Motorsports Newsletter 1/20/24

By Richard Parks 1) EDITOR: Questions have been raised as to how people can post notices on the newsletter. All you have to do is send what you want to publicize to me, and I will post it. I also research things of interest on the internet, such as racing news, schedules and post that. Most of the … [Read more...]

Motorsports Newsletter 1/14/24

By Richard Parks 1) Paula Murphy's Final Finish Line (Serialized pt 2), by LandSpeed Louise Ann Noeth. It's not hard to believe both Don Schumacher and Paula Murphy would have found the same scrap of humor in their passing that leaves so many of us who knew and loved them in various levels of … [Read more...]

Motorsports Newsletter 12/30/23

By Richard Parks EDITOR'S BAG: Have a Safe and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all. The Editor. Please don't take me off the newsletter list. Anon READERS: I only put this notice up for those who DON'T want the newsletter so that they can inform me to take their names off the list. This never … [Read more...]

Motorsports Newsletter 12/23/23

By Richard Parks EDITOR: Racing clubs feud at times. These are mostly volunteer or lowly paid elected boards and officials who work for their sporting club because they love motorsports. Arguments and personalities erupt, and people leave with hurt feelings. I've talked to people about LIBELOUS and … [Read more...]

Motorsports Newsletter 12/15/23

By Richard Parks EDITOR: A reader wrote in that the newsletter has a lot of info on Canada, Australia and England, but why not the US. The short answer is that they WRITE in a great deal. Remember: The Motorsports Newsletter is meant for fun, to learn something new and post news. What comes in … [Read more...]

Motorsports Newsletter 12/09/23

By Richard Parks EDITOR APOLOGIZES: I may have deleted some messages, and I have no way of checking. If your email does not show up it's because I was working too fast and did not watch what I was doing. Apologies to all and resubmit if you don't find your letter in the current newsletter. I had a … [Read more...]

Motorsports Newsletter 12/02/23

By Richard Parks EDITOR: The newsletter is strictly for fun. No one advertises, but everyone can mention news and events that they love and support. Jon Lundberg has proposed a Historical Society and it's a great idea. Jim Miller, Roger Rohrdanz, my father, many others and I have thought about … [Read more...]

Motorsports Newsletter 11/26/23

By Richard Parks EDITOR: Please send in news that you know about, and you wish to share. Try to keep it short, but Kenny, I apologize, and you can send in all the news that you want. Try to keep it to 3 or 4 lines, but if it is longer, I can chop it up into parts and serialize it over several … [Read more...]

Motorsports Newsletter 11/18/23

By Richard Parks 1) After much confusion and consternation, it appears that 'ol Sacramento Raceway Park will be closing at the end of November. The last Big Bucks Race was held last weekend (November 3-5, 2023). Unfortunately, I unloaded a broken race car and as luck would have it (otherwise … [Read more...]

Motorsports Newsletter 11/10/23

By Richard Parks 1) EDITOR SEZ: To Steve Gibbs and daughter Cindy and all the staff of the Nitro Revival Reunion; What a wonderful event you put on this last weekend. So many people mentioned how thankful they are that you put on the Nitro Revival Reunion. I spoke to a number of staff and … [Read more...]