BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT - LEE USA SPEEDWAY

It was “Back to School Night” and “Rides for Kids Night” at the Lee USA Speedway on August 29^{th. .} Senior Tour Auto Racers was part of the program as they rolled into Lee USA Speedway in Lee, NH for their second appearance for the 2014 season.  What a night it was as 21 vintage racers filled the pit area of Lee USA Speedway.  One by one they hauled into the pit area.  There was Coupes, Sedans, Pintos, Vegas, Mustangs, big blocks, small blocks, just about every type of vintage racecar was present and ready to go.  It was so great to see so many different states representing STAR that night, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York!!!!!

 To start the day Star had two sets of warm-ups.   First the Sportsmen division took their time on the track to get ready for the evening events and then the modified division took their turns also getting the cars ready for the night racing.   Then it was off to racing as the STAR Sportsmen took to the track first.   Gary Moore from NH in the #7 Pinto and Alan Zemla from Me in the #43 coupe battled for first place.   Skip Stearns from NH in the #7X coupe and Robert Harless from NY in the #8 sedan were right on the tail of the leaders.   Just one slip up and it would be anyone’s win.  When the checkered waved it was on Moore to take the first victory for the tour that evening.  Zemla pulled a very close second and Stearns pulled enough forward to pull of the pack with a third.

Now it was time for modifieds to hit the track for their heat race.  When the green came down it was Brian Robie from NH in the #7 Pinto and Scott Poirier from Ct in the #73 Pinto to go side by side.  Cars shifted for second and third place and when the checkered came down it was on Brian Robie  to take the second victory for the tour that evening.  Scott Poirier closed in with a close second and to top off the pack was James Allen from Ma in his #46 Monza. 

It was time for Lee USA Speedway to have the “Rides for Kids” time.  I want to thank all the STAR cars that went out on the track to join in this event and there were a lot of you!!  The children love to ride in the vintage cars and you could see them fighting which one to get into.  Thanks go out to the members that participated in the “Rides for Kids.”

Then it was time for the feature races of STAR.  The Sportsmen hit to the asphalt first for their 15-lap feature.   It was Dwight Lowes from Ma in the #50 coupe to take the lead on the pack and the third checkered for the tour that evening.  Mike Horsch from NH in the 1/4 coupe slotted into second with Robert Harless from NY finishing off the pack with a third.  Dwight Lowes was brought to trackside for an out of car interview and award with the first place trophy.

 Now the modifieds were hitting the track for their 15-lap feature.   When the green came down it was off to racing for the modifieds . The pack was tight with half way to go as Bobby Turner from Me in his #7 Pinto and Ed Mulligan from RI in the #61 Pinto went side by side.  Rich Mosher from CT in the #17 coupe and James Allen from Ma in the #46 Monza diced it up for third place. When the checkered came down it was on Bobby Turner for the win for the modifieds that evening.  Mulligan  finished off with a close second and Mosher holding on to third.  Bobby Turner was brought to trackside for an out of car interview and awarded with the first place trophy.

Star would like to thank Lee USA Speedway and their entire staff for a great night of racing and also thank them for including Star in the FUN EVENTS.  

RIDES FOR KIDS