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The Official Newsletter Of The American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association

American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association, Inc. (www.aarwba.org)“Dedicated To Increasing Media Coverage Of Motor Sports”

Jan. 2016 Vol. 49 No. 1

2015 AARWBA Media ContestCall For Entries!

Rules on Page 2

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1. Entries may be submitted only by AARWBA professionaland affiliate members in good standing.

2. Each contestant may submit ONE entry in each of the fol-lowing categories.

NEWSPAPER: News Writing, Feature Writing, Column Writing,and Technical Writing

MAGAZINE: Column Writing, Feature Writing, Event Report,and Technical Writing

3. Please follow the instructions below on all Writing entries inNewspaper and Magazine categories.

4. All writing entries (except books) must be submitted in thefollowing form:

a. Clippings or photo copies must be pasted or taped ontowhite, unlined 8 1/2 x 11 papers. Use as many sheets asnecessary so no clippings are folded or overlap.

b. No identification may appear on any entry to be judged. By-lines, headlines, pictures, captions or other typographical devic-es, mastheads and all publication identification must beremoved. Please indicate category on the entry.

c. Verifying data must be placed on contest entry form. Photos,captions, bylines, etc., removed from the story copy should beincluded on this sheet only. The contest chairperson may re-quire additional verifying data if sufficient proof of publication isnot included. A separate entry form must be submitted foreach entry.

5. Any writing entry submitted other than above will be reject-ed.

6. A series of articles may be submitted as a single entry, butonly as a single continuous article, uninterrupted. A series ofstories concerning a single event appearing on one day in apublication may be submitted, but only as one continuous arti-cle, uninterrupted.

7. Entries in all writing categories must have been pub-lished between: January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2015

Reprinted articles that have won awards, including honorablementions, previously cannot be re-entered in the current contestyear unless they are eligible to be entered in a different categorythan before (e.g., an award-winning newspaper feature storycould be entered again if it were reprinted in a magazine, butnot if reprinted in a newspaper).

8. NEWSPAPER: All newspaper entries must have beenpublished in general circulation newspapers or auto racingperiodicals that are published daily, weekly, bi-weekly, or semi-monthly, in a recognizable newspaper format or newspaper for-mat on newsprint. News entries are assumed to have been writ-ten under deadline pressure. Column entries must be regularlyappearing columns under the writer's byline and column signa-ture on a year-round basis, not guest columns. A feature storycarrying the writer's column signature cannot be entered in theNews, Feature, or Technical Category, except when producedon a limited basis in conjunction with a specific race event.Technical entries must be technically oriented in content.

9. MAGAZINE: All magazine entries must have been publishedin a magazine or Sunday magazine supplement that appearsweekly, monthly, semi-monthly, or quarterly in a recognizable

magazine format or in a one-shot, stand-alone special publication,newsletter, pamphlet, or book (as a separate chapter in an anthologyby multiple authors) with identifiable publication dates or any other pub-lication deemed acceptable by the contest chairperson.

Radio/TV Broadcast Contest Rules

1. Radio and TV entries must have aired originally between: January1, 2015 and December 31, 2015

2. A written memo must accompany all the entries specifying on whatbroadcast outlet the entry was aired, plus time and date of originalbroadcast. In cases of syndicated work, the time, date, and station ofthe first broadcast must be listed. Entries must be in the form of a CD,DVD, audiotape, or videotape (any format).

3. The four categories are TV Race Broadcast, TV Feature Program,Radio Race Broadcast, and Radio Feature Program. Any feature pro-gram or series of broadcasts or interviews on one topic of at least 10minutes but not more than one hour in length that was originally airedby a publicly accessible broadcast station, cable outlet, or satellite net-work is eligible in the feature categories.

4. All professional on-air personalities in either category must bemembers of the association.

Photography Contest Rules

1. Print-media photo entries may be entered in the Action categoryand/or the People category and must have been published in a printedform acceptable to the contest chairperson (newspaper, magazine, pro-gram, advertisement, poster, etc.). Photos may be submitted in anyone or more of the categories below:a. Action photography, Color or Black-and-Whiteb. People photography, Color or Black-and-White

2. All entries must have been published between: January 1, 2015and December 31, 2015. 2015 Calendars are OK... 2014 Calendarsare not

3. A member may submit one entry in each of the above categories,for a total of two entries.

4. Entries must be received in printed 8 x 10 size (no slides, nega-tives, etc.), with no photographer or Publication identifying data on thephoto, front or back. A separate sheet must accompany each photo-graph giving the name of the publication, name of entrant, date of publi-cation. Include a tear-sheet, book, or book page, magazine, magazinepage, newspaper, or newspaper page, showing the photo as published.The photograph entered must be in the same color format as it waspublished.

5. Any single photo may be entered in only one category, regardlessof the number of times it may have been published in other forms orcolors, at the discretion of the entrant.

6. Photos may NOT have been digitally enhanced or altered for publi-cation.

Online Media Contest Rules - 2015

1. There are nine categories.

2. Entries may be submitted only by AARWBA professional andaffiliate members in good standing.

3. Each contestant may submit ONE entry in each of the followingcategories. Deadline News Report

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Media Contest Rules Feature Report Column Web Log (Blog) Entry (single blog entry) Technical Report Professional Racing Web Site Photo - Action (color or black-and-white) Photo - People (color or black-and-white) Webcast/Podcast

4. All entries except as noted must be submitted in the follow-ing form:

a. Printouts must be pasted or taped onto white, unlined 8 1/2 x11 papers. Use as many sheets as necessary so no clippingsare folded or overlap. Photos must be submitted on 8 x 10 photopaper.

b. No identification may appear on any entry to be judged. By-lines, headlines, Web site addresses, or other typographical de-vices, mastheads and all publication identification must beremoved.

Please indicate category on the entry. Each entry in theProfessional Web Site category should consist of a single sheetwith the URL of the site to be judged.

c. Verifying data must be placed on a contest entry form. Pho-tos, captions, bylines, etc., removed from the story copy shouldbe included on this sheet only, except Web site entries. Thecontest chairperson may require additional verifying data if suffi-cient proof of publication is not included. A separate entry form must be submitted for each entry.5. Any online entry submitted other than above will be reject-ed.6. A series of articles may be submitted as a single entry, butonly as a single continuous article, uninterrupted. A series ofstories concerning a single event appearing on one day onlinemay be submitted, but only as a single entry.

7. Entries in all online categories must have appearedoriginally between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2015

8. News entries must have been published in a recognizedonline medium under deadline pressure.

9. Feature entries must have been published online in a rec-ognized online medium without deadline pressure.

10. Column entries may have been published in any of theabove but must be regularly appearing columns under the writ-er's byline and not guest columns.

11. Technical entries must have been published in any of theabove media and be technically oriented in content.

12. Web Log entries must have been published on any recog-nized blog site accessible to the general public. A series of en-tries on a single topic may be entered, but as a singlecontinuous entry, uninterrupted.

13. Webcast/Podcast entry, no more than one hour in length,must be submitted in form of a DVD, CD-ROM, or videotape(any format).

14. Web Site entries must have been produced, edited ordirected by the AARWBA member in an executive role, andmust be devoted exclusively to motorsports-oriented material.

15. Photos must have been published primarily for a Web site, not re-produced from a print-media or broadcast source. Photos may NOThave been digitally enhanced or altered for publication.

Deadline - January 31, 2016

BOOK CONTEST RULES

1. Open to any member who is the author of fiction or nonfiction bookthat has motorsports as the predominant subject.

2. The book must be published during the calendar year of 2015, asdesignated in the copyright statement at the front of the book

3. Each entrant must submit a letter formally applying for entry in thecontest. The letter must state that he or she is the sole author of thebook. Coauthors who shared writing responsibilities on the book mustall be members of the American Auto Racing Writers and BroadcastersAssociation.

Authors of "as-told-to" autobiographical books must be listed on thetitle page or submit a statement from the publisher that they are thesole actual author, responsible for 100 percent of the written work.

** Ghost written books are eligible under the above guidelines. **

4. With each entry, three copies of the book must be submitted andare non-returnable. No attempt to hide the author's identity is neces-sary.

5. Upon announcement of the winner, the publisher of the winningentry shall have the right to use that information in any advertising,promotion or publicity campaign provided that the contest is designatedas the: American Auto Racing Writers, Broadcasters Association bookof the year contest -or- American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcast-ers Association Book of the Year Contest.

**All eligible entries must be the work of paid-up members of AARWBA

Deadline -- January 31, 2016

Mail to: AARWBA Contest:c/o Jerry Miller

381 Reagan CircleFranklin, IN 46131-7290

317/736-7472

jerrace@centurylink.net

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AARWBA MEDIA CONTEST 2015Entry Form

Entry Category_______________________________________Date______________________

Name________________________________________________ AARWBA No._________

Address_____________________________________________________________________

City_________________________________________State_______________Zip___________

Phone Number______________________________Fax:_______________________

E-Mail ______________________________________________

Title of Entry____________________________________________________________

Publication______________________________________________________________

Date of Publication_____________________________

* Entry form must be attached to entry

* * You may photocopy entry form for additional entries

* * * Postmark deadline for entries - January 31, 2016

"The Contest Chairperson may, at his or her discretion, reassign entries to their appropriate Categories, ifinitially submitted in inappropriate ones. If possible, the chairperson will contact affected entrants whensuch reassignment would cause a conflict with the one-entry-per Category rule."

Mail to:AARWBA Contest Questions?: 317/736-7472c/o Jerry Miller or jerrace@centurylink.net381 Reagan CircleFranklin, IN 46131-7290

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Traumatic Brain Injury or TBI. Unfortunately, for PageJones, instead of winning races on tracks far and wideas he was accustomed to before a terrible racing acci-dent that caused this diagnosis, he now is trying to winthe battle of living a "normal" life again. Growing up theson of 1963 Indy 500 winner Parnelli Jones and brotherto racer P.J. Jones, racing was as normal to Page asstick and ball sports is to most kids growing up in Ameri-ca. However, just because your dad was successful inhis profession, doesn't automatically mean you will betoo, though in Page's case, it certainly was. On a fasttrack to open wheel success by winning some of themost prestigious USAC midget races - all while display-ing an extroverted jovial attitude, the world was Page'soyster, until it wasn't.

This documentary film briefly highlights his racing suc-cesses, fabulous interviews, and interaction with peopleclose to him to form the foundation of what kind of per-son Page was like before the accident. The majority ofthe film focusses on his recovery from his TBI and howhis family and friends refuse to give up on him - and justas importantly, not letting him give up on himself to aidhis recovery. Is he 100% back to "the old Page" today?No he isn't, but he's way farther along than any doctor orperson could've ever imagined, other than his mom Judywho has been his biggest advocate for his care and re-habilitation.

She is not alone as there are many friends and familythat are steadfast in their commitment to help Page re-cover. Iggy Estrada is one of those people that has trulybeen a Godsend to the family. Thankfully the family hadthe foresight to acquire a strong insurance programwhen he started racing and also have the means neces-sary to fill in the gaps where insurance doesn't go. Mostfamilies who have a relative with a TBI are not as fortu-nate, and the result is that once the insurance moneyruns out, so does the rehab. Page is living proof that im-provement doesn't stop after 6 months or six years. Theimprovements are slow, there are setbacks and frustrat-ing times, but the improvements continue. He has recov-ered to such an extent that he is now married withchildren and drives his own vehicle again. It's been a re-markable recovery that demonstrates that the faith ofothers in him has helped him achieve many goals withmore still to come. It's a true story of perseverance,drive, and determination. Part of this story is really abouthow others with a TBI tend to be "left behind" by societywithout a voice to plead for their cause. Hopefully, therewill be more funding to help continue the research intotreatment for TBIs.

The film is heavy with the stark reality of the situation,however there are light hearted and funny moments in-terspersed with the cold hard facts of his life and what heand his family and supporters have been through duringthis journey. It is inspiring to see how far he's come andhe continues to push relentlessly forward as if in a raceto hunt down the leader and grab the checkered flag.Page is winning again in the sport of life with a beautiful

family surrounding him and using his unique personality to raisethe profile for TBI patients and the care that they need.If you're a race fan and you wondered whatever happened toPage, then this film is for you. If you know of somebody whohas ever experienced a TBI, this film will also be for you - al-though it will hit home in painful clarity. It will also shed somelight on the effects of being determined and having a positiveattitude. TBI not only affects the survivor, but everyone in theirsocial circle.

The film made its theatrical release in both California and NewYork and is currently being screened in select locations. It isexecutive produced by Jay Leno and Bruce Meyer. Mary Leon-ard is the producer of the film and hopes that it can be shown inother venues such as car club meetings, schools, hospital facili-ties and more.

For more information on this film, please visit:http://www.godspeedpj.com/

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Mickey and Trudy ThompsonMurder Case on TV

Dusty received this update from members Gary and Collene(Thompson) Campbell

For your information: We have been notified of the follow-ing:

Reference: Mickey and Trudy Thompson murder case,one-hour television program..

“Murder Book”, a relatively new one-hour TV show, willfeature the Mickey and Trudy Thompson, 1988 murder casethat took years to obtain the conviction. The show, “Race toJustice” is scheduled to air Thursday, January 21, at 5: and8: p.m., on Investigation Discovery Channel. (If you haveDirect TV, it is Channel 285. If you do not have DirecTV,you may want to contact your provider and ask what stationInvestigation Discovery Channel is on.)

We understand the program is mainly in regard to solvingthe case and bringing the perpetrator to justice, which tookmore than 27 years, following the devastating 1988 crime.

Note: We have not seen the show, however, we thoughtyou might find it interesting as we are aware, the wonderfuldetective and prosecutor assigned to this case are featured.

If you watch the show, please let us know what you think ofit. It has certainly been a very long haul and to add insult toinjury, we are now getting ready for the parole hearing of thevicious killer of our only son, Scott Campbell.

With tremendous gratitude for your years of support,

David Lee Parks Passes

David Lee Parks passed away very suddenly in the early eve-ning of January 8, 2016 at his home in Corona Del Mar, Cali-fornia. He was 63 at the time of his death. He was theyoungest son of National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) found-er Wally Parks, by his first wife, Mary Mant Parks.

David was a member of the old Lakers car club of the South-ern California Timing Association (SCTA) and held many re-cords in the 200 Mile Per Hour Club (Bonneville, El Mirageand Muroc).

His biography is on www.hotrodhotline.com, GuestColumnist/Richard Parks, or write to me for a copy. Heleaves behind his wife Barbara Coddington Parks, daughtersMari Parks Bell (Matt), Tamara Parks, granddaughters Teslaand Annalee Bell, brother Richard Parks (Epi), nephews Scott(Stacy) Parks, David (Michelle) Parks, Michael (Tara) Parks,three grandnephews (Brock, Trevor and Dane), and fourgrandnieces (Allison, Jennifer, Violet and a girl due in April).

Services were held on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 10:30AM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints, 2300Bonita Canyon Road, Newport Beach, California.

If you would like an AARWBA‘pocket pal’, just send a note to

Dusty and she will get one out to you,while supplies last!

dusty.brandel@gmail.com

2016 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Schedule:

● May 14 Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis● May 29 100th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race● June 19 Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational● July 23 Lilly Diabetes 250● July 24 Crown Royal Presents the "Your Hero's

Name Here" 400 at the Brickyard

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MEMBERSHIP LEVEL

Media Professional ($45.00) Affiliate Member ($65.00) Associate / Corporate ($300.00)

Signature of applicant: Date:

Active Media MemberApplicants for active media membership status must submit the following materials to the membership committee for consideration.Materials must be submitted with your check.

ü A fully executed membership application. (This information will appear in the membership directoryunless you specify otherwise. Attach a note to this application if necessary.)

ü Two 1" x 1.5" head shot pictures for use in the directory and for an I.D. badge.ü Tear sheets or samples of work as follows:

§ Two published articles on the subject of auto racing in a publication of generalcirculation within the past year.

§ Photographs on auto racing appearing in two publications of general circulation or twoseparate times in one publication, within the past year.

§ One video or audio tape of any race broadcast where spectators attended and exhibitedthe applicant's work within the past year.

§ One book on the subject of auto racing within the past year or three books on thesubject of auto racing, or one book contracted from any trade publisher for a book on auto racing

Affiliate MemberOpen to public relations, team representatives, motorsports advertising personnel. Full voting rights and privileges except to hold office.

Associate/Corporate MembershipOpen to any person, regardless of affiliation or professional orientation, who is interested in furthering the aims of the American AutoRacing Writers & Broadcasters Association and/or motorsports in general. Corporate membership is Limited to three (3) non-votingmemberships for the $300 fee.

Mail completed application, photos, and your check to the address shown above.

American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association Inc.922 North Pass Avenue, Burbank, CA 91505-2703Phone: 818-842-7005 FAX: 818-842-7020

"Dedicated To Increasing Media Coverage of Motor Sports"The AARWBA is the oldest and largest professional organization of its kind. Founded in 1955 in

Indianapolis, it has grown to more than 400 members throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.Each year the AARWBA members select a 14-driver All America Team from Open Wheel, Stock Car, SportsCar, Drag Racing, Short Track, Touring Series and At Large championship categories. An annual banquet is

held to honor these drivers each January. AARWBA also sponsors several contests for its members andestablished the “Legends in Racing” auto racing hall of fame.

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