…was cruising around the Web, trying to find an interesting article to share and I found a very juicy morsel over on Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal dealing with NASCAR and its advertisers. While stock-car racing has been around for quite some time, it has enjoyed a surge of popularity of late, including its own demographic from political experts (NASCAR Dads). This popularity has translated into big bucks from advertisers, but what impact will the current market crunch have?
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For those of us who love sports with helmets, this isn’t just the weekend after the Super Bowl. It’s NASCAR fantasy draft weekend.
Are you ready?
The weekend before the Daytona 500 is prime time to gather for the selection of your longest-lasting fantasy season — 10 months of fun or agony — so you really want to get it right…Â More info
Imagine, Labor Day Weekend in Port Clinton, Waterworks Park simply full of locals and visitors looking at exhibits, the Portage River Shoreline packed with 48’ Offshore Racing Power Boats, and a noise like you can’t believe coming from their exhausts. It could happen!
Local leaders heard on Monday about the potential of the Offshore Super Series (OSS) Powerboat Racing Association making Port Clinton, Ohio their home for a week…Â More infoÂ
The Great EsSkate — an annual in-line skating gathering that draws hundreds of people from all over the world — will be Friday through Sunday.
Socializing and group skates will take place throughout Miami-Dade County, but the event is based at the Royal Palm Resort Hotel, 1545 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Highlights include an 11 p.m. “Urban Skate” on Friday, and 9:30 a.m. police-escorted skates through the streets of Miami Beach and the Art Deco district on Saturday and Sunday.
Bicyclists are welcome. Cost is $135, benefiting the Miami Beach Police Athletic League.
Go to TheGreatEsSkate.com or call 954-599-0333. — Nick Sortal