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STATEMENT FROM WHIT BAZEMORE REGARDING RECENT REPORTS OF HIS MAKING AN INAPPROPRITE GESTURE TO SCOTT

Sat, 2006-01-07 20:00

Whit Bazemore denies he was giving anyone "the finger" during Sunday's ESPN2
telecast.

"I was not making an inappropriate gesture to anyone. I was
telling a young fan to wait a minute while I went back into the trailer to
retrieve a Sharpie," Bazemore said. "If you study the TV footage in slow motion
you can see that it is clearly my index finger. It does look suspect in real
time, but I would never flip someone off in the presence of fans, especially
young ones, who had started to crowd around when I walked out behind the car to
pack the parachute.

"Plus, I do not know Scott Kalitta well enough to make that kind
of gesture, even jokingly, and I had no reason to do it anyway.

"I am extremely disappointed in ESPN's lack of discretion to air
something that is so misleading."

WHO OWNS THE SPONSORSHIP? THE DRIVER OR THE TEAM?

Sat, 2006-01-07 20:00

With the recent split of Erica Enders and Victor Cagnazzi Racing and the
sponsorship with SLAMMERS, we have witnessed similar situations facing NASCAR
and IRL. Ad Age asks the question, "Who owns the sponsorship?"

We've often wondered the same thing.

Who Owns the
Sponsorship?

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SUSH MATSUBARA INFORMATION

Sat, 2006-01-07 20:00

In Lieu of Flowers you can make a donation in the name of Sush Matsubara to:

 
The
American Lung Assoc. of California or by phone at 1-800-568-4872.

NEW CARS FOR 2007 UPDATED

Mon, 2006-01-02 08:54

12-20-06-newcartime.jpgTorco’s CompetitionPlus.com
opens its annual “What’s new” gallery to prepare you for the upcoming 2007
season. This annual feature will run through February.

 

MINOT, N.D. RESIDENT WINS TRIP TO NHRA FINALS

Thu, 2005-08-11 20:00

Recently flexing his
competitive muscles behind the wheel of a Funny Car racing simulator at the 25th
annual Lucas Oil Nationals, Minot’s Jim Tarasenko, 53, beat out hundreds of
participants to become the local POWERade Fan Nationals Event Champion. Now,
Tarasenko will travel to Auto Club Raceway at Pomona at the end of the season to
compete for the national championship.


Tarasenko, a technician for the North Central Research Center,
will ultimately be one of 23 Event Champions from drag strips across the country
to compete to become the Series Champion. He and one guest will travel to the
42nd Annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif.
the weekend of Nov. 9-12, 2006. There, Tarasenko will compete in a series of
qualifying rounds for the chance to claim the title of POWERade Fan Nationals
Series Champion.

“This is one of the best experiences of my life,” Tarasenko said.
“I never thought I’d win the Fan Nationals. I can’t believe it. This is the
fourth time I’ve competed in the Fan Nationals; I’m thrilled to win.”

ENCORE - THE EARLY DAYS OF 500-INCH PRO STOCK

by Bobby Bennett    Fri, 2003-12-19 20:54

11-11_500ps.jpgThe cover blurb on the October 22, 1981 issue of National DRAGSTER said it all.

1982 Rules: Pro Stock Revamped.

The NHRA decided they’d had their fill of the pounds-per-cubic-inch format which had defined the Pro Stock division since its inception in 1970.

The continual factoring of the leading Chevrolet and Ford combinations had proven aggravating at best, and controversial to say the least.

The Pro Stock division would now be based on a universal 500 cubic inch limit with a weight of 2,350 pounds.

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