Archive for the ‘MMI’ Category
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
 Cagnazzi Racing website To support a team rebranding effort and attract more sponsorship support, Mooresville-based NHRA Pro Stock drag racing team Cagnazzi Racing hired MMI to design and develop their new website at cagnazziracing.com. The two-time NHRA Pro Stock Championship winning team needed a site that reflected the caliber and success of the family-owned team. While simple and functional in its layout, the new website’s design motif reflects the hard-working Italian heritage that the Cagnazzi family is known for.
Tags: cagnazzi racing, drag racing, MMI, nhra, website
Posted in Consulting, MMI |
Friday, May 28th, 2010
 R/C car grid MMI worked with Kyle Busch and NOS Energy Drink to put on a special R/C (radio-control) racing event at Charlotte Motor Speedway entitled Rowdy R/C All Stars presented by NOS Energy Drink. Busch, aka Rowdy, invited out some of his NASCAR colleagues to join him and some of the top R/C racers in America from Team Associated. Joining Busch were Juan Pablo Montoya, Scott Speed, Michael McDowell, TJ Bell, Matt DiBenedetto, Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, Bobby Labonte and NASCAR crew chief, Dave Rogers. Busch took the Celebrity class victory by easily maneuvering his NOS-sponsored 1:10 scale No. 18 Team Associated R/C truck through the 50 ft. by 100 ft. dirt and asphalt off-road track that featured double jumps, hairpin turns, moguls, and a steep dirt berm that led into a 2 ft. high kicker jump. Busch turned his short course electric truck just like the professionals, making minimal mistakes, to out-run runner-up Scott Speed. He later tested his skills against one of the best in the world, Team Associated driver Ryan Maifield, driving a 1:8 scale nitro buggy in the pro demonstration race.
Tags: kyle busch, nos energy, r/c, radio control
Posted in Drivers, MMI |
Monday, May 10th, 2010
 Driver X column @ ESPN.com Driver X of ESPN.com/ESPN Magazine fame posted a ESPN.com column entitled “NASCAR’s Man Behind the Scenes” about MMI founder Cary Agajanian in response to another Player X column about deal makers in their sport (NBA). Although it has been several weeks from the post, no driver has stepped forward to claim responsibility. It is the assumption around the MMI offices that Cary knows, but won’t tell. It takes a man behind the scenes to know, Driver X would likely say.
Tags: cary agajanian, driver x, espn
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Monday, May 10th, 2010
 Double Checkers for Denny Hamlin (c) Getty Images MMI driver clients made their mothers’ proud at Darlington Raceway (SC) on Mother’s Day weekend, placing the top two finishers in the Sprint Cup race and the top five finishers in the Nationwide race. Both races were won by Denny Hamlin, who edged out Jamie McMurray in the Cup race and JGR teammate Kyle Busch in the earlier Nationwide race.
Tags: darllington, Denny Hamlin, jamie mcmurray, kyle busch, MMI, mothers
Posted in Drivers, MMI |
Friday, April 23rd, 2010
 TRAC award plaque MMI’s Cary Agajanian got a surprise at his week’s annual The Racing Attorney Conference (TRAC) when they presented him with an award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Motorsports Law. Cary, along with MMI’s Bill Anthony, attended and spoke at the conference this week at the Ritz-Carlton in Uptown Charlotte. It came as no surprise to the audience, however, as Cary has long been credited as one of the first recognized attorneys focused on motorsports and protecting the interests of the industry from all aspects (tracks, promoters, driver, sanctioning bodies, etc.).
Tags: attorney, award, cary agajanian, TRAC
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Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
 Jimmie Johnson & Kasey Kahne chat Kasey Kahne announced today his signing to drive for Hendrick Motorsports in the future. As the top free agent this season, Kasey was as highly sought after a driver in recent memory. Typically the “Silly Season” of driver signings and changes take place later in the season, but Kasey was eager to establish his future plans and focus on racing for the remainder of the long NASCAR season. Marty Smith, who broke the story on ESPN.com, was the first also to get a one-on-one with Kasey to discuss his decision. Click here to watch video of interview. Many agree this is a great resting place for Kahne. Read this opinion piece by NASCAR.com writer David Caraviello.
Tags: hendrick motorsports, kasey kahne, silly season
Posted in MMI |
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
 Sports Illustrated, Feb. 19, 1973 An official copy of the Sports Illustrated article on J.C. Agajanian from February 19, 1973 made its way to the MMI offices. The “Gin Rummy and Racing Cars” feature story describes the rise of J.C. Agajanian to a racing magnate on the national and Southern California racing scenes. Download it for a fun read.
Tags: Cary, JC Agajanian, Sports Illustated
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
 KB1 display at Hard Rock Casino Kyle Busch and his personal sponsor Electric Visual recently launched the KB1 sunglasses and held a in-store signing at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas during the NASCAR race weekend. The Hard Rock retail store featured a Kyle Busch KB1 custom window display and fans started lining up four hours before the signing. Rowdy showed up right on time with a smile on his face and didn’t bat an eye at signing autographs for 375 people. Product description from Electric: Come in 1st Place with the new “Kyle Busch” signature shade from Electric. Built for Speed, this unique hard lined frame is designed especially for NASCAR speed demon Kyle “Rowdy” Busch. Young, edgy, and controversial, Electric and KB share the same aggressive traits. 2nd Place is the first loser, so rock the new KB1 and go straight to Victory Lane!
Tags: electric, hard rock casino, KB1, kyle busch, las vegas
Posted in Consulting, MMI |
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
 Jamie McMurray at Apex wheel MMI recently installed a SimCraft racing simulator in MMI’s driver’s lounge, known officially as the “Smoke Lounge.” The Apex sc830 Professional Racing Simulator unit is outfitted with iRacing software to simulate real-like racing conditions and motions. The unit has already caught the curiosity of several MMI clients who have hopped on board for fun or prepare for an upcoming test or race, including 2010 Daytona 500 Champion Jamie McMurray. The unit is especially helpful to the younger development drivers that lack the track time at certain race tracks, some of which they have never visited before. It also provides the more experienced driver and their engineers with valuable set-up information for specific tracks. New track records are sure to follow.
Tags: apex, iRacing, jamie mcmurray, MMI, simcraft, simulator
Posted in Consulting, Drivers, MMI |
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
 Brian Scott pit at Daytona (c) Getty Images MMI linked up StopRepairBills.com, a leading provider of vehicle service contracts, with Brian Scott to pilot the StopRepairBills.com No. 11 Toyota Camry for Braun Racing in two NASCAR Nationwide Series races at Daytona and Las Vegas. In his season debut at Daytona, Scott finished 19th by avoiding the big wreck that took out Danica Patrick and many others in the stacked field. Scott is competing for the 2010 Nationwide Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year award after a very successful 2009 campaign on the Truck series that netted him one win, seven top-5’s and 13 top-10 finishes.
Tags: braun racing, Brian Scott, daytona, nascar, stoprepairbills.com
Posted in Consulting, Drivers, MMI |
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