Back to The Roots Daytona
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Confirmed celebrities who will be there for the meet-and-greet session are: Linda Vaughn, Ricky Ehrgott, Jeff Gilder, Ray Wallace and Jack Cook.
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Back to The Roots Daytona
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I'm speaking of the Monday afternoon Back to the Roots affair.
Back to The Roots Daytona
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Would you like to bring both of your cars and match them upon each side ofthe Indy car?
Back to The Roots Daytona
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Daytona Beach, Fla. - The Victory Lane Racing Association, a charitable organization group, will kick off a 4-day celebration Monday afternoon, February 18 with its inaugural Back to The Roots Daytona at Main Street Station, located at 316 Main Street in Daytona Beach, which happens to be the location of a service station/garage owned and operated by NASCAR and Daytona International Speedway founder, Bill "Big Bill" France.
According to VLRA founder Zetta Baker, the purpose of the celebration, which begins at 5p.m., is to givea chance for fans to meet many racing legends and to look at several vintage cars as well.
The afternoon will begin with an autograph session with the celebrity guests and at 6:15p.m. a plaque will be placed in the exact spot where France operated his station. The autograph session will end at 7p.m. Those expected for the session are: NASCAR historian Buz McKim, who will serve as Master of Ceremonies and RacersReunion owner Jeff Gilder.
In addition, music will be provided and a checkered flag dance is planned. The highlight of the evening will be an auction, offering many items pertaining to the sport of auto racing. Proceeds from the auction and the sale of caps will go to the Racers Helping Racers Fund.
There is no admission charge but there is a cost for food. Valet parking will be available for $5 per car.
For more information, you make contact Baker at 386-566-3539 or you may go on line at www.victorylaneassociation.com
One of the most talked about attractions at the celebration is the showing of the 100th anniversary Indianapolis 500 race car.
The founders of Window World Cares, Todd Whitworth, late CEO of Window World and his wife Tammy Whitworth, knew firsthand how difficult it can be as struggling young parents with a child that requires medical care. Following the birth of their premature daughter, the Whitworths received lifesaving neonatal care that inspired their commitment to childrens causes and helping others in need.
In 2008 the couple founded Window World Cares, the charitable foundation of Window World, Americas largest replacement window company. With the passing of Todd Whitworth, the company is humbled and honored to continue its support in part on behalf of St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital and the Veterans Airlift Command. In celebration of a century of legends at the centennial of the Indianapolis 500, Window World Cares proudly presents the 2011 Stinger concept car. Combining their passion for auto racing with their spirit of philanthropy, the Stinger by Window World is a modern day interpretation of the 1911 Marmon Wasp, and a platform to provide inspiration and hope. As the legendary living drivers from the 100 years of Indianapolis 500 history place their insignia on the 2011 Stinger, they leave more than an indelible mark for those in need.
For every signature, Window World Cares will make a donation of support in honor of the 268 veterans and 2011 current and rookie drivers, and in honor of the legends that inspire us the children and their families battling life-threatening diseases, and the wounded or special needs veterans and their families facing difficult journeys. Window World Cares was honored to be selected as the 2010 New Corporate Partner of the Year by St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital and to support the Veterans Airlift Command who provides free aircraft transportation to wounded soldiers, veterans and their families who have battled for our freedom.
Its these legends that inspire us to do much more than provide windows to communities.
The No. 100 Stinger is a single-seater with a rear-view mirror certainly not outlandish for a racecar in 2011, but definitely two defining aspects of its modern day interpretation of the 1911 Marmon Wasp the first winning car of the Indianapolis 500. Window World made no compromises in creating the Stinger concept car to commemorate the centennial of the Indianapolis 500. The Stingers yellow and black color scheme and wasp-like tail in honor of its namesake pays homage to history. And with the support of Indianapolis 500 legends, the Stinger becomes a part of that history.
The signatures of over 200 drivers, dating back to 1949, make the Stinger a priceless salute to a century of excellence and the race of all races. Every signature of every driver tells a story a story of exceptional achievement, and boundless hope. For each signature, the Window World Cares foundation is making a donation of support in their honor. Window World Cares is a proud supporter of St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital and the Veterans Airlift Command.
The story of the Stinger is a story of hope for children battling life-threatening diseases, and for wounded or special needs soldiers who have battled for our freedom. Honor is a defining aspect for the 1911 Marmon Wasp, our legendary Indianapolis 500 drivers, American families, and those who have fought to protect us.
Window World is honored to present the 2011 Stinger in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Indianapolis 500.
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Back To The Roots celebration in Daytona Beach Fla,on Monday, February 18th.
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Help me celebrate my birthday by attending the Back To The Roots celebration. John Andretti and his Stinger Indy car will be at the Main Street Station on Feb 18th., beginningat 5p.m. Plenty of food, music, street dance, drivers and many vintage cars will be on hand.
More on the entire Back To The Roots celebration will be posted later.
More on the entire Back To The Roots celebration will be posted later.
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Vintage car owners committing to beach/road course at Ponce Inlet, Fla.
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Racing LegendsParade February 2, 2013From: Dargan Watts
PONCE INLET, Fla. - For the first time in many years, theTown of Ponce Inlet, officials of Volusia County and Racing's North Turn Restaurant will stage a parade of vintage race cars and motorcycleson the old NASCAR beach/A1Aroadcourse.
The last race held on the beach/road course was in 1958, the year before Daytona International Speedway opened. Many of the top names in racing ground it out on the demanding 2.1-mile beach sandheading north and the 2.1-mileasphalt Highway A1A going south. Some of thestars who competed on the beach/road course are: Fireball Roberts, Curtis Turner, Glenn Wood, Junior Johnson, Lee Petty, Banjo Matthews Speedy & Jimmy Thompson, Cotton OwensandBilly Myers.
The event will be held on Saturday, February 16th and is free to the general public and there in no entry fee for entering a car in the parade.The parade will leave from in front of the North Turn Restaurant, located at 4511 South Atlantic Avenue in Ponce Inlet at 9a.m. The parade route will follow the NASCAR race course south on Atlantic Ave (Hwy A1A) through the South Turn onto the beach.
Following the parade, race cars will be on display in the Racing's North Turn Restaurant parking lot. Invited racers and others from the Beach Racing days will be signing autographs and will be interviewed inside the restaurant by NASCAR historian Buz McKim.Spectators may park in the vacant parking lot at the corner of Toronita Avenue and Highway A1A and a complimentary trolley shuttle from the parking lot to the Racing's North Turn Restaurant and back will run from 8a.m.until noon. This project has taken a lot of work and the full support of thetown and county in obtaining a permit to drive north on this section of the beach.
The event is open to race cars and race car replicas from model years 1958 and older. Modified cars with fenders are welcome and open-wheel race cars that date from the beach racing era are also welcome as well as motorcycles from that era.
Cars brought in by trailers and haulers are urged to unload and park the trailers and haulers at the Ponce InletTown Hall locatedon the west side of4100 South Atlantic Avenue, which is north of the North Turn Restaurant. Cars should arrive by 7:30a.m. and should be staged for the parade in a parking lot across from the North Turn Restaurant by 8a.m. A 15-minutemandatory drivers meeting will begin promptly at 8:30a.m. This meeting is a requirement in order to obtain the permit to drive on the beach. If you miss the meeting, you will not be permitted on the beach. The parade will roll off at 9a.m.
At this time it is undetermined whether another parade will be held on the beach/road course in future years, so for what could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to follow the path of legends from the 40's and 50's era should not pass this one up.
Ponce Inlet is located 10 miles south of Daytona Beach on Hwy A1A.
For more info, please contact Bob Coolidge at 386-956-3465 or Rhonda Glasnak at Racing's North Turn Restaurant. Telephone: 386-566-1167
Bill McPeek of Oviedo will have this 1935 Chev. coupe in the parade.Car wasbuilt in Syracuse, N.Y. and has documented history of racing thru out the north east and Canada
Rodney Hatchett
24Xcompeted on the beach/road course in 1955.
Wally Dallenbach
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Ed "Slick" Gibbons, Sr Selected to the Clarendon, S.C. Athletic Hall of Fame
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For 25 years, Ed "Slick" Gibbons, Sr was the man to beat at almost any track he competed on, winning hundreds of races and numerous track titles in that time.
Gibbons was hated by many, but loved by many more as he challenged everyone who got in his way. Even those who hated him loved the way he went for broke on every lap.
In the mid 80's Gibbons took a back seat and allowed his late son to take the spotlight and many said 'Lil' Ed was superior to his father, but others said the younger Gibbons was never as good as his dad, even though 'Lil' Ed was the winner of the second Carolina Clash season title for super late model dirt cars.
Gibbons' grandson, Gib, has now taken over the reins and shows much promise as a driver, winning 15 races in 2012.
The senior Gibbons is the frst race driver to be selected for the Clarendon County HOF.
Sick Gibbons is shown here taking another win before a packed house at Sumter Speedway in 1974
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LLOAR Beachside Parade February 18 - Daytona Beach Shores, Fla.
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Bill, I think you have the two parades mixed up....The beach/road course parade is Saturday, February 16th and the LLOAR sponsored "Beachside Parade" is set for A1A only.
For info on the Beachside Parade and car show, contact: Jack Anderson (321-432-3437). John West (386-290-4192) or Jim Spaulding (386-523-7913). 
LLOAR Beachside Parade February 18 - Daytona Beach Shores, Fla.
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Living Legends ofAuto Racing January 26, 2013 From: Dargan Watts
DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla - On Sunday, February 17, things will kick off for five days of festivies during Speed Weeks at Daytona. The Living Legends of Auto Racing, a group of 600 lovers of auto racing will open the doors of the LLOAR Museum for visitors and for people who plan to participate in the 20th annual Beachside Parade to be held on Monday, February 18. The museum is open from 11a.m. until 4p.m. on Sunday for registration for the parade, but fans are encouraged to stop in and take a tour of the museum.
The museum is located in the Sunshine Park Mall, 2400 South Ridgewood Avenue in South Daytona.
On Monday from 9a.m until 11a.m.,registration and information pick-up will be at the Drive-In Church, located at 3140 South Atlantic Avenue in Daytona Beach Shores. All cars will be displayed until 1p.m. and the parade will start at that time. Cars and drivers will leave from the church at 1p.m. and head north on A1A to a vacant lot just north of the Winn-Dixie Supermarket where they will make a 180-degree turn and head back south to the church, where the cars will again be on display.
Several drivers from the past will be on hand during the day to meet and greet fans and spectators.
There is no fee for driving in the parade, but certain criteria must be met in order to participate.
For more info, contact Bob Coolidge (386-956-3465), Jack Anderson (321-432-3437). John West (386-290-4192) or Jim Spaulding (386-523-7913). 
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