TrackChasers: Will and I headed north to Quebec for a weekend of ice racing. The weekend started off badly for Will, as his car died on the way to my house....
Robert E. "Boston Bob" Blair Jr. Of Norwood, formerly of Dedham, March 2. Son of the late Robert and Helen (Burns) Blair. Brother of Elizabeth Boncek of...
So sorry to hear about Bob Blair. He's been a friend for nearly 30 years. Allan...
Allan Brown
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Mar 4, 2003 1:31 pm
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I only got to see Bob Blair once or twice a year in the 17 years I knew him. Knoxville, the Gold Cup and the Copper World were regular stops for Boston Bob,...
Hey gang!!!! Below is some slingshot news: USERS Log-In Register Member Listing Slingshots by Tobias bound for the Bayou and Lone Star states The...
Bruce Eckel
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Mar 4, 2003 11:37 pm
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<Will, I ask you to reinstate Bob in the top 20 if his total still warrants that, lack of a list be damned...Gordy> Gordy, I'm going to go over Bob's columns...
Hi all, Sometimes all the great plans go as expected and we have a good weekend on the highways and at the speedways. This one worked! Mr. Manager sent me to...
Edward J. Esser
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Mar 5, 2003 5:40 pm
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Friendship Speedway in NC is being converted to a paved track their website will be www.friendshipmotorspeedway.com Allan...
Allan Brown
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Mar 6, 2003 7:31 pm
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Since not much is happening at the present time I thought maybe everyone might want to hear some late news about some new tracks that we attended. I decided...
Bruce Eckel
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Mar 7, 2003 1:26 am
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Night two found us traveling to the Waycross Motor Speedway in Waycross, Georgia. Waycross is a 1/2 mile high banked oil clay oval. In fact when I went in to...
Bruce Eckel
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Mar 7, 2003 1:42 am
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Randy, To answer your question on a new track vs. good racing Pat and I go for the good racing first and the new track second. We will not go out of our way...
Bruce Eckel
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Mar 7, 2003 1:48 am
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Congratulations to list members Ed Esser (amateur) and Ron Rodda (pro) on your respective 2002 division championships in Ron Hedger's Superfans contest. Ed,...
2003 USA Figure 8 schedule 25-May - Farwell Fairgrounds, MI 20-Jun - Marion Fairgrounds, MI 21-Jun - Marion Fairgrounds, MI 5-Jul - Farwell Fairgrounds, MI ...
The four 2003 dates for figure 8 racing at the Webster County Fairgrounds in Fort Dodge, IA are June 22 July 13 August 3 Sept. 14 All are Sunday afternoons...
Allan Brown
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Mar 8, 2003 9:11 pm
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The four 2003 dates for figure 8 racing at Barnes City Raceway, IA are Sat - Jun 14 Sun - Jul 6 Sun - Aug 3 Sun - Sep 7 All races start at 1 pm Allan...
Allan Brown
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Mar 8, 2003 9:18 pm
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I just talked with an official of the Keokouk County Expo in Sigourny, IA Their five figure 8 races for 2003 are May 24 Jun 28 Jul 19 Sug 23 Sep 20 All are...
Allan Brown
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Mar 8, 2003 9:31 pm
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Here's race three of our weekend. We headed south back into Florida headed for Daytona. On tap in the morning was the last few hours of the 24 hours of...
Bruce Eckel
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Mar 8, 2003 10:15 pm
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It was time to head north again, past Jacksonville and onto Waynesville, the sight of the second race of the Sunday double. Golden Isles Speedway is a 1/2...
Bruce Eckel
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Mar 8, 2003 10:25 pm
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Make that old US169. There is no actual access from 169. The old road runs parallel. Gordy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Per the speed channel, and the ALMS and Trans-Am series websites the National Grand Prix in DC is cancelled. So much for it being a successful event. Looks...
A big thanks to you Will, for bringing to my attention the racing on the frozen St Lawrence Seaway at Maple Grove (Quebec) you visited last week.... I was...
Rick, Glad you enjoyed the ice races at Maple Grove. Guy and I were also pleasantly surprised at how many cars they get there. If all the ice races in the...
If you guessed Rick Schneider, try again. But if you guessed Paul and Eleanor Weidman, you'd be right! Will, maybe you can sign them up to the trackchaser...
The East Stroudsburg airport in PA has drag racing on occasion. I am not sure the length of the track, but a recent newspaper had contact info and a schedule....
Hi all, Thanks, Will. This is the sixth title but in 1992 it only took 149 races to claim the honor. These other midwesterners just keep pushing me harded. I...
Edward J. Esser
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Mar 12, 2003 5:40 am
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Hi all, Mr Erdmann sent me out on another agressive weekend and it all worked as planned again. Thursday was off to Arkansas and the first day of a 3 day...
Edward J. Esser
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Mar 12, 2003 6:29 am
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Hi all, Mr Erdmann sent me out on another agressive weekend and it all worked as planned again. Thursday was off to Arkansas and the first day of a 3 day...