Mostly
Racin' Stuff
By Tom Avenengo
Volume # 201
11/13/2014
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.
Got started on this on Sunday. All day long we were without Internet
service. Some stupid/ridiculous system
they have down here, that's for sure!
Seems like my daughter has to give a certain person a phone call for
them to know. Of course my daughter
doesn't get home from work at the hospital anywhere from 7:45 - 8:00 PM. At least I could do things on my computer without
the Internet, like a little on this weeks column.
On Monday, we had some family members over
for dinner - Sandy had the day off - and
we remembered my wife with some cake and Ice Cream and frozen yogurt. She would have been 76 years old on Monday.
Meanwhile, back north, my son, Eric and
his wife, Catherine, sent heavenward a Chinese Lantern in memory of mom. Plans are now for all family members to do
this next year, on her birthday, at 8:00 PM, so she'll see them all heading her
way from various parts of the country. I
still say she helped the Chinese Lantern that my daughter Judy, her husband
Willie and I let loose at Erics wedding - it being the first of a whole bunch
that went up in the air.
Also, on Monday, as usual, Sandy was up at
the crack of dawn. I was up early for me
- a little before 8:00 AM. Sandy had
already been to Home Depot and knowing how much the wife liked Palm Trees, she
went and got one for us to plant - in memory of mom. That made me feel good.
On November 8th, I posted this on the ACOT
page on Facebook:
" Today I received my ACOT Newsletter and with it was a
change of address, inside, for me. Thanks, ACOT.
On top of that, I also received a sympathy card on the passing of
my wife from Bill and Wanda Goodfellow on behalf of the officers, trustees and
members of ACOT. Also, inside the card was a notice that had this on it:
"The Atlantic Coast Old Timers is making a donation in memory of our
member Joan M. Avenengo to the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing.
A
special thanks to ACOT and its members for such a nice thing to do! I know Joan
would really appreciate it as much as I do. Thanks, again!"
More
memories:
Around the time we had fun with the fun
Karts, we also got involved in another form of racing. My daughter, Judy, needed some assistance in
getting a chair, so we took the wagon and went and got it. On our way back, she asked if I could stop at
a drug store so she could get something for her contacts. No problem.
Well, next to the drug store was a slot car racing establishment. We decided to check it out. They had some pretty big tracks in
there. On our way home, I told Judy we'd
have to go back after dinner (there was racing scheduled for that night - a
Sunday). After dinner, Judy, Tom Jr.,
Eric and I, went back. After a short
while there, who should come in the door but Robbie Green, his brother David,
Chip Gross and a few others. They all
had slot cars. They were based on the
Womp-Womp chassis. That's all we need to
see. The next week we were there with
cars of our own. WE had some great times
racing there. In fact, one of the
owners/proprietors had a Pontiac Firebird Street Stock he wanted to buy, and it
had son Tom quite interested.
Eventually, we bought it. Next,
Tom & I checked with Harry Roosje to see if he might know of an engine that
might be available. He had one. Tom was working at Keller's Machine Shop in
Salisbury Mills. I believe it was Mike
Keller that put together a pretty good engine for the car for Tom. Maybe it was Vinnie Keller. It was a long time ago!
Racin’
stuff:
Special PR:
A.J. Foyt Undergoes Successful Triple
Bypass Surgery in Houston
HOUSTON Nov. 12,
2014—Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt underwent successful coronary
bypass surgery today in Houston after being diagnosed with blockages on Monday.
Foyt, 79, had been
admitted to the Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center on Friday with intermittent
chest pains but initial testing results were inconclusive. However, a cardiac
catheterization procedure performed Monday revealed blockages in arteries where
Foyt had several stents from past procedures, most recently in March, 2010.
The triple bypass
surgery was performed by renowned cardiothoracic surgeons O.H. “Bud” Frazier,
MD, Director
of Cardiovascular Surgery Research at Texas Heart Institute (THI) and Chief of
Transplant Service, St. Luke’s Medical Center and William Cohn, MD, Director of
Minimally Invasive Surgical Technology at THI. Both men trained under
artificial heart pioneer Dr. Michael DeBakey while Dr. Frazier also worked with
Dr. Denton Cooley, a former partner of DeBakey’s and founder of the Texas Heart
Institute.
Foyt is expected
to remain in the hospital through Monday.
Foyt and his son
Larry recently announced the expansion of their IndyCar team from one car to
two for the 2015-2016 seasons. Jack Hawksworth was named as driver of the No.
41 ABC Supply Honda; Takuma Sato will pilot the No. 14 ABC Supply Honda for the
third straight year. In October, Foyt purchased a building in Speedway, Ind.
which will be used by his race team as a Midwest base during the summer.
Foyt has had a
number of stays in various Houston hospitals in recent years, most of which
were related to injuries stemming from his 1990 Indy car accident at Road
America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. Last year he underwent back surgery and had his
left hip and right knee replaced in separate surgeries, and in 2012, he battled back from a life-threatening staph
infection after surgery to remove bone spurs in his artificial left knee, which
had been replaced in 2006.
Foyt, who was
deemed to be one of the toughest race drivers ever during a career that spanned
five decades, has proven to be just as tough in his non-driving ‘golden’ years.
East Bay expands Florida
"Winter Dirt Games" to 6 races:
USAC Sprints are headed to
East Bay Raceway in Gibsonton, Florida. on February 26-28, with a practice on
February 25th. These are now added to
the already announced February 19-21
races at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Florida.
This makes it more than $130,000,00 in prize monies that will be up for
grabs for USAC participants.
http://usacracing.com/news/sprint-car/item/4347-eastbayracesadded
Note: VERY interesting. I'll have to talk grandson, John, into
going. Maybe I'll be lucky and meet up
with Rich Golardi, again - finally?
Kyle Larson
Returing To His Dirt Roots
by NSSN Staff
Kyle Larson will return to
dirt track racing during the NASCAR off-season. (Frank Smith Photo)
CONCORD,
N.C. – Kyle Larson will return to his dirt roots following the conclusion of
the NASCAR season by entering three major dirt track events.
Chip
Ganassi Racing confirmed Thursday evening that they will allow the NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series rookie to compete in the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Perris
(Calif.) Auto Speedway on Nov. 27. He will also enter the Chili Bowl Midget
Nationals in Tulsa, Okla., and the Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown at Arizona’s
Cocopah Speedway in January.
Larson
will drive a Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian midget in the Turkey Night Grand Prix
and Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. For the Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown Larson
will drive the car he co-owns with Justin Marks, the No. 2 Larson Marks Racing
410 sprint car.
The
22-year-old California native has been absent from the dirt racing scene since
running the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals last January.
Kyle Larson says he understands Ryan Newman’s last-lap move at Phoenix
http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/10/kyle-larson-says-he-understands-ryan-newmans-last-lap-move-at-phoenix/related/
Rico Abreu could add pavement dates to his busy
future racing plans
http://www.pennlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/11/rico_abreu_could_add_pavement.html#incart_river
Seems like there are some drivers that are
not too happy with Brad Keselowski.
http://sports.yahoo.com/video/drivers-answer-why-everyone-mad-185407501.html
Basically, racing season is now over.
True, there are some indoor races coming up, and then some down in
Florida in January and February.
NASCRAP, in their illustrious wisdom came out with the "Chase"
- something that I think was supposed to help race winners towards the Cup
championship. Kinda strange now that
Ryan Newman is one of the four left to battle it out this coming Sunday, and he
has yet to win a Cup race this year.
Kinda throws the proverbial "Monkey Wrench" into things, huh?
THE LINDSAY FLASH
In part: "It was somewhat surprising to see just who it was
jumping out of the cockpit in Victory Lane: Oklahoma’s “Lindsay Flash,”
19-year-old, 103-pound Harli White, who ended up winning both the winged and
non-wing Oil Capital Racing Series for 2013. That name might well ring a bell.
Her story is incredible."
http://www.coastal181.com/nlm-working-April-2005/tearoffs-0.htm
Back
in time:
NOVEMBER 12, 1925
Any
idea as to who John Rostek was?
John Rostek ... Born ... A
NASCAR and USAC Stock Car driver from Fort Collins, CO. Despite racing in just
six Nextel Cup Series events in his career, Rostek earned one victory, one pole
and three top-tens. Five of his six races came in 1960, when Rostek debuted at
Daytona, racing in the Daytona 500 qualifier. But a crash on the fifth lap
would end his chances of a good finish and making the 500, finishing 39th. But
his rebound was amazing. In his next race, Phoenix, Rostek took the lead midway
through the event, led 58 laps and pulled away to a shocking victory. He proved
it was no fluke later in the year, finishing 3rd at Hanford and 7th at
Montgomery after leading seven laps and starting on the pole. Rostek's final
race came in 1963, racing at Riverside. Starting 27th in the forty-four car
field, Rostek seemed poised for another top-ten finish before a late crash
sidelined him to 16th. He also raced with the USAC Stock Car Division from 1958
to 1964. I had read that he was fatally
injured in an airplane crash.
Formula
One big boys want independents out, says Sauber boss
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/formula-one-big-boys-want-independents-says-sauber-152637823--spt.html
Former
OVRP Dirt Oval racers:
Looking at the AARN, I see there are a few
names that were in action last week.
Also, I did receive this message from Jeff Johnson - he has the New
England Tractor website:
"We will be returning to our roots of dirt racing next year.
Just bought a brand new spike dirt chassis and in 2015 we will
run the USAC DMA series along with the POWRi Outlaw series.
We are keeping our Autocraft powered Hawk pavement car and will
run as many NEMA races as our budget allows."
At 5 Mile in the 1/4 Mile Dirt Track 100, Anthony Perrego was the
race winner. Danny Creeden was 5th and
Matt Janiak 9th. Brd Szulewski, Hunter
Bates and Bobby Hackel were DNQ's.
In the GRIT Sportsman race, Hunter Bates was 4th and Brian Krummel
18th.
In the RoC Sportsman race, Brad Szulewski was 8th and Hunter Bates
9th.
In 305 Sprint Car action, Josh Pieniazek was 2nd, Joe Kata 4th and
Dan Hennessey 5th.
At Accord, in the Run What Ya Brung race, Joey Bruning was 10th.
Down at Charlotte, on Friday, Tyler Dippel was 5th and Billy V
17th
On Saturday, Dippel was 5th again and Billy 16th.
From
Jayski:
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Haas has not considered pulling Kurt Busch from car:
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Kurt
Busch will continue to drive the #41 Chevy at Stewart-Haas Racing as long as
co-owner Gene Haas has anything to do with it. Busch, who is being investigated
by Dover (Del.) police for an alleged assault on ex-girlfriend Patricia
Driscoll, will drive Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway, will be in the
car next week at Homestead-Miami Speedway and continue to drive for the team
for the foreseeable future, Haas said Sunday. "He'll be in the car until
someone else pulls him out," Haas told a small group of reporters before
the Phoenix race. "I'm not pulling him out." Haas' company, Haas
Automation, is the sponsor of Busch's car and will continue to be on the hood
during the investigation, he said. "I think we're just going to let the
police department do their job and try not to say anything that would
compromise that," he said. "We want an unbiased investigation and
we'll see how it all plays out." Is Haas worried about what the
investigation might find? "The facts I know, I'm not concerned about
it," he said.(USA Today)(11-10-2014)
Kurt Busch's
ex-girlfriend waited nearly six weeks to file a domestic assault claim with
police because she was locked in a custody battle over her son, the attorney
for Patricia Driscoll said Saturday. Mark Dycio told USA TODAY Sports that
Driscoll did not immediately go to Dover police after the alleged assault
occurred on the advice of counsel. She's currently involved in a fight for
custody over son Houston with her ex-husband. After the custody situation was
stabilized, Driscoll then went to the Dover police and provided them with text
messages, photographs and people with knowledge of the situation to support her
claims, Dycio said.(full story at USA Today)(11-9-2014)
·
Crews remain permitted around cars after race:
·
NASCAR
will not change its postrace procedure Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway
in reaction to the fight between crews at Texas Motor Speedway. After races,
the top cars plus select others are stopped on pit road while the remainder
drive into the garage and park at their haulers. Crews often surround the car
to push it to inspection or onto the hauler. It can add to the volatility of
situations when drivers and/or teams are angry with each over. NASCAR won't
make any changes to its procedure this weekend. All eight of the Chase drivers
- the four who advance as well as the four eliminated - will be stopped on pit
road after the race, with the lone exception if one of them wins, they'll head
to victory lane. "We've got two races left," NASCAR Senior Vice
President of Competition Robin Pemberton said. "We've had some issues. The
tension level is high. The competition level is at an all-time high. The
pressure is at an all-time high to perform. We feel like the teams don't want
to what they've done and misbehave. We'll address it in the offseason like so
many things that we do."(Sporting News)(11-9-2014)
Leffler named to West Coast Stock Car Hall of
Fame:
The late Jason Leffler will be one of six new members inducted into the
West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame Class of 2015. The hall's chairman of the
board, Ken Clapp, announced the names Saturday at Phoenix International
Raceway. Leffler, a native of Long Beach, California, died in a crash in June
2013. A winner of two NASCAR Nationwide Series races and a NASCAR Camping World
Truck Series race, Leffler also made 73 Sprint Cup Series starts. A member of
the National Midget Hall of Fame, Leffler won three consecutive USAC
championships form 1997 to 1999.
·
Dave Blaney believes he's done racing in NASCAR:
·
Dave
Blaney is content to take that next step in his racing career. And no, that
doesn't mean retirement. It's back to dirt. Blaney returned to his roots a few
years ago when he mixed in a few Sprint Car races with his NASCAR schedule. But
it was only a handful of shows, and fans never knew when, where or if he was
going to show up. This season, Blaney only competed in seven NASCAR events.
That allowed the former World of Outlaws champion to run in the neighborhood of
25 shows east of the Mississippi. It looks like that commitment is going to
increase in 2015. Blaney appears to be done with NASCAR and could increase his
Sprint Car schedule to 50 or 60 shows depending on sponsorship and finances.
"I don't plan on running any NASCAR at the moment," said Blaney, who
is competing in this weekend's World of Outlaws World Finals in Charlotte.
"I'm not in any position to get any kind of ride that is going to be
competitive, but I will go to a lot of races to watch [my son] Ryan. So by no
means will [sprint cars] be full time, but it could be a lot more than this
year." Continued Blaney, "I could even see a 60-race schedule if
things line up perfect. I could also see 15 as well, but we will see."
Before Blaney embarked on a full-time NASCAR career in 2000, he was one of the
best in the Sprint Car game. The competition mattered little. Blaney won 70
races with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series and a tour championship
in 1995.(Patriot-News)(11-8-2014)
·
NASCAR Hall of Fame 'stabilizes,' loses $1.4
million:
·
Losses
at the NASCAR Hall of Famedeclined 14% over the past year but still
totaled more than $1 million, according to newly released financial reports
from the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority. The $195 million publicly
funded hall of fame finished with a deficit of $1.4 million in the fiscal year
that ended June 30, compared with $1.6 million in 2013. The hall of fame opened
in May 2010 and has lost money from the start. Attendance never reached the
projections made before the stock-car racing museum opened and has failed
several times since to reach revised targets. Tom Murray, visitors authority
CEO, and Winston Kelley, executive director of the hall of fame, said in an
interview Wednesday they are pleased with the progress of the NASCAR hall.
Attendance, they said, has stabilized. Between July 2013 and June 2014, a total
of 169,724 people visited the hall of fame, the visitors authority said. Those
figures are for paid admissions only. The previous year, 178,838 people
visited, but the difference of 7,100 is attributed to private events staged
during the 2012 Democratic National Convention, which was included in fiscal
2013 (July 2012-June 2013).
Murray said talks are underway to revamp terms with the banks and NASCAR.
"With our partners, we've had ongoing conversations. We don't have any
results with that, but they've been very amicable. There will be a future
change in our structure of that some day." Reworking the loans and the
deferred royalties is a priority, but Murray said there is no deadline for
negotiating revised agreements. Both executives touted the changes to how the hall
of fame is run internally as well as private rentals and other events for
broadening the NASCAR museum as more than just a tourist attraction. Almost
every convention hosts a party or reception at the hall of fame, Murray said.(Charlotte Business Journal)
AND Faced
with continuing financial losses at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, the city of
Charlotte has begun negotiating with Wells Fargo and Bank of America about
forgiving a $19 million loan used to build the racing museum. The loan - which
has grown to $21 million with interest - was supposed to be paid from the sale
of sponsorships and commemorative brick sales, but revenue from those two
sources has fallen far short of what's needed. In addition, the hall is
struggling to meet other obligations, including royalties owed to NASCAR on the
sale of tickets, merchandise and food and beverages. The hall is also repaying
the city for its share of a $32 million loan that was added to the hall in the
midst of construction in 2008.(Charlotte Observer)(11-8-2014)
·
Gordon ties Martin for 2nd all-time all-time
top-tens:
·
During
his 22-year Sprint Cup career, #24-Jeff Gordon has collected 453 top-10s, tied
for 2nd all-time in that statistical category, with Mark Martin (453) and 260
behind Richard Petty (712). Gordon has collected 22 this season, which is tied
for the series-best.(11-11-2014)
·
Pocono offers special prices for military:
·
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specialist, please call 1-800-722-3929.Pocono Raceway)(11-11-2014)
·
SportsCenter To Follow NASCAR Championship
Contenders All Week:
·
With
the revised Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship having determined the
four drivers who have a chance to win what will be the first NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series championship for each, ESPN SportsCenter will follow the four contenders
all week as they prepare for Sunday's Ford Ecoboost 400 at Homestead-Miami
Speedway, the final race of the season. The four finalists are Denny Hamlin,
Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano and Ryan Newman. Though all drive for multi-car race
teams, the four finalists represent four different race teams and three
different manufacturers. The driver among the four who finishes highest in
Sunday's race, no matter where he finishes overall in the 43-car field for the
event, will be the new champion.
ESPN reporters will be embedded with the championship contenders early this
week, with SportsCenter airing multiple live reports from the four contending
race shops between 9:30am/et and 2:00pm/et each day on Monday and Tuesday. The
6:00pm/et and 11:00pm/et editions of SportsCenter will air larger all-access
features from each team, summarizing what the teams did on those days to
prepare for the championship race.
The Wednesday night editions of SportsCenter will air interviews and reports
from that evening's NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship contender's press conference
in Miami, including the four drivers and their team owners, while Thursday's
SportsCenter reports will follow work back at the race shops and what the
drivers are doing in South Florida before on-track action begins Friday.
Dave Burns will follow Logano from the Penske Racing headquarters, while Ryan
McGee will report on Hamlin from Joe Gibbs Racing. Mike Massaro will report on
Newman from Richard Childress Racing and Marty Smith will be with Harvick and
Stewart-Haas Racing.
ESPN NASCAR analyst Ricky Craven will appear on SportsCenter frequently
throughout race weekend, including during extended post-race coverage Sunday
that will feature an interview with the new NASCAR Sprint Cup champion.
Sunday's 400-mile race airs live on ESPN. A special two-hour edition of NASCAR
Countdown at 1:00pm/et will lead up to the 3:16pm/et green flag. All four
championship contenders will appear live on Countdown from the ESPN Pit Studio,
and the program also will include extended "the week that was"
features on all four. The champion will visit ESPN on Wednesday, Nov. 19, and
appear on a variety of ESPN programs and platforms.(ESPN)(11-11-2014)
·
Fox Sports 1 gears up for 21 hours of NASCAR
Championship Week Coverage:
·
FOX
Sports wraps a riveting 2014 NASCAR season next week with 21 hours of live
coverage surrounding the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship from
Homestead-Miami Speedway. FOX Sports 1 delivers comprehensive and live NASCAR
Championship Week programming beginning Monday, Nov. 10, highlighted by NASCAR
Race Hun's live coverage of Wednesday's Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup
Championship Press Conference from Miami, live telecasts of on-track activity
across the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series and NASCAR Ccamping
World Truck Series from Homestead beginning Friday, Nov. 14, and live
presentation of Friday's Truck Series season finale (8:00pm/et).
Highlights of FOX Sports 1's coverage of Championship Week include:
· Special two-hour NASCAR Rrace Hub (Wednesday from 5:00-7:00pm/et) - includes
live coverage of the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship Press Conference
from Miami, featuring the four drivers competing for the Chase for the NASCAR
Sprint Cup championship and their respective car owners. Bob Dillner reports
live from the Trump National Doral in Miami. John Roberts and Danielle Trotta
co-host in-studio with analysis from Ray Dunlap.
· Thursday's NASCAR Race Hub (5:00-6:00 pm/et) delivers coverage of the NASCAR
Nationwide Series/NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship Press
Conferences from Homestead-Miami Speedway, featuring the drivers, owners and
crew chiefs battling for the Nationwide and Truck Series championships. Ray
Dunlap reports from Homestead, with John Roberts and Danielle Trotta co-hosting
in-studio and Matt Clark alongside with analysis.
· Live coverage of Friday's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season finale
from Homestead on FOX Sports 1 (8:00pm/et), with pre-race coverage beginning at
7:30 PM ET with NCWTS Setup.
· Sunday's NASCAR Raceday (12:00pm/et) on FOX Sports 1 features sit-down
interviews with all four Championship Round drivers; a "Chase War
Room" roundtable discussion among NASCAR on FOX analysts, who break down
the season finale and debate the four championship contenders; and an essay on
the prestige of being a champion, related from the perspective of stars across
various sports. Adam Alexander, Larry McReynolds, Bob Dillner and Rutledge Wood
are live from Homestead, with John Roberts, Jeff Hammond and Kenny Wallace
in-studio in Charlotte, N.C.
· Complete post-race and championship coverage on NASCAR Victory Lane
(7:00pm/et) on Sunday, Nov. 16 on FOX Sports 1. Alexander, McReynolds and
Dillner deliver the latest from Homestead, with Roberts, Hammond and Wallace
in-studio in Charlotte.(FoxSports)(11-11-2014)
·
Unofficial Top 25 in 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Points
Standings (not the Chase):
[after Phoenix, race 35 of 36]
(using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial)
1) #24-Jeff Gordon(EC), 1217
2) #22-Joey Logano(C2), 1188, -29
3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(EC), 1145, -72
4) #2-Brad Keselowski(EC), 1138, -79
5) #4-Kevin Harvick(C4), 1124, -93
6) #20-Matt Kenseth(EC), 1093, -124
7) #31-Ryan Newman(C3), 1093, -124
8) #99-Carl Edwards(EC), 1050, -167
9) #42-Kyle Larson, 1049, -168
10) #48-Jimmie Johnson(EC), 1032, -185
11) #16-Greg Biffle(EC), 997, -220
12) #1-Jamie McMurray, 975, -242
13) #18-Kyle Busch(EC), 964, -253
14) #11-Denny Hamlin(C1), 949, -268 (missed a races)
15) #15-Clint Bowyer, 943, -274
16) #3-Austin Dillon, 939, -278
17) #5-Kasey Kahne(EC), 934, -283
18) #27-Paul Menard, 904, -313
19) #55-Brian Vickers, 900, -317
20) #41-Kurt Busch(EC), 877, -340
21) #47-AJ Allmendinger(EC), 864, -353
22) #9-Marcos Ambrose, 855, -362
23) #78-Martin Truex Jr., 830, -387
24) #14-Tony Stewart, 798, -419 (missed 3 races)
25) #43-Aric Almirola(EC), 795, -422
(C# is chase driver and current Chase position)
(EC is chase driver that has been eliminated from the Chase)
(11-9-2014)
From
Track Forum:
http://www.trackforum.com/forums/forum.php
Will NASCAR ditch the "new chase" next
year?
http://www.trackforum.com/forums/showthread.php/190334-Will-NASCAR-ditch-the-quot-new-chase-quot-next-year
From the Dirt Track Digest Forum:
RETURN OF WEEDSPORT 200
http://www.dirttrackdigest.com/DTD/index.php?/topic/52541-return-of-weedsport-200/
From
the AARN:
This week in AARN:
Tim Fuller Joins
Rauscher Motorsports Mod Team; Plans Full Time Return To DIRTcar Series
Lebanon Valley
Owner Howard Commander Purchases Albany-Saratoga Speedway
Perrego Prevails
In Five Mile Point’s Southern Tier Open
Danny Johnson,
Stewart Friesen Top DIRTcar Mods In Charlotte; Decker Claims Title
First Career WoO
Sprint A-Main For Brian Brown Wraps Up Year With 26 Different Winners
Champions
Schatz, Lanagan Lauded At World Of Outlaws Sprint, LM Awards Banquet
Harvick’s
Phoenix Win Puts Him In NASCAR Chase Finale; Logano, Hamlin, Newman Also In
Lobitz EMMR Benefit
Auction Proceeds Approach $10,000
Also:
Jeremy Mayfield
is slated to run an asphalt modified at the Turkey Derby at Wall Stadium.
Rico Abreu - is
he headed for NASCAR?
IF (yes, notice
the capitals) OCFS should leave DIRT, then it's being said that we can expect a
Friday/Saturday Modified show at Weedsport to go up against ESW. However, with it being a Fri/Sat show at
Weedsport, it would still be possible for a driver (s) to make it down to OCFS
on Sunday and start at the end of a consi to attempt to qualify for the 200 -
IF it is a 200, that is
.
The future of
the Waterford, Ct. Speedbowl is still up in the air.
I see that in
the Go-Kart results pages, the AARN now lists the results from OVRP's
Novemberfest racing. Still is a shame
that no photos were published, since Ralph Corwin was "asked to
leave". Just a week late on those
results, I should add.
Pay-Dirt Racing Facebook Post Concerning Rolling
Wheels (From DTD Forum):
Note: This is quite long, folks!
A few of the comments taken
from the 13 pages, so far:
"Looked at some more
stuff they posted, some of the big points:
-Announcing their first event this Sunday, and its "HUGE!!!"
-Next year will have "a full season
of shows"
-The fans will vote on 2 events during
the off season
-"Very probable" that a 200
lap Modified show will be on the car next season, and if not then 2016
-William Mendick (heard that one
before!) and Bert Butler are among the largest investors
I'm liking what I'm hearing so far,
definitely going to be an interesting offseason"
"Talk
is cheap. However, I wish them the best. Just don't schedule their
200 the same day as OCFS."
"it's nice to hear all the enthusiasm
from these new owners but I dont really see how they are going to get enough
racers to show up consistently and beat the hell out of their equipment on that
big track. Look back to the one Thursday night event that RWR ran this
past season... they only had like in the low 20's for car count? And I dont see
how they are going to get enough fans in there running so often when you have
Weedsport nearby also hoping to put out a bigger schedule. I think these
owners still think it's the 1980's when drivers and fans will show up just
because they schedule an event. A lot of guys these days only want to
race 1 or 2 nights a week. I wish them good luck but I could see this
being a massive failure... I think the better plan is just to schedule 3 - 4
big events."
"I
think if you have any questions, going to the Rolling Wheels Facebook page and
asking them directly will work. They answered my question with a response and
they have had a dialog with drivers such as Gary Tompkins and Ryan Susie.
It's really happening people.
I wonder about Syracuse next year, will it
happen or is SDW going to be at RWR. I only wonder this because I am usually
asked by now if I want to purchase my tickets for 2015 and in case I missed an
email, I don't believe this happened. Has anybody been asked about 2015 tickets
for Syracuse?"
" im surprised nobody has posted this yet
Pay-Dirt Racing is proud to announce
that in 2015, regular shows for the Sprint 360's, Big Block Dirt Modified and
the Sportsman will also have individual point funds for each class which will
be the highest in the entire area. The 2015 regular season show schedule will
be announced next week. We are proud to announce the May 21-May 24th, (Rain
Date: May 25th), the Detonator Double Elimination Tournament for Sprint 360's,
Big Block Dirt Modified and the Sportsman. This Memorial Day Weekend event will
have camping, daily activities and gates will open early for families and fans
to participate in other activities planned daily before the races. The Purses
for these shows will be 20k to win Modified, 13k to win Sprints and 7k for
Sportsman. All Drivers who show will be guaranteed $175.00 regardless, even if
you do not qualify for the feature, any car that makes the feature race will
guarantee themselves 1k minimum. Tickets will go on Sale for this event
November 10th. This Race will be open to any Race Team, Registration is
required. Pay-Dirt Racing has officially started the countdown for the most
exciting racing season ever!!!"
"As
great as this is for drivers and fans it seems too good to be true. How long
can they survive paying out that kind of money? Hopefully it doesn't turn into
another USNA deal."
"well them guys deleted my comments on
there fb page but in a nutshell. none of them have a clue about racing or racing
traditions. i pointed out one fact that there advertised raindate is memorial
day which is a RoC Victoria Mod race that day n they just said we didnt know
that! now ho wlong this race been goin on for memorial day every year?
i will spend my money elsewhere. i wont
be goin to wheels for any event with that kind of stupidity to not know utica
runs memorial day. gee how many other big shows they gonna post on a
traditional race we all love to go too every year."
"I
would like to know who is answering the questions we are posting on their
Facebook page.."
"All this talk but
no prices for spectators, pit fees and registration fees. With that kind of
purse I can only imagine the high prices to get through the doors"
"Have they made the announcement on who
the staff is with all the names we would recognize? That was supposed to
be announced several weeks ago. I just don't get why everything is a
constant teaser. Has any of it been followed up on? Wasn't there
supposed to be a release with the bank where the money was being held?"
"Rolling
Wheels plugging The Gobbler on Facebook? Will DIRTcar be happy about that?"
"I am just really confused on what all this means. Record
breaking races, free admission events, and no mention of sponsors/partners/and
administration.
All I want is official PR from a credible source
with a name behind it. I call BS on this whole deal until these events happen
and the purses are paid. I am not understanding where the money is coming from."
"They are falling face first into the dirt. Promises promises
promises. Its all fluff. They are good at the trivia but they cant follow
through on the rest of it. Suppose to announce all the staff and then they say
they have 2 staff members they will announce but they cant do it right now
because their contracts are being reviewed and signed right now by their
lawyers. lmao... yeah right. at 10:00 pm on a Tuesday night. Too funny. I lost
interest already. I will wait until next April instead of being fed one piece
at a time. So far they cant deliver anything but games and suspense."
"They said they
were going to announce the 2015 schedule, the bank name and the CD info and the
high profile racing people they have hired. Guess what? They havent provided
any of it. Zippo! None! It was all suppose to be announced a few days ago. They
didnt deliver on any of it."
"For some reason, I read all their posts
(they are bordering on spamming now, and its starting to get irritating....),
and I just cant seem to shake the feeling like this is all too good to be true.
Maybe thats not the right
wording.....
More like Im looking at it and finding
it all hard to swallow.
Something doesnt seem right. Something
seems off. It all has a distinct fishy smell to it. They seem to be all about
glitz, glamour, and attention. But, they have yet to deliver on a single
promise they have made. Not a one. And when everyone presses them on it, they
keep delaying the answer, or giving non answers, or straight up
banning/removing those people under the guise of "removing
negativity".
I want this to work, I think itd be a
huge shake up in the face of Northeast racing in general.
But, i just cant shake the feeling that
something isnt right, here, and that this is going to come crashing down in a
very, very ugly way."
"A few things I have noticed...
yes, they have all of the buzz about them going now, and it's not overly negative....
but if they don't start to deliver on something relatively quick, it will go
south fast.
Also, it really reminds me a lot of the
situation at Bradford Speedway... you get an owner in there that doesn't have a
clue but talks the talk... makes it sound like he is promoting the Daytona
500...."
"I
was thinking the same thing Curtis, worked out well for that guy. He is now the
proud owner of a weed patch."
"To
me, it's almost like dealing with a junior high school student on their
facebook. It's like a big game of "I know something you don't
know". Even when they then released the "initials of some of
their staff"... what good does that do? It's not a game, it's
supposed to be one of the showplace racetracks we are lucky to have.
Creating a buzz is one thing, but being borderline childish/obnoxious in
creating that buzz, is a big turn off."
"serious question. At the rate
RWR's Facebook is going, what company would want to be promoted as "We
just secured an AMAZING sponsor for our premier event.... details to be
released tomorrow" and then delayed again and again and again. That
to me seems like what would currently be the execution.
It's to the point of ___ or get off the
pot for me. Again, it's a business, run it like the professional one you
are proclaiming it to be, not like your grade school child is the one you
entrusted your Facebook to because you don't know how to use it. Don't make
promises you can't keep. If you couldn't announce your staff, don't tease
it until you have those names that are going to dazzle us. If you didn't
have any intentions of posting a bank's contact info (and what a lucky bank
that is because you know more than one person would in fact call to verify the
information, probably repeatedly throughout the season too, we could have a
recurrent update), then why even say something like that?
Don't get me wrong, I have said multiple
times I love RWR, it's my favorite track and I want it to succeed and flourish,
but as interested as I am, I agree with some other posters that this all seems
1) fishy 2) too good to be true 3) some big joke.
Also, I just checked again. Their
email address is rollingwheelsraceway@yahoo.com. Again, this just seems
fishy. If they have control of the website, why is it not a
@rollingwheelsraceway.com email. And how many people are going to give
out their billing address to a non-verified email?"
And, the best one yet:
" I'm thinking we will get all the answers on 4/1/15."
Note that's as of 7:15
PM on Wednesday, November 12th.
Link: http://www.dirttrackdigest.com/DTD/index.php?/topic/52460-pay-dirt-racing-facebook-post-concerning-rolling-wheels/
Press Releases:
SpeedE61@aol.com
The Action Track USA / Speedway Entertainment Awards Banquet will
be held Sat. January 10,2015 at the Bear Creek Resort in Macungie,PA
The top 10 in SpeedSTR points at the Action Track and the
Illustrious 11 in the All Pro SpeedSTR National Championship will be honored
along with all regular classes at the Action Track and Slingshot Tour
champions.
Action Track USA Top 10: Billy Pauch,Jr./Billy Pauch,Sr./Kenny
Brightbill/Jeff Strunk/Earl Paules/Mike Bednar/Kyle Weiss/Brad Brightbill/Larry
Solomon and Frank Cozze
Illustrious 11National Tour :Billy Pauch,Sr./Maxime Plante/Frank
Cozze/Billy Pauch,Jr./Tim Buckwalter/Josianne Plante/Wayne Weaver/Frank
Yankowski/Francis Methot/Kenny Brightbill/Brad Brightbill
Tickets are now available at $45 per person, youth tickets 14 and
under $40.Payment can be made by check or CC.
Thanks for a competitive and exciting racing season both at the
Action Track and the tour stops.
Rich.
Speedway Entertainment
Home of the Slingshot by Tobias
Home of the SpeedSTR
www.speedwayentertainment.com
News from the Accord Speedway ‘Gobbler’
Media Contact:
Brett Deyo – 845.728.2781 or bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com
For Immediate Release/Nov. 6, 2014
“Sweet Potato Slingshots” Added
As Another Helping At Accord Speedway Nov. 29 ‘Gobbler’ Post-Thanksgiving
Feast; Slingshots To Be Featured In 20-Lap Main Event Now Offering $350 To Win!
Registration Now Open
ACCORD, NY – Another helping has been added to the
Accord Speedway ‘Gobbler’ post-Thanksgiving feast of auto racing.
The popular Speedway Entertainment “Sweet Potato
Slingshots” will join the card for the second annual ‘Gobbler’ at the Ulster
County facility Saturday, Nov. 29. The Slingshots will be a first-time
attraction in the event co-promoted by BD Motorsports Media LLC and speedway
owners Gary and Donna Palmer.
Slingshots join a program that includes the Sowle Trailer
Repair Modifieds (big-block/small-block) in a 50-lap event paying $7,117.11 to
the winner, plus the Open vs. Crate 602 Sportsman in a 25-lap, $1,500-to-win
event (plus Crate 602 bonuses) and the Ron Wright Memorial for Pure
Stock/Street Stock racers offering a minimum of $500 to win plus extra cash.
The Allstar Slingshot division will be featured in a 20-lap
main event paying $300 to the winner and $50 just to take the green flag. Slingshot competitors are invited to
take part in the “Grandma’s Gravy Gambler’s Program” to boost their pay envelopes.
The “gambler’s fee” is $20. Half the money raised will go to the
highest-finishing driver having taken the gamble; the other half will go to a
random finishing position drawn in Victory Lane by the event winner.
Slingshots will have their warm-up laps timed. The fastest
16 drivers in warm-ups will transfer directly to the main event (lined up by
time). The remainder of the drivers will go to a B-Main, 8 laps, lined up by
time, to set the remainder of the main event starting field. Transponders are
mandatory for this event and teams must have them on for hot laps to have their
time recorded.
Speedway Entertainment Slingshot rules will be
enforced. Junior Slingshot
competitors are invited to enter the Allstar Slingshot event, but must be
weight legal.
Moments after the event was announced, Jay’s Pool Service
of Middletown, N.Y., posted a $50 bonus to the race winner and another $50
to the highest-finishing Junior Slingshot regular.
The car
registration fee for Slingshots is $10. To access the form, click here: http://bdmotorsportsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/GobblerSlingshotEntryForm.pdf
To compensate for the added division, the ‘Gobbler’ time
schedule has been altered slightly. Pit gates will now open at 10 a.m.
Grandstand gates open at 11 a.m. The drivers’ meeting will take place at noon,
with hot laps to follow (approximately 12:20 p.m.). Race time is 1 p.m. sharp.
‘Gobbler’ grandstand admission is $22 for Adults, $20 for
Seniors (ages 65 and over) and $5 for Kids 11 and under. Limited indoor seating
is available at $35 per seat. Contact the speedway office at 845.626.1142 to
reserve a seat with a credit card. Pit admission is $35, with no license
required.
Rules and other
general information for the ‘Gobbler’ can be found at the following link:http://bdmotorsportsmedia.com/gobbler-general-information/
Last November, young Anthony Perrego of Montgomery, N.Y.,
fended off the late challenges of Stewart Friesen to win the 'Gobbler' Modified
50-lap event. For Sportsman graduate Perrego, the win was his first in the
Modified ranks and he earned $7,732.11 including lap money and bonuses.
Rocky Warner of Gloversville, N.Y., drove his crate-powered
Sportsman to victory over a stout field and Charlie Houghtaling of Parksville,
N.Y., registered the Ron Wright Memorial Pure/Street Stock score.
Marketing opportunities
are available now for the ‘Gobbler’ event. To learn more, contact Brett Deyo by
phone at 845.728.2781 or via e-mail at bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com. BD
Motorsports Media is on the web at www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com. “Like” BD Motorsports Media on Facebook
or follow @BrettDeyo on Twitter.
Accord Speedway, a
neat-and-tidy quarter-mile clay oval nestled in the hills of Ulster County, is
located at 299 Whitfield Road Accord, NY 12404. The speedway is on the web at www.accordspeedway.com.
The Gobbler is presented by
Sowle Trailer Repair, Above All Auto Repair, ASI Trophy & Awards, American
Racer/Lias Tire, Behrent’s Performance Warehouse, DMJ Racing Photo’s, Dwy’s
Automotive, Hunt’s Machine, Jay’s Pool Service, Par 5 Landscaping, Rock Fantasy
Hard Rock, Metal & Classic Rock and Smoke Shop, Shiley Fabrication,
Simplicity Design, United Pump & Tank and Zubi’s Racing.
Brett Deyo
BD Motorsports Media LLC
Phone: 845.728.2781
www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com
Facebook: "BD Motorsports Media"
Twitter: @BrettDeyo
Contact: Joshua Joiner
World of Outlaws Late Model
Series PR Director/DIRTcar Racing PR
jjoiner@dirtcar.com | 850-232-9331
Busy
2015 Speedweeks Schedule Features Action in Four DIRTcar Racing Divisions at
Five Tracks
DIRTcar Racing action scheduled at four Florida
tracks and one Georgia oval during January and February
CONCORD, N.C. - Nov. 6, 2014
- The 2015 DIRTcar Racing season will get off to a hot start this winter with
Speedweeks action in four divisions spread among five dirt tracks and two
months.
The traditional stretch of
early-season racing begins in late January with Winternationals and culminates
with the DIRTcar Nationals presented by Summit Racing Equipment in
mid-February.
DIRTcar
UMP Modifieds
The DIRTcar UMP Modifieds
kick off Speedweeks with the Winternationals at East Bay Raceway in Gibsonton,
Fla., Jan. 29 to 31. The series then makes stops at Bubba Raceway Park and
Volusia Speedway Park for 15 total nights of racing.
·
Jan. 29-31 - Winternationals,
East Bay Raceway, Gibsonton, Fla.
·
Feb. 5 and 6 -
Bubba Raceway Park, Ocala, Fla.
·
Feb. 7 and 8 -
North Florida Speedway, Lake City, Fla.
·
Feb. 10-17 -
DIRTcar Nationals presented by Summit, plus the Gator Championship, Volusia
Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla.
World
of Outlaws Late Model Series and DIRTcar Late Models
For 12 nights at tracks in
Georgia and Florida, the DIRTcar Late Models and the World of Outlaws Late
Model Series compete during Speedweeks.
·
Feb. 6 and 7
Winter Freeze, Screven Motorsports Park, Sylvania, Ga.
·
Feb. 8 North
Florida Speedway, Lake City, Fla.
·
Feb. 13-15 Winter
Nationals, Bubba Raceway Park, Ocala, Fla.
·
Feb. 16-21
DIRTcar Nationals presented by Summit, Barberville, Fla.
World
of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series and UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions
Joining the modifieds and
late models during Speedweeks are the sprint cars of the World of Outlaws STP
Sprint Car Series and the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions. The two series
make stops at Volusia Speedway Park and Bubba's Raceway Park.
·
Feb. 5-7 Winter
Nationals, Bubba Raceway Park, Ocala, Fla. (All Star)
·
Feb. 11-13
DIRTcar Nationals presented by Summit, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla.
(All Star)
·
Feb. 13-15
DIRTcar Nationals presented by Summit, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla.
(WoO Sprint Cars)
Super
DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series
The Super DIRTcar Series Big
Block Modifieds take on Volusia during DIRTcar Nationals Feb. 18-21 with a
$5,000-to-win feature on the final night.
·
Feb. 18-21
DIRTcar Nationals presented by Summit, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla.
·
A full schedule
and ticket information for each event is available online at http://www.DIRTcar.com.
SpeedE61@aol.com
Have a few off season specials,get your orders in early
SS60-2 STR Long Block Engine List Price 6143.95
Racers Discount 368.64
Total 5775.31
$2500 deposit when ordering
STR Kit 1
SS24 STR Chassis
SS40-0 STR Complete Body
SS241-1 STR Top Clip
SS243-1 STR Lower Nose mount back piece
SS243-2 STR Lower Nose mount front
SS21 STR Front Bumper
SS23 STR Rear Bumper
SS22L STR Left Side rail
SS22R STR Right Side Rail
STR Kit List 2705.40
Racers Discount 162.32
Total
2543.08
$1500 deposit when ordering
Thanks,Rich
Speedway Entertainment
Home of the Slingshot by Tobias
Home of the SpeedSTR
www.speedwayentertainment.com
SpeedE61@aol.com
The tickets for the Speedway Entertainment / Action Track Combo
Awards Banquet being held Jan 10,2015 are now being mailed out.
Please send a check or email reply with CC # info and number
of tickets needed. Mike can also use the CC # you have on file if requested. Adult
tickets are 45.00. 14 and under 40.00
Thanks to Wayne Weaver for being the 1st order of tickets being
shipped out.
This is not a tuxedo affair, business casual is suggested. Please no t-shirts or shorts for the awards
pictures.
We have reserved a block of rooms, for anyone wanting to make a
complete night of it.
Banquet time is from 6 PM to 10 PM. More info can be found at
bcmountainresort.com.
Thanks
Rich
Speedway Entertainment
Home of the Slingshot by Tobias
Home of the SpeedSTR
www.speedwayentertainment.com
Perris Auto
Speedway
18700 Lake Perris
Drive
Perris, CA 92571
(951) 940-0134
http://perrisautospeedway.com/
For further
information contact Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 or mailto: racesatthepas@aol.com
For Immediate
Release
NASCAR STAR KYLE
LARSON TO RACE AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY ON THANKSGIVING!
(Perris, CA,
November 12, 2014) Young
NASCAR Sprint Cup star Kyle Larson will be racing at the 74th Running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix
at Perris Auto Speedway on Thanksgiving night. It will be the popular 22-year-old
star’s first appearance on a dirt track since racing in the Chili Bowl Midget
event in Tulsa, Oklahoma last January.
The longest running
and most prestigious Midget race in the nation, the Turkey Night Grand Prix was
first contested in 1934 at Gilmore Stadium, which is now the site of the CBS
Studios in Los Angeles. The
race was held at a variety of tracks throughout the years since. Most notably at J.C. Agajanian’s
legendary Ascot Park in Gardena where it was staged all but one year from 1960
until it closed in 1990. With
the exception of being run at Saugus Speedway in 1991, Turkey Night stayed true
to its dirt roots until moving to the Irwindale Speedway from 1999 through
2011. When it made its much
heralded return to the dirt at Perris Auto Speedway in 2012, Kyle Larson stood
head and shoulders above the competition for a historic win.
Coming
up:
A couple of "Turkey Day" races
up yonder in the northeast - Accord & Wall Stadium. Hope ya'll have decent weather and no need
for snow tires & chains!
Non Racin' Stuff found on the Internet:
Obamacare
begins to unravel
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/obamacare-begins-to-unravel-170824756.html
An email I received on Tuesday night:
MAYOR REFUSES TO REMOVE PORK
FROM SCHOOL CANTEEN- MENU... EXPLAINS WHY
Muslim parents demanded the abolition of pork in all the school canteens of a
Montreal suburb. The mayor of the Montreal suburb of Dorval,has refused, and
the town clerk sent a note to all parents to explain why...
“Muslims must understand that they have to adapt to Canada and Quebec, its
customs, its traditions, its way of life, because that's where they chose to
immigrate.
“They must understand that they have to integrate and learn to live in Quebec.
“They must understand that it is for them to change their lifestyle, not the
Canadians who so generously welcomed them.
“They must understand that Canadians are neither racist nor xenophobic, they
accepted many immigrants before Muslims
(whereas the reverse is not true, in that Muslim states do not accept
non-Muslim immigrants).
“That no more than other
nations, Canadians are not willing to give up their identity, their culture.
“And if Canada is a land of welcome, it's not the Mayor of Dorval who welcomes
foreigners, but the Canadian-Quebecois people as a whole.
“Finally, they must understand that in Canada (Quebec) with its Judeo-Christian
roots, Christmas trees, churches and religious festivals, religion must remain
in the private domain.
The municipality of Dorval was right to refuse any concessions to Islam and
Sharia.
“For Muslims who disagree with secularism and do not feel comfortable in
Canada, there are 57 beautiful Muslim countries in the world, most of them
under-populated and ready to receive them with open halal arms in accordance
with Shariah.
“If you left your country for Canada, and not for other Muslim countries, it is
because you have considered that life is better in Canada than elsewhere.
“Ask yourself the question, just once, “Why is it better here in Canada than
where you come from?”
“A canteen with pork is part of the answer.”
This week’s photos:
Quick quiz - any idea as to
who the driver is, below, in top photo?
Track?
Hint: The track shown was in New York State, and
the photo is from 1947.
Juan Manuel
Fangio, “El Maestro,” whom many consider the greatest F1 driver ever, adjusts
his air pressures for some maiden laps around the road course at Thompson, CT,
adjoining the famous oval. That was 60 years ago. Long dormant, the road course
was reincarnated with flair this past summer, opening in June 2014 with close
to 250 vintage sports cars. From FAST
LINES: Memorable Moments in Motorsports, by Pete Lyons. (Ozzie Lyons Photo)
Note: I went there many, many years ago, with my
brother Raymond (Jim). Never knew Fangio
had laps there. Photo found on Coastal
181 web site.
This
weeks videos:
This weeks videos are not racing related,
or political. I came across them on the
Internet, and was touched by what I watched.
Sometimes things hit us at the right time, ya know? Yes, it brought some tears to this old mans
eyes, for sure. At times, we have no
idea just how fortunate we are. Yes,
there still is hope, folks!
https://www.youtube.com/embed/9FCxuVSkT7k
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-other-team/
(after the commercial, of course!)
This weeks joke:
So I asked my
Doctor,"Doctor, what are we going to do about this dangerous virus from
Africa?"
And he said,
"I don't know, he has two more years in office.”
Until my next column – next week.
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