Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Been on the road.

Well I can't believe its July 20th already. Yes I know I have not blogged in about 2 months. This will be a short one to let you all know I am still here..

Well it has been a busy 2 months. Since my last post I have been to Virgina, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Connecticut,New Jersey and of course the great state of New York all to catch a race or two.

Our first big road trip was to the south to see my first race at Bowman Gray, the Madhouse and the Madhouse it was. The trip also included first time stops at Linda's Speedway for mini sprints and what apparently the last modified race at Martinsville Speedway.

Other road trips included taking the kids to New Hampshire Speedway plus Lebanon Valley Speedway and New Egypt Speedway in New Jersey for some big block dirt modfieds. Plus we caught our first modified race on a road course at Limerock Speedway.

Variety has always been what I love. Yes modifeds will always be my favorite but NHRA drag racing is always on the schedule at least once a year. Seeing cars go over 300 miles an hour is quite a rush. Englishtown in New Jersey has been a stop now for the last 3 years. Unfortunately another drag racer lost his life there this year, lets hope they have learned from past tragedies and his passing will be the last. Seeing mini- sprints on dirt for the first time this year made me want to see more!

I must say that this year I have had the most fun traveling with the kids to the races. We have made many side trips to parks, 6 Flags, rivers, the ocean, Cooperstown and many other great places. As they grow up the time we spend is special just because they grow up so fast.

Coming up is the busiest stretch of the season. Starting with the end of July at Riverhead Raceway for a 175 lap modified race. With the help of my good friend Jim Schaefer should be quite a night. From there races at Stafford, Thompson and Bristol really fill out the month of  August and then there will be only 3 races to finish the season  at New Hampshire, then back to Stafford and Thompson.


Join us at Riverhead for what should be a fun and special night. Saturday July 31st at Long Islands last remaining Speedway.

See you at the races.

Jaws