By Richard Parks 1) EDITOR'S CORNER: Do you find notes to yourself but then wonder why did you make them? Notes can be a time saver or a time waster. Please help me out. If you have asked me to do something and it's been a week without reply, please email or call me and give me a reminder. My dad … [Read more...]
By Richard Parks 1) EDITOR'S CORNER: All links in the newsletter need to be copied and pasted into your browser in order to work. 2) REMEMBERING OUR LOST FRIENDS DEPARTMENT: August "Augie" Pabst, courtesy of Pagenkopf Funeral Home (serialized part 6). Joanie was the center of Augie’s universe. … [Read more...]
By Richard Parks 1) EDITOR'S CORNER: All links in the newsletter need to be copied and pasted into your browser in order to work. 2) REMEMBERING OUR LOST FRIENDS DEPARTMENT: August "Augie" Pabst, courtesy of Pagenkopf Funeral Home (serialized part 5). Augie never left the racing world. Always … [Read more...]
By Richard Parks 1) EDITOR'S CORNER: All links in the newsletter need to be copied and pasted into your browser in order to work. This weekend the Nitro Revival Reunion will be at Irwindale Dragway. I want to see you all there. A great event. On the 14th is the Lions Hall of Fame honoring the … [Read more...]
By Richard Parks 1) EDITOR'S CORNER: Some readers asked me why I take ADS. I don't take ADS, nor do I ever receive any remuneration for what I do including stories, bios or anything else I've written or helped other people write. If someone sends me something, I'll put it in the newsletter as a … [Read more...]
By Richard Parks 1) EDITOR'S CORNER: A reader asked if they could share a photo of a lost racing car. The answer is yes and no. Where the owner or restorer asks us not to then we follow that advice. In the case you are referring to the answer is yes, spread it far and wide. The more of these old … [Read more...]
By Richard Parks 1) EDITOR'S CORNER: Strange things happen on the internet. AI has made things better and worse. Hackers take delight in ruining things and profiting off their illegal talents. Computers go haywire. If you spot an error in this newsletter, it is likely mine, or it could be any … [Read more...]
By Richard Parks 1) EDITOR'S CORNER: If it has a MOTOR in it then it is newsworthy for the Motorsports Newsletter. Editor's gripe too. I go over each issue and make the newsletter as perfect as possible, but the computer always bungles up something. I firmly believe that computers have a mind of … [Read more...]
By Richard Parks 1) EDITOR'S CORNER: If you spot a spelling error in names, please let me know. As for grammar and punctuation ignore that. My grammar check on the computer is awful. Since my little newsletter (about 1000) comes out weekly, starting on Wednesday, I need at least 2 weeks' … [Read more...]
By Richard Parks 1) EDITOR'S CORNER: Don't forget the Nitro Reunion put on my Steve and Cindy Gibbs scheduled for November 89, 2024 at Irwindale Speedway (at the dragstrip). Dick Martin and I will be there to see all our friends. AND: Lions Automobilia Foundation and Museum Hall of … [Read more...]
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