Mostly
Racin' Stuff
By Tom Avenengo
12/04/2014
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.
I was fortunate to have spent Thanksgiving
with quite a few members of my family, down here in Cape Coral. The only family members that are down here in
Florida, my brother Raymond (Jim), and my sister Cathy & her husband, Hank
are way over on the east coast, spent the holiday at my sisters. Other than that, my daughters Sandy and
Sarah, along with their kids and grand kids were in attendance. Something like 19 all together, I think.
More
memories:
It was on a Thanksgiving morning, back in
the late 1940's, when my father was able to shoot a pheasant in our back yard -
and that was for our Thanksgiving dinner.
I vaguely remember my grandfather - my fathers dad. He was quite well known in Montvale, NJ,
where we lived and also in NYC. On top
of being an excellent chef, he was also a wine maker, with the grapes being
grown on the property. I can still
recall that huge vat in the barn where the wine was held. My grandfather always wore an overcoat - to
keep in warm in the cooler months, and to keep the heat off of him in the
warmer months. And, he always walked
with his hands held together - behind his back.
From what I've been told, he helped my mother quite a bit with her
cooking. At one time, my grandfather was
the mayor of Montvale.
Racin’
stuff:
Brett Deyo - Gary Palmer and the Accord
Speedway:
Wow!
Quite a lot of pissed off people up at the track last Saturday when they
had to pull the plug on the big racing show that was scheduled. It's kind of hard for me, who was down here
in Florida, and not there, in person, to comment on what did and didn't happen. A majority of the info I got was the same as
what you might have seen - on the Internet - on Facebook and also on racing
forums.
All I can say is that ya have to give them
credit for at least making an attempt on getting the show in. Would having cars run in the track have
helped? Who knows, for sure? Did putting calcium down on the track in the
morning hurt? Who knows, for sure? I've read that it was 12 degrees at
night. Might it have been better to have
left the snow on the track until Saturday morning - as insulation? Who knows, for sure?
In a way I can see the problems with
issuing an immediate cash refund for those that bought tickets. I'd venture to say what they have come up
with should work as far as those that want their monies back - send in your
ticket or wrist band by December 12th (or 13th?). Between Deyo, Palmer and the town, they'll
come up with a date next April to run the event.
Note:
What follows was posted on the Dirt Track Digest Forum on Sunday,
11/30/14:
Here is a response from Brett Deyo's FB
page
For those of you that have a few
minutes, give this a read. It gives a better understanding of what happened
yesterday and in the days leading up to the Gobbler.
Here is a look back at what happened
yesterday at Accord Speedway from our perspective…
On Wednesday, the snow storm hit the
speedway. Throughout the day, Gary Palmer and I spoke frequently on the phone.
By nightfall, as the snow subsided, we had a conversation regarding the status
of the race. He felt we would be able to race so the plan was to go ahead with
the event – I was encouraged to hear his enthusiasm knowing that as the
facility owner, he would have to handle the hard part of getting the track and
grounds ready. As such, I left my wife behind on Thursday (Thanksgiving, she
stayed back in PA to have dinner with her family) and headed to New York to get
ready. At the same time, the Palmers canceled their Thanksgiving so Gary, with
some help of volunteers, could clear the speedway of snow with a skid steer and
plows. Meanwhile, Gary’s wife Donna and son Gary Jr. shoveled off the
grandstands to get ready.
Friday morning dawned and I was at the
track by 8 a.m. shoveling in the pit and grandstand areas while Gary continued
his long hours of not only clearing snow, but fixing broken/frozen pumps and
kitchen equipment that comes with running at a facility of this type that late
in the year. By late afternoon on Friday, the track was, we felt, ready.
Equipment had been on the track Friday and it was firmed up just as it had been
the year before. I left the speedway Friday night feeling that we would be in
great shape for the next day, and the publicity for the race reflected as such.
Saturday morning arrived. At 10 a.m. I
walked from the turn two pit gate to the frontstretch, on the racing surface,
with no problem, not even picking mud up on my shoes, to position some sponsor
banners on the infield (some of the early arrivals to the track, including
Street Stock racer Gary Ronk, can confirm this, as he helped me carry some of
the signs down). I did this without getting any mud on my shoes. This is how
firm the track was at the time we opened the pit gates. Again, even at that
time, as we had a line of cars coming into the speedway, I felt very good about
the day’s events. Honestly, I was smiling at the large turnout of race cars we
had (133 was the total).
Moments after I went back off the track,
Gary began treating the track for the day just as he did a year ago. However,
this year was actually just a bit warmer. The calcium used on the speedway did
its job, but it did it too well. The warmer temps and no sun at all led to the
moisture to be pulled to the top of the surface. The more he ran in the track,
the more it got sloppy. We would not have known it would react this way because
1) he prepared the track exactly the same way last year and 2) it was so firm
in the days prior to the event.
When we have events at Accord, the
Palmers and I are 50-50 partners on the promotions, it isn’t a promotional fee
or track rental, we all have a part in the event. Typically, Gary handles the
track, Donna handles the concessions, Gary Jr. works the pit gate, their
daughters Melissa and Sara handle the ticket booth and I handle the promotions
and running of the races. Very often, once gates are open, we go our own ways.
This was the case on Saturday.
At about 11:25, Mike Ricci called me
over and told me I needed to take a look at the track – it had taken a very bad
turn. I hadn’t seen the surface personally since the time the pits were opened
at 10 because we had started registration, the draw, etc. and it became hectic.
When I walked to the turn-two gate, saw Gary was struggling to run it in. He
stopped and told me that he would try to scrape the slop off the top of the
surface with a skid steer. So, the skid steer began to work the track.
At that point, it became evident the
skid steer would not be enough. Gary and I spoke at that time about canceling,
but he felt, since people were already there, he should try working the track
with the grader (even though he made a tremendous amount of work for himself by
scraping off clay that will now have to be put back on the track before
spring). As he got the grader going, I held a drivers’ meeting to tell them
what was happening and poll their opinions. The overwhelming response was to
hold the event in the spring, but we left it as giving Gary some more time in
the grader.
After about 40 minutes more, it became
evident that even the grader, at its weight, wasn’t able to hold a straight
line on the track. It was sliding down the banking. Gary stopped on the track,
we spoke, and decided we had to cancel. There was no way a race car would even
be able to get on the track without immediately sliding down the banking and
getting stuck, so calling the cars to the track wasn’t an option. And I am not
a big fan of putting our racers through the process of using a $50,000 Modified
as a packer vehicle.
Because of the shape the track was in,
we didn’t feel it would be possible to even attempt the Dec. 6 weather date.
At the point where we canceled, not only
had two of the ticket takers used for the busy time gone home, but the money
brought in had already been placed in individual envelopes for payout later in
the day. Gary was still on the grader trying to fix some of the mess that had
been created and Donna was still cooking as there was a line out the
concession.
I spoke with racers personally in the
pit area as they left and explained we would work with them on refunds. It was
announced for fans to hold onto their wristbands. This is one area where I feel
better communication would have helped greatly, and it’s now in the notebook
for the future.
Once the chaos of canceling settled
down, Gary, Donna, Melissa, Sara and I were able to meet. The policy at Accord,
and most Northeast tracks, is simple: no refunds. There are even signs at the
Accord gates stating there are no refunds – this was visible to all who paid to
get in. However, we all agreed this was a unique circumstance and we needed to
rectify it. After some discussion, we opted for the mail-in refunds. This
allows people who are coming back in April to do so and those who would like
their money back to get it.
This was not an everyday situation and
it required some discussion. Most fans were patient; a few weren’t.
Earlier this year, in August, we had
rain during the second consolation for Modifieds at the Battle of the Bullring.
We opted to finish the event the next night at no cost to the folks who had
come the day of the rain out because we felt it was the right thing for racers
and fans. We could have picked another date, scheduled a new division or two
and charged again to see the same main events that were already paid for. But
we didn’t. Instead, we charged everyone one and had our overhead doubled: track
prep, lights, insurance, ambulance, staff and more. This was a huge financial
loser for all of us but it was the right thing to do for our customers, the
track and my series.
Believe me: the same people who took it
on the chin for our supporters did not set out to screw the same people a few
months later.
If I had to sum up yesterday, I would
call it a series of unfortunate events. I’ve been on both sides of the
cancelation issue. The outrage and complaints I received for trying to race
yesterday mirrored the uproar after we canceled an event at Big Diamond at 9
a.m. with 80 percent chance of rain to save people money and it never rained.
We don’t always make the right call, but
we always try.
Thanks for reading and happy holidays.
We will announce the reschedule date as soon as it is approved by the town
board.
Refund Information: Tickets or
wristbands: mail to Accord Speedway 299 Whitfield Road Accord, NY 12404 prior
to Dec. 13.
Link:
http://www.dirttrackdigest.com/DTD/index.php?/topic/52652-after-two-full-days-accord-speedway-is-ready-for-the-gobbler/page-5
New Jersey Mandating Head & Neck Restraints
Yankee Racer (November 28, 2014) - New Jersey will mandate head
and neck restraints for drivers at ovals beginning January 1, 2015. Any vehicle in subchapter four of the
regulations is subject to the new rule. All race cars except Quarter Midgets
are covered, including cars intended for adults. Specific divisions are not
provided to prevent loopholes.
Detective M. Kowalski of the New Jersey State Police wrote the
tech bulletin that will be sent to track operators by the superintendent.
According to the tech bulletin, “All drivers participating in asphalt or dirt
oval racing subject to NJSA 62-4, will be required to wear a head and neck
restraint system meeting SFI specification 38.1.” The equipment “must have an
SFI tag,” according to Kowalski. He expects to meet with track operators within
the next month and a half to review this.
Kowalski, who joined the unit six years ago, said the cost has
come down and more information is available about the reliability.
“With all the data that’s out there from HANS and all the other
companies that have done the crash testing, they’re pretty much a proven device
at this point,” Kowalski said. “It’s just like a seat belt. We know they work.
We know they save lives.”
A HANS Device or equivalent cost was at least $1,000 six years
ago. The product is available for $400-500 now. Kowalski said that the product
having “a lower cost alternative” was important in make the new rule.
“I’ve seen several crashes where we believe that a head and neck
restraint like that would have saved a life. … We’ve been waiting to make it a
standard in New Jersey for the last couple of years.”
Kowalski said the changes are the indirect result of Amanda
Gambacorto’s fatal crash at Wall (NJ) Stadium Speedway. The Stony Brook (NY)
University student crashed a Three Quarter Midget during the Green Flag Driving
Experience on August 16.
“This is the most recent crash that we’ve had where a head and
neck restraint may have played a role in a different outcome in a crash,”
Kowalski said. “…We believe it would have reduced the probability of this type
of injury.”
Gambacorto died of a basilar skull fracture, the same injury that
killed Adam Petty, Kenny Irwin, Jr. and Dale Earnhardt in a 10 month span from
May 2000 and February 2001. One of the most common injuries, the Motorsport
Memorial site listed at least 11 examples on their database. Gambacorto’s head
hit the steering wheel, bent the steering column forward, and broke her neck.
“There’s two reasons why that happened. One her head moved forward
with her body because the seat belts were loose because of the cushioning and
two she didn’t have a lot of room between her head and that steering wheel
because she was spaced so far in the seat. So when her neck did stretch, which
all necks stretch in a frontal impact like that, she hit the steering wheel and
then the steering wheel forced her head back while her body was still moving
forward. Had her head moved more with her body and had not stretched as much,
we may have reduced the amount of impact or injury that she sustained from
hitting that steering wheel.”
The lessons learned from Gambacorto’s crash have been implemented
with changes for 2015.
The driving school used four to five inches of one inch thick seat
cushions to move Gambacorto closer to the pedals. This placed the driver beyond
the lateral support that the containment seat provided. Kowalski estimated that
the usual distance between the chin of the driver’s helmet and the steering
wheel was reduced from 15 to seven or eight inches. The seatbelts are also
loosened as the driver is moved forward.
“Without a HANS Device, your neck can stretch in excess of 11
inches on an impact like that. … All these things played a role, but if she
would have had a head and neck restraint, I believe she probably wouldn’t have
broken her neck the way she did and if she was properly seated in that vehicle,
I don’t believe she would even have an injury.”
The state police modeled another rule after NASCAR. “A maximum of
three-quarters inch thick SFI 45.2 permanently affixed energy impact sheet foam
will be allowed for use within the seating system to provide impact
protection.” This seat foam does not compress. The new rule bans foam padding
to change a driver’s seating position. In case a driver cannot reach the
steering wheel or pedals, “the fixed seating position must be altered by
permanently moving the seating system in order to accommodate the driver’s
size.”
“That crash was very educational for us because there was no rule
regarding spacing a driver forward in the seat, using any type of foam or
cushion and those two things the head and neck restraint and that seat
cushioning were the most significant factors that played a role in that crash
and it was my understanding that many people swap cars and from time to time
they do use padding here and there. But if you saw the pictures of this vehicle
when we got there, the amount of padding when you look at it and you go that’s
not right. You just don’t know why. When we stuck another driver in there and
figured out what the situation that created, we realized how bad that scenario
was.”
Track operators must apply for a racing license from the state.
Compliance with Chapter 62 is necessary to be granted the license. Kowalski’s
team enforces this through “safety audits or compliance checks.” This includes
a weekly presence at the track from inspecting a race car, observing on track
action, safety equipment like ambulances and fire extinguishers.
“It is the tracks’ responsibility to enforce the rule. It is our
responsibility to make sure the tracks are enforcing the rule. …Ultimately that
responsibility does fall on the track to enforce it and we’re there on a weekly
basis stopping in to make sure that they’re following the rules.”
There is no grace period for the rule. He provided an example of
the new rule next season. If seven drivers do not have HANS or equivalent
devices at Wall Stadium, they would be told to leave and not return until they
obtain a HANS Device.
“You can’t race today. They’ll either get it or they won’t and
then that’s really a short transition period without a whole lot of ways.”
He does not foresee a large problem with compliance as
championship contenders would not want to miss a week of racing. The teams
impacted by this would be smaller teams or support classes like Street Stocks
and Enduros. One example Kowalski provided as the four cylinder cars at Wall.
Some people already use “excellent setups” with HANS or equivalent devices,
while others use 30 year old seats.
Kowalski estimates that HANS or equivalent devices are already in
use at New Egypt Speedway by at least 50 percent of drivers and could be 80 to
90 percent in some divisions like the Modifieds.
Kowalski observed that most Sprint Car drivers are already using
this safety equipment. He cited younger drivers in father and son teams. “They
pretty much have every safety device afforded to them ’cause their parents want
them to be safe to begin with.”
“I don’t know how big the effect’s going to be on the racing
environment in New Jersey, but at this point, with those lower cost
alternatives, I have a feeling that there’ll be a
little bit of opposition in the beginning, but it won’t be that difficult to
get everybody compliant.”
Kowalski has learned during his time with the unit that you cannot
make an “educated decision” in the first three years. After working with
drivers and promoters, he was able to see what rules needed to be enforced and
what made a difference.
“Some of the other things that we’ve done, I don’t believe that
they have as significant an impact on safety as something like making a head
and neck restraint mandatory. This is something I back 100 percent.”
Although he supports the adoption of head and neck restraints,
Kowalski cannot definitively say that the device would have saved a life. “It’s
impossible to actually say that. We have no proof. There’s no way to prove it,
but we can basically determine that not having the HANS Device would be a
contributory factor as to why the type of injury occurred.”
“We know the safety device exists and we know that there’s cheaper
alternatives out there now. Now’s the time to make this mandatory.”
Kowalski estimated that 50 percent of racers use a head and neck
restraint. With the data that has been collected over the past decade, the
product has proven to be a lifesaver. “We’re just going to kick everybody else
in high gear and get the stragglers to follow suit by making it mandatory.”
Kowalski also investigated Jason Leffler’s crash at Bridgeport
Speedway in Swedesboro, NJ on June 12, 2013. Leffler’s Sprint Car crashed in a
qualifying heat after a part broke on the car. While Leffler was using a
Simpson Hybrid head and neck restraint, the seat was not a full containment
seat. The Butler seat had lateral support “tabs.”
“Something now I wholeheartedly believe that if Jason Leffler …
had a full head surround on both sides. The only reason that he had the
injuries that he had is that he hit that wall basically perpendicular. He did a
180 and hit as he was parallel to the wall and his body and his head moved
straight towards that wall and his head hit the wall. If he had that full
containment seat, his head and neck never would have stretched in that
direction. He would have been down in that seat and it would have prevented
that type of movement altogether.”
“I’m not going to make a containment seat mandatory, but a head
and neck restraint I definitely believe plays a role.”
Kowalski also said a new product in development will increase
driver safety, HANS and equivalents that provide both lateral and “frontal
impact protection. So I think you’re going to see another move forward in
safety devices, where not only do they protect against that 30 degree left or
right radius from a frontal impact, but you’re also going to see these newer
devices protecting against side impacts as well, and neck injuries.”
For more information, visit http://www.njsp.org/divorg/operations/mv-racetrack-info.html.
Hmm, some interesting things being said on both Facebook and on
the Dirt Track Digest Forum - both having to do with a possible Big Block
modified race in Georgia, as the DIRTcar teams head to Volusia for their
February races. As of now, a support
class would be some wingless midgets.
However, I do believe that this particular midget group does have some
restrictions as to what kind of engines can be used - like Ford Focus.
This reminds me - Jeff Johnson, who runs the New England Tractor
Website, where this column appears every week, did head down to Florida with is
son Kenney, and their Ford Focus midget to compete with that Florida
group. Kenney had a straightaway lead
with two laps to go when his engine went "Poof". He did manage, I've read, to be able to make
it to the checkered flag in 2nd place.
Jeff & Kenney will be splitting their midget racing time in 2105
between dirt and NEMA.
What with me sending my column in a day
earlier, last week, I just missed the news of the split between DIRTcar and the
Orange County Fair Speedway. It's been
said that OCFS, while being independent, will still go with Hoosier tires. I have not seen it in print, yet, but I
imagine the Brett Deyo promoted Hard Clay open will have an open tire
rule. No sail panels, this year, I've
read.
Just what does a track gain by being
sanctioned by DIRTcar? Top of the list
has to be insurance. That shouldn't be
too hard to get. Does a track have to
pay a weekly sanctioning fee to DIRTcar?
If so, there's monies saved. How
much of a "kick back" does DIRTcar get from Hoosier and other
companies - more saved if independent?
Personally, I'm not overly enthused about how point fund monies are
raised and more so how they're distributed - usually the top 10 get point fund
monies. I feel that all regular
competitors should get at least something from the point funds.
As many of you might know, Kyle Larson can now run a few selected
midget races, now that the NASCRAP season is over with. His first was this past week at the Turkey
Night out in California. He had this to say on twitter:
"Felt
decent in practice. 98 laps is gonna be long tomorrow. Racing stock cars has
made my neck weak! Head was pinned to the headrest! Haha"
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/brad-keselowski-says-truck-team-lost--1-million-in-2014-153717681.html
Found
this on the South Jersey Dirt Racing forum:
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On the day after the cancellation of the
Gobbler, which is a loss for everyone involved, comes the official closure of
the 2014 racing season. Now things go dark for a few months in the
northeast, but just like baseball hot stove, there is still plenty to talk
about. ;
As I skimmed through the pages of ARRN I came across the Lenny Sammons
interview with Tom Deery. The end of the article is what I see as the
most troubling to us the fans. Tucked away in eight paragraphs seems to
be an outlining for drivers and tracks to pick a side for whom they want to
race for. Now in that interview Derry states that he doesn’t see
anything like platinum agreement being instituted for Super dirtcar drivers,
basically forcing them not to race anywhere else without permission. ;
Now it’s hard to take that at its word when a few days after the electronic
version of AARN posts, Big Diamond and Orange County both drop Dirtcar
sanction after Deery kind of makes a note that in 4-6 weeks everyone will
know what is going on. Gee that was quick. ;
So the inevitable will come, and Dirtcar will have sanctions on their drivers
meaning some of the top talent from New York will not be able to compete in
the Mid-Atlantic States. The platinum agreement can work for a sprint
car organization that is national, but for a tightly regional type of dirt
track racing which needs every penny, mainly now from the back gate, this
can’t be good for a slowly dying form of entertainment. ;
Now I’m not saying that we here in the Mid-Atlantic we don’t have great
drivers that don’t put on great shows, but what I enjoy the most about going
to the mid-week specials, and special shows in general, is getting an
opportunity to see drivers that I wouldn’t normally see on a regular Saturday
night. So with that I would hope that the powers above will avoid a
decision that focuses on the individual entity and not the whole wellbeing of
the sport which so many of us love. A comment on the above, on SJDR's forum: I don't think it would
ever be accepted by the drivers and teams. Too many of these guys are to the
point where they race for a living, and with the SuperDIRT series only having
20 some dates compared to the Sprint Series having 90 some dates (both from
the 2014 schedules) there would be no way that I could see anyone committing
to only racing the DIRT series, or even DIRT sanctioned tracks when there is
a ton of money to be made outside of the DIRTcar umbrella. |
Back
in time:
Some early December happenings over the
years:
December 1st:
1963 - Wendell Scott was the first man of
color to win a NASCAR race.
2004 - The one that got me involved in
writing about motor sports - Lenny Calinoff, passed away. Sad to say, I only met Lenny one time - at
the AARN's Motor Sports show in PA.
December 2nd:
1960 - That's the day this writer was
inducted into the US Army. Can remember
it quite well - quite a bit of snow on the ground. Took a bus from Nyack, NY to Ft. Dix, NJ.
December 3rd:
1937 - Bobby Allison born
1951 - Rick Mears born
1964 - Bobby Marshman died - see photo of
Bobby in my photo section.
1988 - Al Tasnady died
December 4th:
1982 - Keith Kaufmann won the USAC Silver
Crown race at Nazareth - a race that was called after 54 laps
2003 - Iggy Katona died
2006 - Len Sutton died
2008 - Rick Weld, the youngest of the Weld
brothers, died.
December 5th:
1932 - Jim Hurtubise born
1938 - JD McDuffie born
December 6th:
1914 - Billy Cantrell born
December 7th:
1941 - Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
1984 - Lee Roy Yarbrough died
December 8th:
1940 - George Snider born
December 9th:
1926 - Ed Elisian born
1934 - Wayne Weiler born
1942 - Sheldon Kinser born
1979 - Larry McCoy died
1992 - Colby Scoggins died.
From
Jayski:
Several NASCAR drivers running Snowball Derby:
The NASCAR
season may have ended but that hasn't stopped several of the biggest names in
the industry from racing deep into the off-season as drivers from all three
national touring divisions have filed entries for the Snowball Derby Super Late Model race at Five Flags
Speedway in Pensacola, Fla [on Sunday, December 5]. And for the first time in
event history, the Snowball Derby will also be available for Pay-Per-View
viewing as part of Speed51's online streaming service - 51 TV. While entries
continue to pour in for the Dec. 7 race, a healthy contingent of drivers,
including NASCAR Nationwide Series champion and Super Late Model supporter
Chase Elliott, have declared their intentions to enter the event. Elliott is
without a doubt the headliner of the event but a variable directory of talented
drivers have filed their RSVPs, including former winners Steven Wallace (2004)
Johanna Long (2010) and defending winner Erik Jones and his stout Kyle Busch Motorsports
#51 Toyota Camry. Other entries familiar to NASCAR fans are John Hunter
Nemechek, Corey LaJoie, Spencer Gallagher and Grant Enfinger.(Popular Speed)(11-30-2014)
ESPN's NASCAR personalities transition to new roles:
ESPN's
affiliation with NASCAR, providing coverage of the second half of the season's
Sprint Cup Series races as well as the entire 33-race Nationwide Series
schedule, came to an end earlier this month at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ESPN
had been a television partner for the sport since 2007 and overall, had been
involved in NASCAR coverage for 28 years.
Allen Bestwick will remain in the booth, serving as the lead announcer for the
Indianapolis 500 and ESPN's association with the IndyCar Series. He will also
be involved in college football and basketball, pro tennis and golf coverage.
Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Dr. Jerry Punch and Vince Welch served as pit
reporters for ESPN. Burns will join NBC Sports next season when that network
begins its Sprint Cup affiliation while Little will move over to FOX Sports as
a pit reporter.
Welch has worked the IndyCar series as well for ESPN and could possibly resume
those duties. Jarrett, the 1999 premier series champion, Petree and Punch have
not announced their plans for 2015 and beyond.
Former driver Ricky Craven and reporter Marty Smith will remain entrenched with
the Bristol, Connecticut-based network and tethered to NASCAR.
Those out front for the pre-race NASCAR Countdown show included host Nicole
Briscoe, Brad Daugherty and Rusty Wallace. Briscoe will move into the role of
an anchor for SportsCenter starting in January and is expected to do other
in-studio work as well. Daugherty, the former NBA standout who currently
co-owns the JTG Daugherty Racing Sprint Cup Series team, will transition to
ESPN's coverage of college and pro basketball. Wallace, like Jarrett a member
of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, has not announced his plans for next season.
NBC Sports will begin its portion of live NASCAR race coverage at Daytona
International Speedway in July of 2015. In addition to Burns, former ESPN
reporter Mike Massaro will join the group as a pit reporter, along with Marty
Snider and Kelli Stavast. Krista Voda will serve as host of pre- and post-race
shows for NBC; Rick Allen (lead announcer), Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte
(analysts) will be in the booth.(NASCAR.com)(11-29-2014)
Foyt remains hospitalized:
Four-time
Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt remains in a Houston hospital, more than two
weeks after he had triple-bypass surgery on his heart. Anne Fornoro, the
spokesman for Foyt's two-car IndyCar team, said in a release Wednesday there
was a post-surgical complication, but that has now been resolved. She did not
elaborate on what the complication was. Larry Foyt, the team director and
Foyt's youngest son, says his father is doing "really well," though
doctors have not said when the elder Foyt might be released. Larry Foyt also
says his father is improving each day and is expected to make a full recovery.(Associated Press)(11-28-2014)
Note: Been there done that - but with 5 arteries
by-passed. I was a lot younger than what
AJ is. Still, I'm kinda worried about
this deal with AJ, though.
Update on Steve Byrnes:
Fox Sports'
Steve Byrnes, who has been on leave from the network while battling Stage 4
head-and-neck cancer, tweeted Wednesday evening, "My Oncologist just called and said
my PET scan showed 'progress.' Thanks for your prayers, and Happy Thanksgiving.
Grateful!"(11-27-2014)
Note: I'm not too happy reading this. Best we knew, my wife was cured of her
cancer. Then it came back - with a
vengeance. Best wishes going out to
Steve and his family.
NASCAR will address side skirts next season:
Steve
O'Donnell, NASCAR's executive vice president and chief racing development
officer, held an impromptu fan question-and-answer session Tuesday on Twitter
while waiting for his flight to take off. Here are some of the best nuggets
from his replies to fan tweets:
- This season, teams found it was legal for crew members to yank the side
skirts just in front of the rear wheels during pit stops, which created an odd
image during races (it provided an aerodynamic benefit). But NASCAR plans to
address the flared side skirts with a rule change next season, O'Donnell
tweeted.
- One fan asked O'Donnell if he could change the Chase for the Sprint Cup
format back to how it was from 2004-2013 (officials have said they view the new
format as a major plus for the sport).
"No, but thanks for asking," O'Donnell tweeted, including the
surprised smiley face emoji.
- The finale will remain at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the foreseeable
future, O'Donnell indicated. A fan asked if NASCAR considered moving the
championship race to different cities.
"We have, but drivers love (the) track and it has been some great
racing," O'Donnell tweeted. "We are happy there."
- There are no plans to add a road course to the Chase, O'Donnell tweeted.
There are currently two road races on the 36-race Sprint Cup Series schedule -
Sonoma Raceway and Watkins Glen International -- but neither are in the 10-race
playoff.
"Not right now," he said. "Still like (the) mix where they are
at."
On a similar note, O'Donnell said NASCAR would look at changing the lineup of
Chase tracks in 2016 (it's the same for next season).
- With the new testing ban now in place, some teams are hopeful to use Goodyear
tire tests as a chance to try different setups on their cars.
How many Goodyear tests will there be next year? O'Donnell said the exact
number is still to be determined, but estimated 10-12.(USA Today)(11-27-2014)
Ryan Blaney focusing on Cup in 2015:
Ryan
Blaney, who won races in both Nationwide and truck in 2014, doesn't have full
sponsorship for any series. He will run at least 12 Sprint Cup races for Wood
Brothers Racing and will split time in Xfinity with Brad Keselowski and Joey
Logano and maybe run a few truck races for Keselowski's team. Blaney isn't even
worrying about running full time anywhere next season. He sees Cup as his
future and is working on finding more money to add Cup races, whether that be
with the Wood Brothers or a third Penske car for select events, for next
season. "I hope we can get it upwards to 17 to 20 (Cup races),"
Blaney said. "We're working really hard to get that done. I'm going to be
racing a lot next year and fortunate to be in great cars, so I can't worry
about it too much. My mindset is try to do more Cup races, just with that is
the ultimate goal, obviously, and try to get more experience in that. I want to
try to find more Cup races instead of Nationwide just because it progresses you
a lot faster learning the cars."(Sporting News)(11-27-2014)
Note: Not being nasty here, but what if his last
name wasn't Blaney? Would he still be
where he is, today?
Kurt Busch gets delay on protection hearing:
A Delaware
family court commissioner has granted NASCAR driver Kurt Busch's request to
delay a hearing on a protection from abuse petition filed by his ex-girlfriend.
Busch's attorney asked for the delay in court papers filed last Friday, saying
Busch is participating in a race car rally in Italy and that his return flight
is Dec. 2, the same day as the scheduled hearing. The postponement was granted
over the objections of an attorney for Patricia Driscoll, who said Driscoll
wants a no-contact order entered as soon as possible. The new hearing date is
Dec. 16. The family court matter is separate from an ongoing criminal
investigation by Dover police into Driscoll's allegations that Busch assaulted
her inside his motorhome at Dover International Speedway in September. (Associated Press)(11-26-2014)
National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
For quite
some time now, their website has been unavailable on the Internet. It was a great site with photos and some
history of all of those enshrined in it.
Over time,
I've questioned when they might get their website back up so we all can see
it. I did send an email this past
Tuesday. On Wednesday, I received this
response - slightly edited.
"The reason
we are down is funding, it takes money to operate a first class web site.
In the beginning we had an angel that handled the cost of our website, but alas
the angel went to heaven full time and no others have come along to take his
place.
Since this is a
non-profit organization that relies truly on donations only, funding is an
issue. In this day and age the people who enjoy the history of our sport
and have supported it are slowly going away. We are looking for possible
new ways of getting funding for our site, but we want to make sure once we get
it going it is sustainable so we do not lose it again.
I wish more
Midget organizations would get involved. BCRA and ARDC have been
supporters of this group.
Thank you for
your interest.
NMARHoF
Secretary"
From
Track Forum:
http://www.trackforum.com/forums/forum.php
Silly Motorsports Rumors Debunked
http://www.trackforum.com/forums/showthread.php/162014-Silly-Motorsports-Rumors-Debunked
Indycar news
Rule book is out, no standing
starts, double points for Indy 500 and Somona only
http://www.trackforum.com/forums/showthread.php/190699-Rule-book-is-out-No-standing-starts-double-points-for-Indy-500-and-Sonoma-only
From the Dirt Track Digest Forum:
http://www.dirttrackdigest.com/DTD/index.php?/topic/52643-hard-clay-open/
http://www.dirttrackdigest.com/DTD/index.php?/topic/52652-after-two-full-days-accord-speedway-is-ready-for-the-gobbler/
http://www.dirttrackdigest.com/DTD/index.php?/topic/52657-a-look-at-yesterdays-gobbler-event-from-my-perspective/
From
the AARN:
Eric Mauriello
Cruises To Turkey Derby Mod Tour Victory
Accord’s Gobbler
‘Thawed Out’
AARN Christmas
Gift Giving Guide Ideas
Orange County,
Big Diamond To Be Independent From DIRT In 2015
Lancaster
Speedway Deal With Bill Catania Falls Through
Williams Grove’s
National Open Expands To Three Days
Blewett Claims
Wall Mod Win In Thriller
Mike Tidaback
Injured In Wall TQ Midget Crash
Plus:
I found the
following while going through the digital version of the AARN on Tuesday:
That Weedsport
race on the Friday & Saturday prior to ESW Sunday - was set up by DIRTcar
on the Sunday of the ES 200. DIRTcar has
no problem with any of its drivers (as of now) heading to OCFS on Sunday of ES
to attempt to qualify for the 200. As I
said "As of now".
On the Sunday of
ES, there is a WoO Sprint Car race scheduled for U/R. Nice, huh?
The thing
between DIRTcar and OCFS as far as why OC has dropped from DIRTcar is actually
a "He said/she said" thing, with both sides bitching about the other.
Gurda had
general dissatisfaction with DIRTcar's handling of the ES 200, and was taking
specific offense to the booking of future sanctioning agreements with a
renunciation of association with special events promoter Brett Deyo. DIRTcars
Deyo ultimatum more or less sealed the deal as to why OC dropped its
DIRTcar sanctioning.
Skotnicki, said
that OC has fallen short in its relationship with DIRTcar in regards to the ES
200. Minimum purse of $250.00 did not
meet the minimum purse requirements of a DIRTcar SDS event of $300.00 to
start. Also, having it as a 3-4 day show
wasn't good. (Uh, DIRTcar, it's been
that way for quite a few years now, ya know?)
Also, Skotnicki contends that the OC facility is "substandard"
(Hell, Mr. Skotnicki, where have you been these last 5-10 years while the place
has deteriorated - ya never noticed that, over the years?)
Bad news for
racers - do not expect the cost of racing gas (VP) to come down. Blame is being put on all the chemicals that
are added to the gas. Yes, I know, the
price of gas has come down, but the "double talk" from some exec, as
explained to the AARN, tells why racing gas prices more than likely won't drop.
The Accord 2015
schedule had already been sent to the town and approved. For the re-scheduling of the show from last
week, they'll need to have the proposed date reviewed by the town board at the
next scheduled meeting.
Stewart Friesen
collected $37,000.00 for being the U/R driving champion in 2014. $10,000.00 from the track, over $5,000.00 for
being the NASCAR Whelen All American Series champion, $12,000.00 for claiming
the NASCAR New York State title and over $10,000.00 from American Racer tires.
Note: I've been told the driving champion at OCFS
over the years, gets $2,500.00 which I think is what one gets for winning a
modified feature. Kinda big difference
between U/R and OC, huh? I think U/R
also dwarfs what the Valley's driving champion gets, too. I really wonder how much does Hoosier give to
OCFS for its champion. Anyone know?
Dave Zubikowski
will be adding three Hig-Fab chassis and two Morrison engines to his stable of
race cars. Pretty sure he sold a couple
of his "old" cars already. Jeff Strunk is scheduled to be in a Zubi
car for at least 20 shows. Jerry Higbie
will be in one for some special shows.
Darrell Ford will return to Accord in a Zubi car. There will also be a small block for Matt
Janiak to run. Matt, from what I've
read, will not be running sportsman in 2015.
Danny Tyler and
Jim Winchell have split. Gary Mann and
his driver Anthony Perrego are trying to decide where they might run in
2015. Original plans were for OCFS, but with OC going Independent,
and the Mann team looking for home track DIRTcar points, well, now their
problem is where to race for those points.
Donnie Elliott
will have a new Hig-Fab car for 2015.
Gary Edwards was set to drive the # 21 that Clinton Mills drove at OC in
2014. Danny Creeden plans on adding a
new Hig-Fab car in 2015. He's currently
looking for a ride at Accord. He'll
return to OC with his small block and also run some special shows with it. Mike Ricci will be at OC weekly in a Willy
Auchmoody car. His brother, Rich, will
be in an Auchmoody big block in selected BB shows. Nothing definite anymore on Rich being at the
Valley in 2015, since the Rifenburg cars were sold and Halmar backed out of
buying the three cars when some of the equipment had been sold.
Like the state of
New Jersey, the Thompson, CT Speedway has made head and neck restraints
mandatory.
Tony
Stewart news:
Tony
Stewart undergoes fourth surgery on right leg
http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/tony-stewart-has-4th-surgery-on-right-leg-120314?cmpid=tsmtw:fscom:nascaronfox
Press Releases:
USAC HONDA NATIONAL/WESTERN MIDGET CAR
SERIES RACE RESULTS: November 27,
2014 - Perris, California - Perris Auto Speedway - "74th Turkey Night Grand
Prix"
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tanner Thorson, 67,
Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-17.359; 2. Christopher Bell, 71,
Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-17.378; 3. Brad Sweet, 67z, Kahne-17.399; 4. Darren Hagen,
56, 5IVE-6IX-17.458; 5. Chad Boat, 15x, Boat-17.494; 6. Rico Abreu, 97,
Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-17.517; 7. Zach Daum, 5D, Daum-17.532; 8. Tracy Hines, 24,
Parker-17.563; 9. Damion Gardner, 4, Klatt-17.598; 10. Bryan Clauson, 63,
Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-17.610; 11. Kevin Thomas, 56x, 5IVE-6IX-17.648; 12. Ronnie
Gardner, 68, Six8-17.650; 13. Kyle Larson, 71k, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-17.680; 14.
Trey Marcham, 73, Ford-17.714; 15. Tyler Thomas, 91T, Thomas-17.730; 16. Dave
Darland, 17N, Team 17-17.807; 17. Jake Swanson, 25, Rodela-17.836; 18. Shannon
McQueen, 7, McQueen-17.901; 19. Alex Schutte, 28, Schutte/McElwee-17.915; 20.
Mike Spencer, 57, Ecker-18.150; 21. Ricky Shelton, 71T, Full Circle-18.212; 22.
Cody Swanson, 71s, Swanson-18.232; 23. Johnathon Henry, 17, Team 17-18.235; 24.
Nick Chivello, 27, Chivello-18.364; 25. Scott Pierovich, 35, Pierovich-18.400;
26. Isaac Chapple, 52, Chapple-18.406; 27. Randi Pankratz, 8, Pankratz-18.439;
28. Jarid Blondel, 98, Blondel-18.543; 29. Kyle Edwards, 39E, Mitchell-18.713;
30. Andee Beierle, 5B, Daum-18.869; 31. Terry Nichols, 1P, Nichols-19.276; 32.
Tony Everhart, 55T, Everhart-19.530; 33. Doug Hunting, 2, Hunting-19.964; 34.
Britton Bock, 67x, Bock-NT.
QUALIFYING RACE: (12 laps) 1. Henry, 2. Chivello, 3.
C.Swanson, 4. Pierovich, 5. Shelton, 6. Pankratz, 7. Blondel, 8. Chapple, 9.
Beierle, 10. Edwards, 11. Nichols, 12. Hunting, 13. Everhart. NT
FEATURE: (98
laps) 1. Christopher Bell, 2. Darren Hagen, 3. Kyle Larson, 4. Zach Daum, 5.
Rico Abreu, 6. Tanner Thorson, 7. Bryan Clauson, 8. Tracy Hines, 9. Johnathon
Henry, 10. Dave Darland, 11. Damion Gardner, 12. Trey Marcham, 13. Isaac
Chapple, 14. Alex Schutte, 15. Jake Swanson, 16. Cody Swanson, 17. Jarid
Blondel, 18. Shannon McQueen, 19. Nick Chivello, 20. Randi Pankratz, 21. Andee
Beierle, 22. Kevin Thomas Jr., 23. Chad Boat, 24. Tyler Thomas, 25. Brad Sweet,
26. Ronnie Gardner, 27. Kyle Edwards, 28. Mike Spencer, 29. Ricky Shelton, 30.
Scott Pierovich. NT
--------------------------------------------------------
**Shelton flipped on lap 19 of the feature.
Boat flipped on lap 76 of the feature. Gardner flipped on lap 98 of the
feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-21
Thorson, Lap 22 Bell, Laps 23-28 Thorson, Laps 29-98 Bell.
FINAL HONDA NATIONAL MIDGET POINTS: 1-Abreu-1,045, 2-Bell-1,035,
3-Hines-999, 4-Clauson-954, 5-Daum-865, 6-Thorson-792, 7-Chris Windom-594,
8-Michael Pickens-499, 9-Darland-452, 10-T.Thomas-408.
FINAL HONDA WESTERN MIDGET POINTS: 1-R.Gardner-774, 2-Marcham-682,
3-Blondel-651, 4-Schutte-468, 5-Chad Nichols-433, 6-Bell-389, 7-McQueen-374,
8-Thorson-358, 9-Pierovich-340, 10-Chivello-337.
FINAL HONDA WESTERN MIDGET DIRT POINTS: 1-R.Gardner-774, 2-Marcham-682,
3-Blondel-430, 4-Schutte-415, 5-Bell-389, 5-McQueen-374, 7-Thorson-357,
6-Pierovich-301, 8-Abrue-298, 10-Sean Dodenhoff-283.
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
DECEMBER 1, 2014
DICK
JORDAN
ABREU, GARDNER GRAB USAC CHAMPIONSHIPS;
BELL BECOMES 50th "TURKEY NIGHT"
WINNER
Rico Abreu withstood the challenges of teammate Christopher Bell and Tracy
Hines to emerge as the 2014 Honda USAC National Midget Championship at the
conclusion of Thursday night's series finale in Perris, Calif.
Abreu, of Rutherford, Calif., finished fifth in the 74th "Turkey Night
Grand Prix" at Perris Auto Speedway as Bell became the 50th different
winner of the classic. Abreu's final margin in the standings was 10 points over
Bell and 46 over Hines, who was eighth in Thursday's feature.
Ronnie Gardner of Norco, Calif. finished 26th at Perris but emerged with his
second Honda USAC Western Midget crown in the process. He is also the Western
Dirt Midget king for 2014.
Bell led the final 70 laps of the "Turkey Night" finale in a dominant
performance in the Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports Toyota TRD/Curb
Records Bullet/Speedway Toyota. Teammate Tanner Thorson won the pole for the
98-lap race and led the first 21 laps. Bell led lap 22 and Thorson the next six
before Bell finally took over. Darren Hagen finished second at the checkered
flag ahead of Kyle Larson, Zach Daum and Abreu.
Isaac Chapple finished 13th to win the annual "Don Basile Rookie of the
Race" honors.
FINAL HONDA USAC NATIONAL MIDGET POINTS: 1-Rico Abreu-1,045, 2-Christopher Bell-1,035,
3-Tracy Hines-999, 4-Bryan Clauson-954, 5-Zach Daum-865, 6-Tanner Thorson-792,
7-Chris Windom-594, 8-Michael Pickens-499, 9-Dave Darland-452, 10-Tyler
Thomas-408.
FINAL HONDA USAC WESTERN MIDGET POINTS: 1-Ronnie Gardner-774, 2-Trey
Marcham-682, 3-Jarid Blondel-651, 4-Alex Schutte-468, 5-Chad Nichols-433,
6-Christopher Bell-389, 7-Shannon McQueen-374, 8-Tanner Thorson-358, 9-Scott
Pierovich-340, 10-Nick Chivello-337.
FINAL HONDA USAC WESTERN MIDGET DIRT
POINTS: 1-Ronnie Gardner-774,
2-Trey Marcham-682, 3-Jarid Blondel-430, 4-Alex Schutte-415, 5-Christopher
Bell-389, 5-Shannon McQueen-374, 7-Tanner Thorson-357, 6-Scott Pierovich-301,
8-Rico Abreu-298, 10-Sean Dodenhoff-283.
"PR" found on Facebook on
12/3/14:
SpeedE61@aol.com
2015 scheduling is well under way with many new exciting venues.
to ensure Speedways the best possible show we need Quality attendance for the
money they are paying us .Here are a few events that need to be booked but i
need to know what teams will support these promoters Sept 18 Oswego
Speedway ROC championship weekend Sept. 20 thunder mountain
Oct 17 Penn can speedway April 25 Mahoning Valley speedway. These are all
$3000 to win events let us know ASAP so we can finish the 2015 Schedule .
Thanks Rich
Speedway Entertainment
Home of the Slingshot by Tobias
Home of the SpeedSTR
www.speedwayentertainment.com
Contact: Chris Dolack
World of Outlaws & DIRTcar PR
704-795-7223 | cdolack@dirtcar.com
CBS Sports
Network Returns World of Outlaws Racing to Primetime Spotlight on Sunday
Evenings in December
NAPA Auto Parts Super Dirt Week kicks off coverage at 6 p.m. ET on
Sunday,
Dec. 7, followed on consecutive Sundays by Bad Boy Buggies World Finals
CONCORD, N.C. - Dec. 3, 2014 - CBS Sports
Network kicks off three consecutive weeks of broadcast coverage at 6 p.m. on
Sunday, Dec. 7, with NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week featuring the Super
DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series.
Veteran play-by-play broadcaster Dave
Rieff joins color analyst Shane Andrews, the voice of the Super DIRTcar Series,
as well as reporters Tony Bokhoven and Bob Dillner to deliver all of action in
a two-hour CBS Sports Spectacular showcase from Big-Block Modified racing's
biggest annual event.
On Sunday, Dec. 14, and Sunday, Dec. 21,
the Bad Boy Buggies World of Outlaws World Finals takes center stage at 5 p.m.
ET for three hour shows. The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series, World of
Outlaws Late Model Series and Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series invade
the sold-out Dirt Track at Charlotte for the electric, crowd-rousing 2014
season finale weekend.
Rieff and Andrews are joined in the booth
by sprint car hall-of-famer Brad Doty as Bokhoven and Bobby Gerould cover the
action in the pits.
CBS Sports Network is available across the
United States through local cable, video and telco providers and via satellite
on DirecTV Channel 221 and Dish Network Channel 158. In Canada, CBS Sports
Network is available on Cogeco (744), Bell Express Vue (HD 1432, SD 413),
Rogers (416), BellAliant (479), Sasktel (425) and Eastlink (134). For more
information, including a full programming schedule and how to get CBS Sports
Network, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com.
World of Outlaws and DIRTcar Sunday Broadcast Schedule on CBS Sports
Network
DATE |
TIME |
SHOW |
Dec. 7, 2014 |
6 p.m. |
NAPA Auto Parts Super Dirt Week XLIII at
the New York State Fairgrounds |
Dec. 14, 2014 |
5 p.m. |
Bad Boy Buggies World of Outlaws World
Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte |
Dec. 21, 2014 |
5 p.m. |
Bad Boy Buggies World of Outlaws World
Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte |
In case the above does not come out:
Dec 7, 2014 - 6 PM Eastern NAPA Auto Parts Super Dirt Week XLIII at the
New York State Fairgrounds
Dec 14, 2014 - 5 PM Eastern - Bad Boy
Buggies World of Outlaws World Finals at the Dirt Track at Charlotte.
Dec 21, 2014 - 5 PM Eastern - Bad Boy
Buggies World of Outlaws World Finals at the Dirt Track at Charlotte
Tyler Walker - remember him?
Arrest warrant issued for
ex-driver Tyler Walker.
http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/12/02/nascar-arrest-warrant-issued-for-ex-driver-tyler-walker/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs
Coming
up:
Indoor
Kart Racing!
22ND
ANNUAL N. Y. S. INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP
New
York State Fairgrounds • Syracuse, NY
Saturday,
December 6, 2014
Gates
open 11 AM, Racing 11 to 5 PM (race times approximate
Christmas:
Yes, it's getting closer and closer. Here are some links to some websites that
might interest you as far as gifts go:
Someone in your family a race
driver? If so, you might want to give
this some thought - Insurance - http://www.stida.com/
Models & toys:
http://www.davesracing.com/
http://www.hotlapsracin.com/hotparts.htm
http://www.modelroundup.com/category-s/94.htm
Books, videos etc:
http://www.coastal181.com/
http://www.emmr.org/
Racing papers:
http://aarn.com/ -A gift to
someone for a years subscription is $51.00.
If you go for two gift subscriptions, then the second will cost $49.00
To see if you're a racer, or
not:
http://speeddls.wix.com/ssspeedways-gokarts
Go-Kart stuff:
http://www.tbrwins.com/
This week’s photo:
As I made mention above,
here's a photo of the late Bobby Marshman taken at the Danbury track, during a
midget show.
Non racin' stuff:
I, like you, get a ton of
emails. Some good, some bad, some not
even worth opening. Over time, we learn
what emails we can check out just by who sent them. Here's one I received this past Tuesday:
What really
died at Auschwitz?
Here's an
interesting viewpoint:
The following
is a copy of an article written by Spanish writer
Sebastian Vilar Rodrigez and published in a Spanish
newspaper on Jan. 15 2011.
It doesn't
take much imagination to extrapolate the message to the
rest of Europe - and possibly to the rest of the
world.
THIS WAS IN A
SPANISH NEWSPAPER: "EUROPEAN
LIFE DIED IN AUSCHWITZ" By Sebastian
Vilar Rodrigez
"I walked
down the street in Barcelona and suddenly discovered a
terrible truth - Europe died in Auschwitz . . We killed
six million Jews and replaced them with 20 million
Muslims. In Auschwitz we burned a culture, thought,
creativity, talent. We destroyed the chosen people, truly chosen,
because they produced great and wonderful people who
changed the world.
The
contribution of this people is felt in all areas of life:
science, art, international trade, and above all, as the
conscience of the world. These are the people we burned.
And under the
pretence of tolerance, and because we wanted to
prove to ourselves that we were cured of the disease of
racism, we opened our gates to 20 million Muslims, who
brought us stupidity and ignorance, religious
extremism and lack of tolerance, crime and poverty, due
to an unwillingness to work and support their families
with pride.
They have
blown up our trains and turned our beautiful Spanish cities
into the third world, drowning in filth and crime. Shut up
in the apartments they receive free from the
government, they plan the murder and destruction of their naive
hosts.
And thus, in
our misery, we have exchanged culture for fanatical
hatred, creative skill for destructive skill, intelligence
for backwardness and superstition. We have exchanged the
pursuit of peace of the Jews of Europe and their talent
for a better future for their children, their determined
clinging to life because life is holy, for those who pursue
death, for people consumed by the desire for death for
themselves and others, for our children and theirs. What a
terrible mistake was made by miserable Europe . A lot of
Americans have become so insulated from reality that they
imagine America can suffer defeat without any inconvenience
to themselves. Recently, the UK debated whether to
remove The Holocaust from its school curriculum because it
'offends' the Muslim population which claims it never
occurred. It is not removed as yet. However, this is a frightening
portent of the fear that is gripping the world and how easily
each country is giving in to it. It is now more
than sixty years after the Second World War in Europe
ended. This e-mail is being sent as a memorial chain, in
memory of the six million Jews, twenty million Russians, ten
million Christians, and nineteen-hundred Catholic
priests who were 'murdered, raped, burned, starved,
beaten, experimented on and humiliated.' Now, more than
ever, with Iran , among others, claiming the Holocaust to
be 'a myth,' it is imperative to make sure the world never
forgets.
This e-mail is
intended to reach 400 million people. Be a link in
the memorial chain and help distribute this around
the world.
How many years
will it be before the attack on the ‘World Trade
Centre’ 'NEVER HAPPENED' because it offends some
Muslim in the United States ? If our
Judeo-Christian heritage is offensive to Muslims, they should
pack up and move to Iran , Iraq or some other Muslim
country.
Please do not
just delete this message; it will take only a minute to
pass this along. We must wake up before it's too late. This weeks joke: Hmmm,
a joke? Maybe, maybe not. A lot depends on just how true what follows
is: JOE vs. JOSE Joe Legal works in construction, has a Social Security Number and makes
$25.00 per hour with taxes deducted. Jose Illegal also works in construction,
has NO Social Security Number, and gets paid $15.00 cash "under the
table". Ready? Now pay attention.... Joe Legal: $25.00 per hour x 40 hours =
$1000.00 per week, or $52,000.00 per year. Now take 30% away for state and
federal tax; Joe Legal now has $31,231.00. Jose Illegal: $15.00 per hour x 40 hours
= $600.00 per week, or $31,200.0 0 per year. Jose Illegal pays no taxes. Jose
Illegal now has $31,200.00. Joe Legal pays medical and dental
insurance with limited coverage for his family at $600.00 per month, or
$7,200.00 per year. Joe Legal now has $24,031.00. Jose Illegal has full medical and dental
coverage through the state and local clinics and emergency hospitals at a
cost of $0.00 per year. Jose Illegal still has $31,200.00. Joe Legal makes too much money and is
not eligible for food stamps or welfare. Joe Legal pays $500.00 per month for
food, or $6,000.00 per year. Joe Legal now has $18,031.00. Jose Illegal has no documented income
and is eligible for food stamps, WIC and welfare. Jose Illegal still has
$31,200.00. Joe Legal pays rent of $1,200.00 per
month, or $14,400.00 per year. Joe Legal now has 9,631 ..00. Jose Illegal receives a $500.00 per
month Federal Rent Subsidy. Jose Illegal pays out that $500.00 per month, or
$6,000.00 per year. Jose Illegalstill has $ 31,200.00. Joe Legal pays $200.00 per month, or
$2,400.00 for car insurance. Some of that is uninsured motorist insurance.Joe
Legal now has $7,231.00. Jose Illegal says, "We don't need
no stinkin' insurance!" and still has $31,200.00. Joe Legal has to make his $7,231.00
stretch to pay utilities, gasoline, etc.. Jose Illegal has to make his $31,200.00
stretch to pay utilities, gasoline, and what he sends out of the country
every month.. Joe Legal now works overtime on
Saturdays or gets a part time job after work. Jose Illegal has nights and weekends off
to enjoy with his family. Joe Legal's and Jose Illegal's children
both attend the same elementary school. Joe Legal pays for his children's
lunches, while Jose Illegal's children get a government
sponsored lunch. Jose Illegal's children have an after
school ESL program. Joe Legal's children go home. Now, when they reach college age, Joe Legal's kids may not get into a
State School and may not qualify for scholarships, grants or other tuition
help, even though Joe has been paying for State Schools through his taxes,
while Jose Illegal's kids "go to the head
of the class" because they are a minority. Joe Legal and Jose Illegal both enjoy
the same police and fire services, but Joe paid for them and Jose did not
pay. Do you get it, now? If you vote for or support any
politician that supports illegal aliens... You are part of the problem! We need to keep this going--we need to
make changes ASAP! It's way PAST time to take a stand for
America and Americans! What are you waiting for? Pass it on. Until
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