Ioan to appear at the Coca Cola 600 NASCAR race this month
I had the shock of my life this morning when I opened my morning paper! Ioan is coming to North Carolina in two weeks!! He'll be about 40 minutes from me and I won't be able to go see him. Gods. *headdesk* But I will be watching for any other appearances whilst the Welshman is in my state. Anyone planning to be at the NASCAR race in Charlotte will see Ioan and his co-stars during the opening ceremonies...I can't believe he will be that close to me.... FANTASTIC FOUR Cast to Visit Coca-Cola 600 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, May 8, 2007 Adjust Font Size: For 47 years, the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race has thrilled racing fans around the world with incredible feats of speed, prowess and endurance. This Memorial Day weekend, the "600" meets the "4" when the stars of the new motion picture FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER visit the legendary race in search of the Silver Surfer. Specific details of the showdown will be provided soon-but racing organizers and Twentieth Century Fox promise something truly "fantastic." The Coca-Cola 600 will be broadcast live on Sunday, May 27, on FOX at 5 p.m. ET. Scheduled to appear at Lowe's Motor Speedway are the film's principal stars Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis. The four stars will serve as honorary race officials and take part in various activities around the track prior to the main event. "The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 is one of the marquee NASCAR races, kicking off the summer, so it's only fitting that the cast of one of the largest movies of the summer should be in attendance," said H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler, president and general manager of Lowe's Motor Speedway. "It's fitting that two of the biggest events in the entertainment business are uniting here Memorial Day weekend in front of 180,000 race fans and a worldwide television audience. No doubt, the cast and this film are a perfect fit for the NASCAR fan base." source

Forty minutes and you CAN'T go Maiden! :wall: :weeping You have the same luck I do! :rant:

40 minutes!! That has got to be horrible. So close yet so far away.

40 minutes away from you and you can't go, maiden? That's horrible. :weeping

I just called a friend of mine who is going to this race and she is thrilled. She has had her tickets for months, but didn't know about this. She's going to try to get pictures if she can. Thanks for the info. I'm sorry you can't go Maiden. Gaffer's Girl

I had a chance to go to this race but passed it over for tickets to the brickyard. erica

Awww, bummer Maiden...that must really suck that he'll be so close but still so far. Thanks for the info anyway, not exactly familiar with Nascars but I know the guy from 'Guess Who' likes them. LOL.

What a bummer that you can't go. I have it written down now, so will watch for it. Wonder what they'll have them do? Loretta

DUDE THAT ISN'T FAIR! That's it! I'm getting my parents to take time off and going! *sighs* I'm sorry Madien. I knwo the whole situation. I highly sympathize. *Sighs* it's all right, I'll watch Nascar with my dad...maybe...just maybe he will go to the Indie 500 and I can get my parent to go....let's hope. EDIT: OMG! OMG! OMG! MY MOM SAID SHE MIGHT GET ME A PLANE TICKET AND SEND ME DOWN THERE AS MY GRADUATION GIFT! I MIGHT GET TO GO TO THE RACE!!!!

Music......take plenty of pictures for us!!

Oh Maiden I feel your pain. This is why I've never met anybody famous.

I hope that "might" soons turns into a ticket in hand!!