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Thursday, July 8, 2010

Fireworks, Demo Derby and racing!















"HE'S BACK, THE UNKNOWN BOUNTY COLLECTOR"


"HE IS ON THE HUNT AGAIN, FOR SOMEONE THAT THINKS HE IS A TOP CLASS DRIVER, THE HUNTER IS JUST WAITING FOR A CHANCE TO COLLECT SOME EXTRA CASH, MAKE HIS DAY"




Fun in the Clay on July 3rd at Senoia Raceway






“FOOD, FUN, AND RACING ACTION AT IT’S BEST PLUS A DEMO-DERBY,

AND FIREWORKS WHAT MORE COULD A RACE FAN ASK FOR?”



THE BOUNTY IS SET, NOW CAN JEFF CARTER PROVE HE IS THE BEST IN THE B-CADET FEATURE RACES!

3 WINS IN A ROW, NOT SINCE SCOTT SHERRER IN HIS HOBBY CAR #41 MADE WINNING AT SENOIA RACEWAY LOOK EASY, NOW IN B-CADET WE HAVE A NEW CHAMPION, SOMEONE THE KIDS GO WILD WATCHING RACE, EACH KNOWING THAT IF HE WINS THEY TOO COULD HAVE THE CHANCE OF BEING HANDED A SMALL TOY CAR FROM A BIG HEARTED MAN, A DRIVER THAT CARES ABOUT THE SMALL FOLKS IN LIFE, JEFF CARTER NEVER FORGETS HOW AND WHO GOT HIM TO THE TOP OF HIS RACING CARREER.

Don’t worry the “BIG GUNS” in racing will invade the New Senoia Raceway and try and take the money out of Jeff’s hands, BUT DRIVERS BEWARE, You better be legal, because he will tear his car down, and you just better have some legal stuff under your hood or you will be paying Jeff extra.

He is LEGAL, so you better be also, that’s all we have to say on that.

New Senoia Raceway’s official statement reads and please read it careful.
$$ BOUNTY BONUS $$
After 3 feature wins in a row, there is a $100 Bounty Bonus in the B- Cadet division this weekend on Jeff Carter #3. The victory must be from outperforming him and not by taking him out intentional or otherwise.





I want you to know that July 3rd went off just like planed, lots of super fast racing action, plenty of exciting racing in B-Cadet and also in the Crate and Limited Late Model races. Plus the crowd was overwhelming, as they came from everywhere. Jack Mills and the rest of the crew, Tim and Tony Moses promised a great show and that’s what the fans were treated to.

Lots of people thought there would be not be enough of those demolition derby cars, which fwd cars and the seven were showed up to make sure he was the last car with his wheels spinning.

Plus that after the demolition derby was over the lights went out over the track and peering into the dark sky everyone was amazed at the great firework show that the track included.

Yes it was a Holiday that we can all remember because of the huge crowd, the turnout was amazing, the food was superb, and the driver’s that were there were in their on element.

Each driver was focused on driving his or her car as the case maybe to the winners circle. Some were ready to when and some were just hoping to make it around the 3/8th oval at the New Senoia Raceway in Senoia, Georgia.

Winning the Modified Mini race was car #27 Talmadge Simpson, who has been trying for a long time, to beat drivers like #07 Frank Long or #9 Evan or Erik Hogsed when they were racing. Since they were not on hand it looked like easy riding for Simpson, who grabbed what I believe his first win in Modified Mini racing action.

The Hobby race the most watched race since Scott Sherrer made it a real war, was now focused on new cars and new drivers to take up the slack.

Six laps into the race, “The Purple People eater” #M4 of Winford Minix would show how a real champion drives. Minix has been a winner in so many races that when he gets a new sticker it ends up in a drawer, he does not have time to stick it on his purple car, but for some reason I hope and believe Minix is placing this one on his car, because it was the first time he had conquered the New Senoia Raceway for the first time.

Minix would be chased down by #12 of Gary Brand, who would make sure Winford did not get that big lead, but for some reason Winford was hitting on all cylinders.

He would go on and win his first race at New Senoia Raceway, get the huge interview, and hand some lucky young child a small token of a car, which I am sure the child will never forget.

The B-Cadet race was wild and getting wilder, as cars are attacking the 3/8ths oval race track, the most prominent of all drivers has been the #3 of Jeff Carter, who had managed to win 3 races in a row and that is where the bounty comes in, when you are a winner someone will be there to shoot you down, so Carter better be on his “A” Game this coming Saturday night at New Senoia Raceway.

We always hear rumors that Rusty Johnson in his #29 will bring his car out of retirement just to collect the bounty money and beat Carter.

We have also heard rumors that #69 Roscoe Collins could make a come back as soon as the cash grows up and it would be some easy pick en.

I have know idea when Bobby Slauson will ever make a return in his #25 B-Cadet car, Slauson has missed some important races and he was the up and coming driver that we were hoping to see climb the ladder of success.

All I do know is that Jeff Carter, better be ready because everyone will be shooting for him, and they all will be wanting that EXTRA CASH, and they all want to take it from the BIG MAN.

So fans, if you like watching some really exciting racing then the B-Cadet race will be the race to watch.

Good Luck Jeff Carter and his entire Crew you will really need it.

Jeff went on to win, but finishing in 2nd place was #11 T.J. Joiner and in 3rd place was #14 David Chapman. The driver that really feels back has to be the driver of the #GT47 Thomas Philips who held the lead over Carter for laps and laps and laps until, he made a mistake that put him in the wall, and on the DVD of the race you can see him pounding the steering wheel in total disgust because Phillips could have won this race and beat Jeff Carter, but that was not to be and Carter would look for just a little slip and he would be gone. Could Jeff have caught Phillips if he had time and Phillips had not hit the wall, that is the 64 thousand dollar question, I will never know what could have happened but I do know that Phillips will be ready this weekend to try and take the cash away from Jeff Carter. Let’s see what happens? What do you think?

Now we can talk about the fast and furious Nesmith Crate race, and let me tell you these boys never let you down.

FAST is not the word when these cars pull onto the track.

Driver’s like #91 Tod Darda,
#27 Doug Ludwig, #16 Josh Noles plus #0 of Craig Scott not to forget Alabama’s own #K9 of Dana Eiland. Also who could leave out a legend #55 Parrish Duncan and young 14 year old driver of #18 Matt Dooley.
Every driver put on a show for the fans, all 25 “Dusty” laps.
But when the dust had settled #91 Tod Darda was the winner and thanked the huge crowd at Senoia Raceway.
Coming in 2nd place was #16 of Josh Noles
, and in 3rd place finished #K9 of Dana Eiland.

After the Crate cars had run, it was time to bring on the feature that is getting wilder each and every weekend.

I am talking about the Pure Mini Stock boy’s, drivers like #4 Dusty Jones, #00 Matthew Black, #5 Rocky Johnson, #13 Gary Parker, #19 Vernon Nix.

This was one of the more amazing races of the night, the driver to beat was #4 of young Dusty Jones who has been winning easy at Senoia raceway. Tonight Jones would be off, so would another driver that has been having luck at that is none other than Matthew Black in his #00 car.

The car that would really show some tricks would be #13 of Gary Parker who I had the chance to meet prior to the race in the infield. He was somewhat short with his answers and really did not look impressed that I was wanting to take a photo of him and his car, to be honest I never met Gary Parker before. I may get another chance of speaking with him maybe this coming Saturday night before the race again.

But when the race began I had my eyes glued to #4 of Dusty Jones who I thought would be the winner of the Pure Mini Stock race for the night, but that was “WRONG”. That is why racing is racing there is always someone that can out drive you on a Saturday night. Sure enough before I had a chance a car came from the back of the pack and was passing other drivers like Dusty Jones, and Matthew Black as well as others, he was Vernon Nix #19 who is a blog a while back got caught up in what I now called “Vernon Nix’s MIX”.
Tonight Nix was on a mission, and his mission was to take the checkered flag and WIN at Senoia Raceway.
He had his car on rails, and was just hoping for Parker in the #13 car to slip up, that would not happen, maybe a yellow caution would come out, forget that JACK, that was not about to happen, so all Vernon Nix could do was try as hard as he could to reel in Parker, but the laps were winding down, and time was running out. To get to the point Vernon Nix would go on to finish in 2nd place behind Gary Parker, and to him it was a great race, he has his car working for him and that’s all a real driver needs in the knowledge that he has the car under him to take him to the lead when he needs to go. So if I was a beating man, I would place all my cash on Vernon Nix for this weekends Pure Mini Stock race, I really believe he has the car and is now ready for the test. So let’s see what Vernon has when he arrives at New Senoia Raceway this Saturday Night and races in the always hard fought Pure Mini Stock battle.

For all fans KEEP YOUR EYE’S ON CAR #19 that will be Vernon Nix and if he has his car right, you may see him take his first Senoia Raceway checkered flag.
“Stay out of the MIX, Nix and WIN ONE”

When the Late Models began pulling onto the track, we knew we were in for a racing show. Rucker Orr was back, and has always been a bridesmaid finishing 2nd almost all the time, something that Orr is not used to doing. He would win at West Georgia Speedway but this is not West Georgia Speedway, and he is not the king.

A true racing giant I happened to meet, at Senoia Raceway prior to the race, was #9 of Shane Fulcher, who brought the car that would lead every lap, he raced in front all night long, never giving up or losing the lead.

He was being chased by a real champion himself in #18c of Shane Criswell, who knows how to win the big races at almost every track.

Also racing in his new car, was #73 Racing Jason Williams, who unlike himself, pulled his car off the track after several laps, it seems his car was not hooked up right. Williams is the type of race driver that would rather pull off the track than mess any other driver’s night up. So after several hard laps Williams pulled his #73 off the track at Senoia.

#27 Glenn Morris would be chasing Criswell who was chasing Fulcher, but the driver that really has had a hard time is the #99 of Rucker Orr. Fans get ready for the new Rucker Orr, as he has taken his car apart and put it back to the basic setup one that Orr is used to winning with. Maybe this weekend Rucker Orr will win his first big race at New Senoia Raceway. Rucker would finish in 4th place and that is somewhere he is not used to finishing there.

The track was dusty, the race was wild, but this coming weekend, everyone is hoping that maybe the track is watered better so when the Late Models and Crates races we will not be in such a huge “DUST STORM”.


The last group of cars to race was the Enduro cars, and again #99 Mike Ray would be on the track making his presence known, but the real drivers that were making it look easy were drivers like #4 Michael Nelms, who was putting on a show.
Car #16 was driven by Lee Ownsby who was driving instead of the regular driver. Owensby is known for his winning driving style.
The real treat for the night was at the end when the Winner #4 Michael Nelms, parked his winning car under the flag stand to get his interview as well as hold the checkered flag, it was then I noticed the car that finished in 2nd place car #43 with a young female driver hop out, her name was Shelbi Nelms, that is right Michaels daughter.

It was a first for me as a Father-Daughter combination would come in first and second, congratulations to Michael Nelms and his daughter Shelbi who proved she can driver with the big guns. We hope to see more of this type of Enduro racing again this weekend, and I hope Shelbi is racing in a car that looks so famous a powder blue car with the old Richard Petty number #43.

Thanks to everyone for the outpouring of FWD Cars ready for the end of the nights racing action in the crowd pleasing Demolition Derby.

The cars were lined up, and when the flagman gave them the green flag, they were off in reverse banging and beating every other car up until that car was in drivable, it was amazing.

Winning it all was none other than David Brewer in the #00 car, and he would take home a nice nights winnings in cash, just for beating and banging a old car.

Then as if a POWER Failure had happened the “Lights went out all over the track”, and before everyone knew it off in the distance in the dark night sky were flying some of the best aerial fireworks in Georgia. It was a taste of the 4th of July a day early and a thank you message from everyone at Senoia Raceway to the loyal race fans that have helped support Senoia Raceway.

You can thank Tim and Tony Moses as well as “BIG” Jack Mills and the man that takes care of the concession stand up top Mr. Mark Mills.

I know on this hot night, they had to be running low on food as the crowd was huge, and like myself I was so hungry also. FOOD is something that is great at Senoia Raceway, FOOD and RACING what more could you ask for, so for the best in both, head on down to Senoia Raceway “The fastest 3/8ths on Dirt”.

NEXT RACE

SATURDAY, JULY 10th, 2010

FULL RACING PROGRAM

Racing in Topless Late Model, NeSmith Late Model, B- Cadet, Hobby, Modified Mini Stock, Pure Mini Stock, and Enduro!
Pit Admission $25 Trackside Admission $25 Grandstand Admission $12
Gates Open at 5:00pm
Racing Starts at 7:00pm
REMEMBER!
$$ BOUNTY BONUS $$
After 3 feature wins in a row, there is a $100 Bounty Bonus in the B- Cadet division this weekend on Jeff Carter #3. The victory must be from outperforming him and not by taking him out intentional or otherwise.


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Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Crate Late Model Championship
$2000 To Win
Non Sanctioned NeSmith Dirt Late Model Event
NO MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED
40 Lap Feature Event
Entry Fee $100
Plus Racing in Weekly Divisions.




I HOPE TO SEE YOU AT SENOIA RACEWAY THIS WEEKEND, AND REMEMBER ALL RACING ACTION CAN BE PURCHASED ON DVD OF ALL FEATURE RACES AS WELL AS THE DEMOLISHITION DERBY AND FIREWORKS FOR JUST $25.00 JUST ASK FOR TINO PATTI, OR CALL ME AND I WILL HAVE YOUR ORDER READY AT 770-361-3019 CALL ME ANYTIME.



MANY THANKS TO EVERYONE,



TINO PATTI



A FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEO JOURNALIST


WITH A WORLD WIDE RACING BLOG FOLLOWING!
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FOR ALL RACING VIDEO ACTION, CALL ME AT 770-361-3019 ASK FOR TINO AND I WILL HAVE YOUR ACTION FOR YOU AS SOON AS YOU NEED IT. ALL DVD'S ARE $25.00 CASH. SO IF YOU WANT TO SEE ALL FEATURES OF EVERY RACE YOU CAN HAVE IT FOR THOSE YEARS TO COME AND SIT BACK AND WATCH DURING THOSE LONG WINTER COLD MONTHS.

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