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The CASA Chronicles (No. 18) |
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December
12, 2005…San Jose, CA...The
California Asphalt Sprintcar Association is underway with plans for an exciting
fourth season of racing in 2006. First up for 2006 will be CASA’s first
stand-alone Championship Awards Banquet. In previous years CASA joined in with
their initial home track Altamont’s annual banquet. As part of CASA’s
maturation process the first banquet will be held at Jackson Rancheria Hotel and
Casino in Jackson, CA on January 21st. The January date was selected for several reasons including
a return to some older traditions of hosting these events in the middle of the
off-season to renew acquaintances, check in on upcoming plans and expectations,
and bridge the long gap between the holiday season and opening day. Another
important reason for the mid winter affair, perhaps the most important reason,
is that it would provide CASA board members time to learn the process for
hosting such an event. If we at CASA still seem new on the racing horizon,
we’re absolute greenhorns at party planning! Fortunately, Christina and Emily at Jackson Rancheria are
helping us along our learning curve. Jackson Rancheria was selected for several
reasons including location, (falls within CASA racing range) hotel availability
for those choosing to stay the night and its 18 – 21 gaming age allowance.
Since two of CASA’s top finishers, Nick Green and Jessica Helberg are under
21, they won’t be excluded from the available entertainment. A real coup for our first Championship dinner is that none
other than Kenny Tackeuchi, famed announcer, motorsports writer, and west coast
racing historian has offered to emcee our event. For those who didn’t grow up
listening to Kenny at tracks like Kearney Bowl in Fresno, Clovis Speedway, and
the legendary San Jose Speedway to name just a few of the tracks at which he has
graced the public address system, Kenny is more than the consummate pro race
announcer. Like young baseball fans listening to their favorite teams radio
announcer as the voice of their team - and a major portion of their youth, Kenny
Tackeuchi’s is the voice many thousands of race fans associate with the tracks
and driving stars they grew up with. In retirement, Kenny still mans the mike on
special occasions and for him to consider hosting CASA’s banquet is quite a
feather in our cap. The 2006 season is off to a very promising start already! Keep in touch with all CASA racing activity through the CASA website: www.casaracing.com |
