Surf Tips by Cliff Dixon

Surf Tips #1 by Cliff Dixon: When in Doubt, Do Not Go OUT.



While in Hawaii, we interviewed Cliff Dixon. Cliff is a Professional Surf Instructor and Adventure guide. He is also the islands most interesting entrepreneur. He leads all-inclusive 7 day retreats, touring the best of Kauai for the adventuresome graduate group, church youth group or family reunion. Although he has been in the surfing and friend touring business for his entire life in Kauai, this year is the first to offer his service to the Mainland. Everyone knows Cliff, and Cliff knows Kauai. If you are interested in visiting Hawaii, choose Kauai. Once you experience life on this island, you will be living your dreams. Visit with Cliff on the newly created Facebook Group and set up an adventure experience of a lifetime this summer.

For Immediate Release: James Hylton to Make 700th Career Start!

James Hylton to make 700th career start at Pocono ARCA 200


June 1, 2009 (MEMPHIS, TN) - The 2.5 mile triangular Pocono Speedway, nestled in the heart of the scenic Pocono Mountains, has long been one of James Harvey Hylton’s favorite tracks. On June 6th, Hylton will return to Pocono Speedway to record his 700th major sanctioning body career start in the Pocono ARCA 200.


Hylton’s storied career includes starts in NASCAR Sprint
Cup (601), ARCA RE/MAX (82), NASCAR Grand National East (6), NASCAR Nationwide (3), USAC Stock Car (3), NASCAR Grand American (3), and IMSA Sports Car (1). Hylton has competed on tracks that range from New York’s historic 2/10 mile Islip Speedway to the 2.667 mile high-banked tri-oval at Talladega, AL. “Throughout my career, I’ve raced on every surface imaginable,” stated the Inman, SC Hylton, “in the sixties, we would run a 1/3 mile dirt track one day and then turn around and run a high-banked paved oval the next”.

There is a three-way tie for the track with the most career starts by Hylton between Daytona International Speedway, Rockingham Speedway, and Darlington Speedway, each with 38 starts. Hylton has also recorded three starts on the 3.56 mile road course at Daytona International Speedway. There are 16 tracks on which Hylton has made 25 or more starts. These include such tradition rich tracks as Riverside International Raceway, Nashville’s Fairgrounds Speedway and North Wilkesboro Speedway. When considering tracks with 10 or more starts, Hylton’s best track performance-wise is the ½ mile Columbia Speedway, with an average finishing position of 4.5. Maryville, TN’s Smokey Mountain Raceway runs a close second with Hylton posting an average finish of 4.8.

James Hylton made his first NASCAR Grand National start at the Old Dominion 400 at Manassas, VA on July 8, 1964. Hylton finished 19th in a 1964 Ford Galaxie and collected $100 for his efforts. “Ned Jarrett let me drive a few races in 1964 in a Bondy Long car. At the road course in Bridgehampton, New York, I was only supposed to run a few laps, then bring the car into the garage. Ned knew how badly I wanted to race, so, he put a lock on the gas cap to make sure I didn’t get excited and run the whole race!” It was clear Hylton had developed a taste for speed and soon found he had the abilities of a contender. Since then, Hylton has recorded 3 wins, 147 Top-Fives, 309 Top-Tens in competition, and a month ago recorded a 15th place finish in the ARCA RE/MAX Series event at Talladega.

During his career, Hylton has competed against a veritable “who’s who” of stock car drivers. When asked who were among his toughest competitors, Hylton lists legends such as the Allisons, David Pearson, Richard Petty, Curtis Turner, Fireball Roberts, and singles out Cale Yarbrough. “When you tried to keep up with Cale at places like Darlington or Bristol, you pretty much had your hands full”, Hylton remarks. Hylton’s career has not been limited to only full body stock cars, as he has competed in four sports car races including a win in the 1970 Citrus 250. “The Citrus 250 was a NASCAR Grand American race held on the road course at Daytona,” detailed Hylton, “I won it in a 1969 Camaro owned by Barry Divers and I used the skills I learned as a teenager running through the backwoods roads of rural Virginia”.

In 1976, Hylton teamed up with NASCAR rival Richard Childress for the IMSA 24 Hours of Daytona. Hylton and Childress drove a specially modified 1976 Chevrolet Laguna S-3 to a second place finish in class and a 19th place overall finish in the 73 car field. “That was a lot of fun,” stated Hylton, “We held our own against the Porsche and BMW teams with that big old car. At one point we even had the car in 9th place but at 3:00 am, we lost our transmission”.

Hylton has witnessed many changes occur in the sport of automobile racing throughout his 700 races. “When I first started, it was still your basic Saturday night type of racing,” stated Hylton, “over the years it has grown into a full-fledged professional sport.” When it comes to the race cars themselves, Hylton has seen many technological and mechanical changes as well. “The big block hemi motors we ran back in the sixties had so much torque that you could almost break your neck when you accelerated,” said Hylton, “but today’s cars handle much better with the advances in tire and suspension technology”.

Over the course of his career, Hylton has established a new standard for longevity in the sporting world. “I grew up working hard seven days a week on the farm and I’ve carried that philosophy with me into my racing endeavors.” said Hylton, “ If anyone asked me for my secret to life-long endurance, I’d tell them to eat healthy, leave cigarettes alone, and drink plenty of milk.”





Jeff Droke
Hylton Motorsports
(901) 216-3507
jdroke1045@aol.com

The New Music Media

In light of a recent post on giving away ideas, this one is by far the most interesting concept God has given me to date. The music industry is all about money, right? Of course. This doesn't get difficult until someone genuinely wants to share Christ with the world, and could care less about the business side of the deal.

During the course of the last couple years, I've been moved by so many musicians. The gift they have is KNOWN by the people surrounding them. I believe its time for the world to see them. However, I want nothing to do with the current music industry. So, I set up this thing called the KNOWN tour - a collection of musicians, songwriters and technologists all on the same page - we love music, deplore the industry. Concerts are in open forums (parks and the like) media is produced live with mobile technology and each person is sponsored by a business, all kinds - local, regional or national. For instance: artists able to travel nationally will have a national business. The business brands along side us, and the musician is to hired on as a staff member, building the company internal "brand ambassador team". Everyone gets paid, benefits, and all the perks of working with a company - only doing what they love and what will bring the company recognition. It's absolutely brilliant. God is so smart.

Purpose Media International (PMI) is the non-profit doing all of the pairing up (musicians with the businesses). Also they're creating all the partnerships with local coffee shops, parks, colleges and outside ARCA & NASACAR for the national tours. PMI is also partnering with several distribution channels (web, radio, TV, print) that will serve the live-streaming & post produced content and live-music tapings to the world - eliminating the need for a "label" - sorry guys.

So, if you're a musician business or entrepreneur with a heart for music, just not the industry - join webpress media's cause and help spread the message.

Tweet us @webpress or @daynamarcum
for more information.

Author CJ Coolidge: On Location Interview

Webpress Reporter casually interviews an author. They talk about the mechanical business model, the definition, etc. CJ Coolidge is an author and speaker. His newly released book, The Squaredime Letters is revolutionizing the employee/employer relationship, solidifying it into a value proposition.
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