Ohsweken Speedway is set to host a 4-Wheeler Poker Run, on Saturday, March 31. The event starts at the track. Registration is from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The 4-5 hour trip starts at 11 a.m. (corrected).
There's a $25 entry fee to be eligible for the $500 prize. Or you can ride for fun (for free). Visit Ohsweken's site for information regarding this event and to purchase season tickets for the oval.
CAR OF TOMORROW REACTION
Yesterday's race at Bristol looked pretty much like every other race at Bristol, except for the shape of the cars. Therefore, NASCAR must be pretty happy with its first live racing test of the 'Car of Tomorrow.'
But you can't help but think they would rather a more friendly / corporate / politically correct person than Kyle Busch had won.After taking the checkered flag (Jeff Burton apparently didn't get the memo that it's OK to spin the leader in NASCAR... see Montoya/Sharp), it didn't take long for Busch to emerge from the car and start slagging it.
He started off saying, "They suck." And then he got nasty.
He said NASCAR created the whole COT project because, "They just want the Michael Waltrips win races." Ouch. Kellogg's must be so proud to know they've spent millions to have such a fine young man representing their brand. Maybe they can launch a whole new cereal around him, called "Bitter Flakes" or something similarly distateful.
Stories about the reaction to the new cars can be found here, here and here.
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I think his comments were maybe a bit aggressive, but at the same time, it was refreshing to hear his not so "politically correct" responses.
I think you can be honest without being gratuituously nasty. In his position, what is the upside of making statements like that? He relies on sponsor money from a company what wants to enhance its public profile through its association with him.
Kellogg's relies on appealing to children to sell products. The last thing I want is my kid running around saying, "They suck" anytime they don't like something. I don't want a representative of a children's cereal teaching my kid stuff like that.
Second, Michael Waltrip has his fans. How many of them will think twice before buying Kellogg's cereal now?
I certainly don't have a problem with Kyle Busch going down the list of the shortcomings of the new car. That would be interesting and informative. What he said was neither of those things and amounted to nothing more than bad PR for his own sponsor. Not too bright, IMO.
I was at Bristol on the weekend, seems that mickey doesn't have many fans left....now if you want a hat or jacket to only wear on friday...good deals at the 55 trailer!
jim lap
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