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FWIW, all I can say about the Bristol show, is that it was "different". Might have been more interesting, had it not been so dusty. From the driver's viewpoint, I can't imagine driving 90 MPH, without really being able to see where I was going..........

No, I didn't, but after giving the image that I saw some more thought, something struck me. As far as I know, there wasn't any racing in NY, last season, and Google Earth does update their imaging every so often. The last time I recall being on the Google site, and scanning around that area, the...

.......I thought I'd post this "tidbit", in the "racing section". I was scanning western NY, on the 'Google Earth' website, looking for some travel route information. While doing that, I was thinking of today's postponed Bristol dirt race, which got me thinking of the DIRT show that's been held...

That was how the 2019 races were run, and how the 2020 races were supposed to be run.....

Well, it appears that the illustrious Governor has decided to show some benevolence, and is allowing outdoor sporting events, motorsports included, to resume this summer, with slight crowd reductions in place. Sadly, the crowd restrictions probably won't need to be in effect, at Spencer's, if...

Hopefully, the restrictions on outdoor sports events will be lifted, in the very near future. Assuming that indeed happens, will the same group of enthusiasts that promoted the 2019 season at Spencer Speedway be able (and willing!!) to once again lease the track, and put on some shows?

I agree. I'll go out on a limb, here, and assume that John is referring to "Bubba", with his second comment. What I wonder, is what will happen to the team, if Bubba fails to deliver the success that he felt he could produce. Will the "ballers" pull their money, and go home?

Indeed!!

OR, weren't they thinking at all? One of the biggest races of the year, the Daytona 500 was scheduled to be telecast this past Sunday, beginning at 2:30 PM, EST. As usual, while the broadcast indeed began at 2:30, the usual pre-race "stuff" took about 30 minutes to be tended to, so the race...

Although running the race on the road course was an interesting twist, I think the idea of making it partially a "dirt track" event wasn't the best of ideas......

I wish a happy new year to all, and sincerely hope that 2021 is a whole lot better than 2020 was!!

Merry Christmas and hopefully, a Happy New Year to all the race fans in the country. Hopefully 2021 will bring better times, as well as a return to some sort of "normalcy".

This has been a rough year, for both we racing enthusiasts, as well as the population in general. Fortunately, if you're reading this post, you've managed to survive the uproar, although not necessarily in a joyous fashion. Nonetheless, I sincerely wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving, urge you...

Lengthy article in today's edition of the Rochester, NY newspaper, the 'Democrat&Chronicle', outlining yet another group of griping neighbors wanting to curtail/shut down a long standing race track. This time, the target is the Canandaigua, NY dirt track. Although the article didn't come right...

A list of bars/restaurants in the Rochester area, was posted in today's (07/28) Democrat&Chronicle newspaper, citing various infractions of the state's Covid-19 restrictions, with respect to their operating procedures. Genesee Speedway, in Batavia was also listed as one of the violators, but...

Many race fans are wondering when race tracks will re-open, based on the various states' mandates, regarding the gathering of sports fans at sporting events. As we all know, people are getting quite frustrated over this. Ace Speedway, in Elon North Carolina decided that they had had enough...

Although I'm not familiar with this young modified driver, I read in the Rochester newspaper a few days ago, that Ted Appleton had passed away, about a week ago. May he RIP.

A buddy of mine just e-mailed me......he was browsing through the 'Racing Junk' website, and lo and behold, he saw a "for sale" listing for Spencer Speedway.

Early reports are that a certain driver, identified as S. Claus, on the entry form, has won the "pole position" for tonight's "Toyland 500". The green flag will be thrown sometime around midnight...?.. Merry Christmas to all!

Junior Johnson, a stock-car racing giant whose career spanned the sport?s history from its moonshining roots to its modern era as a fierce, hard-nosed driver and an innovative mechanic and team owner, has died. He was 88. Johnson?s passing was confirmed by the NASCAR Hall of Fame. He had been...