Motorsports Newsletter 7/24/24

By Richard Parks 1) EDITORIAL: What are the problems in creating a Hall of Fame or Honorary Awards programs? Politics is one. Sponsorship is another. A third is a stable and long-lasting supporter. Fourth is name recognition. Money to operate without sponsors. Negativity by a few. Boredom over … [Read more...]

Motorsports Newsletter 7/17/24

1) EDITORIAL: IC360 Integrity Compliance 360 (IC360) is a global technology and consultancy powerhouse specializing in comprehensive integrity and compliance solutions for sports, sports betting, gaming, and iGaming. Leveraging the combined strengths of U.S. Integrity and odds-on Compliance, IC360’s … [Read more...]

Motorsports Newsletter 7/10/24

By Richard Parks 1) EDITORIAL: As part of the PlayNHRA initiative, NHRA has partnered with an industry-leading firm, IC360, to educate employees, race teams and other stakeholders about sports betting and to maintain the integrity of the sport through data intelligence, fraud … [Read more...]

Personal Bests: First Half of NHRA 2024

Steve Klemetti shares his amazing stats of the new entries and personal best elapsed times and speeds from the first half of the 2024 NHRA season. New Entries (Class, Driver, Best ET, Best Speed, Year, Track) AAFK Austin Prock 3.820 334.65 2024 GAINESVILLE AAFK Buddy Hull 4.116 304.87 2024 … [Read more...]

Motorsports Newsletter 7/03/24

By Richard Parks EDITORIAL: Odds will be released, and wagers will be accepted beginning with the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, which takes place June 7-9 at Bristol Dragway. “PlayNHRA marks a huge and significant step forward for the NHRA and its fans,” NHRA Vice President and … [Read more...]

Motorsports Newsletter 6/26/24

By Richard Parks 1) Just in case you were not aware June 18, 2024, industry mourns loss of Lions Automobilia Foundation founder Rick Lorenzen. Sorry to be the be the bearer of bad news.  I heard this last night and am shocked for all of the same reasons.  As you said tragic! What I sent you came … [Read more...]

Motorsports Newsletter 6/19/24

By Richard Parks 1) EDITORIAL: As part of the PlayNHRA initiative, NHRA has partnered with an industry-leading firm, IC360, to educate employees, race teams and other stakeholders about sports betting and to maintain the integrity of the sport through data intelligence, fraud prevention and … [Read more...]

Motorsports Newsletter 6/12/24

By Richard Parks 1) Gambling on sports, including motorsports, seems inevitable. Romans gambled on which gladiator would win in the colosseum. Dice and board games go back thousands of years ago and even the old Pharaohs gambled. We should keep informed on motorsports gambling and … [Read more...]

Motorsports Newsletter 06/05/24

By Richard Parks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Email servers such as AOL, Gmail, Yahoo, etc have been restricting my newsletter due to size of the emails I send out and the number of readers who … [Read more...]

Motorsports Newsletter 5/29/24

By Richard Parks EDITORIAL: From the NHRA: Odds will be released, and wagers will be accepted beginning with the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, which takes place June 7-9 at Bristol Dragway. “PlayNHRA marks a huge and significant step forward for the NHRA and … [Read more...]