Joe Cooksey

Race fans may enjoy the Daytona 500 Party more than watching the race at a sports bar with enough attention to party planning. There are two main elements to a sports party: food and a big screen television. A small T.V. will due in a pinch if traffic flow is considered in the viewing room. When this is a necessity try setting the food in a separate location from the T.V. This will encourage non-race conversation to take place away from the serious sports fans. That will allow for less tension with those trying to concentrate on the smaller screen. T.V. trays will be a welcome addition to the viewing area allowing fans to grab snacks and quickly return to their race without the awkward balancing...

A good organization supports charity and NASCAR does just that through its NASCAR foundation. The NASCAR foundation has a program where for a $30 donation you can join in on the NASCAR track walk. The Home Depot, one of the nation's largest retail home improvement centers, is a major sponsor of the promotions and holds charitable events with proceeds going to the Foundation. But who does the Foundation support and what kinds of events do they hold to raise funds? One thing they do is sponsor auctions where the proceeds go to one of the foundations supported by the NASCAR foundation. For example, on September 17, 2007, they announced bidding on Jeff Gordon full-sized and autographed fiberglass auto...

To quote NEXTEL Cup driver Robert Pressley, a family friend of the Ragan family "It's like there's a blood line down here with the Ragans and racing. They're good. And whether you're in Legends, or Busch, or NEXTEL cup, they take everything serious and that's exactly right. If you take it serious, you're going to be successful." David, son of famed Ken Ragan, was born on December 24, 1985 in Unadilla, Georgia. The 6's father is a former Winston Cup journeyman so it does not faze NASCAR enthusiasts that the younger Ragan has the same fire for racing as his father. Ragan is currently the director of 600 Racing and was a former NEXTEL Cup driver. During his career, Ken Ragan, made 50 Cup starts from...

Many Nascar fans would pay anything to gain an edge on any type of Nascar information. The information they get online might be about their favorite driver or it could be an interesting tidbit about the next racing season. Some racing fans are so keen on the motor sport that they will do some amazing things to be privy to something about Nascar that their friends do not know. If the fans learned about a new raceway online that would be built near their hometown, then they are liable to get a jumpstart on reserving certain seats for their entire family to sit in and enjoy Nascar action at its finest. Nascar makes it easy to purchase tickets online, and will generally take reservations for tracks that...

The Yellowstone Drag Strip in Acton, Montana features a ¼ mile NHRA sanctioned tract with eight 300 ft staging lanes and 100 ft burnout area. The state of the art compulink timing equipment and Daktronic LED scoreboards makes it a favorite of drivers. Its location just three miles west of Acton and 20 minutes from Billings makes it centrally located for fans from all around. Track events start in April and the excitement doesn't stop until October. Yellowstone Drag hosts IDRA, Street Legals, NHRDA, NHRA, Wheel Stander, 2 Wheel Madness, Funny Cars, Pro Mods, and much more. They also host a variety of special events throughout the season. Spectator fees start at $20.00 for adults with discounts for...

If you are a racing enthusiast, a holiday at a racing destination will definitely get the best out of you. These vacations are by far more stimulating and exciting than watching the broadcasts on television. This is one of the best reasons to plan a racing vacation. There are a number of ways to enjoy such fun holidays. One way is to visit one of the prominent museums, like Daytona, which not only has good tracks and wonderful museum facilities, but also features the Richard Petty driving experience that will keep you entertained for hours. Not only do they have some of the most famous cars ever on display in these museums, but they also have some of the most interesting information about drivers...

German premier automotive maker BMW continues to maintain its hold as the top selling luxury auto brand in the world. Battling with archrival Mercedes-Benz year in and year out for the highest laurels, BMW continues to constantly tweak its existing line and add new vehicles to its line in a bid to stimulate and strengthen customer interest. One area where BMW has found much of its recent success is with its race car inspired line of vehicles, the M Series. Since 1979 various Motorsports [M} tags have been affixed to vehicles that have been developed by the BMW Motorsports division, including the BMW M3 a car based on BMW's popular 3 Series. Today, BMW engineers are hard at work on developing an all...

The sponsors of a NASCAR racing team want to give fans something to hold on to so they can remember the good time they had at the NASCAR track during NASCAR racing season. Some NASCAR fans select NASCAR merchandise that has the name of their favorite driver on the front and the other merchandise with the NASCAR emblem on it will go home with a fan who simply loves NASCAR and wants to wear the emblem to show people that they love a sport that is very competitive. Some NASCAR fans want to own memorabilia that features the name of a certain racetrack. That NASCAR track might have been the place where two NASCAR fans fell in love and are back once again to see the race and relive old memories that are...

Formula D drifting also known as just drifting has become a fairly large sport so far since 2004. The sport has gained popularity since then and can be seen live on G4TV. The pro drivers are training all year for the formula D championship. When the formula D championship is held there are about 50 drifters that are competing to be known as the best drifter in the United States. As like all other pro races they take place on tracks around the U.S. People think that racing is racing and its all the same well drifting is different and isn't really racing. As drifting becomes more and more famous there will be more and more tracks to be built to handle all the events. If you already know where they...

In the age of Internet, E-Games is an irresistible attraction amongst all age groups. The desire to play games has turned children to be more techno savvy these days. E-Games are flexible and intuitive, it's easy to use so you can spend your time creating games instead of programming them. You can increase business effectiveness by easily adding more motivation and challenge to your learning programs. With the advent of E-Learning, even Training Games are transforming. Indeed, because Computer Games and Arcades are commonplace, instructional games may be the perfect candidate for e-learning events. Trainers understand the value of a good game for engaging participants in the learning process...

General Motors Corporation (GM) will have a large participation at the upcoming 2007 State Fair of Texas on September 28 to October 21. The Detroit-based automaker will make the event as the stage for the public debut of the all new 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid and 2008 GMC Yukon Hybrid sport utility vehicle (SUV) models. The two SUV models will roll out in dealer showrooms after the State Fair of Texas. With the presentation of the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid and 2008 GMC Yukon Hybrid, GM said they want consumers to have a preview on what to expect on these two models. According to Ed Peper, general manager of Chevrolet: "The new Tahoe and Yukon Hybrid SUVs offer the best of both worlds to customers...

Unlike other car racing games the Pixar Cars game is based upon the famous movie of the same name and this means that you get to race those lovable characters that you have seen on the big screen on your very own computer. The Cars movie game has been developed in all possible formats so that it can be played on any kind of player. There are versions of the Pixar movie game that you can play on Microsoft Windows systems, on Apple Mac, on OS X, PS2, PSP, Xbox, Xbox360, Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo GameCube and many more. This does not mean that the Pixar Cars game repeats itself identically in each version; there are differences in game play for the PSP and Nintendo DS versions of the game. The Cars...

Automobile racing is one of the most popular sports in the world, and certainly has its place among the most watched sports in North America. Every year, thousands of people watch what is happening on the NASCAR and CART circuits and every year thousands of people seek to emulate the pros. The history of professional and amateur auto racing probably goes back to the days when the automobile was first invented and the first competitive spirit jumped into his driver's seat, while his friend jumped into their car. Since that time, the sport has been refined and marketed to become the past time that it is today, and that has meant a lot of change along the way. The turbocharger One of the big changes...

Commuters are traveling distances to make a living. Statistics say over 10 million consumers drive more than 60 minutes each way to work and research shows that commuting can take a toll on a consumer's health. This is the reason why commuting poses to be a daily grind on individuals. In recognition of the National Stress Awareness Day on April 17, Dodge, a division of the Chrysler Group, is going great lengths to aid commuters to lessen the daily stress grind. In this regard, the automaker is inviting annoyed commuters to write an essay about why they believe they have the most stressful daily drive and are most deserving of a new car. Participants can register and submit their entries online...

Shortly after the invention of the automobile, Americans fell in love with car racing. Europe started the tradition of setting speed records, but starting in the 1920s America started setting many of these speed records. In fact, most of these world records were being set in Daytona Beach. That's right, even in the early days car racing centered around Daytona Beach. Racing fans from all over the United States and the rest of the world started coming to Daytona Beach to watch the Daytona Beach road course. For those of you who don't know you NASCAR, the Daytona 500 is the biggest race in NASCAR today. As many know, stock car racing spawned out of America's Prohibition period. The bootleggers...

For the first time, BMW, maker of quality BMW 540i parts, has combined its twin-turbocharged, six-cylinder diesel with the brand's flagship Grand Tourer in the form of the new 635d. The 635d Coupé and Convertible will hit showrooms in October in the UK with world's most powerful production diesel under the bonnet. The revamp includes the 6 Series model line-up to include Active Headrests, Brake Energy Regeneration and other fuel saving and emissions-cutting technology. A zero to 62mph time of 6.3 seconds is achieved by the BMW 635d Coupé, while the Convertible achieves this in 6.6 seconds. The new 635d has also been given a fine restyling to mark the technological changes: a revised headlight...

To quote NEXTEL Cup driver Robert Pressley, a family friend of the Ragan family "It's like there's a blood line down here with the Ragans and racing. They're good. And whether you're in Legends, or Busch, or NEXTEL cup, they take everything serious and that's exactly right. If you take it serious, you're going to be successful." David Ragan, son of famed Ken Ragan, was born on December 24, 1985 in Unadilla, Georgia. The 6's father is a former Winston Cup journeyman so it does not faze NASCAR enthusiasts that the younger Ragan has the same fire for racing as his father. Ragan is currently the director of 600 Racing and was a former NEXTEL Cup driver. During his career, Ken Ragan, made 50 Cup starts...

The visual impact of perspective & sharpness control By Avi Roth Jewelry, as a photographic object is comparatively small in terms of three-dimensional extension. The range of movements offered by the view camera present great control over quality and visual presentation. This article about using a view camera in the studio-managed environment, discusses ways of deliberately influencing and modifying perspective and sharpness to attainvisual splendor and image quality Unlike SLR or medium format cameras ("rigid body" cameras), the view camera has capabilities for a full range of movements: rise and fall as well as tilt and shift of both front and rear standards. This is very important in digital...

Honda is a well known brand name among cars and the Honda Civic car is one such car that is well known. For some people there are various areas of this car that can be changed. The Civic body kits are ideal for this need. With the various kits that are available in the market you will be able to customize your car in any way that pleases you. The many parts which are used by Civic body kits will also include some interesting accessories. These accessories can be fog lights, neon lights, LED lights. You will also find wood dash kits, chrome moldings, Nerf bars, and rocker panel moldings. These are just a few of the many accessories that can be used in the body kits for the Civic cars. Besides these...

There have been times when the subject has come up that Internet copy writers were in fact, duplicating different websites. The unfortunate truth was that they were in fact some Internet copywriters duplicating web sites. This made it difficult fort the web sites who had the work done for them by these copywriters. In one instance digg was involved. However that problem was at least resolved in a timely and considerate manner. The importance of Internet copywriters doing the advertisements for web sites and not to copy the web advertisements from other web sites is because it is in fact illegal. They can argue that it is not. However, it is illegal regardless. After this incident, it was decided...

Upcoming Events in the World of NASCAR Coming up this week, the Nextel Cup, Busch, and Craftsman Truck teams head to the steamy south for an action packed weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Expect another strong showing from the Roush drivers as they tend to dominate the 1 1/2 to 2 mile tracks. Of the current drivers, Carl Edwards has had the most success. In 3 starts at Atlanta, he has had 2 wins! It will be interesting to see if Carl can recapture the glory he found in Atlanta during his rookie season, and blister the field in the Golden Corral 500. Other drivers to note: Kasey Kahne Jimmie Johnson Greg Biffle Dale Earnhardt Jr. Next Weeks Schedule: (all times EST) Nextel Cup 3/17/06 - 3:30pm...

You decided that you car is outdated. Well, don't worry, because that is why they invented car tuning. No, you don't need to go shopping for a new and very expensive car, you just need to embrace the idea of car tuning. Think about it this way: You, your look and style also need, from time to time, certain improvements, and so does your car. Not sure what to do, what to change and how to improve you car? Here are the best 6 tips you can use when deciding for car tuning: 3 General Tips about What to Consider and Why 1. Start from the idea that the improvements will cost you money. For sure, you don't want to modify your car to the worse. So, say "no" to cheap equipment, to cheap car accessories and...

There is hardly a child anywhere who has not played with a diecast vehicle. They are an ubiquitous part of growing up and although many of us have just disposed of our die-cast models as we grew up, the few who held onto them may be absolutely astounded at the price that some of these 1:24 scale and 1:18 scale collectibles will now fetch at auction! There are some extremely rare and collectable types of diecast hot rod, tractor trailers, street rods, and various other vehicles that can draw bids of hundreds of dollars or more! That's a lot of money for some little toy cars! The collectors have subdivided their categories into very specific sections. Some collectors will only buy Ford Mustangs, while...

Are you looking to for a different kind of travel experience? Still want to see a variety of different countries and feel up to a bit of a challenge? Then read on, as I have the perfect solution right here.More... I'm talking motor racing with, of course, a travel twist. Unfortunately, the main drawback with the majority of these automotive extravaganzas is the prohibitive entry costs. The prestigious Gumball 3000, for instance, will set you back a cool £28,000 to get among the action - not to mention the need for Ferrari or Lamborghini or other such machine to actually become any kind of real player. It's much the same story for the ROARR classic car race across the Himalayas and the Lisbon...

The summer season is also the convertible's season. Just recently, the Volkswagen Corporation has launched their line-up of their eight convertibles to heat up the summer season. Although not showcased as one, this year BMW also released their versions of two-door topless cars to join the summer steam: the 2007 BMW 3 series convertible, BMW M6 convertible, BMW Z4 convertible and the BMW Z4 M convertible (all built with BMW Catalytic converter). The BMW 3 series convertible is available in two versions, the BMW 335i and the 328i. The exteriors of the convertibles give them a very distinctive style and elegance. Both the convertible has the three roof elements folding conveniently into luggage...

Casey James Mears was born on March 12th in 1978 at Bakersfield, California. He comes from a family of racers with his uncle, Rick Mears - the four time Indianapolis 500, and his father, the Indy and off-road veteran Roger Mears. It can be said that racing was imprinted in his genes from the time he was in his mother's womb. Mears has been quoted as saying that he grew up watching both his uncle and father race and how he looks up to them as his racing heroes. Since Mears was exposed to racing from a young age, it does not come as a surprise that he started off in 1982 when he was just four years old. He was firmly attached to his BMX bicycles and the ATVs in Bakersfield. In 1991, he tried out go...

The Porsche Carrera GT with its streamlined complete bodywork speeds up like a world-class runner on the road. This high-performance Carrera GT with technology of the future sports a V10 engine allowing for more than 600 horsepower and a lay out of burning edge technologies letting in a ceramic composite clutch and brakes below its carbon-reinforced body. Porsche claims that the Carrera GT can skip from 0 to 62 mph in just 3.9 seconds. This is not just your ordinary racing car, yet it is amazingly quick as lightning. Second gear stints to an suggested 82 mph, third gear is adept at 113 mph, and fourth speeds up to 143 mph. But with the Carrera GT, and an ameliorated shift to Fifth gear revs at 170...

Modifications to standard build cars have been going on since practically the first one rolled off the production line. These days, car tuning and 'modding' in order to improve the performance and handling or to customise the looks of a vehicle have become big business. Most cars are designed to leave the factory with a suitable initial set up for the average driver's expectations and average road conditions; however many people don't like to be viewed as average, and as cars are often seen as an extension of the owner's personality, 'modding' and tuning have become ways to personalize the vehicle to suit the owner's own sense of style. In Japan especially, the modification of cars has seen not...