Ah, the onset of spring - brings the need for the return of income at the site. And to others, too. The story. . .
A few months ago Mike Nish and I started talking about the Utah Motorsports Foundation and how it is run - and who it helps. If you don't know about it, either go to the home page of this site and find the link to the UMF (in the box of "Groups and Organizations) - or be lazy, so to speak, and follow it right here:
http://www.utahmotorsportsfoundation.com/UMF_ABOT.html Well, Mike and I have exchanged a few bits of swag since then. I sent a few items of landracing.com things to him for the annual Daytona 500 partyfundraiser last weekend, and he's now sent me some DVDs and a calendar. Since I've already got a Nish Motorsports calendar hanging at Kudos, I'll include it with three DVDs in a package - for the first two of youse guys that offer at least $50 as donations to the site. Postage is going to be about $5 -- 'cause I can send this stuff "media mail" and it won't cost as much as first class - - so if the website can net at least 45 dollars from each of the two of you we'll be happy.
The DVDs include a short feature on the 2011 Cook Motorsports Top Speed Shootout, showing Nish, Nearburg, Porterfield, Assen, and Poteet. The video is labeled as having been made by ESPN. Then there's an episode of "Fast and Furious: America's Wildest Roads", and that one shows lots of - - unh, mmm, "interesting" roads -- including a nice bit on the salt -- and, wouldja look at that, quite a bit about the Nish Family team and car. And then there's the DVD produced by Ron Kirby Video Productions called "The Dream of 425 MPH", highlighting the Nish Royal Purple Streamliner.
You'll get all three of those and a 2013 calendar about the car and the new engine and the family. And better still -- the calendar is still valid and useable for telling what date it is -- for more than 10.5 months! Whoo-HOO - make sure you get one of these. Like I say, I've got one in the shop -- you should too.
You're welcome to send donations via the Paypal buttons you'll find here and there on the site. Like I said, I've got two sets of these Nish items, so that should mean at least two of you folks will get 'em -- and the website will make almost a hundred bucks. Send more if you'd like -- I'll thank you here on the Forum (but won't divulge your amount unless you specifically tell me to do so. Make sure you include a shipping address with your bid.
Thanks. By the way -- there'll be some more fundraising stuff going on in the near future, so don't empty your wallet all at once. The race season ain't free for the site, either. But I'll talk about that stuff later. I'll quit after showing you this photo I took of Nancy about five minutes ago. Like I said when I started -- sure enough, spring is on the way.