Las Vegas — The three-day celebration of the 2008 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season in Las Vegas continued on Thursday and national champion Philip Morris received a bird’s eye view of it all.
Morris, his wife Donna, daughter Allison, 14, and son Blake, 11, were treated to an aerial tour of The Grand Canyon, Lake Meade and the Hoover Dam Thursday morning from Grand Canyon Helicopters. It was the opportunity of a lifetime that the Morris family had eagerly anticipated, and they were not disappointed.
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Hard to believe, but the final race at Riverside Park Speedway took place nine years ago this fall. So to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the closing of the Park—after 50 glorious years of racing, “Riverside Rides Again,” the Riverside Park Speedway Reunion, will be hosted by SpeedwayEXPO 2009.
Riverside Rides Again will feature fascinating displays dedicated to the proud history of Riverside Park Speedway, complete with restored race cars from every era, photographs, videos, memorabilia and many of the people who raced there. There will be a host of Riverside events throughout XPO weekend, including autograph sessions and a whole lot of bench racing.
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Twice a champion during a career that spanned but a mere decade, Dick Beauregard helped to sell a lot of tickets at the track once-known as the “New London-Waterford” Speedbowl.
One of the more flamboyant chauffeurs of the period, his style was a perfect-fit for the rough & tumble post-war beginnings of the sport.
This ancient Shany Lorenzent image captures him during the twilight of his career in 1962, a campaign that yielded the track title for “Dirty Dick” and the potent Maffei-Kensel coupe. That’s New England Auto Racing Hall Of Famer Billy Harmon over to the right in the Beaber-Engineering # 5.
Published at November 6, 2008
in RWJM.
Racing for fun or for a living is stressful. The nature of the deal is that our life is on the edge. When you are at the track everything seems to run at 100 miles an hour. It is racing after all. It is supposed to move fast. Maybe it is a good time to take a rest. Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Resting with Jesus, sounds like a new name for a ministry? The racing world does not corner the market on stress and frustration. The world we live in has been described as a rat race. Did you every find yourself wondering why you do what you do? Many times in life the thought crosses our mind concerning our motivation. Why do we do this? Why am I here? When we get to that point it is good to step back and take a look at things. Take a step out of your routine and look for a place to rest and collect your thoughts. Jesus is that place.
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