RGeeProductions
07-09-2010, 08:53 PM
For racers and fans throughout the Northeast, Thanksgiving means two things: a big meal with the family and that Lost Speedways at the Saratoga Automobile Museum is only two days away.
The event, which takes a look at speedways and speedway surfaces no longer with us as well as great racers of the past, always packs both floors of the museum with enthusiasts sharing their racing memorabilia and enjoying a wide variety of presentations. This year’s edition, set for Saturday, November 27th, will continue the tradition with talks on motorcycle racing, road course action and a variety of stock car related topics on tap.
Motorcycle enthusiast Mark Supley will return with photos and stories about old-time board track racing while highly respected sports car owner Rob Dyson and Greg Rickes, the voice of Lime Rock Park, will team for “Lost Horizons,” a comprehensive look at the old Riverside, CA road course and street racing with the Camel GT Series.
The Albany-Saratoga Charger division, from the speedway’s first asphalt period, produced a number of successful modified drivers and three graduates, Brian Ross, Nick Ronca and Jack Halloran, will recall those days using photos supplied by ace photographer John Grady.
“The Early Days of Airborne Park” will be this year’s topic for popular north-country racing historian Bill Ladabouche while another great story teller, longtime announcer Jim King, will recall the NASCAR-era heroes of the nearby Fonda Speedway.
The final presentation, “Albany-Saratoga Dirt Track Memories,” will use photos from the archives of former CVRA photographer Dick Britain to recall the early dirt track years. Event organizer Ron Hedger will be joined by “color commentator” Kenny Tremont Jr, who stands third on the A-S win list and leads all racers with 11 track championships at the recently repaved Malta oval.
Program changes for 2010 include a scheduled intermission halfway through the presentations and a longer period of memorabilia display before the presentations, which should allow visitors to enjoy the picture books and other racing memorabilia downstairs as well as presentations of their choice in the second floor Racing in New York gallery.
Specific times and related details will be announced as the event nears but for now, be sure to mark the date, November 27, on your calendar.
Ron Hedger
The event, which takes a look at speedways and speedway surfaces no longer with us as well as great racers of the past, always packs both floors of the museum with enthusiasts sharing their racing memorabilia and enjoying a wide variety of presentations. This year’s edition, set for Saturday, November 27th, will continue the tradition with talks on motorcycle racing, road course action and a variety of stock car related topics on tap.
Motorcycle enthusiast Mark Supley will return with photos and stories about old-time board track racing while highly respected sports car owner Rob Dyson and Greg Rickes, the voice of Lime Rock Park, will team for “Lost Horizons,” a comprehensive look at the old Riverside, CA road course and street racing with the Camel GT Series.
The Albany-Saratoga Charger division, from the speedway’s first asphalt period, produced a number of successful modified drivers and three graduates, Brian Ross, Nick Ronca and Jack Halloran, will recall those days using photos supplied by ace photographer John Grady.
“The Early Days of Airborne Park” will be this year’s topic for popular north-country racing historian Bill Ladabouche while another great story teller, longtime announcer Jim King, will recall the NASCAR-era heroes of the nearby Fonda Speedway.
The final presentation, “Albany-Saratoga Dirt Track Memories,” will use photos from the archives of former CVRA photographer Dick Britain to recall the early dirt track years. Event organizer Ron Hedger will be joined by “color commentator” Kenny Tremont Jr, who stands third on the A-S win list and leads all racers with 11 track championships at the recently repaved Malta oval.
Program changes for 2010 include a scheduled intermission halfway through the presentations and a longer period of memorabilia display before the presentations, which should allow visitors to enjoy the picture books and other racing memorabilia downstairs as well as presentations of their choice in the second floor Racing in New York gallery.
Specific times and related details will be announced as the event nears but for now, be sure to mark the date, November 27, on your calendar.
Ron Hedger