1. Brian at Silverstone 2012 : Jan 16th, 2013

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      Highway To Help : Jan 11th, 2013

      AC/DC FRONT MAN BRIAN JOHNSON RAISES FUNDS FOR

      ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION WITH ‘HIGHWAY TO HELP’ CAMPAIGN

      Fifty Plus Racing team committed to making a difference for people impacted by Alzheimer’s

      CHICAGO, December 21, 2012 – The lead singer of the rock band AC/DC, Brian Johnson and Fifty Plus

      Racing announce the ‘Highway to Help’ campaign benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association.

      The ‘Highway to Help’ campaign will kickoff January 4–6, 2013 at the Roar Before the Rolex 24, a three–day fan fest

      where attendees participate in guided garage tours, tech talks and fan forums. After the “Roar,” Johnson and the

      Fifty Plus Racing team will encourage support of “Highway to Help” leading up to and during the 51st annual Rolex

      24 at Daytona on January 26–27, a 24–hour sports car endurance race held at Daytona International Speedway. The

      race will mark the start of the 2013 Rolex Sports Car Racing Series season. Johnson has been the front man for

      powerhouse rock band AC/DC since 1980. In addition to his musical acclaim, Johnson is an avid racing enthusiast,

      member of the Fifty Plus Racing team and Alzheimer’s advocate.

      “Fifty Plus Racing is proud to support the Alzheimer’s Association and do our part on the track to spotlight this

      disease,” said Brian Johnson. “‘Highway to Help’ was created in honor of the millions of people affected by

      Alzheimer’s. Our team is racing for awareness and eventually a cure.”

      Johnson’s fellow Fifty Plus Racing team members and drivers include Frank Beck, Byron DeFoor, Jim Pace, former

      Rolex 24 overall winner, Carlos DeQuesada, former Rolex 24 class winner and Ian James, current champion in all

      four of the NASCAR owned Grand–Am sanctioned Daytona Prototype, GT, Grand Am Cup Grand Sport and

      Sport touring classes.

      “The Alzheimer’s Association appreciates the support of Brian Johnson and the entire Fifty Plus Racing team,” said

      Angela Geiger, Chief Strategy Officer for the Alzheimer’s Association. “The team is truly passionate about racing

      and recognizes the great need for more awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s.”

      Alzheimer’s disease is a growing epidemic and is the nation’s sixth leading cause of death. According to the

      Alzheimer’s Association 2012 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts & Figures, more than five million Americans are currently living

      with Alzheimer’s. Approximately 200,000 of those people are under the age of 65 and living with younger–onset

      Alzheimer’s.

      To make a donation to ‘Highway to Help’ benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association, visit fiftyplusracing.com. For a

      donation of $5,000 and above, your name, or a name of your choice, will be placed on the Fifty Plus Racing racecar

      during all ‘Highway to Help’ race events.

      Alzheimer’s Association

      The Alzheimer’s Association is the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and

      research. Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research, to provide and

      enhance care and support for all affected, and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.

      Our vision is a world without Alzheimer’s. Visit alz.org or call 800–272–3900.

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      AC/DC’s Brian Johnson on a Highway to Help Alzheimer’s Patients : Jan 11th, 2013

      http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/sports/ac-dcs-brian-johnson-on-a-highway-to-help-alzheimers-patients-333658.html

      Highway To Help – Brian’s team who will be racing at Daytona later this month : Jan 11th, 2013

       

       

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      Brian with Derek Bell : Jan 11th, 2013

       

      Brian was thrilled to meet Derek Bell at a recent meeting... Widely regarded as one of the greatest British racing car drivers - 5 times winner of Le Mans, 3 times winner of the Daytona 24 & one of the best liked drivers of his generation.

      Brian was thrilled to meet Derek Bell at a recent meeting… Widely regarded as one of the greatest British racing car drivers – 5 times winner of Le Mans, 3 times winner of the Daytona 24 & one of the best liked drivers of his generation.

      Brian Johnson 6 week Radio show starts on BBC radio 2 on Aug 30th : Aug 29th, 2012

      Brian Johnson launches own radio show

      Brian Johnson gets to combine his two big passions – music and motors – in his very own radio show.
      The AC/DC frontman, originally from Dunston, Gateshead, has been given his own BBC Radio 2 show – Brian Johnson’s Rockers and Rollers – and he admits putting it together was tough.
      “Everyone thinks doing radio is just sitting down, you put a mic in front of you and just waffle, but it’s not that easy,” said Brian.
      “I sat in this studio with a big black mic in front of us and not an idea. Thankfully Ben Jones and Dan Cocker helped me out. I have to thank those two.”
      The show, which runs for six weeks from this Thursday, will provide a soundtrack to Brian’s life featuring music from ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band – and there’ll be plenty of car talk too.
      “Basically, I wrote a book called Rockers and Rollers, not about me, there’s enough of them,” he explained.
      “My memory is terrible, but cars always help me remember things. If someone asked ‘What’s the name of the girl you went out with when you were 19?’ you couldn’t remember, but you’d remember having a Mini Cooper. Cars started to get cool and groovy when rock and roll started – when Ike Turner brought out Rocket 88 it was about his car, the thing he loved.
      “The thing you wanted when you were a young man was a car because it was freedom!”
      He added: “Cars and music, the two of them sort of went together, so I start to marry the two.”
      Brian has maintained his broad Geordie accent despite living in Florida in the United States for the last 35 years – but he’s come a cropper on a few trips back North with his American jargon.
      “I’ve got a grandson, little Edwin, he’s two and a bit so I’ve just got to get back to see him as much as I can,” he said.
      “The trouble is I’ve been back to Newcastle and with living in America, I’ll go to a garage and I’ll ask for gas.
      “Oh my god, the hell I’ve got up there – ‘Ooh, you’ve changed son!’ – so I’ve got to be real careful not to call a car bonnet or boot a hood or a trunk. I walk on eggshells!”
      :: Brian Johnson’s Rockers and Rollers starts this Thursday at 10pm.

      RIP DONALD DUCK DUNN : May 16th, 2012

      I LOST ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS SUNDAY LAST, DONALD DUCK DUNN PASSED AWAY IN TOKYO, JAPAN AFTER DOING A WEEK OF SHOWS, I WAS WITH JUNE HIS WIFE ABOUT 8 HRS AFTER WE HEARD. SHE IS NATURALLY DEVASTATED BY THE NEWS.
      MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS WITH THE DUNN’S FOR 18 YEARS AND WE’VE HAD MANY WONDERFUL TIMES TOGETHER.
      DUCKS BARBECUES ARE LEGEND, HIS LAUGHTER THE MOST CONTAGIOUS , AND HIS CUSSING WAS OF AN OLYMPIC STANDARD. I DON’T HAVE THE WORDS TO MEASURE HIS LOSS HAS HAD ON ME. I JUST KNOW I’LL MISS HIM SO MUCH.
      R.I.P. DUCK
      BRIAN.

      Top Gear : Feb 20th, 2012

      Brian was on the BBC’s Top Gear last night  (Sunday Feb 19) doing a segment with James May – he raced his 1929 Bentley against the Fisker, a new electric car, driven by James May.

      Sadly, after a good start, the Bentley was left in the Fisker’s rear view mirrors.

      The good news is that they have added a few chapters of the Audio Book to the Top Gear web site – have a look here

       

      Daytona 24 Hour result : Jan 30th, 2012

      Results from the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway (starting position in parentheses):

      32. (11) DP, Byron DeFoor/Brian Johnson/Elliott Forbes-Robinson/Jim Pace/Carlos de Quesada, BMW/Riley, 672 .

      Special ticket package for 50+/Predator Racing at the Rolex 24 in Daytona : Jan 3rd, 2012

      Follow this link to purchase a special ticket package for 50+/Predator Racing at the Rolex 24 in Daytona January 28-29: