Welcome

Welcome to the April edition of our monthly newsletter and the first edition in our new format. Legends Cars of Alberta is going to start using a new system for the development and distribution of our newsletter with the goal being a more timely and regular communication piece with our owners, drivers, sponsors and fans. The purpose of the newsletter is to better serve our members and partners by keeping them informed about what is going on in the Legends Racing community.

Upcoming Events

As we get ready for the upcoming racing season, here are a few scheduled items that are coming up.

Legends Only Practice - Race City April 30/05
Open Practice - Wetaskiwin April 30/05

For a look at the complete 2005 Legends Racing Schedule, click here...

Once again Dicks Collectables will be doing the 5th Annual Legends/Dicks Collectables Mall Display April 22, 23 & 24 at Deervalley Mall in Calgary.

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Mac's Convenience Stores is on board again for the 2005 racing season as the title sponsor for the Mac's Calgary Championship Series. Mac's will also once again be title sponsor for the 2005 Firecracker 50 Legends race, the biggest race of the year for the Legends Cars of Alberta racing series.

NAPA Auto Parts will be the title sponsor for the very competitive NAPA Auto Parts Legends Touring series again in 2005. Further to this, NAPA will once again be the title sponsor for the NAPA Auto Parts Legends Northern Series, which continues to grow and will add Hythe (Grande Prairie) to the list of tracks they will be visiting in 2005.

Some of our local racers leading the pack at the 2004 US Nationals in Las Vegas!

Newsletter Topic Ideas

Legends Cars of Alberta is looking for ideas for topics for our upcoming newsletters.

One thing we are going to do during the racing season is a weekly broadcast on every Thursday before a race weekend. Some of the items that will be included in the weekly newsletter will be:

    Information on the upcoming weeks track
    The previous weeks winners
    Update photo gallery
    Driver Profiles with Sponsor Links and Info
    Links to the Legends Home Page for Points etc.

If you have some ideas for newsletter topics send us an email and we will add them to the list. This will only be as good as the information that goes into it.

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Driver Profiles

#39

Dave Nehring

Legends Masters division

'34 Ford Coupe

Crew: Mark Levack

Sponsors:  Heartland Homes, Hawthorne Homes, Unique Neon, RT controls

 

John Thomas

Legends Masters division

'34 Ford Sedan

Crew:  Cathy Thomas


 

Photo Gallery

As part of the weekly newsletter we will be including an updated photo gallery each week. If you have any great photos that you would like to add to the gallery, send them to us and we will make sure to include them in the gallery.  

Legends Photo Gallery Submissions

Bits from the Pits

One of the many new racers joining the Legends Racing Series in 2005 is Greg Skinner. Greg is based in St. Albert and has joined the growing number of racers in the Edmonton area. Be sure to say hi to Greg, he will be driving the #59 car in the Semi-Pro division.

Tim Handysides and his daughter Venessa from Edmonton Alberta will debut the # 81 34 Ford Coupe Legend Racecar in '05. Tim and Vanessa will split the driving. The new racing team will be Sponsored by Tim's company, Container King.
 
Jerry Sabine from Medicine Hat has purchased a 1934 Ford Sedan, Jerry will run  # 11 and will split his racing time between his Mini Stock and his new Legends car in 2005.
 
Gary Shillington from Grande Prairie has purchased the # 77 car from Bob Lailey and will run # 33. Word has it that it Gary has some Terrific looking paint on the car. Word also has it that Gary can't wait to swap some of that new paint with everone else.    
 
Look for Scott " Scooter " Riddell to be back in 2005 after a 2 year absence. Scott will be racing Ken Hamiltons 1937 Ford Sedan. We don't know what number Scooter will be running but it is Good to have Scooter back.

Watch for the Debut of the New Legend Cars of Alberta 1937 Ford Sedan Rental / School car. The new school car will run #10oz and will Showcase Pepsi Bottling Group and all of the Pepsi Brands on the left side and Showcase Big Rock Brewery and the Grass Hopper Brand on the right side. The lucky Driver or Drivers will be announced in the near future.

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