Latest News: April
7th, 2008
SPENCER
SPEEDWAY 2008 NEWS
By
Dave Mance
Racing time is almost here and I
just wanted to give you a few more updates on what is going on…
1) As I have said, we will be
having Motorcycles and Jr. Dragster’s running this season. We
are still trying to get the Snowmobile’s back, but that will
probably not happen this year.
2) Fuel will be available in mid
April when John gets back into Town.
3) The Entry Fee will be going up.
John spoke to the insurance people and raised rates this year.
Therefore, the following are the new entry fees according to class
(keep in mind that $2.00 of your entry fee will be going towards
the point’s fund):
Super Pro - $45.00
Modified - $40.00
Street - $30.00
Motorcycles - $30.00
Jr. Dragster - $15.00
4) The scoreboards are being
worked on. We have to set the computer up and figure out what
program we need.
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BENEFIT DINNER FOR
TOM VANDEWALLE
FOR THOSE OF YOU
WHO MAY NOT BE AWARE, TOM VANDEWALLE WAS OUR VERY DEVOTED MEDIC ON
THE AMBULANCE AT SPENCER SPEEDWAY FOR MANY YEARS.
TOM HAS PASSED
AWAY AND THERE WILL BE A BENEFIT DINNER IN HIS HONOR ON SATURDAY,
MAY 3RD AT THE PULTNEYVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT, 4049 LAKE ROAD,
PULTNEYVILLE, NY.
TICKETS FOR THIS
BENEFIT ARE $50.00 PER COUPLE AND ONLY 100 TICKETS WILL BE ISSUED.
THEREFORE, ANYONE IN THE RACING COMMUNITY WHO WOULD LIKE TO
PURCHASE TICKETS CAN OBTAIN THEM AT THE “LETTERING LOUNGE” IN
WILLIAMSON OR YOU CAN CONTACT VINCE PILATO AT (585) 697-4012 FOR
TICKETS.
THOSE WHO MAY NOT
BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS DINNER, MAY WANT TO CONSIDER MAKING A
DONATION OF ANY AMOUNT IN HIS BEHALF BY CONTACTING VINCE AT (585)
697-4012.
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January
25th, 2008
2008 Drag Racing Schedule
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September 20th, 2007
LIFE IS A DRAG - By Dave Mance
Let me tell you…this
was one LONG racing season! We only had one Saturday rain out and
a Fourth of July race canceled due to rain. Needless to say, the
local racers definitely had plenty of Saturday nights to get out
of the house and take a break from their everyday routine.
Saturday the 15th was looking iffy for rain, but we managed to dry
the track, even being as cold as it was outside, and had an 85 car
turn out for our final night of racing at Spencer Speedway. Being
that it was cool out, the starting line was full of traction and
racers were “breaking out” because the air was good and cars
were performing at their peak. So, here are the results from our
final night of drag racing:
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September 8th, 2007
LIFE IS A DRAG - By Dave Mance
Now that we’re really winding
down, I can give you an insight into the REAL world of drag racing
at Spencer Speedway. I read an article in the National Dragster
the other day and it stated “You don’t have to be in shape to
drag race. Some of the sports portlier pilots are among the best
driver’s out there, but getting and staying fit has always been
a part of racing life for some Pro driver’s.” For instance,
Kenny Bernstein speed walks and Larry Dixon works out in a gym.
Now, at Spencer Speedway Mark Talmadge rides a bike that is about
20 years old (rather than walking up to the line), Matt Himes
wheels around in a wheelchair (broken foot) when he’s not
driving his car, Paul Kelsch prefers the golf cart method to keep
his accelerator foot in shape, and Nick Tantalo rides a power
scooter! Needless to say, we’re gunning for the “portlier”
type pilots in the long run. (Ha, Ha!!
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September
5th, 2007
LIFE IS A DRAG - By Dave Mance
Well, the season
is coming to an end. There are only two more races left and it is
still a close race in points for all the drag racing classes.
Everybody is looking for that final trophy and end of the season
pay-out at the banquet.
Saturday,
September 1st, was the deciding night on who would represent the
track in the “race of champions” at the bracket finals and it
certainly was an exciting evening. When all was said and done,
Paul Kelsch will be in Super Pro, Matt Himes in Pro, and Sam
Capizzi Jr. in Street. These are three good racers that will
represent our track very well in the “race of champions”. Good
luck to them all and now let’s get to the results of Saturday’s
race…
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August 28th, 2007
LIFE IS A DRAG - By Dave Mance
For a while on
Saturday it looked like we may get rained out for the third time
this season, but Mother Nature fooled us again. We had a few
sprinkles but nothing that would stop us from drag racing. The
weatherman threatened us with a 60% chance of rain and that’s
what might have caused us to have a low car count for that night.
Needless to say, the “die-hards” showed up and we had another
good night of racing and even got out a little earlier than usual.
So, here are the winners from August 25th:
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August 23rd, 2007
LIFE IS A DRAG - By Dave Mance
It really would
have been nice to have the weather we have been having on Saturday
nights occurring during the week last week. My wife, Suzi, and I
took a “mini” vacation to Atlantic City and the three days we
were there it just rained and was cloudy and the temperature
reached about 68 degrees the whole time we were there. Granted, we
had a great time, but didn’t win any money, but it was nice to
get away.
Saturday, August
18th, was our “box/no-box shootout.” We had another great
turnout having 111 cars show up to race. The top eight winners in
both box and no-box all received pay-outs. We had a few breakdowns
throughout the night, but we did manage to finish by curfew (11:30
P.M.), although I was not able to get a “gamblers” race in
that evening. Oh well! The following are the top eight in both
classes:
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