archive of September, 2009
A newly-built Saturn dealership on Highway 98 in Panama City did not open in “Fall 2008,” and it never will. G.M. is killing Saturn — “a different kind of car company, a different kind of car.” It will follow Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Geo, Plymouth, Eagle, AMC and other brands to the junkyard of history.
Penske Automotive Group announced today that it has ceased discussion with General Motors to buy the Saturn brand. »→
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Placing the blame is a bad habit, but taking the blame is a sure builder of character. ~ O. A. Battista
“I would have been hard, rough and ill-tempered were it not for God’s grace. . . It is not sufficient for me to love God if I do not love my neighbor. I belong to God and to the poor.” ~ Saint Vincent de Paul
Happy birthday to racer Memo Gidley, born September 29, 1969
The Philippines government reports that 240 persons are known to have died in severe flooding caused by Tropical Storm Ketsana.
The country has appealed for foreign aid to deal with the disaster which has displaced more than 450,000 persons, including 375,000 who are in makeshift shelters. »→
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Happy birthday to sports car racer Ron Fellows, born September 28, 1959
2010 American Le Mans Series race schedule
March 20 – Saturday: 58th Annual 12 Hours at Sebring
Sebring International Raceway - Sebring , Florida »→
Petit Le Mans race officials declared the race finished about 8 p.m., after hours of suspension. Only 467 of the scheduled 1,000 miles of the Petit Le Mans sports car race had been run before heavy rain caused the American Le Mans Series to stop the race due to flooding on track.
If weather and track conditions permit, on Sunday, September 27, new “LMP Challenge” race cars will be tested at Road Atlanta. The new, spec-racer type cars of the LMP Challenge class will first compete in North America next March in the 12 Hours at Sebring. »→
I didn’t go to Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, to watch the Petit LeMans 10 hour/1,0000-mile sports car race because I’m jobless and broke and thus can’t afford gasoline, lodging and admission ticket. My used car has a broken front engine mount, so until that’s replaced, I shouldn’t drive it much. »→
I think that I’ll go to Panama City Beach to park the car somewhere then walk and take photos of passing motorcycles of the ‘Thunder Beach’ weekend rally.
Do you reside near Homestead-Miami Speedway? You may want to see IndyCar drivers testing on September 30 from 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. free of charge from the fourth floor of the Speedway Club. I don’t know if they’ll use the oval track or the oval/road course configuration. Scheduled are Danica Pat, Tony Kanaan, Sarah Fisher, Alex Lloyd, Raphael Matos, Mario Moraes, and Justin Wilson.
Happy birthday to sports car racer Dorsey Schroeder, born September 25, 1952
“It seems to me that the vocation ‘crisis’ is precipitated and continued by people who want to change the Church’s agenda, by people who do not support orthodox candidates loyal to the magisterial teaching of the pope and bishops, and by people who actually discourage viable candidates from seeking priesthood and vowed religious life as the Church defines these ministries. »→
“You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.” ~ George Bush ~ February 21, 2001, in March 5, 2001 Newsweek magazine
“My plan reduces the national debt, and fast. So fast, in fact, that economists worry that we’re going to run out of debt to retire.”~ George Walker Bush, radio address on February 24, 2001
American Citizen Services section of U.S. Embassy in Manila:
phones (632) 301-2000, extensions 2246 & 2567
Mondays through Fridays
between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. »→
another mysterious, hackneyed e-mail that I’ve received:
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SEEKING FOR YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE URGENTLY
My name is Miss Jenny Marisa looking for a trustworthy, sincere and honest someone like you who can help me in this time of needs. »→