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06-03-2008, 05:39 PM
4TH ANNUAL NORWOOD ARENA REUNION PULLS A BIG CROWD AT BEZEMA BUICK, PONTIAC, GMC
Sunny weather with temps in the high 70's
contributed to the largest turnout ever at the 4th Annual Norwood Arena Reunion
this past Sunday. Among the competitors of the track that turned out
included; Sprint Car and Midget driver Jim McGuire who traveled up from
Bridgewater, NJ to take in his first event. Modified drivers on hand were
Leo Cleary, Bill Slater, George Summers, Jerry Capazzolli, George
Summers and Deke Astle. Also Don McCullough, Lew Austin, Pete Desjardin,
Fred Luchesi, Dick Jackson and Doug McCarthy, Jeff Horn, Jim Callahan,
George Savary, Jim Callahan and Doug McCarthy. Among the officials who
turned out were Carlton Merrill, Dan Brundage, Earl Grant, Jim Power
and Mike Scravani, Jr.
Race cars from NEAR, STARS and ACOT combined with a classic car
show had a very strong turnout with over 60 vehicles in attendance along
with other displays. Coastal 181, the racing publishing house, offered
some fantastic new books for sale. Also the NEAR Hall of Fame mobile
unit was on hand. Each vehicle received a dash plaque for the
occasion. Don Seith of Brookline got the Classic Car Trophy for his very
impressive restored '36 Ford Coupe street machine while Dave Poskitt of E.
Bridgewater was awarded the Best Looking Race Car a Modified Coupe.
The big crowd got to see old acquaintances and look at
memorabilia and scrap books to jog their memory of some of the greatest racing
ever at the now shuttered Norwood Arena just down US Route 1.
Host Marty Bezema, Sr., a former competitor at the Norwood Arena,
feed the assembled masses hot dogs, hamburgers, cole slaw and potato
salad for lunch. Plans are in the making for the 5th Annual Norwood Arena
Reunion on the first Sunday in June, 2009.
Lou Modestino
Sunny weather with temps in the high 70's
contributed to the largest turnout ever at the 4th Annual Norwood Arena Reunion
this past Sunday. Among the competitors of the track that turned out
included; Sprint Car and Midget driver Jim McGuire who traveled up from
Bridgewater, NJ to take in his first event. Modified drivers on hand were
Leo Cleary, Bill Slater, George Summers, Jerry Capazzolli, George
Summers and Deke Astle. Also Don McCullough, Lew Austin, Pete Desjardin,
Fred Luchesi, Dick Jackson and Doug McCarthy, Jeff Horn, Jim Callahan,
George Savary, Jim Callahan and Doug McCarthy. Among the officials who
turned out were Carlton Merrill, Dan Brundage, Earl Grant, Jim Power
and Mike Scravani, Jr.
Race cars from NEAR, STARS and ACOT combined with a classic car
show had a very strong turnout with over 60 vehicles in attendance along
with other displays. Coastal 181, the racing publishing house, offered
some fantastic new books for sale. Also the NEAR Hall of Fame mobile
unit was on hand. Each vehicle received a dash plaque for the
occasion. Don Seith of Brookline got the Classic Car Trophy for his very
impressive restored '36 Ford Coupe street machine while Dave Poskitt of E.
Bridgewater was awarded the Best Looking Race Car a Modified Coupe.
The big crowd got to see old acquaintances and look at
memorabilia and scrap books to jog their memory of some of the greatest racing
ever at the now shuttered Norwood Arena just down US Route 1.
Host Marty Bezema, Sr., a former competitor at the Norwood Arena,
feed the assembled masses hot dogs, hamburgers, cole slaw and potato
salad for lunch. Plans are in the making for the 5th Annual Norwood Arena
Reunion on the first Sunday in June, 2009.
Lou Modestino