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Texas Rangers Game by Wendy Shoffit Take me out to the ball game... Take me out with my friends. Buy me some ice cream and Budweiser. I want yellow to win the dot race. Let me root root root for the Rangers. I really hate the Yankees. Cause it’s five, ten, fifteen Mavericks out at the old Ball Game. Okay, so creating new lyrics to replace Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer’s “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” isn’t my strong suit. Don’t worry, I won’t quit my day job. *grin* I just couldn’t start out the article with, “It was a hot day in Texas...” We all KNOW how hot it’s been. Surprisingly, though, it was pretty nice that evening. Tracey Gross arranged for some great seats for us, not facing the sun, in a nice shady spot on the Lexus Club Terrace Level (aka NOT the nosebleed seats!). Ice cream in one hand, cotton candy in the other, lemonade on the way... Hanging out with some cool friends. It was nice. The game itself was a nail biter. The Yankees scored 2, then we tied, then we were up by 2 and they came back to move ahead by 2. Then we scored 3 more runs to regain the lead by 1. Then, in the 9th inning, they came back with 2 more runs to which we couldn’t answer. In a heart breaker, the final score was Yankees 8, Rangers 7. I’m convinced that rooting for the Yankees is easy. It’s rooting for everyone else that takes dedication! That didn’t stop us, though, from having a fun time together. It’s a shame more Mavericks couldn’t make it to the game. Hopefully that won’t deter Ed and Tracey from coming up with new, clever, fun ideas for us all. Thanks for the fun! AX School Photos! Photo provided by Bob Lewis Photo provided by Bob Lewis Two rows were reserved for us. James, Wendy, and Tracey were the only ones paying attention to the photographer. The Rangers were up to bat. Michael Fricke <strong>2006</strong> Time Trial 103 School Mineral Wells, Texas Photo provided by Bob Lewis Yeah! We were ahead... 8x10 framed Photos from the Autocross Schools! photos@graycatgraphics.com Individual Magnetic Car Numbers as low as $8 each! These are heavy duty individual 10” tall magnetic numbers and are available in white, black, red, yellow, orange, blue or green. Custom work is also available in any color . . . including metallics! numbers@graycatgraphics.com www.graycatgraphics.com Hats • Shirts • Banners • Posters Calendars • Track Photography Car Numbers • Digital Photo Editing Kevin Hardison Irving, Texas • (972) 849-8512 Photo provided by Bob Lewis Jasmine hamming it up for the camera with good friend Suraya. 22
The Eagle is Landing Photo by Richard Miller by Richard Miller There I was, tearing down a 2000 foot straight shifting into 6th, hitting the rev limiter, then heavy braking into a left over crest and a diving right, leading to hard left…. Well not quite as I was in David and Linda Cook's 4WD pickup bumping along the rough graded track at 5 MPH. Eagle Canyon Motorsports Park is well under way and looks to become a great race track. And here's a shot of what the down stream side of that left over crest into the diving right looks like now: Eagle Canyon Motorsports Park Lots of dirt being moved (500,000 tons so far) and as you hopefully can tell, lots of elevation change. I just heard of this new race track being built up in Wise County, just west of Sanger off of I35 a few weeks ago. Of course, if I had been paying attention, I would have seen the interview in the Fort Worth Star Telegram last March with Rob Lay and the Cooks. So I had to go visit. After all, according to David Cook, the track is using only about 200 acres of the over 400 acres they own. The rest of the area may become off road trails for motorcycles and other off road vehicles. Maybe I could fit a performance rally course in there. Or at least a RallyCross course. Well, what I found was a couple of dedicated race people and their team working very hard in the Texas heat to bring a new track to the area. Of course, we have all had the experience of new tracks being planned and even having the rough grading done only to have the track fade away. But this one feels different. David and Linda Cook are dedicated to bringing a high quality FIA approved track to the area. The lime treatment of the dirt is now finished and the base course is about to start. (In fact by the time this makes into print, the base course may be complete.) And then PAVE, PAVE, PAVE! The track should be ready this fall. The only caveat seems to be how much time the Cooks will have to be away from the track to get Linda's Corvette Z06, named Shania, ready for the next 24 Hours of Daytona. I did mention they were racers did I not? Actually, car preparation should not take much time as Shania is actually being prepped by Nick Cole, son of Edward Cole, previous CEO of General Motors. Nick is one of the co-drivers when the Eagles Canyon Race Car heads for Daytona!!! According to David, the location of the track was chosen because of the elevation changes. As most of us know, Texas tends to be on the flat side. But Eagles Canyon Motorsports Park is sited on actual hills and canyons. The course has been laid out to take advantage of this. Those racers used to the banking of Texas Motor Speedway being considered an elevation change may be surprised while those who have raced at Hallett will be pleased. I take that back, every one will be pleased. To keep up with the pace of construction, check out www.eaglescanyonraceway.com. Photo by Richard Miller David and Linda Cook 23
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