Mother’s Day

It’s Sunday! North Wilkesboro Speedway was one of the original Nascar tracks. It opened in 1949 and hosted 93 Cup races until its closure in 1996. Now abandoned and in a state of disrepair, it’s considered by many too far gone to rescue.

With iRacing at an all time high, Dale Earnhardt Jr. came up with a way to preserve it—virtually.  

“It won’t be here much longer as it continues to decay,” Dale Jr. says. “If we can take a scan of the surface, the walls, we can go back to whenever we want and recreate the race track as it was in any year, and it’ll be there forever for us to enjoy.”

With Dale Jr. leading the way, the track and grounds were cleaned of debris and iRacing was able to successfully scan the historic speedway. With the track ready to go, Nascar was able to conclud its Pro Invitational finale at the virtual North Wilkesboro Speedway yesterday. It was Denny Hamlin who gets the bragging rights for being the first to win on the virtual historic track. And with iRacing soon opening the track to its many subscribers, he won’t be the last. 

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If you’re fortunate enough to still have your mother in your life, go see her or call and let her know how much you appreciate her. Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there.

Who Will Win?

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It’s Saturday! And they’re off! Get ready, it’s the Coronavirus derby!

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Friday Amateur Goodness

It’s Friday! States are beginning to reopen businesses despite falling short of government guidelines and rising infection rates. I get it, people want to get back work to get that money train rollin’ again. How that plays out is anyone’s guess. Good or bad, we’re all going to find out soon enough. 

We’re still struggling to get some consistent Spring weather in Illinois as evidenced by our current forecast which includes snow flurries and freezing temperatures for today and tomorrow. (Heavy sigh). I blame Canada because this unwanted frigid air is coming down from the Great White North. Enough!

Okay, I have another amateur photo to share with all of you today. However, unfortunately it arrived without any kind of background info. So, I guess we’ll just have to enjoy it as-is.

Double babes & double jokes… enjoy!   

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