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Post by racefan76 on Dec 1, 2018 22:38:15 GMT -5
Thought this would be pretty cool. Here's an example of weird news I found on Jayski's 2003 news pages: "KKK wants a boycott of NASCAR: how weird is this? - Ku Klux Klan members were apparently busy distributing a newsletter and fliers as some local residents found them attached to their mailboxes on Monday, Local 4 reported. The newsletter called "The Flame," along with a flier, was attached by rubber bands to mailboxes in Ypsilanti and Pittsfield Township. The materials reportedly called for the boycott of McDonalds, NASCAR and Coca-Cola for what the KKK says are the companies' tendency for discriminating against whites by hiring blacks and Hispanics. Residents said the timing of the fliers was perfect because Monday was trash day, Local 4 reported." I'll be adding more later. A truckload of old news can be found here, for anyone interested: www.jayski.com/chron.htm
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Post by racefan76 on Feb 3, 2019 11:45:25 GMT -5
web.archive.org/web/20060323074222/http://www.turnto10.com/news/4415768/detail.htmlIn Connecticut in 2004-05, there were plans to create an indoor racetrack. It would have taken an area of 424 acres of land. It would have a seating capacity of 140,000, a 700 room hotel, and an 800,000 sq ft shopping complex. The track would have a 1-mile oval, and capable of hosting NASCAR, Grand National, IRL, and CART. It would have cost a massive $343 Million.
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Post by Mile501 on Feb 4, 2019 9:58:35 GMT -5
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Post by racefan76 on Feb 4, 2019 10:26:03 GMT -5
Thanks!
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