Joie Chitwood
Joie Chitwood
George Rice Chitwood, nicknamed "Joie", was an American racecar driver and businessman. He is best known as a daredevil in the Joie Chitwood Thrill Show...
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This starting time change was made because of Indiana's shift to Daylight Savings Time, which also had an effect on scheduling with our television partners at ABC Sports. We think this change will have minimal impact on our fans. Sunset will occur one hour later this year due to the time change, which will give us just as much daylight as last year, when the starting time was noon.
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Right now, the focus is on presenting the best event possible in 2006 for the fans of formula one racing - they deserve it.
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Preparations for all three of our events begin more than a year in advance,
golfer support
I think I'm more of a golfer than a bowler, ... Let's just say I'm here to support the event.
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We'll continue to discuss the future of F1. It's something I want to continue. But I have to focus on the short-term, and that's on an event that's months away.
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We do look at the grandstands for continued renovation, ... We haven't been shy in making improvements to this property.
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So many people are interested in what we're doing, I think that's how these stories get started,
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We've invested a lot in this thing, and we don't want to see that go to waste, ... But no one wants to have an event that we can't feel good about. We have to have a plan that makes sense.
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We'll have to see how it goes, ... We'd love to see a future (for the event) based on the investment we've made in the sport. We want to make every effort to make this a long-term success.
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We think this change will have minimal impact on our fans. Sunset will occur one hour later this year due to the time change, which will give us just as much daylight as last year.
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It's interesting to me, and it's interesting to the company, ... It's worth my time to see if it makes sense.
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It's exciting that the town is looking at it this way, ... There is a lot of potential for the surrounding properties.
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It is the start of the race. It's really the beginning -- the kickoff. The fact that we've had a great partner in Chevrolet for so long helps us do the things that we do today.
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There's a reason why (track officials) went straight to automobile racing.