Posted on 11/21/2005 4:45:03 PM PST by WestCoastGal
This forum is to help us get through the offseason by posting news, silly season rumors and anything else devoted to Nascar.
I have not found out yet. Is Martin racing the entire year?
Yes full schedule for the 6.
Thanks!
THX
Hey, what's up with Nagin's "Chocolate City"? Is Hershey moving south? ;)
From http://www.scrappleface.com/:
Nagin Recruiting Hershey to Rebuild New Orleans
by Scott Ott
(2006-01-17) — In a further clarification of yesterday’s remarks that a rebuilt New Orleans would be a “chocolate” city, Mayor Ray Nagin today said he’s planning to recruit Hershey Foods to establish a candy manufacturing plant in the hurricane-ravaged region.
The Democrat mayor’s latest clarification builds on yesterday’s explanation that his remarks are not racist because chocolate is made with dark chocolate and white milk forming “a delicious drink.”
“We’re in the very, very early stages of discussions with Hershey,” Mr. Nagin said, “It’s still in the pre-meeting, pre-phone call stage. But that’s what this chocolate city concept is all about. It’s literally chocolate, rather than chocolate as a metaphor for something else. It’s edible chocolate. It really is.”
The mayor said he’s long been intrigued by the possibility of transitioning New Orleans’ economy from one “reliant upon fickle fads in human debauchery” to something more stable, like chocolate.
“Ever since I saw the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I’ve thought, ‘That’s New Orleans’,” Mayor Nagin said. “and I thought, ‘I’m Willy Wonka’. ”
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, who yesterday told a group of African-Americans that Republicans have run the House of Representatives like “a plantation”, said she would help Mayor Nagin secure federal funding to turn the Louisiana Gulf coast into “a chocolate version of Silicon Valley.”
Did I tell you it's still raining in Eureka...
Southern points are always interisting to a chocolate manufacturer. It could cut down on time and distribution costs. New Orleans is out of the question with the politics there.
Get this one everyone and it is a well kept secret. Hershey Chocolated turned down Al Gore when he wanted to rent Hershey Park for a day. (Behind the scenes I can tell you they told Gore to Go To Hell).
<<<<(Behind the scenes I can tell you they told Gore to Go To Hell).>>>>
Knew I've liked Hersheys' for all the right reasons!
I was trying to be sarcastic, oh well. LOL
It's still dry here. What little rain we did get is going to blow away tomorrow. More red flag warnings, like they ever pulled them down.
Sweeeet...
That's good to know...
Bump...
heard about this, this week thought you'd be interested to know...
NASCAR Superstar Dale Earnhardt Jr. Joins XM Satellite Radio to Launch XM Show in February 2006
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NASCAR superstar Dale Earnhardt Jr. will join XM Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: XMSR) for a weekly show to be broadcast exclusively to XM's six-million-plus subscribers from coast to coast. Dale Jr.'s show will debut during the week of February 13 on XM's NASCAR Radio (XM Channel 144) during Daytona Speedweeks. XM is the nation's leading provider of satellite radio and the official satellite radio network of NASCAR.
Dale Jr. will discuss the latest happenings on the NASCAR circuit, as well as music, video games and other personal interests on the wide-ranging show. Dale Jr. will also play a key role in various XM promotions as part of a multi-year agreement with XM.
"I love racing and I love XM, so I definitely couldn't pass up on an opportunity to combine the two. It's a perfect fit," said Dale Jr. "Listeners to my new show on XM will get a real sense of who I am both on and off the track. Thanks to XM, I'll have a national weekly radio show that allows me to speak my mind, play my music and, most important, keep in touch with NASCAR fans. I'll be able to share with NASCAR fans things they won't be able to hear anywhere else. I can't wait to get started on the show and the upcoming NASCAR season."
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is widely considered to be one of the most celebrated personalities in racing. He has been voted by NASCAR fans as the most popular NASCAR Nextel Cup drivers for the past three years in a row. In 2005 Dale Jr. merchandise led sales of NASCAR driver licensed merchandise and accounts for roughly 25 percent of all driver licensed products.
"Dale Earnhardt Jr. is without a doubt one of the most exciting and successful figures in auto racing today. The chance to offer NASCAR fans an exclusive, weekly show hosted by Dale Jr., one of the sport's most popular drivers, is a thrill for XM. We are definitely excited and we are proud to welcome Dale to the XM family for this new show," said Eric Logan, executive vice president of programming for XM Satellite Radio. "XM listeners across the country will be able to tune in and hear Dale Jr. throughout the NASCAR season."
Here's a picture of our Texas sunset. As you can see it is not raining!!
Great shot.
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