Racin'
& Different Stuff:
By Tom Avenengo
Volume # 155
09/05/2013
Racin’ & short’ stuff:
No idea as to what happened with last week’s
column on Dirt Track Digest. I post my
own columns. I entered it, checked it
out, then hit “Publish” and it said it was published and posted. No idea as to where, though! Latest column to be picked up under “Recent
Columns” is column # 153. So, if you
want to see it, might I suggest you check it out on New England Tractor at: http://newenglandtractor.com/racereport/ta/vol154.htm
Note:
A little investigating does show it’s been published – I think!
A rather hectic last few days for this old
phart! Friday
I went and got a little dirty at the “Big A”.
Saturday, I got started on this column.
Sunday it was off to
What was so nice about the visit to Hinchliffe was getting to meet new people, in person,
rather than on the Internet. Gary Mondschein, Lou Zrinski,
Angela Caruso, James Maxson and Rich Bunning.
Sworn to secrecy:
But I’m allowed to say just a little – the
Racing Expo at the Hinchliffe Stadium – gonna get bigger and better. A little bigger next year
and hopefully a lot bigger in 2015.
I see we have some point races almost
settled at OCFS, while the Sportsman class is tied, point wise, between Brian Krummel and Anthony Perrego. As it is now, there are four former OVRP Dirt
Oval racers leading in points at OC – Tim Hindley in Modifieds, Danny Creeden in Small
Blocks, and Krummel and Perrego.
OK – what happened with the “King of the
Catskills” schedule? I could have sworn
it was a two day affair with the first and only appearance of the CRSA 305
Sprint Cars, along with a majority of the other classes. Now, it’s a one day show with the RoC Modified race, a combined Open and Crate Sportsman race
and Slingshots? Aside for a rain date
for the KoC races, which is September 27th,
the next event scheduled for the “Big A” is the “Wreckage in the Catskills” on
October 19th, with “TBA” shown for what will be in action.
Note # 1: The above – “TBA” is what’s on their
website. However, this is on their Facebook page:
All other divisions
(Mini-Sprints, 305 Sprint Cars, Pro Stocks and Pure Stocks) will have their
‘King of the Catskills’ event postponed until October.
Note # 2: I see the October 19th date has
been changed to October 5th – I have to imagine for the “TBA”
classes? I’ve also heard that there are
some CRSA teams saying that their race at Accord has been cancelled. ???
Note # 3: Is it true that caution laps will count in
the 60 lap Modified race?
Every year we hear/read about/think that
this is the last year for OCFS. Some
where down the line, this writer believes the writing is on the wall. Stands that are
basically empty. Last Saturday only 19 Modifieds, 19 Sportsman and 17
Rookie Sportsman. Street Stocks pulled
in 15 cars. The stands – they’re
basically empty ever week, although my son said there appeard
to be a few more a week ago. The
drive-in has more or less, held it’s own.
With low car counts, that means less money gong into the back gate. And if you go on their Facebook
page, their response to questions by race fans - other than me, don’t get
responses. Eventually, those fans will
say “screw it” and also leave. It would
be interesting to find out if there has been anyone interested in the
purchasing of the property. Can you
imagine the fuel, oil, anti-freeze and grease that’s
in the dirt in the infield, there?
Latest rumor I’ve read about: Next year for OCFS – Specials only along with
ESW. Kinda like
the “Wheels”, maybe? If so, would it be
BYOB, too, .like the wheels? I can see
that happening – really! OMG!
What will Maxwell do?
From last weeks
column:
Quick question:
Out of the 50 states in the
Answer in next weeks column.
Answer:
Earlier this year, Brett Hearn won a
feature at A/S (
“UPCOMING: September 14 --- Breast Cancer
Awareness Night/Porco Energy Eastern States Modified
Qualifier”
This, from Facebook,
is why I’m questioning this:
“Conversation started June 22
11:27pm
Tom Avenengo
A few weeks ago Brett Hearn
won the Small Block feature at A/S. For
that win he got a guaranteed starting spot for ESW. In what race is he guaranteed for, Big or
Small Block may I ask?
11:32pm
Ocfs Racing
He's In For The Big Blocks...”
And, as for that guaranteed
starting spot that will be awarded from the 9/14 race, there’s this:
Ocfs Racing
I Don't Think 9/7 Has A Spot,9/14 Starts 7TH For The Bigblocks.
So, it should be interesting
to see who gets what and where, for ESW.
And this, as far as Hearn is
concerned:
“Ocfs
Racing
He's Just Guaranteed,If He Don't Qualify He Starts At The Back.”
If you are not a fan of Brett Hearn, you
might want to skip what follows:
RACING NEWS FROM. . .
JOHN SNYDER CONTACT: 845.225.3560
BRETT HEARN, B.H. RACING
ENTERPRISES, INC. MADSEN MOTORSPORTS WWW.BRETTHEARN.COM
Brett Hearn…for 39 years the
Standard of Excellence in Modified Racing…“We’re never
satisfied. We’re always working to get better, to stay ahead of the
competition. We’re all about winning
races, championships, being the best team in Modified racing.”
HEARN ADDS TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS
TO HIS RÉSUMÉ
Wins point titles at
Albany-Saratoga Speedway and Lebanon Valley Speedway
SUSSEX, NJ (September
1)……..All-time winning dirt track Modified driver Brett Hearn, of Sussex, New
Jersey, captured two more track point championships in this his 39th season of
professional-level racing. Hearn won the
Albany-Saratoga Speedway (
“From the beginning, it’s
been about winning races and championships,” said Hearn, 55, from his team shop
in
Hearn was only 19 in 1977
when he won his first two speedway championships---in the then Sportsman
divisions at
And along the way, Hearn has
won 834 feature event races, including 343 in extra-distance, extra-purse races
of 50 laps or more. Hearn’s racing
record includes victories at 49 different speedways in 11 states and two
Canadian provinces.
In the remaining months of
the 2013 racing season, Hearn will be out to win the big end-of-year races and
the overall Mr. DIRTcar Modified championship, a
title he’s won seven previous times.
During the current Northeast
dirt track racing season, Hearn has driven his familiar No. 20 Big- and
Small-Block Modifieds fielded by the merged Madsen
Motorsports/B.H. Racing Enterprises, Inc. team. Support for the No. 20 Modifieds comes from Madsen Overhead Doors, Benjamin Moore
Paints, Foxhill Campground, Don Kruger Motorsports
LLC, WLR Construction, 417 Bus Line Ltd, Accurate Collision, Steve Hough
Motors, JMMB, and Fairways of Halfmoon. As in past
seasons, Hearn relies on Teo Pro Car chassis and
Enders Racing Engines. Two-dozen product associates rounded out Hearn’s
continued quest for Modified racing supremacy.
BRETT HEARN – CAREER
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Mr. DIRT Modified Champion –
1990, 1993, 1996, 1997*, 2001, 2007, 2009
Mr. DIRT 358 Modified
Champion – 2006
Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT
Series – 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2001
Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT
358 Modified Series – 1998
Sunoco Racing Fuels DIRT Championship
Trail 1990, 1992
DIRT-Asphalt Challenge Series
– 1989, 1990
DIRT Motorsports 358 Modified
Eastern Regional Champion – 2006
DIRTcar Nor theast Modified Region
Champion – 2007, 2008
Canadian-American Challenge
Series – 1982, 1988
Tri-Track Series – 1982
Twin-Track Series – 1989
Orange County Fair
1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986,
1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2006
Orange County Fair
1977, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991,
1992, 1999, 2006
Albany-Saratoga
Fonda
Rolling Wheels Raceway
Modified Division – 1991, 1998
Utica-Rome (New Venture)
Utica-Rome (New Venture)
Accord
DIRT
Winner, Wheels 300 – 1993,
1995
Winner, Miller Genuine Draft
300 – 1990, 1991
Winner, Schaefer 200 –
1985 Winner, VP SEF 200 – 2012
Winner of Thirty-eight
200-Lap Championship Races
1986
2002, 2007, 2012 Eastern
Motorsports Press Association Nor the ast Driver of the Year
1993 Champion Spark Plug DIRT
Motorsports Driver of the Year
*Co-Champion with Danny
Johnson ***Co-Champion with Billy Pauch
**Co-Champion with Andy Bachetti
Ariel Castro – supposedly
hung himself while in a confinement facility.
Supposedly he was checked every half hour, but was not on a suicide
watch. Sad thing is – we probably will
never know the truth as to just how he hung himself, if indeed he did do
so. I’m always a little suspicious when
these things happen – like maybe he had just a little assistance – ya know?
From Facebook
– racin’ stuff:
Hinchliffe Stadium Racing Expo photos by Rich Bunning: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10200610090522773&set=a.10200610090122763.1073741844.1474975351&type=3&theater
From 9/4:
so your telling me theres not much cheating going on in the crate class lmao bring a motor to engine shop for a friend and the
first thing he says is do u want me to cheat it up for u are u fucking kidding
me he says u wont belive how many guys are doing it
these engine builders should not be allowed to touch these motors because this
is what u get its all about the mighty dollar and yes asked him how much it
would cost out of curiosity and holy shit it was expensive for him to do
totally disgusted and im pretty sure its not just one
builder its probally all of them that are willing to
cheat these guys up
Comments:
What town was the shop in?
not saying who it was or where rob sorry just wanted to
put that out there dont wanna
put them that much on the spot by giving name and town sorry lol
It's everywhere and will
never stop unfortunately..
Come to
lmao
thats the problem i was one
of the people that tried to believe these top guys are not cheating but hearing
right from the horses mouth its pretty hard to believe its sad
Dini doesn't have tech tools. Our motors had the dirt
stamps on them and they still weren't good for him. Probably because his
glasses were on top of his head and not on his face
Note: When they first came out with this “Crate”
engine and class, my thoughts were that for it to succeed, they would have to
have a claimer rule. They didn’t, and
now we can see where it has ended up.
Hell, one can even see it on the tracks how supposedly “even” engined cars just aren’t.
Hamlin
Due to the revision of Accord
Speedway's King of the Catskills schedule, the finale on 9/21 unlike previously
stated, will remain a points race for junior
slingshots along with every other division. Sorry if there is any confusion but
junior slingshots WILL be running for points on our season finale on September
21st 2013, thank you.
Here’s something that might
be unexpected:
Greg Fitzpatrick
To all who wish to know, I
want to let you know that I have stepped down as President of ARDC. I
appreciate your help over the last two years, but I feel my view of where the
club needs to grow and where the rest of the BOG wants to grow the club is too
far apart. Per the By-laws, Ron Lauer will assume my responsibilities for the
remainder of the year till a new president can be found. I hope all works out
for ARDC in the future and will continue to support the club.
Note: There was also another resignation later on
this evening (Wed).
Coming up:
Accord:
Friday, September 6, 2013
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From Jayski:
Allmendinger gets ride with JTG Daugherty Official:
AJ Allmendinger
has an offer to drive the #47 JTG Daugherty NASCAR Sprint Cup car in 2014. Team owner Tad Geschickter
confirmed to FOXSports.com a full-time deal had been offered to Allmendinger. The driver confirmed JTGD's
proposal late Wednesday night. Allmendinger, 31, has
competed in NASCAR, IndyCar and Grand-Am this season.
With his experience in a variety of different series and manufacturers, JTGD
brought Allmendinger in for the
UPDATE:
AJ Allmendinger
has agreed to a full-time deal to drive the #47 JTG Daugherty NASCAR Sprint Cup
car in 2014. Sources say the team has scheduled a news
conference for Saturday. Although team owner Tad Geschickter
has offered Labonte a position within the company, the
49-year-old former Cup champion told FOXSports.com on Aug. 24 that he had not
made a decision regarding his 2014 plans (FoxSports).
AND AJ Allmendinger
will become the full-time driver of the #47 Sprint Cup car
for JTG Daugherty Racing in 2014, sources told ESPN.com on Thursday. Allmendinger has accepted a three-year deal to replace
Bobby Labonte, who has been in the car since 2011. A
formal announcement is expected Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, where Allmendinger will drive the #47 in Sunday's Cup race.(ESPN)(8-29-2013)
UPDATE 2:
JTG Daugherty Racing
officials announced that AJ Allmendinger will pilot
the #47 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entry full-time beginning with the 2014
season. "For me, it is an amazing opportunity," Allmendinger
said. "I looked at this year as a new beginning for me. I have worked hard
and feel fortunate about every opportunity this season and I am very grateful.
It has been nice to have the chance to really get to know the JTG Daugherty
Racing team and the owners Brad (Daugherty), Jodi and Tad (Geschickter).
This is the start of something full-time and I look forward to the next full
blown chapter of my career with JTG Daugherty Racing."
"We are very thankful to
Bobby," JTG Daugherty Racing co-owner Brad
Daugherty said. "He did such a great job establishing baselines for our
company and we are glad we were able to extend his racing streak as long as we
did. He is a champion of our sport and has won 21 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
races. He has a Hall of Fame career and we are very thankful to him and want to
work with him in the future with our company. We will try to provide him with
best resources to get him to victory lane this season."
As one chapter closes for the
No. 47 team, a new one begins with Allmendinger.
"We are pleased to have an opportunity to work with AJ going
forward," Daugherty said. "We think he is up and coming with so much
potential in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. We have a great opportunity to get
to victory lane. AJ's hungry to compete to win. We
are looking forward to the next chapter of our program and he is a big part of
it."(JTG Daugherty Racing)(8-31-2013)
Ganassi will try to get Larson in some Cup races this year:
Chip Ganassi
said Friday that he will try to get Kyle Larson some seat time in a Cup car
before the year is out:
Q: Do you anticipate you'll
get him in any Sprint Cup cars this year as far as running a race or two before
the 2014 season?
GANASSI: In terms of Cup
races this year, right now the plan is to try to do that. It's never been my MO
to push anybody out of any cars that are on our team. As you know, Juan has
been a great asset to our team for many years. I'm not going to push him out or
do anything like that. I would think there's opportunity to get him in Cup
races this year and we're going to take advantage of those opportunities.(Chevy PR)
It is expected that Harry
Scott - part owner of Turner Scott Motorsports, Larson's Nationwide time -
would be willing to put him in the #51 Phoenix Racing Chevy for at least a
couple races now that he owns that team.(8-31-2013)
Note: A while back, when Larson was racing a
wingless Sprint Car, he had an accident and was hit basically on the cage by
another car. Chip Ganassi
then told him he could no longer run Sprint Cars without the wings. This past weekend Larson won two features at
the Calistoga track in
Dunno, but it looks like a Sprint Car, to me.
Earnhardt Ganassi
extends McMurray's contract:
Jamie McMurray will return to
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing's #1 car in 2014, team
co-owner Chip Ganassi said Friday. Following the
announcement of Kyle Larson as the replacement for Juan Pablo Montoya in the
organization's #42 car, Ganassi confirmed McMurray's
contract extension. "We just re-did Jamie's contract," Ganassi said Friday in confirming McMurray's return in 2014.(Sporting News)(8-31-2013)
Stewart expects to return
fully healed, OK with Busch as teammate; full transcript:
Tony Stewart asserted Tuesday
at the Stewart-Haas race shop that his broken bones would mend in time for the
2014 Daytona 500 and that the organization he co-owns with Gene Haas was never
fractured in the first place. "They're looking at the beginning of
February, which isn't a bad deal," said Stewart, who broke the tibia and
fibula in his right leg during a Sprint Car accident Aug. 5 in
Transcript: Stewart-Haas
Racing Teleconference With Tony Stewart:
http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/Tony-Stewart-press-conference-Sept-3-2013
Newman to
RCR?
UPDATE
UPDATE: hearing that besides
Swan Racing rumor, Jeff Burton could wind up driving a car owned by Tommy
Baldwin (#7, #36) with chassis and engines from RCR.(9-3-2013)
Chase clinch
scenarios at
Below are the 2013 Chase for
the NASCAR Sprint Cup clinch scenarios for Saturday night's Federated Auto
Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway, the final race before the Chase
field is set. Six drivers have clinched top-10 spots in the Chase: #48-Jimmie
Johnson, #15-Clint Bowyer, #29-Kevin Harvick,
#99-Carl Edwards, #18-Kyle Busch and #20-Matt Kenseth.
#5-Kasey Kahne, on the strength of two wins, has
clinched at least a Wild Card spot. Four drivers control their top-10 clinching
destiny. Regardless of the finishes of any other driver...
#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.,
currently seventh in points, will clinch a top-10 spot with a finish of 32nd or
better, 33rd with at least one lap led or 34th with the most laps led.
#22-Joey Logano,
currently eighth in points, will clinch a top-10 spot with a finish of 11th or
better, 12th and at least one lap led or 13th and the most laps led.
#16-Greg Biffle,
currently ninth in points, will clinch a top-10 spot with a finish of ninth or
better, 10th and at least one lap led or 11th and the most laps led.
#78-Kurt Busch, currently
10th in points, will clinch a top-10 spot by winning, finishing second with at
least one lap led or finishing third with the most laps led.
The remaining mathematically
eligible drivers need help to clinch a top-10 spot. Some, however, control
their own Wild Card destiny (a win would guarantee at least a Wild Card spot).
Clinch scenarios for the remaining eligible drivers follow...
#24-Jeff Gordon: Currently
11th in points, Gordon would clinch at least a Wild Card spot with a victory at
#5-Kasey Kahne:
Kahne, currently 12th in points, has already clinched
at least a Wild Card spot. Ten points outside the top 10, Kahne
remains eligible for a top 10 spot.
#56-Martin Truex Jr.: Currently 13th in points, Truex
would clinch at least a Wild Card spot with a victory at
#39-Ryan Newman: Currently
14th in points, Newman would clinch at least a Wild Card spot with a victory at
#2-Brad Keselowski:
Currently 28 points outside the top 10, Keselowski remains eligible for a top-10 spot. Currently
winless, Keselowski must win to be in contention for
a Wild Card spot. Mathematically there will be at least two drivers outside the
top 10 with wins. To clinch, Keselowski would need to
win and outpoint Truex by 13 and Newman by eight (and
would only need to outpoint one of these drivers if Kahne
would displace a winless driver from the top 10). If Truex
or Newman displaces Kurt Busch from the top 10, he would need to outpoint the
other one-win driver remaining outside the top 10 by the requisite amount.
#1-Jamie McMurray: Currently
39 points outside the top 10, McMurray remains
eligible for a top-10 spot. Currently winless, McMurray must win to be in
contention for a Wild Card spot. To clinch, McMurray would need to win and
outpoint either Truex by 25 and Newman by 19 (and
would only need to outpoint one of these drivers if Kahne
would displace a winless driver from the top 10). If Truex
or Newman displace Kurt Busch from the top 10, he
would need to outpoint the other one-win driver remaining outside the top 10 by
the requisite amount.
#27-Paul Menard: To clinch,
Menard would need to win and outpoint Truex by 47 and
Newman by 42 (and would only need to outpoint one of these drivers if Kahne would displace a winless driver from the top 10). If Truex or Newman displace Kurt Busch from the top 10, he
would need to outpoint the other one-win driver remaining outside the top 10 by
the requisite amount.(NASCAR)(9-3-2013)
JTG Daugherty considering
manufacturer change:
A less pressing dilemma, but
with greater ramifications, is which manufacturer #47-JTG Daugherty Racing will
align with in 2014. When the company shared a technical alliance with Michael Waltrip Racing the first two seasons with Marcos Ambrose
behind the wheel and Toyota Racing Development engines, the team finished 18th
in 2009 and 26th in 2010. Labonte was 29th in the
standings the following year and 23rd in 2012. But this year, the JTGD is 30th
in the owner standings. As a single-car operation, JTGD has struggled to be a
top-20 competitor. Co-owner Brad Daugherty said that, for now, the organization
is "working to get the most that we can out of our
Sad News - Elton Hildreth:
Legendary race car driver
Elton Wild Man Hildreth, 95, died Monday afternoon at
Cumberland (NJ) Manor nursing home. According to Eastern Motorsport Press
Association, Hildreth was one of most colorful
drivers to ever compete in the Modifieds. Hildreth is best known for his exploits in his orange and
black No. 16-J, a 1937 Chevrolet coupe that was powered by a small-block Chevy
engine. A resident of
Sad News - Bob Bilby:
Former NASCAR team owner
Robert D. Bilby, of Kewadin,
passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2013. He was 71. He made tracks in USAC Midget
racing, then set his sights on the big leagues NASCAR. He came to Winston Cup in 1989
with his own team, Automotion, then
partnered with legendary racer Bobby Allison to form Bobby Allison Motorsports
the following year. For full obituary, service info, guest book and more, go to
Covell Funeral Home website.(9-3-2013)
Gordon, Edwards have
discussion after race: #24-Jeff Gordon and #99-Carl Edwards didn't expect each other
to drive the way they did Sunday night, and both seemed flabbergasted by the
other's explanation of their near-crashes at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The two
drivers spoke for about five minutes shortly after the race before Gordon
walked away. They spoke again briefly in the driver motorhome
lot about 15 minutes later and shook hands. While Edwards made a point to say
he didn't think the hard feelings would linger, it was obvious that both
weren't satisfied with at least the initial discussion. Early in the race,
Gordon slid in front of Edwards for position. Edwards and Gordon were later
battling side by side and made contact.
"I really felt like he
was looking for another excuse to be mad at me," Edwards said. "And I
don't understand it. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. That's out of
character. We don't have these kind of problems. So
we'll just move on and hopefully laugh about it when we're both in the
Chase."
Gordon thought Edwards'
reaction to the initial slide-job was out of character. "I've never seen
him drive me like that," Gordon said. "It was pretty wild. He didn't
like that I slid him early in the race. We went into (Turn) 1 and he took my
line away to keep me behind him and I was a lot better than him and I just dove
inside.(Sporting News)(9-2-2013)
Wendy Venturini
reported at the end of Fox Sports1's Race Day that the latest rumor in the
garage has Ryan Newman on his way to Richard Childress Racing, but only as the
third team, with #31-Jeff Burton moving to a "satellite team" for
Childress. The #30 Swan Racing team was mention as the team for
UPDATE:
Hearing that besides Swan
Racing rumor, Jeff Burton could wind up driving a car owned by Tommy Baldwin
(#7, #36) with chassis and engines from RCR.(9-3-2013)
UPDATE 2:
Jeff Burton will not return to
Richard Childress Racing in 2014, sources close to the organization told ESPN
on Wednesday. Sources say financial concerns played a key role in the decision.
Asked for comment,
UPDATE 3:
Jeff Burton, driver of the
#31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS for Richard Childress Racing, has announced he
will not be driving that car after the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.
"We have been working
hard to try and get all the funding in place to have four Sprint Cup teams in
2014," said Richard Childress, president and CEO of Richard Childress
Racing. "With the date on the calendar getting closer to 2014, we just
couldn't run partially funded teams next year. Knowing what Jeff's plans were
in 2015, he and I worked out an agreement for him to step out of the #31
Caterpillar Chevrolet after this season. Jeff has been nothing but a
professional driver, an asset to RCR and a great person for our organization
since coming on board in 2005. Jeff has also been a great ambassador for
Caterpillar and the other partners we've had on the car throughout the years. I
can't thank him and Caterpillar enough for how great they've been as we work
through this transition. We intend to finish out 2013 in a strong way and I
look forward to the possibility of Jeff still being part of RCR in the near
future, just not driving the #31 car. I have been watching his son, Harrison,
and the success he's having. Hopefully, we can have another
Time Warner Cable to sponsor
#88 and adds to #5 package:
Time Warner Cable Inc. will
be the primary sponsor in more NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races after broadening
its relationship with Hendrick Motorsports. The
expanded partnership makes Time Warner Cable primary sponsor of the #5
Chevrolet SS team with driver Kasey Kahne for six races
in 2013 and five races in both 2014 and 2015. Previously, Time Warner Cable
committed to sponsor four primary events per season from 2013 through 2015.
In addition, Time Warner
Cable will be a primary sponsor of the #88 Hendrick
Motorsports team with driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. for five events in 2013,
including four during the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. The #88 Time Warner
Cable Chevrolet SS will appear Sept. 7 at
We’ve been extremely happy
with the results from our NASCAR initiatives, said Jeffrey Hirsch, Time Warner
Cable’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer, Residential
Services. The on-track performance of Hendrick
Motorsports is well documented, but they’ve also put significant resources into
building a world-class marketing operation. It’s been a team effort, and we’re
seeing terrific exposure and return. As part of the new sponsorship agreement,
Time Warner Cable will collaborate with Hendrick
Motorsports sister company, Hendrick Automotive
Group, as a marketing partner. The organizations will work together to develop
marketing solutions specific to the automotive industry using Time Warner Cable
product offerings. With the expanded Time Warner Cable relationship, all
remaining primary sponsorship inventory for Kahne’s
#5 Chevrolet SS team has been filled for the 2013 and 2014 seasons.(Hendrick Motorsports), see an
image of the #88 car on the #88 Team Schemes page.(9-4-2013)
Martin expects to test for
SHR in 2014:
Mark Martin said Tuesday he
expects to continue to work with Stewart-Haas Racing in 2014, after Tony
Stewart returns back to the cockpit of the #14 SHR Chevy. Martin and his wife,
Arlene, were at SHR’s shop in
Labonte to miss Richmond, plans to
return at
Bobby Labonte
will not race the #47 BUSH'S Beans Toyota Camry this weekend at Richmond
International Raceway after suffering three broken ribs in a cycling accident
near his Trinity, N.C. home on the morning of Wednesday, August 28. I am feeling
a lot better, but I don’t want to put the race team in any compromising position
this weekend, said Labonte. It just makes more sense
to focus on my rehab one more week to ensure that I’m ready to go at Chicago (Chicagoland Speedway) with no issues. I plan to be back
with the team then and back behind the wheel. AJ Allmendinger
is filling in for Labonte during the Federated Auto
Parts 400 in
From Track Forum:
Some talk about Kyle Larson going to Cup –
most think it’s too soon:
http://www.trackforum.com/forums/showthread.php?179846-Kyle-Larson-to-EGR-Target-42
Any idea as to who is credited with saying
this:
"You know you're in
trouble when the first person to get to you after a wreck is carrying a
beer"
Answer next week.
Former OVRP Dirt Oval racers:
Molly Chambers was 25th in the
Wingless 600 Micro feature at the Clyde Martin Speedway.
Danny Buccafusca
was 4th in the Slingshot All-Star race at Hamlin.
Jacob Hendershot
was 2nd in the 270 feature.
Kyle Rohner
placed 9th in the Wingless 600 feature.
Paul Tigue was
5th in the Junior Slingshots.
Richie VanOrden
was 4th in the Super Slinger feature.
Tim Hindley was
2nd, Billy V 6th, Mike Ruggiero 10th and
Clinton Mills 18th in the Modified feature at OCFS.
Anthony Perrego
won the Sportsman feature, with LJ Lombardo 2nd, Joe Conklin 4th,
Joey Falanga 12th, Brian Krummel 14th and Andrew Reeves 17th
in the Sportsman feature.
Seth Pacella was
4th in the Rookie Sportsman feature.
Emily VanInwegen
was 7th, Josh Pieniazek 10th,
BK Rizzo 14th, Joe Kata 15th
and Chuck Alessi 21st in the CRSA 305
feature.
Anthony Perrego
was 5th, Danny Creeden 14th,
Mike Doty 15th and Joey Bruning 18th
in the Modified feature at Accord.
Brad Szulewski
was 3rd in the Sportsman feature.
Tyler Boniface won the Spec Sportsman
feature while Mike Traver was 2nd.
At Susquehanna, Ben Whitaker was 7th
in the Late Model feature.
Mike Mammana was
a DNQ for the Coal Cracker race at Big Diamond.
Roger Coss was 6th
in the Modified feature at
Tiffany Wambold
was a DNQ for the Street Stock feature.
Davie Franek was 2nd in the URC
feature at
Rich Coons was 1st, Bobby
Morris 2nd and Kyle Redner 4th
in the Sportsman feature at
Nick Pecko was 7th
in the RoC Asphalt race at
Brian Sobus was
7th in the Small Block Super Modified feature.
Tyler Dippel was
6th in the Modified feature at A/S.
Brett Wright was 10th in the
Sportsman feature.
Josh Pieniazek
was 7th in the ESS feature at the I-88 Speedway.
Tyler Dippel won
the RoC Sportsman feature, while Anthony Perrego was 23rd.
Josh Pieniazek
was a DNQ for the ESS feature at U/R.
Looks like 40 names this week.
From the AARN:
From their September 3rd issue:
Steve Barrick:
Steve had almost a full page
article on race driver Mike Stofflet. Who might Mike Stofflet
be? He’s the race driver that had his
car catch on fire at the Mahoning Valley Speedway and it went viral on Facebook and even made most news shows on TV.
As for the cause of that
fire: They’re pretty sure the fuel shut
off valve in the tank wasn’t put in properly and didn’t fully lock, thus some
leakage occurred.
Ernie Saxton:
Ernie has part of his column
devoted to the TSRS 305 Sprint Cars and their leader Joe Grandinetti. (Are you aware that the winner of a TSRS
feature gets $150.00 and that same amount goes to the last place finisher?)
It’s on. No, it’s off.
No, it’s on. Ernie has his
thoughts about the US GP that is supposed to be held in
Earl Krause:
Well, the secret is out – how
Bob Malzahn ended up using the “Fireball 99”. It seems that one of the earliest # 99’s
always seemed to catch on fire, so he painted a “Fireball” on the side of the
car.
Neal Wilt:
Neal has an article that made
mention of Dave Shullick, Jr. and his setting a new
track record at the Oswego Speedway. His
time: 14.972 seconds. His average speed: 150.281 MPH.
That’s the first sub-15
second lap turned at
This Week
In AARN:
Friends Of
Mike
Falls To Paved Track
Specialist
Jimmy Blewett
57th
Sees Repeat Winner In Bob Bond
WoO Late Model S’Grove
Double Header Races
Won By Satterlee,
Lanigan
Pitkat Is Thompson Mod King;
Rocco Winner Of Final
Thursday Night Race
Big Diamond’s
Prestigious Coal Cracker Win
& Ten Grand Won By Jeff Strunk
Grove Oddity: Taylor, Montieth
Both Declared Winners
After Sunday 410 Flagman
Snafu
Friesen Wins
Mod Title & Money
By Default As
Sheppard
Is A
No-Show
Sprint Cup
Title Chase Picture
Clearer
Heading Into
This date in racing history:
Just some of the events on
September 5th in:
1942
My "Baby sister",
Kathy was born.
1947
Ted Horn ,
driving the Horn #1, won the 20 lap AAA Eastern Sprint Car race at the Rutland
Fairgrounds in
1948
Tommy Hinnershitz
won the AAA Eastern Sprint Car race at the Flemington Fair Speedway,
Jimmy Gibbons won the AAA
Eastern Sprint Car race at the Hagerstown Speedway,
Jackie Holmes won the AAA
Sprint Car race at the Winchester Speedway,
1949
Spider Webb won the AAA
Eastern Sprint Car race at the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds,Essex Junction, VT.
Speed McFee
won the AAA Eastern Sprint Car race at the Monroe County Fairgrounds,
1953
Mike Nazaruk
won the 100 lap AAA Midget race at the 1 Mile Dirt Oval DuQuoin
State Fairgrounds,
1954
Pat OConnor
won the AAA Sprint Car race at the 1 Mile Dirt Oval DuQuoin
State Fairgrounds,
Charlie Musselman
won the AAA Eastern Sprint Car race over Tommy Hinnershitz
at the Flemington Fair Speedway,
1955
Jimmy Bryan won the 100 lap
Ted Horn Memorial AAA Champ Car race at the 1 Mile Dirt Oval DuQuoin State Fairgrounds,
Charlie Musselman , driving the
Traylor #5, won the AAA Eastern Sprint Car race at the Flemington Speedway in
1959
Otto Harwi
won the Modified Stock Car race and Tony Bonadies won
the TQ Midget race at the Orange County Fairgrounds,
Tony Romit
won the ARDC Midget race at the Flemington Fairgrounds,
Note: Some drivers made the afternoon Midget race
at Flemington, and then up to
1960
A.J. Foyt
won the 100 lap Ted Horn Memorial USAC Champ Car race at the 1 Mile Dirt Oval DuQuoin State Fairgrounds,
1970
Jochen Rindt... Died ... Rindt was a German-Austrian racing driver. He is the only
driver to posthumously win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship (in
1970), after being killed in practice for the Italian Grand Prix. Away from
Formula One Rindt was highly successful in other
single-seat formulae, as well as sports car racing. In 1965 he won the 24 Hours
of
1971
Joe Leonard won the USAC
California 500 Indy Car race on the 2.5 Mile Paved Oval at the Ontario Motor
Speedway, Ontario,
1977
David Pearson won the NASCAR
Winston Cup Southern 500 over Donnie Allison at the Darlington Raceway,
1999
Jeff Burton won the NASCAR
Winston Cup Pepsi Southern 500 over Ward Burton at the Darlington Raceway,
Press releases:
Contact: Julia Foy
Promotions/PR Coordinator -
jfoy@dirtcar.com
315.834.2299
Super DIRTcar
Series Stars & Stripes 100 at Rolling Wheels postponed due to inclement
weather
Racing continues Tuesday,
Oct. 8, opening NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week
ELBRIDGE, N. Y. - Monday,
September 2, 2013 - Inclement weather forced postponement of Sunday's Super DIRTcar Series race at
Fans who
purchased tickets for Sunday's Stars & Stripes 100 can redeem their ticket
stubs for entry to the October race. Competitors and teammates who purchased
pit entry at Sunday's race will also be able to enter Tuesday, Oct. 8, at no
charge. Tickets will also be available for sale at the gate the night of the
event. Adult general admission tickets will cost $20.
Billy Decker, of Unadilla, N.
Y., will start on the pole at lap 25 in the October continuation of Sunday's
race. Decker wrestled the lead from pole sitter Dave Rauscher in lap 8 before
inclement weather at the track ended the race in lap 24. The remainder of the
lineup will be based on positions as of lap 24, putting Dale Planck second,
Brett Hearn third, Rauscher fourth and Billy Dunn fifth. For the full race
lineup for the Stars & Stripes 100, visit www.superdirtcarseries.com.
The DIRTcar
Street Stock race ran to completion before weather hit, with Mike Welch making
a trip to victory lane. Welch finished second to Joe Reeves in the only heat
race for the division after a nasty wreck the race's start took pole sitter
Mike Cooper out of the race. Reeves claimed the lead off the restart, but Welch
steered around him early in the race and outlasted two more cautions for the
win.
Joining the Super DIRTcar Series Tuesday during NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT
Week XLII will be the DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds.
Super DIRTcar
Series
Rolling
Qualifying Results
Heat 1: 1. 91
Billy Decker, Unadilla, N. Y.; 2. 84 Gary Tomkins,
Clifton Springs, N. Y.; 3. 83 Brian Swartzlander,
Heat 2: 1. 49d
Billy Dunn,
Heat 3: 1. 98H
Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, N. Y.; 2. 3 Justin Haers, Phelps, N. Y.; 3. 8 Rich Scagliotta, Hillsborough, N. J.; 4. 5H Chris Hile,
Heat 4: 1. Brett Hearn,
B-Main 1: Tim Sears, Flach, Siri, VanInwegen,
Podsiadlo, Pupello, Willix, Bresnahan. DNS: Kerr
B-Main 2: A. Johnson, Bellinger, Tom Sears, Wright, Susice,
Chrysler, Morey. DNS: Sage, Roberts
Time Trials: 1. Britten,
20.046; 2. Decker, 20.055; 3. Tomkins, 20.460; 4. Phelps, 20.461; 5. Haers, 20.504; 6. Dunn, 20.648; 7. Swartzlander,
20.693; 8. Hearn, 20.695; 9. Sheppard, 20.715; 10. Flach, 20.731; 11. D.
Johnson, 20.735; 12. Bellinger, 20.892; 13. Planck, 20.955; 14.
Super DIRTcar
Series
Rolling
Race lineup, after 24 laps on
Sunday, Sept. 1
1. Decker
2. Planck
3. Hearn
4. Rauscher
5. Dunn
6. Scagliotta
7. Sheppard
8. Phelps
9.
10. Haers
11. D. Johnson
12. Hile
13. Britten
14. Brachmann
15. Currier
16. Marcuccilli
17. Sowle
18. A. Johnson
19. Paine
20. Susice
21. Flach
22. Tom Sears, Jr.
23. Tim Sears, Jr.
24. VanInwegen
25. Wright
26. Podsiadlo
27. Siri
28. Bellinger
29. Tomkins
30. Swartzlander
DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds
Rolling
Qualifying Results
Heat 1: 1. 66
Dan Wiesner, 2. 57b Frank Burnell, 3. 1s Jim Spano, 4. 21
Heat 2: 1. 3a
Adam HIlton, 2. 5 Don Spatorico, 3. 6R Nate Reynolds, 4.
1a Andrew Smith, 5. 11b Ray Hendershot, 6. 316 John Ellsworth,
7. 42 Daryl Nutting, 8.
1R Kyle Rohner, 9. 19J Joe Kline, 10. 66
DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds
Rolling
Race Lineup
1. Reynolds
2. Spano
3. Spatorico
4. Burnell
5. Hilton
6. Wiesner
7. Caprara
8. Smith
9. Guerierri
10. Hendershot
11. Dippel
12. Ellsworth
13.
14. Nitting
15. Marcucilli
16. Rohner
17. Meeks
18. Klein
19. Batzel
20. Sampo
Rolling
Statistical Report
A-Main: 1. 00 Mike Welch, 2.
30 Steve Pesarek, 3. 13k Daryl Krebs, 4. 00Jr Joe
Reeves, 5. 71 Dan Hoffman, 6. 98T Patrick Hobbs, 7. 19 Chuck Cushman, 8. 81
Wayne Ellison. DNS: 715 Mike Cooper
Heat 1: Reeves, Welch,
Ellison, Hoffman,
The Super DIRTcar
Series and DIRTcar Racing in the Northeast Region is
brought to fans by several sponsors and partners including Hoosier Racing Tire,
VP Racing Fuels, Chevy Performance Parts, NAPA Auto Parts, and Safety-Kleen.
Contingency partners include the
NEWS FROM
Orange County Fair
CONTACT
Mike Gurda
845-342-2573
FOR RELEASE ON SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 1
IT’S NAIL-BITING TIME AT
Championship point races go
down to the wire
MIDDLETOWN, NY (September
1)……..The final night of the point season for all competing divisions is on tap
this coming Saturday, September 7 at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown,
New York. And in only one of the four divisions is the outcome even close to
being decided.
In the headline DIRTcar Big-block Modified division, Tim Hindley (1,864 points) has a 50-point cushion over Craig
Mitchell (1,814) and defending champion Jerry Higbie
(1,792). Hindley can wrap up the title by simply
qualifying for the 30-lap feature race and finishing better than 26th.
In Sportsman competition,
before this past Saturday’s race meet Brian Krummel
held a 30-point edge over Anthony Perrego. But Krummel was caught up in an opening lap multi-car incident
and finished 15th,while Perrego
won for the sixth time. As a result, Krummel and Perrego are tied, each with 1,770 points. Whoever finishes
ahead this Saturday will become the Sportsman champion.
Eight-time winner Stephen Kammer (1,904) tops the Street Stock division with
five-time victor Charles Donald (1,898) just six points in arrears. As with
Sportsman, finishing positions in the 15-lap feature will determine the Street
Stock championship. .
All four divisions will see
action this Saturday, September 7, Champions’ Night sponsored by WLR
Construction and Superior Remodeling. Added to the program will be a special
911 Tribute sponsored by Brian Smith and Superior Remodeling.
Admission prices for the
September 7 race meet remains at $14 adults, $12 seniors, and free for children
12 and under. The full nights of racing begin promptly at 6:30 pm.
Advance ticket sales for all
remaining 2013 races, including the September 21 Eve of Destruction, the
October 25-27 52nd Annual Eastern States Weekend, and track information are
available at the Orange County website, www.orangecountyfairspeedway.net, or
from the Track Office. Call 845-342-2573 during business hours.
UPCOMING: September 14 ---
Breast Cancer Awareness Night/Porco Energy Eastern States
Modified Qualifier --- Modifieds, Sportsman, Rookie
Sportsman, Street Stocks
(Street Stock Powder
Puff, Vintage Modifieds added)
September 21 --- All
Steel & Aluminum/Middletown Auto Wreckers present the
EVE OF DESTRUCTION
NEWS FROM
Orange County Fair
CONTACT
Mike Gurda
845-342-2573
ADVANCE RELEASE---RELEASE AT
WILL
SEPTEMBER BONUS NIGHTS AT
ORANGE COUNTY FAIR SPEEDWAY INCLUDE A FINAL NIGHT OF WEEKLY STOCK CAR RACING
AND THE ALWAYS EXCITING EVE OF DESTRUCTION
MIDDLETOWN, NY (September
3)……..While the point season concluded with Champions’ Night at Orange County
Fair Speedway in Middletown, New York, racing will continue Saturday evening,
September 14, with a “no-points” bonus night. All four weekly racing
divisions---Modified, Sportsman, Rookie Sportsman, and Street Stock---will see
action, with the winner of the 30-lap Modified feature earning a guaranteed
starting spot in the 52nd Annual Eastern States 200 presented by Arkel Motors and Dupree & Monroe Attorneys, set for
Sunday, October 27.
Added to the September 14 program
will be the popular Northeast Vintage Modifieds. And
topping off the evening of speed will be the Street Stock Powder Puff race for
the ladies.
Porco Energy is the evening’s presenting sponsor on Breast
Cancer Awareness Night. Fans: Wear Pink To Show Your
Support!
Admission prices for the
September 14 race meet remain at $14 adults, $12 seniors, and free for children
12 and under. The full night of racing begins promptly at 6:30 pm.
The final weekly program at
Advance sale tickets for the
EVE OF DESTRUCTION!!! are available at the Speedway
Office.
Tickets for the 52nd Annual
Eastern States Weekend presented by Arkel Motors and
Dupree & Monroe Attorneys, Friday through Sunday, October 25-27, are on
sale. Be sure to check the official
MEDIA MEMBERS: Credentials
requests for Eastern States Weekend should be made to Bobby Armbruster
at 201-323-2913, or BArmbr6493@aol.com.
Deadline is October 14, 2013.
News from Penn Can Speedway’s Pioneer Pole
Buildings Inc.-VP Racing Fuels ‘King of the Can’
Media Contact: Brett Deyo – Deyo99H@aol.com or 845.728.2781
For Immediate
Release/September 3, 2013
For Every King, A Crown:
$5,014 Plus Custom “Toilet Trophy” Awaits Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc.-VP Racing
Fuels ‘King of the Can’ Modified Winner At Penn Can Speedway Friday, October
18; Registration Now Open For 14th Annual Year-End Event
SUSQUEHANNA, PA – For every
king, a crown.
On Friday, October 18, Penn
Can Speedway plays host to its traditional year-end event with the 14th running
of the Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc.-VP Racing Fuels ‘King of the Can’ special.
The ‘King of the Can’ is headlined by a 50-lap big-block/small-block Modified
event paying $5,014 to the winner and $314 to take the green flag. Don’s Automotive Mall and
In addition to the cash take,
the Modified ‘King of the Can’ winner takes home a custom “toilet trophy”
presented in
For the third consecutive
year, the ‘King of the Can’ will be contested as a co-promotion involving Penn
Can’s management team of Reed Miller and Al Wilcox and Brett Deyo of BD Motorsports Media LLC.
The Friday portion of the
‘King of the Can’ will also include Crate 602 Sportsman in a 25-lap event
paying $1,000 to the winner and Street Stocks racing 25 laps. Friday’s program
carries a rain date of Sunday, Oct. 20.
Since its inception in 1999,
the ‘King of the Can’ has provided memorable moments and a cross-section of
winners from
Two drivers have won the
‘King of the Can’ event more than once: Jeff Rudalavage
of
Registration for the ’13 ‘King
of the Can’ is now open for Modified competitors. Pre-entry is $15 through Oct.
12 and $20 from Oct. 12 through race day. The first 10 entries received by the
BD Motorsports Media office will transfer into a draw for two free pit passes.
Rules, entry forms and other
race information have been posted on the web at www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com. The
‘King of the Can’ is open to big- and small-block Modified competitors
utilizing gasoline or methanol. Heats will be established via a draw for
position with a redraw of top qualifiers for the main event.
Grandstand admission for the
Friday ‘King of the Can’ is $22 (Adults). Seniors (ages 62 and up) are $20.
Students (ages 13-17) pay $10. Kids 12 and under are FREE. Pit admission is $35 with no license required.
Earlier this year, in June,
BD Motorsports Media LLC in conjunction with Penn Can management presented the
‘Clash at the Can’ spectacular, with Ryan Watt of
Saturday’s (Oct. 19) portion
of the ‘King of the Can’ is organized by Penn Can management and will include
Race of Champions Sportsman, Race of Champions Street Stocks, CRSA 305 Sprint
Cars, Four Cylinders, Factory Stocks and XCel 600 Modifieds.
Marketing opportunities are
available now and lap sponsorships are on sale for the ‘King of the Can’ by
contacting Brett Deyo by phone at 845.728.2781, via
e-mail at Deyo99H@aol.com or on the web at www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com. “Like” BD Motorsports Media on Facebook or follow @BrettDeyo on
Twitter.
Penn Can Speedway, a
one-third-mile clay oval, is located off Interstate 81 Exit 230 in Susquehanna,
The 2013 ‘King of the Can’ is
presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings, VP Racing Fuels, Trackside Products,
Gary’s U-Pull-It, Don’s Automotive Mall, American Racer/Lias
Tire, S&D Bodyline, Shiley Fabrication, BFP
Specialty, Bob Hilbert Sportswear, S&W Awards, Lakey’s
Tavern, Four Star Lettering and many other marketing partners
Past King of the Can Modified
Winners
2012 – Ryan Godown
2011 – Stewart Friesen
2010 – Kevin Bates
2009 – Weather
2008 – Duane Howard
2007 – Jeff Rudalavage
2006 – Joey Grammes
2005 – Brian Weaver
2004 – Doug Hoffman
2003 – Jamie Shea
2002 – Jeff Rudalavage
2001 – Keith Hoffman
2000 – Kirk Horton
1999 – Brian Weaver
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Brett Deyo
BD Motorsports Media LLC
Phone: 845.728.2781
E-Mail: Deyo99H@aol.com
Web:
www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/BDMotorsportsMedia
Twitter: @BrettDeyo
Racing video:
A couple of crashes for ya:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBNeInEJvc0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qzUlnREbW0
Photo of the week:
Note: Not available on DTD. To see the photo, you have to go to:
http://newenglandtractor.com/racereport/
Below is a driver from the
mid-west – Clarence LaRue. Photo was taken at the
I get emails:
Borgers PR
Media Contact
Bob Snyder
Borgers Speedway, “Let’s Talk Tires.”
With the
upcoming OctoberFest five Race Series at Borgers Speedway September 28. October 5, 12, 19, 26, Borgers
Speedway general manager Brendan O’Connor has put some serious dollars on the
line. Brendan O’Connor, “the obvious
reason is we want to show our appreciation to our loyal racers who have
supported us all season and to attract new racers to the advantages of asphalt
racing. We feel the upcoming OctoberFest series will accomplish that.”
Promoter Bob Snyder, “trying
to convince racers of the benefits of asphalt racing in predominately dirt
track country is a huge task. In my 45
years of being in the sport most of my racing involved dirt tracks. For me it was a major change but now I am
convinced of the many benefits.”
Besides not having to spend
hours cleaning your car the next day and not having the dirt sucked into and
ruining your motors and all moving parts of the car is the lack of tire
wear. While a racer has the initial cost
of purchasing a set of asphalt tires the investment pays off in the long
term. TQ’s and
Wingless Dirt 600 Sprints are averaging five to six races on a set of tires and
one top running TQ racer told me he is on his ninth race on a set of
tires. The Slingshots run fine on the
dirt tires with virtually no tire wear.
The same is true for the Karts.
What I am saying is for the Dirt 600
Sprints that don’t have asphalt tires a set of tires will probably last you the
entire OctoberFest Series. The key to making the tires last is simple common
sense. If you are going to drive the
track like you would a dirt track you will burn up tires but driving it like an
asphalt track the tires will last.
Many area dirt track racers
are burning off a right rear tire, and in some cases a right front tire
each race. This is “NOT” happening at Borgers Speedway.
The arithmetic is simple. $270
for two tires a race plus what left rears and left fronts you go through or
$500 to $600 for a set of tires that will last you five races. 5 races on dirt at $270 per race =
$1350. 5 races on one set of asphalt
tires that last five races or better = $600.
Net savings of
$750. Just check your tire
bills for this past season racing on dirt.
The facts do not lie. Asphalt
racing saves you over half your tire expenses.
Ask our drivers. They will tell you what they are saving.
Borgers Speedway Dirt 600 Sprint Champion and seven time
feature winner Jason Hentrich, “people are afraid
that tire wear is an issue at Borgers and I can tell
you first hand that is not the case. The
money that I have saved this season running on asphalt as compared to dirt is
very substantial. Running asphalt tires
the Hoosier LCO or LC5’s will work. If
they want to try the dirt tires we ran the Hoosier RD 20’s on all four corners. The key is to not drive it like you would on
dirt. If you throw it sideways you will
burn off rubber but there is no need to race like that. There are races before OctoberFest
starts so I would say give the tires you now have a try. With what I am hearing the dirt guys must be
running a hard compound. Give it a try
and see what happens.”
The Slingshot tire situation
is basically no tire wear. Racers have
been running the same tires all season long.
The dirt tires work fine. A duro or sawtooth on the right
rear is recommended.
Karts are also experiencing
very little tire wear regardless of what brand of tires they are running. If you prep the tires to the extreme you will
not get good wear but most racers feel there is no need to prep plus prepping
at the track at Borgers is not allowed.
Major dollars are on the line
at Borgers Speedway for OctoberFest
2013. When your track closes down this
is your chance to see what asphalt racing is all about. Everyone at Borgers
Speedway guarantees that you will be pleasantly surprised and be back for
more.
Found on the Internet – non
racing:
CNN Caught Staging News
Segments on
Anderson Cooper and CNN have
been caught staging fake news about
http://intellihub.com/2013/08/29/cnn-correspondent-syria-exposed-actor-caught-multiple-lies/
A comment on a news article on
Yahoo! News about Obama saying HE did not set a red line:
“As commander in chief, I
always preserve the right and the responsibility to act on behalf of
From Facebook
– non racing stuff:
Well, in a way, maybe it
could be something involving racing/race teams:
I-84 to be closed 2 weekends
near CT/NY border
The replacement of two
bridges in
The New York State Department
of Transportation is replacing two bridges carrying Interstate 84 eastbound and
westbound over
The first weekend closure
will be Sept. 21 and 22 when I-84 eastbound will be closed at Exit 20 in
Southeast, N.Y.
Traffic will be detoured onto
Route 6 in
On one of
the following weekends, either Sept. 28 and 29 or Oct. 5 and 6. I-84 westbound will be closed at Exit 1 in
Traffic delays are anticipated.
Please use alternate routes and avoid traveling through this area during
construction.
More information on the
project is available at https://www.dot.ny.gov/NYI84CT
More non racin’
stuff:
Court: White House visitor
logs for Obama and most of his staff are confidential
In part: "Judicial Watch, a conservative-oriented
watchdog group that sued in an effort to get the records, said it is
considering an appeal.
“Decisions like this turn the
Freedom of Information Act from a transparency law to a secrecy law,” said the
group’s president, Tom Fitton.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/30/court-white-house-visitor-logs-obama-and-most-his-/
UCLA Student Government Bans
‘Derogatory’ Term ‘Illegal Immigrant’
In part:
“
Now the the
student government at UCLA is defending those invaders with speech censorship:
unanimously voting to call for the eradication of the phrase “illegal
immigrant.”
The UCLA Undergraduate
Students Association wants the term “illegal immigrant” banned because, its
members say, the phrase is a violation of the human rights enshrined in the
U.S. Constitution,
reports our friends at Campus Reform.
Last week’s resolution
emphasizes the student council’s desire to prevent journalists, media
organizations and various campus partners from identifying illegal aliens as
“illegal immigrants,” explains the Daily Bruin, UCLA’s campus rag.
The resolution flatly states
that “illegal immigrant” is “racially derogatory language.” Such language “has
historically bolstered the foundation for racially harmful actions including
racial profiling practices, punitive policies targeting socially marginalized
groups, hate crimes and violence,” the resolution proclaims.
Music video:
Not a music video this week,
but Bob Nelson. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BerJdS2VJhA
Joke of the week:
Back on January 9th, a group
of
George, their leader, a big
burly man of 53, gets off his Harley, walks through a group of gawkers, past
the State Trooper who was trying to talk her down off the railing, and says,
"Hey Baby.....whatcha
doin' up there on that railin'?"
She says tearfully, "I'm going to commit
suicide!!"
While he didn't want to appear
"sensitive," George also didn't want to miss this
"be-a-legend" opportunity either so he asked ....."Well, before
you jump, Honey-Babe...why don't you give ole George here your best last
kiss?"
So, with no hesitation at all, she leaned back
over the railing and did just that ... and it was a long, deep, lingering kiss
followed immediately by another even better one.
After they breathlessly
finished, George gets a big thumbs-up approval from his biker-buddies, the
onlookers, and even the State Trooper, and then says,
"Wow! That was the best
kiss I have ever had, Honey! That's a real talent you're wasting, Sugar Shorts.
You could be famous if you rode with me. Why the hell are you committing
suicide?"
"My parents don't like
me dressing up like a girl."
It's still unclear whether he
jumped or was pushed.
Until the next column!
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