NASCAR - Offseason 2006-2007 Withdrawal Thread #3

Various - Jayski -Nascar -That's Racin ^ | 11-20-06 | Me & Jack

[WestCoastGal]

WELCOME RACE FANS



Welcome to the offseason withdrawal thread which is here for everyone to post racing news during the time between Nov 20, 2006 and Feb 10, 2007 when The Budweiser Shootout begins the new season.

As always this thread is dedicated to our military men and women serving our country. A big thank you to all of them. Hugs and prayers to those who have been wounded and are recuperating at Walter Reed, Bethesda and Brooke Army Med Center. And, to those combat field medics who care for them - THANK YOU!!

[flutters]

Thanks for the ping & CONGRATS on your frfl win!

[WestCoastGal]

Thanks flutters and everyone for the congrats on my win.

It's going to be a few tough months until racing starts....I'm already bored.

Thank goodness 24 will be back in January......that will help a lot!!

[tubebender]

Help needed here... TURTLE SOUP RECIPE?

[SouthTexas]

They took all of our recipes.

[WestCoastGal]

If it were a male turtle I could understand how it was so far off course. :P

[tubebender]

Zzzzzttt...Wrong answer. Next contestant

[tubebender]

From deep in the Heart of Texas... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1742463/posts

[Pete-R-Bilt]

ahh found y'all.

that looks so fitting, I'm very happy you won.

[WestCoastGal]

Thanks Pete, it wasn't easy that's for sure. A little bump on the wall by Shrub and a great run by Truex gave me the lead. I finished with one blown engine [Mears] and one out of fuel [Yeley]

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! We all have many things to be thankful for.

[WestCoastGal]

FORT WORTH - Police are investigating the theft of a vintage racing suit, once worn by Dale Earnhardt Sr., which was donated to president of the Texas Motor Speedway Eddie Gossage.

Earnhardt's racing suit, along with a helmet, racing gloves, and a pair of racing shoes, went missing from a locked storage closet in the TMS offices earlier this month.

The racing suit had been used in a promotional display.

The items had been boxed up and placed in storage but when staff went to retrieve them, they found the boxes empty.

The value of these items is estimated between $50,000 and $100,000.

[WestCoastGal]

Champions Week Schedule


MONDAY, November, 27
7 a.m.: NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Pit Stop Tour
Locations:

Military Island-Times Square
Bryant Park-6th Ave b/w 40th and 41st
News Corp Bldg-6th Ave b/w 47th and 48th
Madison Square Garden-7th Ave b/w 31st and 32nd
Tourneau Atrium/Tissot Retail Store-58th and Madison
Sprint Retail Store-175 Fifth Ave. b/w 22nd and 23rd
Displays are open unitl 7 p.m.
4 p.m.: XM Satellite Radio broacast
Dialed In with Claire B. Lang


TUESDAY, November 28

Same as Monday

WEDNESDAY, November 29
8 a.m.: NASCAR Victory Lap on ABC's Good Morning America
Various driver appearances leading up to Victory Lap. Cars roll off at 8:50 a.m.
NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Pit Stop Tour
Locations: Same as Mon/Tues



9:25 a.m.: Mayoral Proclamation of NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Day
Location: ESPN ZONE Times Square
NASCAR Executive: Mike Helton
Sprint Nextel Executive: Dean Kessell

10:30 a.m.: Champion Times Square Photo Shoot
Location: Military Island

4 p.m.: XM Satellite Radio broacast
Dialed In with Claire B. Lang


THURSDAY, November 30
7 a.m.: NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Pit Stop Tour Presented by Sprint
Location: Various Midtown Locations until 7 p.m.
11 a.m. NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Awards Luncheon

Champion Photo Shoot at Rockefeller Center Tree

4 p.m.: XM Satellite Radio broacast
Dialed In with Claire B. Lang

7 p.m.: NASCAR Touring Champions Dinner


FRIDAY, December 1
7 a.m.: NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Pit Stop Tour Presented by Sprint
Location: Various Midtown Locations until 7 p.m.
Champions Park Avenue Photo Shoot

4 p.m.: XM Satellite Radio broacast
Dialed In with Claire B. Lang

6 p.m.: NASCAR Nextel Cup Awards Ceremony Yellow Carpet on SPEED

7 p.m.: NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Awards Ceremony (9 p.m. ET/PT on TNT)

[WestCoastGal]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE

Sweet Potato Cheesecake

INGREDIENTS:
3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
4 large eggs
3 egg yolks
3 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
1 cup whipping cream
1 1/2 cups sweet potatoes, mashed
.
Graham Cracker-Pecan Crust
2 cups finely crushed graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup melted butter
1/4 cup finely chopped pecans
PREPARATION:
Preheat oven to 425°.
Crust:
Combine crust ingredients thoroughly; press into a 10-inch springform pan.

Beat cream cheese, sugar, and eggs until smooth; beat in flour, cinnamon, and ginger.

Beat cream and well-mashed sweet potatoes in on medium speed of a hand held mixer just until well-combined.
Pour the batter into the prepared crust.

Bake at 425° for 15 minutes; lower heat to 275° and bake 1 hour longer. Turn heat off and leave in the oven to cool for several hours, or cool on a wire rack.

Serve with sweetened whipped cream or caramel sauce.

[Captain Jack Aubrey]

"Was anyone else as annoyed as I was with the tragically poor NBC coverage of the cup finale??"

No, actually I thought they did a fine job. And I loved Wally's comment at the end about "Let's see if we can get thrown out of Applebee's." I am going to miss these guys.

[SouthTexas]

We only have three pies! One orange, this one is untried, an apple, tried and true, and my favorite, a pecan.

Happy Thanksgiving!

[tubebender]

Wife made the traditional Pumpkin and a Sour Cream Apple. She still makes her crusts from scratch and cooks down Sweet Meat squash for filler. The bird is in the brine and my job is to stay out of the kitchen. Grandson and I set up the big table this afternoon and E will lay out the settings tomorrow. The weather is wet but you knew that...

[SouthTexas]

Ssounds like you are all ready. I'll get there about 6 in the morning. Then it will be nap time until lunch!

[tubebender]

I found this in one of the local papers... Michael Andertti in Eureka

[WestCoastGal]

Very nice of him to donate to the hospice.

And, thankfully he is not coming to Nascar. For awhile there I thought all the open wheel guys were gonna jump ship.

[WestCoastGal]

While doing a little housekeeping on my computer, I found some interesting things I thought I would pass along on this thanksgiving morning. One thing to be thankful for are all the memories we have and this is a good one.......


And for those who aspired to greatness, Earnhardt showed his own form of admiration.

In 1999, a young Tony Stewart finished ninth in the Indianapolis 500, then hopped a jet to Charlotte to race in the Coca-Cola 600. After a chopper landed in the infield prior to the Cup race, Stewart jumped out and ran to use the infield bathroom.

On the way, a couple of drivers, most notably Jeff Gordon, shook his hand and high-fived him, congratulating Stewart for his Indy run. Not Earnhardt. The toughest man in NASCAR saw Stewart approach, wrapped one arm around him, lifted him off the ground and rubbed the top of his head with the other, like a father congratulating his son on a Little League home run. Stewart was shocked by the gesture.

In the Coca-Cola 600, Stewart drove a heroic race, finishing a remarkable fourth on a suffocatingly hot Southern night, an amazing effort considering he was sick in the car.

After the race, Stewart pulled into the pits and TV cameras and reporters instantly mobbed his car. The driver sat in his car, virtually unconscious, when all of a sudden out of nowhere Earnhardt simply appeared, parting the crowd like Moses parting the Red Sea.

He reached into the car and single-handedly pulled Stewart out. Then, as he set Stewart down, Earnhardt gave him a single light slap on the cheek, whispered something in his ear and vanished into the dark night like some ghostly apparition.

It was as iconic an American male moment as I have ever witnessed. Earnhardt was John Wayne in “The Searchers” or Clint Eastwood in “Pale Rider,” the quintessential desperado tough guy as a hero, coming to a rescue of a comrade-in-arms who needed him.

There will never be another driver quite like Earnhardt and every trip to Bristol is a poignant reminder of how much he’s missed. He loved to race here and did it better than anyone else.

I caught up with Stewart in his transporter Friday after qualifying and finally asked him if he remembered that night in Charlotte six years ago, when Earnhardt pulled him out of his car.

Stewart said he did, so I asked him what Earnhardt had whispered in his ear before vanishing into the distance.

Stewart just smiled.

“You had enough yet?”

And that was it.

[SouthTexas]

Happy Thanksgiving race fans!

Stuffing is ready and bird is almost in the oven. Hope everyone has a great day!