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- Hot wheels on display at Cruise-In - Journal & Sunday Journal
- Size of bike rally surprises Smith - Stuff
- SC: Series Noble Sunday summary - Motorsport.com
- Motorcycle Sport - MCN
- Hometown great gets little love in El Cajon - sign on sandiego.com
| Hot wheels on display at Cruise-In - Journal & Sunday Journal Posted: 25 Oct 2009 09:44 PM PDT MARTINSBURG - With sparkling, polished chrome and sunshine as far as the eye could see, Sunday's Newspapers In Education Cruise-In in Martinsburg offered the perfect chance for folks all walks of life to share in their love of classic cars and hot rods while supporting a worthy cause. The October Cruise-In, which took place at Kmart, is one of three sponsored each year by local businesses and The Journal to help support the NIE program. "We have over 150 cars," said Pam Cook, The Journal's NIE coordinator. "We're very happy. It's a wonderful turnout and the weather has been perfect today." Newspapers in Education is a nationwide program that provides newspapers to local schools as an educational resource. The Journal's NIE program provides newspapers to classrooms in Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan and Hampshire counties. "We also do a spelling bee for all four counties, and we send a child to the nationals," Cooks said. "That's what this money is for that we raised today." The Journal's NIE program also sponsors several other events throughout the year, including a design-an-ad contest for local students who are given an opportunity to win prizes for designing advertisements for local businesses. Sunday's Cruise-In featured everything from classic cars and motorcycles to speed boats and soap box derby racers. A trophy for best in show was awarded to the best car, truck and motorcycle during the show. The awards were sponsored by Executive Auto Sales, while Les's Auto Repair & Towing sponsored the $25 cash prize given to each of the winners. Among those in the crowd was Glen Stoner, of Greencastle, Pa., who brought his cherry red custom-painted 1929 Ford. Stoner, who has owned the car for about the three years, spent about three months restoring it and putting his own personal touch to it. "It was a very nice cruise-in, it was a nice day for it and people brought a lot of beautiful cars," he said. "I think people like to just see the older cars. They had a lot of body lines to them, and they were just different cars from what we have today." Others like Bruce Noble, of Martinsburg, brought his V-Drive Hydro drag racing boat, which he has owned for about three years. "It's a nice day, there's a lot of cars and a lot of good people," he said. Josh Barnhart, who traveled from Clear Spring, Md., to attend the cruise-in, brought his stylish matte black 1931 Ford Model A hot rod to the show. "It's a beautiful day. It couldn't have been a better day for it," he said of the show. "It seems like every car you look at is a little different. You get a lot of people's personality in each car. Nothing is actually the same." Berkeley County resident Betty Fulk also had a fun time showing off her 1968 Chevy Impala convertible, and said she thinks that nostalgia is one of the main reasons that people enjoy classic cars so much. "It's wonderful," she said of the cruise-in. "Most of us either remember the cars from when we first started to drive when we were young, or a lot of people just buy a car and restore it because they had one just like it." Others like Dean Wean had a 1972 Camaro that might have still been a work in progress, but he said he enjoyed the cruise-in. "I think it's one of the nicer ones. I think they do a real good job," Wean, of Martinsburg, said. "It's a real nice show." In addition to the bevy of cars, the show also featured about 25 racers from The ROCs Classic Soap Box Derby and allowed for registration for next year's contest. "We also have hot rod boats here today ... and we also have a lot of craft vendors, which have baskets, jewelry, tupperware and just a lot of different things," Cook said. Several raffles were held during the daylong cruise-in, and entrants were given the chance to win door prizes. "I'd like to thank Kmart for letting us have this event, and, as always, we'd like to thank all of our sponsors," Cook said. - Staff writer Edward Marshall can be reached at (304) 263-8931, ext. 182, or emarshall@journal-news.net This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
| Size of bike rally surprises Smith - Stuff Posted: 25 Oct 2009 09:58 PM PDT By ALICE COWDREY - The Nelson Mail BORN TO BE RILED: Sarah Braunstein of Nelson holds a protest sign before the ride from Richmond to Nelson to oppose plans to raise ACC levies for motorcycles. The air was thick with motorcycle exhaust fumes as a 550-strong convoy roared through Nelson on Saturday to express distaste for proposed ACC levy hikes. The riders tooted, yelled, did two-fingered salutes, waved flags and one pillion passenger held a placard above her head reading "down with ACC levies" during the protest, which ended at ACC Minister Nick Smith's office. The protesters, from all over the South Island, started off at the Richmond Park showgrounds, zapped past Dr Smith's Stoke headquarters, did a loop of central Nelson and then headed back to congregate in the minister's car park. They rode an assortment of touring and racing bikes, Harley-Davidsons, Triumphs, vintage motorcycles, dirt-bikes and scooters. They kept to the road rules and there was no police presence. One woman had "I voted Labour" written on the back of her vest, some wore German helmets and others rode with their children as passengers. Under the proposed levies, owners of bikes over 610cc will have their annual ACC levy increase from $252.69 to $745.77. Levies for medium-sized bikes will increase from $252 to $511 and moped owners will face a $257 levy. During the protesters' arrival at Dr Smith's headquarters, one rider was met with screams of "woo-hoo" after he did a burnout on the concrete near Dr Smith's carport. About half of the riders squeezed into the minister's meeting room to watch him receive a letter from the protest organiser, Steve Page. Dr Smith welcomed the riders and after a brief speech, answered questions. He said he was surprised at the number of riders who participated in the protest. "It's not every day I have the Lost Breed in my office," he said. He told the crowd no final decision had been made on what the levy increases would be because the consultation phase was still open. ACC was "seriously in the financial pickle", he said. "It's fair to say I was a bit taken back and surprised by the scale of the increases by the board when it notified me." However, Dr Smith said he was also surprised by the increased cost and number of motorcycle accidents in New Zealand. He handed out information sheets to the riders with various facts and figures, including the fact that last year ACC paid out $62 million to care for people injured while on motorcycles. Mr Page, who is also the president of the Route 6 Motorcycle Club, said the protest was a success and thanked Dr Smith for meeting the congregation. "I am very proud of the riders. It's the largest turnout [of motorcyclists] to date for Nelson." He had not given a "fat rat's bum" about protesting for anything in the past, but the ACC levies were different. Annika Ohlson-Smith, whose partner Allan Smith was a member of the Nelson branch of the Ulysses Club, said that it was a great turnout. She was holding a flag with the club's name and its stuffed mascot, Horatio Hog. "I think it's absolutely awesome. I think everyone who has a tiny scooter in the garage has come out." One of the older riders was Keith Cranness, 71, who has an 800cc BMW. He had been riding and competing since the age of 15 and said the the ACC hikes were "ridiculous". Sponsored links I just would like to say as someone stuck at the traffic lights at richmond these motor bkes did NOT abide by the road rules many of them ran the red lights and did not let us motorists through when it was our green light. We were stuck there for 20 mins waiting to be allowed to go through the intersection. Police were called to come deal with the huge backup of traffic because of these protestors. If they want support then they need to be considerate towards other motorists - they do not own the road. This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
| SC: Series Noble Sunday summary - Motorsport.com Posted: 25 Oct 2009 04:36 PM PDT Lewis, Foster Crowned at Thunder Valley Raceway NOBLE, Okla. (October 25, 2009) -- Hundreds of racers in 11 categories commanded the strip this weekend at Thunder Valley Raceway, which completed the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series for the South Central division. In the end, Top Alcohol Dragster pilot Brandon Lewis of Broken Arrow, Okla., took home the final win light and locked down the division Championship. Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Chris Foster out of Davenport, Iowa, also picked up a victory and is making a last minute push for the West Central division title. Lewis kept the momentum going this weekend as he picked up his third Top Alcohol Dragster victory in a row. He laid down a healthy 5.319 second, 271.00 mph pass to drive around Richard Putz of Earlville, Iowa, and grab the NHRA Wally trophy. In the all Iowa final, Foster's 5.735 second, 248.07 mph lap was more than enough to take out the struggling Lance Van Hauen of Reinbeck. This marks Foster's third divisional win of the year and places him in strong contention with Andrew Bohl for NHRA's division five title. Other top honors went to Scott Parks, Burlingame, Kan., in Comp Eliminator; Jason Tinberg, Shawnee, Kan., won in Super Stock; and Jerry Hefler of Kennedale, Texas, earned the title in Stock with every opponent faced in eliminations taking a red light on the tree. The Super Gas trophy was awarded to Lonnie Grim, Benton, Ark., in his '63 Corvette; Gary Stinnett of Emporia, Kan., wheeled his dragster to another Super Comp win; and Val Harmon from Luling, La., was victorious in Super Street. The Sunset Racecraft Top Sportsman Series trophy went to Jerry Helfrich of Forney, Texas, and Keith Raftery, Lake Charles, La., jumped up to the No.2 spot in the divisional rankings with his victory in the TCI Comp Cams Top Dragster Series. The Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by Harley Davidson was mastered by Alex Barmettler, Maplewood, Minn., with a 9.408 second, 138.27 mph pass. The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division event at Thunder Valley Raceway Park: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER: Round 1 2) Brandon Lewis, Broken Arrow, Okla., 5.484, 270.35 def. 7) Michael Manners, Willis, Texas, 9.281, 88.04; 4) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 5.537, 256.70 def. 5) Dan Mercier, Laprairie, Quebec, 19.668, 37.51; 8) Brandon Pierce, Moore, Okla., 5.612, 261.17 def. 1) James Thompson, Vernon, Texas, 5.690, 269.13; Semifinals Final TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR: Round 1 3) Chris Foster, Davenport, Iowa, '06 Monte Carlo, 5.723, 251.18 def. 6) Burl Brown, Gainesville, Texas, '09 Mustang, 5.983, 235.04; 5) Lance Van Hauen, Reinbeck, Iowa, '05 Firebird, 5.824, 247.25 def. 4) Jimmy Jones, Cleburne, Texas, '06 Monte Carlo, 5.921, 203.25; 1) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '08 Mustang, broke was unopposed; Semifinals Final COMP ELIMINATOR SUPER STOCK STOCK ELIMINATOR SUPER COMP SUPER GAS SUPER STREET TOP SPORTSMAN TOP DRAGSTER SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE -credit: nhra This content has passed through fivefilters.org.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 25 Oct 2009 03:03 PM PDT Sepang MotoGP: Valentino Rossi expects tough 2010Valentino Rossi barely gave himself time to let his seventh MotoGP world title success sink in when his thoughts turned to mounting a successful defence in 2010. The Italian, who clinched the '09 crown with third in a rain-hit Sepang race in Malaysia, admitted that he expects an even tougher challenge next season. But the 30-year-old, who is will be ... This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
| Hometown great gets little love in El Cajon - sign on sandiego.com Posted: 25 Oct 2009 11:00 AM PDT I drove all through El Cajon and didn't see any mention of Jimmie Johnson. There are no signs saying: "Welcome to El Cajon: Where Jimmie Johnson, America's champion NASCAR driver, first got speeding tickets." There's no Jimmie Johnson Museum. (Check out memorabilia. And get your tires rotated.) Granite Hills High School did induct him into its sports hall of fame. As Assistant Principal Jake Gaeir put it, "A plaque hangs in the gym." A plaque hangs in the gym. . . That's it? Johnson is fast becoming the Tiger Woods (another good driver) of his sport. He's just the second driver in NASCAR history to win three straight Sprint Cup Series championships, and he's in the lead this season for an unprecedented fourth. Name a race, any race. Daytona. Coca-Cola 600. The Brickyard 400. He's won it. "Jimmie Johnson very well may be the greatest NASCAR driver ever," proclaimed ESPN NASCAR writer Marty Smith in an article this month. But come to El Cajon and you see little that proclaims this as the place where Johnson first got behind the wheel of things that go very fast. Not to bang on El Cajon, but it doesn't exactly have a lot of things to celebrate. It was once known as the "Meth Capital of the World." I say jump on this. Or, better still, step on it. El Cajon did declare this past Oct. 9, "Jimmie Johnson Day," but even the city of San Diego did that . . . two years ago. Other towns that have produced NASCAR greats have honored them with a lot more gusto. Pittsboro, Ind., where Jeff Gordon moved when he was 14, has already named a street after him. Outside of town, a signs says: "Pittsboro, Home of Jeff Gordon, NASCAR Winston Cup Champion 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001." After Tony Stewart won the Brickyard in 2005, his hometown of Columbus, Ind., threw him a parade. Attended by thousands. For just one race. Outside of town – yep – there's a sign. It says: "Welcome to Columbus. A great place to live, work and play." And below that: "Birthplace and Home of Tony Stewart." Carl Edwards? His hometown of Columbia, Miss., put up a big billboard of him last year in honor of his racing deeds and then named a part of a highway after him. In El Cajon, people love Johnson, they say. They're proud of him. But not everyone seems to bleed NASCAR or follow him religiously. "It's not the South," said Don "Rocky" Roccoforte, who owns Hair International, where Johnson and his family members went to get their hair cut. Roccoforte has a ton of Jimmie Johnson memorabilia on display. It's one of the few places where I stopped that I saw any. Los Panchos Taco Shop, where Johnson used to eat, had posters and pictures and assorted stuff, too. Johnson, 34, who now lives in North Carolina, hasn't forgotten his home town. He gives back. People who know him say he's a truly good guy even if NASCAR diehards aren't thrilled with him. (NASCAR drivers don't surf.) Earlier this month, he came to Fontana to race in the Pepsi 500. (He won it.) He also stopped in San Diego to hold a fundraiser for his foundation, which garnered more than a half-million dollars, all of which stays in the San Diego area. With money from the foundation, Habitat for Humanity is building four houses in El Cajon. "He does a lot of good around here," said Terry Johannes, who was hanging at The Grand, an El Cajon bar. On the wall, there was no Jimmie Johnson memorabilia. Johnson comes from humble roots, having lived for a while in a trailer park in Crest, an unincorporated part of the county just outside of El Cajon. His father was a truck driver. His mom drove a school bus. As a boy, he raced motorcycles and then turned to off-road trucks. He later broke into stock car racing and the rest, well . . "He's a great person," said El Cajon Mayor Mark Lewis. "I'd love to name the whole city after him. But he's still racing. He's not done." But if Pittsboro can do something, um, why can't you guys? Michael Stetz: (619) 293-1720; michael.stetz@uniontrib.com
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