November 5, 2009 – 3:51 pm
After all, it was Halloween weekend. I am talking about a weekend at the Talladega NASCAR race. I got fortunate enough to be included in Toro’s annual 2 day, first class, Talladega fall weekend. Bus service, more food and beverage than I should have been tempted, hospitality suites, pit passes, and perhaps the best race [...]
October 6, 2009 – 1:50 pm
Just returned a week ago from a couple golf shows, one in Jonkoping, Sweden and the other in Munich, Germany. Except for the language, the Greenskeepers (as they are called in Europe, and quite frankly a title I prefer as more romantic and prestigious than Superintendent) look the same, have the same concerns, ask the [...]
Okay, I admit, motor sport is my passion. By that I mean anything on 4 wheels that competes, in particular NASCAR and NHRA. (Well, I might exclude “drifting” as I really don’t understand it!) My passion also includes hot rods, muscle cars and yes even exotics.
I think that a large number of folks in our [...]
Does anyone know when common sense died? I know the old expression of common sense isn’t common but come on. There seems to be less and less of it every year. Quite frankly the best at ignoring common sense would be our very own government. Here’s on of my best examples:
I travel a lot, needless [...]
February 23, 2009 – 10:56 am
There were four of us who flew down from MN for the Daytona 500 and as in past years we stayed up in Jacksonville. Friday on the way to the track we stopped in at the TPC at Sawgrass to simply have a look around. To begin with, I was surprised that we were cordially [...]
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Also posted in Cars, Golf Maintenance, The Game of Golf, The Industry, Winter 2009
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Tagged Andy Burrow, Clay Breazeale, Daytona 500, golf, Sawgrass, St. Augustine, TPC
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