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FW: 2010 MMSHoF inductees announced-----Original Message----- From: Allan Brown <speedways@comcast.net> Sent: Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:44:34 Pacific Daylight T... READMORE |
Paul McMahan takes WoO win at Eldora Paul McMahan had racked up six Top-Five finishes in his last eight starts heading into the finale of Outlaw Thunder by Goodye... READMORE |
New Paris braves cold, Thirteen Feature No doubt about it, the weather was cold with temperatures in the low 40's and a stiff wind swirling through the 1/4 mile spee... READMORE |
Galesburg Speedway Red Flagged The Galesburg Speedway did not open last weekend as scheduled and it’s unlikely the race track will open this Saturday becau... READMORE |
Ron Flinn Hospitalized Reports out of Crystal Motor Speedway this morning are that Ron Flinn has been hospitalized due to a coronary issue. Accordi... READMORE |
Action to begin at Spartan SpeedwayIf the grandstands along the front stretch of Spartan Speedway look a bit higher than normal, well, they are. The speedway p... READMORE |
Auto City postpones due to Cold Although the weather was picture-perfect for testing on Thursday afternoon, Mother Nature brought us cold and windy condition... READMORE |
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Dirt flying, the wind rushing through my hair and two boys on Big Wheels eating my dust: that's my first memory of racing. Yes, I was on a purple tricycle with a flowered seat, but I was on a dirt track and I was out front, that's what really matters. I spent most of my youth either at a Tri-Sport track, in the garage, at a car show, or watching NASCAR with my dad. My love for cars and auto racing was inevitable.
My favorite NASCAR driver? That would have to be Cale Yarborough. One of the highlights of my life was meeting him, Richard Petty, Buddy Baker and Richard Childress back in the late '80s. Even then, they were all just a bunch of regular guys having a good time. I love that about racing.
In the '90s, I studied philosophy at Western Illinois University and put the automotive world on the back burner of my life for nearly 15 years. Those were dark and dreary days. I hope that none of you ever have to go through anything as horrible as that, ever!
Then, the clouds parted and the sun came shining through in 2006. Suddenly, I was hanging at Angola Motor Speedway, writing about the drivers from Williams County, Ohio (AKA the Ohio Posse!), and getting paid a little bit of moolah for it, too. The Bryan Times newspaper let me develop news coverage for the local racing scene, and life was good.
I call it Living Life at Full Throttle.
Sharing a good story with great fans is what writing is all about to me. I can't wait for this season to get started!
