Saturday, 6 December 2008

Posted by grandprixinsider in Formula 1. trackback 6th of December - Today is Keke Rosberg’s birthday and one of the highlights of his career must ... origins is nicknamed, moved to Magny-Cours to look after the schools fleet of racing cars and building ... . Meeting the Knight brothers, who ran the Winfield Racing School at Magny-Cours, at the Bouley Bay [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 05:51:38

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Tell Laura I Love Her

{ December 15, 2008 @ 2:47 pm } · { Songs } { } Another of the songs from my primary school choir days ... Flowers, presents, but most of all, a wedding ring He saw a sign for a stock car race A thousand ... his car to the racing grounds He was the youngest driver there The crowed roared as they started [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 06:47:09

Bicknell Racing Products Chassis Seminar and Driving School

For Immediate Release December 15, 2008.  From Randy Williamson Bicknell Racing Products // 905-685-4291 St. Catharines, Ontario (December whatever ) ... of race car – from entry level Street Stocks and 4 Cylinders to Classic Dwarf Cars and Mod Lites to the Sportsmen and 358 or Big Block Modified type race cars. In previous years, race teams have [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 16:40:00

Arne Duncan Skipper’s Change Agent ?

Obama taps Duncan for Education chief"In choosing Arne Duncan, CEO of Chicago Public Schools, to be the next U.S ... want instituted here. During the past seven years as head of Chicago's schools, Duncan enacted ... is like putting a race car drive in a race buy doesn’t provide a steering wheel. Performance-based pay should [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 11:13:00

How to Decide what is Newsworthy for Your Press Release

I’ve embarked on a series of posts on press relations and so far, ... me to write a press release about his having attended a week-long, racing-car track school. I swear ... online. What’s newsworthy is often common sense but it can also be subjective. It’s something to think [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 16:09:11

Where to Race Your RC Cars

RC cars generally need a paved surface to run on, so open parking lots of schools, churches, and office areas provide plenty of space to play on ... or plastic pipe. Most metropolitan areas have a race track nearby. To find the racetrack nearest ... their permission first. And, if there are younger children out running their cars or watching, make sure [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 04:51:13

F1 in schools National Finals

Set for tough race to the chequered flag this week Thirty student teams are revving up for victory at Autosport International Show 07 January 2009 ... and will race to be crowned the F1 in Schools UK National Champions. This year the National Champions ... to design, construct and race a scale Formula 1 car, made from a block of balsa wood and powered [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 17:24:42

Brabham M3 launch at the Essen Show

Just a few weeks ago, the old-school British Racing car manufacturer, Brabham, ... Racing Returns as BMW TunerParis Auto Show: BMW X1 Real Life PhotosEssen 2007: BMW M3 Tuned UpParis ... FaceliftParis Auto Show: More BMW X1 Shots and Videos [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 18:37:56

I'm driving one

Drive One! Guess what? The good news that I'm going to reveal will surely benefit the avid fans of the car-racing event. Do you know why? ... racing finale in Pomona, Calif., or a full-day Mustang driving school at Miller Motorsport Park ... NASCAR series. For the seventh consecutive year, Ford is kicking off the final race weekend [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 02:00:17

None

…and drinking a bloody mary.I’m feeling extremely torn between having a second one or perhaps doing some school this evening.HAHAHAHA!!!( ... after my racing skis got the best of me to a car accident to my first and last sub zero bus ride ... of drunk misogynists) to an all out brawl in the street to a foursome to John meeting his guardian [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 03:16:30

Paul Newman Has Passed Away at 83 Years of Age

Cleveland area native turned Hollywood icon Paul Newman has lost his long battle with cancer and died yesterday at 83 years old ... getting his start at Shaker Heights Public Schools at just seven years old. Who would ... . He was also known for his love of car racing, even participating in a race when he was stricken with cancer [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 15:00:05

101. Acura Up or Down? More Porsches. Aero Balance. The Bear Loses it (over engines).

The Porsche GT2 field – for Sebring and beyond – seems to be growing ... so he’s happy to get a view from the bulls. Murphy wonders how racing schools – most of the tracks we depend on for sports car racing have them [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 20:33:47

Allen Berg Racing Schools offers Winter Months Driving Programs

If you missed Allen Berg Racing Schools segment on Discovery Channel it can now be viewed at www.allenbergracingschools.com ... our One and Two Day Formula Car programs we provide a complimentary 2.0GB USB drive loaded with all your video [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 14:49:00

Mufflers, hamburgers and girls

Some of you may remember my post of a few days ago about how two buds and I purchased an "Okie Special," a hand painted '36 Chevrolet, ... be.As I noted earlier, the car had been hand painted British Racing Green. It also possessed ... while going through Prep school at Norman, OK and used it to prey on all the young ladies [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 15:30:00

Lotus Driving Academy

Posted on 12.18.2008 13:00 by Simona Alina, Myles Kornblatt Filed under: Lotus | UK | car racing It's sometimes tough for a car guy to convince his wife that a European ... driving school. Lotus (...) Permalink | Comments [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 13:00:00

Track Time Racing Schools lets you get the feel behind the wheel of a stock car

Driving school offers chance to speed around MIS raceway Despite an admitted lack of interest in NASCAR, and motor sports in general, it wasn't hard to say "yes" when given the chance to get behind [more...]

Date: 2008-06-26 16:28:54

Rock Racing & coffee wars!

My blogs lately have coincided with crappy weather. It's not like I sit around looking at the forecast deciding when to type, but that's the way it has gone lately. I have wrapped up the semester at school, got my car fixed, cancelled Christmas, done some training, worked out, and worked on various racing topics for 2009 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 18:33:54

Review: JellyCar

JellyCar v1.0 | Published by Walaber | Via App Store | Free | Released: 10-19-08 Overview Another racing game. With a stupid title ... out JellyCar. I didn’t have a lot of time before meeting my daughter for lunch at her school, but I thought ... jelly car” - that is smashable, bendable, moldable and pliable. Your car is indestructible. However [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 16:36:05

Three Loosely Related Running Things

That's a mighty clever title, no? I had a lot of fun reading your guesses about my playlist. Thanks everyone for playing along! Before the race I updated my playlist and added several songs. Some were old school like ABBA and The Cars, some were heavier like Van Halen's Running with the Devil and a new favorite from Beyonce [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:30:00

I'm IT.

Julie, being the wonderful friend that she is ... tagged me. After all...I did say I wanted to make sure and post more regularly!Husband Tag…..1 ... to be on a stock car racing team and he does like baseball.12. When and where was your first kiss ... . Where did you meet? On the bus in middle school *LOL*2. How long did you date before you got [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 23:36:00

Reckless.

I’ve just watched on the news about the freak road accident yesterday at EDSA where a prominent doctor was charred to death after his car was hit by ... was racing with another bus. Isn’t it just disturbing that these public transport drivers are so reckless ... to undergo a seminar in a bus or a truck driving school so they’d be educated about the [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 11:21:51

NASCAR's Jeff Gordon partners with Sunrise company

Looking for a way to save on your rising gas bill? NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon knows how ... by the Jeff Gordon and Mario Andretti racing schools, which operate NASCAR and IndyCar driving experiences ... it in his non-racing vehicles as well. And so can consumers. The system is available at some car dealers [more...]

Date: 2008-05-30 02:45:50

Eco Friendly Crafts for Kids

Tomorrow I officially withdraw my son from public school and our homeschool journey begins…sort of. I ... toys/projects you can create. The Big-Empty-Box-Racing-Car-Track Small children love their little ... not recycle the available boxes at home and turn it into a racing track! First start collecting those [more...]

Date: 2008-05-29 00:24:10

Trip Cancelled

Trip Cancelled December 27th, 2008 True, our trip across the state of Iowa to the annual family Christmas get together was cancelled by all ... , also in a rock band still, for the Miami paper. Auto racing is boring except when a car is going ... , Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which, as any American high school student can tell you, was an act [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 01:10:56

The 2009 CRS Rally School

California Rally Series Logo Okay. So you want to build a rally car ... racing club) and actually go stage rally! The first thing you absolutely must do is attend the CRS ... then drivers - which was good as there are lots of driving schools out there, but very few “co [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 06:12:17

France asks Congress to help Big Three automakers

NEW YORK (AP) -NASCAR chairman Brian France has lobbied Congress to support a financial rescue plan for the struggling Big Three automakers. Go to Source NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors, Play Car Racing News Random Posts Webber targets February return SPECIAL OFFER: FORD FIESTA @ 5.29 LAKHS!!!! CLASS Motorcycle Schools Releases 2009 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 22:13:47

FOUND: The Perfect Activity For Four-Year-Olds

When I was four years old I did lots of fun stuff.  I had toys, played with friends, and went to pre-school ... like your average cute kid, but he's much more than that.  I had a bike with training wheels. Panayiotou is racing cars, and getting paid for it.Panayiotou drives a go-cart at the track where Lewis Hamilton got [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 22:47:00

Crazy Ken Band’s Isuzu Bellet 1600GT

W-W-W-Welcome baaack to WJNC, bringin’ you the best nostalgic tunes and old school jams! Hope you’re enjoying your Fridaaaay! ... -themed music, including “Mustang GT,” “Hemi Hemi Dodge Cruising,” and “GT,” about touring car racing ... to these videos of the Crazy Ken Band, a Japanese music ensemble that completely rocks the house [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 13:02:59

Rusty Reckons: Bristol

THUNDER VALLEY!!!! One of Rusty's favorite tracks (also the toughest tickets to get), and it's a night race ta boot ... requires driver's with a bit of an old school style, wheelmen we like to call them. Cars that make ... the drivers had to claw his way to victory. That's why fans love watching the Bristol race. Picking [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 10:43:00

New Clio Spied!

Our unrivalled network of scoop photographers has bagged the first images of the all new Renault Clio. Go to Source Auto Express: News, Play Car Racing News Random Posts Toyota Prius Coupe Coming Audi R8 by Project Kahn CLASS Motorcycle Schools Releases 2009 Schedule Gaz Models [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 19:37:20

Women in Motorsports Blog Carnival - Sept. 29

With the 18th Annual Conference & Exhibition for the Metal Construction Industry, METALCON INTERNATIONAL, approaching, ... ; Reinbold Racing with a best finish of 14th. Among female drivers, she led the most laps throughout ... apprenticeship program. Owens and her car make personal appearances at high schools and job fairs around [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 09:00:04

I cant wait for the album

infodirprivate-special-education-schools private special education schools. It also serves as a reminder that the vehicle is overdue for an oil and filter change, transmission service or other important maintenance. From antique cars to dragsters to Nascar racing exhibits [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 22:15:32

Goldberg’s Superbird

Goldberg’s Superbird January 6th, 2009 We were lucky to get to see this car up close and in person at SEMA and it was stunning, ... wrestler Bill Goldberg, Evernham Racing and Year one this Superbird is meant to be a modern re-creation of an old school NASCAR Superbird. Evernham Racing provided a NASCAR-spec 358ci Dodge engine [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 19:51:23

Don, Tell 'Em What They've Won!

Out congressman, and many others, just voted for the $700 BILLION bailout ... *: -$128 million for manufacturers of car racing tracks (Nascar states, Virginia & North Carolina ... that donate food -$49 million for groups that donate books to schools -$33 million for corporations [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 14:57:16

Today I learned the magic words for getting instant health care

Those words are "chest pains." How do I know this? Well, within an hour after my last final of the semester (all done - woo hoo! ... started racing like a freight train, or whatever else goes REALLY REALLY FAST and pounds ... me in the direction of home (my poor little car is sitting alone in the law school parking lot [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 04:18:05

Homeschooling is great

Homeschooling is great What institutional schools would let your kids become motocross and stock car pros? From aircraft to snow-boarding to motocross, the Martins love racing. They've flown small aircraft, snowboarded down local slopes, learned to play ice hockey, traveled to 20 states for dirt bike [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 16:38:35

magnet toys

My husband was telling me when he was our sons age that the school he went to had magnet toys and how much fun he thought they were ... , and faster racing experience for a non-electronic toy cars. Hours of play possibilities and made [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 05:21:58

The Most Important Race of All

If you asked a pollster, they’d probably tell you I’m the last person they’d expect to speak out for a Democratic presidential candidate a few days ... . I’ve voted for many Republicans over many decades. And let’s face it – NASCAR car drivers ... , or struggling to send their children to school. I respect John McCain and those who support [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 16:14:26

Racer Danny Miller to Visit Ranken - Will Speak to Automotive Students

Renowned drag racer Danny Miller will be on Ranken's campus Tuesday, January 20th to give a presentation on his industry experience ... Performance Racing Technology program, as well as visiting students from local tech high schools. ... . Ranken is assisting Mr. Miller in the repainting of his funny car, pictured below: Profile [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 15:27:11

Did you catch the Laurel and Hardy meet the Keystone Kops movie on Barnstable Channel 18 last night?

If you did you know why the school superintendent earns $187,358; she’s paid by the pound ... the HOV lane to cars with drivers only, and opened the expressway to cars to two or more people ... -American, 44 Hispanic, 19 mixed-race, and 12 Pacific Island students who attended Hyannis East [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:14:33

What’s the fastest you’ve ever been in a car?

_1.jpg I’m not a very daring individual. I only joyride down a mountain when snowboarding — never racing. So it comes as no surprise that the fastest I’ve ever been in a car was 136 miles per hour. It was in my Dad’s 1988 Sterling with my brother behind the wheel while in high school. We were cruising [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 08:16:19

Max Siegel on a difficult week at DEI

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Normally, the final week of a NASCAR season feels like the last day of school ... will bring. Nobody really knows how many people in NASCAR will lose their jobs at the end ... and a mortgage and a car payment. Not to mention a passion that has driven them to come into the racing industry [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 22:43:55

cold rain

There was a small bit of Ice this morning. Went for a walk at 6:30am to check out the conditions. School was delayed for an hour. Ice around ... , probably not ridable. Slush and Water on top of Ice. Would have to repeat Monday's route off road 100 ... Seaboard going to be there? $45 is a good chunk of change. But probably the best dollar value racing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 18:36:55

THE ULTIMATE FLYING MACHINE: SEXY AS A SPORTS CAR, PORTABLE AS A JET SKI

On the shore of Lake Isabella, about 150 miles north of Los Angeles, a crowd of flight techs, most of them either pierced or tattooed, swarms around a small white airplane. It's called an Icon A5. It's a collaboration between an F-16 pilot and a skateboard designer, and it looks like an odd, rakish sea monster. Today is the plane's first flight [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 05:00:00

“The Rearview Mirror - Chapter Two”

c. 2008 Rod IceAll rights reserved(12-08)Note to Readers – With the Old Year drawing to a close, here is a second look at the material that comprised ‘Thoughts At Large’ for 2008. Thanks so much for your support!When school children are asked “What would you like to be when you grow up?” most choose from a familiar roster of career occupations [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 05:22:00

Need for Speed: Undercover - Reviewed - Xbox 360

Well, I am an old-school NFS fan, I played them from the first one, right down to the point when I started losing interest, ... . We can't expect too much of a story from a racing game but this time it looked like we were going ... like a brick through certain areas and is so inconsistent that it will pick up when you face your car [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 09:00:22

The Ultimate Flying Machine: Sexy as a Sports Car, Portable as a Jet Ski

On the shore of Lake Isabella, about 150 miles north of Los Angeles, a crowd of flight techs, most of them either pierced or tattooed, swarms around a small white airplane. It's called an Icon A5. It's a collaboration between an F-16 pilot and a skateboard designer, and it looks like an odd, rakish sea monster. Today is the plane's first flight [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 05:00:00

Flivverous

A Top Ten of Tin Lizzies [ed. note - cross-posted at Bolus -- along with swanky rides, Kim Morgan's Paul Newman memories, new Coop art, ... Wisconsin racing, and fascinating fresh balls every day. October 1 marked the 100th anniversary of the first Model T to roll off the Ford assembly line, and there's not much left to be said [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 16:51:59

Speed Racer

Lowdown: Real life Manga.Review:Although I wasn’t aware of it at the time, Manga has had a significant effect on my childhood ... of his older brother Rex, a spectacular racing driver by his own rights. As a result Speed’s a motorhead to the bone, drinking gasoline for lunch at school etc. However, we quickly learn that as Rex [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 12:20:00

More photos, videos and tributes to Paul Newman

Note: I wrote the article below before I realized that MSat had already covered Paul Newman’s death ... to a statement from publicist Jeff Sanderson. Famed for his intense blue eyes, his love of car racing ... of Money under director Martin Scorsese. A war veteran, philanthropist, devoted family man, and car [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 20:03:53

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