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*Phil Hill and Carroll Shelby
selected co-recipients of The Eagle One-Shav Glick Award,
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sented during pre-race ceremonies at the NASCAR Auto Club 500,
February 26, at California
Speedway. Hill, in 1961, became the first American to win a Formula
One world championship.
He also won the 24 Hours of LeMans three times, the 12 Hours of
Sebring three times and num-
erous other national and international racing events. Shelby, was
inducted into the Automotive
Hall of Fame in 1992, has gained fame as a driver, designer/builder
and team manager. In 1959
he won the 24 Hours of LeMans and also set land speed records at the
Bonneville Salt Flats.
After health problems caused his retirement as a driver in 1960, the
Cobra sports car he designed
and built became the first American-conceived car to win the World Manufacturers Grand Tour-
ing Championship in 1965. As a team manager he helped Ford GT win
the World Grand Touring
title. Said Glick of both icons, "Hill and Shelby are both
products of that era in the 1950's
and 60's that has become known as the glory years of sports car
racing, a time when ingen-
uity and industry were rewarded in the racing fraternity. Both
were winners and both
carried the California trademark with great success on the world
racing scene." Previous
winners were Dan Gurney, Wally Parks, Parnelli Jones, Rick
Mears, Les Richter and
J.C. Agajanian. (Alex Litrov and Doug Stokes)
*Hila Sweet's California Racers Reunion will
be held on Sunday, May 7, 2006, at Joe's
Garage, from 11am-3pm, $30 per person. Joe
MacPherson has created a unique Museum
full of race cars, at 36 Auto Center Drive, Tustin, CA, near the
junction of the 5 and 55 freeways.
Hila Sweet has created and promoted this special car racers
reunion to honor the rich heritage of
auto racing in California. There will be food, awards,
presentations, photos, memorabilia, raffles
and door prizes. For more information contact Yvonne
Herrell at Joe's Garage, 714-832-1717
ext 102, or Hila Sweet at 714-374-7672.
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*1st Annual MOPAR PRI Sprint & Midget Classic will
be cablecast on ESPN2, Feb 17,
at 3pm ET. 40-lap Midget and 40-lap Sprint Car features, and
will highlight both the Ford
Focus competition and 600 Racing Legends Car Invitational held
at the Orlando SpeedWorld
Raceway, held on Dec 2, 2005, repeat broadcast on March
12, at 12:30pm ET. Stephen Cox
is the anchor, commentary by Larry Rice,
former USAC National Midget Champion and the
1978 Indy 500 Rookie of the Year. Doc Riley
will be the pit reporter. The Classic was held
along with the 18th Annual Performance Racing Industry Trade
Show, held Dec 1-3, 2005,
at the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando. (John
Kilroy and Doug Stokes)
*April 21-22, Dirt Track at Lowe's Motor Speedway opens
its seventh season with the inaugural
Colossal 100. Cash awards of $200,000 with
the 100-lap winner receiving $50,000. Deadline
Feb 10 and entry can be downloaded from
www.lowesmotorspeedway.com/colossalentry.pdf.
(Dustin Jarrett-NARA)
*Jan 21, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass
DirtCar Series Banquet at Kentucky Speedway
Bluegrass Hall Media Center in Sparta, KY, at 6pm.
Mike Jewell and Tim Tungate will be
crowned series co-champions. Chris Combs
earned the series "Rookie of the Year" award.
Call 859-271-4501 for info. (James Essex)
*Dirt Racers Radio airs every Sunday from 6-8pm over
WQKT 104.5, Wooster, Ohio, or on
the internet at www.wqkt.com
and is hosted by Doc Lehman and Ryan
Pearson.
*Steve Kinser will race in a 410 winged sprint
car race at Bloomington Speedway on June 2.
The National Sprint car tour will also include Jason
Meyers, Danny Lasoski, Joey Saldana,
Paul McMahan, Tim Shaffer, Shane Stewart and
many more. (Mike O'Leary)
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*SpeedFreaks Radio Show Friday nights 8:30pm
PST, see www.speedtv.com/programs/219/,
or FM 103.7 FM,
http://www.SportsByline.com, Sirius Satellite Radio's
channel 122, via Sports
Byline USA.
*20th Annual Chili Bowl Nationals, Tulsa Expo Raceway,
Tulsa, Oklahoma, Jan11-14. Kid
Rocket, Tony Stewart, Jason Leffler, Sammy Swindell
and Kevin Swindell are some of
the contestants for the Midget race. (Doc Lehman)
*Matthias Vogel, our roving reporter in Europe
and President of the German Street Rod Assoc-
iation, just sent us the most recent event schedule
for many of the Rodding/Motorcycle events
for 2006 in Europe. See the Rhein Main Cruisers at
www.hotrodhotline. (Jack
Lawford)
*S.B. 288 was introduced in the New Hampshire
Legislature to create car titling and registration
classifications for street rods and custom vehicles, will be considered by the NH Senate Trans- portation and Interstate Cooperation Committee on Feb 1. S.B. 288 defines a street rod as an altered vehicle manufactured before 1949 and a custom as an altered vehicle at least 25 years old and manufactured after 1948. Under the bill, kit cars and replica vehicles will be assigned a certificate of title bearing the same model year designation as the production vehicle it most close- ly resembles. The bill mirrors model legislation created by SEMA and recently enacted in Illinois, Missouri, Rhode Island, Montana and Maine. (Jason Tolleson)
*2006 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series new
racing season opens February 3 at Frankie
Lloyds’ Golden Isles Speedway in
Brunswick, GA. The "Super Bowl of Racing II" will pay
$10,000 first place. See
www.goldenislesspeedway.com or 859-271-4501. (James Essex)
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*Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, East Bay
Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida, 30th Annual
Winternationals, Feb 6-11. Practice session on Feb
5. (James Essex)
*News from the The American Hot Rod Foundation:
For all drag racing fans, we have put up
about 200 photos from the Tony Nancy
collection. It is clear from his collection that Tony liked
to photograph every stage of every production. We've posted
mostly drag racing shots, from
Bakersfield to Great Britain and beyond. You can also see
much of J.C. Henning’s artwork in
the photo gallery. His drawings of midget and Indy racing
capture beautifully the atmosphere,
excitement and power of circle track racing. Julian
Doty’s collection manages to capture all
aspects of life on the dry lakes and Bonneville in the 40’s
and early 50’s. The first 200 (out of
over 1000) are in the gallery. At present we are working on
the Mario Boffico collection that
came to us via Roy Brizio. Seen together,
Mario’s photos of the earliest Car Shows, from the
LA Armory to the National Oakland Roadster
Show, give us an understanding of the incredible
diversity in hot rod and custom building at this early
stage. If you have a collection you would like
us to scan and add to the archives please contact me.
(Henry Astor WWW.AHRF.COM)
*The All Star Circuit of Champions sprint car
series, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville,
Daytona, FL, 35th Annual WinterNationals. Sprinters
will race Feb 7-8, and Feb 11-12. The
World of Outlaws series will be racing at
Volusia Speedway Park, Feb 9-10. The USCS 360
Sprint cars will race on Feb 7. The UMP
Open-Wheel Modified Series will run Feb 7-12. See
www.volusiaspeedwaypark.com or call 386-985-4402. All Star
website
www.allstarsprint.com
or call 217-352-9221. (Guy Webb)
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Racing schedules:
*7th ANNUAL CRUISIN' FOR A CURE, Sept 23,
2006, Orange County Fair and Expo
Center, Costa Mesa, CA. All proceeds go to Prostate Cancer
Research at the Jonnson Cancer
Center Foundation at UCLA Medical Center. Free PSA testing
for men. Food, entertainment,
sponsor's booth, drawings, celebrities, 3000+ hot rods,
antiques, sportscars, classic and muscle
cars on display. For more info call Debbie Baker
at 949-752-5115x10 or
dbaker52@aol.com
*ASA SPEED TRUCK CHALLENGE Series 2006
schedule:
*AutoZone Super Chevy Show Tour XXV (AutoStar
Productions) 2006 SCHEDULE:
*CALIFORNIA DRAGWAY 2005 schedule. Located at the
dragstrip, on the grounds of the
California Speedway, Fontana, CA. For more
info Contact Dave Danish at 909-429-5060
or go online at
www.Californiaspeedway.com. All dates and times are subject
to change:
*CROWN ROYAL IROC Series 2006 schedule:
*DirtRacers Radio airs every Sunday evening on
WQKT 104.5 FM from 6-8PM. The show
is hosted by Doc Lehman & Ryan Pearson,
and can also be heard at:
www.wqkt.com
MACS Late Model series racers will be invited on the show. (Doc
Lehman/Ryan Pearson)
*GOODGUYS 2006 Schedule of
Events. See www.goodguys.com
or call 925-838-9876:
*GRAND AM CUP 2006 Racing Schedule:
Jan 4-7, Daytona Test Days, Daytona International Speedway Jan 26-27, 150 Miles/2 Hours, Daytona International Speedway *Points-paying heat races to set field for final event. **Grand Touring Only ***Daytona Prototypes Only (Nate Siebens and Linda K. Mansfield)
*GRAND AMERICAN ROLEX Sports Car Series
2006 schedule (Linda K. Mansfield)
Jan 4-7, Daytona Test Days, Daytona International Speedway
Jan 26-29, 24 Hours, Daytona International Speedway *Points-paying heat races to set field for final event. **Grand Touring Only ***Daytona Prototypes Only (Nate Siebens and Linda K. Mansfield)
*GRAND ROLEX SERIES PROTOTYPE 2006
schedule: (Linda K. Mansfield)
Jan 26-29 Rolex 24, Daytona Int'l Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
*INDUSTRY HILLS SPEEDWAY MOTORCYCLE Races at the
Industry Hills Event
Center, in the City of Industry, CA. Wednesday Nights, AMA
Sanctioned. Adults $12,
Juniors $8, Children $4, and those 5 and under are FREE! Tapes
Up 7:30 PM. Contact:
Freddie Orosco at 909-681-4911, For rider signup see Ryan Evans
at 626-643-7598 or
email sideways31@aol.com.
*IRWINDALE DRAGWAY, Located at
Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale, CA. NHRA
Street Legal sanctioned drag racing every Thursday night from
January to November. Pros
and street legal racing welcome. See
www.Irwindalespeedway.com for Summit schedule and
Junior Dragster program. 1/8 mile track. Entrance fee $20.
Spectators are $10. See Dragstrip
track manager Bob Klein 626-358-1100 x 211. (Carrie Rogers)
*IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY programs, see
www.Irwindalespeedway.com for schedules and
updates. Gates open 4:30, races start at 6pm. (Carrie
Rogers)
*JOHN FORCE Cruise Night is held on the
last Wednesday of each month from 5-8 P.M.
at the shop in Yorba Linda, CA 92887. Contact Craig
Hoelzel for details about vendor space,
how to show your car, or for directions. Craig is at
craig@johnforceracing.com While you
are there, check out the Force Racestation gift shop
next door. It is a fascinating store filled
with all sorts of collectibles, including broken parts
from John's Funny Cars, autographed by
the 13 time NHRA Funny Car Champion himself. You'll
find artwork, paintings, photographs,
hats, jackets, apparel, pins, die cast cars, souvenirs
and just about anything that you could want.
If Force is in town and not on the race car circuit,
he will be glad to sign your collectible. See
hundreds of hot rods and vintage cars, rock to the
music of the '50's, purchase some delicious
food, and meet your fellow hot rodders. Celebrity
racers and hot rodders are known to show
up for this one of a kind hot rod cruise night at the
legendary John Force Racestation.
*KING of INDIANA Sprint
Series 2006 Schedule: For info call Mike
OLeary 812-825-9614
*LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY 2006 Schedule at The
Strip
JANUARY 20-22 – Nitro Blast-Off preseason test session -- 9
a.m. – 5 p.m.
27 – Bracket Test ‘n’ Tune – 11a.m.–5 p.m.
27 – BFGoodrich Midnight Mayhem – 7 p.m.–Midnight. 28 – Bracket Championship Kick-Off – 9 a.m.–4 p.m. 28 – Silver State 1/8-Mile Bracket Challenge – 4–9 p.m. 29 – Bracket Championship Kick-Off – 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
(John Bisci, LVMS Public Relations, 702-632-8231,
jbisci@lvms.com)
*MATTEL Children's Hospital
2nd Annual Car Show and Easter Egg Hunt, April 15,
2006, 9am-3pm, at the John Force RaceStation,
22722 Old Canal Road, Yorba Linda, CA
92887. Open to all street rods, muscle cars, classics, trucks,
antiques, exotics and sports cars.
Food, awards, entertainment and sponsor's booths onsite. All
proceeds go to cancer research.
For more info call Debbie Baker at
949-752-5115x10 or
dbaker52@aol.com
*MEDIA ASSOCIATIONS contact points for writers,
journalists, photographers, etc:
Automotive Press Association, Detroit -
jdgilbert@cbs.com,
Detroit Press Club Foundation
www.icnpr.net
International Automotive Media Awards -
whaessner@earthlink.net,
International Motor Press Association, NYC -
www.impa.org,
Midwest Automotive Media Association, Chicago -
www.mamaonline.org,
Motor Press Guild, Los Angeles -
www.motorpressguild.org,
New England Motor Press Association, Boston -
www.nempa.org,
Northwest Automotive Press Association, Port Orchard, WA-
www.nwapa.org,
Phoenix Automotive Press Association, Phoenix-
ledsall@cox.net,
Rocky Mountain Automotive Press, Denver -
vince@theweekenddrive.com,
Society of Automotive Historians -
www.autohistory.org,
Southeast Automotive Media Organization, Charlotte, NC
www.southeastautomedia.org,
Texas Auto Writers Association, Red Oak TX -
http://www.TexasAutoWriters.org,
Truck Writers of North America,
www.twna.org
Washington Automotive Press Association, D.C. -
www.washautopress.org,
Western Automotive Journalists, San Francisco -
www.waj.org,
*MID-ATLANTIC Championship Series
(MACS) 2006 racing schedule: See
macs1@verizon.net and http://www.macsracing.com (Andy
Geesey)
*NEXTEL (NASCAR) Cup Series 2006
schedule:
*NHRA POWERade Drag Racing 2006 Series schedule.
Feb 9-12, Pomona, CA.
*PERRIS AUTO DRAGWAY, Street Legal Drag Strip at
The PAS (Perris Auto Speedway)
will open on Friday, January 6, 2006. Drag racing will
continue on every Friday thereafter.
The course is a 1/8 mile dragstrip and is open to anyone
16-years old or over with a valid
registration, drivers license and a helmet. Cars, trucks
and motorcycles are allowed. Gates will
open at 4 PM every Friday with racing from 5-10:30 PM. Tech
will close at 9 PM, and you
cannot run if you do not go through tech
inspections. Spectators $10, competitors $20. The
Perris Auto Speedway is on the Lake Perris
Fairgrounds. Take the 215 Freeway, exit at the
Ramona Expressway and go east two and a half miles to the
fairgrounds. For more information
call 951-940-0134, or email them at racesatthepas@aol.com 18700
Lake Perris Drive, Perris,
CA 92571,
www.perrisautospeedway.com (Kim Donner/Scott Daloisio)
*PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY, 2006 Racing Schedule:
18700 Lake Perris Drive, Perris, CA
92571, call 951-940-0134 or go on-line at www.perrisautospeedway.com
Jan 28 Open Practice, Afternoon/Evening Pit Gate will Open
at 1pm, Open House for the Fans
*SCTA El Mirage Dry Lakes (Southern
California) Timing Trials 2006 schedule:
May 6-7, Jun 11, Jul 16, Sept 10, Oct 22, Nov 11-12.
*SCTA/BNI Bonneville Speedweek: Aug 12-18,
2006.
*SCTA/BNI Bonneville World Finals: Oct 11-14,
2006.
*SEMA Club Newsletter (SAN Club
Events) is at www.semasan.com
(Jason Tolleson)
Jan 13-15, Grass Valley, CA, 24th Winter Fun Festival, www.cal4wheel.com Jan 13-15, San Francisco, CA, 6th SF Rod, Custom/Motorcycle Show, www.rpprodinc.com Jan 13-15, Lake Havasu City, AZ, Buses by the Bridge X, www.busesbythebridge.com Jan 14, Seattle, WA, Harvest of Toys, charlieo@foxinternet.net or 253/863-6211 Jan 14, Lake Worth, FLA, 6th Annual Fords and Friends Meet, horizon5@bellsouth.net Jan 14-15, Cordele, GA, Afterthoughts Show and Shine, groundedsl2@aol.com Jan 15, Alameda, CA, Auto and Motorcycle Swap Meet, 510/522-2316 Jan 15, Canby, OR, 30th Hi-Performance Auto Swap Meet, NW DRA, 503/644-5707 Jan 20-22, Pomona, CA, 57th Annual Grand National Roadster Show, www.hotrodshows.com Jan 21, Tubac, AZ, 12th Annual Car Show, Santa Cruz Valley Car Nuts, www.carnuts.org Jan 21-22, W. Springfield, MASS, 30th Autoparts Swap ’n Sell (indoor), 860/871-6376 Jan 21-22, Longview, WA, NW Motorsports Expo and Swap Meet, 360/749-2507 Jan 22, St. Charles, ILL, 29th Annual Auto Parts Swap Meet, AACA, 815/356-7749 Jan 22-23, Salem, OR, 18th Custom/Classic Car Show, 541/485-0995 Jan 26-29, Scottsdale, AZ, 35th Scottsdale Collector Car Auction and Show, www.kruse.com Jan 28-29, Turlock, CA, 40th Annual Swap Meet, MAFCA, www.turlockswapmeet.com Feb 4-5, Orange, CA, Annual Packards International Show and Swap Meet, 714/541-8431 Feb 5, Palmetto 17th Annual Vintage Wheels Car and Truck Show, 941/792-1819
*SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TOP COMP 2006 Series
Schedule: (Gregg Suyenaga)
*SPECIAL REUNIONS AND EVENTS during the year:
CRA Reunion in January 14, hosted by Walt
and Dottie James
Car Racers Reunion in April, hosted by Hila
Sweet and Parnelli Jones
Gas-Up Party and Dry Lakes Hall of Fame in September,
hosted by Gold Coast Club
Legends of Ascot Reunion in October, hosted by
Don and Belita Weaver
*STACKER 2 World of Outlaws Late Model Series
2006 Schedule: (Doc Lehman)
*WALLY PARKS NHRA Motorsports Museum 2006 schedule
of events: 909-622-8562
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