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The Official Newsletter Of The American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association
April 2009 Vol. 42 No. 4
Annual AARWBA Indy 500 Breakfast May 23rd, the day before the Need A Room For The Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Indy 500? Brickyard Crossing Contact: Golf Resort & Inn - Pavilion Dawne Smith - General Manager Sleep Inn Airport West Driver interviews - Jigger and Angelo Angelopolous Awards - P: 317-247-4100 Writing, Broadcast and Photography or at 317-487-9800. Contest Winners -Door prizes E-mail: gm.in091@choicehotels,com Hotel Guests Receive: Reservations required. Members may email to: [email protected] * Free shuttle service to and from the Speed- way throughout the entire event Tickets from Dusty in the Media Center * Guest Appreciation Party the night before the or at the door race * Early breakfast on race day In This Issue: * Nicely appointed guestrooms - Aflac / AMS Journalism Award Page 2 * Deluxe Continental Breakfast - Tuskegee Airmen Honored At Indy Page 3 * Free WIFI in all guestrooms and public areas - AARWBA Ombudsman Page 4 - Have You Been To Indy? Page 5 * 24-hour complimentary airport transportation - News & Notes Page 7 * Use of the indoor pool w/whirlpool and exer- cise facility at the Comfort Inn & Suites next - Gil Bouffard On USF1 Page 8 store - John Fitch’s Plight Continues Page 9 - About The Straight Shooter Award Page 10
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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has a long tradition of honoring America's armed forces at the Indi- anapolis 500 over the Memorial Day weekend each May. This year a group of original Tuskegee Airmen will be among America's servicemen honored in festivities leading up to the race, including the
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American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association, Inc. (www.aarwba.org) “Dedicated To Increasing Media Coverage Of Motor Sports” 4 Have You Been To Indy? If you have attended the Indy 500, please send us a note telling us how many times, when you first went and for what reason, and do tell us about your most memorable year at the Brickyard. Send your memories to: Andy Hartwell - [email protected] or to:
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Last March I wrote about John Fitch, Automotive Safety Pioneer and The Sports Car Club of Ameri- ca's First Champion and the problem with the State of Connecticut! I had been misinformed by a col- league that the problem had been resolved and so I
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A. WRITING MEDIA REGULATIONS Three maximum submissions per writer. Internet website entries are welcomed. Must be hard-copied and follow all regulations listed below. No co-author pieces accepted. Clips or photocopies must be mocked up and centered on unlined, white paper (8.5 x 11). Do not fold or overlap the clip/photocopy .
1 Remove all bylines, headlines, photos, cutlines, mastheads and all publication identification. 2 Entry form above must be fully completed. 3 No joint bylines accepted. 4 Each installment of a series counts as one entry. (A three-part series will be judged as three entries.) 5 Judging based on quality of writing, appropriateness of style, accuracy (as best determined by judges) and completeness. 6 Story must be about motorsports, track, driver, race, team, issue, etc., and published in 2008. 7 Failure to fully comply with the official WRITING MEDIA REGULATIONS will result in rejection. B. BROADCAST MEDIA REGULATIONS 1 Two maximum submissions per individual 2 No joint entries accepted. 3 Entries must be no longer than 10 minutes in length. 4 Entry form above must be fully completed. 5 Judging based on visual and/or aural interest, quality of narration content (not voice quality), quality of editing and production, timeliness 6 Video entries must be submitted on DVD. 7 Story must be more than simply ‘...what happened at the track today,’ etc. 8 Story must be about motorsports, track, driver, race, team, issue, etc., and broadcast in 2008. 9 Failure to fully comply with official BROADCAST MEDIA REGULATIONS will result in rejection. C. PHOTOJOURNALISM REGULATIONS 1 Two maximum submissions per photographer 2 No joint entries accepted. 3 Clips or photocopies of the photograph and cutline must be mocked up and centered on unlined, white paper (8.5 x 11). Do not fold or 4 Remove all publication and personal identification (mastheads, photo bylines, etc.) 5 Judging based on aesthetic quality, depth, visual intrigue, etc. 6 Photos must feature motorsports, track, road or track driver, race, team, etc., and have been published in 2008. 7 Entry form above must be fully completed. 8 Failure to fully comply with official PHOTO JOURNALISM REGULATIONS will result in rejection. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED BY APRIL 8, 2009. SUBMIT ENTRIES TO: AFLAC MOTORSPORTS JOURNALISM AWARD OF EXCELLENCE C/O Breaking Limits 403 Gilead Rd., Suite A Huntersville, NC 28078