CHRISTIAN FRIENDS

Saturday, November 27, 2010

THANKS FOR THE PRAYERS FOR MY WIFE



STEPHEN HILL PURE MINI CLASS DRIVER



JASON WILLIAMS SUPER SPORTSMAN RIDE, BRING WHAT YOU WANT AND HE WANTED TO BREAK SOME RECORDS WITH THIS RIDE.



BELOW TREY AND EDIE AT WGS







RACING JASON WILLIAMS, THE BEST




MR. PAPPY POWELL AND HIS FAITHFULL DOG, WHAT A PAIR













THE MEN ABOVE I CALL WARRIORS, JOE HILLMAN, RICHARD BAGBY AND T.J.JOINER




THEY CALL HIM "MONEY BAGS"















IN THE M96 MARTY LUNSFORD SO YOUNG, BUT HAS THE TALENT.



TIM BRIGHT AND RUSSELL BRIGHT

















THE NEW SIGN AT WEST GA. SPEEDWAY











DRIVER SUPREME "MIKE HEAD" THE HEADMAN




















DUSTY JONES














THE HUGE SENOIA CROWDS













DEMOLISHING DERBY NIGHT AT SENOIA















CHIP BRINDLE'S RIG

















TIM MOSES BOSS SITTING IN "PINK"




















MR.JOEY WARD, ALL TIME CLASS DRIVER AND FRIEND



















MR.RUCKER ORR, HAS NOT WON AT SENOIA
BUT HAS LOTS OF 2NDS AND DNF'S





















FOOD THE BEST AT SENOIA RACEWAY

















THE TOWER, ALL EYES TRACK THE
CARS, AND RELAY INFORMATION, THIS IS
A CLASS ACT.



















THE SIGN SAYS IT ALL WELCOME
TO SENOIA























RUCKER ORR WITH TODD HANDING ON PARKS HIS BIG RIG AT SENOIA RACEWAY
HANG ON TODD, ITS DOWNHILL FROM HERE.....


















SHANE FULCHER AND HIS RIG AWAIT TIME TO SIGN IN AND GET THROUGH THE GATES AT SENOIA RACEWAY.






















HARD TO BELIEVE 25 YEARS OF CLASS ACT RACING FOR MR.GLENN MCWATERS.


























GLENN MAYBE TINY AND SMALL BUT HE HAS A BIG HEART AND WINS BIG RACES EVERYWHERE HE GOES.

























MIKE HILLMAN, WORKS ON JOE HIS BROTHERS CARS, AT WEST GEORGIA SPEEDWAY.











TAKING A TEST RUN AT WEST GEORGIA
SPEEDWAY, LAMAR HAYGOOD TRYS OUT HIS LATE MODEL.
















THE CLASS DRIVER, LAMAR HAYGOOD GETS READY TO MAKE A FEW RUNS AT WEST GEORGIA SPEEDWAY, TESTING HIS CAR.



















LEE OWENSBEY , STANDS AT WEST GEORGIA SPEEDWAY, LEE IS A FIERCE COMPETTIOR.





















JEFF CARTERS RIDE IN 2010, AT WEST GA. SPEEDWAY, WAITS FOR HIS TURN ON THE TRACK.











FUTURE STAR DRIVER, LANDON BAGBY, SMILES FOR
THE CAMERA SHOT, HE ALWAYS HAS THAT SMILE.



















WHAT CAN I SAY "THE BOOTS" CAUGHT MY EYE, THEY ARE WILD!


















MANY THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR 2010 AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO 2011 AND A GREAT RACING SEASON, WITH LOTS OF SURPRISES AND PLENTY ON NEW WINNERS
AGAIN THANKS,
TINO PATTI
A FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPER/VIDEO JOURNALIST
WITH A WORLD WIDE RACING BLOG FOLLOWING!















Thursday, November 25, 2010

Happy THANKSGIVING!







"HAPPY THANKSGIVING" TO EVERY DRIVER AND THEIR FAMILIES



JACK MILLS
MARK “M”
.
TIM & TONY MOSES
PHILLIP AND JESSICA SWAFFORD
THE COMPLETE DUKE FAMILY
FROM SAMMY DOWN
TREY BUCHANAN & EDIE
THE COMPLETE “BRIGHT FAMILY
LITTLE JOE ARMISTEAD
JR. & FAMILY
TODD TURNER
RUCKER ORR
AND FAMILY
GLENN & KACIE MCWATERS * WALTER AND FAMILY
SHANE FULCHER & FAMILY
SCOTT SHERRER & FAMILY
WINFORD MINIX & FAMILY
RUSTY JOHNSON & FAMILY
KIP STANFILL & FAMILY
“RACING” JASON WILLIAMS & FAMILY
JEFF & LISA CARTER AND FAMILY
RICHARD BAGBY & FAMILY
RANDY BRADY & FAMILY
ROCKY JOHNSON & FAMILY
LAMAR HAYGOOD & FAMILY
LEVON SPARKS & FAMILY
WREN GOODMAN & FAMILY
ALLEN BREWSTER & FAMILY
FRANK LONG & FAMILY
BLANT, BRANDON DUKE AND THE ENTIRE DUKE FAMILY
SAMMY DUKE * THE LEGEND *
BEN HILL & FAMILY
BOBBY SLAUSON & FAMILY
BRIAN REESE & FAMILY
CORY POTTS & FAMILY
CRAIG SCOTT & FAMILY
DUSTY JONES & FAMILY
STEPHEN HILL & FAMILY
ERIK HOGSTED & FAMILY
EVAN LANCASTER & FAMILY
“FAST” EDDIE JOHNSON & FAMILY
RUSTY JOHNSON & FAMILY
OLIVER GENTRY & FAMILY
SCOTT & MATT DOOLEY & FAMILY
KENNY “QUICK” COLLINS & FAMILY
JOE HILLMAN & FAMILY
JOHNNY HOLCOLMB & FAMILY
KEVIN WALLS & FAMILY
“HIGH FLYIN” MICHAEL MILLS & FAMILY
SCOTT DUFFY & FAMILY
MICHAEL NELMS & FAMILY
PAPPY POWELL & FAMILY
MIKE RAY & FAMILY
JOE & MIKE SPENCER & FAMILY
TIM COLLIER & FAMILY
VERNON NIX & FAMILY
SHANE CRISWELL & FAMILY
NORMAN CHAMBERS & FAMILY
GARY PARKER & FAMILY
MATTHEW BLACK & FAMILY
MIKE HEAD & FAMILY
GLENN MORRIS & FAMILY
PAUL “COWBOY” HOLLOWAY & FAMILY
DOUG LUDWIG & FAMILY
MARK KNIGHT & FAMILY
ROBERT CHANDLER & FAMILY
T.J. JOINER & FAMILY
MIKE JENKINS & FAMILY
GARY BRAND & FAMILY
HOUSTON HATCHETT & FAMILY
MONTANA DUDLEY & FAMILY
RICHIE WILLIAM & FAMILY
MICHAEL KEENER & FAMILY
TREY WHITE & FAMILY
SAM MOORE & FAMILY
CLIFTON MORAN & FAMILY
RICKY PAYTON & FAMILY
TALMADGE SIMPSON & FAMILY
MARTY LUNDSFORD & FAMILY
TOD DARDA & FAMILY
MATTHEW TURNER & FAMILY
BOBBY ARNOLD & FAMILY
CAREY SMITH & FAMILY
RONNIE POOLE & FAMILY


TOO EVERY ONE “NOT” LISTED WE KNOW YOU, BUT THE LIST WOULD GO ON AND ON AND ON, SO TO EVERYONE DRIVER, FAMILY MEMBER, AND CREW PEOPLE PLEASE HAVE A SAFE AND “HAPPY THANKSGIVING” FROM ME AND MY FAMILY AND THANKS FOR BUYING DVD’S AND HELPING MY FAMILY, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL RACE AGAIN IN MARCH 2011.
AGAIN THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, AND THE MEMORIES, WHEN THE BOOK I HAVE BEEN WRITING IS PUBLISHED YOU WILL NEED A COPY BECAUSE I AM SURE I WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT YOU, AND YOUR RACING CAREER SO BE READY FOR THE “BOOK”.



A SPECIAL THANKS GOES OUT TO TONYA LYNN DUKE, MY HELPER AT SENOIA AND SUPPORTER, IN ALL THE GREAT WAYS, THANKS TONYA!


MAY GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERYONE IN YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY, ON THIS SPECIAL
DAY, AND PLEASE STAY HEALTHY.....CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH YOU RACE IN 2011



MANY THANKS,




TINO PATTI



A FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEO JOURNALIST



WITH A WORLD WIDE RACING BLOG FOLLOWING!



CONTACT ME AT 770-361-3019 IF YOU WANT A DVD OF A RACE OR JUST WANT TO ADD SOMETHING FOR THE BOOK.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

RACING SEASON 2011















" CAN'T WAIT TILL RACING SEASON 2011, CAN YOU?"




I know we are all tired and worn down, more so than others, but how many months do we have to wait till we hear the roar of engines and the smell of fuel and look over at the fresh clay on a 3/8Th dirt track in Georgia or Alabama?









When a racing season ends it is like we have lost some family members, but to be honest when it restarts in March, it is like Monday night football was , we are back with all our rowdy friends, who have become so close to us.














Drivers in every class are special in their own rights, from Mod-Mini cars to Hobby to B-Cadet to Pure Mini to Enduro cars, Sportsman, and Crate car, they are a different breed, but each driver has his or her story to tell.
















We may not know them all by heart but I know you can put the numbers to the car and figure out who is driving.










TEST: WHO IS #4 IN ENDURO?




TEST : WHO DRIVES #41 IN HOBBY?





TEST: WHO DRIVES #99 IN SPORTSMAN?





TEST: WHO DRIVES #B7 IN B-CADET?













TEST: WHO DRIVES #73 IN SPORTSMAN?

















TEST: WHO DRIVES #3 IN B-CADET?












TEST: WHO DRIVES #16 IN PURE MINI?

















TEST: WHO DRIVES #11 IN SPORTSMAN?








TEST: WHO DRIVES #M4 IN HOBBY?







TEST: WHO DRIVES #00 IN PURE MINI?










TEST: WHO DRIVES #29 IN SPORTSMAN?












TEST: WHO DRIVES #0 IN CRATE?

















TEST: WHO DRIVES #21C IN SPORTSMAN?









TEST: WHO DRIVES #01J IN B-CADET?












TEST: WHO DRIVES #47 IN B-CADET?


















DO YOU KNOW WHO THIS LEGEND IS?








Hint: HE WAS KNOW AS "Moonrunner"










Any idea who this YOUNG GUN is , hint I know him as "Quick"?


















If you can name every driver in the features, you are a true blue dirt track race fan, if you missed two you need to come to more races.








If you missed most of them, all I can say is PLEASE bring your family and watch some of the best Drivers on dirt in Georgia and Alabama and Elsewhere.






Tracks like The New Senoia Raceway, West Georgia Speedway, Little River Speedway, Dixie Speedway, Rome Speedway, and a host of smaller tracks around Georgia and Alabama.





How many of you are heading to the famous are in-famous ICE BOWL in Alabama in the freezing cold weather?





And from one writer to the fans of dirt track racing, can you wait till February 2011 to head out to the first practice for all the drivers so they can be ready for the first night of racing in March?



I know we should all be THANKFUL for what we have and thats what I plan on doing on Thanksgiving day, being here at our home and before we eat pray for all the blessings that GOD has given my wife and myself through the 2010 racing season, and as I pray, I will be lifting up every driver that has helped me become a better person and all those officials and and friends that have made me a better person, THANK YOU ALL.






Many Thanks to all,









Tino Patti





A Freelance Photographer/Video Journalist






With a World Wide racing Blog following!






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Monday, November 22, 2010

RACING JASON WILLIAMS

LOOKING AS MEAN AS CAN BE, CHECK OUT JASON WILLIAMS SPORTSMAN CAR THAT LOOKS MORE LIKE A ICBM (INTER-CONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE)


RATHER THAN A RACE CAR, WILLIAMS BROUGHT THIS CRAZY SUPER FAST CAR TO WEST GEORGIA SPEEDWAY, WHERE THE LAST RACE WAS BRING WHAT YOU GOT.


THE CAR, LOOKING MORE LIKE A HEAT SEEKING MISSILE, WAS JUST THAT FAST AND FASTER AND FASTEST,,, CLOCKED AT 13.0 AND A OFFICIAL TRACK RECORD OF 13.6 SOME COULD NOT IMAGINE WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN BUT THE FEW FANS THAT CAME TO THE SPEEDWAY WERE IN UTTER AWE AND AMAZED BECAUSE HE NEVER LET OFF THE PEDAL. HE WAS FULL SPEED AND NO SLOWING THIS CAR DOWN.


IF I HAD NOT CAPTURED THIS ON DVD AND THESE PHOTO'S I WOULD NOT HAVE BELIEVED WHAT MY EYES WERE SEEING.


SO THAT LAST DVD OF WEST GEORGIA SPEEDWAY HAS JASON WILLIAMS WINNING THE B-CADET RACE PLUS THE SPORTSMAN RUN AWAY, I KNOW HE LAPPED THE FIELD SEVERAL TIMES.


ONLY "RACING JASON WILLIAMS" COULD LET IT ALL HANG OUT, NEVER AFRAID JUST PURE OUT ALL AMERICAN DRIVER WITH A FLAIR FOR EXCITEMENT.



WHEN WILLIAMS PULLS INTO A RACE TRACK YOU KNOW HIM BY HIS MEAN LOOKING HAULER, THAT STRIKES FEAR IN OTHER DRIVERS


















WILLIAMS GIVES HALF HIS EARNING TO THE BREAST AWARNESS CAUSES.
THUS THE SAYING "SAVE THE TA-TAS"










MUST BE NICE TO BE YOUNG AND CLIMB ALL OVER AND THROUGH YOUR CAR









WILLIAMS THE PROUD OWNER OF AMERICAN PIE PIZZERIA LOCATED IN LOCUST, GROVE GEORGIA IN THIS PHOTO CHECKING OUT THE DENTS FROM THE MANY WARS ON THE TRACK.
JASON WILLIAMS HAS BECOME THE NEWEST WILD MAN, TIGHTENS LUGS ON HIS CAR, MAKING SURE NOTHING GOES WRONG.
WILLIAMS COMES TO RACE NOT TAKE SECOND PLACE , LOOKING FOR 1ST PLACE EVERY TIME ON THE TRACK.
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, WHEN JASON COMES TO RACE HE DOES NOT COME TO PLAY, BUT SATURDAY NIGHT AT WEST GEORGIA SPEEDWAY HE MADE MY 2010 RACING SEASON, AND I SHOOK HIS HAND AFTER THE RACES, BECAUSE HE HAD DONE WHAT I HAD NEVER SEEN DONE, AND THAT WAS BLOW DOWN THE TRACK SETTING INCREDIBLE RECORDS IN A CAR THAT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE.
I HAVE LATER LEARNED THAT DRIVERS USED TO DRIVE THESE SAME KINDS OF CARS IN THE 80'S AND THOSE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME CRAZY DAYS.
THANKS FOR THE EXCITEMENT JASON,
MANY THANKS TO ALL THE GREAT DRIVERS AND FANS AND MY FRIENDS FOR MAKING 2010 A GREAT RACING SEASON.
TINO PATTI
A FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEO JOURNALIST
WITH A WORLD WIDE RACING BLOG FOLLOWING!
FOR A DVD OF A RACE CALL ME AT 770-361-3019