Racin' & Internet Stuff:

                                                                                  By Tom Avenengo

                                                                                       Volume # 3

 

 

First things, first:

So much for “Global warming”, huh? Mother Nature closed out February quite nicely in our area.  I know we got over two feet of snow where I live.  A grandson of mine, Joshua, lives maybe 15 – 20 minutes away, and he had over four feet.  He has a “flat” roof on his house, so you know he was constantly up on it shoveling the snow off.  March has come in like a Lamb.  Will it go out as a Lion?

 

Some of my thoughts:

While doing research on my columns, and gong back in time, it always amazes me as to just how many people attended auto races back in the 40’s & 50’s.  I’ve read of the stands, infield, and outside the track at Williams Grove being filled up.  Over 35,000 for a midget race there, on October 3, 1949!  Then when one looks at races at other tracks, where sellout crowds were the norm, it was truly amazing.  Of course, back then; there wasn’t what we have, today, for us to get entertained with.

What is quite amazing, to this writer, I have two tracks in my area, OCFS, which runs on Saturday nights, and Accord, which runs on Friday nights, have such differences in butts in the seats.  Granted, Accord has a smaller seating capacity, still, I’ve been to OCFS where I could have my choice of where I wanted to sit – even way up on top.  And, gradually, if you watch NASCAR races on TV, you, too, can see how their crowds are going down, too.  Heck, even the inside races down in Atlantic City had more than enough empty seats – maybe some caused by the weather.  Something else quite interesting – put an auto race up against a football game, under similar cool/cold weather conditions, and the race fans choose to stay home.  Why is that?

 

 

 

Going back, in time:

 

Note:  A majority of the information that’s in this section is found here:  http://www.wheelsofspeed.com/history.html

 

 

Last week, I had this, in this section:

“On February 28th, in:

 

1940

Mario Andretti... Born ... One of the most successful Americans in the history of auto racing.”

 

  

Well, noted racing photographer, Ralph Corwin, called me early on Thursday morning to remind me that Aldo Andretti was also born on that date – Aldo and Mario were twins, ya know!  I completely overlooked that!

 

Also, I forgot that on February 28, 1940, singer Joe South was born.  I will have two videos of him in the “Video” section.

 

 

Going back to early March, in:

 

 On March 1st, in:

 

1919

Leroy Warriner ... Born ... An accomplished midget car racer, he was inducted into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame.

 

1925

Tommy Milton the 1921 & 1923 Indy 500 winner won the 250 mile AAA championship race on the 1.25 mile high banked Culver City (Calif) Speedway board track. Milton averaged 126.88 mph in his Miller.

 

1941

Dave Marcis... Born ... NASCAR Cup driver from 1968 to 2002

 

1953

Joe Sostilio won the AAA Midget race at the Miami Speedway, Miami, FL.

 

1959

Curtis Turner wins his 15th Strictly Stock/Grand National race in his 121st start, taking the checkered flag on the nine-tenth mile dirt track of Orange Speedway in Hillsboro, N.C., by three car lengths over Tom Pistone. Turner leads 66 of the 110 laps. Turner's career will end in 1968 with 17 wins in 183 races.

 

1975

Jody Scheckter drove his Tyrell to victory in his home country South African GP on the Kyalami circuit. Lella Lombardi became the first woman to start a championship F1 race since 1958.

Bob Watkins wins the TQ Midget feature at the indoor Atlantic City Convention Hall.

 

1981

Al Unser Jr. wins the CRA sprint car main event at Imperial, California

 

1987

Dale Earnhardt won the Goodwrench 500 over Ricky Rudd at the North Carolina Motor Speedway , Rockingham, NC. ( Click here for the race report. )

 

1997

Michael Andretti drives a Swift-Ford to victory in the CART Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead, Florida, USA. First CART win for Swift in their first CART race.

 

2008

Buzzie Reutimann won the Modified Stock Car race at the East Bay Raceway , Gibsonton, FL. ( Click here for the race report. )

Brett Hearn won the Big Block Modified Stock Car race at the Hagerstown Speedway , Hagerstown, MD. Ryan Godown finished second followed by Rick Laubach, Joey Grammes, Jeremiah Shingledecker and Billy Pauch. Rick Eckert won the Late Model race over Roy Deese Jr., Josh Richards, Dan Stone and Jim Yoder.

Jeff Van Dusen won the Sprint Car race at the Charlotte County Motorsports Park , Punta Gorda, FL. ( Click here for the race report. )

 

On March 2nd, in:

 

1913

Duke Nalon ... Born ... AAA midget, sprint and Indy car racer .

 

1952

Bobby Ball won the 100-mile AAA midget race at Bay Meadows Speedway in San Mateo, CA., before 7,314 satisfied customers, with Sam Hanks finishing second. A remarkable, 33-driver field, starting three abreast, in 11 rows, after the Indianapolis fashion. Ball averaged 80.46 mph. A surprise third was Bob Carroll, ahead of a whole raft of notables: Bill Vukovich was fourth, Troy Ruttman sixth, Tony Bettenhausen seventh, Cal Niday eighth, Manny Ayulo tenth, Rodger Ward 11th and Allen Heath 12th. Farther back in the pack: Bob Gregg, 13th; Joe Garson, 14th; Jim Rigsby, 17th; Gordy Reid, 18th (he had been fast qualifier at 40.42, or 89.06 mph); Jack Turner, 19th; Clark (Shorty) Templeman, 20th; Ray Crawford 22nd; Andy Linden, 24th; Joe James, 25th; Johnny Parsons, 26th; Bob Christie, 27th; Dempsey Wilson, 30th; Jack McGrath, 31st; Duane Carter, 32nd.

 

Note:  I’m not positive, but I think the 25th place finisher might have been Johnnie Parsons, father of Johnny Parsons.

 

1996

Randy Anderson sets NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car national record of 253.73 mph at Texas Motorplex.

 

On March 3rd, in:

 

1952

Bobby Ball won the AAA Midget race at the San Mateo Speedway, San Mateo, CA.

 

1962

Mario Andretti wins 35-lap TQ feature race at Teaneck, New Jersey

 

1974

Richard Petty drove his Dodge to victory in the 'Carolina 500' NASCAR GN race at the North Carolina Motor Speedway. Cale Yarborough, in the Richard Howard Chevy, finished more than a lap behind in second.

A.J. Foyt and Johnny Rutherford won the 100 mile USAC Indy Car qualifying races at Ontario Motor Speedway. The races set the field for the following weeks California 500.

 

1979

Will Cagle won the Late Model race at the East Bay Raceway , Gibsonton, FL. ( Click here for the race report. )

 

1981

Ed Carpenter... Born ... IRL Indy car driver

 

 

1984

Mike Mosley... Died ... USAC/CART driver from 1967 to 1983. Mosley died in an off-road vehicle accident.

 

1985

Neil Bonnett wins the Carolina 500 over Harry Gant at the North Carolina Speedway , Rockingham, NC.

 

1991

Kyle Petty wins the Goodwrench 500 over Ken Schrader at the North Carolina Speedway , Rockingham, NC.

 

1996

Jimmy Vasser drove his Reynard-Honda to victory in the CART race in Homestead, Florida, USA. It was the first CART win for Vasser and first CART race held at Homestead.

 

On March 4th, in:

 

1902

AAA The American Automobile Association was founded in Cleveland, Ohio as a response to a lack of roads and highways suitable for autos. It soon became a sanctioning organization for automobile racing in the United States until 1956.

 

1919

Buck Baker... Born ... One of the greatest drivers in NASCAR's history. After his retirement in 1976, Baker opened up the Buck Baker Racing School, where Jeff Gordon drove his first stock car. His son, Buddy Baker is a 34-year Winston Cup veteran and now teaches at the school along with Buck's daughter, Susie Baker.

 

1936

Jim (or Jimmy) Clark... Born ... He was the dominant driver of his era, winning two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965. At the time of his death, he had won more Grand Prix races (25) and more pole positions (33) than any driver up to that time. He also competed in the Indianapolis 500 five times, and won it once, in 1965.

 

1944

Greg Weld... Born ... Weld was known as both a driver and a racing entrepreneur.

 

1961

Wendell Scott started what would become the first African-American driver to run a full schedule on the NASCAR Grand National (now Winston Cup) circuit when he races at Piedmont International Speedway in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. He finished in 17th place. Cotton Owens drove his Pontiac to victory in the 100 mile NASCAR GN race.

 

Note:  I wonder, back in those days, if “African-American” was in use, or was it just “black”?

 

1972

Doug Craig wins the TQ Midget feature at the indoor Atlantic City Convention Hall.

 

On March 5th, in:

 

1949

URC , the United Racing Club, made a public announcement that was sent to the National Speed Sport News that URC was now an independent sanctioning body and was no longer affiliated in any way with the AAA.

 

1960

Tony Bonadies won the TQ Midget race at the Teaneck Armory, Teaneck, NJ. ( Click here for the race report. )

            Al Chamberlain won the NARC Super Modified race at the Jacksonville Speedway, Jacksonville, FL. ( Click here for the race report. )

PeeWee Griffin won the Modified race at the Hialeah Speedway, Miami, FL. ( Click here for the race report. )

 

1972

A.J. Foyt climbed into the Wood Brothers Ford and drove it to Victory Lane in Ontario, CA at the 2.5 mile speedway. Foyt and the Wood Brothers sat on the pole and took home a purse of $25,595. The win at Ontario in 1972 marked the 39th victory in the Wood Brothers Racing career, their 25th superspeedway win, and the fourth and final win with Foyt as their driver.

 

1978

David Pearson took the 100th win of his NASCAR GN career when he took the checkered in the 'Carolina 500' at North Carolina Motor Speedway. Benny Parsons and Pearson hooked fenders while battling for the lead with 36 laps to go, spinning Pearson. Pearson pitted for new tires then ran down and passed Parsons for the lead. Donnie Allison, driving relief for brother Bobby, finished second in the Bud Moore Ford. Parsons wound up third. Afterwards, Pearson said "I was the maddest I've ever been. I don't think he did it for meanness, but I was determined I was going to run him down and pass him. I wasn't going to do anything crazy like take us both out of the race. But I wanted to win this one real bad."

 

On March 6th, in:

 

1909

Bill Schindler... Born ... East Coast midget, sprint and Indy car driver.

 

1927

Frank Lockhart sets a one-lap record at the Culver City, California, high banked 1.25 mile board track of 144.2 mph driving a 91 cubic inch displacement Miller with supercharger and intercooler. This was the first intercooled, supercharger in an automobile. Leon Duray won the race.

 

1936

Eddie Hill ... Born ... American drag racer. He was inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2002.

 

1938

Smokey Snellbaker... Born ... Central Pennsylvania sprint car driver.

 

1970

Larry Dickson won the 40 lap USAC Sprint Car race at the Miami-Hollywood Speedway, Hollywood, FL.

 

1971

Mario Andretti in his Ferrari took top honors and set fastest lap of the race in Kyalami, South Africa . This was Andretti's first win in F1.

 

1977

A.J. Foyt won the 200 mile Indy Car race on the 2.5 mile Ontario Motor Speedway. Foyt averaged 154.073 mph in his Foyt/Coyote

 

1981

Allen Heath... Died ... West Coast open cockpit driver who raced for years, despite losing a hand in a racing accident, in 1953.

 

Note:  In 1958 he won a 500-mile midget race held on the road course at Riverside, California. – That info is in his short “Bio” that’s in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame’s website - http://www.worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Allen_Heath.htm

 

 

 

And, if I might, I’d like to add that on March 9, 1973, our “baby” Sarah Rose Avenengo was born.  She’s married to Jeffrey Michelson, and they are living down in Port Charlotte, Florida – along with our grand kids Nicco and Kristina.

 

 

Racing on TV - http://www.racefantv.com/USTV.htm

 

Friday, March 5th:

 

1:00 PM to 2:30 PM on SPEED – Truck practice from Atlanta

2:30 PM to 4:00 PM on SPEED – Cup practice from Atlanta

4:00 PM to 5:00 PM on SPEED – Truck practice

6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on SPEED – Cup qualifying

9:00 PM to 11:30 PM on SPEED – Daytona Bike Week – Daytona Sportbike Daytona 200

 

Saturday, March 6th:

 

9:30 AM to 11:00 AM – Truck qualifying

11:00 AM to 12:00 PM – Cup practice

12:00 PM to 1:30 PM – Cup final practice

2:00 PM to 4:40 PM on SPEED – Truck race from Atlanta

5:00 PM to 8:00 PM on SPEED – Grand-Am Rolex race from Homestead, Fl.

8:00 PM to 10:30 PM on SPEED – AMA Supercross from Daytona

10:30 PM to 11:30 PM on SPEED – AMA Sportbike and Supersport from Daytona

 

Sunday, March 7th:

 

1:00 PM to 5:00 PM on FOX – Cup race from Atlanta

 

Note:  Did you miss the Chili bowl on TV?  Do you stay up late?

Another broadcast will be on SPEED fro 1:30 AM to 3:30 AM.  Gotta love it!

 

 

 

 

Track news:

Accord – might the 600 Micros be taking the place of the CRSA 305 sprint cars?  Looking at Accords “tentative” 2010 schedule, there is no mention of the 305’s, but I see where the wingless 600 Micros are listed for the King of the Catskills weekend, along with being there on all Wednesday night and some Friday night shows.

Orange County – looks like they’ll be lowering the banking per what was said in last weeks Area Auto Racing News.  Good?  Bad?  Well, as of now, I think it will create less outside passing.  Hope I’m wrong, though!  On one forum, a writer did mention his concerns about what will they do where you go into the track and pit area, from outside, between turns 3 & 4.

Lime Rock, Ct. –The Whelen Modified Tour will have a 66 lap race at Lime Rock on the road course.  That’s a shade over 100 miles.

OVRP’s Dirt Oval – has changed its name to Oakland Valley Speedway.

 

 

The History of the Sport:

 

Some things about racing here in the Northeast in 1949 - continued:

 

 

Even with the midgets having some problems, a new track, Memorial Stadium, in Long Branch, NJ opened up.  On July 25th, “Dutch” Schaefer won his heat, semi and the feature.  He was followed by Buddy Chase, Russ Klar, Tony Bonadies and George Flemke.  Other feature winners at that track were:  Johnny Zeke, Joe Barzda and Buddy Chase. 

 

A 50-lap race – a Midsummer championship, held at the West Springfield track was won by Mike Nazaruk, with George Rice and Charlie Ethier following.

 

The ARDC and UCOA had a 50-lap championship race at the Lonsdale, RI Sports Arena.  Joe Sostilio won that race, and he was followed across the finish line by Henry Renard, Charlie Ethier, Nick Fornoro, Bert Brooks and Johnny Thomson.  Over the course of the season, the UCOA had mostly short fields of cars and was fighting a losing battle against the stock cars.  They were the first casualty due to the invasion of the stock cars, and they were out of business by mid-season.  According to what Crocky Wright writes in his “Gold” book, they re-grouped and ran that championship race with the ARDC.

 

The Buffalo Civic Stadium held another 200 lapper, and Henry Renard was the winner.

 

Len Duncan won a 100-lap race on the ½ mile dirt track in Dover, NJ.  He was followed by Bill Baker, “Dutch” Schaefer and Bill Compton. 

 

On June 12th, there was a 150 mile (lap) race on the circular, oiled dirt, Langhorne, Pa track.  The top finishers were:  Bill Schindler, Henry Renard, Bob Disbrow, Tony Bonadies, Buddy Chase, Russ Klar, Nick Fornoro, Vernon Land, Ernie McCoy and Bill Compton.  Race driver Len Koenig, was fatally injured during practice for that event.  I had also read, in the book about Langhorne, that car owner Mick Caruso, owner of the car driven by Schindler, actually tied down the front shocks of his # 3 that day, when they had worn out.  For some reason, Schindler was in the # 3 that day, rather than the # 2.

 

The AAA held a 200-lap race at Williams Grove on October 3rd.  George Fonder was the race winner, and he was chased across the finish line by Duane Carter, Jimmie Davies, Art Cross, George Rice, Harry Turner, Walt Fair and Eddie Russo.  Over 35,000 fans were in attendance that day!

 

Mike Little won a 50-lap race at the Bloomsburg Fair, beating Bill Schindler and Jimmie Davies.

 

In 1948, at a lot of the tracks that the ARDC ran at, they ran twice a week.  That wasn’t so in 1949.  The stock cars took over that second night in a lot of cases.

 

The final point standings for the ARDC, for 1949, were:

Mike Nazaruk, Len Duncan, Art Cross, Henry Renard, Nick Fornoro, Tony Bonadies, Steve McGrath,  “Dutch “ Schaefer, Ernie McCoy, Bob Disbrow, Johnny Zeke, Bill Schindler, Russ Klar and Bert Brooks.  In July, Schindler made a return to the “Big Cars” – his first time since 1936, when he lost his left leg due to an accident.

 

When they raced at Danbury, they ran on a track that was inside a “moat”, and to get to the track, they had to cross a wooden bridge.  There is a photo in Crocky’s “Gold” book, on page 137 that shows a midget upside down, in water, in that moat, and you can see the bridge that they had to cross.

 

 

Former Dirt Oval runners:

 

Nothing to report this week. 

 

 

 

Other racin’ stuff:

Some interesting things were in last weeks issue of the Area Auto Racing News – (AARN):

Changes coming for SDW and last 50 laps of the 200.  Sprints returning for another exhibition race at the mile

Lenny Sammons:  Matt Sheppard didn’t have VP fuel as mandated for Fl race.  DIRTcar says some “leeway” was given due to it being early in the week (?), and the first event of the DIRT Series

Eugene Mills owner of the Blue Hen # 30 driven by his son, Jamie, not to happy with drawing positions & possible favoritism – says he knows how the game is played that’s why they stopped running DIRT shows.

Joe Skotnicki, DIRTcar Series Director did say that “There are no secrets – there are no deals for starting positions”.  He went on to further say “That doesn’t exist any longer”.  And, “Contracted drivers have what they term a “Platinum Agreement”.  The drivers get the benefit of credentials at events.  “Credentials”????

Dave Moody in AARN:  When Danica Patrick was a guest on the Ellen DeGeneres show, on the day previous, it was announced as “NASCAR’s Danica Patrick.”  Wonder what the Indycar folks think about that?

 

More racin’ stuff:

National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame:

This writer has sent numerous e-mails to this organization, in an attempt to get drivers listed, on their website, that were inducted into the HoF over a year ago.  The latest from their website:  “This Page was last Updated:  002/23/2010 12:53 PM”.

Well, guess what?  That update did not include those drivers that were inducted over a year ago – still, and no listing, yet of those that were inducted this past January, yet, other items from the HoF do show those inductees from a year ago.  What is kind of ironic is that when I received my last Newsletter form the HoF, those drivers that were inducted over a year ago, are listed.  Go figure!

Oh, and another thing – on their list of inductees, they have Rodger Ward spelled “Roger”.  I wonder if an e-mail would correct  that?

 

Gene Angelillo – RIP:

A gentleman that owned midgets that ran with the ARDC and NEMA, and had countless championships.  I can still remember that Mazda Rotary engined midget that he had.  Yup, it got outlawed.

http://www.nemaracing.com/

Some of those that drove his cars were:  Drew and Nokie Fornoro, Johnny Kay, Joey Payne, Russ Stoehr and Ted Christopher.

 

 

Video time:

 

Joe South and “Games People Play”

 

From 1969:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5znh58WITU8&feature=related

 

And, from 1968:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k0GUDfqmnU&feature=related

 

 

 

                                                                        Internet stuff:

 

 

Other forums/message boards and websites:

Note:  In this section, from now on, I’ll be making mention of some certain things being said on the Internet, and will give you links to those items, along with links to various websites, message boards and forums.  Hope you get a kick out of what some people are saying.

 

Track Forum: - http://www.trackforum.com/forums/

Indycar – some subjects that can be seen, if you go here:  http://www.trackforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=3

Lotus Confirms IndyCar Plans,  Is your favorite driver American, Andretti Autosport to announce a new driver this week, Other Women in Racing and Would You Like The Delta Wing if They Widened the Front

 

NASCAR - http://www.trackforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=6

 

Nascar Confiscates #66 Start & Park Entry, Gordon & Evernham, Has Weber been canned?? And okay, 'fess up

 

Formula 1 - http://www.trackforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134200

 

Team US F1 shuts down operation.

Note:  Somehow, I saw this coming.

 

While on the Track Forum, I came across this: 

 

Breaking news: The 2010 Formula Atlantic Championship is cancelled!  Check it out in this link:

 

http://www.auto123.com/en/racing-news/north-american-series/breaking-news-the-2010-formula-atlantic-championship-is-cancelled?artid=116648&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=racing

 

 

How about this, for a subject?  “Goodbye NASCAR”.  A thread started by what looks like a “former” race fan.

 

http://www.trackforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134230

 

 

 

Frontstretch.com:  http://www.frontstretch.com/

 

Interested in any of these?  Five Points To Ponder: Juggernaut Jimmie, Mediocre Montoya, and "Eh, Not again" Earnhardt

http://www.frontstretch.com/dpeters/28747/

 

How about:  Matt McLaughlin's Thinkin' Out Loud: Las Vegas Recap – some things he had to say: “I have my own guess as to why those caution lights kept turning on inexplicably at Las Vegas in what was yet another black eye for the sport.” And:  “A quick note to Kyle Busch… when storming off after a Nationwide event, it behooves one to be surrounded by one’s entourage” and, also:

“Rain in the desert helped spoil Part Tres of the Danica Patrick experiment. Is this God’s way of saying, “Hey, Hun, you might want to consider keeping your shirt on?” Let the record show that Ms. Patrick’s toe-dipping dalliance into Nationwide racing resulted in an average finish of 34th in three starts, with one race actually completed,”  Check them out, here:

http://www.frontstretch.com/mmclaughlin/28737/

 

And:  Did You Notice? … Big-time teams swimming in a mountain of money problems?  Or:  Did You Notice? … Richard Childress’ sudden, unnecessary distraction?  Plus:  Did You Notice? … Denny Hamlin taking a swipe at NASCAR media?

Those subjects are covered here:  http://www.frontstretch.com/tbowles/28759/

 

 

Jayski: - http://www.jayski.com/

How about some of these subjects?

Spoiler probably to return at Martinsville, Crew Member Suspended Due To Violation Of NASCAR Substance Abuse Policy, Las Vegas TV Ratings take tumble against Olympic Hockey, Gordon racing at least another 5-6 years, Lowest-finishing, non-wrecked car to be inspected, Montoya / McMurray Quotes about Las Vegas wreck, Latest on the Harvick 2011 rumors, Townley cited for underage possession of alcohol, Kahne still uncertain about future plans and Bill Weber....a magician.

Well, they can be found if you go here:  http://jayski.com/cupnews.htm#news-inspect

 

Hoseheads: - http://www.hoseheads.com/

Dirt Track Digest’s forum:  http://www.dirttrackdigest.com/forum/index.php

South Jersey Dirt Racing:  http://theboard.southjerseydirtracing.com/Msgboard.asp?ForumID=27&Return=Msgboard.asp&D83jsd=True

Syracuse forum   http://www.syracuse.com/forums/motorsports/

 

 

Other (non racing) news:

 

The earthquake in Chile – how bad was it?  Well, a NASA scientist said Monday that it was strong enough to have changed the entire Earth's rotation and shortened the length of days on our planet, a NASA scientist said Monday.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100302/sc_space/chileearthquakemayhaveshorteneddaysonearth

 

 

Something a little interesting about our Social Security numbers – just who should we give those numbers to.

When should you give out your SS #?

http://customsites.yahoo.com/financiallyfit/finance/article-108911-4270-3-when-you-should-and-shouldnt-give-out-your-social-security-number?ywaad=ad0035

 

Note:  Betcha if you’re dealing with someone that really does not need the info, they’ll still insist on it, or no go.

 

 

Closing with this:

 

Two elderly ladies had been friends for many decades. Over the years, they had shared all kinds of activities and
adventures. Lately, their activities had been limited to meeting a few times a week to play cards.
 
One day, they were playing cards when one looked at the other and said, 'Now don't get mad at me ... I know
we've been friends for a long time, but I just can't think of your name! I've thought and thought, but I can't remember it. Please tell me what your name is..
 
Her friend glared at her for at least three minutes she just stared and glared at her.
Finally she said, 'How soon do you need to know?'

 

 

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