2007 Atlantic City Motorsports News

NEWS FROM MOTORSPORTS 2008 AND GAMBLER’S CLASSIC INDOOR RACE EVENTS
“THE MID-WINTER MOTORSPORTS EXTRAVAGANZA”
AND THE GAMBLERS CLASSIC INDOOR AUTO RACING EVENTS
EVENT ORGANIZER: Len Sammons @ 609.888.3618
MEDIA CONTACT: Ernie Saxton Communications, Inc.
Ernie or Marilyn Saxton
215.752.7797 or 215.752.2392
Fax: 215.752.1518
Cell: 267.934.7286
Email: Esaxton144@aol.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PLEASE WITH OUR THANKS
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NEW DATES SET FOR MOTORSPORTS 2008 AND GAMBLER’S CLASSIC

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ March 5, 2007 . . . The 23rd edition of the popular mid-winter motorsports extravaganza, Motorsports 2008 presented by VP Racing Fuels, is set to return to Atlantic City’s plush Convention Center and the Gambler’s Classic Indoor Auto Racing events will return to the Boardwalk Hall conveniently located just a few blocks away.
Len Sammons, producer of the two highly successful events, has announced new dates for the show and indoor races, January 18-20th. In fact dates have been set for the next three years with the 2009 show scheduled for January 17-19th followed by January 16-18th for the 2010 events.
“We really feel that being able to move the show one week later is a big plus,” said Sammons. “The new dates will keep us from competing with the National Football League on Saturday night and it is good for racers since the dates will not conflict with the Chili Bowl in Tulsa, Oklahoma.”
Again in 2008 the Motorsports Race Car Show will fill 300,000 square feet of the Convention Center. Race enthusiasts will again be able to enjoy the Motorsports show by day and the auto racing events during the evening.
Indoor auto racing featuring the Three Quarter Midgets/600cc Micro Sprints will be the attraction at the Boardwalk Hall on January 18th and 19th.
“The indoor races in January were the most successful in the five year history of the events,” said Sammons. “And we were really excited about our first time efforts with the Motorsports show at the Convention Center. The show earned rave reviews from both vendors and attendees.”
Plans are being made to introduce some reduced price hotel room packages that will include transportation to the show and races.
Additional details regarding Motorsports 2008 and the Gambler’s Classic indoor auto racing events will be announced as they are finalized.
Information on exhibit rates, reserving show space and more will be available very shortly. Additional details are available by contacting show manager Joe Pratt at 609.888.3618.
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ERNIE SAXTON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
1448 Hollywood Avenue, Langhorne, PA 19047-7417
215.752.7797 (office) 215.752.2392 (home)
CELL: 267.934.7286
FAX: 215.752.1518
EMAIL: Esaxton144@aol.com
WWW.SAXTONSPONSORMARKET.COM
PUBLISHER: Motorsports Sponsorship Marketing News
PUBLISHER: Grandview Groove, track magazine for NASCAR sanctioned Grandview Speedway
COLUMNIST: Bucks County, PA Courier Times, Area Auto Racing News, Inside Track Motorsports News, AutoLocator Magazine, and National Dragster
CO-HOST: Monday Night Motorsports (5:30 p.m.) on WEST-1400AM, Easton, PA and Racer's Roundtable (Saturday, 11 a.m.) on WGPA-1100 AM, Bethlehem, PA
PRESIDENT: Eastern Motorsport Press Association

NEWS FROM MOTORSPORTS 2007 PRESENTED BY VP RACING FUELS
“THE MID-WINTER MOTORSPORTS EXTRAVAGANZA”
EVENT ORGANIZER: Len Sammons @ 609.888.3618
MEDIA CONTACT: Ernie Saxton Communications, Inc.
Ernie or Marilyn Saxton
215.752.7797 or 215.752.2392
Fax: 215.752.1518
Cell: 267.934.7286
Email: Esaxton144@aol.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PLEASE WITH OUR THANKS
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MOTORSPORTS 2007 IN ATLANTIC CITY A SUCCESS, CHELSEA MILLER IS NEW MS MOTORSPORTS

Atlantic City, New Jersey, January 15, 2007 . . . The Motorsports 2007 presented by VP Racing Fuels Race Car show held this past weekend at the plush Atlantic City Convention Center for the first time was a huge success.
With more than 250 race cars on display, more than 600 exhibitor areas offering just about anything imaginable in motorsports, free autographs from national, regional and local racing personalities and so much more, thousands of people jammed the 300,000 square foot show area.
There were appearances by national racing stars such as NASCAR Nextel Cup Rookie of the Year Denny Hamlin, 2003 Cup champion Matt Kenseth, NHRA drag racing star Ron Capps, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Todd Bodine, Nextel Cup star Dave Blaney, Craftsman Truck Series standout Erin Crocker and past Daytona 500 champion Derrike Cope.
One of the highlights of the three day show was the U.S.Tobacco Ms. Motorsports Pageant with lovely Chelsea Lynn Miller of Langhorne, PA judged the winner and picking up $1,500 for her winning efforts. The 5’7” blonde beauty who works as a cosmetologist was making her first start in the competition. She has represented DIRT Motorsports, the United Racing Company and Dream Makers MP3. Ms. Miller will represent the show with personal appearances at a variety of events in 2007.
Dana Hastings, a real estate agent from Georgetown, Delaware, was the first runner-up. JoMarie Rankin of Butler, PA, a dental hygienist who has been part of Ms. Motorsports for a number of years, was second runner-up.
Other awards during the Saturday afternoon contest included Clara Henson (Photogenic), Erica Aleno-Maloney (Swimwear), Dana Hastings (Sportswear) and Laura Linder (Congeniality).
For the second year in a row the FantaSea Resorts Swimwear Competition allowed fans to have a voice in the selection of a winner. $500 went to fan favorite Dana Hastings in a close voice vote of the hundreds of fans in attendance. Hastings also picked up $500 for finishing second in the Ms. Motorsports pageant and will step in should Ms. Miller not be able to fulfill all obligations.
Big Wheel racing featuring youngsters racing vehicles provided by show management saw Garrett Nordberg win the Age 3-4 Class followed by Robbie Page and Carmen Griggs. In the 5-6 age class Jacob Mueller was the winner with Tyler Massie finishing second and Matt Toby grabbing third. Pete Dee won in the 7-9 age category followed by Blake Barney and Marissa Giberson.
A variety of special awards were presented including:
Best appearing stock car - Frank Guidace Dirt Modified appearing as part of the Shadow Racing Product display.
Best appearing open cockpit car - Jason Warfield’s Micro Sprint in the Delmarva Motorsports Park display.
Best appearing drag racing vehicle - The Elizabeth, NJ Truck Center “The Beast” truck appearing in the Englishtown, NJ Raceway Park display.
Best race car Display - Jammerson Motorsports promoting their sponsors on their NASCAR Busch Series East sponsored car driven by Dion Ciccarelli.
Best Speedway or Club Display - Wall Township Speedway which featured one vehicle from every class that races at the track on a regular basis.
Best Commercial Display - Speedway Entertainment/Slingshots by Tobias which featured a hand-built wooden display and one of their new spec midgets.
Best Quarter Midget club Display - Doylestown Quarter Midget Club which hosts races in Honeybrook, PA
Best Vintage Stock Car Display - The Dick Cozze #44 coach that the legendary Al Tasnady drove which was part of the Diamond State Vintage Motorsports display.
Best Vintage Open Cockpit Display - The Chris Krumeracker #6 Quarter Midget race car that was part of the Phoenix Raceway display.
Best Vintage Club Display - The Garden State Vintage Stock Car Club display featuring a large display on the old Atlantic City Speedway.
“Many exhibitors participating in Motorsports 2007 are already asking for information on Motorsports 2008 with several reserving the same space or asking for more show space, “ commented show organizer Len Sammons. “We are very happy with the way the show turned out, especially when you consider that it is our first year in Atlantic City after so many years at the Fort Washington, PA Expo Center.”
Boardwalk Hall officials, where the “Gambler’s Classic” indoor auto racing events were presented during the same weekend, estimated attendance for the two days of racing at more than 10,000. The final night of racing saw veteran racers Joey Payne and Lou Cicconi battling for the win and Payne taking the victory by a matter of a couple of feet.
Many fans used the convenience of the NJ Transit System to travel to the events. The train dropped fans off right in the Convention Center. Also proving popular were a number of organized bus trips that allowed fans to attend the show, the races and even sneak in some “other attractions” before heading home.
Motorsports 2008, the 23rd edition of the three day midwinter motorsports extravaganza, will take place at the same location January 11-13, 2008. It is not too early to make plans to attend.
Suggestions and comments are invited regarding the show and can be sent to motorsports@aarn.com. That same address can be used to be added to the show and indoor racing email mailing list. Information may be found at www.aarn.com.
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MEDIA NOTE: Our thanks go out to all of you who helped make this great weekend a huge success. We will be in touch in the near future with information on the 2008 events. To those few media who ran into some problems with our media credential system please accept MY apologies. I will work on improving that system for the next time around. Thanks for your patience and understanding. ERNIE SAXTON

ERNIE SAXTON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
1448 Hollywood Avenue, Langhorne, PA 19047-7417
215.752.7797 (office) 215.752.2392 (home)
CELL: 267.934.7286
FAX: 215.752.1518
EMAIL: Esaxton144@aol.com
WWW.SAXTONSPONSORMARKET.COM
PUBLISHER: Motorsports Sponsorship Marketing News
PUBLISHER: Grandview Groove, track magazine for NASCAR sanctioned Grandview Speedway
COLUMNIST: Bucks County, PA Courier Times, Area Auto Racing News, Inside Track Motorsports News, AutoLocator Magazine, and National Dragster
CO-HOST: Monday Night Motorsports (5:30 p.m.) on WEST-1400AM, Easton, PA and Racer's Roundtable (Saturday, 11 a.m.) on WGPA-1100 AM, Bethlehem, PA
PRESIDENT: Eastern Motorsport Press Association

Registration for this weekend’s (Fri.-Sat. Jan. 12-13) M&R Midget (Three Quarter Midgets and 600cc Micro-Sprints), Slingshot and Sr. Champ Kart racing at historic Boardwalk Hall has exceeded expectations - and blown past fields out of the water.

Leading the way for the fifth running of the “Gambler’s Classic” is a stellar, jam-packed field of 100 M&R Midgets. “We had to cut off the registration,” offered show promoter Len Sammons of
Len Sammons Motorsports Productions. “It’s by far the biggest turnout we’ve ever had for this event (the previous high Midget car count was 92, in 2006).”

Make no mistake, the M&R Midget field isn’t merely large. There is plenty of quality to accompany the quantity.

A versatile field that includes Ted Christopher, John Blewett III, Rick Eckert, Bobby Santos III, Billy Pauch, Jeff Heotzler, Stewart Friesen, Willy Decker, Doug Esh, Lou Cicconi Jr., Stevie Smith, Jack Arute and many more will tackle the tight, concrete oval on the floor of Boardwalk Hall.

The winner of Saturday night’s 40-lap M&R Midget main could leave A.C. with over $5,000.
The Slingshot field of 46 competitors is also stacked with top names from across the Northeast, featuring 2006 National Slingshot champion Nick Pecko and fellow top Slingshot racers Marc Daniels, Matt Carman, Kyle Rohner, Bill Van Inwegen (Sr. and Jr.)

Dirt Modified racers Mark Flach Jr., Jeremy Markle, Scott Ferrier, Scott Goodrich, Ray Woodall Jr. and Jamie Yannone will strap into scaled-down versions of their Friday- and Saturday-night racecars for the mid-winter event.

The Sr. Champ Kart field has also reached capacity, with 50 competitors registered for wild, action-filled racing.

On Friday night, racing begins at 7:45 p.m., with three “Roaring 20s” for the M&R Midgets, three “Dirty Dozens” for the Slingshots and a trio of Sr.

Champ Kart “Come-11” qualifiers. Grandstand gates open at 6 p.m., with M&R Midget time trials getting the green flag at 6:15 p.m. Saturday night racing begins at 7:30 p.m., with two C-Mains for the M&R Midgets, a TQ B-Main and headline events for the Slinghots (25 laps), Sr. Champ Karts (25 laps) and M&R Midgets (40 laps).

A special “Fan Fest” is planned for 6:30 p.m., allowing the fans to meet and greet the stars of the “Gambler’s Classic” event, while getting an up-close view of the cars.

Grandstand gates open at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. While much of the reserved seating for Saturday night’s event has been sold out, there will be plenty of general admission seats available at the door for each night’s action.

For further information, visit the official “Gambler’s Classic” website: www.aarn.com.
Before attention turns to indoor racing at night, the Motorsports 2007 presented by VP Racing Fuels show will be in full force Fri.-Sun. Jan. 12-14 at the Atlantic City Convention Center, featuring 270,000 square feet of nothing but auto racing - show cars, free national driver autographs, free seminars and much more. Tickets for both events are available at the box office at each event.
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ERNIE SAXTON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
1448 Hollywood Avenue, Langhorne, PA 19047-7417
215.752.7797 (office) 215.752.2392 (home)
CELL: 267.934.7286
FAX: 215.752.1518
EMAIL: Esaxton144@aol.com
WWW.SAXTONSPONSORMARKET.COM
PUBLISHER: Motorsports Sponsorship Marketing News
PUBLISHER: Grandview Groove, track magazine for NASCAR sanctioned Grandview Speedway
COLUMNIST: Bucks County, PA Courier Times, Area Auto Racing News, Inside Track Motorsports News, AutoLocator Magazine, and National Dragster
CO-HOST: Monday Night Motorsports (5:30 p.m.) on WEST-1400AM, Easton, PA and Racer's Roundtable (Saturday, 11 a.m.) on WGPA-1100 AM, Bethlehem, PA
PRESIDENT: Eastern Motorsport Press Association

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12: (Show Hours 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.)
2:00-3:00 p.m. (Room 1) “The Basics of Race Team Sponsorship” - Presented by Ernie Saxton (publisher of Motorsports Sponsorship Marketing News) who has more than 35 years experience in sponsorship marketing.
3:00-4:00 p.m. (Room 2) “Dirt Modified Set-up, Scaling and Maintenance” - Presented by Scott Jeffrey (Chief Mechanic of Gypsum Express Racing)
3:15-4:15 p.m.: (Room 1) “Asphalt Modified Set-up and Overall pre-race preparation” - Presented by winning Asphalt Modified Drivers Tony Hirschman and son Matt Hirschman of Hirschman’s Speed Shop
4:15 - 5:15 p.m.. (Room 2) “Shock Absorber Choices” - Mike Farr of Genesis Shocks answers your questions 4:30-5:30 p.m.: (Room 1) “Street Stock/4-cyl. Stock Car Chassis set-up & Tires” - Presented by Roy Anderson of Anderson Race Cars
5:30 -6:30 p.m. (Room 2) - TBA

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13: (Show Hours 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
11:30 - 12:30 p. m. (Room 1) “Tuning Your Car With Shocks” - Bob DeBois of Shadow Race Products
12:00 - 1:00 p. m. (Room 2) Racetrack/Media Workshop -- Open discussion between racing writers and photographers; and track/series Press Directors as to professionalism, credential usage, event coverage
12:45 - 1:45 p.m. (Room 1) “The Racing Carburetor: Balancing Fuel and Air for Maximum Driveability” - presented by John Satterfield of damBEST
1:15- 2:15p.m. (Room 2) 600cc Micro Sprint roundtable discussion, presented by 600scene.com, on the current state of this class. Topics include general rules (this is NOT a “rules” meeting), marketing and promotion, and race procedures. Open to drivers, car owners, track promoters/officials and fans.
Panel includes Kevin Steele (600scene.com); car builders Mike Dicely (Hyper Racing), Dave Laird (Stallard), Brett Schoenly (SB3 Race Cars) and Terry Schaeffer (RTS); track representatives Tom Chorpenning (Linda¹s Speedway) and Brad Hostetter (Trail-Way Speedway); and Ray Dunkley (Speed Equipment Corp)
2:00 - 3:00 p. m. (Room 1) “Dirt Late Model Set-ups and Chassis Tuning” -- presented by Jim Bernheisel of Bernheisel Race Components/Lazer Chassis 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. (Room 2) “Racing and Taxes: What is Taxable and Deductable; and General Record Keeping for your Race Team” -- Presented by George Grasic & Ann Donley, CPA
3:15 - 4:15 p. m. (Room 1) “What¹s New In Racing Safety.” A look at the newest products and safety concepts in the industry. -- Presented by Dennis Botindari of Motorsports Safety Systems (MSS)
3:45 - 4:45 p.m. (Room 2) “Legal Issues for Race Teams and Tracks” - Chaired by Meri Van Blarcom-Gupko and Eugene Huang (Gupko (of Wiley, Malehorn and Sirota Attorneys), who will answer your questions relating to racing and legal situations your team or track may encounter
4:30 - 5:30 p. m. (Room 1) - Rules and information on the new “Sidewinder” Micro-Sprint - Presented by Jason Morrison of Sideways Productions
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. (Room 2) - “Racing Website Design/Promo Ideas” - Dave Nale
of Hammerhead Promotions
SUNDAY, JANUARY 14: (Show Hours 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
10:00 a.m. (Room 1) Chapel Service - Rev. Dan Petfield & Rev. Don Rivers of Racing with Jesus Ministries
12:15 - 1:15 p. m. (Room 1) “Go-Kart Performance” - presented by Keith Raffa of Full Tilt Karts
12:30 - 1:30 pm (Room 2) “Race Driver Development Clinic” - by Driver Development Services
1:30 - 2:30 p. m. (Room 1) “From Speed to Shocks: A Practical Guide to Data Acquisition Analysis at the Racetrack” -- Presented by Dave Scaler of Advantage Motorsports
1:45 - 2:45 pm (Room 2) “Spec Racing - Is it for You?” -- Rich “Toby” Tobias Jr. (Speedway Entertainment) chairs an open-discussion for FANS and racing families about where the sport is headed; Slingshot cars and the new SpeedSTR Midget. How to enter racing on a limited budget, without in-depth mechanical knowledge.
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ERNIE SAXTON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
1448 Hollywood Avenue, Langhorne, PA 19047-7417
215.752.7797 (office) 215.752.2392 (home)
CELL: 267.934.7286
FAX: 215.752.1518
EMAIL: Esaxton144@aol.com
WWW.SAXTONSPONSORMARKET.COM
PUBLISHER: Motorsports Sponsorship Marketing News
PUBLISHER: Grandview Groove, track magazine for NASCAR sanctioned Grandview Speedway
COLUMNIST: Bucks County, PA Courier Times, Area Auto Racing News, Inside Track Motorsports News, AutoLocator Magazine, and National Dragster
CO-HOST: Monday Night Motorsports (5:30 p.m.) on WEST-1400AM, Easton, PA and Racer's Roundtable (Saturday, 11 a.m.) on WGPA-1100 AM, Bethlehem, PA
PRESIDENT: Eastern Motorsport Press Association

NEWS FROM MOTORSPORTS 2007 PRESENTED BY VP RACING FUELS
“THE MID-WINTER MOTORSPORTS EXTRAVAGANZA”
EVENT ORGANIZER: Len Sammons @ 609.888.3618
MEDIA CONTACT: Ernie Saxton Communications, Inc.
Ernie or Marilyn Saxton
215.752.7797 or 215.752.2392
Fax: 215.752.1518
Cell: 267.934.7286
Email: Esaxton144@aol.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PLEASE WITH OUR THANKS
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SHOW SCHEDULE FOR MOTORSPORTS 2007 PRESENTED BY VP RACING FUELS AT THE ATLANTIC CITY CONVENTION CENTER, JANUARY 12TH THRU 14TH, 2007

(Schedule is subject to change without notice)

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12TH - SHOW HOURS 1 - 7 PM

1 - 7 PM - AUTOGRAPHS (Big Jim’s Racing Video Booth #1334) Louis “Twitchels” Centanni, best known from radio’s “Opie and Anthony” show and TV’s “True Life: I have Tourettes” will be available to sign copies of his childrens book “Little Twitching Timmy - the Turtle With Tourettes“.

1PM - 2 PM - AUTOGRAPHS (Brickel’s Display #2247) - RON CAPPS, NHRA Funny Car Driver and nationally-known Sprint Car driver STEVIE SMITH.

1 -3 PM - AUTOGRAPHS - (Atlantic County Harley-Davidson Booth# 1663) 1994 NASCAR Busch Series champion DAVID GREEN.

2 - 4 PM - AUTOGRAPHS (Dover Int’l Display #1905) - DAVE BLANEY - Nextel Cup driver of the Bill Davis No. 22 Toyota in 2007. A former World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion.

2 - 4 PM - AUTOGRAPHS (Racing for Jesus Display #439) - MIKE OLSEN, 2006 NASCAR Busch East Series champion.

2:00 - 3:30 PM - AUTOGRAPHS (Area Auto Racing News Display #2725) - NORTHEAST TOP 2006 PERFORMERS: Jimmy Horton Jr., (New Egypt Speedway Champion) Duane Howard (Bridgeport/Big Diamond Speedways Champion), Curt Michael (United Racing Company Sprint Champion), Woody Pitkat (NASCAR Regional Champion) and Craig Von Dohren (Grandview Speedway Champion).

2:30 PM - SPONSORSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT (Pocono Raceway Booth #2205) BOBBY GERHART JR. will unveil a new sponsor and paint scheme followed by autographs.

3 -5 PM - AUTOGRAPHS - (Chapman Ford Display #407) MATT KENSETH - The 2003 NASCAR Nextel Cup Champion, who finished second in the 2006 standings recording four event wins.

3 - 5 PM - AUTOGRAPHS (Brickel’s Display #2247) - Ron Capps, NHRA Funny Car driver who ended up third in the point standings after leading the rankings through the majority of the year’s 23 events. Capps ended the season with five wins, three runner-up, two semi-final and eight quarter-final finishes, and a won-loss record of 37-18.

4 - 7 PM - AUTOGRAPHS (Lucas Oil Display #807) - FRANK “Ace” MANZO, NHRA Alcohol Funny Car Driver.

4 - 6 PM - LIVE RADIO BROADCAST (Virginia Motor Speedway Booth #2505) - Host Dave Seamy will return with the Dirt Nation radio show. The live broadcast is available on the internet at racetalklive.com or dirtnation.net and on WRLT 1490 in Hampton, VA. Many special guests will be on the show live from the event.

4:30 - 5:30 PM - AUTOGRAPHS - (Brickel’s Display #2247) -Chelsea Miller, Miss DIRT Motorsports.

5 - 7 PM - AUTOGRAPHS - (Checkered Flag Charity Auction Display #1555) -Drivers Kory Rabenold, Pat Haragan, Jackie Ziegler and Josh Oswald.

7:45 PM - LIVE AUTO RACING AT BOARDWALK HALL: The nine event program consists of the Roaring 20s for the M&R Midgets (Three Quarter Midgets and 600 Micro-Sprints racing head-to-head), Dirty Dozens for the Slingshots and the 7 come 11 for the Sr. Caged Karts. Gates open at 6 PM.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13TH - SHOW HOURS 10 AM - 7 PM

10 - 7 PM - AUTOGRAPHS (Big Jim’s Racing Video Booth #1334) Louis “Twitchels” Centanni, best know from radio’s “Opie and Anthony” show and MTV’s “True Life: I have Tourettes” will be available to sign copies of his children’s book “Little Twitching Timmy - the Turtle With Tourettes“.

12:00 - 1 PM - AUTOGRAPHS (Dover Int’l Display #1905) Ms. Motorsports 2006 Tracy Gessleman.

12 - 2 PM - AUTOGRAPHS (Lucas Oil Display #807) - FRANK “Ace” MANZO, NHRA Alcohol Funny Car Driver.

12 - 5 PM - AUTOGRAPHS (Frank Schneider Traveling Museum Booth # #535) FRANK SCHNEIDER, a driver many consider to be the greatest dirt modified racer of all time! His new book will be available.

12:30 - 2:30 PM PM - AUTOGRAPHS (Racing for Jesus Display #439) MIKE STEFANIK, 2006 NASCAR Whelen Modified Series champion (his ninth NASCAR title), MIKE OLSEN, 2006 NASCAR Busch East Series champion and TONY HIRSCHMAN (5-Time NASCAR Whelen Modified Champion) and his son MATT (2006 North-South Shootout & Mason-Dixon Meltdown race winner).

12 -2 PM - AUTOGRAPHS - (Checkered Flag Charity Auction Display #1555) - LADIES FULL THROTTLE: all ladies of racing autograph session including Melanie Thomas (rear tire changer for CJM Racing No. 72 Nextel Cup Team) and lady racers Jackie Ziegler (LM, IMCA Mod), Jill Canuso (NHRA and Monster Trucks), Marissa Nelmes (Thrillers), Stephanie Stevens (USAC Ford Focus
Midgets) and TAMMY LONGACRE (Motocross); plus trophy queens Cindy Bott (Ms. NEETS) and April Makarewicz (Ms. Mountain Œ06).

12 - 2 PM - AUTOGRAPHS - (Atlantic County Harley-Davidson Booth# 1663) 1994 NASCAR Busch Series champion DAVID GREEN.

12:30 - 2 PM - AUTOGRAPHS - (AREA AUTO DISPLAY #2725) Top Northeast Winning Drivers in 2006 sign special collector card available only at the show including overall top winner Brett Hearn, Alan Johnson (Big Block Dirt Modified), Jeff Strunk (Small Block Dirt Modified), Jeremy Miller (Dirt Late Model), John Blewett III (Asphalt Modified) and Shane Penny (Micro Sprints).

1-3 PM - AUTOGRAPHS - (VP Fuels Display #2105) TOP NORTHEAST DRIVERS: TED CHRISTOPHER (Asphalt Modified), CRAIG VON DOHREN (Dirt Modified) and BILLY VAN PELT (Dirt Modified).

1 - 3 PM PM - AUTOGRAPHS (Coastal 181 Booth #2730) - CHRIS ECONOMAKI,
racing’s internationally famous reporter from both television and the National Speed Sport News. Chris will be on hand to sign his new book “Let’em All Go!”

1-3 PM - AUTOGRAPHS - DENNY HAMLIN (Stage) The amazing 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Rookie of the Year finished third in the point standings and won both events at Pocono Raceway!

1-3 PM - AUTOGRAPHS - DERRIKE COPE (Sundance Vacations Booth #2405) NASCAR Nextel Cup driver noted for his 1990 Daytona 500 and Dover Bud 500 victories.

2 - 4 PM - AUTOGRAPHS - (RSCA DISPLAY #525) Drivers from the former Reading Fairgrounds Speedway will be signing including Harry Garber, Whitey Kershner, Blaine Sadler,Curt Weller, Russ Smith, Donnie Eskey, Dick Quallio, Bob Eppiheimer, Elton Hildreth, Bob Rossell, Bobby Braxton, Eddie Pratt and Billy Pauch.

2 - 7 PM - AUTOGRAPHS (Big Jim’s Racing Video Booth #1334) Noted wrestler “King Kong Bundy” famous for his 1986 WWF matches with Hulk Hogan.

3 PM - MS. MOTORSPORTS COMPETITION (STAGE) - the finals of the US Smokeless Tobacco Company sponsored Ms. Motorsports competition.

4 - 6 PM - LIVE RADIO BROADCAST AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT (Virginia Motor Speedway Booth #2505) - Host Dave Seay will return with the Dirt Nation radio show. The live broadcast is available on the internet at racetalklive.com or dirtnation.net and on WRLT 1490 in Hampton, VA. They will be announcing the 2006 Dirt Nation / Lucas Oil Drivers of the Year in Late Model, Sprint Cars and Modified division during the Saturday broadcast.

4- 6 PM - AUTOGRAPHS - (Checkered Flag Charity Auction Display #1555) - Drivers Eric Beers, Eddie Brunnhoelzl, Don Wagner, Kory Rabenold, Richard Petey, Howie Bott.

7:30 PM - LIVE RACING AT BOARDWALK HALL: Main event night with the M&R Midgets racing in C and B Mains leading up to the prestigious Gambler’s Classic 40 lapper presented by Pepsi. The Slingshots and Champ Karts also run in big 25 lap features. Gates open at 4:30 PM.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 14TH - SHOW HOURS 11 AM - 5 PM

10:00 AM - VICTORY LANE CHAPEL - (Seminar Room) The Racer’s Church by Racing for Jesus Ministry

11 - 5 PM - AUTOGRAPHS (Big Jim’s Racing Video Booth #1334) Louis “Twitchels” Centanni, best known from radio’s “Opie and Anthony” show and MTV’s “True Life: I have Tourettes” will be available to sign copies of his childrens book “Little Twitching Timmy - the Turtle With Tourettes” and Noted wrestler “King Kong Bundy” famous for his 1986 WWF matches with Hulk
Hogan.

12 NOON - AUTOGRAPHS/BOOK SIGNING - (Jeff Hammond Collector’s World Booth #2547) JEFF HAMMOND- FOX TV racing broadcaster, former Winston Cup crew chief will be signing his book “Real Men Work In The Pits.” Books will be on
sale at this location.

12 -2 PM - AUTOGRAPHS - (Checkered FLAG Charity Auction Display #1555) - Drivers Richard Petey, Howie Bott, Josh Oswald plus trophy queens Cindy Bott (Ms. NEETS) and April Makarewicz (Ms. Mountain Œ06).

12 -2 PM - AUTOGRAPHS - (STAGE) NASCAR driver ERIN CROCKER and - Speed-TV pit reporter BOBBY DILLNER.

1 -3 PM - AUTOGRAPHS - (Brickel’s Display #2247) 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series champion TODD “The Onion” BODINE.

1 PM - KIDS BIG WHEEL RACES (STAGE AREA) - Children in three age groups (3-4, 5-6, 7-9) race for big trophies and prizes! Big Wheels are supplied this year - no one can use their own. No entry fee, no pre-entry needed. Register before 12 noon at the show.

2 PM - ATLANTIC CITY SPEEDWAY REUNION (Stage) - Meet many of the drivers who raced weekly at the former 1/2 mile paved track in Pleasantville, N.J.,including Tony Siscone, Carl Grinar, Bunky Higbee, Sal Moschella, Terry Van, Tommy Hughes, Richie Pratt Sr., John Megill, Myrtle Faulkinburg, Fred Kennedy, John LaVance, Steve Elias, Gary Bruckler, Bill Force, Ray Shea, Jamie Tomaino, Jerry Camp, John Fitzgerald, Lee Elwell and Jim Maguire.

Drivers will be signing a special collector card given away free only at the show! This event, and a historical display saluting the track (during the entire show), is being organized by the Garden State Vintage Stock Car Club.

2:00 - 3:30 PM - AUTOGRAPHS (Area Auto Display #2725) - VETERAN SUPERSTARS: Reggie Ruggiero (Asphalt Modifieds), KRAMER WILLIAMSON (Sprint Cars), SCOTT PURSELL (Sprint Cars & Modifieds), JUDI BATES (Sprint Cars), RAY SWINEHART (Dirt Modifieds) and CHIC COSSABOONE (Dirt Modified).

2 - 5 PM - AUTOGRAPHS (Lucas Oil Display #807 ) - FRANK “Ace” MANZO, NHRA
Alcohol Funny Car Driver.

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January 5, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Genesis Shocks To Appear At Motorsports ’07; Conduct Free Seminar

Atlanta, GA --- The success story of the year in dirt track racing manufacturing, Genesis Racing Shocks, will be on hand in force with a huge display at the upcoming Motorsports 2007 presented by VP Racing Fuels show in Atlantic City, NJ where co-founder of Genesis Racing Shocks Mike Farr will conduct a special seminar.

Genesis Racing Shocks was founded on March 1, 2006 by Mike Farr and Mike Lutz, two long-time industry mainstays with decades of combined experience in shock absorber design, engineering and manufacturing and since then have made a big impact on the short track racing industry.

The 22nd edition of the Motorsports Expo is set for January 12-14 at the plush Atlantic City Convention Center. Motorsports 2007 moves to the Atlantic City Convention Center after a successful 12-year run at the Fort Washington (Pa.) Expo Center. Motorsports 2007 will occupy nearly 300,000 sq. ft. of the A.C. Convention Center.

“The Motorsports show has always been a good show for meeting new customers and dealers,” stated Farr. “Although you have to work at it differently than other trade shows the true diehard racers do attend it in droves. There are a lot of race fans there but there's one hell of a lot of racers there as well, you just have to work harder at this show to get the results but if worked right the results will show up.”

Farr will also conduct a special seminar at the Motorsports 2007 presented by VP Racing Fuels, ‘Shock Absorber Choices’, on Friday January 12 from 4:15 – 5:15 PM in Room Two. The seminar is free to the racing community.

“Well, I'm not quite sure how this will end up, the seminars will start out in one direction and usually end up completely in another some how (laughs)!” offered Farr. “But we’re looking forward to it and we hope the racers are, too.”

At the Genesis racing Shocks display you will be able to speak with company representatives as well as check out dirt Late Model star Chub Frank’s new Rocket Chassis #1* along with it’s new color scheme in addition to others. “We would like to thank Robbie Blair, Ritchie Pratt, Doug Drown, Jeff Heotzler and the entire staff and crew from The Motorsports 2007 show for their help,” commented Farr. “We also have to extend a big thanks to John Farr Lighting and all the effort an work they are putting into our display.”

As the 2007 season approaches Farr and Lutz can look back on their inaugural season with some sense of pride. “We ended up with 10 championships and almost 100 win's in our first nine months of serving the best racers out there,” said Farr. “And there's some BIG NAMES coming out with Genesis in 2007 so the future looks pretty bright.”

The new manufacturing facility and corporate office for Genesis Shocks and their new Genesis Racing Shocks line of upscale, high tech shock absorbers is located at: Genesis Shocks, 5020 Old Ellis Point Suite 200, Roswell, GA. 30076. Telephone: 678-659-9454. Fax: 678-659-9457.

The Genesis Racing Shocks website is located at: www.Genesisshocks.com
-Prepared by Lehman Motorsports Services

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ January 4, 2007 . . . The 22nd edition of Motorsports presented by VP Racing Fuels, the 2007 edition, will offer something for just about everyone. It will be 270,000 square feet of the plush Atlantic City Convention Center filled with more than 250 motorsports vehicles, more than 600 exhibitor booths displaying just about everything imaginable in motorsports and there will be opportunities for attendees to collect autographs, FREE, from nationally known racers and those who race on the local and regional level.

The three day show kicks off at 1 p.m. on Friday, January 12th and continues through until 5 p.m. on Sunday, January 14th. And when the show closes at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday there will be indoor auto racing action just down the street at Boardwalk Hall featuring the “Gambler’s Classic” for M&R Midgets (Three Quarter Midgets and 600cc Micros). Tickets are available at each event box office.

Topping the list of racers making appearances and signing autographs is 2003 NASCAR Nextel Cup champion Matt Kenseth along with NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Todd “The Onion” Bodine, Nextel Cup Rookie of the Year Denny Hamlin, Nextel Cup veteran Dave Blaney, rising young female NASCAR talent Erin Crocker along with National Hot Rod Association Funny Car standout Ron Capps.

Just added to this already impressive list is Daytona 500 past champion Derrike Cope who is a regular on the Nextel Cup and Busch Series circuit. He will be representing Sundance Vacations and will be meeting fans and signing autographs at their display area from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, January 13th. A complete schedule of autograph sessions and other information can be found at www.aarn.com.

NHRA Alcohol Funny Car driver Frank "Ace" Manzo, one of the most successful drag racers in the sport, will be on hand in the Lucas Oil booth - with his car - to sign autographs on Saturday, January 13th from noon through 2 p.m. He'll also be at the show on Sunday, January 14th from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Wrestling fans may want to stop at Big Jim’s Videos booth on Saturday, from 2-7 p.m. and all day on Sunday, to meet King Kong Bundy who was Hulk Hogan’s nemesis back in mid-eighties. Bundy also appeared in the Richard Pryor movie “Moving” and his stage name inspired the name of the sitcom family on the FOX network “Married…with Children.”

VP Racing Fuels, the presenting sponsor of the “mid-winter motorsports extravaganza,” will have a huge presence as their display area will feature Northeastern Modified stock car racing talents Ted Christopher, Billy VanPelt and Craig VonDohren. In addition, Jay Farnsworth, the new technical director for VP, will be in the booth, along with other VP personnel, to talk with racers, car owners and engine builders. They are able to talk about drag, dirt track and asphalt circle track racing plus motorcycles and more.

VP offers not only a variety of racing fuels but also has synthetic and specialty oils, a variety of additives, track adhesives, fuel testing kits and fuel handling equipment.

Many area auto racing facilities and sanctioning organizations will be part of the show and will offer information on their 2007 seasons. Many fans and racers use the information obtained at the Motorsports show to plan their seasons.

One of the most popular areas of the Motorsports Race Car Show for fans is the collectible area where fans can usually find some great buys on auto racing collectible items. And for the racer there is the huge hardcore racer section that offers everything from engines and haulers to safety equipment and more.

A big attraction of the show is the U.S.Tobacco Ms. Motorsports Contest that takes place at 3 p.m. on Saturday and for the youngsters there is the Big Wheel racing action on Sunday and the Big Wheels are supplied by show management.

So much to see and do during the Motorsports 2007 Race Car Show presented by VP Racing Fuels.
Show attendees will be able to purchase general admission tickets for the indoor racing events at the Motorsports 2007 box office thus avoiding what could be long lines at the ticket windows at Boardwalk Hall each night of the “Gambler’s Classic sponsored by Pepsi” indoor auto racing events.
Tickets for the indoor auto racing events may also be purchased in advance at the Boardwalk Hall Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations (800-736-1420 or ticketmaster.com) or telephone 609.888.3618. Complete ticket information for both events can be found at www.aarn.com.

Show attendees looking for the best place to park at reasonable rates are invited to check in at http://atlanticcitynj.com/pdf/parking_map.pdf

And fans looking for lodging during this huge motorsports weekend should telephone AC Central Reservations at 1-866-790-9934. Fans may also want to telephone the Quality Inn Bayshore Resort at 609.641.3546. Many hotels are selling out for the big motorsports weekend, but there were still rooms available at $89 per night.
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MEDIA NOTE: If you have questions about the status of your media request and have not heard from us please email me at Esaxton144@aol.com or telephone 215.752.7797. The deadline for credential requests was at the end of December. Happy New Year and thanks for all your support of this great weekend of motorsports. Ernie Saxton

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NEWS FROM MOTORSPORTS 2007 PRESENTED BY VP RACING FUELS
“THE MID-WINTER MOTORSPORTS EXTRAVAGANZA”
EVENT ORGANIZER: Len Sammons @ 609.888.3618
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Ernie Saxton
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COLUMN NOTES FOR YOUR COVERAGE OF MOTORSPORTS 2007 AND THE GAMBLER’S CLASSIC INDOOR AUTO RACES

“DEAN OF MOTORSPORTS JOURNALISM” ECONOMAKI AT MOTORSPORTS

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ December 27, 2006 . . . Two time NASCAR Nextel Cup champion Tony Stewart recently called him “Moses of racing publications,” and at 85 years of age Chris Economaki just keeps rolling along.
His Editor’s Notes column in National Speed Sport News, a national weekly racing tabloid, is must reading for those wanting to know what is going on in motorsports. Economaki was thrust into the national spotlight as a pioneer broadcaster on ABC’s Wide World of Sports telecasts, the first to feature stock car racing on television.
Economaki will be appearing at the Motorsports 2007 presented by VP Racing Fuels Race Car show in Atlantic City. He will be signing copies of his new book Let ‘Em All Go. The book is considered a must read for those who have interest in the history of motorsports and Economaki has lived much of the history of the sport and tells some great stories.
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MATT KENSETH APPEARING AT MOTORSPORTS 2007 COURTESY OF CHAPMAN FORD SALES

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ December 27, 2006 . . . 2003 NASCAR Nextel Cup champion Matt Kenseth will be appearing at Motorsports 2007 presented by VP Racing Fuels Race Car Show at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Friday, January 12th.
He finished a close second in the chase for the title in 2006. His appearance is being sponsored by Chapman Auto Sales who have one of their several dealerships located in nearby Egg Harbor, NJ Township.
Chapman is a long time supporter of the show through their Horsham, PA dealership.
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DISCOUNT COUPONS FOR MOTORSPORTS 2007 AVAILABLE AT MCDONALD’S AND WHERE LUCAS OIL PRODUCTS ARE SOLD

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ December 27, 2006 . . . Fans planning to attend the Motorsports 2007 presented by VP Racing Fuels Race Car Show, January 12-14th, at the Atlantic City Convention Center can save a buck by visiting participating McDonald’s restaurants.
McDonald’s is offering $1.00 off discount coupons at participating locations in New Jersey, Eastern PA and Northern Delaware. $.50 cents will be donated to the Ronald McDonald Charity for every coupon used at the show box office.
In addition participating auto parts stores and other outlets, in the same areas, that carry Lucas Oil products will be offering $1.00 off discount coupons.
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INFORMATION ON TRAINS, PARKING AND HOTEL RESERVATIONS

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ December 27, 2006 . . . Interest is running very high in both the Motorsports 2007 presented by VP Racing Fuels Race Car Show (January 12-14) at Atlantic City, NJ Convention Center and the Gambler’s Classic sponsored by Pepsi featuring the M&R Midgets (Three Quarter Midgets and 600CC Micro Sprints) at Boardwalk Hall (January 12-13).
Ticket sales for both events are running ahead of last year. The Gambler’s Classic was run at the same location in 2006 while the Motorsports 2006 show took place at the Fort Washington, PA Expo Center which is now shuttered.
Fans planning to attend the events in Atlantic City may wish to consider using the NJ Transit Atlantic City line train system. Parking is free at most of the stops and the train stops right inside the Atlantic City Convention Center.
For those fans choosing to drive, parking at the Convention Center is $9 for the first four hours and $1 for each hour after that. Caesar’s has a huge parking lot located between the Convention Center and Boardwalk Hall and the fee to park is generally just $5 for the duration of your stay. The Caesar’s lot would be very convenient to those fans planning to attend both the Motorsports 2007 show and the Gambler’s Classic.
And fans looking for lodging for the weekend should telephone AC Central Reservations at 1-866-790-9934. Fans may also want to telephone the Quality Inn Bayshore Resort at 609.641.3546. Many hotels are selling out for the big motorsports weekend, but there are still rooms available at $89 per night.
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IS THE NEW MS MOTORSPORTS OUT THERE WAITING TO BE CROWNED?

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ December 27, 2006 . . . Somewhere out there is the new Ms. Motorsports 2007. However in order to win the title you have to enter the U.S. Tobacco Ms. Motorsports competition. Entries are still being accepted and entry forms can be found at www.aarn.com. There is also specific information on the contest at the same website.
Ms. Motorsports 2006 Tracy Gesselman will be at the show on Friday, January 12th, signing autographs and will make the trophy presentations during the Friday portion of the “Gambler’s Classic presented by Pepsi” at Boardwalk Hall.
The new Ms. Motorsports will be crowned on Saturday afternoon (January 13th) and will make her first public appearance on Saturday night when she is introduced to the crowd at Boardwalk Hall. She’ll hand out the trophies to Saturday night winners and will participate in pre-and post-race ceremonies.
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KIDS WILL HAVE FUN IN BIG WHEEL COMPETITION

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ December 27, 2006 . . . The kids will be able to have some great fun at Motorsports 2007 presented by VP Racing Fuels on Sunday, January 14th when Big Wheel Racing is presented.
This always has some great competition as the racers of tomorrow test their talents. Big Wheels are supplied by the show staff.
Check in at www.aarn.com for more information.
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RESERVED TICKETS FOR THE “GAMBLER’S CLASSIC PRESENTED BY PEPSI” ARE GOING FAST
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ December 27, 2006 . . . Fans planning to attend the “Gambler’s Classic presented by Pepsi” indoor auto racing events featuring the M&R Midgets (three quarter midgets and 600cc micros) at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall should be ordering their reserved seat tickets as soon as possible.
“Ticket sales are running far ahead of last year,” said event promoter Len Sammons. “With the huge field of entries and the diverse field of racers we are expecting what could be our biggest crowd of the five years we have been presenting the races.”
Reserved seats are available through Ticketmaster, the Area Auto Racing News office at 609.888.3618 or at the Boardwalk Hall box office.
There will be plenty of unreserved seats available on the day of the events..
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A FEW DISPLAYS THAT FANS JUST MAY NOT WANT TO MISS AT MOTORSPORTS 2007 PRESENTED BY VP RACING FUELS

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ December 27, 2006 . . . There are a large number of great displays being planned for Motorsports 2007 presented by VP Racing Fuels. Just to mention a few; Pocono Raceway (home of two NASCAR Nextel Cup events each year) will have Jimmie Johnson’s NASCAR Nextel Cup championship winning Lowe’s No. 48 Monte Carlo on display. In addition Pennsylvania native Bobby Gerhart will have his ARCA RE/MAX Challenge Series No. 5 Lucas Oil Chevrolet Monte Carlo on display in the Pocono booth and will make a sponsorship announcement regarding his team for 2007 on Friday during the show.
The Toyota Motorsports display will feature their 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup entry and that entry is creating is creating quite a buzz amongst fans.
The Bridgestone/Firestone display will include the Indy Racing League car driven by Tony Kanaan in addition to the Ferrari Formula One machine driven by Michael Schumacher in his last season of competition.
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NEWS FROM ATLANTIC CITY INDOOR AUTO RACING EVENTS
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ
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DIVERSE FIELD OF RACERS ENTERED IN A.C. “GAMBLER’S CLASSIC”

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - The entry list for the Friday-Saturday January 12-13 “Gambler’s
Classic” Atlantic City Indoor Race presented by Pepsi runs the gamut of short-track racing. Drivers from a wide assortment of racing divisions have filed entries for the fifth running of the event on the floor of Atlantic City’s historic Boardwalk Hall.
Racers preparing to wage war on the tight confines include past M&R Midget (Three Quarter Midget/600cc Micro-Sprint) event winners Lou Cicconi Jr. (2006) and Joey Payne (2004) of the ISMA Supermodified ranks and DIRT big-block Modified
star Jeff Heotzler (2005).
Heotzler, 48, of Wallkill, N.Y., will be part of a two-car team fielded by
Long Islander Michael Sweet. Heotzler’s son, 18-year-old Jeff Jr. (an improving Modified talent), will drive a second car, numbered Four, while the Jeffer’s mount will be painted up red with the No. 66 to match his Mike Petruska-owned DIRT big-block Modified, which he campaigns weekly at N.Y.‘s Orange County Fair Speedway.
A first-time A.C. visitor will be four-time Super DIRT Week Eckerd 200 Modified stock car race winner Billy Decker of Sidney, N.Y. Decker, 42, is a superstar driver on the DIRT MotorSports NorthEast big-block Modified circuit and will drive a car out of the Lou Cicconi stable. In 2006, Decker won 11 main events for car
owner John Wight, including an October score in the Eastern States Weekend
150 358-Modified event at Orange County.
Rick Eckert of York, Pa., a standout on the World of Outlaws Late Model
Series, will once again tackle the one-eighth-mile in Boardwalk Hall as a teammate to his 17-year-old nephew, Red Lion, Pa.‘s Cory Darrah, a Central Pennsylvania 410 Sprint Car up-and-comer.
Last year, Darrah shocked Boardwalk Hall observers by winning one of Friday
night’s Triple 20s as an unheralded 16-year-old Micro-Sprint driver.
From Central Pennsylvania¹s tough 410 Sprint Car circuit, Doug “The Hammer”
Esh of Lancaster, Pa., plans to battle Boardwalk Hall. Esh, 35, was the Williams Grove (Pa.) Speedway National Open winner in 2006, earning $50,000. He also annexed the points championship at Lincoln (Pa.) Speedway. Popular Stevie Smith of Lancaster, Pa., a big winner in the 410 Sprint Car wars, will pilot the No. 1K Team RAACE/Wee Bee Audio mount.
Ted Christopher of Plainville, Conn., a controversial, aggressive star from
the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, is set to contend aboard a No. 13 owned by
himself and Ralph Solhem.
NASCAR Modified hotshoe and Garden State hero John Blewett III of Howell,
N.J., will be in action. It will be a busy weekend for the 33-year-old Blewett, who will be honored at the Motorsports 2007 presented by VP Racing Fuels show on Saturday afternoon as the Northeast’s winningest driver in '06 Asphalt Modified competition.
Local Wall Township asphalt Modified campaigner Marc Rogers of Brick, N.J.,
has also filed an entry for the event.
Legendary Billy Pauch of Frenchtown, N.J., in search of his first “Gambler’s
Classic” win, is another top representative from the dirt Modified stock car contingent. Pauch has over 630 victories in his storied career.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., resident Stewart Friesen, a prominent figure in
the 358-Modified ranks, has confirmed his intentions to race in A.C. in a car owned by veteran car owner Harry Macy.
A second-generation talent from New York’s North Country - Ryan Bartlett,
23, of Adams, N.Y. - will compete in A.C. Bartlett has found success at Thunder Alley Speedpark and Can-Am Motorsports Park in the DIRT Modified ranks.
Bridgeport (N.J.) Speedway Modified contender Mike Iles of Medford, N.J.,
will also be in action driving another car from the Lou Cicconi stable. Also part of the Cicconi team is young Sportsman talent Tim Nye, who races regularly on Sunday nights
at Utica-Rome (N.Y.) Speedway. Nye was also a winning car owner during Fulton (N.Y.) Speedway’s '06 Victoria 200 weekend. Matt Janczuk drove the Nye No. 52 to the DIRT Sportsman victory.
ABC Sports personality/part-time racer Jack Arute of Suffield, Conn., will again be in the A.C. pit area. Arute’s family, of course, runs the immaculate Stafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway, a half-mile, paved oval that features Friday-night NASCAR-sanctioned racing.
Second-generation racer Bubba Broderick, 17, of Brookfield, Conn., who made
his mark in 2006 by winning 10 features in the 1200cc Mini-Sprint division, plans his first assault on the A.C. concrete. Broderick’s father, Jimmy, is a former NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Regional titlist and four-time asphalt Modified track champion in New England.
Among those representing the Micro-Sprint wars will be Pat Bealer of Walnutport, Pa., the 2006 Kutztown (Pa.) Speedway 270cc Micro-Sprint champion; Scotty Smith aboard a Stallard house car; Bridgeport winner Jack Conover of Sewell, N.J.; Glenn Heverin of Townsend, Del.; and Heath Hehnly of Manheim, Pa.
In addition to the diverse field in the M&R Midget ranks, large numbers of Slingshots and Sr. Champ Karts will congregate in Boardwalk Hall. The Sr. Champ Kart field has reached its capacity of 50 and no further entries will be accepted.
Complete, up-to-date entry lists are available online at: www.aarn.com. Racing begins at 7:45 p.m. on Friday and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The full schedule of events, rules and other info can be found on the official website. For further information, contact Danny Sammons at: (609) 888-3618 or via
e-mail: danny@aarn.com.
Tickets are currently available by contacting the AARN office at: (609) 888-3618, through Boardwalk Hall’s box office or through Ticketmaster at: (800) 736-1420 or www.ticketmaster.com.
The “Gambler’s Classic” will run in conjunction with Motorsports 2007 presented by VP Racing Fuels at the plush Atlantic City Convention Center, within walking distance of Boardwalk Hall. Motorsports 2007, with some sponsorship support from Pepsi, will feature over 250 racecars, free national driver autographs (NASCAR stars Denny Hamlin, Dave Blaney, and Matt Kenseth along with NHRA drag racing star Ron Capps are already committed), appearances by many popular local and regional racing personalities, free seminars, the always popular U.S.Tobacco Ms. Motorsports Pageant and over 270,000 square feet of nothing but racing. The show will run Fri.-Sun. Jan. 12-14.
Both events are presented by Len Sammons Productions.
Affordable hotel rooms are still available in Atlantic City for this huge
weekend of motorsports activities. Log onto the website at www.aarn.com or call AC Central at: (866)790-9934.
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MEDIA NOTE: Do you have a racer entered from your market area? We will be happy to put you in touch with them so you do a story on the local racer. Give me a call at 215.752.7797 or E-mail me at Esaxton144@aol.com. Keep in mind that the deadline for media credentials is almost here. Let us know what you need so that you can cover Motorsports 2007 and/or the Gambler’s Classic (media credentials very tight for this one). Thanks for your support. ERNIE SAXTON

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NEWS FROM ATLANTIC CITY INDOOR AUTO RACING EVENTS
THE “GAMBLER’S CLASSIC PRESENTED BY PEPSI
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ
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RACING LEGEND BILLY PAUCH TO RACE IN ATLANTIC CITY INDOOR EVENT

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ December 17, 2006 . . . When it comes to Atlantic City’s high-rolling nightlife, success and luck often runs parallel.
According to versatile driving talent Billy Pauch, good fortune is equally important at Boardwalk Hall, where the fifth running of the “Gambler’s Classic” Atlantic City Indoor race presented by Pepsi for M&R Midgets (Three Quarter Midgets and 600cc Micros), Slingshots and Sr. Champ Karts will be contested Friday and Saturday, January 12-13.
This year’s version of the “Gambler’s Classic” will be run in conjunction with Motorsports 2007 Presented by VP Racing Fuels, held January 12-14 at the nearby Atlantic City Convention Center (approximately four blocks from Boardwalk Hall). The show features over 270,000 square feet of just about everything imaginable in motorsports. The event will have additional sponsorship support from Pepsi. Already scheduled to be part of the Motorsports 2007 show are NASCAR Nextel Cup stars Matt Kenseth and Denny Hamlin along with NHRA drag racing star Ron Capps.
Pauch, of Frenchtown, N.J., has announced his plans to compete at Boardwalk Hall in the No. 52 Badger/Suzuki GSXR 750-powered Three Quarter Midget owned by 11-time American Three Quarter Midget Racing Association champion Don Adams of Robbinsville, N.J. The 49-year-old driver, who boasts over 630 victories in a variety of different types of vehicles, looks forward to his annual January trip to Atlantic City.
“It’s sort of a tradition for me,” reflected Pauch, who recorded 10 feature race wins in 2006 - nine in big-block Modified competition for a quartet of owners (Kevin Bifulco, Will Brown, Norm Hansell and Dieter Schmidt) and one that will have fans talking for years in Al Hamilton’s No. 77 410 Sprint Car.
“I used to go down there (to Boardwalk Hall) as a little kid and watched guys like Len Duncan (a winner at Boardwalk Hall in Jan. 1967 and March 1973). There is a lot of history (at Boardwalk Hall).”
Pauch has entered all of the A.C. indoor events since Len Sammons brought racing back to Boardwalk Hall in 2003 following a 22-year absence. He came closest to victory in 2005 - just two trips around the one-tenth-mile from the checkered flag - to be exact.
In that event, Pauch surged past leader Jeff Heotzler on the 38th circuit of the 40-lap event before spinning moments later. Heotzler, a New York-based dirt Modified star, went on to win the 2005 race. Pauch’s best A.C. finish on paper so far has been an 11th. But “The Kid” feels confident heading into the 2007 version.
“I think I stand a chance with Donnie (Adams, a well-respected TQ racer),” noted Pauch. “We’ve got a few years worth of notes to draw from now.” Pauch added that the second biggest factor in determining the winner of the 2007 “Gambler’s Classic” will be tire choice. Competitors have a wide variety of dirt and asphalt tires to choose from under the wide-open rules.
The number one dynamic that will decide who joins Andy Mackareth (2003), Joey Payne (2004), Jeff Heotzler (2005) and Lou Cicconi Jr. (2006) as a “Gambler’s Classic” winner is pure luck.
“The biggest thing I need is a basket full of horseshoes,” laughed Pauch as he talked about the close-quarters action on the floor of Boardwalk Hall. “It takes a lot of luck. We’ll roll the dice and see what happens. That’s what Atlantic City is all about!” Entries have been pouring in for all three classes of competition that will be part of the weekend of racing. As of Dec. 12, 81 M&R Midgets, 43 Slingshots and 49 Sr. Champ Karts have pre-registered.
Complete, up-to-date entry lists are available online at: www.aarn.com. Racing begins at 7:45 p.m. on Friday and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The full schedule of events, rules and other info has been on the official website.
For further information, contact Danny Sammons at: (609) 888-3618 or via e-mail: danny@aarn.com.
Tickets are currently available by contacting the AARN office at: (609) 888-3618, through Boardwalk Hall’s box office, or through Ticketmaster at: (800) 736-1420 or www.ticketmaster.com.
Affordable hotel rooms are still available in Atlantic City for the huge weekend of motorsports. Log onto the website or call AC Central at: (866) 790-9934.
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NEWS FROM MOTORSPORTS 2007 PRESENTED BY VP RACING FUELS
“THE MID-WINTER MOTORSPORTS EXTRAVAGANZA”
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SCHOOL WILL BE OPEN AT MOTORSPORTS 2007 PRESENTED BY VP RACING FUELS RACE CAR SHOW

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ December 11, 2006 . . . In order to be successful as an auto racer these days you have to be well rounded. It is not enough to just be a good racer. Today success comes to the racer who knows how to secure sponsorship, handle public and media relations, set-up the race car, understand motors, and so much more.
Racers attending the Motorsports 2007 Presented by VP Racing Fuels Race Car Show at the Atlantic City Convention Center, January 12th through January 14th, will have the opportunity to go to school with a number of industry experts as the instructors.
“The seminar schedule we have put together for Motorsports 2007 gives racers a chance to learn or improve their knowledge about a variety of subjects that will help grow their racing careers,” said show promoter Lenny Sammons. “And the great thing about it all is the seminars are FREE to show attendees. Many of these seminars have attracted standing room only crowds in the past.”
The Motorsports 2007 show, with sponsorship support from Pepsi-Cola, will have more than 250 motorsports vehicles on display, close to 600 exhibitor booths offering just about everything imaginable in motorsports, free autograph sessions, the US Tobacco Ms. Motorsports Pageant and much more.
Just announced is an appearance by actor and comedian Louis “Twitchels” Centanni, best known from radio’s “Opie and Anthony” and most recently MTV’s “True Life: I have Tourettes.” Centanni will be at Big Jim’s Racing Video’s display greeting fans and signing copies of his children’s book titled Little Twitching Timmy The Turtle With Tourettes throughout the entire weekend.
Centanni joins some major names in motorsports appearing at the show including 2003 Nextel Cup champion Matt Kenseth, Nextel Cup Rookie talent Denny Hamlin, veteran Cup racer Dave Blaney, NHRA Funny Car star Ron Capps and a host of others.
Making it a giant motorsports weekend is the fact that the Gambler’s Classic presented by Pepsi featuring M&R Midgets (Three Quarter Midgets and 600cc Micro Sprints) will be taking place at the famous Boardwalk Hall on the nights of January 12th and 13th.
For information on tickets for both events telephone (609)888.3618 or check in at www.aarn.com.

TENTATIVE MOTORSPORTS 2007 SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Friday, January 12: (Show Hours 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.)
2:00-3:00 p.m. (Room 1) “The Basics of Race Team Sponsorship” - Presented
by Ernie Saxton
3:00-4:00 p.m. (Room 2) “Dirt Modified Set-up, Scaling and Maintenance” -
Presented by Scott Jeffrey (Chief Mechanic of Gypsum Express Racing)
3:15-4:15 p.m.: (Room 1) “Asphalt Modified Set-up and Overall pre-race
preparation” - Presented by winning Asphalt Modified Drivers Tony Hirschman
and son Matt Hirschman of Hirschman’s Speed Shop
4:15 - 5:15 p.m.. (Room 2) “Shock Absorber Choices” - Mike Farr of Genesis
Shocks answers your questions
4:30-5:30 p.m.: (Room 1) “Street Stock/4-cyl. Stock Car Chassis set-up &
Tires” - Presented by Roy Anderson of Anderson Race Cars
5:30 -6:30 p.m. (Room 2) - TBA
Saturday, January 13: (Show Hours 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
11:30 - 12:30 p. m. (Room 1) “Tuning Your Car With Shocks” - Bob DeBois of
Shadow Race Products
12:00 - 1:00 p. m. (Room 2) Racetrack/Media Workshop -- Open discussion
between racing writers and photographers; and track/series Press Directors
as to professionalism, credential usage, event coverage
12:45 - 1:45 p.m. (Room 1) “The Racing Carburetor: Balancing Fuel and Air
for Maximum Driveability” - presented by John Satterfield of damBEST
1:15- 2:15p.m. (Room 2) “What’s New In Racing Safety.” A look at the newest
products and safety concepts in the industry. -- Presented by Dennis
Botindari of Motorsports Safety Systems (MSS)
2:00 - 3:00 p. m. (Room 1) “Dirt Late Model Set-ups and Chassis Tuning” --
presented by Jim Bernheisel of Bernheisel Race Components/Lazer Chassis
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. (Room 2) “Racing and Taxes: What is Taxable and
Deductable; and General Record Keeping for your Race Team” -- Presented by
George Grasic & Ann Donley, CPA
3:15 - 4:15 p. m. (Room 1) “Fuel Injection Tuning; General pre and
post-race Maintenance Procedures”
3:45 - 4:45 p.m. (Room 2) “Legal Issues for Race Teams and Tracks” -
Chaired by Meri Van Blarcom-Gupko and Eugene Huang (Gupko (of Wiley,
Malehorn and Sirota Attorneys), who will answer your questions relating to
racing and legal situations your team or track may encounter
4:30 - 5:30 p. m. (Room 1) - TBA
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. (Room 2) - “Racing Website Design/Team Promo Ideas” -
Presented by Dave Nale of Hammerhead Promotions
Sunday, January 14: (Show Hours 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
10:00 a.m. (Room 1) Chapel Service - Rev. Dan Petfield & Rev. Don Rivers of
Racing with Jesus Ministries
12:15 - 1:15 p. m. (Room 1) “Go-Kart Performance” - presented by Keith
Raffa of Full Tilt Karts
12:30 - 1:30 p. m. (Room 2) “From Speed to Shocks: A Practical Guide to
Data Acquisition Analysis at the Racetrack” -- Presented by Dave Scaler of
Advantage Motorsports
1:30 - 2:30 (Room 1) “Spec Racing - Is it for You?” -- Rich “Toby” Tobias
Jr. (Speedway Entertainment) chairs an open-discussion for FANS and racing
families about where the sport is headed; Slingshot cars and the new
SpeedSTR Midget. How to enter racing on a limited budget, without in-depth
mechanical knowledge
1:45 - 2:45 pm (Room 2) “Sponsorship - The Dirty Details” -- Presented by
Barry Braun of Atomic XR Inc.
2:45 - 3:45 pm (Room 1) “Race Driver Development Programs” - What’s being
offered to young drivers. What to look for and ask from companies offering driver development programs. Presented by Driver Development Services.
The schedule is subject to change and the updated schedule can be found at www.aarn.com.
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1448 Hollywood Avenue, Langhorne, PA 19047-7417
215.752.7797 (office) 215.752.2392 (home)
CELL: 267.934.7286
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EMAIL: Esaxton144@aol.com
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PUBLISHER: Motorsports Sponsorship Marketing News
PUBLISHER: Grandview Groove, track magazine for NASCAR sanctioned Grandview Speedway
COLUMNIST: Bucks County, PA Courier Times, Area Auto Racing News, Inside Track Motorsports News, AutoLocator Magazine, and National Dragster
CO-HOST: Monday Night Motorsports (5:30 p.m.) on WEST-1400AM, Easton, PA and Racer's Roundtable (Saturday, 11 a.m.) on WGPA-1100 AM, Bethlehem, PA
PRESIDENT: Eastern Motorsport Press Association