Racin'
& Internet Stuff:
By Tom
Avenengo
05/05/2011
First:
This
coming Sunday, May 8th, is Mother’s Day. Now don’t go saying you forgot!
Second:
This past weekend, our granddaughter, Samantha paid us
folks up here a visit – coming up from
Third:
There were some photos put up on the Internet from last Saturdays racing at OCFS. One photo was quite disturbing – to me at least. It was a photo taken from in back of the main grandstand. The photo showed JP’s Snack Bar is still closed. I wonder why? No, OCFS has not responded to my request for info about JP’s.
Fourth:
Not next week, but the following week, there’s a good possibility that this column will not be published. If it were, it would probably be a lot smaller. I’ll be attending the Vintage Race Car meet up at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, May 17, 18 & 19, with my daughter, Judy. There’s also a good possibility that the column will be out on Friday that week, rather than the usual Thursday.
Fifth:
Info on that show:
Tuesday, May 17 - Sunday, May 22, 2011
Oval & Road
Course - Cars
From Tuesday, May 17, to Sunday, May 22, history will come
alive as legendary racing machines from around the world gather to compete in
the 21st Annual Vintage Racing Celebration.
Beginning Tuesday, May 17, through Thursday, May 19 some of
the world’s best vintage midgets, sprint cars, champ cars, roadsters and NASCAR
stock cars will race on the speedway’s 1.058-mile oval.
From Friday, May 20, through Sunday, May 22, New Hampshire
Motor Speedway’s tricky 1.6-mile road course will challenge vintage road racers
from around the world. Classic car enthusiasts can see vintage sports cars, formula cars and motorcycles compete for bragging
rights on the 12- turn NHMS course.
Join us on Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22 for the
Classic and Custom Car Show along with an Automotive Flea Market. If you love
cars, this event is for you!
Gates open each day at 9:00 a.m.
Sixth:
Two blocks from my house is the
Seventh:
NASCAR will be at
Eighth:
Over on the Track Forum, there’s a thread about the Rear Engine cars at Indy, with 2011 now being 50 years since they’ve actually become somewhat competitive.
In part:
2011 is not only
the Indy 500's 100th anniversary, but also the 50th anniversary of the
beginning of the end of the 50-year domination by front-engine cars, as Jack
Brabham's little Cooper threw a wrench in the long-established tradition that
began with Ray Harroun's Marmon "Wasp" in 1911.”
“While it took
until 1965 to shut the door once and for all to the old "roadsters",
John Cooper and "Black Jack" planted the seeds of what became one of
the greatest eras of racing at the Speedway, the magic 1960s and all the new
machinery that had to be devised by traditional and new builders. It was also
the beginning of a British invasion that lasted until the end of the 1990's.”
“It is
unfortunate to think that the IMS is not too interested in helping out bringing
the glorious old car to join the celebration, but the Brits DO know better, and
Lord March, founder of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, thinks otherwise and has
invited the car to be the star guest of a celebration of that 50-year
anniversary, but on British territory.
So the old machine will leave the
At this time, the engine is being freshened after having been rebuilt from all
the original pieces in 1991, and having been driven for nearly 1500 miles since
in various races and exhibitions.”
“Actually,
the first rear engine car to appear at the speedway was in 1937. Lee Oldfield
did not make the race in a car he called the Marmon. The first one to make the
race was a rear engine Miller in 1939 driven by George Bailey. Two of these
Millers made the race in 1941 (Al Miller, George Barringer), though one
(Barringer) was destroyed in the race morning garage fire. One of them made the
race in 1946 (Barringer) and in 1947 (Al Miller). The last year the rear engine
Miller tried to make the race was in 1951. Another rear engine car (Rounds
Rocket) tried to make the race in 1949 (Bill Taylor) and 1950 (Bill Vukovich)
but failed both years. Rear engine cars were at the speedway several years
earlier than the Cooper. So, there is no need to celebrate this particular rear
engine car. If we wanted to celebrate the 50 year anniversary of the rear
engine car at Indy, we should of done that in 1987 or
1939.”
“Several
rear-engine cars appeared at the
The car that truly turned the tables was that little Cooper, and most books
recognize that simple fact.”
Ninth:
A Press
Release from Brett Deyo:
News from the VP
Racing Fuels Short Track Four Crown presented by Pioneer
Pole Buildings Inc. – 'No BS.
No Politics. Real Racing.'
Media
Contact: Brett Deyo – 845.728.2781 or Deyo99H@aol.com
For Immediate Release/May 3, 2011
Momentum Building For Tuesday, June 7
'Clash at the Can' At Penn Can Speedway; $8,000 Reserved For Winner Of 60-lap Race of Champions Event
SUSQUEHANNA, PA – No BS! The VP Racing Fuels Short
Track Four Crown presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc. is set to kick
off in unprecedented fashion.
"Making history, one dollar at a time" is the theme of the second
annual 'Clash at the Can' 60-lap big-block/small-block Modified event to be
contested at the Susquehanna,
A
whopping $8,000 is reserved for the victor of the Race of Champions Dirt Modified Tour-sanctioned event: the highest
winner's share ever paid in the history of Penn Can Speedway. Additionally, the
night's total Modified purse - $21,450 - is an unprecedented number for the
facility centrally located on the
While the winner's share of $8,000 has been widely publicized, race teams will
be pleased to know every position will receive additional cash at the payoff
window. A total purse increase of 34 percent over the '10 edition of the 'Clash
at the Can' has been put into place.
'Clash at the Can' sponsors include VP Racing Fuels, Pioneer Pole Buildings
Inc., Plant Food Company and Reading Plastic Fabricators.
Manmiller Electric has signed on board to sponsor the 'Clash at the Can' heat
races. All heat winners will receive $50 cash. Manmiller Electric is owned by
noted dirt Modified racer Doug Manmiller. Consolation events are presented by
Dirt Track Digest. On the web at www.dirttrackdigest.com, "If it's
on dirt, it's on Dirt Track Digest!"
Last year, the first edition of the 'Clash at the Can' was a study in
diversity, with Penn Can regular Brett Tonkin, New York superstar Danny Johnson, Pennsy racer Duane Howard and Canadian
Stewart Friesen in the mix. After an extended side-by-side battle with
Penn Can's layout ensures money, fresh rubber and horsepower don't guarantee
success, making the 'Clash at the Can' favorable to low-dollar, weekly teams.
Tire wear is non-existent. No conflicts on the dirt Modified calendar will
allow the touring series stars and Pennsylvania/New Jersey teams to invade the
facility. The makings of an all-star field are in place.
A handful of drivers took part in the
April 22 Penn Can Speedway opener to shake down for the 'Clash at the Can'
including red-hot Pennsylvania driver Jeff Strunk (who won the 40-lap
event driving for Norm Hansell) and World of Outlaws
Late Model star Tim McCreadie (who
finished third in Vinnie Salerno's No. 4).
For drivers following the entire 13-race RoC tour, the 'Clash at the Can' holds
added significance. The event offers championship points toward the overall
crown.
There have been 11 RoC events held at Penn Can since the tour's inception in 2005
with a who's-who of past winners including Stewart Friesen, Howard and Pat Ward
in addition to active local stars Joey Grammes, Alan Rudalavage and Brian
Weaver.
The 'Clash at the Can' race winner earns a guaranteed starting position - a
$500 value - in the New Egypt (N.J.) Speedway Friends of Mike special July 30.
Gates open at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 6:45 p.m. and racing at
7:30 p.m. The 'Clash at the Can' has a rain date of Wednesday, June 8.
Additionally, the event serves as Round No. 1 of the four-race VP Racing Fuels
Short Track Four Crown presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc. which also
includes the 'Hot Summer Night' at Penn Can (Aug.
9), fourth edition of the Short Track SuperNationals at Five
Mile Point (N.Y.) Speedway (Oct. 8) and Penn Can 'King of the Can' (Oct.
16).
Drivers attending all four Short Track Four Crown events will be eligible for
contingency prizes at year end. Points will be kept during the year with an
overall champion announced following the ‘King of the Can’ 50-lapper. The
growing list of contingency award sponsors can be found on the BD Motorsports
Media website: www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com.
Marketing opportunities remain available for the Short Track Four Crown events.
For further information, contact Brett Deyo by phone at 845.728.2781 or via
e-mail at Deyo99H@aol.com. BD Motorsports
Media is on the web at www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com and can also be
found on Facebook.
Past Penn Can
August 10,
2010 - Stewart Friesen
June 8, 2010 - Duane
Howard
Aug. 11, 2009 -
Jeff Rudalavage
Sept. 14, 2008 -
Duane Howard
July 29, 2008 -
Pat Ward
Sept. 16, 2007 -
Jeff Rudalavage
July 31, 2007 -
Pat Ward
Sept. 15, 2006 -
Joey Grammes
Aug. 1, 2006 - Brian
Weaver
Sept. 17, 2005 -
Brian Weaver
Aug. 17, 2005 -
Alan Rudalavage
VP
Racing Fuels Short Track Four Crown presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc.
Schedule of Events
Tuesday, June 7 at Penn Can Speedway – Clash at the
Can: Modified, 60 laps $8,000 to win plus XCel 600 Modifieds & Trackside
Products Street Stocks (Rain Date: June 8)
Tenth:
Coming up on May 31st, at the
Grandview Speedway will be a show featuring the USAC Sprint Cars and the ARDC
Midgets – both wingless. Check out the
USAC Sprint Cars at
Eleventh:
I’m trying to figure out how they got the DNA
checked out for Osama bin Laden so quickly.
And am also wondering how in such a short amount of time that NO country
was willing to take his body. Also why
such a hurry in getting him buried at sea? And why the original reports were in error as
to what happened and to whom?
Twelfth:
More about Osama bin Laden:
In part:
“The top staffer
for the Senate Indian Affairs Committee is objecting to the
Geronimo was an
Apache leader in the 19th century who spent many years fighting the Mexican and
Yup, someone
complains about a “code name”. You
should read some of the comments that are under the article. Just scroll down a little. As of 12:34 PM on Wednesday, there were
14,139 comments listed.
A few of the
comments:
“Too
late.
Argue all you want. Done and over with. Call the next
target Custer if it'll make ya feel better.”
“I am native American, and really, really? People please get your
panties out of a wad over this. Everyone is so politically correct now. That
code name was just that....a code name. It is just a word. Didnt your mother
ever teach you "sticks and stones"?”
“Can't say or do
anything nowadays without someone getting their panties in a twist.”
“Now the PC people
are starting. What's next? Does the ACLU come out with the following:
"An un-armed man, husband and father, was brutally gunned down by agents of
the United States Government in front of his wife without due process? The
man's body was then taken by force and then 'disposed of' so that his loved
ones would have no monument to his death."
It was a CODE WORD. He was a piece of S*** ! He got
better than he deserved and the world right now IS A BETTER PLACE FOR THE
ACTIONS OF SEAL TEAM SIX !”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_bin_laden_geronimo
Thirteenth:
The National Midget
Auto Racing Hall of Fame – on the Internet, still has not up-dated its website
since December 16, 2010. Still, those
that are shown being inducted in the 2008 Fall Newsletter, for 2009 induction,
still are not listed – on the website, even with that 2010 up-date. However, I do believe they have their names
included as being inducted members when they send out “Snail mail” stuff.
Fall 2008
Newsletter: http://www.worthyofhonor.com/NewsLetters/Fall%2008%20Newsletter.pdf
List of inducted
members: http://www.worthyofhonor.com/Inducted_Members.htm
And when you go to
the website, itself, you can see that there are others, like George Rice, Ken
Hickey, George Amick and Len Sutton, to name a few, that were inducted – 2010 induction, that are still not listed –
on the Internet, as members.
Fourteenth:
I take it that if
you’re reading this, then there’s a good possibility that you’ve been watching
some NASCAR Cup races on TV – right?
And, like me, you’ve noticed quite a few empty seats, too. Well, except for a couple of teams, Major
League Baseball isn’t drawing too many fans, either – in fact, most baseball
parks look pretty empty. I saw an item
on Yahoo! News on Wednesday that said that there’s a good chance that the LA
Dodgers might not be able to make their players pay roll at the end of May.
Found on Jayski’s website:
Bayne Undergoing
Medical Tests; Will Not Race in
Roush Fenway's [and
Wood Brothers Racing's #21] Trevor Bayne has been hospitalized and is
undergoing tests for symptoms that are thought to be related to the insect bite
he sustained earlier this month. "Trevor was not feeling well early this
week and he is currently being evaluated for lingering symptoms that may be
related to his previous insect bite," said Roush Fenway president Steve
Newmark. "Unfortunately Trevor will not be available to drive the #16 Ford
for us this weekend in the Nationwide race at Richmond [Bayne was not scheduled
to run the Sprint Cup race as the #21 Wood Brother's team runs a limited
schedule]. As of now, our plans are to use a substitute driver from the Roush
Fenway family of drivers in place of Trevor at Friday night's race. Obviously
Trevor wanted to be in
Eric McClure,
family survive tornado:
Nationwide Series
driver Eric McClure survived the "most helpless and scary" moment of
his life Wednesday night when one of the deadly tornadoes that have wreaked
havoc on the South ripped through his home in Abbington, Va. "It looks
like a war zone, a mine field," said McClure, who spent about four hours
huddled under a basement staircase with his wife, three children and two dogs.
"It's a debris field as far as you can see. It's shocking. We have never
experienced anything like that before," he said. While the house sustained
major damage, McClure and his family survived the ordeal without injury. So
far, 16 fatalities have been reported in Glade Springs, about eight miles from
McClure's home. As of Thursday, 210 deaths had been reported throughout the
South, with 131 reported in Alabama.(see full David
Newton article at ESPN.com)(4-28-2011)
Busch brothers 5th
best in brotherly wins:
With #18-Kyle
Busch's win at
94 - Allison: Bobby (84), Donnie (10)
88 - Waltrip: Darrell (84), Michael (4)* [both Daytona 500 Champs]
62 - Flock: Tim (39), Fonty (19) Bob (4)
49 - Thomas: Herb (48), Donald (1)
43 - Labonte: Terry (22), Bobby (21)* [both Series Champs]
43 - Busch: Kurt (22)*, Kyle (21)*
26 - Burton: Jeff (21)*, Ward (5)
22 - Parsons: Benny (21), Phil (1)
19 - Bodine: Geoff (18), Brett (1)
[Petty Note, Richard won 200, Maurice won 0, only count if both bothers have
won]
* still active.(5-2-2011)
Former
Note:
I’ve
been away from the track for a few years now, so it’s very possible that there
have been other drivers – other than those I make mention of, that have also
gone onto bigger forms or racing vehicles, so chances are real good that I do
not know their names. If you know of
anyone that’s gone onto bigger things, and had run at the Dirt Oval, how about
dropping me a line and let me know their names and where and with what they are
now racing. Thanks!
At
Big Diamond, Mike Mammana was a DNQ for the Sportsman feature.
Roger
Coss finished third in the Modified feature at Wall Stadium.
Johnny
Guarino was 4th in the first Modified feature and 21st in
the second Modified feature at New Egypt.
At
Fonda, in the CRSA 305 Sprint Car feature, Brittany Tresch was 17th,
while Josh Pieniazek was a DNS.
Tiffany
Wambold was 12th in the 270 Micro Sprint feature at Borgers.
At
At
OCFS, in the Modified feature, Mike Ruggiero was the winner. Billy VanInwegen was 4th, Clinton
Mills 11th, Danny Creeden 25th while Tim Hindley is
listed as a DQ. Anthony Perrego and
Michael Storms were both DNQ’s.
In
the Sportsman feature, Brian Krummel was the winner. John Lodini was 2nd, Matt
Hitchcock 5th, Keith Still 15th, Matt Janiak 20th
and RJ Smykla 22nd. Bobby
Hassenmayer and Zack Vavricka were both DNQ’s.
At
Accord, in the Modified feature, Danny Creeden was 4th, Michael
Storms 9th and Clinton Mills 18th. Anthony Perrego was a DNQ.
In
the Spec Sportsman feature, Kyle Rohner was the feature winner and Matt
Hitchcock was 2nd.
In
the Sportsman feature, Brad Szulewski was 5th.
At
Mountain Speedway, Nick Pecko was 5th in the Modified feature.
Rick
Casario was 15th in the 270 Micro Sprint feature at Hamlin, while
Charlie Lawrence was 15th in the Slingshot feature and Jacob
Hendershot 1st in the 600 Rookie Wingless 600 Micro Sprint feature.
Danny
Creeden won the 40 lap Southern Tier Open race at Five Mile Point on Sunday.
Going back, in time – in
racing history:
Note: Most of the following information was found
here:
http://www.wheelsofspeed.com/history.html
Covering
the days of May 6th, to May 12th.
MAY 6
1961
Ralph Earnhardt, father of
Dale Earnhardt Sr., made his NASCAR Grand National debut driving for Cotton
Owens in the Rebel 300 at
MAY 7
1927
Frank Lockhart Set the
record for the fastest single lap driven on a board track (championship car) in
a Miller 91 rear drive with an average speed of 147.229mph at the
1968
Mike Spence, Grand Prix and
Sports car driver, died when he was killed in practice in the Lotus turbine car
at
1972
Gary Bettenhausen becomes
the first to lap the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at over 190 mph. He hits
190.285 in his Penske McLaren- Offy.
MAY 8
1924
A. J. Watson ... Born ...
Watson was a car builder and chief mechanic from 1949 through 1984 in the
1964
Bobby Labonte ... Born ...
NASCAR Cup driver.
1968
Colin Chapman, effected by the previous day's death of Mike Spence and the
recent death of Jim Clark, leaves Indy and flies back to
2005
Alvin Junior
"A. J." Shepherd ... Died ... CRA , IMCA and
USAC Midget and Sprint car driver . He drove in the USAC Championship Car
series, racing in the 1960-1961 seasons with 7 starts, including the 1961
MAY 9
1984
Mario Andretti ran the
first unofficial 210 mph lap (210.575) at Indy.
1992
Roberto Guerrero set an
2001
Smokey Yunick... Died ...
NASCAR and Indy mechanic and owner of the "Best Damn Garage in Town"
in
MAY 10
1906
George Barringer ... Born
... AAA driver from the 1930's and 40's. He ran the Indy 500 six times with a
best finish of 6th in 1939. He and George Robson were killed in same multi-car
pile-up at the Lakewood Speedway in
1952
Buck Baker drove his
Cadillac powered car to victory in a 200 mile event at Darlington Raceway in
Note: To see who was in this race and where they
finished, please go here:
http://www.champcarstats.com/races/1952n01.htm
Dick Rathmann drove the
Walt Chapman Hudson Hornet to victory in a 100 mile NASCAR Grand National race
on the 1.25 mile Darlington Raceway. It was the 2nd straight GN win for
Rathmann. The event was quickly added to the schedule as a support race for the
1960
Erwin George "Cannon
Ball" Baker... Died ... He was a motorcycle and automobile racing driver
and organizer in the first half of the 20th century. In 1908, Baker purchased
an Indian motorcycle and began entering and winning local races. His most
famous victory came in 1909 at the first race ever held at the newly built
Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Baker also raced at the 1922
1964
Don Prudhomme was
officially nicknamed "The Snake" when it is used in an article in
Drag News magazine.
1967
Lorenzo Bandini
,F1 driver, died from his injuries suffered in the Monaco GP. He was
running second to Denny Hulme in the Monaco GP when he lost control at the
chicane and crashed. The car overturned and caught fire and Bandini was trapped
beneath the flaming wreck. It was several minutes before he was rescued and his
burns were terrible. For three days he fought for his life before succumbing to
his injuries.
1985
Gordon Johncock
, two-time
1988
Rick Mears turned the first
unofficial 220 mph lap (220.048) at Indy.
MAY 11
1924
Tim Flock... Born ... One of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two-time series
champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley
and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.
1974
A. J. Foyt opened Qualifying
for the Indy 500 with a four-lap run in 3'07.86" in his #14 Coyote/Foyt.
Rain interrupted the procedure until the next Saturday (May 18), but in spite
of luminaries such as Gordon Johncock and Mario Andretti taking a shot at his
time, Foyt remained fastest.
1985
Duane ‘Pancho’ Carter
grabbed the pole position for the
MAY 12
1956
Leon Duray... Died ... AAA driver from the 1920's and 1930's.
1961
Tony Bettenhausen ... Died
... AAA / USAC driver from 1941 to 1961. He drove in the AAA and USAC
Championship Car series, racing in the 1941 and 1946-1961 seasons with 121
starts, including 14 in the
1970
Denny Hulme sustained
second and third degree burns to his hands and feet during a cockpit fire in
his McLaren during practice for the Indy 500.
1973
Art Pollard ... Died ... He
drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1965-1973 seasons,
with 84 career starts, including the 1967-1971 Indianapolis 500 races. He
finished in the top ten 30 times, with 2 victories, both in 1969, at
2000
Adam Petty ... Died ... The
son of Kyle Petty, he was widely expected to become
the next great Petty, following in the footsteps of his father, grandfather
Richard, and great-grandfather Lee. He was the first fourth generation athlete
in all of of sports to participate in the chosen profession of his generations.
On May 12, 2000, Petty was practicing his Busch Series car at New Hampshire
International Speedway in
News from the AARN:
From their April 26th
issue:
Noted announcer
Shane Andrews is now the exclusive announcer for WRG/DIRTcar and the DIRTcar
Series. He no longer will be the
announcer at Brewerton and Fulton Speedways.
Brewerton is still
using the “old” surface, and not the new synthetic one that Glenn Donnelly has
been working on. John Wight said he
wasn’t sure where that project currently stands.
Johnny Benson, 47
years old, will be racing the entire ISMA Super Modified Circuit in 2011. He says he lacks the million-dollar sponsor
that’s needed for a ride in any of NASCAR’s top three series.
The Haudenschild
race team traveled out to
Former Sprint Car
driver Blake Feese has now been signed to a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
ride at Turner Motorsports.
The National Old
Timers Auto Racing Club (NOTARC) is no longer.
It’s been disbanded and has joined up with the Eastern Museum of Motor
Racing (EMMR). They are developing a
plan to move NOTARC’s memorabilia to the EMMR.
NOTARC’s Hall of Fame plaques will be displayed in a special location in
the currently expanding EMMR. Those that
might have questions regarding items loaned to the NOTARC should contact Ken
Brenn at (732) 469-1701 or Lynn Paxton at (717) 432-8188 by August 1st.
The Crate Modified
feature winner at
Gary London had
another interesting article on the problems in racing, like the cost and
purses. He did say that there have really been no new race tracks (excluding small ones)
since Big Diamond and
Speaking of Big
Diamond – on Wednesday, June 22nd, the Big Block Modiifeds and Small
Block Modifieds will race together in an ROC Tour race. Sail panels will be allowed. A minimum of $4,000.00 will go to the winner.
John Snyder came
across a
Note: Did you ever go to the dirt mile track at
More
racin’ stuff:
From last weeks column:
“Fire destroys
Smokey Yunick's former garage: The last remaining portion of legendary race car
builder Smokey Yunick's former
garage complex was destroyed Monday night as smoke and flames poured from the
building onto North Beach Street [Daytona Beach FL]. "It's a shame to see
it go," said Carrol Smith, who lives nearby. "That corner will be
really empty." The relic of the innovative mechanic burst into flames
about 7 pm, according to fire officials, and by 8:30 pm little of the building
remained with the exception of portions of the block walls. Smoke was so thick
at times the fire trucks battling the blaze couldn't be seen through the
plumes. "I think this is it," Smith said to a friend sitting with her
on the back of a pickup at the
Here’s an up-date –
found on Jayski’s website:
UPDATE:
The inferno that
swept through the former garage of famed NASCAR mechanic Smokey Yunick was
intentionally set, the State Fire Marshal's office said Friday, and a reward is
being offered for any information leading to an arrest. Nina Ashley, a
spokeswoman for the State Fire Marshal's office in
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/
(Must register to
post)
Victory
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
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
Briggs
Cunningham race team – history:
http://www.briggscunningham.com/race_history.html?YEAR=1955
Note: Disregard the “error” notice on top left.
Vintage
Dirt Modifieds: http://www.vintagedirtmodified.webs.com/
Racing and
television:
Racing on TV - http://www.racefantv.com/USTV.htm
Some non-racing stuff:
“The oil industry
is enjoying record profits as the price for a barrel of oil soars to more than
$110. Chevron
posted its profit numbers for the first quarter. The numbers were tough to
stomach. Chevron reported earnings of $6.2 billion ($3.09 per share -- diluted)
for the first quarter 2011, compared with $4.6 billion ($2.27 per share --
diluted) in the 2010 first quarter.
The Chevron
press release set off a media blitz vilifying the big oil companies. How
can these oil companies be making so much money while
the American people are struggling to make ends meet and fill their gas tanks.
Americans are making daily decisions on sacrifices they must make to put food
on the table and pay their mortgage as the oil companies are making obscene
profits.”
“Be careful where
the blame is laid in this situation. The Obama administration has laid the
groundwork for this situation and it is now their responsibility to correct it
without getting its hands into private industry. The problem can be solved with
a simple change in the administration's policies.
If the Obama
administration allows the oil companies to drill and relieve this pressure,
prices will fall almost immediately on a barrel of oil. The speculators will
flee oil in a second once we announce the
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlfmvwxxgHM
What do these
states all have in common?
Feds Allow Illegal Aliens to Cross Border
14 Times Before Charging Them With Felony, Sheriff
Tells Congress
In part:
“Sheriff Larry Dever of
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/7-chances-cross-border-illegally-1653-po
Note: Don’t ya
just love this stuff?
Is
this true:
Three Convicted in
Terror-Related Cases Later Granted
In part:
“(CNSNews.com) -- Three
people convicted of crimes as a result of a terrorism-related
investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) were later naturalized as
“The three individuals in question can be found in a DOJ list
of unsealed terrorism-related investigations conducted from Sept. 11, 2001
through Mar. 18, 2010. There are 403 defendants on that list of which,
according to the GAO, at least 43 percent were aliens--both legal (26 percent)
and illegal (17 percent)--at the time they were charged with crimes.”
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/3-persons-convicted-terrorism-related-ca
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Closing with these –
continued:
TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence
starting with ' I. '
MILLIE: I is..
TEACHER: No, Millie..... Always say, 'I am.'
MILLIE: All
right... 'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.'
TEACHER: George
Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but also
admitted it.
Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him?
LOUIS:
Because George still had the axe in his hand.
TEACHER: Now, Simon
, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
SIMON: No sir, I don't
have to, my Mom is a good cook.
TEACHER:
TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person
who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?
HAROLD: A teacher
Again, Mother’s Day is Sunday!
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!
Until next week!
As usual, you can reach me
at: ygordad@yahoo.com