News Briefs

Workhorse Offers Auto Race Tickets

Workhorse Custom Chassis, which is the official campground sponsor at Texas Motor Speedway in Forth Worth, Texas, is inviting race fans to enter a drawing to win a weekend getaway package for the NASCAR Nextel Cup race weekend there April 16-17.

The four winners will receive free VIP campground camping and grandstand seats for the Busch series race on Saturday and the Nextel Cup race on Sunday. To enter, see the Workhorse Web site at www.workhorse.com and fill out the entry form by March 15.

Pace Arrow Gains Movie Role

Fleetwood RV supplied three Pace Arrow motorhomes for the hit movie Meet the Fockers, in which characters played by Robert De Niro and Blythe Danner take a motorhome to Florida to meet characters played by Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand.

A Pace Arrow appears in several scenes in the movie. Fleetwood modified the motorhomes to meet the needs of the filmmakers, and cut one of the units in half to allow for interior filming.

Camping World Offers RV Makeover

RV owners can enter a Camping World contest that will given the grand prize winner a $20,000 makeover package that consists of $5,000 cash and $15,000 worth of Camping World products and services selected from items ranging from tires and roof repairs to appliances and interior décor.

Participants should submit a photograph of the interior of their RV as well as a 400-word statement of why they deserve the RV makeover. Entry forms are available at Camping World stores and through the Web site as www.campingworld.com/rvmakeover.

Whistler Gains Visitors

Tourism Whistler in British Columbia reports that business is beginning to recover this winter after three consecutive seasons of decline that included a drop in foreign travel attributed to the SARS crisis and the war in Iraq.

The number of room nights booked this year is expected to increase 5 to 7 percent over last year’s bookings. The increase comes after a number of promotions, including Whistler Blackcomb’s Edge Card, which provides residents of British Columbia and Washington State with discounts on lift tickets.

California Offers New Travel Planner

Tourists planning a trip to California can obtain maps, lists of attractions and region-by- region guides in the new 2005 Official State Visitor’s Guide and Travel Planner.
The free guides are available by calling (877) CALIFORNIA or by going to www.visitcalifornia.com.

The cover of the 212-page guide commemorates the 50th anniversary of Disneyland. The guide contains tourist information for every part of the state and special sections on outdoor recreation, gaming, and food and wine. The guide will be available online at the visitcalifornia.com Web site in the middle of this month.