http://besthotelsnow.com/blog Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:17:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The cover is finished and the final proofs have been approved. I'm talking about the new novel by Mike Howard titled Stick. Stick is an adventure novel set in the most beautiful areas of the world, the Yucatan peninsula and the wilds of unspoiled Florida.The book will be available in ... http://besthotelsnow.com/blog/2010/02/18/its-getting-closer/ The smell of burning rubber and racing fuel are in the air in Daytona Beach Fl as NASCAR gets ready to kick off the 2010 season with the worlds' most exciting race, the one and only Daytona 500. Ticket prices have been slashed, restrictive rules have been recinded and the ... http://besthotelsnow.com/blog/2010/02/05/that-smell-is-in-the-air/ A new novel written by Mike Howard is due to be released in about six weeks. Readers who enjoy action, adventure, beautiful locales, and a touch of suspense will love the adventures of Stick.  An innocent business man visits the wild unspoiled beauty of the Yucatan Peninsula to enjoy a vacation from ... http://besthotelsnow.com/blog/2010/02/05/new-novel-on-the-way/ What’s happening in Florida during March 2009? March is the beginning of the county fair season. Both Sumter and Citrus County Fairs begin this week. County fairs offer the usual thrill rides, cotton candy, funnel cakes, Italian sausage sandwiches with lots of aromatic onions. Young folks show their livestock, cattle, ... http://besthotelsnow.com/blog/2009/02/25/upcoming-events-in-florida/ Matt Kenseth won the rain shortened Daytona 500 last Sunday, today he won with the fastest car in Fontana California. Jeff Gordon didn’t have anything for Kenseth after the last pit stop. On a couple of occasions he pulled to Kenseths’ bumper but didn’t have enough tires or power to ... http://besthotelsnow.com/blog/2009/02/23/matt-kenseth-wins-two-in-a-row/ Kyle Busch Dominates The Day In Fontana California Kyle Busch made history on Saturday by becoming the first man in NASCAR history to win two touring series races in one day. He not only won both the truck race and the Nationwide Series race he did it by dominating both races ... http://besthotelsnow.com/blog/2009/02/22/kyle-busch-dominates-the-day-in-fontana-california/ The Speed Channel Needs to Dump Spencer Now! As one of the most recklessly aggressive drivers to ever have the honor of driving in NASCAR’s top series Jimmy Spencer sounds ridiculous when he criticizes other drivers for things that happen on a race track. He wasn’t even mildly successful as a ... http://besthotelsnow.com/blog/2009/02/16/the-speed-channel-needs-to-dump-spencer/ Daytona Beach, Florida Matt Kenseth, a past NASCAR champion was declared the winner of the 2009 Daytona 500.  It was called because of rain with forty eight laps left in the premiere race of the year. Kenseth was in tears after being declared the winner, saying that it was bigger ... http://besthotelsnow.com/blog/2009/02/16/kenseth-wins-rain-shortened-daytona-500/ Daytona Beach, Florida Tony Stewart won the Nationwide race Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. Stewart drove the #80 Chevy owned by Hendrick Motorsports. The car was sponsored by Hendrick.com, which is the company that Rick Hendrick operates his automobile dealerships under.  The #80 comes from the number of dealerships that Hendrick owns. Stewart ... http://besthotelsnow.com/blog/2009/02/15/tony-stewart-wins-the-nationwide-series-race-in-daytona/ Now we’re Racin! The sounds of powerful stock car engines and the smell of burning rubber were once again in Daytona Beach Florida. The qualifying races for the Daytona Five Hundred were run Thursday afternoon. These are now called the Duels. They are one hundred twenty five miles of door to ... http://besthotelsnow.com/blog/2009/02/13/the-beat-goes-on/