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Lee USA Speedway in
Lee
,
NH
was the first stop for the double-header weekend for the Senior Tour Auto
Racers. On June 12th
Star rolled into Lee USA Speedway with some of the finest restored race
cars from all over
New England
. Star was in for a very busy
day. First was the visit of
the local pre-school children ages 3 to 5.
The tour took the youngsters through the pits so they could talk to
the drivers and sit into the stock cars. It was fun to see how they
reacted when the cars started their engines. Holding their ears from the
noise but laughing for the enjoyment.
After the pre-school children left, Star was visited by troops of
local Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts. Older
children but just as the younger ones they wanted to sit in the cars and
talk to the drivers. Sometimes
there was as many as five into one car at a time.
But if anyone who knows Star they know we are a club that does a
lot for children. Star is noted to their helping hand in funding for
education and has one of the largest toy drives.
Children are a very large part of the Star group and we were happy
to be visited by so many children that day.
Then it was off to afternoon warm ups followed by the evening shows that
would bring the Star cars two heats and a feature race.
The Sportsmen rolled out onto the track first for their heat.
Wade Woster from Me in his #32 coupe showed the sportsmen how it
was done by taking the first checkered flag for the group that evening.
Then the Modifieds hit the track, changing positions on each lap
until the last few laps when Charlie Lima in his #10 Eddie Flemke Pinto
shot out to take the second victory flag for the evening.
In the feature race in the modified division Dick Crotty from NH
with his beautiful restored #32 Pinto took the pack at the half way mark
and took the victory for the modified division.
Charlie Lima from Ma in his #10 Pinto and Danny Ferland from NH in
his #21 Pinto fought to the finished for second place.
Lima
only taking Ferland by a nose. It
was a night for the Pintos for the modifieds.
In the
Sportsmen feature Skip Stearns from NH in his #7X a 1937 coupe dominated
the Sportsmen by taking the checkered for the win.
Wade Woster from Me in the #32 coupe took down a second and to top
off the pack with a third was Scott Keddy from NH in his #50 coupe. It was
a night for the coupes for the sportsmen.
Both winners were brought to the start/finish line to accept their
trophies. Miss
Massachusetts
handed out the trophies to the feature winners that evening.
Star would like to thank Lee USA Speedway for a great night of
racing and the visits from the local children organizations.
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