCAR driver is dead after
a crash at a local speedway, according to a law enforcement source.
And this, from Jayski:
Jason Leffler
killed in Sprint Car wreck: NASCAR driver Jason Leffler
died after an accident Wednesday night in a heat race at a dirt car event at
Bridgeport Speedway. The 37-year-old Leffler, a
two-time winner on the NASCAR Nationwide Series who had the nickname "LefTurn" above the driver's side window on his race
cars, was pronounced dead shortly after 9:00pm/et, New Jersey State Police
said. After losing his NASCAR ride, Leffler had been
racing dirt car events most of this year, including the 410 Sprint Car race
Wednesday that promised a $7,000 prize to the winner at the 0.625-mile,
high-banked dirt oval. On Sunday, Leffler finished
last at Pocono in his lone NASCAR Sprint Cup start of the year.(see much more
at the Associated Press)
Statement from NASCAR on the
passing of Jason Leffler: "NASCAR extends its
thoughts, prayers and deepest sympathies to the family of Jason Leffler who passed away earlier this evening. For more than
a decade, Jason was a fierce competitor in our sport and he will be
missed."(NASCAR)
MORE: Jason Leffler died in a crash Wednesday night during a 410 sprint
car event at Bridgeport (N.J.)
Leffler competed in 73 NASCAR Sprint Cup races since 2001. He
finished 43rd at Pocono last weekend in his only start this season. He also ran
294 Nationwide races, winning two. He won at
World of Outlaws Statement on
Jason Leffler:
The World of Outlaws extends
its deepest sympathy and condolences to the family and friends of Jason Leffler, a great racer and man whose life ended too soon
tonight. We were always excited to see Jason enter the pits to race with the
Outlaws, and he will no doubt be missed by everybody from his fellow
competitors to officials to his many fans.
Note: You can’t imagine the amount of posts on Facebook about his passing.
From the AARN:
On Tuesday, August 6th,
a mid-week show will be held at the Accord Speedway – a co-promotion between
Brett Deyo and the Palmers. The feature will be 51 laps with $5,100.00
going to the winner. Both Big and Small
Block Modifieds can run, and sail panels will be able
to be used, too.
Other payoff figures
are: $1,000.00 for 5th, $500.00 for 10th
and $300.00 to take the green. American
Racer and Hoosier tires can be used, with specific compounds to be announced
later. Supporting this race will be the
Crate 602’s and Open Sportsman classes, which will run together, for a
$1,000.00 to win feature. The 602’s will
have a weight break, and either steel or aluminum, wheels will be permitted for
both classes. On the downside – the SDS
will be in Michigan on that date, so names like Hearn, Johnson and others that
follow the SDS, might not be at the “Big A”.
Ernie Saxton:
Ernie had quite a bit of his
column devoted to the late Wendell Scott.
Ernie feels that Wendell belongs in the NASCAR HoF. I’m not sure where I stand on that. True, Wendell did face a ton of obstacles
while racing, with him being black. Back
then, things were quite segregated.
Scott is credited with one NASCAR “Cup” win, and for a while that was
debated. Ernie pointed out that one
promoter gave gas monies to all the white drivers but nothing to Scott. Wendell approached Bill France, sr. on this,
and
As I said, I’m not sure just
where I stand on Scott and the
John Snyder:
His column this week was basically
all about Al Tasnady and his racing career. One of my “mentors”, the late John LeVan was a huge fan of Tasnady. In fact, “TAZ” was part of his e-mail
address. Being from
One thing that John Snyder
made mention of was that in 1959, “Taz” had a
comfortable 2,900 point lead in the NASCAR National Modified championship
race. Then, he ran a non-sanctioned
race, and NASCAR docked him 1,290 points.
That killed any chance he had of winning that championship. At the time, Taz
said it didn’t bother him, but later on it did, with him feeling he would have
had that championship. Taz had the chance to run with the big guns in NASCAR, but
was not up to re-locating down south.
His decision on that kept him up here in this area for us fans to enjoy
his racing endeavors.
Brett Deyo:
On the Payne/Johnson split
up: "I am still a fan of Danny
Johnson", Payne said of his former driver. "He is still the greatest driver ever to
sit in a dirt modified. It just wasn't
working out. It's sad that we aren't
able to race together anymore, but we can't"
JR Kennerup:
Finally! Someone goes along with my way of thinking -
almost! JR thinks he has a solution to
make asphalt modified racing better - the elimination of mirrors and two way
radios between the crews and drivers. I
feel it should be done with the top three NASCAR classes. Heck, "Back in the day" mirrors
and/or two way radios were never used. I
can see radio communication between the track and drivers, for safety reasons
and to relay lineups after a yellow. Even with that, I fail to see why it takes so
long to get some of the lineups quicker, especially after a yellow.
Note: JR - don't hold your breath on seeing this
come to be - in either case. It's like
trying to get a Sprint Car driver to take off his (crutch) wings.
This Week
In AARN:
Race Of Champions Winner
To Receive $15,000
Deyo Creates New Race
For Accord
Three Races, Three Winners
In USAC Eastern Storm
Swing
Eckert Goes On Late
Appalachian
LM Speedweek Tear;
Satterlee Overall Series Champ
Friesen Goes Three-For-Three:
At ‘Wheels, Fonda & Utica
Ryan Preece Named To NASCAR
‘Young Rising Stars’ Roster
The Doctor Is Out:
Danny Johnson, Mike Payne
Split Up
Cozze, McLaughlin,
Watt Honored
At DIRT Hall OF Fame
Bloomquist Wins
$100,000 Eldora Dream
ESS Debut
On Evans Mills Pavement
This track has a problem –
found on Facebook:
Brakes put on Lee Speedway:
Town administrator revokes company's operations license
By Andrea Bulfinch
abulfinch@fosters.com
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
LEE — Town officials and the
owners of the Lee USA Speedway are working diligently to resolve issues that
caused the town administrator to revoke the operations license for the
business.
“There were some issues of
concern at the Lee USA Speedway that the town felt were important to address,”
Julie Glover, town administrator, said.
During a May 28 selectmen's
meeting, Fire Chief Peter Hoyt, had said there were no violations at the
Despite that, the state fire
marshal and electrical inspector had been called and the speedway has been shut
down since.
“The council voted to suspend
the license to operate if certain documents were not received,” she said.
Hoyt could not be reach for
comment before deadline on Tuesday.
Documents proving that any
violations that were resolved were to be received by June 6, and while some of
them were submitted, not all were given to the town, Glover said.
“We're just working through
the issues,” MacDonald said, adding it is up to the selectmen whether the
“We've had all these
inspections done for the last seven years and we've always passed. Now they're
finding new issues or going over the old issues, which we've already done,” he
said.
He added that the closure,
for however long it lasts, hurts not only the
“Everybody struggles when
we're not open,” he said.
Note: I wonder how many older tracks might be like
Lee as far as old electric lines and older, falling down buildings?
This date in racing history:
On June 13th in:
1925
Peter DePaolo
won the AAA 250 Mile Spring Classic on the 1.25 mile board oval Altoona
Speedway,
1951
Art Cross won the AAA Midget
race at the Rockford Speedway,
1953
Art Cross won the AAA Midget
race at
1954
Don Branson won the IMCA
Sprint Car race at Aurora Downs (1/2d),
Wally Campbell won the AAA
Eastern Sprint Car race at the Williams Grove Speedway,
Ed Elisian
won the AAA Sprint Car race at the Terre Haute Action Track,
1956
Eddie Sachs won the USAC
Midget race at the South Bend Motor Speedway,
1962
Davey Hamilton ... Born ...
Hamilton had been proficient in supermodified racing,
as a frequent winner in various supermodified races,
usually held in the northern areas of the United States. Driver in the CART,
USAC and IRL series. He has made 49 series starts and while never winning a
race, finished second 3 times. He placed second in series points in the
1996-1997 season and again in 1998. He retired from the cockpit in 2001 after a
serious crash at Texas Motor Speedway.
1964
Len Duncan won the ARDC
Midget race at the Orange County Fair Speedway,
Sammy Sessions won the Super
Modified race at the Oswego Speedway,
1965
Johnny Rutherford won the
USAC Sprint Car race over Jud Larson and A.J. Foyt at
the Terre Haute Action Track ,
1970
Gary Bettenhausen
and Don Nordhorn won the Twin 45 lap USAC Sprint Car
races on the 1.12 mile dirt Nazareth National Speedway ,
1976
Mike Mosley won the 150 Mile
Rex Mays Classic USAC Indy Car race on the 1 mile paved oval at the Milwaukee
Mile,
1982
Gordon Johncock
won the 150 Mile Rex Mays Classic CART Indy Car race on the 1 mile paved oval
at the Milwaukee Mile,
Tim Richmond won the NASCAR
Winston Cup Budweiser 400 over Terry Labonte at the
Riverside International Raceway,
1987
Glenn Fitzcharles
won the URC Sprint Car race at the Flemington Speedway,
Billy Vukovich
won the USAC Supermodified race at the Mesa Marin
Speedway,
Rich Vogler
won the USAC Sprint Car race at the Eldora Speedway,
Ken Tremont Jr and Jack Johnson won the Modified Stock Car 25 lap twin
features at the New Venture International Speedway,
Press releases:
Best Modified Racers on East
Coast Ready for Super DIRTcar Series at New
Competitive Field of Drivers
and Memorable Fan Entertainment in Store for Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc.
"Dirty
NEW EGYPT, N. J. - Tuesday,
June 11, 2013 - The Garden State is gearing up for the Super DIRTcar Series as the premier Big-Block Modified tour
prepares to take on New Egypt Speedway for the first time since 2007. Already
some popular racers from the area are confirmed for the Pioneer Pole Buildings
Inc. "Dirty Jersey 60," ready to challenge series regulars at the
Tuesday, June 18, race.
Leading the New Egypt
contingent against Super DIRTcar Series stars are
Billy Pauch Sr., New Egypt's all-time leading winner
and five-time point title winner, and defending track champion Ryan Godown. Godown, of Ringoes, N. J., put his skills to the test Wednesday, June
5, during the first series points race at
"We learned some stuff
at Rolling Wheels, got a little acclimated to the Hoosier tires," Godown commented. "You have to tighten up the race car
a little more than with the tires we usually run."
The track at New Egypt, Godown said, typically makes for a great race, whether from
the driver's seat or the grandstands.
"I think you're going to
get a couple lanes moving, and it's going to be a great show. I honestly think
it's going to be the best show there all year," said Godown,
who will be piloting the 747 at Tuesday's event. "It's going to be three-,
four-wide racing all night long. When it slicks up a bit, it gets multiple
grooves - not just right around the bottom or the top - you can cross, you can
go through the middle."
Pauch, whose long career in dirt track racing has brought
him face-to-face with Super DIRTcar Series stars many
times, isn't just looking forward to racing with them again.
"It's neat to see
everybody. I really don't see them that much. This time I don't have to go out
of my way to see them because they're coming to my home," said Pauch, who hails from Frenchtown, N. J. "The
competition is stepping up, so the next thing is to step up with it and see if
we can beat them."
The best from the Mid-Atlantic
states - Pauch, Godown, as
well as Jimmy Horton of Neshanic Station, N. J, Duane Howard and Craig Von Dohren, both of Oley, Pa., Rich Laubach,
of Quakertown, Pa., and recent Dirt Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee Frank Cozze will give series stars like three-time consecutive
champion Matt Sheppard, of Waterloo, N. Y., and seven-time series champion
Brett Hearn, of Sussex, N.J., a run for their money.
"It's definitely going
to be one of the best events of the 2000s era," said Big-Block Modified
driver Stewart Friesen, who not only holds the current points lead in the Super
DIRTcar Series after winning the DIRTcar
Hall of Fame 60, but also forms a part of the Friesen-Deyo
Promotions team behind the Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc. "Dirty Jersey
60." "It's definitely going to be a star-studded event. We've got the
best guys all up and down the East Coast."
To treat what they expect to
be among the best Modified fields in recent years, promoters Friesen and Brett Deyo have organized a pre-race competitor picnic. Sponsored
by Dietz & Watson, ERK Steering, and Danny's Pizza Pizzazz, the picnic will
provide hot dogs, snacks, and beverages at no cost to drivers, car owners and
crew members.
"It's something
different," said Deyo. "We like to make it
something that's memorable on the fan side and also on the competitor
side."
For fans, Deyo
and Friesen are planning a number of unique giveaways, midway attractions, and
entertainment off the track. Kids can try their hands at racing at an RC track
in the midway area, and may even have the opportunity to challenge their
favorite drivers. Collectible sales, pre-race musical entertainment, and a
driver autograph session add to the festivities for what Deyo
said is becoming a destination race.
"For all of us, this is
a really big spotlight. New
Fans traveling far and
arriving early for this destination race also have their chance to compete with
a tailgating contest. The group judged to have the most creative tailgate
setup, perhaps paying tribute to their favorite driver, will receive four free
passes to the event.
The $6,000-to-win Pioneer
Pole Buildings Inc "Dirty Jersey 60" gets underway Tuesday, June 18,
at New Egypt Speedway. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and grandstand cates at 5 p.m. The Big-Block Modifieds
hit the track at 6:45 p.m. for hot laps and racing is scheduled to begin at
7:15 p.m. For more information, visit www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com or call (845)
728-2781. Race day telephone calls should be directed to (609) 758-1900.
For the latest news and
updates about the Super DIRTcar Series, including
live race notes, follow @SuperDIRTcar on Twitter and
"like" the DIRTcar Racing Facbeook page.
AT A GLANCE
Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc.
"Dirty
Divisions: Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds;
Open vs. Crate Sportsman Turnpike 25
When: Tuesday, June 18
Gate Times: Pit gates at 4
p.m., Grandstand Gates at 5 p.m.
Racing Times: Hot laps begin
at 6:45 p.m., Racing at 7:15 p.m.
Where: New
About the Track: 7/16-mile
D-shaped clay oval
For More Information:
www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com or (845) 728-2781. On race day, call (609) 758-1900
Potential Drivers at the
"Dirty
Driver - Hometown
2013 Series points
Billy Pauch,
Sr. - Frenchtown, N. J.
N/A
Jimmy Horton - Neshanic
Station, N. J.
N/A
Duane Howard - Oley,
N/A
Craig Von Dohren
- Oley,
N/A
Frank Cozze
- Wind Gap,
N/A
Rick Laubach
-
N/A
Ryan Watt -
N/A
David Van Horn, Jr. -
Harmony, N. J.
N/A
Eric Kormann
-
N/A
Dave Hunt -
N/A
Wade Hendrickson -
Lawrenceville, N. J.
N/A
Dom Buffalino
- Morganville, N. J.
N/A
Jimmy Blewett
- Howell, N. J.
N/A
Brian Kressley
-
N/A
Dave Dessinger
-
N/A
Stewart Friesen -
105
Gary Tomkins - Clifton
Springs, N. Y.
96
Matt Sheppard -
90
Brett Hearn -
86
Billy Decker - Sidney, N. Y.
85
Alan Johnson - Middlesex, N.
Y.
79
Jimmy Phelps - Baldwinsville,
N. Y.
73
Billy Dunn -
72
Dale Planck -
68
Pete Britten - Spencerport,
N. Y. /
63
Justin Haers
- Phelps, N. Y.
58
Bobby Varin
-
55
Ryan Godown
- Ringoes, N. J.
54
Danny Johnson -
46
Mike Bowman -
42
Vince Vitale -
41
Dave Rauscher -
40
Carey Terrance - Hogansburg, N. Y.
40
Neal Williams - Pittsgrove, N. J.
10
Mat Williamson -
10
Billy VanInwegen
- Sparrowbush, N. Y.
10
Justin Wright - Piffard, N. Y.
10
Andy Bachetti
- Great
10
For the complete list of
potential driver entries at 2013 Super DIRTcar Series
events, visit
www.superdirtcarseries.com/drivers/746-2013-potential-driver-entry-list
The Super DIRTcar
Series and DIRTcar Racing in the Northeast Region are
brought to fans by several sponsors and partners including Hoosier Racing Tire,
VP Racing Fuels, Chevy Performance Parts, NAPA Auto Parts, and Safety-Kleen.
Promotional partners include the
NEWS FROM
Orange County Fair
CONTACT
Mike Gurda
845-342-2573
FOR RELEASE BEGINNING SUNDAY,
JUNE 9
DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE; DOUBLE
YOUR FUN!
TWIN-20S FEATURES FOR THE
MODIFIEDS JUNE 15
AT ORANGE COUNTY FAIR
MIDDLETOWN, NY (June
9)......The headline DIRTcar-sanctioned Big-Block Modifieds will compete in a pair of 20-lap feature races
this coming Saturday evening at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, New
York.
Led by current and defending
point champion Jerry Higbie, the earth-shaking, 800
horse power Modifieds will have two chances to win on
the lightning fast five-eighths-mile
With two features on tap, the
re’s bound to be a shakeup in the Modified point
standings. To date, five drivers are within striking distance of Jerry Higbie’s lead. Higbie, already
twice a winner this season, has amassed 534 points. On his heels is young Bill
y VanInwegen, 522 points, who tasted Modified victory
for the first time this past Saturday.
Not far behind this pair of speedsters are Tim Hindley
(514 points), Clinton Mills (508), and Craig Mitchell (506). All will be out to oust Higbie
from the top spot in the standings.
Tight point races are the
order of the day in all of
Admission prices remain at
$14 adults, $12 seniors, and free for children 12 and under. The full night of
racing begins promptly at 6:30 pm.
Advance tickets are now on
sale for the 52nd Annual Eastern States Weekend, October 25-27, 2013, headlined
by the Eastern States 200, the oldest continuously-run championship race for
dirt track Modifieds.
Information for all Orange
County Fair Speedway action is available at the speedway website,
www.orangecountyfairspeedway.net, or from at the Track Office. Call
845-342-2573 during business hours.
Racing video:
Taking you back to 1970 and the Hoosier
100 – Silver Crown 100 mile race.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0qL5ZitM_4&feature=related
Photo of the week:
Two photos this week – both of Art Cross,
who was mentioned as winning a couple of races in “This date in racing history”
– above.
First photo is of Art in the Pappy Hough #
81 Ford powered Midget – one of the “Five little pigs” as they were
called. The next is a photo of Art taken
at Indy in 1954.
Non racin’
stuff:
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Responds To Requests To Change
As the controversy over the
Redskins' name continues to heat up, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
wrote a letter to the Co-Chairs of the Native American Caucus defending the
name and saying that it was never "meant to denigrate Native Americans or
offend any group."
"The Washington Redskins
name has thus from its origin represented a positive meaning distinct from any
disparagement that could be viewed in some other context,” he wrote. “For the
team’s millions of fans and customers, who represent one of
In a letter last month, 10
members of Congress urged Redskins owner Dan Snyder and Goodell
to consider changing the name. The request was immediately shot down by Snyder
who said he would "NEVER. You can put that in capital letters."
Goodell, who has been dodging similar questions about the
name since the Super Bowl, was much more polite in his letter, but doesn't seem
to be budging on the issue. He cites opinion polls that he claims shows people
favor the name and calls the issue "complex."
"The National Football
League takes seriously its responsibility to exemplify the values of diversity
and inclusion that make our nation great," he added. "To that end,
please be assured that we are committed to working with the team, this Caucus
and others to continue to reinforce the many positive attributes represented by
the team’s name and marks."
http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/daily-take/201306/roger-goodell-responds-requests-change-redskins-name
Somehow, I guess we all could see this
coming? Found this on Yahoo! News on
Sunday:
“George Kasimos
has almost finished repairing flood damage to his waterfront home, but his Superstorm Sandy nightmare is far from over.
Like thousands of others in
the hardest-hit coastal stretches of
That's because the federal
government's newly released advisory flood maps have put his Toms River home in
the most vulnerable area — the "velocity zone." If that sticks, he'd
have to jack his house up 14 feet on stilts at a cost of $150,000 or face up to
$30,000 a year in flood insurance premiums.”
Do you watch much TV?
Here are the most-watched
shows of the 2012-13 TV season.
1. NCIS CBS 21.6 million
2. SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NBC
21.0 million
3. THE BIG BANG THEORY CBS
19.0 million
4. NCIS: LOS ANGELES CBS 17.5
million
5. PERSON OF INTEREST CBS
16.2 million
6. AMERICAN IDOL (Wednesday)
Fox 15.1 million
7. DANCING WITH THE STARS
(Monday) ABC 15.0 million
8. AMERICAN IDOL (Thursday)
Fox 14.8 million
9. THE VOICE (Monday) NBC
14.4 million*
10. THE WALKING DEAD AMC 14.3
million
11. DANCING WITH THE STARS
(Tuesday) ABC 14.0 million
12. TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS
13.9 million
13. THE VOICE (Tuesday) NBC
13.5 million
14. BLUE BLOODS CBS 13.3
million
15. ELEMENTARY CBS 13.0
million
16. MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ESPN
12.9 million
17. MODERN FAMILY ABC 12.7
million
18. CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 12.6
million
19. THE OT Fox 12.5 million
20. CASTLE ABC 12.5 million
21 DUCK DYNASTY A&E 12.4
million
t. 60 MINUTES CBS 12.4
million
22. VEGAS CBS 12.0 million
23. THE FOLLOWING Fox 11.9
million
t. SURVIVOR:
t. CSI CBS 11.9 million
Note: Vegas, in # 22 is not the Cup race! With a reported over 75 million or so race
fans for NASCAR, they sure don’t watch races on TV much, do they?
Found on Yahoo! News on Monday:
He's been commander in chief,
Time magazine's 1993 man of the year, had hopes of becoming "First Laddie" of the
The non-profit National Father's Day Council
plans to award him that honor at a
Just one of the many comments
on this: "Lied to the American
people, cheated on his wife with numerous women, everyone connected with him in
Arkansas is either in prison or dead, impeached by the house, and now father of
the year. It is plain to see that the press is very forgiving. But we Americans
remember. Just like with Obama,we won't forget the
sabotage that is happening to our country and our way of life that has been
forever changed for the worse."
Great new article! Note to
Government: It's Not the Whistleblowers that are the Problem, It's the
Tyrannical Policies
Kind of makes you think back
to Obama's graduation speech when he encouraged graduates to ignore voices that
warn about government tyranny. That's not an easy or even sane thing to do, Mr.
President, when YOU are governing like a tyrant! LIKE and SHARE if you agree!
It seems like every day we
have something else popping up – scandal wise, with our government. Just remember this: Don’t forget
A bill that stigmatizes gay
people and bans giving children any information about homosexuality won
overwhelming approval Tuesday in Russia's lower house of parliament.
Hours before the State Duma passed the Kremlin-backed law in a 436-0 vote with one
abstention, more than two dozen protesters were attacked by hundreds of
anti-gay activists and then detained by police.
The bill banning the
"propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations" still needs to be
passed by the appointed upper house and signed into law by President Vladimir
Putin, but neither step is in doubt.
More can be seen here: http://news.yahoo.com/russian-lawmakers-pass-anti-gay-bill-436-0-164959267.html
I thought I’d check out “Operation
Wetback” on the Internet, and thought I’d post this:
Operation Wetback
In the
This agreement did not stop
the abuse, despite the Mexican government demand that the united States cease
to use all Mexican workers. The
In 1954, before the Operation
Wetback began, there were over a million of workers crossed the United States
Border illegally. Regardless of the risk of offending United States Laws,
labors desired for jobs and opportunities to live better. Agricultural works
were mostly replaced by cheap labor from
The result of Operation
Wetback was stunning. Gen. Joseph May Swing, in mid-July 1954, generated a
military-related movement to search and capture illegal immigrants from
Acknowledgments:
Fred L. Koestler, “OPERATION
WETBACK,” Handbook of Texas Online
(http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/pqo01), accessed March 23,
2012. Published by the
Speaking of our borders –
Maybe I should not comment here on this, but there was something said the other
day on TV about why the border is so much better protected along the
Texas/Mexico border than along Mexico/other of our states – property along the
Texas/Mexican border is privately owned.
Interesting, huh? What is
stopping us from changing ownership of the other boundaries between the
I get emails:
Subject: Leno: Man of the Year
Nobody asked me but ...
I think late night comic Lay Leno deserves
consideration as the conservative man of the year. Now that he and NBC have
agreed on a date for his departure from the show, he apparently feels safe in
saying whatever he wants on air. His monologues have become increasingly harsh
in criticizing Obama. It’s likely he has NBC exactly where he wants them.
Unless the network wants to take the heat for firing him early, it is helpless
to censor him.
We shouldn’t underestimate the power Leno
has to influence people’s political thinking. He’s not preaching to the choir
like Rush or Fox News. What’s more, his ratings are going up!
This recent monologue is an example.
Well, let's see what's going on. Hey, Snoop
is back in the news. Not Snoop Dogg, Snoop Obama.
Yeah, Snoop Obama. A big change at the White House today. They closed the gift
shop and opened a Verizon store. Yeah.
Well, this has become a huge controversy
after it was revealed that the National Security Agency seized millions of Verizon
phone records, and of course this has caused a panic among civil libertarians,
constitutional scholars and cheating husbands everywhere. Oh my God.
How ironic is that? We wanted a president
that listens to all Americans - now we have one. Yeah.
Actually, President Obama clarified the
situation today. He said no one is listening to your phone calls. The president
said it's not what the program is all about. You know, like the IRS isn’t about
targeting certain political groups. That's not what it's about!
I mean what's going on? The
White House has looked into our phone records, checking our computers,
monitoring our e-mails. When did the government suddenly become our psycho
ex-girlfriend? When did that happen? When did that happen?
You know, I'll tell you, if Obama wants to
put this snooping thing to good use, how about spying on the IRS next time they
throw a $4 million party. Why don't you do that one? Yes, exactly, exactly.
Find out about that. Yeah.
As you know by now, the IRS has taken some
heat for reportedly spending $4 million on a conference in
Well, the latest one that came out today.
You see this one? They're saying the IRS paid an artist $17,000 to paint
portraits of Abraham Lincoln to help inspire the IRS agents. You know, if they
want to see a picture of
Oh, the hearings have been unbelievable
this week. Congressional investigators say the IRS basically threw a $4 million
party for themselves. But in fairness, who else is going to throw a party for
the IRS? Really? Now, a going away party, I think we'd all chip in. I would
chip in! I would chip in! There you are, no problem. I would pay for that.
New scam - be careful.
READ THIS ONE CAREFULLY!!!
This scam is very clever. Be
very careful out there!
One could easily fall for
this -
beware of people bearing
gifts
Wednesday a week ago, I had a
phone call from someone who said
that he was from some outfit
called: "Express Couriers" asking if I was
going to be home because
there was a package for me, and the caller
said that the delivery would
arrive at my home in roughly an hour.
And sure enough, about an
hour later, a uniformed delivery man turned
up with a beautiful basket of
flowers and wine.
I was very surprised since it
did not involve any special occasion or
holiday, and I certainly
didn't expect anything like it. Intrigued about who
would send me such a gift, I
inquired as to who the sender is.
The deliveryman's reply was,
he was only delivering the gift package,
but allegedly a card was
being sent separately; (the card has never arrived!).
There was also a consignment
note with the gift.
He then went on to explain
that because the gift contained alcohol,
there was a $3.50
"delivery charge" as proof that he had actually
delivered the package to an
adult, and not just left it on the
doorstep where it could be
stolen or taken by anyone.
This sounded logical and I
offered to pay him cash. He then said that
the company required the
payment to be by credit or debit card only so
that everything is properly
accounted for.
My husband, who by this time
was standing beside me, pulled his
wallet out of his pocket with
the credit/debit card, and 'John', the
"delivery man",
asked my husband to swipe the card on the small mobile
card machine which had a
small screen and keypad where Frank was also
asked to enter the card's PIN
and security number. A receipt was
printed out and given to us.
To our horrible surprise,
between Thursday and the following Monday,
$4,000 had been
charged/withdrawn from our credit/debit account at
various ATM machines.
It appeared that somehow the
"mobile credit card machine" which the
deliveryman carried now had
all the info necessary to create a "dummy"
card with all our card
details after my husband swiped our card and
entered the requested PIN and
security number.
Upon finding out about the
illegal transactions on our card, we
immediately notified the bank
which issued us the card, and our
credit/debit account was
closed.
We also personally went to
the Police, where it was confirmed that it
is definitely a scam because
several households had been similarly
hit.
WARNING: Be wary of accepting
any "surprise gift or package", which
you neither expected nor
personally ordered, especially if it involves
any kind of payment as a
condition of receiving the gift or package.
Also, never accept anything
if you do not personally know or there is
no proper identification of
who the sender is.
Above all, the only time you
should give out any personal credit/debit
card information is when you
yourself initiated the purchase or
transaction!
Pass this on, it may just
prevent someone else from being swindled.
TAKE 6+ MINUTES OF YOUR
VALUABLE TIME TO SEE THIS VIDEO.
This guy's video on you tube
has been so popular that Obama phoned him personally.
He said he was very disturbed
with the video and invited him to the White House.
Obama also said he wanted the
White House to handle the Press and not to talk about the video or the White
House visit.
That's very interesting.
Watch it now before it's
pulled from you tube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=jeYscnFpEyA
Your thoughts:
Edward Snowden – Hero or
villain? Seems like everyone is
wondering how a high school drop out (later got his GED) could get the
necessary security clearances to be able to get into what hw was able to get
into, and to be a “Whistle Blower” as far as how it’s possible to get into our
governments files and information.
Better yet, what will happen
with/to him, if he’s ever found/caught?
Music video:
He was born on June 15, 1937
– three weeks and a day before me.
Waylon Jennings – such a
distinctive voice!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ecE1UML1q8&feature=related
This week I’m starting a five
part series of things about our bodies.
Enjoy!
SOME FACTS ABOUT YOU THAT YOU
PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW
The human body is a treasure
trove of mysteries, one that still confounds doctors and scientists about the
details of its working. It's not an overstatement to say that every part of
your body is a miracle.
Here are some of the fifty
facts about your body, some of which will leave you stunned...
The first 10:
1. It's possible for your body to survive
without a surprisingly large fraction of its internal organs. Even if you lose your stomach, your spleen,
75% of your liver, 80% of your intestines, one kidney, one lung, and virtually
every organ from your pelvic and groin area, you wouldn't be very healthy, but
you would live.
2. During your lifetime, you will produce enough
saliva to fill two swimming pools.
Actually, saliva is more important than you realize. If your saliva cannot dissolve something, you
cannot taste it.
3. The largest cell in the human body is the
female egg, and the smallest is the male sperm.
The egg is actually the only cell in the body that is visible by the
naked eye.
4. The strongest muscle in the human body is the
tongue, and the hardest bone is the jawbone.
5. Human feet have 52 bones, accounting for one
quarter of all the human body's bones.
6. Feet have 500,000 sweat glands and can
produce more than a pint of sweat a day.
7. The acid in your stomach is strong enough to
dissolve razor blades. The reason it
doesn't eat away at your stomach is that the cells of your stomach wall renew
themselves so frequently that you get a new stomach lining every three to four
days.
8. The human lungs contain approximately
2,400 kilometers (1,500 mi) of airways and 300 to 500 million
hollow cavities, having a total surface area of about 70 square meters, roughly the same area as one side of a tennis
court. Furthermore, if all of the
capillaries that surround the lung cavities were unwound and laid end to end,
they would extend for about 992 kilometers.
Also, your left lung is smaller than your right lung to make room for
your heart.
9. Sneezes regularly exceed 100 mph, while
coughs clock in at about 60 mph.
10. Your body gives off enough heat in 30 minutes
to bring half a gallon of water to a
boil.
Joke of the week:
Two little kids are in a
hospital, lying on trolleys next to each other
outside the operating room,
the first surgeries of the day.
The first kid leans over and
asks, "What are you in here for?"
The second kid says,
"I'm getting my tonsils out, and I'm afraid."
The first kid says,
"You've got nothing to worry about. I had that done
when I was four. They put you
to sleep, and when you wake up they give you
lots of Jelly and ice cream.
It's a breeze."
The second kid then asks,
"What are you here for?"
The first kid says,
"Circumcision."
"Whoa!" the second
kid replies, "Good luck, buddy. I had that done when I was born.
Couldn't walk for a
year."
Until the next column!
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