Mostly
Racin' Stuff
By Tom Avenengo
09/04/2014
Some
personal/family stuff:
My wife, who left us on July 3, 2014.
Remember, photos can only be seen on the
New England Tractor/Race Report website, which is linked to at the end of my
columns.
For some reason, I just could not go to
bed this past Monday night. I really
felt like cr*p all day long, and since I couldn’t
really go to bed, I thought I’d play some music videos.
I found this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbfmTzc4IFA
How I wish that the words that start at
3:10 in the video, and go to 3:45 are words that were done for her.
“When she reaches that river,
Lord
You know what she's worth
Give her that mansion up
yonder
'Cause she's been through
hell here on earth
Lord, give her my share of
heaven
If I've earned any here in this
life
'Cause, God, I believe she
deserves it”
OK, some bad news:
Over these past weeks, I’ve
had a problem with retaining water. Both
a kidney specialist and my regular Dr have told me to restrict my intake of
water – something I’ve come to find out might not be correct. When I urinate, I really don’t get too much
out. So, something is messed up. On top of that, this retaining water has
caused me to have some serious breathing problems, too. I see the kidney specialist on 9/3. To be honest, if I do need any medical stuff
done, it will not be up here, but back down in
Update: Things went pretty good with the kidney
specialist. Hardly any change. Still, I have to keep on top of it.
Plans now are for me to head
to
More
memories:
I don’t believe I messed up
so badly, in last week’s column! From
last week: “We really didn’t have too
long of a courtship. We married on
September 9, 1960.” DUH! It was September 11th! Geez!
So, back to good old
I got to
Racin’ stuff:
Some neat Indy 500 photos:
I haven’t checked the ARDC schedule for
this season, lately, but I’m wondering – have they had more races cancelled due
to weather than they actually ran?
Speaking of the ARDC – a rather disturbing
email was sent out this past week. Sure
looks like the ARDC has more problems than what we know of?
360/358 Sprint Car Challenge
Race Replaces ARDC Midgets at SSP on Sunday, September 21
ARDC Sanction Dropped from
Candy Bowl on Saturday, October 25 with Wingless Midgets Still on the Card
The Super 410 Sprint Car
feature will pay $3,500-to-win for the 25-lap feature event. Non-qualifiers for the A-Main feature will
receive a complimentary non-transferrable entry fee ($50.00 value) for the
Final Showdown to be held at SSP in November.
For the Super Sprint Cars, mufflers WILL NOT be required and Hoosier
Brand Spec Tires will be required on all four corners (same as the 2014 rules
at Williams Grove, Lincoln and Port Royal Speedways). All other rules will follow the generally
accepted rules for Sprint Cars at local weekly Central PA Sprint Car tracks
(1400 pounds weight rule). Raceivers will be mandatory for all Sprint Cars.
The 358/360 Sprint Car
feature will pay $2,000-to-win for the 20-lap feature event. The race will pay $200 to start. Non-qualifiers for the A-Main feature will
receive a complimentary non-transferrable entry fee ($50.00 value) for the
Final Showdown to be held at SSP in November. Mufflers WILL NOT be
required. For all cars, the following
tires are permitted - Hoosier Brand Spec Tires will be required on all four
corners (same as the 2014 rules at Williams Grove, Lincoln and Trailways Speedways), URC2, MC@, or Selinsgrove track
tire. All other rules of the Central PA
358 Sprint Cars will prevail for 358 cars this event. All cars competing may use ASCS top wing rule
and the minimum weight for all cars with driver is 1,475 pounds. An event flyer with full purse may be found
at www.sspracing.net.
The mutual decision to
replace the ARDC Midgets on Sunday was a difficult choice for Todd Fisher, SSP
owner and the ARDC representative Jerry Steward. “There are many good people within the
organization that I respect and like.
The ARDC group as a whole is very challenging to deal with and have some
fundamental organization problems.” Fisher explained. “There are many reasons that have led to this
decision. It was not a knee-jerk
reaction.” The reasons include the
numerous leadership changes over the past few seasons, instability in car count
and other speedways being given special deals to run the ARDC Midgets. “I signed a sanction agreement in the Spring
and have yet to have a returned copy signed by an ARDC representative returned
to me. It is now the end of the
summer. This is one of the many
fundamental issues with the internal workings of the organization.”
The on-track action of
wingless midget racing was never an issue other than the concern of the newly
appointed scheduling director, Jerry Steward expressing his concern that
“Drivers don’t want race on a horse@#&$ racetrack following the Sprint Cars
and burn off four tires in one race.”
That comment was the final straw that led to Fisher dropping the ARDC
Midgets from the September 21 event.
“Jerry and I both mutually agreed that it would not be in the best
interest of anyone if he and the drivers felt that way in competing with the
410 Sprint Cars on the same card.” Even
though Steward offered Fisher a “Special Deal for SSP,” Fisher declined to
continue with the ARDC sanctioning.
The wingless Midgets will
remain on the same card for the popular Candy Bowl X presented by J&K
Salvage, just without the ARDC sanctioning.
Purse details for the open competition midget event will be released in
the near future.
Fisher concluded, “I hope
that the ARDC group with its 75-year tradition of great racing can get its off-track
act together. As a supporter of the
group over the last 10 years and seeing many internal changes within the group,
I wish them the best and we will see what the future between us and the group.”
On Sunday, September 21, the
pit gates will open at 3:30 p.m. Grandstand gates will open at 4:00 p.m. Track
Prep laps begin at 5:30 p.m. with qualifying races at 6:00 p.m. followed by
consolation races and feature events.
General Admission Grandstand
ticket prices for Sunday night are Adults (ages 18-59) $18.00; Young Adults
(ages 11-17) & Senior Adults (60 & Older) $15.00; Children (10 &
under) are free. Pit pass prices are
$25.00. The minimum age requirement to
purchase a pit pass is 12 years of age with a copy of a birth certificate is
required for all ages 12 to 14.
The
In most cases, here in the northeast, the
point races were settled last weekend.
Congrats go out to all the track/class champions.
Didja hear who is getting married on September 4th? How about Stewart Friesen and Jessica Zemken? Friesen said
it took a year and a half for him to get his “Green card”.
A new weekly feature for a few columns, anyway:
Race tracks that are no longer
around:
Beltsville Speedway - 1/2
Mile Asphalt Oval 1965 - 1978.
http://www.thevintageracer.com/tracks/beltsville.htm
Dorsey
Marlboro Motor Raceway -
(Upper Marlboro) 1/3 Mile Dirt Oval 1952 - 1954. 1/3 Mile Paved Oval 1954 -
1969. Road Course was added after 1954. Marlboro Motor Raceway was a
counterclockwise Road Course. An effort is being made to revive the facility as
a driving school.
http://www.thevintageracer.com/tracks/marlboro.htm
http://www.thevintageracer.com/articles/westport_stadium.htm
Eastern States Expo
Rhythm Inn
The Pines
http://www.thepinesspeedway.com/
Westboro Speedway - Off Route 9. Now
Former
OVRP Dirt Oval runners:
As long as “Mother Nature” behaves, this
section will continue until the end of October.
A majority of the local tracks will be shutting down in a few weeks.
Ben Whitaker was 3rd in the LM
feature at Susquehanna.
Kolby Schroder was 8th, Kyle Armstrong 10th
in the Modified feature at
John Virgilio
was 4th, Brian Krummel 6th and
Matt Pappa 7th in the held over Budget
Sportsman feature from 8/16. On 8/30,
Brian was 4th, Matt 5th and John 6th.
Anthony Perrego
won the 50 lap Modified feature at 5 Mile.
Brad Szulewski was 4th in the
Sportsman feature.
Brett Wright was 15th in the
Modified feature at I-88.
Tyler Dipple was
23rd in the Modified feature at Penn Can.
Davie Franek was 2nd in the URC
feature at
Anthony Perrego
was 28th in the Modified feature at U/R.
Roger Coss was
18th at
Brian Sobus was
33rd in the Bud International Classic 200 at
JB Morris was 2nd in the 4
Cylinder Advanced feature at
Anthony Perrego
was 11th, Tyler Boniface 12th and Billy V 15th
in the Modified feature at Accord.
Johnny Illanovsky was 6th, Joey Bruning 8th, Winter Mead 10th and
Zach Mead 14th in the Spec Sportsman feature. Wyatt Clark won the All Star Slingshot
feature.
Bobby Hackel, IV
was 19th in the Modified feature at A/S. Hunter Bates was 2nd and Alex Bell
7th in their Sportsman feature.
Danny Buccafusca
was 14th in the Wingless 600 Micro feature at Hamlin He also won the Rookie 600 feature. Jacob Hendershot
was 2nd in the 270 Micro feature.
Jacob was 8th in the 270’s and Molly
Chambers 13th in the 600’s at Linda’s.
Clinton Mills was 2nd, Mike
Ruggiero 11th, Tim Hindley 12th,
Billy V 14th and Danny Creeden 17th
in the Modified feature at OCFS. Tim won
the Small Block feature, with Billy V 2nd, Joe Conklin 16th
and Danny 22nd. LJ Lombardo
won the Sportsman feature with Matt Janiak 3rd,
Joey Falanga 7th, Joe Conklin 11th,
Anthony Falanga 12th, Dominic Roselli, Jr. 20th and Zack Vavricka
23rd. Winter Mead was a DNQ.
I think that’s 39 names this week.
From
Jayski:
Remember, I’ll just make mention of some
of the things that appear on the Jayski website, with
maybe some exceptions.
Labor Day:
How it Came About; What it
Means:
Labor Day, the first Monday
in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the
social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly
national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength,
prosperity, and well-being of our country. More at dol.gov or usa.gov
Current 2014 Sprint Cup
Driver Chase Grid:
[after
1) #24-Jeff Gordon, 3 wins,
1st in points
2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 3
wins, 2nd
3) #22-Joey Logano, 3 wins, 4th
4) #2-Brad Keselowski, 3 wins, 5th
5) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3
wins, 6th
6) #99-Carl Edwards, 2 wins,
7th
7) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2 wins, 8th
8) #5-Kasey Kahne, 1 win, 11th
9) #18-Kyle Busch, 1 win,
17th
10) #11-Denny Hamlin, 1 win,
19th
12) #41-Kurt Busch, 1 win,
21st
13) #43-Aric Almirola, 1 win, 22nd
14) #47-A.J. Allmendinger, 1 win, 23rd
14) #20-Matt Kenseth, no wins, 5th in drivers points
(all above have clinched a
spot in the 2014 Chase)
Others without a win in
contention for a Chase spot via points:
15) #31-Ryan Newman, 9th, +42
points
16) #16-Greg Biffle, 10th, +23 points
On the outside looking in:
17) #15-Clint Bowyer, 12th,
-23 points
18) #42-Kyle Larson, 13th,
-24 points
drivers 19th thru 30th cannot
get in the Chase via points only, have to win at
See the Chase Grid Outlook
page (pdf).(8-31-2014)
Another sponsor shows support
for Stewart - (9-1-2014)
Fennig to step down as crew chief at end of season - UPDATE
- (9-1-2014)
Truex Jr. not happy with Kyle Busch - (9-1-2014)
Bass Pro Shops chief supports
Tony Stewart - (8-31-2014)
Joe Gibbs Racing, new air
guns? - (9-2-2014)
UPDATE:
As the JGR team of Denny
Hamlin consistently beat the Stewart-Haas Racing team of Kevin Harvick off pit road Sunday night at Atlanta Motor
Speedway, Harvick crew chief Rodney Childers told Harvick that JGR had some new air guns they were using.
Mike Lepp, the JGR athletic director who oversees the
pit crews, swears that these are the guns that they have been using all year to
loosen and tighten lugnuts during a pit stop. He said
the team typically has some pit stops under 12 seconds and others over 12
seconds but Sunday whipped off all pit stops under 12 seconds. With JGR not
having been in contention to win as many races this year, it just became
noticeable Sunday with Hamlin and Harvick battling
for the lead. Lepp said he believes it was just
Childers trying to calm down his driver. "There wasn't anything new or
anything," Lepp said in a phone interview
Tuesday with the Sporting News. "It was an attempt to calm his driver
down. ... (Like the cars), it's the same thing with these guys, you still have
to have good athletes. But there's nothing that we brought to
Some clinch scenarios at
Trouble with #66/#87
Ownership? - (9-2-2014)
What does this have to do
with NASCAR and the #66 / #87 Jay Robinson Racing / / Michael Waltrip Racing team?
UPDATE: There is no trouble
with the ownership of the #66 team which is owned by Michael Waltrip and Jay Robinson. The Nat Hardwick situation will
have no effect on the plans of the #87 Team either as Nat Hardwick's shares
totaled less than 25% of Identity Ventures Racing. "The only remaining
race scheduled for the #87 is
NASCAR and Comcast reach
10-Year series entitlement agreement - (9-3-2014)
From
Track Forum:
http://www.trackforum.com/forums/forum.php
Miles speaks to Michael
Knight on the future of ovals and foreign schedule concerns
http://spindoctor500blog.blogspot.com/
Note:
Some pretty interesting comments/thoughts in the first link, above –
especially if you’re a fan of Indy Car.
So, have you heard of “Formula E” –
electric powered cars similar to F-1?
Forum: Formula E
http://www.trackforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?49-Formula-E
From
the AARN:
This Week
In AARN
Otto Sitterly
Wins
Stewart Friesen. Jessica Zemken To Tie The Knot
WoO Late Model Selinsgrove National Open Is Darrell Lanigan’s
Unruly Teams Forced AMP
Promoter
Tri-City
Cobra (Chuck Hebing) Strikes In I-88 ESS Race
Kenny Pettyjohn
Takes Two (Of Three)
Found
on Facebook – racing related:
Exit of financial backers
foiled New Jersey F1 race, Ecclestone reveals
Plans for a
A second American race that
would be held in
"I honestly don't think
so," Ecclestone said in
"They still have the
same problems they had in the beginning. Nothing has changed."
Now, speaking to the F1
business journalist Christian Sylt, the nature of
those 'problems' has become clear -- and it's all about money.
"Two or three backers
that (promoter) Leo (Hindery) had had confirmed to me
that they had an agreement with him and they were going to put the money
up," Ecclestone told Forbes.
"If Leo had got the
money or I had put the money up that race would have been on."
Ecclestone admitted that he went beyond his usual efforts for
Sylt said Ecclestone gave Hindery lots of chances by continually reinstating the race
on draft calendars, and he even offered funding.
"I had nothing to lose
with Leo," Ecclestone insisted. "If
somebody had come along and put the money up and he had done the job, I would
have been delighted.
"He (Hindery)
was trying to keep things alive hoping that somebody was going to put money in.
It suited us to give him chances. Everybody wanted a race in
Coming
up:
RACING
RETURNS TO HINCHLIFFE STADIUM
Exhibition races will be a part of this years Hinchliffe Stadium Racing Expo on Sunday September 14.
Anyone that wants to run their car must have all of their up to date
Directions:
Rt 80 East to exit 56 B for Squirrelwood
Road and go over Rt 80 overpass towards Paterson, then make first left onto
Glover Ave, then make first right at the light onto McBride Ave. Continue on
Below is a poster for the
show. However, I highly doubt that it
can be seen on Dirt Track Digest. You’ll
have to go to New England Tractor (link at end of column) to see it.
Press releases:
NEWS FROM
Orange County Fair
CONTACT
Mike Gurda
845-342-2573
FOR RELEASE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER
1
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 6, 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 53rd Annual Eastern
States 200 presented by Arkel Motors and Dupree &
Monroe Attorneys, set for Sunday, October 26.
Added to the September 6
program will be the popular new Thunder Trucks division.
Sponsored by Superior
Remodeling, this is also 9/11 Tribute Night.
Admission prices for the
September 6 race meet remain at $14 adults, $12 seniors, and $2 for children 12
and under. The full night of racing begins promptly at 7:00 pm.
The final weekly program at
Advance sale tickets for the
EVE OF DESTRUCTION!!! are available at the Speedway Office and online at the
Orange County Fair Speedway website.
Tickets for the 53rd Annual
Eastern States Weekend presented by Arkel Motors and
Dupree & Monroe Attorneys, Friday through Sunday, October 24-26, 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 12, 2013.
News from the Penn Can
Media Contact: Brett Deyo – bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com or 845.728.2781
For Immediate
Release/September 2, 2014
Rich Eurich,
66 Years Old, Among 16 Drivers Eligible For Two $250 Short Track Super Series
Fueled By VP Perfect Attendance Bonuses Next Tuesday, Sept. 9 At Penn Can
Speedway ‘Hot Summer Night’ Special; Matt Jester, Ryan Watt & Mike Mahaney BD Motorsports Media LLC ‘Iron Men’
SUSQUEHANNA, PA – Sixteen
drivers are eligible to collect a pair of $250 cash perfect attendance bonuses
when Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc. presents the ‘Hot Summer Night’ special next
Tuesday (Sept. 9) at Penn Can Speedway.
The Susquehanna County track
plays host to round No. 5 of the six-race Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP
for big-block/small-block Modifieds, headlined by a
60-lap main event paying $5,000-plus to win, $1,000 for eighth and $400 to
start in addition to a long list of bonuses and lap money. Sharkey's Fuels of
South Canaan, Pa., is an associate sponsor of the rain-postponed midweek
special.
Thus far in 2014, 122
different drivers have attempted to qualify for at least one Short Track Super
Series Fueled By VP main event. Of that number, 16 have attended all four
events: Orange County (N.Y.) April 6, Thunder Mountain (N.Y.) May 20, I-88
(N.Y.) July 23 and Accord (N.Y.) Aug. 5. Those drivers will be entered into a
pair of drawings to be held at the Penn Can drivers’ meeting for perfect
attendance bonuses worth $250 each courtesy of BD Motorsports Media LLC.
Among the drivers having
attended all five events thus far is legendary 66-year-old driver Rich Eurich of Warwick, N.Y. Eurich,
recognized across the Northeast for his successes on the road and at his
longtime Saturday home of Orange County Fair Speedway, hasn’t traveled
extensively in many years.
This season, the newly formed
Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP brought him back out on the road.
Entering the ‘Hot Summer Night’ at Penn Can, Eurich
sits a respectable ninth in the standings on the heels of a stout sixth-place
finish at Accord Speedway in August.
“We’re enjoying ourselves,”
said Eurich, whose blue No. 10 is iconic to Modified
fans. “We didn’t really set out to chase points, but here we are in the top-10
with only two races left. We’re committed to finishing out the series now.”
Eurich has embraced the challenge of competing against large
and talented fields of cars on the bullrings that make up the Short Track Super
Series Fueled By VP schedule.
“It can be tough to qualify,”
he said. “But you know that going in. If you’ve got a good car and a little
luck, you will be in the feature.”
Eurich has only missed qualifying once on the series this
season: at
“I know I was there once,” Eurich said of Penn Can. “I can’t remember when or what
race it was for, it was years ago, but it was the only time I was there.”
Other drivers eligible for
the $250 bonuses, having signed in at all four series events this season are
(in order of point position): Andy Bachetti of
Sheffield, Mass.; Jeff Heotzler of Wallkill, N.Y.;
Tommy Meier of Waldwick, N.J.; Danny Tyler of Cottekill,
N.Y.; Tim Hindley of Fair Oaks, N.Y.; Danny Creeden of Wurtsboro, N.Y.; Matt Jester of Milford, Del.;
Anthony Perrego of Montgomery, N.Y.; Tyler Dippel of Wallkill, N.Y.; Ryan Watt of Boyertown, Pa.; Bob McGannon of Garnerville, N.Y.; Mike Mahaney
of King Ferry, N.Y.; Elmo Reckner of Ballston Lake,
N.Y.; Craig Hanson of Johnstown, N.Y.; and Ray Jashembowski
of Howells, N.Y.
Of those drivers, Jester,
Watt and Mahaney have distinguished themselves as the
BD Motorsports Media LLC “iron men” of 2014. Not only have they been in
attendance at all points-paying series races, the trio also competed in the
June Super DIRTcar Series ‘Dirty Jersey’ special at
N.J.’s New Egypt Speedway and the August ‘Beach Blast’ at Del.’s Georgetown Speedway.
Jester, Watt and Mahaney have all set plans to continue their run of
attendance at Penn Can Tuesday.
Penn Can’s event is the final
100-point event on the ’14 schedule. The best four of a driver’s five attempts
will set the standings heading into the Championship Event Alpine Building
Supply Short Track SuperNationals presented by Olum’s Oct. 10-11 at I-88 Speedway on the spacious Afton
Fairgrounds. The Short Track SuperNationals operates
on a 150-point breakdown. Drivers must attend the SuperNationals
to be eligible for point fund money and awards.
All perfect attendance series
drivers unable to crack the top-12 paying positions in the final standings will
receive $250 cash at season’s end.
There have been four
different winners in the four Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP events run
this season: Bachetti (
Trackside Products, the
official parts supplier for Penn Can and Thunder Mountain speedways, has signed
on to sponsor a last-chance qualifier to include the drivers missing a transfer
position by one spot in the consolations. The winner of the 3-lap dash moves
into the ‘Hot Summer Night’ main event.
Zubi’s Racing has signed on board to present a Hard Charger
Award worth $200 to the driver advancing the most positions from start to
finish in the 60-lap main event.
Lap money continues to be
posted at $20/lap. To reserve a lap today, contact Brett Deyo
at bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com.
The last time Modifieds were featured on the ‘Hot Summer Night’ bill was
Aug. 10, 2010: the event was won in thrilling fashion by Stewart Friesen, who
started 25th and executed a last-lap, three-wide pass of both Alan Rudalavage and Duane Howard using the extreme outside lane.
Joining the Modifieds on the program for the ‘Hot Summer Night’ special
are: the Dig Safely New York GRIT Series Crate 602 Sportsman in a 30-lap event
paying $1,000 to win and $100 to start and Doug Borger’s traveling XCel 600 Modified Series in a 20-lap main.
Gates, grandstand and pit,
open at 5 p.m. The drivers’ meeting is
set for 6:20 p.m., with hot laps to follow. Racing gets underway at 7:15 p.m.
Adult admission is $20.
Seniors (ages 62 and up) pay $18. Students (ages 13-17) pay $10 and kids 12 and
under are FREE. Pit admission is $35, with no license required.
Complete race information and
rules can be found at the following link:
http://bdmotorsportsmedia.com/penn-can-hot-summer-night-general-information-sheet/
To learn more about the ‘Hot
Summer Night’ or the Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP, visit
www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com, e-mail Brett Deyo at
bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com or call 845.728.2781. BD Motorsports Media is on Facebook and on Twitter: @BrettDeyo.
Penn Can Speedway is located
seven miles off Interstate 81 Exit 230 in on Route 171 Susquehanna, PA. The GPS
address, within a block of the speedway, is
News from
Media Contact: Brett Deyo – thundermtnspeedway@gmail.com or 845.728.2781
For Immediate Release/Sept.
2, 2014
Rain Date Announced For
Thunder Mountain Speedway Season Championship Night This Weekend; Wet Weather
Saturday (Sept. 6) Will Bring Sunday Evening Show To Conclude 2014 Championship
Battles
CENTER LISLE, NY – In the
event of wet weather on Saturday (Sept. 6), Thunder Mountain Speedway
management has announced a rain date for the Season Championship Night of
Sunday, Sept. 7.
With point titles on the line
and a number of heldover feature events from Aug. 16
on the docket, the rare Sunday rain date has been put into place. All times
will be moved up by one hour - with gates opening at 3 p.m., hot laps at 5:20
p.m. and racing at 6 p.m. - in the event of racing on Sunday.
Season Championship Night is
headlined by a 30-lap Modified feature paying $1,500 to the winner. Also on the
docket are Sportsman ($700 to win), Street Stocks ($500 to win), Rookie
Sportsman, IMCA-style Modifieds, Pure Stocks, Empire
Sport Trucks and Four Cylinders.
Make-up features from Aug. 16
for the Rookie Sportsman, IMCA-style Modifieds, Pure
Stocks, Empire Sport Trucks and Four Cylinders will open the program.
Additional competitors will be permitted to tag onto these events, but they
must pay a $30 entry fee.
Point leaders entering
Saturday’s program are Brent Wilcox (Modified), Billy Spoonhower
(Sportsman), Steven Deinhardt (Street Stock), Shayne Spoonhower (Rookie Sportsman), Jason Tuttle (IMCA-style
Modified), Michael Morse (Pure Stock), Brandon Clapperton
(Empire Sport Truck) and Isaiah Forward (Four Cylinder).
The Saturday time schedule
for Season Championship Night is as follows: gates open at 4 p.m. with hot laps
at 6:20 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m.
Adult grandstand admission is
$10. Seniors (65 and over) and students (ages 10-17) pay $8. Kids nine and
under are FREE. Pit admission is $30, with no license required.
The Thunder Mountain Season
will conclude on Sunday, Sept. 14 with the MjH
Oilfield Wade Decker Memorial, twice postponed by weather this season.
The big-block/small-block Modifieds headline the Wade Decker Memorial with a 50-lap
event paying $5,000 to the winner (with $25 “Gambler’s Fee” posted, $3,500
without) and $250 to take the green flag. The Sportsman will run a 40-lap main
with a hefty $1,250 winner’s share (with $20 “Gambler’s Fee” posted, $750
without) and $100 to take the green and the Street Stocks will take part in a
30-lap feature paying $1,000 to the winner (with $15 “Gambler’s Fee” posted,
$750 without) and $120 to take the green, honoring Denny Decker. The Street
Stock portion of the program has support from Cartrette
Logging.
Doug Borger’s XCel 600 Modifieds are also on
the card for the special event with a touring series 20-lap main.
All divisions will draw for
their starting positions with a redraw of top qualifiers for the main events.
Gates will open at 3 p.m.
with a drivers’ meeting at 6 p.m. Hot laps will kick off at 5 p.m. and racing
begins at 6 p.m.
Grandstand admission is $20
for Adults, $18 for Seniors (65 and over), $15 for Students (ages 10-17) and
FREE for kids nine and under. Pit admission is $35, with no license required.
Those returning with ticket
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This week’s photo:
Note:
To see the photos, you have to go to the New England Tractor Race Report
website which has a link at the end of my column!
Pictured below is Andy Van Heusen in one
of the Pappy Hough “Five Little Pigs” – a Frank Smith photo that was taken at Hinchliffe Stadium in
Some
non racin’ stuff:
Islamic Jihadists Steal
Eleven Planes, Sparking Concerns of a 9/11 Attack
Note: Hmmm – interesting. 9/11 is only one week away, folks!
Found
on Facebook – not racing related:
On Facebook
on 8/29/14:
Today a funeral was held for
a young black man that was tragically killed. Minutes before he was shot by a
police officer with a perfect record he robbed a convenience store and roughed
up the manager. The young man also tested positive to pot in his bloodstream.
The rest of this is yet to be determined due the ongoing investigation.
The problem I have with this
is that this tragic death is that it’s been the top news story for weeks. The
young man that for sure robbed a store and attacked its manager is been made
into a heroic victim and martyr before the full story is revealed. His funeral
today was attended by political leaders, famous entertainers and thousands of
people that paid homage and respects to him. The event was televised on
national TV on almost every channel.
The most troubling thing to
me is that a United States Marine from
What we do know...minutes before
he died, Michael Brown was robbing a store and beating up a clerk. Minutes
before Arron Torian died he
was defending his country. One got a national heroes funeral and the other did
not. This experience tells a lot about the integrity of those public figures,
stars and news media. I makes me wonder where our values and have gone.
Thank You Sgt. Arron Torian and all those
Marines that I have died for this many times ungrateful nation.
And this:
Hamburger chef Jamie Oliver
has just won a battle against one of the largest fast food chains in the world.
After Oliver showed how McDonald’s hamburgers are made, the franchise announced
it will change its recipe.
According to Oliver, the
fatty parts of beef are “washed” in ammonium hydroxide and used in the filling
of the burger. Before this process, according to the presenter, the food is
deemed unfit for human consumption.
According to the chef and
presenter, Jamie Oliver, who has undertaken a war against the fast food
industry: “Basically, we’re taking a product that would be sold in the cheapest
way for dogs, and after this process, is being given to human beings.”
Besides the low quality of
the meat, the ammonium hydroxide is harmful to health. Oliver calls it “the
pink slime process.”
“Why would any sensible human
being put meat filled with ammonia in the mouths of their children?” asked the
chef, who wages a war against the fast food industry.
In one of his initiatives,
Oliver demonstrates to children how nuggets are made. After selecting the best
parts of the chicken, the remains (fat, skin and internal organs) are processed
for these fried foods.
The company, Arcos Dorados, the franchise manager in
In the
Even more disturbing is that
because ammonium hydroxide is considered part of the “component in a production
procedure” by the USDA, consumers may not know when the chemical is in their
food.
On the official website of
McDonald’s, the company claims that their meat is cheap because, while serving
many people every day, they are able to buy from their suppliers at a lower
price, and offer the best quality products.
In addition, the franchise
denied that the decision to change the recipe is related to Jamie Oliver’s
campaign. On the site, McDonald’s has admitted that they have abandoned the
beef filler from its burger patties.
This weeks joke:
Love the Irish – continued:
Paddy was in
He was patiently waiting and
watching the traffic cop on a busy street crossing. The cop stopped the flow of
traffic and shouted, 'Okay, pedestrians.' Then he'd allow the traffic to pass.
He'd done this several times, and Paddy still stood on the sidewalk. After the
cop had shouted, 'Pedestrians!' for the tenth time, Paddy went over to him and
said, 'Is it not about time ye let the Catholics across?'
Gallagher opened the morning
newspaper and was dumbfounded to read in the obituary column that he had died.
He quickly phoned his best friend, Finney. 'Did you see the paper?' asked
Gallagher. 'They say I died!!' 'Yes, I saw it!' replied Finney. 'Where are ye callin' from?'
Walking into the bar, Mike
said to Charlie the bartender, 'Pour me a stiff one – just had another fight
with the little woman.' 'Oh yeah?' said Charlie, 'And how did this one end?'
'When it was over,' Mike replied, 'She came to me on her hands and knees.'
'Really,' said Charles, 'Now that's a switch! What did she say?' She said, 'Come
out from under the bed, you little chicken.'
Until my next column – next
week – then more than likely some time off.
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