DRIVE4COPD 300
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA- The NASCAR Nationwide Series ran their first race of the season, on one of the biggest and fastest tracks on the circuit. 120 laps were scheduled for the 300 mile race. The race was sponsored by Royal Purple. There are many changes in this year’s field. NASCAR has dropped the starting grid down from 43 cars to 40. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) will drive his own JR Motorsports car. He will have Regan Smith (7) and Kasey Kahne (5) as teammates. There have been 13 driver-car changes coming into this season. Kyle Busch has now locked in with Joe Gibbs Racing with his (54) car. Travis Pastrana returns full-time this season in the (60) car, for Roush Racing. Trevor Bayne (6) will be his teammate. Wisconsin native Matt Kenseth is driving for Gibbs Racing this race in the (18) car. Elliott Sadler (11) and Brian Vickers (20) will also be his teammates. Austin Dillon is one of the top picks for winning the title at year’s end. Vickers and Sadler are also strong picks. Trevor Bayne has taken the Pole spot for this race with Sam Hornish Jr. (12) starting beside him on row one. Four of the past five years, Stewart has won this race. Last year he was in contention for the win, when a ten-car wreck took it away from him. He has won all his races in the (33) car, all with Harvick’s team. He is driving for RCR this year, as Harvick sold the team to Richard Childress Racing before last year’s season. Stewart is the In-race reporter also.
Opening ceremonies began with Sonny Gallman providing the Invocation. Scarletta sang the National Anthem. The Grand Marshal for the race was John Walsh IV and Grapo.
On lap 8, the first caution flew when Scott Lagasse Jr. (8) was spun out by Trevor Bayne (60) in the tri-oval. Blake Koch (24) received a little damage. Danica Patrick (34) had just taken the lead. Only a half-dozen cars stayed out on track, while the rest made stops for gas and minor changes. Stewart came off pit road first.
The second caution came out on lap 32, after Regan Smith (7) was tagged by Elliott Sadler (11). Smith started to spin down off the track, and Blum (15) also shot off the track and into the wall. While this was happening, Danica Patrick (34) drove down pit road and into the garage. Her car began losing power and stopped running as she came off track. She reported that the car just felt like it began losing power and she started falling to the back, when it simply stopped running. Matt Kenseth (18) and Kyle Busch (54) ran away from the field after 45 laps were run. When they run together, they seem to be able to get away from the rest of the field. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) led the race at half-way.
The third caution came out on lap 65, after Mike Wallace (01) came down on Michael Annett’s (43) car. Joe Nemechek (87), Kurt Busch (1) and Reed Sorenson (40) were all involved in spins. During the pit stop, Elliott Sadler’s car began to over-heat. They had to take extra time to add water. Justin Allgaier (31) also had minor damages to his car. Near lap 80, Brain Vickers (20) started having smoke inside the car. He brought the car to pit road, and when the hood was raised, the temperatures on the oil and water dropped back into the save zone. He returned to the track, two laps down.
On lap 84, Pole Sitter Trevor Bayne had his car go up in smoke. He was running in the fourth spot when his transmission or drive-shaft broke. This was the fourth caution of the race.
The fifth caution came out on lap 100, when Kyle Busch had his engine over-heat and let go. He spent most of the race pushing other cars, and that was the downfall of his engine. During the caution, Reed Sorenson’s car had an engine fail on track.
The “Big One” happened on lap 115. The sixth caution flew when Michael Annett (43) got into the side of Austin Dillon (3), starting an eleven-car wreck. Involved in the mess were: Kasey Kahne (5), Johanna Long (70), Mike Bliss (19), Jamie Dick (55), Jason White (00), Danny Efland (4), Hal Martin (44), Matt Kenseth (18), Jeffrey Earnhardt (79).
A “Red Flag” came out on lap 116 so that NASCAR could clean up the track. The first time drivers had a very good day racing. After this wreck, there were four still in the top fifteen spots. Alex Bowman (99) finished in 6th, Travis Pastrana (60) finished in 9th, Kyle Larson (32) finished in 10th and Nelson Piquet Jr. (30) finished in 15th.
With only two laps remaining, the final green flag was thrown. As the cars were coming back for the checkered flag, another extremely bad crash occurred. First time Daytona racer Kyle Larson (32) was flipped up and into the fence. His car was ripped apart by the fencing, before it was kicked back out into the track. The front and rear of the car, was completely gone when it came to a stop. Larson was able to get out of the car quickly. Very few cars finished the race without severe damage.
Tony Stewart won his fifth race in six years, at the Daytona track. If the wreck would not have happened, he would not have won the race. The rest of the top ten were: Sam Hornish Jr. (12), Alex Bowman (99), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88), Parker Kligerman (77), Brian Scott (2), Justin Allgaier (31). 8-10 was never posted.
15 fans needed to be transferred to the local Hospital after Larson’s car broke through the fence on the front-stretch. Six were said to be serious injuries. One was serious enough to have required immediate surgery. Thoughts and Prayers were passed on for everybody hurt, by most all the drivers. All the injured were taken to Halifax Medical Center. Michael Annett was injured in the first big wreck, and will stay overnight at the Halifax Medical Center for a bruised chest.
NASCAR President Mike Helton spoke after the accident, asking everyone to give those injured their thoughts and prayers tonight.
The NASCAR Truck Series race was ran on Friday, with Johnny Sauter (98) taking the win.
The next race will be on Saturday at 4 pm est. at the Phoenix race track. The race will be sponsored by Kawasaki.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Daytona 500
DAYTONA 500
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA- February 24, 2013 will be remembered for many things: The first female to take the pole-position in Sprint Cup history. The driver’s names will be across the windshields. A new Generation-6 Race Car. A race one day after a extremely bad wreck, on the front-stretch. 28 fans were injured by flying debris. Many had serious injuries, and one had to undergo immediate surgery. NASCAR did very well dealing with the hurt fans, as the services came to their need very quickly. There is a twenty-two foot tall fence that keeps the fans separated from the cars on track. There are commonly over one-hundred thousand fans sitting on the front-stretch. In the last five laps, there were two wrecks that destroyed 25 cars out of the 40 that started the race. It continues to be a problem in the restrictor-plate races. All the drivers are going near or above 200mph, and they are all bumper to bumper within one second, from first to last place. If a driver makes a mistake near the front of the field, you end up with a terrible mess.
In other news, Tia Norfleet is young lady entering the sport. She has been licensed by NASCAR to drive. She is the first African-American to do so. Her father Bobby Norfleet was one of the first African-American drivers of the past. He was influenced by Wendell Scott, A former driver in NASCAR. If you have listened to CNN and HLN news, you heard them intentionally providing false information about the accident. They claim that the engine sailed into the stands, which is completely FALSE. If you were watching the race, or simply seen the replays, you can clearly see that one tire and the engine stayed at the fence, and did not go into the stands at all.
The 55th Daytona 500 had approximately 165, 000 fans attending. The Zach Brown Band played for the many fans before the race ceremonies started. During the 500, it was stated that twelve fans were hospitalized from yesterday’s accident, and five of those have been released from the hospital at this time.
The Pole Position was won by Rookie Danica Patrick (10) in her Stewart-Haas race car. She and Jeff Gordon (24) are the only two cars that broke 196 mph. Danica ran her lap in 45.817 sec. at 196.434 mph. Gordon ran his lap at 45.850 at 196.290 mph. She won the pole in her eleventh Sprint Cup Series start. She is the eleventh driver in consecutive attempts to get the Daytona pole. She is the first female to get a Sprint Cup Pole, and it comes in the biggest race of the season. This will be the 55th Daytona race. There have been 38 different drivers that have won the pole for Daytona. Hendrick and Gibbs engines appear to be the strongest through qualifying. The rest of the field will get set by the Budweiser Duels on Thursday. Danica has also set herself up to race as the first female in the “Sprint Unlimited” in 2014.
A very special paint scheme will be on Michael Waltrip’s race car. There will be a green and white car with a number 26, to remember the 20 Children and 6 adults killed in the horrific event that happened in Newtown, CT. As a fan, I found it fascinating that the cars are not really painted. There is a full-car sticker that gets connected to the body shell. There is no paint involved with the so called “Paint Scheme.” There can be donations provided to Newtown by texting Newtown to 80888. A few notable changes for this season are: Matt Kenseth leaving Roush Racing and driving for Joe Gibbs Racing this year. He will change car manufacturer as well, going from Ford to Toyota. Roger Penske also made the manufacturer change from Dodge, to Ford. This will be a big change for last year’s champion, Brad Keselowski.
On Thursday, the two 150 mile races were run. These races would determine the rest of the field starting spots. The first race was run with all the cars that finished qualifying in the odd position. The second race was run with all the cars that finished qualifying in the even positions. The first Duel was won by Kevin Harvick (29), and the second Duel was won by Kyle Busch (18). Harvick is now two for two in his “Speedweek” races. He will attempt a clean sweep, by winning the 500 on Sunday. They will now start in third and fourth position respectfully. The field has been set by these two races, and the Pole will stay Danica Patrick, as she finished the race without any injury to her race car. Jeff Gordon (24) had a few issues on pit road, causing him to be penalized for speeding on pit road.
In the Opening Ceremonies, Every driver was introduced by their starting positions. The Grand Marshal was James Franco, the star of the upcoming movie “The Great and Powerful Oz”. The command to start was done by Franco yelling “Drivers and Danica start your engines”. Rev. L. Ronald Durham provided the Invocation. Clay Cook sang the National Anthem. If Kevin Harvick can win the 500, he will be the first driver in Daytona history, to win all three events that are involved with Daytona’s Speed-Week. The rookie class this year includes Danica Patrick (10), Austin Dillon (33) and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (17).
Jeff Gordon (24) led the very first lap of the 200 laps that were scheduled. At the start of the race, thirty-seven cars were within two seconds. On lap fourteen, David Gilliland’s (38) car was down a cylinder. A plug wire was the cause of his troubles, and they fixed it for him. He was warned by NASCAR to speed it up, or get off the track. By lap eighteen, Michael Waltrip (26) and Trevor Bayne (21) lost the draft, after Bayne checked up in the corner after slipping. On lap twenty-two Gordon’s car began to over-heat due to plastic covering his grill. He reported temperatures were already over 240 degrees and still climbing.
Lap 26 was the first caution, for debris in corner three. Joe Nemechek (87) was the “Lucky Dog,” getting back on the lead lap. Gordon has led every lap to this point. After a majority of the field changed only two tires, Gordon was able to get off pit road first. They restarted the race on lap 31. Jimmie Johnson (48) took the lead.
The second caution flew after Kyle Busch (18) spun Kasey Kahne (5) out, coming through the Tri-oval. That started a pile-up that took out Kahne, Harvick (29), Stewart (14), Keselowski (2), McMurray (1), Mears (13) and Montoya (42). All the cars received heavy damage from a poor move made by Busch. He responded by telling his team “My Bad”. On lap 37 Jimmie Johnson led the field back to green. Matt Kenseth (20) took the lead at lap 38. On lap 52, Kenseth stated that he felt a tire loose on the right side of the car. Teammate Denny Hamlin (11) was also feeling a vibration in his race car. By lap 64, he was reporting that the worst of the vibration had gone away.
On lap 70, the first car to make a green flag stop was completed by Austin Dillon (33). A pit road penalty happened to Aric Almirola (43), as he was speeding. Kyle Busch had issues on pit road. He came off track in second place, and fell to thirty-first when his car fell off the jack. The tires had already been taken off, so the car fell all the way to the pavement. After the pit stops were made, Hamlin was the new leader, and teammate Busch was 14.5 seconds behind him.
Caution came out on lap 85 for debris again. Most cars only took a little fuel and they went right back out on track. The leader at the re-start was Michael Waltrip (26) in his special paint scheme for Newtown, CT. Michael led four laps of this race, and is a two-time 500 winner. Danica Patrick took the lead on lap 90, as they came back to the start/finish line after the re-start. This made NASCAR history, as she was the very first woman to lead the Daytona 500 under green flag conditions. Matt Kenseth led the race at mid-point. 100 laps were completed in just about ninety minutes. Davey Allison was the last driver to lead the race at half-way and win, some twenty years ago. Near lap 110, teammates McMurray and Montoya returned to the track after the early wreck. On lap 120, Tony Stewart returned to the track. Patrick re-took the lead at lap 126. Kevin Harvick returned to the track at this point too. After all the stops were made, Kenseth was the leader once again.
Caution four came out when Trevor Bayne (21) ran into the back of Brad Keselowski (2). Keselowski was able to keep going, but a wreck ensued behind him. Dillon (33), Ragan (34), T. Labonte (32), Stenhouse Jr. (17), Gilliland (38) and Edwards (99) were all involved. This was Edward’s fourth car wrecked, in Speed-Weeks at Daytona. He said “This has been the worst Speed-Weeks that I have ever had.” At the same time those involved in the wreck were going to pit road, Joey Lagono (22) was also on pit road with issues involving his fuel cell.
The re-start was on lap 145. Toyota had taken over at the front of the field. Kenseth started having heavy smoke from the front end on lap 150. He would have to take his car off track. They found that he had a transmission fail. The top thirteen cars broke away from the rest of the field. On lap 152, Kyle Busch pulled off track as his car started blowing smoke from the exhaust pipes. They found that his engine had failed. Both of these teammates were in the top three spots, leaving teammate Denny Hamlin leading the race. Kenseth led the most laps at 86.
On lap 173, the last pit stop was made by the field under green. On lap 175, another Toyota started having an engine failure begin. Martin Truex Jr. (56) was the next Toyota to have failures. On lap 177, the fifth caution flew when Jeff Burton (31) hit the wall very hard. It appeared that the tire blew or something broke under the car. The leader on the re-start was Brad Keselowski, on lap 181.
Caution six came out when debris was seen in turn two, with nine laps remaining. This was the third of the six cautions that were called for debris on track. The re-start came with only six laps left. Jimmie Johnson led the lap when they came back to the start/finish line. Jimmie Johnson (48) won the 500 for the second time, in his 400th start. This was Hendrick’s seventh “Great American Race” victory. Crew Chief Chad Knaus got his very first 500 win. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) came in second. The rest of the top ten were: Mark Martin (55), Brad Keselowski (2), Ryan Newman (39), Greg Biffle (16), Regan Smith (51), Danica Patrick (10), Michael McDowell (98) and J.J. Yeley (36).
On the last lap, on the back-stretch, another wreck between Travis Kvapil (93), Paul Menard (27) and Jeff Gordon (24) happened without a yellow flag coming out. This was Mark martin’s twenty-ninth run at the 500, and a third place finish was very welcome by Martin.
Danica Patrick made history by sitting on the pole. She made history by leading a lap under green flag conditions and she finished in the top ten. No female has done that either. Janet Guthrie finished in eleventh in 1980, after she led five laps under yellow flag conditions.
The next race will be at Phoenix, next Sunday at 2:30 pm on Fox.
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA- February 24, 2013 will be remembered for many things: The first female to take the pole-position in Sprint Cup history. The driver’s names will be across the windshields. A new Generation-6 Race Car. A race one day after a extremely bad wreck, on the front-stretch. 28 fans were injured by flying debris. Many had serious injuries, and one had to undergo immediate surgery. NASCAR did very well dealing with the hurt fans, as the services came to their need very quickly. There is a twenty-two foot tall fence that keeps the fans separated from the cars on track. There are commonly over one-hundred thousand fans sitting on the front-stretch. In the last five laps, there were two wrecks that destroyed 25 cars out of the 40 that started the race. It continues to be a problem in the restrictor-plate races. All the drivers are going near or above 200mph, and they are all bumper to bumper within one second, from first to last place. If a driver makes a mistake near the front of the field, you end up with a terrible mess.
In other news, Tia Norfleet is young lady entering the sport. She has been licensed by NASCAR to drive. She is the first African-American to do so. Her father Bobby Norfleet was one of the first African-American drivers of the past. He was influenced by Wendell Scott, A former driver in NASCAR. If you have listened to CNN and HLN news, you heard them intentionally providing false information about the accident. They claim that the engine sailed into the stands, which is completely FALSE. If you were watching the race, or simply seen the replays, you can clearly see that one tire and the engine stayed at the fence, and did not go into the stands at all.
The 55th Daytona 500 had approximately 165, 000 fans attending. The Zach Brown Band played for the many fans before the race ceremonies started. During the 500, it was stated that twelve fans were hospitalized from yesterday’s accident, and five of those have been released from the hospital at this time.
The Pole Position was won by Rookie Danica Patrick (10) in her Stewart-Haas race car. She and Jeff Gordon (24) are the only two cars that broke 196 mph. Danica ran her lap in 45.817 sec. at 196.434 mph. Gordon ran his lap at 45.850 at 196.290 mph. She won the pole in her eleventh Sprint Cup Series start. She is the eleventh driver in consecutive attempts to get the Daytona pole. She is the first female to get a Sprint Cup Pole, and it comes in the biggest race of the season. This will be the 55th Daytona race. There have been 38 different drivers that have won the pole for Daytona. Hendrick and Gibbs engines appear to be the strongest through qualifying. The rest of the field will get set by the Budweiser Duels on Thursday. Danica has also set herself up to race as the first female in the “Sprint Unlimited” in 2014.
A very special paint scheme will be on Michael Waltrip’s race car. There will be a green and white car with a number 26, to remember the 20 Children and 6 adults killed in the horrific event that happened in Newtown, CT. As a fan, I found it fascinating that the cars are not really painted. There is a full-car sticker that gets connected to the body shell. There is no paint involved with the so called “Paint Scheme.” There can be donations provided to Newtown by texting Newtown to 80888. A few notable changes for this season are: Matt Kenseth leaving Roush Racing and driving for Joe Gibbs Racing this year. He will change car manufacturer as well, going from Ford to Toyota. Roger Penske also made the manufacturer change from Dodge, to Ford. This will be a big change for last year’s champion, Brad Keselowski.
On Thursday, the two 150 mile races were run. These races would determine the rest of the field starting spots. The first race was run with all the cars that finished qualifying in the odd position. The second race was run with all the cars that finished qualifying in the even positions. The first Duel was won by Kevin Harvick (29), and the second Duel was won by Kyle Busch (18). Harvick is now two for two in his “Speedweek” races. He will attempt a clean sweep, by winning the 500 on Sunday. They will now start in third and fourth position respectfully. The field has been set by these two races, and the Pole will stay Danica Patrick, as she finished the race without any injury to her race car. Jeff Gordon (24) had a few issues on pit road, causing him to be penalized for speeding on pit road.
In the Opening Ceremonies, Every driver was introduced by their starting positions. The Grand Marshal was James Franco, the star of the upcoming movie “The Great and Powerful Oz”. The command to start was done by Franco yelling “Drivers and Danica start your engines”. Rev. L. Ronald Durham provided the Invocation. Clay Cook sang the National Anthem. If Kevin Harvick can win the 500, he will be the first driver in Daytona history, to win all three events that are involved with Daytona’s Speed-Week. The rookie class this year includes Danica Patrick (10), Austin Dillon (33) and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (17).
Jeff Gordon (24) led the very first lap of the 200 laps that were scheduled. At the start of the race, thirty-seven cars were within two seconds. On lap fourteen, David Gilliland’s (38) car was down a cylinder. A plug wire was the cause of his troubles, and they fixed it for him. He was warned by NASCAR to speed it up, or get off the track. By lap eighteen, Michael Waltrip (26) and Trevor Bayne (21) lost the draft, after Bayne checked up in the corner after slipping. On lap twenty-two Gordon’s car began to over-heat due to plastic covering his grill. He reported temperatures were already over 240 degrees and still climbing.
Lap 26 was the first caution, for debris in corner three. Joe Nemechek (87) was the “Lucky Dog,” getting back on the lead lap. Gordon has led every lap to this point. After a majority of the field changed only two tires, Gordon was able to get off pit road first. They restarted the race on lap 31. Jimmie Johnson (48) took the lead.
The second caution flew after Kyle Busch (18) spun Kasey Kahne (5) out, coming through the Tri-oval. That started a pile-up that took out Kahne, Harvick (29), Stewart (14), Keselowski (2), McMurray (1), Mears (13) and Montoya (42). All the cars received heavy damage from a poor move made by Busch. He responded by telling his team “My Bad”. On lap 37 Jimmie Johnson led the field back to green. Matt Kenseth (20) took the lead at lap 38. On lap 52, Kenseth stated that he felt a tire loose on the right side of the car. Teammate Denny Hamlin (11) was also feeling a vibration in his race car. By lap 64, he was reporting that the worst of the vibration had gone away.
On lap 70, the first car to make a green flag stop was completed by Austin Dillon (33). A pit road penalty happened to Aric Almirola (43), as he was speeding. Kyle Busch had issues on pit road. He came off track in second place, and fell to thirty-first when his car fell off the jack. The tires had already been taken off, so the car fell all the way to the pavement. After the pit stops were made, Hamlin was the new leader, and teammate Busch was 14.5 seconds behind him.
Caution came out on lap 85 for debris again. Most cars only took a little fuel and they went right back out on track. The leader at the re-start was Michael Waltrip (26) in his special paint scheme for Newtown, CT. Michael led four laps of this race, and is a two-time 500 winner. Danica Patrick took the lead on lap 90, as they came back to the start/finish line after the re-start. This made NASCAR history, as she was the very first woman to lead the Daytona 500 under green flag conditions. Matt Kenseth led the race at mid-point. 100 laps were completed in just about ninety minutes. Davey Allison was the last driver to lead the race at half-way and win, some twenty years ago. Near lap 110, teammates McMurray and Montoya returned to the track after the early wreck. On lap 120, Tony Stewart returned to the track. Patrick re-took the lead at lap 126. Kevin Harvick returned to the track at this point too. After all the stops were made, Kenseth was the leader once again.
Caution four came out when Trevor Bayne (21) ran into the back of Brad Keselowski (2). Keselowski was able to keep going, but a wreck ensued behind him. Dillon (33), Ragan (34), T. Labonte (32), Stenhouse Jr. (17), Gilliland (38) and Edwards (99) were all involved. This was Edward’s fourth car wrecked, in Speed-Weeks at Daytona. He said “This has been the worst Speed-Weeks that I have ever had.” At the same time those involved in the wreck were going to pit road, Joey Lagono (22) was also on pit road with issues involving his fuel cell.
The re-start was on lap 145. Toyota had taken over at the front of the field. Kenseth started having heavy smoke from the front end on lap 150. He would have to take his car off track. They found that he had a transmission fail. The top thirteen cars broke away from the rest of the field. On lap 152, Kyle Busch pulled off track as his car started blowing smoke from the exhaust pipes. They found that his engine had failed. Both of these teammates were in the top three spots, leaving teammate Denny Hamlin leading the race. Kenseth led the most laps at 86.
On lap 173, the last pit stop was made by the field under green. On lap 175, another Toyota started having an engine failure begin. Martin Truex Jr. (56) was the next Toyota to have failures. On lap 177, the fifth caution flew when Jeff Burton (31) hit the wall very hard. It appeared that the tire blew or something broke under the car. The leader on the re-start was Brad Keselowski, on lap 181.
Caution six came out when debris was seen in turn two, with nine laps remaining. This was the third of the six cautions that were called for debris on track. The re-start came with only six laps left. Jimmie Johnson led the lap when they came back to the start/finish line. Jimmie Johnson (48) won the 500 for the second time, in his 400th start. This was Hendrick’s seventh “Great American Race” victory. Crew Chief Chad Knaus got his very first 500 win. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) came in second. The rest of the top ten were: Mark Martin (55), Brad Keselowski (2), Ryan Newman (39), Greg Biffle (16), Regan Smith (51), Danica Patrick (10), Michael McDowell (98) and J.J. Yeley (36).
On the last lap, on the back-stretch, another wreck between Travis Kvapil (93), Paul Menard (27) and Jeff Gordon (24) happened without a yellow flag coming out. This was Mark martin’s twenty-ninth run at the 500, and a third place finish was very welcome by Martin.
Danica Patrick made history by sitting on the pole. She made history by leading a lap under green flag conditions and she finished in the top ten. No female has done that either. Janet Guthrie finished in eleventh in 1980, after she led five laps under yellow flag conditions.
The next race will be at Phoenix, next Sunday at 2:30 pm on Fox.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Elmwood Village Report for Feb. 2013
Elmwood Village preparing for new squad
Submitted by Rick A. Talford
Citizen Journalist
ELMWOOD, WI- The monthly meeting for the Elmwood Village Board, was held at the auditorium on Monday, February 11, 2013. All the members of the board were present this month. There was a Police Committee meeting held at 6:30 pm, for the members to consider and decide what color they wanted to use for the new police vehicle they plan on purchasing. They needed to decide on the graphics also. Another meeting was held at 6:45 pm for a Public Hearing. This was also for the police vehicle plans. No public attended the meeting. The Public Hearing was adjourned at 6:59 pm, and the regular board meeting then began.
There was no attendance for “Public Input”. Approval of the contract for the Village Building Inspector was then discussed by the board. A two year contract was agreed upon by the members for All-Croix Inspections Corp. Next on the agenda was approval of Resolution 2013-02 Community Facilities Grant Agreement. This was required for the village to get the grant they have applied for, in regards to the replacement vehicle they want for the PD.
The Committee and Board Reports were then discussed. The Library Committee report was provided by Trustee Trisha Knops. She spoke of changes to the hours the library will open, due to recent budget cuts. The new hours will be Mon.- Wed. and Fri. opening at 11 am and closing at 5 pm each day, except Wed. Closing will be at 6 pm. On Thurs. they will open at 9 am. The hours on Saturdays will be 9 am to noon. The Library will also continue having “Story Hour” on Wed. at 10-11 am. The last Friday of each month, they will have a movie showing at 3:30 pm. On March 2, there will be a Dr. Suess Day from 9 am to noon. There will be crafts and a story hour during this event. Coming up during UFO Days, will be a “Snakes Alive” event at the Library starting at 5 pm on the 26th of July. John Thompson from IFLS will be halping at the library, with their long term plans and mission statement. Trustee Mike Sand provided information from the Public Works Committee. A meeting was held on Jan. 25, 2013. A survey is needed on the Miller property, and the Village Attorney Robert Loberg recommended this to be completed. Cedar Corp. provided the lowest bid, at $1,500.00. Three other bids were received, and they ranged up to $5,000.00. Trustee Brian Buck then spoke for the Police Committee. He told the members that the committee decided on the color “Silver” for the new vehicle, but they could not agree on the graphics design. That will need future meetings to get completed.
There were no meetings for the following committees: Personnel and Finance, Nursing Home, Licensing and Parks and Buildings. The meeting adjourned at 7:15 PM.
Submitted by Rick A. Talford
Citizen Journalist
ELMWOOD, WI- The monthly meeting for the Elmwood Village Board, was held at the auditorium on Monday, February 11, 2013. All the members of the board were present this month. There was a Police Committee meeting held at 6:30 pm, for the members to consider and decide what color they wanted to use for the new police vehicle they plan on purchasing. They needed to decide on the graphics also. Another meeting was held at 6:45 pm for a Public Hearing. This was also for the police vehicle plans. No public attended the meeting. The Public Hearing was adjourned at 6:59 pm, and the regular board meeting then began.
There was no attendance for “Public Input”. Approval of the contract for the Village Building Inspector was then discussed by the board. A two year contract was agreed upon by the members for All-Croix Inspections Corp. Next on the agenda was approval of Resolution 2013-02 Community Facilities Grant Agreement. This was required for the village to get the grant they have applied for, in regards to the replacement vehicle they want for the PD.
The Committee and Board Reports were then discussed. The Library Committee report was provided by Trustee Trisha Knops. She spoke of changes to the hours the library will open, due to recent budget cuts. The new hours will be Mon.- Wed. and Fri. opening at 11 am and closing at 5 pm each day, except Wed. Closing will be at 6 pm. On Thurs. they will open at 9 am. The hours on Saturdays will be 9 am to noon. The Library will also continue having “Story Hour” on Wed. at 10-11 am. The last Friday of each month, they will have a movie showing at 3:30 pm. On March 2, there will be a Dr. Suess Day from 9 am to noon. There will be crafts and a story hour during this event. Coming up during UFO Days, will be a “Snakes Alive” event at the Library starting at 5 pm on the 26th of July. John Thompson from IFLS will be halping at the library, with their long term plans and mission statement. Trustee Mike Sand provided information from the Public Works Committee. A meeting was held on Jan. 25, 2013. A survey is needed on the Miller property, and the Village Attorney Robert Loberg recommended this to be completed. Cedar Corp. provided the lowest bid, at $1,500.00. Three other bids were received, and they ranged up to $5,000.00. Trustee Brian Buck then spoke for the Police Committee. He told the members that the committee decided on the color “Silver” for the new vehicle, but they could not agree on the graphics design. That will need future meetings to get completed.
There were no meetings for the following committees: Personnel and Finance, Nursing Home, Licensing and Parks and Buildings. The meeting adjourned at 7:15 PM.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Season Starts at Daytona 2013
“Start Your Engines”
Written by Rick A. Talford
NASCAR Enthusiast
DAYTONA, FLORIDA- The first race of the 2013 season was held on the famous beaches of Daytona. It was unseasonably cool at the Superspeedway, as temperatures were only in the low fifties at the start of the race. Most of the drivers and other members of the racing community were wearing heavy winter clothing. The temperatures were going to drop into the forties before the end of the race.
The season is starting out with new body styles with Ford Fusion, Chevrolet SS and Toyota Camry. Dodge has dropped out of contention as a sponsor this season. The new GEN6 cars are made lighter and faster than last years’ cars. These cars look very close to the cars that you and I can drive on the street. Another feature that the drivers like is the better ability to view out of the rear windows. They state that they have more vision, which can make for safer racing. One downfall seems to be, the cars do not bump-draft well. In practice, they were not able to get ten laps, before a wreck would occur.
This race used to be called the “Bud Shoot-out”, but now they have changed the name to “Sprint Unlimited”. The first race of the new season has all the pole-sitters from the previous year, as well as the past winners of this particular race. There were twenty-one eligible drivers, with nineteen of them accepting the invitation.
The fans were able to get involved this year, helping set a couple different aspects of the race. They chose the starting line-up via the internet. The fans chose the format, having the race ran in three segments. The first segment was thirty laps, the second was twenty-five laps and the final segment was twenty laps. The fans made the choice to not eliminate any drivers after the first segment. They also chose what uniform the Miss Sprint Cup was to wear in Victory Lane. Another choice made by the fans, was when they made their pit stops, they would take four tires instead of two. The race was scheduled to run seventy-five laps on the two and a half mile track. A total of 187.5 miles were raced, with RPM’s being held at 8500 constantly.
During the pre-race ceremonies, Sonny Gallman provided the invocation. Melica Tenbroek sang the “National Anthem”, and Charles Young was the Grand Marshal. The drivers involved with this race were: Kevin Harvick (29), Dale Earnhardt Jr.(88), Matt Kenseth (20), Tony Stewart (14), Mark Martin (55), Denny Hamlin (11), Carl Edwards (99), Kasey Kahne (5), Greg Biffle (16), Jeff Gordon (24), Jimmie Johnson (48), Aric Almirola (43), Kurt Busch (78), Kyle Busch (18), Martin Truex Jr.(56), Marcus Ambrose (9), Juan Pablo Montoya (42), Terry Labonte (32) and Joey Lagono (22).
The race began with the pole-sitter Carl Edwards, and front row starter Mark Martin being forced to go to the rear, due to a practice accident. Matt Kenseth started a five-car accident in practice the day before the race. The first lap was completed with Greg Biffle leading the way. By lap four, Matt Kenseth took the lead, and looked like the strongest car on track. Just as Kenseth was able to take the lead, Terry Labonte took his car to the garage because he could keep up with the pack. On lap fourteen, Tony Stewart had hit a top speed of 202 mph on the backstretch. On lap fifteen, Stewart attempted to shoot to the bottom of the track in front of Marcus Ambrose. He clipped the nose of Ambrose’s car, and that started a seven-car wreck. Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., and Kurt Busch were all taken out of the race. All but five cars then made a pit stop, and the race re-started on lap twenty. Kevin Harvick was the first to get off pit road. The race ran green until the last lap of segment one. Tony Stewart won the first round, as he showed that he could drop to the rear, and race right back to front at will.
Segment two began with Stewart leading the first lap. By lap thirty-four, Kevin Harvick took the lead. Harvick dominated the race from this point forward, only giving up the lead for two laps. He led twenty-one of twenty-five laps in segment two. Again, Stewart had incidents with other cars on track. He got into the rear side panel of Earnhardt’s car, creating damage that sent Earnhardt to the rear, of the twelve cars left on track. On the final lap of segment two, Harvick was the leader.
Segment three began with the drivers starting in the spots that they finished segment two in. Harvick started on the pole for the final twenty-lap shoot-out. During the final segment, Only Kenseth was able to take the lead away from Harvick for one lap. The rest of the shoot-out was all Harvick. He took his Red and White Budweiser Chevy SS to the winners circle. They would have to push his car there, due to an engine break after he crossed the finish line, and began his celebration. The 37 year old driver is expected to leave the team at the end of the season, but says he is going to be running for wins all year. Prior to the race starting, Harvick put his son into the race car. They were hoping for some good luck, as the infant crawled for the very first time, earlier in the day. Harvick took home a $200,000.00 prize and a very cool trophy. Over-all, Harvick led 40 of the 75 lap race.
The rest of the drivers finished as follows: Biffle, Lagono, Stewart, Kenseth, Truex Jr., Kahne, Almirola, Ambrose, Earnhardt Jr., Edwards, Montoya, Kurt Busch, Johnson, Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Gordon, martin and Labonte.
One other note on the day: Danica Patrick (10) in her first race at Daytona, as a full time Cup Series Driver, set the fastest speed in practice. She ran a lap over 196 mph. The Sprint Cup qualifying will be run on Sunday the 17th of February. The Daytona 500 will be run on Sunday the 24th day of February, starting at noon on Fox.
Written by Rick A. Talford
NASCAR Enthusiast
DAYTONA, FLORIDA- The first race of the 2013 season was held on the famous beaches of Daytona. It was unseasonably cool at the Superspeedway, as temperatures were only in the low fifties at the start of the race. Most of the drivers and other members of the racing community were wearing heavy winter clothing. The temperatures were going to drop into the forties before the end of the race.
The season is starting out with new body styles with Ford Fusion, Chevrolet SS and Toyota Camry. Dodge has dropped out of contention as a sponsor this season. The new GEN6 cars are made lighter and faster than last years’ cars. These cars look very close to the cars that you and I can drive on the street. Another feature that the drivers like is the better ability to view out of the rear windows. They state that they have more vision, which can make for safer racing. One downfall seems to be, the cars do not bump-draft well. In practice, they were not able to get ten laps, before a wreck would occur.
This race used to be called the “Bud Shoot-out”, but now they have changed the name to “Sprint Unlimited”. The first race of the new season has all the pole-sitters from the previous year, as well as the past winners of this particular race. There were twenty-one eligible drivers, with nineteen of them accepting the invitation.
The fans were able to get involved this year, helping set a couple different aspects of the race. They chose the starting line-up via the internet. The fans chose the format, having the race ran in three segments. The first segment was thirty laps, the second was twenty-five laps and the final segment was twenty laps. The fans made the choice to not eliminate any drivers after the first segment. They also chose what uniform the Miss Sprint Cup was to wear in Victory Lane. Another choice made by the fans, was when they made their pit stops, they would take four tires instead of two. The race was scheduled to run seventy-five laps on the two and a half mile track. A total of 187.5 miles were raced, with RPM’s being held at 8500 constantly.
During the pre-race ceremonies, Sonny Gallman provided the invocation. Melica Tenbroek sang the “National Anthem”, and Charles Young was the Grand Marshal. The drivers involved with this race were: Kevin Harvick (29), Dale Earnhardt Jr.(88), Matt Kenseth (20), Tony Stewart (14), Mark Martin (55), Denny Hamlin (11), Carl Edwards (99), Kasey Kahne (5), Greg Biffle (16), Jeff Gordon (24), Jimmie Johnson (48), Aric Almirola (43), Kurt Busch (78), Kyle Busch (18), Martin Truex Jr.(56), Marcus Ambrose (9), Juan Pablo Montoya (42), Terry Labonte (32) and Joey Lagono (22).
The race began with the pole-sitter Carl Edwards, and front row starter Mark Martin being forced to go to the rear, due to a practice accident. Matt Kenseth started a five-car accident in practice the day before the race. The first lap was completed with Greg Biffle leading the way. By lap four, Matt Kenseth took the lead, and looked like the strongest car on track. Just as Kenseth was able to take the lead, Terry Labonte took his car to the garage because he could keep up with the pack. On lap fourteen, Tony Stewart had hit a top speed of 202 mph on the backstretch. On lap fifteen, Stewart attempted to shoot to the bottom of the track in front of Marcus Ambrose. He clipped the nose of Ambrose’s car, and that started a seven-car wreck. Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., and Kurt Busch were all taken out of the race. All but five cars then made a pit stop, and the race re-started on lap twenty. Kevin Harvick was the first to get off pit road. The race ran green until the last lap of segment one. Tony Stewart won the first round, as he showed that he could drop to the rear, and race right back to front at will.
Segment two began with Stewart leading the first lap. By lap thirty-four, Kevin Harvick took the lead. Harvick dominated the race from this point forward, only giving up the lead for two laps. He led twenty-one of twenty-five laps in segment two. Again, Stewart had incidents with other cars on track. He got into the rear side panel of Earnhardt’s car, creating damage that sent Earnhardt to the rear, of the twelve cars left on track. On the final lap of segment two, Harvick was the leader.
Segment three began with the drivers starting in the spots that they finished segment two in. Harvick started on the pole for the final twenty-lap shoot-out. During the final segment, Only Kenseth was able to take the lead away from Harvick for one lap. The rest of the shoot-out was all Harvick. He took his Red and White Budweiser Chevy SS to the winners circle. They would have to push his car there, due to an engine break after he crossed the finish line, and began his celebration. The 37 year old driver is expected to leave the team at the end of the season, but says he is going to be running for wins all year. Prior to the race starting, Harvick put his son into the race car. They were hoping for some good luck, as the infant crawled for the very first time, earlier in the day. Harvick took home a $200,000.00 prize and a very cool trophy. Over-all, Harvick led 40 of the 75 lap race.
The rest of the drivers finished as follows: Biffle, Lagono, Stewart, Kenseth, Truex Jr., Kahne, Almirola, Ambrose, Earnhardt Jr., Edwards, Montoya, Kurt Busch, Johnson, Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Gordon, martin and Labonte.
One other note on the day: Danica Patrick (10) in her first race at Daytona, as a full time Cup Series Driver, set the fastest speed in practice. She ran a lap over 196 mph. The Sprint Cup qualifying will be run on Sunday the 17th of February. The Daytona 500 will be run on Sunday the 24th day of February, starting at noon on Fox.
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