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On the ninth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Nine Umbrella Girls,
V-Eight cylinders,
Seven days of racing,
Six “Mongoose” burnouts,
Five Nurburgrings,
Four famous words, (“Gentlemen, start your engines!”)
Three Le Mans,
Two racing gloves,
And a Ferrari in my driveway.

On the tenth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Ten laps of Sprint cars,
Nine Umbrella Girls,
V-Eight cylinders,
Seven days of racing,
Six “Mongoose” burnouts,
Five Nurburgrings,
Four famous words, (“Gentlemen, start your engines!”)
Three Le Mans,
Two racing gloves,
And a Ferrari in my driveway.

On the eleventh day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Eleven rows at Indy,
Ten laps of Sprint cars,
Nine Umbrella Girls,
V-Eight cylinders,
Seven days of racing,
Six “Mongoose” burnouts,
Five Nurburgrings,
Four famous words, (“Gentlemen, start your engines!”)
Three Le Mans,
Two racing gloves,
And a Ferrari in my driveway.

On the twelfth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Twelve months of SPEED,
Eleven rows at Indy,
Ten laps of Sprint cars,
Nine Umbrella Girls,
V-Eight cylinders,
Seven days of racing,
Six “Mongoose” burnouts,
Five Nurburgrings,
Four famous words, (“Gentlemen, start your engines!”)
Three Le Mans,
Two racing gloves,
And a Ferrari in my driveway.

Share this with your racing friends. Hopefully it will make them smile... and may help the racing off-season fly by a little more quickly.

Happy Holidays!

Gregg

The opinions reflected herein are solely those of the above commentator and are not necessarily those of SPEEDtv.com, FOX, NewsCorp, or Speed Channel

Gregg Leary is a Researcher/Writer for "Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain","The SPEED Report", book reviewer and columnist for SPEEDtv.com. Leary was track announcer for Hooter's IHRA Drag Racing at National Events in the USA and Canada and entertained event crowds during "down time". He was Marketing, PR Director and track announcer at Lake Erie Speedway. Leary covered Auto Racing, Major League Baseball, the National Football League, and the National Basketball Association. Leary has conducted motivational seminars and performed stand-up comedy around the country. Leary is available for motorsports consulting on a limited basis. Contact him via email at


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