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Some of you know already through word of mouth and some of
you happen to have called
the office today, but for those of you who don't know
yet, it breaks my heart and saddens
me deeply to convey this news. Topper
Chasse passed away this morning. Barbara is
still
making arrangements, so we have no details yet on a
service. I am at a loss for words right
now but I know many of you loved him and will miss him.
(Theresa)
*I have the information now for the funeral services for
Topper Chasse. Wednesday, September
14, 2005, 12:45pm. Calvary Cemetery 4201 Whittier Blvd,
Los Angeles CA. In lieu of flowers
a donation to the following would be appreciated to:
Downtown Women’s Center, 325 So. Los
Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013, or call
213-680-0600. (Theresa)
* "Topper Chasse started racing in
drag racing at an early age with the typical Ford road-
ster. Topper began road racing, a 356
Porsche, in the CalClub and SCCA events beginn-
ing in 1955 or '56. He spent the next ten years
competing in the Porsche Owner's Club
time trials that were held at all of the local road
race courses. He held several official
posts in these clubs. He drove many types of
Porsche racers and crewed for several other
race drivers. He eventually spent a couple of years
driving in the SCCA TransAm series.
He then raced in the Willow Springs Raceway Road
Racing Stock Car series. The last few
years Topper vintage raced 914 Porsches in VARA and
HSR-West events. He kept his his
SCCA, Porsche Owners Club, Porsche Club of America,
VARA and HSR-West drivers
licenses current right up to the end." (Ron
Cummings)
*Topper Chasse had so many friends, and
so many of you have offered to assist Barbara with
Topper's museum, the memorabilia and cars there. She appreciates everyone's offers of help, as many of you are much more knowledgeable with the kinds items that are at the museum. However at this time she is overwhelmed with the amount of offers she has had. Right now her goal is to just get through the funeral tomorrow. She will not be making any changes or decisions regarding the museum or any of the cars for probably months and when she does she will have an executor handle all the details. She does appreciate all the kindness and generosity of the offers, it's just more than she can deal with right now and prefers not to deal with it just yet but wanted to convey her thanks to all those who have offered. I also want to thank all of you who have called and emailed with their kind words and thoughts and who have shared a little of their treasured memories of Topper with me. I envy those of you who have many years of fond memories. I always loved listening to his stories. Thank you, Theresa
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*I can't remember if I told you about Don's (Weaver)
heart attack and emergency quadruple by-
pass surgery. If not let me know and I will fill you in on all the details. Most important right now is to let your readers know he is well and on the mend and that the event is still on for Oct 22, and that we hope everyone will support it. (Belita Weaver)
*http://www.oilstick.com/event/0509.htm,
the above is a new link on the
www.oilstick.com
website for events of interest to Racing people.
It ties in with the Bulletin Board and from
local information. (Evelyn Roth,
www.oilstick.com
website owner/operator)
*Orah Mae Millar and Robin Millar are going
to distribute Pete Millar's DRAGcartoon
comics in the goody bag to be given out to everyone at the
California Hot Rod Reunion at
Auto Club Famoso Raceway on Sept 30-Oct 3, 2005.
"We are excited about this. Helping to
keep the history of Drag racing alive," said Robin
Millar. Go to
www.laffyerasphalt.com for
more details on the work of the late cartoonist, which his
family has kept going. "Pete Millar,
1929-2003, was a great drag racer, brilliant cartoonist
and a best of friends to those who knew
him. We lost Pete on February 28, 2003 but his work lives
on. His loving wife Orah Mae and
daughter, Robin will continue to offer the works available
on this site and more neat stuff Pete
did that was previously unavailable," said Robin.
*Ernie Nagamatsu will be entering Old
Yeller II in the Coronado Speed Festival on
October
8-9, 2005, in San Diego, California. Legendary driver
Bill Krause will be driving the Max
Balchowsky built car, just as he did
back in 1959. (Ernie Nagamatsu)
*Ermie Immerso Collection to be
Auctioned. Ermie was a 3 time Grand National
Roadster
Show winner, and his award winning
cars and hot rods are for sale. There will be no
reserves
and everything will be sold. This includes: real
estate, a 27,500 square foot building, hot rods,
cars, engines, trucks, car parts, trailers, motorhome,
machinery and more. The auction will be
held on October 29, 2005, at 10am. The address is
2473 E. Rancho Del Amo Place, Rancho
Dominguez, Ca. 90220. See
www.braunco.com or
call 310-798-3123x100. (Scrub Hansen)
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*THE SALT IS HEALING- Much Optimism for World Finals.
Mike Waters, Mike Manghelli
and Larry Volk visited the Bub meet on Thursday to assess
the salt conditions and the course
prep. techniques used by the Bub folks. They gave me a
preliminary report this morning. The
condition of the salt overall is much improved. Probably a
result of the August rains. Areas that
were rough in August are now much smoother. There are
significant areas still wet at both ends
of the BNI courses used at SW in Aug, but
the center parts are dry and very smooth. The first
1.5 to 2 miles of those courses still are rough with pot
holes and standing water. The Bub folks
ran a 5 mile course in the area between the 2 Speedweek
courses, starting at what would be the
7.5 mile mark and running back toward Wendover.
Then for their (2 way) return run, starting at
about the 2.5 mile point and running back. There is water
and wet salt beyond their course in
both directions. The area we first staked out for courses
in July to the east of the SW courses
is dry and fairly smooth. The salt driving over to this
site is considerably smoother than it was in
August. Use of the new drag built and used by Bub has
been offered to SCTA/BNI. While the
drag has lots of adjustments for the blades, we will have
to test it and make decisions about what
to use when the time comes. It is way too soon for any
decisions yet. The meet is on until it is
cancelled. We will just have to see what cards mother
nature deals us or leaves us in early
October. We have plans to once again send an advance team
up to scout the best salt and hope-
fully find 1 or with luck, 2 good courses. Roy Creel
(forwarded on by George Callaway)
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*Could you please do me a big favor and remind people that do
not know about Cruisin' For A
Cure, that as of today, Labor Day, we have
2,246 PRE-registered cars, there is still time to get
their registrations in by going to
www.cruisinforacure.com
and getting a registration and mailing it
in. ANY MAN OVER 40 years old can come out to the Orange
County Fairgrounds, on Sept
24th, from 7 am to 5:30 p.m., and get a FREE prostate cancer
screening. They can have the full
exam or just the blood test, but take advantage of it. They
can call me for questions. 714-803-
9216, or go to the website. Thanks. Debie Baker
*Don Weaver has scheduled his
Legends of Ascot Reunion for October 22, 2005,
at Perris
Auto Speedway, Lake Perris,
California. This year's honorees will be Bob Hogle,
Ted Halibrand,
Alex Morales, Hal Minyard and Danny McKnight.
This event honors the legendary Ascot Track
that J.C. Agajanian and his family made famous
over in Gardena, California. The last two events
had over 600 racers in attendance. Contact Don
for tickets at
LegendsofAscot@aol.com or call
310-549-3562.
*The IAMA rule and entry forms for 2005
contest are now ready as a printable PDF at:
http://www.aztexcorp.com/expressionengine/index.php/autoawards. The International Automotive Media Awards updates are also listed on that website. (Walter Haessner)
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*Perris Auto Dragstrip, Lake Perris,
CA, racing schedule for 1/8 mile dragstrip. Racing will
take
place every Friday night 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. Admission:
spectators $10, competitors $20. (Kim Donner)
Sept 23, Sept 30, Oct 21, Oct 28, Nov 11, Nov 18.
*The Annual Gas-Up Party and Dry Lakes Hall
of Fame put on by the Gold Coast Roadster
and Racing Club in Santa Barbara
County, will be held the last Saturday in September at
Jack
Mendenhall's Gas Pump Museum
in Buellton, California. For reservations and further
info see
http://www.oilstick.com/event/gasupcost.htm This
event honors the Dry Lake and Bonneville
land speed racers who have dedicated their lives to go
as fast as their ingenuity and mechanical
skills would take them. It is also an opportunity to
see the fabulous Gas Pump Museum. Mark
and Vickie Mendenhall
and their family and friends will serve the best Santa
Maria Style Tri-Tip
Steak and Beans Bar-B-Cue that you will ever eat.
(From Evelyn Roth)
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*SCTA/BNI World Finals October 12-15 (Vehicle Inspections begin on Oct 11)
*SCTA El Mirage Dry Lakes (Southern
California) Timing Trials schedule:
October 23, November 12-13.
*NHRA Street Legal sanctioned drag racing every
Thursday night at Irwindale Speedway,
January to November. See
www.Irwindalespeedway.com for Summit schedule and Junior
Dragster program. (Doug Stokes)
*2005 Perris Auto Speedway, Perris, CA schedule
of upcoming races. For more information
on the 2005 Perris Auto Speedway schedule,
please call (951) 940-0134. (Scott Daloisio)
Sept 17, USAC/CRA Sprint Cars
Sept 24, PASSCAR Super Stocks, Street Stocks, Hornets, IMCA
Modifieds/Lightning Sprints
*Jack and Mary Ann
Lawford have a great e-Zine for hot rodders in Www.Hotrodhotline.com
and another website for Trucks at Www.HotRodTrucks.com.
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*2005 California Dragway schedule at the
dragstrip, California Speedway, Fontana, CA.
Contact Dave Danish at 909-429-5060 or go
online at
www.Californiaspeedway.com. All
dates and times are subject to change:
Sept 15-18, 7am, NHRA Lucas Oil Series (9am on the 15th)
Sept 24, Noon, Street legals
Oct 1-2, 8am, Fun Ford Weekend
*Irwindale Speedway programs, see
www.Irwindalespeedway.com for schedules and updates.
2005 Irwindale oval track racing schedule: Gates open 4:30, races start at 6pm. September 17 Late Models, Mini Stocks, West Coast Pro Trucks, Dodge Super Trucks,
Legend Cars.
September 24 Super Late Models, Grand American Modifieds, Super Stocks, Pure Stocks,
Pure Stocks-Women, Pick Your Part Figure 8s.
October 1 Super Late Models, Late Models, Speed Trucks Challenge.
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*Irwindale Speedway offers Thursday night
drag racing. Pros and street legal racing welcome.
1/8 mile track. Entrance fee $20. Spectators are $10.
See Dragstrip track manager Bob Klein
626-358-1100 x 211. (Doug Stokes)
*2005 ASA Speed Truck Challenge
racing/television schedule (Pacific Standard Time):
Sept 17 race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to air Nov
12, 8PM, Repeat Broadcast TBA
Oct 1 race at Irwindale Speedway to air Nov 19, 8PM,
Repeat Broadcast TBA
*2005 Southern California Top Comp
Schedule: (From Gregg Suyenaga)
Race 7 October 15 Las Vegas Mike's Transmission
Race 8 October 16 Las Vegas Mike's Transmission
*2005 Goodguys Schedule of Events. See
www.goodguys.com or
call 925-838-9876:
Sept 16-18, 14th Annual East Coast Nationals, Rhinebeck,
NY
Sept 23-25, 4th Annual Mid-Western Nationals, Kansas City,
KS
Sept 30-Oct 1-2, 13th Annual Lone Star Nationals, Ft
Worth, TX
*Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum
Reunions. Call 909-622-8562
Sept 30-Oct 2, Automobile Club of Southern California,
California Hot Rod Reunion,
Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, CA
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*2005 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series
schedule.
Sept 15-18, 21st Annual NHRA Nationals, Reading, PA
Sept 22-25, 20th Annual O'Reilly Fall Nationals, Dallas,
TX
Sept 29-Oct 2, 5th Annual Carquest Auto Parts Nationals,
Chicago, ILL
*2005 King of Indiana Sprint Series Schedule: For
info call Mike OLeary 812-825-9614
*SEMA Club Newsletter is at
www.semasan.com
Unable to access SEMA Newsletter
*Mid-Atlantic Championship Series (MACS)
2005 racing
schedule:
Sept 17, Virginia Motor Speedway, 50 laps Sept 23, Lernerville Speedway, 50 laps Oct 7-9 Challenger Raceway, TBA Raindate Oct 21-23 See macs1@verizon.net and http://www.macsracing.com (Andy Geesey)
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*2005 Crown Royal IROC Series
schedule:
Oct 29, Atlanta Motor Speedway
*2005 Grand Am Rolex Sports
Car Series schedule (Linda K. Mansfield)
Sept 22-24, Watkins Glen International, 250 miles
Oct 7-9, Virginia International Raceway, 400 Km
*2005 Nextel Cup Series schedule
(NASCAR):
Sept 18, New Hampshire International Speedway
Sept 25, Dover International Speedway
Oct 2, Talladega Superspeedway
Oct 9, Kansas Speedway
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*The 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.
*The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum's
schedule of events:
Sept 10-26, Los Angeles County Fair. Special
admission price of only $1.
Sept 30-Oct 2, California Hot Rod Reunion, Famoso
Raceway, Bakersfield, California
Oct 5, Twilight Cruise Night 4:30-8pm. Top four
cars will appear on Nov 14 parade.
Nov 2, Twilight Cruise Night 4:30-8pm. Top four
cars will appear on Nov 14 parade.
Nov 11, Night of Champions, FREE admission from
6:30-10pm.
Nov 13, Street Rod Parade, at Pomona Raceway,
9-9:30am.
Dec 7, Twilight Cruise Night 4:30-8pm. Annual
Holiday toy drive.
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*AutoZone Super Chevy Show Tour XXV (AutoStar
Productions) 2005 SCHEDULE
Sept. 30,Oct. 1-2 SBR Virginia Motorsports Park T Richmond-Petersburg, VA Oct. 7-8-9 SBR National Trail Raceway T Columbus, OH *Sept. 16, Skyline Speedway, Stewart, Ohio, 740-989-0567, www.skylinespeedway.com,
Season Championship Double Points. All Classes.
(Dustin Jarrett)
*Sept. 23, Skyline Speedway, Stewart, Ohio, 740-989-0567, www.skylinespeedway.com,
Late Model Special "HARVEST 50." All Classes.
(Dustin Jarrett)
*2005 Schedule for the Strip at Las Vegas
Motor Speedway:
Sep 15, Thursday Night Street Wars street legal grudge drags 8pm-1 a.m. 16, Final GlobePC.com SHOW N GO FRIDAYS 6pm-midnight. 17, Meadow Gold NHRA Jr. Dragster Series 8am-1pm. 17, Jerrys Nugget Drag Racing Series LV F-Body Assn drags 6-11pm. 17, Motorcycle Madness No. 5 -- street bike grudge drags 11pm-1:30am. 30, Test n Tune 6-10pm. 30, BFGoodrich Midnight Mayhem 10pm-2am.
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*Special Reunions and events during the year:
Walt and Dottie James'
CRA Reunion in January
Hila Sweet's Car Racers
Reunion in April
Boat Racers Reunion in June
Gold Coast Club's Gas-Up
Party and Dry Lakes Hall of Fame in September
Wally Parks' NHRA Motorsports Museum's
California Hot Rod Reunion in October
Don Weaver's Legends of
Ascot Reunion in October
*O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass
DirtCar Series Points: 3185 Tim Tungate,
3125
Whitney McQueary, 3025 Mike Jewell, 2885 Aaron
Hatton, 2880 Chris Combs, 2830 Michael
England, 2780 Tyrel Todd, 2570 Wayne Chinn,
2275 Frankie Coomer, 2200 Shannon Thorns-
berry. (Dustin Jarrett)
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*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,
Dukie Ermolenko at 714-952-8580 or E-mail:
ermospeed@sbcglobal.net. For rider signup see
Ryan Evans at 626-643-7598 or email sideways31@aol.com.
*Industry Hills Speedway Motorcycle Races
2005 SCHEDULE:
September 14.
*2005 Stacker 2 World of Outlaws Late Model
Series Schedule: (Doc Lehman)
9/16 Tri-City Speedway, Granite City, IL 9/19 I-55 Speedway, Pevely, MO 9/29-10/1 Stacker 2 Nationals/Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, IA 10/7-8 West Virginia Motor Speedway, Mineral Wells, WV
*NARA Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Points After Sept 4, 2005: Don O'Neal 5150,
Earl Pearson Jr 5040, Donnie Moran 4860, Matt
Miller 4755, Scott James 4205, Freddy
Smith 3755, Tim Dohm 3645, Brady Smith 2830,
Brian Birkhofer 2725, Terry English
2360.
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*Though the competition is sometimes stiff at the
NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion,
there is
always one winner: the local economy. It is
estimated the Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, 2005 Reunion,
presented by the Automobile Club of Southern
California, will generate more than $6.2 million
for
the communities of Kern County during the
three-day event - double the amount generated just
two years ago. Based on average hotel and food
costs released by the Bakersfield Convention
and Visitors Bureau, those attending this year's
Reunion are estimated to spend more than $4.3
million on lodging and food alone. "Obviously,
the Reunion is important to all the communities of
Kern County due to the substantial economic
impact," said Don Jaeger, president of the
Visitors
Bureau. In 2003, revenue generated by the
Reunion was estimated at $3 million. Doug Heaton,
General Manager of Bakersfield's Doubletree
Hotel, said all 262 rooms at the hotel are
reserved
well before the Reunion rolls into town. "The
Doubletree is the largest hotel in Bakersfield,
yet
we're completely booked nine months before
Reunion weekend," said Heaton. "There isn't
enough lodging in Bakersfield to handle the
influx of Reunion attendees, so fans drive in from
the
hotels, motels and camping grounds of the
surrounding communities." "Last year, the local
TV
station reported that hotel rooms were sold out
50 miles away because of the Reunion," said
Sam Jackson, executive director of the Wally
Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona,
Calif., producers of the event. "And it's not
just the hotels that are filling their coffers.
According
to our estimates, more than $1.8 million will be
spent on car rentals, souvenirs, fuel, site
rentals,
campsites and admission fees." Now in its 14th
year at historic Famoso Raceway, the 2005
Reunion is expected to attract more fans than
last year. Also, requests for information and
access
from local and national media indicate an
increased level of interest in the event. "With
more
interest and increased attendance, we expect the
Reunion's direct economic impact on Bakersfield
and Kern County to be greater than ever," said
Jackson. Tickets for the NHRA California Hot
Rod Reunion, presented by the Automobile Club of
Southern California, are available by calling
800/884-6472. A full event credential is $55
for adults and only $10 for those under 16. Full
event credentials include a "goody bag" that
features the highly collectible Reunion Annual and
a
dash plaque. AAA members receive a $5 discount
on a full event credential or $2 off on
Saturday or Sunday daily tickets when they show
their membership card. Camping passes are
available with credential purchase at $50 and
swap meet spaces are just $40 for a 20'x20'
space.
Daily tickets may be purchased at the gate of
Auto Club Famoso Raceway, north of Bakersfield
on Highway 99. For Reunion information, call
909/622-8562 or visit
http://museum.nhra.com.
For the 11th consecutive year, the Automobile Club of Southern California, the largest affiliate of
the AAA, is the presenting sponsor of the NHRA
California Hot Rod Reunion. The Automobile
Club of Southern California has been serving
members since 1900. Today, the Auto Club's
members benefit by the organization's emergency
road service, financial products, travel agency
and trip planning services, highway and
transportation safety programs, insurance products
and
services, automotive pricing, buying and
financing programs, automotive testing and
analysis and
legislative advocacy. Information about these
products and services is available on the Auto
Club's web site at
www.aaa-calif.com. (Bill Groak)
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*Sept 10, Perris Auto Speedway,
Lake Perris, CA, race results: SUPER STOCKS-Mike
Hixson, Ed Perry, Ron Meyer, Brian Pannone, John
Caley. STREET STOCKS-Dave Vreatt,
Hap Veritch, Curtis Dietzsch, Blaine Whitson,
Steve Smith. EXTREME TRUCKS & SUV’S-
Kevin Hocking, Kenny Mann, Russ Wernimont, Bill
Bartel, Art Peterson. HORNETS-Bobby
Hogerhuis, Aaron Knox, Tony Thompson, Tom Hess,
Jaeger Jones. PICK-A-PART
CRUISERS-Tyson Talkington/Dillon Lewis, Ray
Bundy/Dean Holdridge, Scott Urquart/David
Hill, Ton Gillum/Jeff Gillum, Cyndi Garnica/Lynn
Lillie. (Scott Daloisio and Kim Donner)
*The 2005 Monterey Historic races
will be shown this Friday, Sept. 16th at 12 Noon
(2 hours)
on SPEED Channel. (Sent in by Ernie
Nagamatsu, owner/driver of Max
Balachowsky's Old
Yeller II)
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*Editor's notes-The following was sent in
by Doug Stokes: As many of you have
noted, this
is my last official day at Irwindale Speedway
and Dragstrip. Bear in mind that I've not even
begun
to clean out my desk or take some of the
personal stuff off the walls in the trackside
press room.
I will this week some time. It's been a great
eight years at the Speedway and I really must
thank
my terrific boss Bob DeFazio, and our great
owner Jim Williams, for all their encouragement
and
support along the way. I must also thank all of
the great Speedway staff. Their teamwork and a
can-do attitude have made my job a breeze. And
then there's the media. Their accurate and
enthusiastic coverage of events at Irwindale
have put our name before the world and we surely
appreciate it. I really hate to leave before the
season is over, but the situation at my new
employ-
ment requires my presence (actually, I need to
learn the business before the holiday rush!).
This
new adventure is an opportunity for ownership
for me in a field that I've loved for a long, long
time.
Please, when you're in the LA area, stop by Autobooks-Aerobooks (Burbank) and say hello.
After over 10 year of working at a racetrack
(Perris and Irwindale) I'm going to miss the daily
excitement of that business...However, I'm sure
that becoming a shopkeeper wiil have PLENTY
of "adventure". Most of all I'll miss all my
many friends who make the Speedway what it is.
The
fans, the crews, the drivers, the officials, and
especially "my" photogs and one-man press box
"staff". You guys (Leroy, Mo, Earl, Bobby,
Garry, Issac, Howie) ... Keep at it, you all know
the
drill ... All I ever had to so was unlock the
doors and give you your "pay" (a coupon for a free
hot
dog and a coke), you guys always did all the
rest! THANKS!-STOKES Oh yeah, I'll be back
to help out on the Toyota All-Star and the
Thanksgiving Night GP (how could I miss those two
classics?) (that's me on the right ... the guy
on the left kept trying to hog the shot)
THANKS!
-STOKES
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*Sept 10, Irwindale (CA) Speedway
race report: Rod Johnson led all 75-laps of the
Lucas Oil
Super Late Models 25-car feature to
win on the banked, half-mile Irwindale
Speedway. Bryan
Harrell won the 40-lap Vista Paint Super
Stock race on the half-mile. Greg Tucker
took the
35-lap Grand American Modified event
on the third-mile inner track. Steve Stewart
won the
25-lap Pick Your Part Figure 8
contest. Mark Whitson won the Justice
Brothers Pure Stock
35-lap main on the third-mile track. Michelle
Rouse took the Pure Stock women's
league race.
Jesse James, star of the TV Show Monster Garage, became part of a controversial fracas during
the 11-car, 25-lap Figure 8 race. James'
bumper hooked Harry Kuenniger's bumper at the X
intersection. James continued, but Kuenniger's
car stopped. Kuenniger then drove against oncom-
ing cars towards turn three and just missed
James' passing car. He went out of his way and
tried
to ram James' car two more times. On the final
attempt Kuenniger cut from turn three and rammed
the right side of James' car as it exited turn
four. Kuenniger left his car and jumped up and
down
on James' car. James emerged and fists flew
before the two angry drivers were separated. An
Irwindale Police patrol car at the track for
traffic control drove onto the track and into
the infield.
Officers put Kuenniger in the police car and
removed him from the premises. (Courtesy of Tim
Kennedy's Irwindale Speedway report)
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*This just arrived and I am forwarding so
you at least have a "heads-up" on it. Remember
Don't download a .exe file unless you know
it is safe! (Evelyn) Emails with pictures
of
Osama Bin-Laden hanged are being sent and the
moment that you open these emails your com-
puter will crash and you will not be able to
fix it! This e-mail is being distributed through
countries
around the globe, but mainly in the US and
Israel. Don't be inconsiderate; send this
warning to
whomever you know. Confirmed at:
http://www.snopescom/ Origins: There are
few headlines
that would grab the attention of more computer
users around the world than "Osama bin Laden
Captured," and that's exactly what whoever
created this lure was counting on to snare
unsuspect-
ing victims who use Microsoft platforms.
"Osama bin Laden Captured" isn't a virus in
itself; it's
the text of a message that includes a link to
a file called EXPLOIT.EXE. When a message
recipient clicks on this link to view what he
thinks are pictures of Osama bin Laden's
capture, he
can end up downloading an executable Trojan
known as Backdoor-AZU, BKDR_LARSLP.A,
Download.Trojan, TrojanProxy.Win32.Small.b,or Win32.Slarp. Clicking the embedded link in
the "Osama bin Laden Captured" message
auto-executes a file called "EXPLOIT.EXE," which
exploits a known security hole to download the
Trojan. According to McAfee Security.
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(Courtesy of Jason Tolleson at SEMA)
*URGENT LEGISLATIVE ALERT;
Massachusetts Bill to Ban the Sale/Installation
of After
market Exhaust Systems to be Considered on
Tuesday, September 13. A bill (H.B. 2011) to
ban the sale or installation of “an exhaust
system which has been modified in a manner which
will
amplify or increase the noise emitted by the
exhaust” will be considered by the Joint
Transportat-
ion Committee on Tuesday, September 13. The
bill has been revised from previous versions to
exclude limited-use “antique motor cars.”
This amendment represents a clear attempt by the
bill’s
sponsor to divide the automobile hobby in an
effort to gain cleaner sailing for this
restrictive and
damaging piece of legislation. We Urge You to
Call or E-Mail Members of the Transportation
Committee Immediately to Oppose H.B. 2011.
For those interested in attending the hearing to
show their opposition to the bill, the
committee will meet on Tues., September 13 at
the following
address and time: Capitol Building, Room A-1,
Boston, Massachusetts. 10:30 a.m. H.B. 2011
ignores the fact that aftermarket exhaust
systems are designed to make vehicles run more
efficiently
without increasing emissions. H.B. 2011 does
not supply law enforcement with a clear standard
to enforce, allowing them to make subjective
judgments on whether or not a modified exhaust
system is in violation. H.B. 2011 fails to
recognize that aftermarket exhaust systems offer
increas-
ed performance, which can make a vehicle safer
by improving its ability to merge, pass, travel
up
hill, etc. H.B. 2011 would make it difficult
for hobbyists to replace factory exhaust systems
with
more durable, better performing options. H.B.
2011 would only exclude “antique motor cars”
defined as those vehicles over 25-years old
which are used exclusively for exhibitions, club
activit-
ies, parades, etc. DON’T DELAY! Please
contact members of the Massachusetts Joint
Trans-
portation Committee immediately by phone or
e-mail to request their opposition to this bill
at:
Steven Baddour
Steven.Baddour@state.ma.us (617) 722-1604
Harriette Chandler
Harriette.Chandle@state.ma.us (617)
722-1544
Mark Montigny Mark.Montigny@state.ma.us
(617) 722-1440
Thomas McGee
Thomas.McGee@state.ma.us (617) 722-1350
Jarrett Barrios Jarrett.Barrios@state.ma.us
(617) 722-1650
James Timilty
James.Timilty@state.ma.us (617) 722-1222
Robert Hedlund
Robert.Hedlund@state.ma.us (617) 722-1646
Joseph Wagner
Rep.JosephWagner@hou.state.ma.us (617)
722-2460
Brian Knuuttila
Rep.BrianKnuuttila@hou.state.ma.us (617)
722-2900
Frank Hynes
Rep.FrankHynes@hou.state.ma.us (617)
722-2552
William Galvin
Rep.WilliamGalvin@hou.state.ma.us (617)
722-2220
Anne Paulsen
Rep.AnnePaulsen@hou.state.ma.us (617)
722-2140
Timothy Toomey
Rep.TimothyToomey@hou.state.ma.us (617)
722-2692
Stephen LeDuc
Rep.StephenLeDuc@hou.state.ma.us (617)
722-2915
David Linsky
Rep.DavidLinsky@hou.state.ma.us (617)
722-2210
Paul Frost Rep.PaulFrost@hou.state.ma.us
(617) 722-2489
Paul Loscocco
Rep.PaulLoscocco@hou.state.ma.us (617)
722-2220
Stephen Canessa
Rep.StephenCanessa@hou.state.ma.us (617)
722-2425
Carl Sciortino
Rep.CarlSciortino@hou.state.ma.us (617)
722-2014
Martha Walz
Rep.MartyWalz@hou.state.ma.us (617)
722-2425
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*The Jim Murray Memorial Foundation’s
2005 Murray Scholars have been selected as the
result of a nationwide essay competition.
Seven journalism students will be honored on
Monday
evening, December 12, at the “Great
Ones”-Murray Scholars’ award banquet being
held at the
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The Desert Sun; Mike Downey, Chicago
Tribune; Tim Kawakami, San Jose Mercury News;
John Nadel, Associated Press-Los Angeles
Bureau; Karen Rosen, Atlanta
Journal-Constitution;
Tim Sullivan, San Diego Union-Tribune; and
John Walters, Sports Illustrated and SI on
Campus.
The 2005 scholarship winners are: Andrew Abramson, University of Florida; Nate Bethea,
Indiana University; Thomas Bransfield,
Trinity College; Peter Bulger, University of
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Heather Comak, Syracuse University; Audrey
Dutton, Columbia University; and Joseph Werk-
meister, St. Bonaventure University. (Linda
McCoy-Murray)
*Perris Auto Speedway
announced that this Saturday night, it will
be “Bald Night” at The PAS.
All fans who are completely bald will get
into the races free, according to Don
Kazarian, track
Manager. Call 951-940-0134 for more
info. (Scott Daloisio and Kim Donner)
*Perris Auto Speedway,
VALVOLINE USAC/CRA POINT STANDINGS: Rip
Williams 1448,
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Gaunt 1018, Mike Spencer 921, Josh Ford
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Ostling 723, Danny Sheridan 701, Alan
Ballard 667, R.J. Johnson 590, Jordan
Hermansador
565, Bobby Cody 415, David Cardey
409, Jimmy Crawford 405, Danny Ebberts
362, Bobby
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Donner)
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