RACE RAMBLINGS FROM WC

Hey there!

Two weeks and a wakeup until the start of Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week in Las Vegas . . . Just under eight weeks until the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show in Indianapolis (It's a week later this year, Dec. 9-11).

I'll be at Biketoberfest in Daytona on Friday, October 22, so if you're there and would like to see my friendly face to discuss your headwear needs, drop me a note or give me a call and I'll make sure to schedule you in.

By the way, did you know we can also help you source lots of other products that you use . . . T-shirts, Bags, Lanyards . . . just ask!

Got a press release from old friend Scott Gladstone, who is leaving his position as President of Sparco USA to join his family business. Have known Scott since his days as the back room flunky at Alfa Ricambi . . . Great guy . . . the industry will miss him! Scott will be making his farewell tour at SEMA and PRI . . . be sure to stop by and bid him adieu!

Here is what went on this weekend:

NASCAR @ Lowe's Motor Speedway - The Nextel Cup series was in Charlotte this past Saturday night for the UAW/GM 500. After a wild race where Jeff Gordon spun on lap one, and Kasey Kahne, who had the field covered for 267 laps, crashed, Jimmie Johnson, driving the Lowe's Home Improvement Chevy, won the race, beating teammate Jeff Gordon to the line. In Friday night's Busch Series Lowe's presents the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 300, Mike Bliss, driving the Rockwell Automation Chevy, took his first Busch victory.

NASCAR @ Texas Motor Speedway - Saturday in Fort Worth, Todd Bodine, driving the Arnold Development Toyota Tundra, won the Craftsman Truck Series Silverado 350, his second win in a row.

IRL @ Texas Motor Speedway - The IRL season finally took place this weekend in Ft. Worth, Texas, and when it was over, Helio Castroneves, driving the Marlboro Team Penske Dallara Honda, won the IndyCar Chevy 500k. In the Menard's Infiniti Pro Series, 2004 series champion Thiago Medeiros, ended his season in style, winning his sixth race of the year, the Texas 100

As always, please remember . . .

It's not JUST a hat, it's a STATEMENT!

It's not just a brand, it's YOUR BRAND!

It's getting hats ON TIME and at the RIGHT PRICE!

It's not about us, it's about YOU!

Head Start Caps, THE headwear people . . . We're Customercentric!

Let Head Start Caps be the brand BEHIND your brand!

Remember, " . . . Everybody has one head, nobody has one hat!"

Have a GREAT week! ___________________________________ Wayne Cloth Director of Sales