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Flicks, Film, & TV : Mitch Rouse, The Factory
The Gritty and The Pretty strives to find TV shows that do not SUCK. We caught the premiere of Spike TV's new showm The Factory and guess what. It is pretty good.
Read our review and catch a full episode of the show before it airs on Sunday night. You got to love Mitch Rouse. He worked with Amy Sedaris! The Gritty and The Pretty strives to find TV shows that do not SUCK. We caught the premiere of Spike TV's new showm The Factory and ... more -
Accessible Racing
On June 13, 2008 in Andover, MA I met up with Accessible Racing to capture what the organization is doing for people in wheelchairs
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Accessible Racing The Song
On June 13, 2008 wheelchair car racers got together to experience Accessible Racing , I wrote a song to help bring awareness
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Discrimination might cost Nascar 250 million
Maurice Grant entered into the world of Nascar, as a black woman in a white male dominated sport. As reported by Fox news according to Nascar spokesman Ramsey Poston, Nascar claims to be fully "committed to the spirit and letter of affirmative action law."NASCAR provides equal opportunity employment to job candidates and employees without regard to race, religion, creed, age, gender, or any other characteristic protected by law. Personnel decisions are made based on factors such as performance and adherence to corporate policy."
That declaration, came as a surprise to Ms.Grant I am sure, who claims to have been subjected to racial, and sexual harassment. She filed suit on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Rest of the story available at:
http://www.womanist-musings.com/2008/06/discrimination-... Maurice Grant entered into the world of Nascar, as a black woman in a white male dominated sport. As reported by Fox news according to... more -
NASCAR Hit With Racism, Sexism Claims
Fired black worker files scathing $225 million discrimination lawsuit
In a blistering lawsuit charging racial and sexual harassment, a former NASCAR official alleges that she was fired last year after complaining about "virulently racist harassment, a racially hostile work environment and insidious and pervasive race discrimination reflective of a former, uglier era in our nation's history."
Mauricia Grant, who worked as a "technical inspector" on NASCAR's second-tier Nationwide Series, alleges that she was called a series of degrading names (such as "Nappy Headed Mo," "Queen Sheba," and "Simpleton") and subjected to racist stereotypes, such as being told she worked "on Colored People Time" if she arrived late.
An excerpt of Grant's 40-page lawsuit, filed today in U.S. District Court in New York, can be found below. For more than 20 pages, Grant's $225 million lawsuit details allegedly obscene e-mails, text messages, and racist and sexist comments directed at her. Grant, pictured at right, was NASCAR's only black female official when she was hired in January 2005.
Grant, who earned about $30,000 and traveled to tracks nationwide, was responsible for examining racecars to ensure their compliance with NASCAR rules. Grant contends that she has suffered "severe emotional distress, including depression, anxiety, nightmares, sleep disturbance, crying jags, and physical injury" as a result of the harassment directed at her by NASCAR co-workers and supervisors. (24 pages) Fired black worker files scathing $225 million discrimination lawsuit ... more -
Nascar Aaron’s 499Auto Racing Preview
Tony T Breaks down the NASCAR auto racing and offers his selections on this edition of Tony T' Sports Bets airing now on http://www.GamblersTelevision.com. Tony T Breaks down the NASCAR auto racing and offers his selections on this edition of Tony T' Sports Bets airing now on http://www.Ga... more
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NASCAR Subway Fresh Fit 500 Auto Racing Preview
Tony T Breaks down the NASCAR auto racing and offers his selections on this edition of Tony T' Sports Bets airing now on http://www.GamblersTelevision.com. Tony T Breaks down the NASCAR auto racing and offers his selections on this edition of Tony T' Sports Bets airing now on http://www.Ga... more
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NASCAR's "MAD" CRASH!
You won't believe this video...
Heading into Turn 1 on his second qualifying lap, McDowell's No. 00 Toyota twitched, then shot up the track as he tried to catch the spin. The rookie slammed nearly head-on into the SAFER barrier, then spun upside down for several hundred yards before the car began a series of at least eight barrel rolls, coming to rest right-side up on the backstretch. (watch
“That's one of the worst wrecks I've seen, for sure, in a while and I'm not excited I had to participate in it.”
McDowell was able to exit the car under his own power and walk away from his destroyed racer, which touched off a roar from the crowd. He was the second car on the track after David Gilliland's No. 38 Ford had engine problems on his run, forcing crews to lay down absorbent material during their cleanup efforts.
"I came off of [Turn 4] on that last lap and it just felt a little bit off," McDowell said. "I went down into [Turn] 1 and I don't know if it was the oil dry or something happened, but it was real unfortunate for those guys. I hate to make a lot of work for the guys back in the shop.
Seeing the accident on television replay, McDowell himself seemed awed and impressed by his escape -- and used the word "mad" to describe his emotions while the crash was unfolding.
"I told the guys, 'Man, this thing feels really tight. I'm going to run another lap,'" he said. "Then I got down in there and it just started to pull right on me. I tried to gather it up and as soon as I turned back to the right, the front tires hooked up and it started rolling down from there. I didn't lose consciousness, so I felt every roll down the hill.
"I thank the guys back in the shop. They make these cars extremely safe. They spend the extra time padding everything. For me to walk away from that wreck, right there, is unbelievable."
Tony Stewart was watching replays of the incident on the speedway's video screens.
"I'm real curious to see the data that they logged from that," Stewart said. "Because, live, that was the hardest hit I've ever seen anybody take. That was a pretty impressive crash. It was just good to see him get out and walk around. That makes you look at what NASCAR's done and say that they're doing a good job of doing what they're doing with the [new car] and the SAFER barriers.
"We've got a lot of people to thank today because of the hard work and the hours that we all don't know about, to take an accident like that and watch him get out and walk to the ambulance."
Qualifying was delayed for 72 minutes as NASCAR president Mike Helton, Sprint Cup director John Darby and track crews assessed the damage to the steel barrier, which was bowed heavily by the impact. Temporary repairs, including welding quarter-inch L-plating to the exposed ends of the damaged barrier, were completed. Track crews planned to replace approximately 20 feet following the completion of the day's activities.
McDowell made his Sprint Cup debut last week at Martinsville and finished 26th after a late-race incident with Jamie McMurray cost him two laps. McDowell made his Nationwide Series debut at Fort Worth last season, starting 17th and finishing 20th. You won't believe this video... ... more -
Ricky Carmichael: GOAT
With 150 Motocross wins under his belt, superstar Motocross legend Ricky Carmichael switches professions to one of the hardest sports on the planet, NASCAR .
Produced By: Evan B. Stone & Crystal Fambrini With 150 Motocross wins under his belt, superstar Motocross legend Ricky Carmichael switches professions to one of the hardest sports ... more -
Massage O Matic
Renting a room with a massaging bed just to get his fix, Toyota Racing!
We created this concept and commercial for our Demo Reel C "The Commercial" class.
6 Student filmakers created this commercial. Renting a room with a massaging bed just to get his fix, Toyota Racing! ... more -
7th Place Finish For Dodge Jr at Atlanta Motor Speedway
You should check out this young up-coming racer: Dale Dodge Jr http://www.freewebs.com/dadracing
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Dale Dodge Jr Finishes 7th at Atlanta Motor Speedway
After the NASCAR's Nationwide Race at AMS, the Legends cars had their shot at the 1/4 MI oval on the front stretch. Dale Dodge Jr had an early race spin in turn 3 and had to restart in the 14th spot. Managing to hang on to the ill-handeling race car, he fought his way back to a respectable 7th place finish. To see more on the young racer you can visit his website at www.freewebs.com/dadracing Thanks for your interest, God bless and have a great day! After the NASCAR's Nationwide Race at AMS, the Legends cars had their shot at the 1/4 MI oval on the front stretch. Dale Dodge Jr had ... more
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RaceFace
RaceFace is the high tech helmet that takes race fans where they've never been before!
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A Day at the Beach
This is my contribution to the Toyota Racing VCAM contest. I hope you guys at Current and Toyota like it, and don't mind that I removed the audio from the End-tag; it just didn't fit the mood of the piece.
Directed and Photographed by Joerg Schodl. Starring Marco.
Thank you Chris Collins, and Tianhong for your help!
Thank you for watching!
Joerg This is my contribution to the Toyota Racing VCAM contest. I hope you guys at Current and Toyota like it, and don't mind that I remov... more -
RaceTracker
RaceTracker uses GPS to take race fans where they've never been before!
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THE BIG RACE
A short commercial about two huge racing fans having it out. Written and Directed by Christopher D'Elia www.dobrefilms.com
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New Assignment: Toyota Racing VCAM
Hi VCAM-ers,
We launched a new VCAM assignment and I challenge you to channel your inner fan and make an ad for Toyota. Check out the brief @ http://www.current.com/toyotaracing and wow my pants off!
It's VCAM-errific (yes, yes... I am corny. I know..)
David
EDIT: If you have any problems seeing the brief, drop me a line:
dnguyen@currentmedia.com
EDIT #2: This VCAM deadline has been extended to March 10th! If you haven't started -- whip out those cameras and show me some racing fanatics!
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More open wheel guys to NASCAR
Dario Franchitti is the most recent open-wheel guy to give NASCAR a whirl. Last week he did an ARCA race at Talladega, Alabama. This week he'll be doing a truck race at Martinsville, Virginia. Could the tracks be any more different?
Dario, whom you might think is Italian, but is actually Scottish, won the Indy 500 this year. He joins Juan Pablo Montoya, Jacques Villeneuve, Sam Hornish Jr. and Patrick Carpentier. Of those listed, only Carpentier hasn't won the Indy 500. Dario Franchitti is the most recent open-wheel guy to give NASCAR a whirl. Last week he did an ARCA race at Talladega, Alabama. Thi... more -
If You're Going to Lead, Lead the Last Lap.
After spending most of the day at the back of the line, Jeff Gordon passes up his own teammate to win at Talladega on Sunday. Patience is a virtue. After spending most of the day at the back of the line, Jeff Gordon passes up his own teammate to win at Talladega on Sunday. Patience... more
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