Posted by ASA Late Model Series on 4/11/2005, 11:50 am
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Races on the Web.com, to provide in-car cameras at every race for the ASA Late Model Series Presented by GM Performance Parts in 2005. By: Matt Prieur-ASA Late Model Series Exclusive coverage of the ASA Late Model Series Presented by GM Performance Parts will take on a new and unique twist in an effort to give our drivers the maximum exposure possible. Verwayne Greenhoe, the founder of Races on the Web.com (www.racesontheweb.com) has agreed to provide in-car cameras throughout the 2005 season for the ASA Late Model Series. "Look for our exclusive coverage of the ASA Late Model series races across the Midwest and Races On The Web will be there collecting video footage.” Said Greenhoe, when asked about his new venture. "We hope to set a new bar for a traveling series coverage as we provide not only in-car camera coverage and video interviews with various drivers, but hope to actually webcast a few of these races live on the Internet. We want to give our Michigan fans a chance to see these stars of tomorrow in any way possible, even if they can’t make it to some of the shows." Greenhoe began going to the races at Crystal (MI) Raceway and Berlin (MI) Raceway back in the early 70's and haven't missed many race weekends since. He was also a car owner for an eight year period, as the Greenville, Michigan entrepreneur owned Terry Fancett's Pro Stock and then IMCA Modified as we raced primarily at Crystal MI and Owosso (MI) Speedway, he also ran at Mt. Pleasant (MI) Speedway, Thunderbird (MI) Speedway, and a couple other tracks over the eight years they raced. Currently he works with and for Crystal (MI) Motor Speedway doing video, taking photos, and the website. "Ron Flinn has been incredibly supportive of me and I thank him for many of the things he has allowed me to experiment with through the years." Continued Greenhoe, affectionately known as Big "V" in the racing circles. Greenhoe began to experiment posting video of the feature mains he had taken over at Crystal (MI) Motor Speedway back in 1999. At first, he just used the ROTW server for video s storage, using links on one site to make the video appear it was coming from that site, when in fact, it was coming from another. It is an old trick but it worked well for "V". Gradually, he began to accumulate video from other tracks and events and decided to just use the ROTW name to post the video links. "It never occurred to me to video sporting events until one rainy night I was taking photos at a local high school football game. Lee Wonnacott and I were covering several local teams every week and developed a huge following doing so." Verwayne added. "I had just bought a Sony camera that took both stills and 15-second video clips. I had never messed with the video clips before but for some reason, I slid it over to that position just as the home team was on the ten yard line, working for a touchdown. As the ball was snapped, I began to video and lo and behold, it was a pass to the sidelines, right in front of me. I was lucky enough to have had my finger on the zoom button and I ended up with the pass coming straight at the camera, the catch, and the score, all perfectly framed. It was great… and it led me to begin to video football games and then the races. The rest, as they say, is history." The in-car cameras, though not new to auto racing, came about as he watched a (then) Winston Cup race in late 2002. "The in-car cam wasn’t as prolific then as it is now with NASCAR. I became interested in the technique and began to wonder if I couldn’t do the same thing locally. I began a search for in-car camera kits and quickly discovered there were tons of manufacturers and they were expensive." Greenhoe pointed out. "I spent a lot of time in the winter of 2002 and 2003 looking at video clips taken by various makers and it was easy to cross a number of them off the list. Since April of 2003, we have mounted in-cars cams in over 200 different cars, from drivers that no one can remember exactly what class they drove, to high recognition names familiar to the ASA Late Model fans such as 2003 Series champion, Mark Kortz as well as Fred Campbell, whose son, Brian Campbell is a top contender for the 2005 Pat Bourdow Memorial Rookie of the Year title. Also drivers like Michigan n Motorsports Hall of Famer, Roger Wing, 2004 SOD Sprints champion, Dustin Daggett, and Andy Ponstein. For the 2005 season, ROTW will also be covering Owosso (MI) Speedway as photographer and doing video there in addition to several tracks all over the state of Michigan. "Races On The Web is working on our busiest year yet. From Crystal to Owosso, Merritt to Hartford, and Winston to Kalamazoo, we hope to bring viewers all kinds of footage they can’t find anywhere else." His partner Lee Wonnacott and Greenhoe are also doing the "Michigan Racing Scene" website. With all that we have going on this year, I look forward to the 2005 season." Ended Greenhoe. You can’t be at every race but you can follow the action across the state of Michigan and beyond at www.racesontheweb.com The 2005 season opener for the ASA Late Model series is at Baer Field (IN) Speedway, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on May 6-7, for the UB Machine 100. For more information on the upcoming 2005 season with the ASA Late Model Series Presented by GM Performance Parts, log onto: www.asalatemodels.com