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Karen Salvaggio
Thunder Valley
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| Awarded 2005 NCCC Regional Champion, Karen's twenty-year racing career began in 1985 in the NASCAR Winston dirt track events in California. After securing a Most Improved Driver award and numerous top five finishes in stockcar racing, she made the move to road racing with the Vintage Auto Racing Association (VARA). (June 7th, 2008, Buttonwillow, Ca) It was meant to be. Team DivaSpeed and Race2Learn prove a winning combination, with a win in the, 6-hours of Buttonwillow.
Please welcome and meet our new team member, Karen Salvaggio. Karen races a factory five with NASA and you can usually find her on top of podium in her class. Karen also owns the website www.Thundervalleyracing.com. This website is a showcase for all women racers in all aspects of racing |
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Donna Gilio
www.divaspeed.com |
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Team: MLC Motorsports, LLC
Hometown: Carson City, NV
Sponsors: MLC Motorsports, LLC
Racing Experience:
Competitive Downhill Skier and Level 3 Certified Ski Instructor, Several Years of Professional Motocross Racing, 1986 Coors Light National Aerobic Champion, 1980 Champion Woman's Amateur Motocross National 125 cc Division. Road Racing Since 2003
Career Highlights:
2003 - 2nd NASA Buttonwillow Endurance Race, 1st NASA Thunderhill 25 Hour Endurance Race; 2004 Champion NASA
H-4 Class; 2005 - 2nd SCCA SFR ITX Class; 2006 - 1st Place in SFR Region SCCA ITA and ITX, 2nd Place NASA National Championship at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Holds 18 Track Records. 2006 SCCA SFR Driver of the Year.
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Michael C. Beeler
www.harddriveracing.net |
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Mr. Michael C. Beeler is an Information Technology professional and Motor Sports enthusiasts. Mike is the owner of MaxPerformance Engineering and Hard Drive Racing. MaxPerformance Engineering is dedicated to motor sports performance products and engineering support to the racing community, while Hard Drive Racing is dedicated to championship competition and a cost effective advertising platform for our sponsors. Mike is currently the holder of a competition-racing license from the National Automotive Sports Association (NASA). |
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Chris Wimmer |
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www.wimmerracing.com |
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Chris Wimmer |
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The brother of Nextel Cup regular Scott Wimmer, who drives the #22 Caterpillar Dodge for Bill Davis Racing, Chris is a budding Nascar protégé who has an impressive resume to go along with his bloodlines.
While some drivers might consider spending every day in the shop tiresome, Wimmer very much enjoys the work. He has always worked on racecars, often helping older brother, and now NASCAR Nextel Cup |
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driver, Scott Wimmer, build his early cars. Outside of racing, Chris enjoys hunting and fishing. |
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Kim
Crosby |
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www.crosbymotorsports.com
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Crosby, Still Dedicated To
Education |
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Following your
dreams often means sacrificing some of the
things that are most important to you. In
December of 2004, Kim Crosby announced her
resignation as principal of Slidell (LA)
Junior High School to compete in NASCAR
full-time. The desire to compete burns deep
within her, and is just one of the many
qualities that will lead her to success this
season.
Kim feels that
Race2Learn, gives her a chance to still be a
part of the educational |
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system while
pursuing her passing for racing.
Racing interests kids of all ages, and
to help keep them interested in
education at the same time, well, it's
a win-win situation. |
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More on
Kim; |
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‘Just living the dream’ is often heard
around the NASCAR Busch Series garage.
From the drivers to the over-the-wall
crew to the owners – all are out
there, daring to push the envelope
because they had a dream to compete in
motorsports. Kim Crosby, driver of
the #26 Vassarette Chevrolet, is no
exception.
Following 15 years of drag racing in
NHRA and IHRA leagues, Crosby set her
sights on oval track competition. She
was first introduced to stock car
racing in April 2000. Following her
graduation from the advanced class of
Buck Baker Racing School and received
recognition from the 46-time Winston
Cup race winner, and was asked to
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Crosby has made four ARCA starts
in her career, with her best
finish at Kentucky Speedway in
2003. Crosby made her Busch
Series debut at Talladega
Superspeedway in April 2004
where she finished in the top
20 in her inaugural race.
The Florida native made four
other starts during the 2004
season.
Making the decision to devote
herself to racing full-time, Kim
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Crosby announced her resignation as
principal of Slidell Junior High in
December 2004. I’ve always told my
students that you have to follow your
dreams in this world. I couldn’t tell
them that if I wasn’t willing to
follow mine.” |
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However, even though she is no
longer a professional educator,
Crosby is still determined to
continue to stress education.
Crosby has been able to reach
children in new and exciting
ways to encourage learning
through such programs as Race to
Read and is currently an active
spokesperson and lesson plan
contributor for Race2Learn.
Crosby’s 2005 season has
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dedication to her dream. With a
change in teams and facing tracks on
which she has never driven, Crosby has
demonstrated the passion necessary to
succeed in this sport. 2006 will
bring even more challenges to Crosby
as she embarks on the new season, and
she could not be more excited to
continue living her dream.
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Married – Chris |
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Home Town – Tallahassee, FL |
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Currently Resides – Slidell, LA |
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Hobbies – Racing, riding her ’97
Harley Davidson-Softtail Custom |
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Web
Site:
www.crosbymotorsports.com
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Photos: © 2005
Race2Learn. |
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