THE BEGINNING OF THE END (featuring S1apSh0es)

S1APSH0ES:    / @s1apshoes   NASCARMAN HISTORY:    / @nascarmanhistory   No one quite knew what to expect when Bobby Ginn, a real estate developer from South Carolina, purchased 80% of MB2 Motorsports, rebranding the two-car team as Ginn Racing. Some of NASCAR’s biggest names took notice, as did several up-and-comers, lured by big-money contracts. But hardly had the ink dried when the team’s funding began to disappear. In the space of just a few months, Ginn Racing would collapse, costing more than 100 people their jobs. It was a financial disaster that sent ripples through the sport still felt to this day. Video narrated by myself and S1apSh0es. MUSIC “One Life” – Patrick Patrikios CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 1:46 - MB2 Motorsports 6:49 - Bobby Ginn 9:09 - Expanding influence 12:12 - The Mark Martin factor 14:20 - Ginn Racing 17:05 - Momentum into 2007 20:52 - An unbalanced season 26:48 - The merger 34:53 - The body count 36:57 - A sport changed 39:14 - Closing VIDEOS https://docs.google.com/document/d/11... PHOTOS AutoRacing1.com Bill Blose (photosbybill.com) BGNRacing.com Crash.net eBay Getty Images Godfather’s Blog Google Images HiltonHeadHoldings.com ISC Images and Archives Jayski’s Silly Season Site Lubert-Adler Motorsport.com Pete McCole Press Pass Trading Cards RichQuin.com Rusty Jarrett Spokeo Wikipedia YouTube ARTICLES *Anonymous. “Ginn adds DeHart to staff,” Crash.net, January 13, 2007: https://www.crash.net/nascar/news/909... *Coble, Don. “DEI, Ginn Racing discuss possible merger for 2008,” Savannah Now, July 18, 2007: https://www.savannahnow.com/article/2... *Elkins, Ken and Erik Spanberg, “Teams joining forces on $8 million race complex,” Charlotte Business Journal, January 31, 2005, https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte... *Fabrikant, Geraldine. “It’s Tee Time. Where Is Everybody?” The New York Times, May 23, 2009: *Gluck, Jeff. “How I Got Here with Jay Frye,” JeffGluck.com, September 13, 2018: https://jeffgluck.com/jay-frye-interv... *Luthy, Dusty. “MU alum runs Ginn Racing,” July 18, 2008: https://www.columbiamissourian.com/sp... *Mackler, Mike. “Nascar Team Owner Hall of Shame: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (and a few Rebounds),” March 26, 2016: http://spaderacing.blogspot.com/2016/... *Motorsport.com, “Ginn Racing signs Martin as a mentor,” February 10, 2007: https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/... *Schultheis, Kurt. “The Ginn Co. announces a Sports Entertainment Divison,” June 21, 2006: https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/s... *Snyder, Jack. “Bobby Ginn has land and a vision,” The Orlando Sentinel, April 14, 2003: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/... *Tobin, Toby. “Lubert-Adler Sells Hammock Beach Resort and Other Properties to Tampa Company For $18 Million,” FlaglerLive, January 4, 2020: https://flaglerlive.com/148705/hammoc... WEBSITES *Bahamas Information Services Update (TheBahamasWeekly.com): http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publi... *Bumpin’ Crunchin’ and Drafting: http://bumpincrunchinanddrafting-mo.b... *Ginn Racing, archived at: https://web.archive.org/web/200610221... *Ginn Clubs & Resorts, archived at: https://web.archive.org/web/200602250... *Jayski’s Silly Season Site *Racing-reference.info *Wikipedia