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0408 AARWBA Newsletter.Npp ImPRESSions© The Official Newsletter Of The American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association April / May 2008 Vol. 41 No. 4 Indy 500 AARWBA Breakfast Saturday Morning, May 24th, at 8:00 a.m. Brickyard Crossing Inn & Golf Resort - Pavilion. Tickets at the door, or from Dusty in the Media Center. Journalism Contest - Co-sponsored by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and The IndyCar Series - Winners To Be Announced! Support our breakfast sponsors HONDA and Firestone In This Issue: Special Guests At The Breakfast! - Message From Our Vice President - Page 2 - Photos From Long Beach GP - Page 3 Tommy Johnson Jr. and Melanie Troxel, husband and wife who are - AARWBA Founding Member Passes - Page 4 competing against each other for - News & Notes - Page 5 different teams in the NHRA Funny Car class, will be special guests at the - Ombudsman Information - Page 7 breakfast. They will speak to guests - Attachments: Member Application and be available for interviews. American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association, Inc. (www.aarwba.org) “Dedicated To Increasing Media Coverage Of Motor Sports” make ithappen forus. atnosmall expense,to of theirway, out WAY about"above andbeyond," thesefolkswent members ofthe working media.Wow!Talk addition tothefinemealsprovidedother religiouspractice required asacrifice.That'sin havethey'd donethesameforotherswhose media corps.Iexpect Jewish membersthe of Kosher mealsfor the staffprovidedstrictly which Passover coincides withraceweekend, oneyear. Because thisis oftheyearsduring reporter forunderstanding andcompassion this The staffcameinforspecialkudosfrom this everything theyneed. Committee of300who provide mediawith wonderful groupof volunteersfrom the General mediaoutlets, eachservicedbya deadline, Internet/Photography, Radioand Center. 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