Racin'
& Internet Stuff:
By Tom Avenengo
02/
10/2011
First:
OCFS will be back with DIRTcar in 2011.
From
a PR late on Tuesday:
“MIDDLETOWN, NY (February 10)......The historic
Orange County Fair Speedway will open for its 62nd consecutive year of weekly
stock car racing Saturday night, April 16, once again under the DIRTcar sanctioning banner.
“We’re really looking forward to the new season,” said
A return to DIRTcar sanctioning
will put the racers back on Hoosier-brand tires. But the competitors will have
several weeks to use up their stock of American Racer tires that were utilized
during the track’s previous independent status. In addition, certain
established
The full season schedule, including special events and
activities, will be available shortly.
Already set, however, is the season finale, the 50th Annual
Eastern States Weekend, this year Friday through Sunday, October 21-23. The
Eastern States 200 is the oldest consecutively-run dirt track Modified
championship race in the country.
The Speedway Office is now open, Tuesday through Friday,
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM and is accepting orders for grandstand and pit season
passes. Call 845-342-2573. Updated information regarding the schedule and other
information will soon be available on the Orange County Fair Speedway website, www.orangecountyfairspeedway.net.”
* - No idea as to what
that is supposed to be. That’s the way
it was in the PR.
Note: There were quite a few “rumors” going around
on the Internet about OCFS and a possible return to DIRTcar
– especially for the Big Block Modified class.
What kind of shows that all classes at OCFS will be under DIRTcar, and not just the Big Blocks, is where it
says: “A return to DIRTcar
sanctioning will put the racers back on Hoosier-brand tires.”
At least they’ve kept
the engine rules for the Sportsman class the same – with both types of engines
being allowed. I wonder if that also
holds true for the Pro Stock class? I
believe they also had both types of engines these past couple of years. It should be interesting to see how long the
race teams have to use up whatever American Racer tires that they might have,
and if they would be able to use them at other tracks, too.
Also: Might this open the door for Brett Hearn to
make a return to the track? How about
Danny Johnson? It’s been said that Danny
will be a regular at the Accord Speedway on Friday nights in a Sherlock car,
and then he’d be traveling down to New Egypt to run the Petruska
owned # 66. Might that team also decide
on making OC their Saturday track? How
about some others, now that DIRTcar is back in the
fold?
And to this, might we
also add the Vinnie Salerno # 4 car to a possible OCFS entry? If you recall, last year Vinnie towed quite
some distances for those DIRT points.
And what about
2012? Supposedly, Mr. Glenn Donnelly
will be making a return to the racing wars.
If so, might he put a hurt on DIRTcar?
Second:
I would imagine that many of you that read my columns are also football fans and watched the Super Bowl, last Sunday, as I did. Unfortunately, I also watched a horrible rendition of our National Anthem and a so-so half time show that also left quite a bit to be desired.
The
National Anthem thing really lit up the Internet, and in most cases those
posting didn’t have very nice things to say.
One would think that somewhere, with these big shows that attract
millions of viewers on TV and a lot of fans at the shows, in person, someone
would somehow check out the singers as to how they sing the song. If they mess up the first verse, imagine what
they’d do if they had to sing all four verses?
Third:
There’s a new law in
This
is what is now listed in the rulebook for the New Egypt, N.J. Speedway:
This is posted on
the NES main page website:
“Per
Fourth:
Video: http://www.courant.com/community/windsor/hc-windsor-collapse-0208-20110207,0,988768.story
Fifth:
From my last column:
“Is
Albany/Saratoga for sale and if so, is Kim Duell a
possibly buyer. If so, it’s said that
the track would return to weekly dirt racing.”
Well,
it ain’t gonna happen, as
you can see, below:
At this time I would like to forward the official word of
the pending sale of Albany Saratoga speedway . As of 1/28/11 I met with Bruce
Richards along with Al Williams to discuss the situation of the sale of the
track . It was brought to my attention through this website along with phone
calls and e-mails and the CVRA website that the track was no longer forsale or
lease . But now it has become official as Bruce informed me personally that
Albany Saratoga speedway would no longer be forsale . So at this time I would
like appoligize if anyone was effected by any rumors or mis interpreted information
that may have come either through this website or Facebook . Unfortunatly there
were alot of players involved with what was going on with the possible sale of
the track , but dates and timing became an issue for all partys involved . It
had been decided from the very onset of negotiations that things were to be
kept quiet until a more offical agreement had been reached . Any premature info
that came out were things that were done with best of intentions . Anyone who
knows me also knows that I defended and promoted the CVRA for many many years .
I personally have nothing against the Richards and truly hope they turn Albany
Saratoga speedway into the kind of track that our area race fans deserve . In
closing I would also like to say that through out this whole thing I had many
many people ready to dig in and help us with the new venture . I want to say
thanks so much for your support and Im truly sorry this didnt work out . And
the last thing is to wish all the race teams good luck and have a great safe
racing season no matter where you choose to race this year . Thank you . Kim L
Duell.
Former
OVRP
There were some former Dirt Oval racers that ran in the
Indoor show down in
In
Champ Karts, Ryan Kendall was 2nd, Eric Zeh
4th and Eddie Sickles 9th. Not making the feature were: Chris Daley and David Webb.
In
the Slingshots, Tiffany Wambold was 2nd,
Anthony Perrego 10th, Matt Hearn 13th
and Nick Pecko 16th.
Last
Saturday night, out in Rhode Island, in that indoor race meet, in the Champ
Karts, Eric Zeh was 23rd, while Randy Brundage was shown as a DNQ.
Going back, in time:
Note: Most of the following information was found
here:
http://www.wheelsofspeed.com/history.html
Covering the days of
January 28th to February 10th:
JANUARY 28
1926
Gene Hartley... Born ... He
drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series. He ran at Indy but without
much success in 10 races entered. His best finish was 10th in 1957. Hartley was
inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 1985.
Jimmy Bryan... Born ... He
drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1952-1960
seasons with 72 starts, including each year's
JANUARY 29
1915
Johnny McDowell ... Born ...
AAA driver from the mid 1930's to 1952. He drove Midgets and Indy Cars.
McDowell competed in the 1949 to 1952
1929
Jerry Hoyt... Born ... AAA
driver
1950
Jody Schecter...
Born ... F1 driver
JANUARY 30
1927
Tommy Copp...
Born ... USAC driver from the 1960's
1929
Al Smith... Born ... USAC
driver from the 1960's
1979
Jason Meyers... Born ... World
of Outlaws Sprint Car driver
2011
Tommy McAndrew...
Died ... Eastern racer who drove Sprint Cars, Stock Cars, Midgets and 3/4
Midgets during the 60's and 70's.
JANUARY 31
1908
Bill Cantrell... Born ...
Midget, sprint and Indy car driver from the late 1930's to mid 50's and later
he became the West Coast supervisor for USAC.
1966
Robbie Groff... Born ... Driver
in the Indy Racing League and CART Championship Car series and is brother of
Mike Groff. He raced in the 1994 CART season and 1997-1998 IRL seasons with 9
combined starts. His best career finish was in his first race, a ninth place at
the 1997
1976
Buddy Rice... Born ... Driver
best known for winning the 2004
FEBRUARY 1
1959
1996
Ray Crawford... Died ... AAA
& USAC driver from the 1950's & 60's
2000
Dick Rathmann
... Died ... AAA & USAC driver from the 1940's, 50's & 60's
2009
Jim McWithey
... Died ... He was a lifetime member of
FEBRUARY 2
1920
Delmar Desch...
Born ... AAA driver that raced in the 1940's and 50's
George Tichenor...
Born ... AAA driver that raced in the 1950's
1950
Billie Harvey... Born ...
USAC/CART driver in 1980. He was also a
car owner of a dirt modified and was associated with Gary Balough.
1966
Billy Boat... Born ... USAC
midget, sprint and IRL Indy car driver. Seven Indy 500 starts with a best
finish of 3rd in 1999.
1985
Bob Glidden is the first NHRA
Pro Stock driver to run the 1/4-mile in under 7.6 seconds (7.557), at
FEBRUARY 3
1922
Johnny Moorehouse...
Born ... USAC driver from the 1950's
1929
Major H.O.D. Seagrave set a new land speed record of 231.4 mph at
1944
Lennie Waldo... Born ... Sprint car driver
1950
Rocky Moran... Born ...
USAC/CART driver 1980's & 90's
FEBRUARY 4
1927
Dale Van Johnson... Born ...
USAC driver
Sir Malcolm Campbell sets a
Land Speed Record of 174.833 mph in his Bluebird at Penpine.
1931
Bay Darnell... Born ... USAC
and NASCAR driver from the 1950's and 60's
1955
Tim Brewer... Born ... NASCAR
crew chief
1973
Carl Williams... Died ... USAC
driver from the 1960's & 70's.He ran the Indy 500 6 times with a best
finish of 9th in 1970. He was killed in a motorcycle accident in
1987
Bruce Jacobi... Died ... USAC
driver from the 1960's and 70's. After coming out of retirement to drive, he
came to the 1983 Daytona Speedweeks without a ride
but picked one up with a smaller independent team by the time of the Twin 125
Qualifiers. During the first Twin 125 qualifying race, he lost control of his
car at the exit of Turn 2 and flipped upon entering the grass infield,
eventually coming to a stop near the inside dirt bank. The car flipped end over
end and it is speculated that his roll cage failed during the crash. Jacobi
suffered extensive head injuries from the crash and was in a coma for almost
four years before passing away at
1989
Connie Kalitta
becomes the first man in NHRA history to record a speed greater than 290 mph in
the quarter mile when he runs 291.54 mph at Pomona, California.
2001
Ernie McCoy... Died ... Eastern
midget, sprint and Indy car driver. He
was one of the few that were able to run the entire 500 miles at
FEBRUARY 5
1931
Sir Malcolm Campbell sets a
Land Speed Record of 256.09 MPH in his Bluebird on the beach at Daytona,
1934
Ted Johnson ... Born ... He
briefly drove a midget in his early years before settling into a career as a china
salesman, never could shake the racing bug and in 1978 he unveiled the World of
Outlaws, a collection of the biggest names in sprint car racing that traveled
around the country trying to swipe purses from local competitors. The series
drew huge crowds, attracted national television audiences and major sponsorship
all while competing nearly 100 times a year with Johnson calling the shots
every step of the way.
1947
Darrell Waltrip...
Born ... A three-time former NASCAR Winston Cup champion, the 1989 Daytona 500
winner, current television race commentator.
1953
Dorsey Schroeder... Born ...
Trans-Am and sportscar driver.
1981
Justin Labonte...
Born ... NASCAR driver. He is the son of legendary NASCAR driver Terry Labonte and nephew of driver Bobby Labonte.
1986
Reed Sorenson... Born ...
NASCAR driver.
FEBRUARY 6
1916
Cliff Griffith... Born ... AAA
and USAC driver from the 1950's & 60's. He drove in four Indy races, '51,
'52, '56 and '61 with his best result, a 9th place finish in 1952.
1986
Willard "Bill"
Cantrell... Died ... Nicknamed the "Silver Fox" because of his gray
hair and the sly tricks he used to win races, Cantrell came to Southern
California from
1987
Ira Hall... Died ... AAA driver
that raced in the 1920's , 30's and 40's.
2000
Ted Tappett
(Phil Walters) died. He excelled in
racing Midgets, Stock Cars and Sports/Racing Cars. He was signed to drive for Ferrari in 1955 in
Sports/Racing cars and also in Formula One Grand Prix cars. However, while still racing for the Briggs
Cunningham team at LeMans, in 1955, and observing the
tragedy of that day, he retired on the spot.
He is a member of the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame, the New
England Auto Racing Hall of Fame and recently the Sebring Hall of Fame. He was also named as the final driver of the
decade for Watkins Glen for the period of 1948 to 1957 on September 7,
2008. http://www.theglen.com/Articles/2008/09/Phil-Walters-Honored-As-Final-Driver-Of-The-Decade.aspx
FEBRUARY 7
1959
Daytona International
FEBRUARY 8
1920
Mike Magill... Born ... Three
time United Racing Club champion 1950, 1951 and 1953. Ran AAA and USAC from
1955 to 1961
1939
Bill Cummings... Died ... AAA
driver from the 1930's
FEBRUARY 9
1882
Arthur Duray...
Born ... A Belgian racecar driver. He is probably best known today for breaking
the land speed record on three separate occasions between July, 1903 and March,
1904. Ran AAA races in 1914, 1915 and 1918. Finished 2nd in the 1914 Indy 500.
1909
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Corporation incorporated with Carl G. Fisher as president.
1939
Jan Opperman...
Born ... Race car driver known as "The King of the Outlaws". Two time
starter of the
1964
Todd Parrott... Born ... NASCAR
crew chief
FEBRUARY 10
1917
Danny Kladis...
Born ... AAA/USAC driver from the 1940's & 50's
1919
Eddie Johnson... Born ...
AAA/USAC driver from the 1950's & 60's. Ran in 13 Indy 500's with a best
finish of 6th in 1960.
1959
Marshall Teague sets an
unofficial closed course speed record of 171.821 mph driving the "Sumar Special" streamliner, actually a Kurtis-Kraft chassis with a Meyer-Drake Offy
270.
1987
Andy Linden... Died ... AAA
driver from the 1940's and 1950's. Ran in 7 Indy 500's with a best finish of
4th in 1951.
The History of the Sport:
More indoor TQ racing from years ago, this time, a race that was held in
the Teaneck Armory in Teaneck, NJ on January 30, 1960. It was the fourth race
meet of their indoor racing season.
Some of those that saw action or were in attendance on this night
were: LenDuncan,
Jim Lacy, Roger Bailey, Dan Maurus, Ernie McCoy, Don Stumpf, King Carpenter, Fred Clifton, Charlie Bettman, Ed Lalick, Sr., Johnny
Zeke, Tony Romit, Tony Bonadies,
Russ Klar, Maurice Viette,
Ed Lalick. Jr., Joe Lacy, Gordon Eisenhower, George Schmal, Bobby Marshman, Sy Kaback, Russ Hoek, Sonny Sanders, Pete Frazee, Harry Hespell,
Al Herman and Dick DeYoung. An interested spectator – Enno
Van Dam, the promoter of the race track in
Heat winners were Jim Lacy, Roger Bailey and Dan Maurus. Lacy started 8th in his heat,
which had nine starters. So, passing was
possible on the tiny 1/10 mile track.
Jim Lacy won the first Semi and was followed by Viette,
Bailey, Stumpf, Schmal and
The 35-lap feature was won by
Note: What was so much different
back then, compared to today – was that we really didn’t worry all that much
about snow. My future wife and I worked
together in the Monsey, NY Grand Union, and we’d leave work at 6:00 every
Saturday, and head to Teaneck – whether it was snowing, or not. And, when we left the Armory at the end of
the night, we’d order the same seats for the following week. Times have changed, that’s for sure.
More racin’
stuff:
Some
Racin’ stuff from the AARN:
From
the January 25th issue:
There
was a lot of coverage from the Motor Sports show that was held in Pennsylvania,
and also a lot of info about the up-coming indoor racing that would be held in
Atlantic City, NJ.
Jan
Opperman, John Holman, Maurice Petty, Brian Redman
and Rex White were all inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of
Fame.
It
isn’t a very good idea to store racing fuels in plastic jugs. Fuel is always trying to attract water and
will pull water in from the air through the pores of a plastic jug.
It
is now being said, by Robin Pemberton, that there will be NO fuel injection in
NASCAR in 2011.
Studies
have found that males between the ages of 18 to 34, which made up the bulk of
those that watched NASCAR racing, are now into other things.
It
was said that the Crate Modified champion for the Bridgeport NJ Speedway for
the 2011-racing season will get $10,000.00
A
racecar show will be held on April 1st to the 3rd at the
Great Northern
Mall
in Clay, NY.
At
times John Snyder and I don’t see eye to eye on some racing subjects, but I do
have to agree with what he had to say about the type of people that linger
around the old cars and track history displays - being of a “mature” age, with
not so many of the younger generation fans and drivers not showing much
interest about the history of the sport.
Dale
Pelfrey – I’m willing to bet that most of you readers
out there have no idea as to who he is.
Well, he was into Indy car racing and has now made a return. Some of the drivers that Team Pelfrey has had in their cars are: Sarah Fisher, Lyn St. James, Danny Ongais, Memo Gidley, Bryan Tyler, Billy Boat, Robby Unser
and John Paul, Jr.
Friday,
March 18th and Saturday, March 19th are the opening dates
for the RoC Dirt Series for 2011, with the Small
Blocks on the 18th and Big Blocks on the 19th. That’s at the Selinsgrove, Pa. Speedway.
Dale
Earnhardt, Jr. had to miss the last practice day that they had at Daytona, so
he could be a part of his sister Kelly’s wedding.
Down
under, at the Premier Speedway, for their Sprint Car Classic, had 96 cars
signed in.
At
the Eldora Speedway’s banquet, the champions received trophies, monies from the
point fund, personalized driving suits from Simpson Race Products, a helmet
paint design from Colors by Barr and championship jackets from Homestretch
Sportswear.
From
the February 1st issue:
A
ton of articles and photos from those indoor races in Atlantic City, were
featured in this issue.
The
American Racer Cup for dirt modifieds point fund, in
addition to individual track awards will also have a separate point fund to be
paid out to the top 5 overall American Racer Cup drivers, based on certain
criteria. $10,000.00 for 1st,
$5,000.00 for 2nd, $3,500.00 for 3rd, $2,500.00 for 4th
and $2,000.00 for 5th.
Look
for some starting time changes for NASCAR events in 2011.
Tim
Shaffer was honored as the champion of the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint
Car Series. It was worth $50,000.00
along with other awards.
The
26th annual Reading Race Car Show will be held on February 20th
to 26th, at the Mall in Reading – the same place where the famed ½
mile dirt track was. Yes, there are
still some that will not go into that mall because it took the place of the
track.
In
a way, I had a hard time believing what I had read about a couple of tracks
down in Florida. New Smyrna Speedway and
DeSoto Speedway dropped their sprint car races during
the Winter Nationals due to an issue in wanting to pay teams more than $350.00
to win. Huh? Wanting to, or not wanting to?
February
26, 2011 is the opening day for Sprint Car racing at the Lincoln Speedway in
PA.
Bill
Pascual has been racing at OCFS and other tracks for
some time. In 2011, he’ll be a rookie in
the Big Block modified class at OC. Mind
you – he’ll be a 55-year-old rookie, once he hits that age in July.
Most
of you know of Johnny Benson, right?
Well, he’s in the same boat as Jac Haudenschild – no ride for 2011 – yet – well, for Benson,
in NASCAR, that is.
Sunday,
April 9, 2011. That’s the date for the
first 270cc Micro Sprint 10k Front Row Challenge, to be held at the Greenwood
Valley Action Track. The main event
winner gets $1,000.00 – unless the pole winner decides to take the challenge
and start 16th. If he can
come from 16th and win, he or she will get $10,000.00 for the
win. Now, if the pole sitter decides he
doesn’t want to leave his pole position, then it would be offered to the driver
that would be starting on the outside of the pole sitter. Only those two drivers have the option of
going to the rear.
NEMA
– They’ll be starting their 59th season on April 1st and
2nd at the Waterford Speedbowl
Additional
Racin’ stuff:
Found on Jayski’s website:
Daytona schedule:
Times are local to the Track
Thursday,
February 10th:
9:30 am
NSCS Haulers Enter, 11:00 am NSCS Garage Opens, 6:00 pm NSCS Garage Closes
Friday,
February 11th:
9:00 am
NSCS Garage Opens, 9:00 pm NSCS Garages Closes
Saturday,
February 12th:
9:00 am
NSCS Garage Opens, 10:00 am NSCS Rookie Meetings & Drawing For Qualifying
Order, 11:00 am 1:00 pm NSCS Practice,
2:00 pm 3:45 pm NSCS Practice,
11:30 pm NSCS Garage Closes
Sunday,
February 13th
7:00 am
NSCS Garage Opens, 1:05 pm NSCS Qualifying, 5:00 pm NSCS Garage Closes
Wednesday,
February 16th
8:00 am
NSCS Garage Opens, 10:40 am 12:00 pm NSCS Practice, 1:30 pm 2:50 pm NSCS
Practice, 7:00 pm NSCS Garages Closes
Thursday,
February 17th
7:00 am
NSCS Garages Opens, 8:00 am NSCS Mandatory Spotter Meeting, 12:00 pm NSCS
Driver / Crew Chief Meeting, 1:40 pm NSCS Drivers Introductions, 2:00 pm NSCS
Gatorade 150 Mile Qualifying Races, 6:00 pm NSCS Garage Closes
Friday,
February 18th
8:00 am
NSCS Garage Opens, 11:00 am 12:00 pm NSCS Practice, 12:30 pm 1:55 pm NSCS
Practice, 4:00 pm NSCS Garage Closes
Saturday,
February 19th
9:00 am
NNS Garage Opens, 9:00 am NSCS Garage Opens, 10:30 am 12:00 pm NSCS Final
Practice, 5:00 pm NSCS Garage Closes
Sunday,
February 20th
9:00 am
NSCS Garage Opens, 11:00 am NSCS Driver / Crew Chief Meeting, 12:15 pm NSCS
Driver Introductions, 1:00 pm NSCS Daytona 500
And
this, too, from Jayski:
Evernham tests dirt car: On Monday, February 7, Ray Evernham got behind the wheel of the new US Legends
Modified dirt car that he designed & developed for US Legend Cars
International. The test took place at Evernham's dirt
track, East Lincoln Speedway in Stanley, NC. Ray was pleased with the car's
performance, and is very excited about the growth of the new series. Also on
hand testing the car was his wife and former NASCAR & World of Outlaws
driver Erin Crocker. The car is scheduled to debut at East Lincoln Speedway
later this year, and is available through US Legend Cars International. Ray Evernham will be a guest speaker at the 38th annual RPM
Promoters Workshop in Daytona later this month, where he will talk to race
promoters from all over the country about the new car. Test drive dates &
additional information about the racecar will be announced soon.(Dirt Track
Racing School/US Legend Cars International)(2-9-2011)
Note: I really have no idea as to how these new
Legends cars will make out. Oh, they
look nice, but with today’s economy, well…………………..
Other forums/message
boards and websites:
You might find some
interesting reading if you go to the links below.
Track Forum: - http://www.trackforum.com/forums/
Frontstretch.com: http://www.frontstretch.com/
Jayski: - http://www.jayski.com/
Open Wheel Racers3: http://www.openwheelracers3.com/
Race Pro Weekly: http://raceproweekly.com/
Syracuse forum: http://www.syracuse.com/forums/motorsports/
(must register to post)
South Jersey Dirt
Racing: http://theboard.southjerseydirtracing.com/Msgboard.asp?ForumID=27&Return=Msgboard.asp&D83jsd=True
(must register to
post)
Victory Speedway: http://s2.excoboard.com/VictorySpeedwayForum
(must register to post & no
nonsense allowed)
Yahoo Race History
Group: http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RacingHistory/
(when one posts something on an
e-mail to the group, they do have what is called the “Len Sutton rule” – you
put in your name and where you live.
And, yes, things are “policed” too.
Wheels of Speed: http://www.wheelsofspeed.com/
The Caruso Racing Museum
website: http://www.carusomidgetracing.com/ A
great website if you are interested in the history of legendary Mike Caruso,
his cars and his drivers.
First Turn Pro: http://www.firstturnpro.com/
Vintage Sprint Car:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=236178
Vintage Midget: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=337192
Racing and
television:
Racing on TV - http://www.racefantv.com/USTV.htm
You might want to
click on the link above, if you want to see when what is on TV from
Daytona.
Note: It’s somewhat of a shame that with all the
racing going on down in Florida, both on dirt and paved tracks, we don’t get to
see any of them – and most of them are night time shows, too.
2011
Track and other Schedules:
Indy car: http://www.indyracing.com/
Kutztown: http://www.kutztownfairspeedway.com/
RoC – Dirt: http://www.rocdirt.com/
And:
From
Column # 42:
Accord: http://www.accordspeedway.com/
Big
Diamond: http://www.bigdiamondspeedway.net/
Selinsgrove: http://www.selinsgrovespeedway.com/
Wyalusing: http://www.wvmpracing.com/
Stafford: http://www.staffordspeedway.com/
New
Hampshire: http://www.nhms.com/
Lincoln: http://www.lincolnspeedway.com/
Hagerstown: http://www.hagerstownspeedway.com/
CRSA
Sprint Cars: http://www.crsasprintcars.com/
From
Column # 43:
NEMA: http://www.nemaracing.com/
ARDC: http://www.ardcmidgets.com/
Bethel: http://www.bethelmotorspeedway.com/BethelMotorSpeedway/Home_Page.html
Williams
Grove: http://www.williamsgrove.com/
Xcel
600 Modifieds:
http://www.xcelchassis.com/
Mountain
Speedway: http://www.mountainspeedway.com/
Video time:
OK, all you people that don’t like Country music – you might want to
skip what follows.
Sunday, February 13th, is the anniversary on the death of
Waylon Jennings. Ol’
Waylon left us on February 13, 2002 – nine years ago. Gee, but the time sure does go by fast,
doesn’t it?
Some “Waylon” songs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGz_xSSgjY0&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBdjv_VzCkg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKiyoQwiYDc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1-_cZoUOEE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ecE1UML1q8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX9OmeD36e4&feature=related
Non-racing news:
An uncertain future after jobless benefits expire
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110129/ap_on_re_us/us_expired_benefits_nevada_unemployment
Is this true?:
“A new drilling
technique is opening up vast fields of previously out-of-reach oil in the
western United States, helping reverse a two-decade decline in domestic
production of crude.
Companies are
investing billions of dollars to get at oil deposits scattered across North
Dakota, Colorado, Texas and California. By 2015, oil executives and
analysts say, the new fields could yield as much as 2 million barrels of oil a
day — more than the entire Gulf of Mexico produces now.”
“Within five years,
analysts and executives predict, the newly unlocked fields are expected to
produce 1 million to 2 million barrels of oil per day, enough to boost U.S.
production 20 percent to 40 percent. The U.S. Energy Information Administration
estimates production will grow a more modest 500,000 barrels per day.”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110209/ap_on_re_us/us_shale_oil
That reminds me – have
you ever seen the video or read the book about the oil up in Alaska, and just
where does it go? It features Lindsey
Williams and it’s titled “The Energy Non Crisis”
The video – which
is quite long – 1:15.08 in length. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3340274697167011147#
The book: http://www.reformation.org/energy-non-crisis.html
Closing with this:
I saw a fundamentalist Muslim extremist fall
into the Rio Grande River this morning; he was struggling to stay afloat
because of all the guns and bombs he was carrying.
Along with him was an illegal Hispanic drug cartel member who was also struggling
to stay afloat because of the large backpack of drugs that was strapped to his
back.
If they didn't get help, they'd surely drown.
Being a responsible Texan and abiding by the law to help
those in distress, I informed the El Paso County Sheriff 's Office and Homeland Security.
It is now 4pm, both have drowned, and neither authority has
responded.
I'm starting to think I wasted two stamps.
Remember – My next column will be back on
February 24th, and then it looks like beginning on March 3rd,
back to regular weekly columns, again.
And, did you happen to catch my last photo
article that came out on the New England Tractor website a few days ago?
http://newenglandtractor.com/racereport/
May “Guardian Angels” sit on the shoulders of all of our race drivers
and race fans, and guide them safely around the tracks!
Drive safe!
As usual, you can reach me
at: ygordad@yahoo.com