Thanks from the bottom of my heart
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Woooohoooo! Way to go Jerry!
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Sad Results
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I would much rather be posting a positive comment or gigging my friend Wally, the cup is always half full, Bell but today I have to pass along a sad result to something near to us.
Yesterday Jimmy Johnson went to pick up his motor coach...his home and tow vehicle...only to find it still has problems. After being our of commission for 3 months and selling his belongings to pay the repair bill...along with nearly $2000.00 in donations from this RacersReunion family he is back to square one.
The coach was originally down due water leaks from one head and the radiator. After these items were repaired an reassembled it was found there is still water being exhausted leaving them to believe there may be a crack in the block...or the head may still have issues. The best possible result would be they have a bad head gasket....which would hopefully lessen further costs.
Jimmy wants everyone to know how much he appreciated your donations and appreciates your prayers.
updated by @jeff-gilder: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM
Writer Fired For Showing Emotion
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Sounds like it was exactly that... a knee jerk reaction. One, I would venture to guess they wish they had thought through. If in fact he had prior issues, (we don't know that)this was definitely not the way to let him go...at anytime...especially not in todays world of trying to win fans back to the sport and SI subscriptions.
Wally Bell said:
I'm certain this wasn't a knee jerk decision...This guy certainly peed in someone's mess kit.
Thus,,he's history.
(certainly isn't causing me to cancel SI)
opinions were asked for...
Harry Gant
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Hilda, so far Waddell Wilson, Barry Dodson, Little Bud Moore, Bondy Long,...possibly Ned Jarrett. We'll most likely have 2o plus drivers. Last year there was nearly 40 I think.
Harry Gant
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Harry Gant is confirmed to be at the Love Chevrolet Columbia Speedway Festival and RacersReunion April 16th.
updated by @jeff-gilder: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM
VICTORIA AUTO RACING HALL OF FAME
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VICTORIA AUTO RACING HALL OF FAMEPRESS RELEASE: FEBRUARY 11, 2011The Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame, the first formed in Canada to be solely dedicated to highlight the sport of Auto Racing, is celebrating our 27th Anniversary in 2011.The special ceremony will be held on Saturday afternoon, March 5th, 2011. It will be held at the Station House Pub basement reception room, 737 Goldstream Avenue, Victoria, B. C. It is a large area which will have a superb seating arrangement for allthat attend. Doors will open at 1:00 PM with the formal ceremonies commencing at2:30 PM. Admission will only be $20.00. This will provide everyone with lightrefreshments being served following the ceremonies. There will also be popular beverages available throughout the day plus other interesting activities. Everyone will also be given a free souvenirprogramme and also an $18.00 ticket to a special racing event which will be occurring at Western Speedway that everyone will really enjoy. It will be the WILROC Sprint Lites, Stock Cars and the Old Timers (OTRA) who will be competing for the Haslam Memorial Hall of Fame race trophy. The Hall of Fame Museum will also be open at no charge for everyone as well so that they can come in and enjoy all the historical displays and memorabilia on site.This year for the first time in our 27 years of existence, the names of the 2011 Inductees are now released in advance. The 3 will be honoured and join the 74 previously inducted persons in the Hall. In addition, there will be 3 Pioneer Award recipients introduced who will be added to the 64 previous selections in the Hall of Fame as well. The 2011 Inductees are: Ross Rockett; David Smith; and Bert Sweeting. The Pioneer recipients areDebbie Cooper; Skip Crawford; & Gus Stanfield.Also this year, there is a special Press Conference planned prior to the event on Wednesday, March 2nd. It will occur at 1:00 PM at the Station House Pub as well. Also, there will be over 20 of the past Hall of Fame Inductees there as well as the ones beinginducted on the following Saturday at the Hall of Fame function. All members of themedia contacts have been notified and hopefully a lot of them will attend. There willalso be some snack food available too.The Motor Racing heritage on Vancouver Island dates back prior to the 1920s. It is rich in historical significance and the Hall of Fame Committee is extremely proud to be ableto highlight the noteworthy personalities of the past on Vancouver Island and showcasethe various significant accomplishments that have occurred.Everyone is invited to attend this years event. As always, it allows members of the Auto Racing Fraternity, their fans, friends and everyone interested in learning about the sport to come together and remember past happenings, renew old acquaintances, meet new ones, look at all the memorabilia on display and generally enjoy the get together.For any additional information, please contact Ross Rockett at 250-652-1303 or any ofthe Hall of Fame Committee members as listed on the website.(victoriaautoracinghalloffame.com).
updated by @jeff-gilder: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
W has lost 5 pounds so far on the R2S project! How you all doing?
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Wooohooo Barb! Hey Mickey, we don't have anything with which weigh Big D.
W has lost 5 pounds so far on the R2S project! How you all doing?
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6.6lbs for me Mikey. Lost 3 inches off my chest and 2 off my gut, one off my waist..1 off my neck.