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NHRA Museum revamps to tell hot rodding's story to new audiences with Gallery of Speed
Photos courtesy NHRA Museum.
Much like the pantheon of Greek gods, hot rodding history is full of characters both major and minor and their various deeds and exploits. And much like any Hellenistic temple, the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum offers a way for the hot rod faithful to pay their respects to the legends of hot rodding while those who never subscribed to the faith could often be put off by the museum's former approach. A recent remodel of the museum, however, aims to correct that with a new focus on the roots and evolution of hot rodding.
According to the museum's executive director, Larry Fisher, the museum's new Gallery of Speed, which opened this week, came about because museum officials wanted to refocus the museum's efforts on the museum's original theme while at the same time bring in new audiences. "A few years ago, we went through a strategic planning session, and we found that for enthusiasts already into hot rodding, we were doing great, but for people without that knowledge of hot rodding, they'd come in the door and ask 'Now what?'" Fisher said. "So we took the whole center section of the museum and gutted it."
Work on the remodel began about a year ago and only affected about 20 percent of the museum's 30,000 total square feet, but Fisher said it's the most extensive change the museum has seen since it opened in 1998.
The new Gallery of Speed focuses on four main areas – the origins of hot rodding, land-speed racing, the early days of the NHRA, and the influence of custom car design – using a combination of hand-painted murals, life-sized sculptures, interactive touchscreens, and cars like the McMullen roadster, Art Chrisman's famed No. 25 dragster, Chet Herbert's Beast III streamliner, and an unmodified and unrestored 1932 Ford three-window coupe nose-to-nose with a 1950s-era three-window coupe hot rod. According to a museum press release, visitors can also "customize their own hot rod, learn the 'language of hot rodding,' and listen to candid stories from NHRA Founder Wally Parks and other motorsports legends."
"We've changed exhibitions on a fairly regular basis in the past, but this is a dramatic change in not just what we have on display, but in the method of interpretation as well," Fisher said. "I think we have more interactive technology in the museum now than we've had in the whole history of the museum."
Fisher said that the total cost of the renovation came to about half a million dollars, largely because museum officials called in a lot of favors with its supporters. "We're fortunate to have folks who really believed in what we were doing, so we were able to do it for less than we'd expected."
While the Gallery of Speed is now open, Fisher said that the museum plans to dedicate it to "one of racing's legends" in November during the NHRA Finals at Pomona.
For more information on the NHRA Museum, visit NHRAMuseum.org.
UPDATE (12.November 2014): The NHRA Museum is planning to dedicate the new exhibit November 15 with a Night of Champions that will honor Art Chrisman.
Stirling Moss conquers Bonneville, 1957
The MG EX181 at speed. Still image from video.
Sir Stirling Moss is most often associated with sports car and Formula One racing, but the English driver, considered by many to be the best of his day, also held a land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats, courtesy of automaker MG. British Pathe documented the development of MG's EX181 streamliner, as well as Moss's 1957 attempt at the record, in this surprisingly comprehensive three and a half minute video.
Following the same adage of "win on Sunday, sell on Monday" embraced by U.S. automakers, MG executives realized that holding a land speed record would be beneficial to sales of its cars worldwide. Focusing on the Class F record for engines between 1,100 cc and 1,500 cc, then standing at 203 MPH, MG began development of a mid-engine streamliner called the EX181 in 1956. Its teardrop-shaped aluminum body boasted a minimal frontal area, requiring the driver to assume a semi-reclining position to pilot the car. No thought was given to safety, as a mere two inches of dead space existed between the car's nose and the driver's feet, but MG calculated the car's slippery shape would allow it to top four miles per minute (240 MPH) at Bonneville.
Power came from a supercharged 1,500-cc twin-cam engine, fueled by a noxious mixture of methanol, nitrobenzene and sulfuric ether, but its 290-horsepower output was impressive by any measure. In August of 1957, the team headed across the Atlantic to begin practice and testing at Bonneville, and the American driver referred to in the film was none other than Phil Hill. Hill reportedly struggled with fumes in the cockpit at throttle lift off, but details like potential asphyxiation failed to deter Moss from his record attempt.
Stirling Moss in the cockpit of the EX181. Still image from video.
On August 23, Moss piloted the EX181 to a two-way average speed in excess of 245 MPH, besting the existing Class F record of Goldie Gardner by over 42 MPH. Moss would go on to set a total of 10 speed records (five international and five American) behind the wheel of the EX181, but his title of "world's fastest MG driver" would be short-lived. In 1959, MG returned to Bonneville with Hill as driver, and the updated, higher-output EX181 promptly established a new Class F record of 254.91 MPH. Today, the MG streamliner known as the "Roaring Raindrop" occupies a place of honor at Britain's Motor Heritage Center Museum, a proud testament to a time when British sports cars ruled more than just road courses.
Craig Breedlove laying plans for new land speed record attempt
A rendering of the proposed Spirit of America design. Images courtesy Neil Roberts.
It's been 17 years since Craig Breedlove made a serious attempt at a land-speed record in a car named the Spirit of America. Now 77 years old, his days as a driver are behind him, but that's not to say that Breedlove is slowing down; in fact, the five-time land speed record holder is spearheading a new effort to return the record to the United States in a land-speed record car of his design.
In 1996, Breedlove was running a car named the Spirit of America Formula Shell LSRV at Nevada's Black Rock Desert, chasing a speed of 635 MPH to best Richard Noble's 634.051 MPH performance in Thrust 2. As Breedlove explains it, his effort was a bit under-funded, so the meteorology data was provided by the same individual tasked with timing. Information was relayed to Breedlove in the Spirit of America's cockpit via an overhead spotter in a light aircraft, which introduced an element of ambiguity to the reported data.
After a fast one-way run, Breedlove set the car up for a second pass in deteriorating weather conditions. With wind gusts picking up, Breedlove received a wind speed report of "one-five," which he took to mean 1.5 MPH. However, what his observer had meant was 15 MPH, with potential gusts to 25 MPH. With a new record potentially in hand, Breedlove set off down the course for his second pass, entering the timing lights at an indicated speed of 675 MPH. It was then that the value of good and precise data became readily apparent, as the amiable Californian found himself fighting for control in a car that wanted to roll on its side, into the wind, at a speed inconceivable to most. The car cut a wide U-turn across the playa, narrowly missing a parked Winnebago in the process, but Breedlove once again emerged unscathed.
The accident prematurely ended his 1996 record attempt. The following year, former RAF fighter pilot and Wing Commander Andy Green (whom Breedlove refers to with more than a little bit of reverence) set the bar at 713.990 MPH in September, then at 760.363 MPH in October, breaking the sound barrier along with his own record. Breedlove was on hand to attempt the same, but his effort was cut short by mechanical failure, early season rains, and a lack of test data about taking the Spirit of America Formula Shell LSRV supersonic. In subsequent years, his quest was ended by a lack of sponsorship and funding; as in the late 1960s, corporations (and to some degree, the general public) had once again lost interest in land speed record racing.
Fast forward to 2014, and there's been a resurgence, of sorts, in land speed record racing. At the moment, no less than three teams are chasing the ultimate goal of a new land speed record above 1,000 MPH. Numerous other teams are pursuing more modest land-speed record goals, and it seems likely that the current record will fall in the next few years. At the moment, the team with the best odds is likely the Bloodhound SSC squad, which is backed by the British government and a serious contingent of corporate sponsors. Former record holders Richard Noble and Andy Green are on board as well, but the Bloodhound SSC is still in the development stage, possibly years away from testing.
Enter the new Spirit of America team effort–which Breedlove promised when announcing his intentions to run 800 MPH a few years back–consisting of Breedlove as the car's designer, Neil Roberts as the project's director of engineering and Mark Zwieg as the driver. Roberts's day job is as a chassis engineer with Honda Performance Development, but his resume includes a stint as an aerodynamicist for Jim Hall's Indy Car team as well as time spent as a structural design engineer for aircraft manufacturer Northrop Grumman. Zwieg is a diesel truck land-speed record holder, but he's also an F-16 pilot and a certified airframe mechanic. Any one of the group would likely possess the knowledge and skills necessary to design and construct a record-setting car, but as Breedlove pointed out in our conversation, "Solving the technical problems and building the car are minor milestones compared to the rest of the project."
In years past, obtaining sponsorship was a matter of fabricating a scale model and pitching a business case. Today, a serious land-speed effort requires a full-time staff just to solicit and maintain the type of sponsorship needed, which Breedlove equates to running a successful Indy Car team. Being in the show is one thing, but being competitive in the show is something else entirely, and that's where Breedlove hopes his long-term relationship with suppliers like Shell will pay dividends.
The quest for sponsorship is still a ways off, as the newest Spirit of America exists only as an engineering drawing, in its fifth iteration, on Roberts's computer. Though Roberts is tasked with creating the car's renderings, it's Breedlove who's supplying the design input; in fact, Roberts refers to Breedlove as a "land-speed record genius," adding, "his configuration for the car is a brilliant synthesis of aerodynamic optimization, mechanical practicality and packaging efficiency."
The hot rodder's credo of "use the simplest and most durable components needed to get the job done" will apply to the latest Spirit of America land speed record car. Power will come from a pair of performance-matched General Electric J79 jet engines, built specifically for the purpose by S&S Turbine. Breedlove has decades of experience with the J79 engine, and while there are newer and more powerful options available, the J79 turbojet is what Breedlove trusts. The car's primary structure will consist of a welded steel space frame, but that's pretty much where the low-tech aspect of its build stops.
Per Roberts, "The nose cone material will be a tough, energy-absorbing composite of Zylon, Innegra, carbon fiber, epoxy resin and aluminum honeycomb that is structurally similar to an IndyCar or a Formula One car's nose." Next comes Zwieg's "survival cell" cockpit, which will utilize a monocoque built from carbon fiber, Zylon and epoxy, and will incorporate a rollover structure (likely of welded steel tubing) to increase its strength. The body area nearest the exhaust nozzle (which can reach 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit on afterburner) will be constructed of titanium, and the car's 48-inch wheels will likely be fabricated of a filament-wound carbon fiber material to reduce rotational mass. Tires will be solid strips of thin rubber, necessitating the development of a suspension system capable of soaking up the surface's imperfections and maintaining the car's earth-bound status.
Safety is a serious consideration for the Spirit of America's design, and Roberts sums up the team's number one goal as "nobody dies." To help achieve this, the survival cell is designed to break free from the car's structure in the event of a crash, and a parachute designed to deploy automatically following a catastrophic event will bring the assembly to a halt. The car has redundant fire suppression systems, and the team will supply its own fire-fighting equipment (including an aerial water bomber) during record runs. Thanks to advances in computers and in flight control systems, the Spirit of America will be able to automatically correct for yaw or lift issues during a run, long before Zwieg even senses there's an issue. That said, the transition from subsonic to supersonic in the dense air of low altitudes poses its own incredibly complex set of variables, all of which need to be incorporated into the Spirit of America's design.
Another issue the team must take into consideration is where to run. Breedlove favors Bonneville, despite the salt's reported degradation in recent years. Scott Andrews, president of the Southern California Timing Association and a Spirit of America team member, is working to help restore the salt to a usable condition, but this effort is not guaranteed to produce the results necessary in a reasonable time frame. The Black Rock Desert has been torn up in recent years, thanks in part to the growing popularity of the annual Burning Man festival, making it potentially unsuitable for a 1,000 MPH record run attempt. That leaves a few possible alternatives, though neither Breedlove nor Roberts were willing to discuss them at this stage of the planning process.
If all goes as planned, Roberts believes the team can be ready with a pair of land-speed record vehicles in as little as 24 months from project kick-off, while Breedlove referred to it as a "three-year effort." Two identical Spirit of America vehicles will be constructed to ensure the continuity of the program if one is crashed, and to provide a promotional marketing vehicle for the necessary and expected sponsorship appearances. The next step will be building the remainder of the team, and once the key personnel are in place, a serious hunt for sponsors can begin.
Four-Links – micro rockcrawlers, Pulp Fiction Chevelle, vintage bike pics, landspeed teen
* I believe we've found the Michael Paul Smith of the off-road world. A guy named Headquake on Facebook scratchbuilds intricately detailed and weathered off-road trucks on RC chassis, then goes out and flogs them on rocks and dirt, in the process taking photos that make them look like full-size rigs. (via)
* Somehow Bill Hemenez never saw Pulp Fiction. Even if he had, he probably wouldn't have known that the 1964 Chevelle that he reportedly sank tens of thousands of dollars into was the same car from the movie and the same car that was stolen from director Quentin Tarantino's driveway in 1994. Now that the Chevelle is back in Tarantino's hands, Hemenez says that he feels screwed by the director.
* Good Spark Garage this week took a look at the amazing photography of Bill Greene, whose family spent much of the 1960s and 1970s riding motorcycles off road in Southern California.
* Over on (recently deposed Automobile magazine editor) Jean Jennings's Jean Knows Cars, Ron Ahrens recently profiled Kaylin Stewart, who plans to both celebrate her sweet 16 and run 200 MPH at Bonneville this year. Add land-speed racing to the means by which we can get youth interested in old cars.
* Finally, with the long-running Hindustan Ambassador going out of production, Murilee Martin wonders what vehicle now holds the title of longest in continuous production?
Four-Links – Goldenrod, Tatra driving impressions, alternentals, AMT
* The most amazing thing about the Goldenrod streamliner isn't that it set the engine-driven land-speed record at more than 409 MPH and held it for a quarter century. It isn't (necessarily) the engineering that went into the quad-Hemi car or the innovative fundraising the Summer Brothers took to get it on the salt. Instead, it's that two regular guys were able to build the streamliner in a vegetable stand and go on to become legends of land-speed racing. The Henry Ford has more of the incredible story behind the record-setter.
* Jason Torchinsky at Jalopnik recently spent some time behind the wheel of a 1941 Tatra T87 and seemed to thoroughly enjoy himself. In the process, he also dispelled a few myths about the T87 and highlighted some of the rear-engined car's more interesting bits.
* What would the Continental Mark II have looked like if other contemporary carmakers had taken a stab at it? Frank Peiler pondered as much in pen and paper.
* Over on MotorCities, Robert Tate took a look at the history of Aluminum Model Toys, the Michigan-based company better known as AMT and as the source of all those plastic model kits you put together as a kid.
* Finally, The Petrol Stop this week introduced us to the PK Jimp, a Reliant-based kit utility vehicle that came in a few different flavors, including the pickup above.
Hemmings Find of the Day – 2013 Superformance B-Class Lakester
Running at Bonneville sure seems like a lot of fun, but entails more than a few modifications to the family car. This 2013 Superformance B-Class Lakester for sale on Hemmings.com, however, has been designed for the singular task of going very fast in a long, straight line. As for how fast, even the car's builder isn't quite sure: On its solitary run at the Salt Flats, the Lakester ran to 186 MPH in first gear, but a broken shifter cable prevented the driver from engaging second gear. From the seller's description:
New, custom built B-Class Lakester. 800 hp 383 stroker with all the best parts. Mahle Pistons, H-beam rods, Roller cam, Scorpion lifters, Dart head with oversize valves, Fast fuel injection. Powerglide Transmission dyno'd at 1300 hp.Ford 9″ racing rears and axles. 3.07 gear ratio. Billeted aluminum wheels and Mickey Thompson Bonneville LSR tires rated at 500+ mph. Frame built by Ellis Racing. Body and cooling system built by C&R Racing, Indianapolis. Dual chutes and fire suppressant systems. Great car with 300mph + potential. Built for my wife. She doesn't like it and is going to run our other car. Over $150.000 invested. Car has made one run at Bonneville. Ran 186 mph in first gear. Shifter cable broke and car would not shift to 2nd so top end is unknown.
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Duntov's test-mule Corvette among final Bloomington Great Hall class
The Duntov Mule Corvette in 2009. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions.
The enduring success of Chevrolet's Corvette really boils down to one factor: the small-block Chevrolet V-8. Not only did the engine help keep the Corvette from getting axed in its infancy, it also provided many a racing victory for the fiberglass bowtie over the years. With such a legacy, it's no surprise that the very first V-8 Corvette, the car known commonly as "Duntov's Mule," will take its place alongside the 50 most significant cars in Corvette history among the 2014 Bloomington Great Hall inductees.
As 1954 came to a close, Chevrolet was growing concerned that its Corvette sports car was a sales dud. Despite lowering the retail price from $3,498 in 1953 to $2,774 in 1954, consumers still largely ignored the six-cylinder-powered two-seat roadster, and GM executives, anticipating future losses, began to consider killing off the Corvette. Two things converged to prevent the car's demise, however: Ford launched its own two-seater, the Thunderbird, while GM readied a compact V-8 engine that would give the Corvette a much-needed infusion of power.
At the direction of Chevrolet chief engineer Mauri Rose, legendary tuner Smokey Yunick installed an experimental 265-cu.in. V-8 into a Corvette test mule body in 1954. Upon the car's return from Daytona Beach, Florida, to Detroit, Michigan, it was given the internal code of EX-87, and once the car's functionality and durability tests were completed, EX-87 was handed off to Corvette's chief engineer, Zora Arkus Duntov, who would use the car (now known as number 5951) in speed record testing at GM's Arizona Proving Grounds, in preparation for a high-speed record run at Daytona Beach in January of 1956. Knowing that such a record would drive Corvette sales, Duntov took his job seriously, and once again enlisted the help of Smokey Yunick in building an engine capable of record-setting speeds.
Though GM's new 195hp 265-cu.in. V-8 produced more power than the Corvette's previous 150hp 235.5-cu.in. straight-six, Duntov believed the larger engine's output was still insufficient to break the 150 MPH barrier. To up output, the V-8 was bored to increase displacement to 307 cubic inches, and Duntov then lobbied GM's engineering department to provide a hotter cam for use in the record attempts. What followed was the first instance of the "Duntov cam,"
also known as the "Duntov 30-30," and this experimental engine would go on to power 5951 (modified for the record run with a smaller windscreen, a fiberglass cockpit tonneau cover and an vertical fin for high-speed stability) to a top speed of 163 MPH in late 1955. In January of 1956, the same engine powered a different Corvette (number 6091) to a record speed of 150.583 MPH at Daytona.
With the testing complete, Yunick pulled the experimental V-8 engine, shrouded it in plastic and tucked it into a corner of his shop with its original documentation and a note reading "Record Run." It remained lost to history until Yunick's death in 2001, when it was rediscovered by Steve Tate, a long-time friend and associate of Yunick's. With the engine in hand, Tate began the process of seeking out the number 5951 chassis, which had been sold off by GM following the conclusion of testing. Although the car had seen a string of owners over the years, Tate and his colleagues eventually located the car and its original log book, which documented the car's role in the development of the V-8 Corvette. Restored to the condition of its 1955 record run, Duntov's Mule made its public debut at the 2003 Blooming Gold Corvette Show. In 2009, collector and Corvette guru Ken Lingenfelter bought the car for $310,000 out of Chevrolet dealer Bob McDorman's collection at Mecum's Indianapolis auction.
Other Corvette models joining the Duntov Mule in the final Bloomington Gold Great Hall induction ceremony will be the 1963 Mark II Z06; the 1966 427 coupe; the 1967 327 coupe; the 1967 DX L88; the 1968 Owens-Corning Racer; the 1969 Rebel L88 Racer; the Pratt and Miller Le Mans Racer; the fourth-generation Corvette; and the C7 Corvette. The Great Hall also recognizes the 50 people and institutions most instrumental to the Corvette's legacy, and this year's class includes Larry Shinoda, Vince Piggins, Karl Ludvigsen, the National Corvette Museum, Terry Michaelis, Dana Mecum, Irwin Kroiz, Bob Gold, Al Grenning, and Cypress Garden.
Previous Bloomington Gold Great Hall inductees are listed on the event's website.
Bloomington Gold will take place June 27-29 on the grounds of the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois. For additional information, visit BloomingtonGold.com.
Racing Heroes – Camille Jenatzy
Camille Jenatzy, with his wife, driving La Jamais Contente in a victory parade.
Land-speed record racing was not exclusively a 20th century phenomenon. At the close of the 19th century, the quest for the fastest documented motorized speed was viewed by horseless carriage manufacturers as a way to demonstrate the superiority of their wares. Though his name is all but lost to history today, Camille Jenatzy was the first human being to crack the 100 kilometer-per-hour (62 MPH) barrier, as well as the first to drive a car built specifically to set a new land-speed record.
Born to an affluent family in Schaerbeek, Belgium, in 1865, Jenatzy studied civil engineering in school, but found that his real passion lay elsewhere. Fascinated by the newly emerging automotive industry of the late 1890s, Jenatzy followed his father's footsteps into manufacturing, but instead of producing rubber goods, the younger Jenatzy focused on building battery-powered automobiles. Only the wealthiest individuals of the day could afford such mechanized conveyances, and Jenatzy was hardly the first to market with an electric car in Europe. Motor racing, a sport that was exploding in popularity, seemed a logical way to demonstrate the capabilities of an automobile, so Jenatzy entered his first race, a hill climb, in November of 1898. Driving an electric car of his own manufacture, Jenatzy set the fastest time of the day, averaging 17 MPH over the muddy 1.8 kilometer course. Racing glory, Jenatzy believed, would soon translate into sales success.
A Jenatzy-built phaeton, circa 1900.
His fame would be fleeting. Just three weeks later, Count Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat would set an official land-speed record of 39.2 MPH behind the wheel of an electric automobile built by rival manufacturer Jeantaud. Jenatzy had been invited to participate in the contest of speed, but a prior engagement prevented his attendance; determined to claim a speed record of his own, Jenatzy challenged Chasseloup-Laubat to a rematch, to take place in early 1899 on a deserted and level stretch of road just west of Paris.
On the 17th of January, both men arrived in Acheres, determined to go home victorious. Jenatzy drove first, establishing a new land-speed record of 41.4 MPH and easily besting the previous record. Chasseloup-Laubat was not to be outdone on that day, and his run was clocked at 43.7 MPH, despite the fact that his motor was destroyed 200 yards from the finish. Defeated but not dismayed, Jenatzy demanded another rematch, to take place in just 10 days' time. This time, luck would be on his side; Jenatzy posted a new record speed of 49.9 MPH, but Chasseloup-Laubat suffered another burned motor and was unable to complete his run.
Jenatzy celebrating his win in the 1903 Gordon Bennett Cup race. Remaining photos courtesy of Daimler AG.
Chasseloup-Laubat made his responding run on March 4, 1899, driving his Jeataud touring car (rebodied for the record attempt) to a maximum speed of 57.6 MPH. Nearly two months would pass before Jenatzy would challenge for a new record, but the time was spent wisely; instead of running a modified production car in the attempt, Jenatzy constructed the very first vehicle built specifically for land speed record racing. Dubbed La Jamais Contente, or "The Never Satisfied," the strange craft resembled a bullet perched atop an exposed automobile chassis. Though the lightweight partinium (an alloy made of aluminum, tungsten and magnesium) body was streamlined, the driver sat upright, with his torso in the slipstream; coupled with the exposed chassis components, any advantages gained by the aerodynamic shape of the body were all but negated by these design choices.
Using a pair of 25-kilowatt electric motors fed by batteries delivering 200 volts and 124 amps, La Jamais Contente produced approximately 68 horsepower. That was enough to propel Jenatzy to a top speed of 65.8 miles per hour, or 105.9 kilometers per hour, and on April 29, 1899, Jenatzy entered the record books as the fastest
man automobile driver in the world, as well as the first to break the 100 KPH barrier in an automobile. Seduced by speed, Jenatzy would turn his attention to racing automobiles as well designing and building them, and in 1899 began his professional driving career behind the wheel of a Mors gasoline-electric automobile. Convinced he could build a better racer, Jenatzy entered the 1900 Gordon Bennett Cup race driving a Bolide, a gasoline-electric automobile of his own design. Not particularly competitive, Jenatzy gave up on the race when he lost his way en route, which may have contributed to his decision to walk away from racing in 1901.
The 1904 Mercedes 90hp racer. Jenatzy is shown second from left.
Neither his electric nor his gasoline-electric cars proved to be a success, and other Jenatzy designs (such as a patented magnetic clutch) only received limited exposure. By 1902, he was back in the driver's seat, but his season started off with a crash at the Circuit des Ardennes. A year later, he was driving for the Mercedes team, piloting a 90-horsepower racer in the Paris-Madrid; after overtaking 20 competitors, Jenatzy found himself in third position, a legitimate challenger for the win. As the car topped one of the course's final hills, however, his engine stumbled and he struggled to keep the car running. Driving with a bad misfire, Jenatzy limped the Mercedes across the day's finish line in 11th position. The cause of his engine trouble turned out to be nothing more than a fly sucked into the carburetor.
Know as "Le Diable Rouge" (the Red Devil) for his red beard and his exuberant driving style, Jenatzy would realize another significant victory in 1903. Prior to the start of the Gordon Bennett Cup race in Athy, Ireland, a fire at the Mercedes factory had destroyed the team's 90-hp racers. Scrambling to find cars to drive, Mercedes reached out to private owners in an effort to "borrow" 60-hp touring cars. Despite the horsepower deficit, Jenatzy drove his loaner Mercedes (owned by American Clarence Gray Dinsmore), stripped of most bodywork to save weight, to a commanding 12-minute margin of victory, returning the Gordon Bennett Cup to Germany with his win.
Jenatzy driving a 120-hp Mercedes racer at the 1906 French Grand Prix.
Jenatzy would continue in his role as a gentleman driver through 1908, when he drove his last international race at the Circuit des Ardennes behind the wheel of a Mors, finishing in 16th place. Though he raced a number of cars in his final years as a driver (including the Mors and a Pipe), his main automotive passion continued to be Mercedes, and he revealed a premonition to close friends that he would one day die in a Mercedes automobile. While he kept a 180-hp Mercedes racer for the odd sprint race or hill climb, by 1910 his attention had turned primarily to running the family's tire manufacturing business in Brussels. The odds of dying in a Mercedes grew more distant with each passing year.
Except that fate sometimes has a wicked sense of humor. While on a hunting trip with friends in the Ardennes in 1913, Jenatzy believed it would be humorous to hide behind a stand of bushes and mimic the grunts of a wild boar. So convincing was his act that a friend, Alfred Madoux, responded with a shotgun blast in the direction of the sounds (ignoring a primary rule of firearm safety: Know your target and what lies beyond). Despite the best effort of those in his party, Jenatzy succumbed to his injuries en route to the nearest hospital, while being transported, of course, in a Mercedes.
Shelby Cobra Daytona becomes first vehicle on National Historic Vehicle Register
CSX2287 at the 1964 12 Hours of Sebring. Photo courtesy Ford Motor Company.
It helped bring the first FIA GT manufacturer's championship to an American team. It set multiple speed records on the Bonneville Salt Flats. And it turns 50 years old this week. So what better birthday gift for the first 1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona than to become the first vehicle ever placed on the National Historic Vehicle Register?
Similar to the National Register of Historic Places, which recognizes more than 80,000 historic buildings across the United States, so too can cars now be added to the National Historic Vehicle Register, the result of a collaboration between the Historic Vehicle Association and the U.S Department of the Interior's Heritage Documentation Program. That collaboration began in March of 2013 with the goals of both developing the four criteria for individual vehicles to be added to the register and selecting some candidates that would fit those criteria. The Cobra Daytona, better known as CSX2287, emerged as a candidate early on in the process.
"While a car only needs to satisfy one criteria to be eligible for the register, his particular car hit on all four," said Mark Gessler, president of the Historic Vehicle Association.
Among the four criteria are its association with important American historic events, association with important American historic figures, its design or construction value, and its informational value. Gessler pointed out that CSX2287's racing history handily met the first criteria and that the "laundry list" of people associated with it over time – including Carroll Shelby, Peter Brock, Phil Hill, Craig Breedlove, and Phil Remington – met the second criteria. That it was a prototype for the other five Shelby Cobra Daytonas qualified it for the fourth criteria.
"As for its design or construction value, besides its aerodynamic design, it was constructed on a shop floor and designed on a sheet of butcher paper, right at the end of an era when something could be built so simply and win on an international level," Gessler said.
Built specifically to compete in the Daytona Continental, a 2,000-kilometer endurance race that marked the start of the 1964 FIA race season (and that would give the Cobra Daytona coupe its name), CSX2287 arrived at Shelby American in November 1963 as a bare chassis and over the next several weeks fitted with a Shelby-prepped 289-cu.in. V-8 and a Brock-designed Kamm-tail body hand-shaped out of aluminum by Cal Metal Shaping in Los Angeles. Finished just in time for the Daytona race (where it DNF'd, thanks to a fire in the pits), CSX2287 later went on to win first in class and fourth overall at the 12 Hours of Sebring and compete in that year's 24 Hours of Le Mans, among other races. Though Shelby came close to winning the 1964 FIA GT manufacturer's championship that year, he vowed to beat Ferrari in 1965; CSX2287, along with the other five Daytona coupes, helped Shelby to take nine of that season's 12 events and walk away with the championship.
CSX2287 under construction. Photos courtesy Ford Motor Company.
CSX 2287 at Daytona, 1964, and testing at Riverside, 1964. Photos courtesy the Historic Vehicle Association.
At the end of the season, however, with Shelby's time capitalized by Ford's GT40 project, the Daytona coupes were essentially put on a shelf. Goodyear asked to borrow one – it ended up being CSX2287 – to use up the extra time it had booked on the Bonneville Salt Flats that November and thus keep Art Arfons from launching his bid for the record any earlier than possible. "Strictly a con to hold on to the salt," George Klass told Samuel Hawley for his book Speed Duel. Fresh from setting the world land-speed record at 555 MPH, Craig Breedlove – along with his wife Lee and fellow driver Bobby Tatroe – would then spend the next few days in CSX2287, chasing a number of records on the salt. In all, the Daytona broke 23 records and ran as fast as 187 MPH.
According to the World Registry of Cobras and GT40s, after CSX2287 returned to Shelby American, Shelby had it disassembled so that its chassis and running gear could be sandblasted and repainted. Now powered by a Weber-carbureted 289 from a Shelby G.T. 350, Shelby sold CSX2287 for $4,500 to model car and slot car producer Jim Russell, who had the car painted and drove it on the street for about a year before selling it for $12,500 to SCCA racer Oscar Koveleski. Koveleski, who also drove it on the street, in turn sold CSX2287 to music producer Phil Spector.
Here the story gets contentious. Spector, facing too many speeding tickets from driving the Daytona around Los Angeles, reportedly sold it for $1,000 to his body guard, George Brand, who then gave it to his daughter, Donna Brand O'Hara, who kept it in storage for close to 30 years, before committing suicide in October 2000. O'Hara left no will, so a number of people laid claim to the car – at the time the only missing Shelby Daytona coupe – over the next year or so, including Spector, O'Hara's mother, and a friend of O'Hara's. The sale of CSX2287 – first from O'Hara's mother to dealer Martin Eyears for $3 million, then from Eyears to Dr. Fred Simeone for $3.75 million – triggered a legal battle that would see some of the purchase price redistributed and the Daytona remaining in Simeone's possession.
Photos by Michael Furman, courtesy Historic Vehicle Association.
Gessler said that the controversy over the car in latter years had no impact on the selection of CSX2287 to the National Historic Vehicle Register. "Certainly a lot has been written about this one in a sensational manner, but the period of historical significance for this car is not the modern period," he said.
Over the next year or so, Gessler said that the HVA plans to add at least another 10 vehicles to the National Historic Vehicle Register, and that in the coming years plans to add hundreds, if not thousands, and to open up the nomination process to the general public.
While only individual vehicles and not entire makes or models of vehicles will be eligible for inclusion in the register, any make or model will be considered. "It's all about vehicles that have ties to the American experience and American history," he said. "We'll look at military vehicles, race vehicles, vehicles with a connection to some personality, vehicles with some design importance." A vehicle doesn't even necessarily have to be all original for inclusion, either. "We'd end up with a pretty short list if we only included all-original vehicles," he said. "Certainly, we'll be looking for documented originals, but realistically we'll have to look for restored vehicles as well. The overall element to this is the integrity of the car, which is another way of saying its authenticity."
While the National Historic Vehicle Register doesn't immediately result from the Turin Charter, which the Federation Internationale des Vehicules Anciens enacted last year in part to preserve historic vehicles, Gessler, who helped draft the Turin Charter, said that the register "is certainly consistent with the spirit of that. Both are concerned with the cultural heritage of the automobile and with preserving them for future generations. We at the HVA felt it was necessary to take it a step further. The register is just an example of how automotive heritage can be celebrated on a national level."
As part of the process of naming CSX2287 to the register, the HVA had to prepare a fully referenced narrative of the car's provenance – essentially an academic paper, Gessler said – and provide full photography and a U.S. Department of the Interior laser-scanned line drawing, all of which the Library of Congress will place into its permanent archives.
Richard O'Connor, chief of the Heritage Documentation Program, said that the program won't necessarily laser-scan ever car that the HVA includes on the register, but that they felt it was important to do so with the Daytona because of the engineering significance of its overall shape. The documentation will eventually be made available to the general public for free on the Library of Congress's web site. And while O'Connor said it'd be nice if his documentation program could work something out with the Smithsonian to preserve the vehicles themselves, it will be up to outside sources to maintain and preserve the vehicles chosen for the register.
According to the HVA, inclusion on the register does not restrict the owner of the vehicle from restoring, modifying, or using the vehicle however they wish.
CSX2287 as it sits today. Photo courtesy Simeone Auto Museum.
As far as CSX2287, Simeone still owns it and displays it in the Simeone Foundation Auto Museum in Philadelphia, but the HVA and the Simeone currently have it on display at the Washington (D.C.) Auto Show, where it will remain through February 2.
For more information about the HVA and the National Historic Vehicle Register, visit HistoricVehicle.org.
Retromobile to honor a pair of land-speed record pioneers and their cars
"Babs," Parry-Thomas's record-setting car. Image courtesy of BABS – Parry Thomas's 1926 Land Speed Record Car Facebook page.
In post-World War I Europe, the battle for the land-speed record was largely waged at Pendine Sands, in the south of Wales. There, men like John Godfrey Parry-Thomas and Malcolm Campbell would climb into creations that were part automobile, part airplane, and fearlessly seek to push the land speed record ever higher. This year's Salon Retromobile pays tribute to these two pioneers of velocity with a display of early land-speed record vehicles, including "Babs," the bomber-engined racer that carried Parry-Thomas to his untimely death in 1927, and a Sunbeam 350HP that was one of the first cars to carry the "Bluebird" name.
Parry-Thomas was the chief engineer at Leyland Motors when he quit to devote his life to his true passion, racing automobiles and pursuing his goal of being the fastest man on land. When Count Louis Zborowski was killed racing for the Mercedes team at Monza in 1924, Parry-Thomas acquired an unusual car from his estate. Dubbed the Higham Special, Count Zborowski's creation was powered by a massive 27-liter (1,648-cu.in.) V-12 Liberty engine, rumored to produce between 500 and 600 horsepower. With its semi-teardrop shape and low-tail bodywork, Parry-Thomas felt the car would be ideal for pursuing a new land-speed record at Pendine Sands.
His first trip was made in October of 1925, but inclement weather prevented Parry-Thomas from making a serious attempt at the record, then set at 152.33 MPH by Henry Segrave. April of 1926 saw his return to the south of Wales, and on April 27, Parry-Thomas drove Babs to a new land-speed record of 169.26 MPH; a day later, he'd crack the 170 MPH barrier with a run of 171.05 MPH, which brought hearty congratulations from his friend and rival, Malcolm Campbell.
In February of 1927, Campbell stole the record back with a recorded pass of 174.88 MPH in his Bluebird. Aware that Henry Segrave was about to attempt to break the 200 MPH mark at Daytona Beach, Parry-Thomas returned to Pendine Sands in March of 1927, determined to beat Segrave to a new record. History says that Parry-Thomas was sick with the flu when he climbed behind the wheel of Babs for the last time, and a further land-speed record was not to be. During his timed run, the rear of Babs stepped out, likely due to a tire failure at speed. With no way to correct the slide, Parry-Thomas was trapped inside the car as it overturned and slid down the beach. Those first on the scene realized that it was too late to save their colleague and friend, fatally injured in the crash, and period accounts recall that his crew had to break Parry-Thomas's legs to extract him from the burning wreckage.
Parry-Thomas was laid to rest in Saint Mary's Churchyard, in Byfleet Surrey, England, the first man to die in pursuit of a land-speed record. Babs was unceremoniously buried in a trench hastily dug at Pendine Sands, and the historic racer would have been lost to history had it not been for the efforts of automotive restorer Owen Wyn-Owen. In 1969, Wyn-Owen received permission to exhume Babs from her resting place on a Welsh beach, and a 15-year restoration project ensued. Today, Babs is a frequent sight at historic motoring events throughout Europe, looking much like she did in the days when Parry-Thomas, Campbell and Segrave battled it out in an ongoing effort to be the fastest man on land.
The Sunbeam 350HP at the National Motor Museum. Photo credit Paul Hermans.
Another car to be featured at this year's Retromobile exhibition is one of Malcolm Campbell's early "Bluebird" land speed record cars, a Sunbeam designed by automotive engineer Louis Coatalen and powered by an 18.3-liter (1,117-cu.in.) Sunbeam Manitou V-12 engine, rated at 350 horsepower in racing tune. In May of 1922, Kenelm Lee Guinness, a racing driver and member of the esteemed Guinness brewing family, drove the Sunbeam to a land speed record of 133.75 MPH at England's Brookland airfield. In June of that year, Malcolm Campbell borrowed the car to compete in the Saltburn Speed Trials, where he posted a top speed of 138.08 (unrecognized as a record due to the unofficial timing equipment used). Campbell acquired the car shortly after this run, painting it blue and officially naming it "Bluebird." Though hardly the best-known of Campbell's Bluebirds, the Sunbeam 350HP would go on to power Campbell to a pair of records, including his first official land-speed record of 146.16 MPH, achieved in September of 1924. When not on display at events throughout Europe, the Sunbeam 350HP Bluebird resides at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, Hampshire, England.
Other exhibits at this year's Salon Retromobile include a Paris-Dakar Rally retrospective, which will display a dozen vehicles that have run the event in its 37-year history; and an exhibit entitled "1914… 2014 – Lest We Forget," which commemorates the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I.
Salon Retromobile is scheduled to run from February 5-9, at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. For additional information, visit Retromobile.com.
UPDATE (28.January 2014): The British National Motor Museum in Beaulieu has announced that it will start up the Sunbeam for the first time in 50 years at noon January 29. Following its display at Retromobile, it will then return to the museum for a display on British land speed records that begins March 20.
UPDATE (31.January 2014): David Greenlees at The Old Motor has more on the Sunbeam, along with some video of the startup.


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Hi everyone, I'm new, APUG is WICKID AWESOME.
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Does anybody know where in the gta I can get my hands on sodium-sulfite to wash polaroid 55, and 665 negatives?
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First of all: if you mention your location, it might be easier to guide you to a shop.....
Secondly: I have used these polaroids for many years, and I have never used sodium-sulfite to wash the negatives....
(I leave the negatives in water for a couple of hours - then I gently wash the developing residue of the negative under running water, using the palm of my hand to clean it with - then I fix in normal fix - wash and dry. I know it is not what the recipie says, but it works like a charm for me - never had any problems with it...)
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Welcome to APUG. I had never used it either. Hence I have an unopened bottle. Send me an address and I'll hook you up if you want it.
hi there wonderlustking
welcome to apug.
if you have "perma wash" ... it is mostly sodium sulfite
and you can wash your polaroids in that as well.
( there is a "like-new" polaroid clearing tank
in the classifieds ... if you don't want to deal with trays ;) )
thanks for the help guys, sorry about the confusion over my location gta= greater Toronto area. I'll definitely check out the classifieds.
Any halfway decent chemical supplier should have sodium sulfite. The stuff is a ravenous oxygen scavenger and has lots of industrial and even culinary uses. A weak solution of sodium sulfite can be sprayed on salad bar greens to keep them fresh. Some red wines have a quantity of sulfite as a preservative. I don't think the classifies are the most efficient way to find this stuff, seeing as it is so ubiquitous. Search for a restaurant supply house or chemical supplier in your area and start talking to them.
Go to a pool shop and look for chem out or chlorine remover or something along those lines and read the ingredients, I use 98%+ sulphite from a pool shop no probs.
If you can't find something locally at a reasonable price and in a useful size try
We used to use EK rapid fix in the clearing bucket. Seemed to work just fine.
If you're in TO, try Nymoc Products Co. for photo chemistry. Believe they're on McGee St in the Queen E, area. Look 'em up.

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I know V-day can totally suck because of all the hype. (Though really...this is my second since the separation/divorce and they're much better alone than with low/no expectations!!)
So, let's do a happy thread! Nothing to do with romantic love.
My little Valentine is 4 yrs old and had crazy curly hair and big blue eyes. He woke me up with a kiss and "I like you Mommy!" Then he made me a Valentine with one of the leftovers from his preschool Valentines.
Oh, and I got my own chocolate last week. :)
Who is your Valentine?
I'm spending the day with my 2 Valentines (who just got haircuts and seem to have aged several years!) at the Science Center Homeschool Day
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I'm Valentine-free and loving it. My dd, who's nine, sent me a text message last night saying happy valentine's day, which was very sweet. She's making chocolate at girl scouts today, which I'm assuming is coming to me. :p
I'm going to schedule a massage for myself, and I'm getting us takeout sushi for dinner tonight, so I don't have to cook.
Enjoying a very relaxed Valentine's Day with my sweet 4.5 year old and our adorable cat who is very happy to have us home after a very busy long weekend where we spent more time away than at home. DD has requested a shrimp supper so I am trying to figure out what to make.
To all my fellow single mommas today
Happy V-day to the single mamas!
I bought my own flowers this year (they are gorgeous), and I've got a Max & Ruby movie date with my little Valentine tonight. ;-)
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i have a pile of juicy red strawberries to eat tonight! yum. gah, maybe i need some angel food cake and whipped cream to go with them.
i'm also going to make a list of my accomplishments since last valentine's day, as suggested in this blog post (along with some other self-lovin' ideas):
i bought a magazine last night, so later on, i will probably be taking a bath with the magazine and a glass of wine.
i don't mind having no valentine. i agree, it is better than having one big lump of a valentine who would never think of doing anything sweet for me.
last night my kids let me get a grand total of an hour's sleep, tops. then i had two midterms today. as i was walking out of the second wone (at which i kicked ass, thankyouverymuch) i got a call to come get my boy from school where he had puked. so really? not my best day ever. but i figure i'm the one who is supposed to love me best, right? so i'm my own valentine. i've done sweet little things for myself all day. good coffee, delicious lunch, quickly excusing myself and walking away from that tedious classmate before she could start one of her looong stories. tonight i'll have a bath. today i'm getting through all the crap i have to get through, but remembering to be gentle and affectionate with myself along the way.
happy valentine's day, me!
also, the other single gals at school and i are all palentines. we're pals, right? so all morning we were blowing each other kisses over our midterms and sending silly texts. because love is love, right?
so yeah, for a crappy day this has been a pretty good day.
I got some sweets for my kiddos and niece and a dozen roses for myself, we did some art and made valentines out of construction paper and paint and glue and went on a walk. It was nice. They had an overnight with their dad last night and I had a glass of wine and watched some old Grey's Anatomy with my sister. Today is my would-be 5 year wedding anniversary, and kids are having another overnight with their dad, so I scheduled a massage for myself and then will take a bath with epsom salts. Focusing on Gratitude instead of Self-Pity. Having to redirect myself sort of often, but I'm keeping on it.
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"We can do no great things, only small things with great love." ~Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Thanks for playing along. :) It's hard not to get the giant neon reminder that you're not in a relationship this time of year. Last year was tougher because I'd just moved out a few weeks before that and was still dealing with everything. This year was pretty darn good. DS had lots of fun at his preschool party and was all hyped on the excitement (and candy I'm sure!). I didn't have anyone I felt was letting me down (again) when ~everyone else~ seemed to be getting spoiled. (All holidays felt like that...but random people don't tend to know about my birthday and anniversary!) I'm going to call this a win. :)
I know V-day can totally suck because of all the hype. (Though really...this is my second since the separation/divorce and they're much better alone than with low/no expectations!!)
So, let's do a happy thread! Nothing to do with romantic love.
My little Valentine is 4 yrs old and had crazy curly hair and big blue eyes. He woke me up with a kiss and "I like you Mommy!" Then he made me a Valentine with one of the leftovers from his preschool Valentines.
Oh, and I got my own chocolate last week. :)
Who is your Valentine?
Your post sounds so much like me and my valentine. We are also two years out, he is also 4 with big blue eyes and curly hair and he woke me up with the best hug ever! Thanks for the reminder!
aaaah good i am glad i am not the first poster.
i dont celebrate Vday.
i have seen it kill cultures and put $$$s in corporations pockets which makes me v. unhappy (yeah seeing the hype of Vday in a few countries will do it for you). heck i am not even talking about romantic love.
so i did nothing.
however my 8 year old had a GRAND time. she described it as her best valentine ever. which makes it perfect for me :)
on my first V with ex when we first met he called me the most 'unromantic person' (not in a bad way) as i accepted his gifts of rose and chocolates but told him to never buy them for me again.
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Ok I have asked this a few different places so far and unfortunately no answers. I am still EBF my 11 month old and we have had this issue ever since she was born. My left nipple always seems to hurt. It doesn't matter if shes nursing or I'm pumping, it just hurts. Some days I don't notice it as much and other days it is extremely painful! Her latch is fine, I have no issues on the right side. There's no milk blister that I have noticed and no signs of thrush. So what would be causing this pain? My left breast does produce more than my right but I wouldn't think that would effect my nipple? Any advice would be great. Thanks!
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Are your nipples different sizes? My left is a bit larger than my right and I have had more pain with pumping and latching on the larger nipple. Hopefully some other more experienced moms will pipe in though--I've only been bfing for a few weeks :)
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Motherhood is a high calling. What can replace the love of a mother and a grandmother? The love, guidance and influence they provide to their children are distinct and invaluable. All mothers who wish to be true to their high calling need only look to the woman who became the greatest mother of all. Born into humble surroundings, she was called by God to be the mother of the Son of God.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TX (Catholic Online) - For many years, a large number of women in our society have claimed that they do not find meaning and fulfillment in motherhood. Let us consider for a moment the thoughts of two great men about the role their mothers played in their lives.
George Washington once said, "My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual, and physical education I received from her."
Abraham Lincoln spoke similar words when he said, "All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother."
Unfortunately, many people in our society would not agree with these great men who had great mothers. Today, many think that their lives have no meaning unless they are employed in the workplace; thus only in this way they regard themselves useful for society. They consider the role of a stay home mom to be a waste of time.
However, although the circumstances of some women oblige them to work, today many more married women are finding that staying home and raising their children is the right way to go.
Motherhood is a very high calling. What relationship can ever replace the love of a mother and a grandmother? It is essential for women to realize that the love, guidance and influence they provide to their children are distinct and invaluable.
Another great man who became a great president was Theodore Roosevelt. Let us listen to what he had to say about the importance of motherhood.
"Into the woman's keeping is committed the destiny of the generations to come after us. In bringing up your children you mothers must remember that while it is essential to be loving and tender it is no less essential to be wise and firm.
Foolishness and affection must not be treated as interchangeable terms; and besides training your sons and daughters in the softer and milder virtues, you must seek to give them those stern and hardy qualities which in after life they will surely need. Some children will go wrong in spite of the best training; and some will go right even when their surroundings are most unfortunate; nevertheless an immense amount depends upon the family training.
If you mothers through weakness bring up your sons to be selfish and to think only of themselves, you will be responsible for much sadness among the women who are to be their wives in the future. If you let your daughters grow up idle, perhaps under the mistaken impression that as you yourselves have had to work hard they shall know only enjoyment, you are preparing them to be useless to others and burdens to themselves.
Teach boys and girls alike that they are not to look forward to lives spent in avoiding difficulties, but to lives spent in overcoming difficulties. Teach them that work, for themselves and also for others, is not a curse but a blessing; seek to make them happy, to make them enjoy life, but seek also to make them face life with the steadfast resolution to wrest success from labor and adversity, and to do their whole duty before God and to man. Surely she who can thus train her sons and her daughters is thrice fortunate among women."
There is no doubt that motherhood is a very high calling. But, to whom can mothers look as the real model of motherhood? Today's modern culture offers many role models through television, movies and women's magazines. However, often these role models are either all together wrong or they offer a very limited and unrealistic view of true motherhood.
All mothers who wish to be true to their high calling need only look to the woman who became the greatest mother of all. Born into humble surroundings, she was called by God to be the mother of the Son of God. She affirmed her obedience to the call of God and lived out her vocation throughout her entire life. Mary, the mother of Jesus, our Blessed Mother, is the true model of motherhood.
"It can thus be said that women, by looking to Mary, find in her the secret of living their femininity with dignity and of achieving their own true advancement. In the light of Mary, the Church sees in the face of women the reflection of a beauty which mirrors the loftiest sentiments of which the human heart is capable: the self-offering totality of love; the strength that is capable of bearing the greatest sorrows; limitless fidelity and tireless devotion to work; the ability to combine penetrating intuition with words of support and encouragement" (Blessed John Paul II, Redemptoris Mater).
One aspect of Mary's life that has particular meaning and inspiration for many mothers today is the profound suffering that she endured during the passion of Our Lord. Stabat Mater. Mary stood at the foot of the cross.
Divorce, separation, single moms, widows, mothers forced to work out of necessity, grandmothers raising grandchildren, prodigal children and prodigal grandchildren, are realities that cause deep, daily suffering for many women. Added to all of these sufferings, is the pain endured by many married women who would like to be mothers.
All mothers and grandmothers need to find in Mary, our Blessed Mother, the faith, hope, love and fortitude to stand firm at the foot of the cross. All suffering has power when we unite our suffering to the cross of Jesus. Take your suffering, united to the suffering of Jesus, and offer that suffering for your children and grandchildren.
As we honor our mothers and grandmothers on this yearly celebration of motherhood, we also need to consider the essential duties of husbands and children.
Saint Paul exhorts husbands to love their wives as Christ loves the Church (Ephesians 6: 25). Husbands have the solemn duty to sacrifice themselves continually in their total love for their wives and their children. Each day provides numerous opportunities for husbands to live out their family life with many acts of patience, kindness and service.
Through loving obedience and the living out of the virtue of charity, children become a joy and not a burden to their mothers and grandmothers, and the children in turn learn to emulate these same virtues. Conversely, children who are self-centered will be unable to love the way that they should.
To be a true mother today is certainly very challenging indeed. However, our yearly celebration of Mother's Day should motivate all mothers to understand the importance of their call by God to motherhood.
I am very grateful for the hard work and dedication of the women in any parish that I have been assigned to. No matter where I have ever been as a seminarian or as a priest, I have always seen the promise of Jesus fulfilled: "And everyone who has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children or land for the sake of my name will be repaid a hundred times over, and also inherit eternal life" (Matthew 19: 29).
Concretely, not only have many dedicated women assisted me in my ministry as a priest, I have also received many spiritual mothers and many spiritual sisters that have always taken very good care of me by keeping my refrigerator filled with delicious meals.
Aside from the apostolic activity that many women provide in a parish family, it is good for a good priest to have the emotional support of spiritual mothers and spiritual sisters. In order to be fully human, the faithful celibate priest needs to experience the richness of celibate friendships with the women of his parish family. Life without the experience of the feminine dimension of human reality would be incomplete and cruel.
Women who truly live out their femininity are living icons of the tenderness of God. The celibate priest reminds women that love is eternal. Women remind priests that love is not only paternal, but maternal as well.
On this beautiful day dedicated to motherhood, we must contemplate the reality that God is love. The Holy Spirit has given us, through the Sacrament of Baptism, the gift of love. It is through a profound spiritual life that we encounter the Holy Spirit. In this way, he can give us the ability and the power to love more each day.
My prayer is that the Holy Spirit will renew the hearts of all mothers so that they can live out their calling to motherhood with a deeper and more generous love within the daily circumstances of their lives.
In this Sunday's gospel passage we hear these well-known words from Jesus: "No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends" (John 15: 13). Here, in these simple yet profound words, we find a program of life for the entire family.
Father James Farfaglia is the Pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Corpus Christi, TX. Visit him on the web to learn more about his book, homilies and audio podcasts.
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If the slightly ominous title of John Anthony's newest song release dietodae has you a little frightened, fear not because this is the last leak we'll be receiving from the Diemon crew emcee before tomorrow's release of his newest project titled Jxhn. On top of serving as the last sample off Jxhn, dietodae is also quite the dope number. Producer Russ adds an intriguing mix of jazz and hip-hop on the record thanks to his use of horns and heavy drum kicks. While Anthony keeps it eerily realistic on the record the combination of his clever wordplay and Russ' stellar production makes dietodae quite the noteworthy addition to a growing catalog. Lookout for dietodae, the previously released Swats, and more when Jxhn drops tomorrow, August 1.
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Former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw on Thursday confirmed that the Blair administration was deeply divided at the highest level over invading Iraq in the absence of inconvertible evidence that Saddam Hussein posed a real threat to world peace.
Giving testimony to the Iraq Inquiry, Mr. Straw said that he made his opposition clear to Tony Blair, the then Prime Minister, in no uncertain terms and told him that he regarded regime change as a "foreign policy objective" not only "improper" but also "self-evidently unlawful."
Asked whether Mr Blair shared his view, he avoided a direct reply and said: "The best way (is) to find out from himself."
Pressed further he acknowledged that Mr. Blair had a different view but added: "It is no great surprise to know that people at senior levels in government hold different views and debate those. What I had to offer the Prime Minister was my best judgment and my loyalty."
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Mr. Straw suggested that his decision to back the invasion was prompted by his loyalty to Mr. Blair but said it was the "most difficult decision" he had ever taken. He also admitted that the failure to find any weapons of mass destruction had "undermined trust" in Britain.
"The question of whether to go to war has… been one of the most divisive, certainly in my political lifetime. It made many people very angry at the time, and subsequently. That and the failure to find any WMD [weapons of mass destruction] has undermined trust," he said in a 8000-word memorandum to the inquiry.
Mr. Straw appeared to confirm that Mr Blair had committed Britain's backing to any US military invasion months before a decision was taken.
Alastair Campbell, who was his chief of communications at the time, told the inquiry that he assured the then US President George W. Bush in 2002 that he would support any military attack on Iraq if diplomatic efforts to "disarm" Saddam Hussein failed.
The five-member inquiry, chaired by Sir John Chilcot, a retired senior civil servant, is looking into Britain's role in the Iraq invasion.
Mr. Blair is to testify on January 29.
Keywords: Jack Straw, Blair administration, Saddam Hussein, weapons of mass destruction, Iraq Inquiry


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Catawba County Economic Development Corp. is seeking up to $4 million in state loan funding to help establish a new multi-jurisdictional business park.
Claremont has a problem that really stinks, and they are hoping a reward will inspire area residents to help solve the issue.
The city has been receiving septic wastewater at its wastewater treatment plants, according to information provided by City Manager Doug Barrick.
Catawba County is beginning development of a plan to provide long-term support to agricultural land in the county that will focus on economic development for agriculture and the recruitment of young farmers.
The public is invited to submit ideas and suggestions online at www.catawbacountync.gov/Planning/Sustainability/ or at a set of public workshops that begin Monday.
Davey Lee Glover, 59, of Newton passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2012 at Palliative CareCenter & Hospice of Catawba Valley in Sherrills Ford. The Glover family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home & Crematory in Newton.
Continuing its offensive output this postseason, Hickory Post 48 scored more than 10 runs for the third-straight playoff game, knocking off Kings Mountain at Henkel-Alley Field on Thursday, 12-10.
With the 3-0 series win, Hickory (18-4) advances to the second round of the playoffs, where it meets the Gaston Braves (13-4), who swept Henderson County.
After being one-hit against Hickory on the Fourth of July, the Delmarva Shorebirds returned the favor in game two of the series, handing the 'Dads a 6-4 loss at L.P. Frans Stadium on Thursday.
The Shorebirds (4-10 in the second half, 32-51 overall) were powered by a two-run fourth inning and three-run sixth frame, overcoming a 4-2 deficit in the game to take the lead for good.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Bruton Smith has an idea how to create more excitement in NASCAR.
NASCAR President Mike Helton didn't sound very interested in the billionaire track promoter's suggestion to throw bogus cautions to bunch up the field. Smith argued last weekend at Kentucky that long green-flag runs are damaging NASCAR and floated his theory on creating mandatory cautions.
Verdell C. Martin, 87, entered into the glorious presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on July 5, 2012 at her home. The Martin family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 940 29th Ave. NE, Hickory, NC (828.267.5740).
A new program recently created by the Newton Recreation Department is allowing seniors throughout Catawba County a chance to not only relax, but become energized and rejuvenated.
"Tai Chi for Seniors" takes place ever Friday afternoon from 1-2 p.m. at the lower level of Newton Recreation Center for a suggested donation of $3 per class.
Five hours after Billy Lee Tolbert disappeared from the Hickory American Legion Fairgrounds, police found him safe at home in the Hudson area.
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By Yousuf Azimy PUL-I-CHARKHI, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A siege at the Afghan capital's main jail entered a fourth day on Tuesday but the government expressed hope for a peaceful resolution to a bloody revolt by hundreds of inmates.
By Pracha Hariraksapitak BANGKOK (Reuters) - Leaders of a campaign to oust Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra demanded he resign by Sunday or their followers will start marching on Bangkok streets, a move that could spark violence.
BEIJING (Reuters) - Families of victims of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown have called on the Chinese government to renounce violent oppression of human rights.
By Evelyn Leopold UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The world is beginning to understand that integrating women and girls into the life of a nation is the surest path to economic growth and development, a top U.N. official told an annual meeting that analyzes the global status of women.
By Manny Mogato and John O'Callaghan MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine government said on Tuesday it may lift emergency rule within days, but police geared up for more arrests of suspected plotters as fears lingered of an attempt to topple President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
By Teruaki Ueno TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese opposition lawmaker apologized on Tuesday for alleging shady financial links between the ruling party and a disgraced Internet entrepreneur, in an incident that has embarrassed his faltering party.
RAIPUR, India (Reuters) - Maoists rebels set off a land mine under a truck on Tuesday in central India, killing 50 people who belonged to a government-sponsored anti-Maoist group, police said. The incident comes on the eve of a visit by U.S. President George W. Bush.
By Benjamin Kang Lim and Alice Hung BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - China condemned Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian on Tuesday for scrapping a council on eventual unification, calling it a provocation creating further tension in one of Asia's most dangerous flashpoints.
By Trirat Puttajanyawong and Pracha Hariraksapitak BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra defied threats of street marches by foes who demand he quit, but said he was willing to accept any democratic way out of a growing crisis proposed by the political opposition.
TEHRAN (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 hit southeast Iran on Tuesday, Tehran's geophysics center was quoted as saying by the ISNA students news agency. There was no immediate report of casualties or damage in the quake which struck the borders of Kerman and Hormuzgan provinces.
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Pune: As many as 56 lakh voters in Pune district will voter slips along with their photographs and detailed information about their name in the electoral roll and polling center. These 'photo slips' will be delivered via booth-level officers (BLO) in a special drive by April 11, 2014.
This is for the first time that voters across the country will be provided with photo-slips from the election commission of India (ECI). In all previous elections, political parties would come out with slips to facilitate voters to locate their room number in the polling center, and locate their name in the voters' list. Generally, the voters would be required to carry such slips and election staff or police personnel would tear the perforated portion of the slip, where party symbol is printed. This at times resulted in heated exchanges at polling centers.
Additional assistant Returning Officer (additional ARO) Rama Joshi said that there are 265 BLOs in Shivaji Nagar assembly constituency, and each will be handing out over 1,000 slips by April 11. Ashivini Chennur, a teacher from Shivganga Vidyalay who is working as BLO, said that she has collected her slips and would be distributing those from Thursday, after the work of stamping and other procedures will be complete. Joshi said that in Shivaji Nagar assembly constituency, the task was to distribute 2,70,181 photo-slips door-to-door.