NOSTALGIA NIGHT AT WATERFORD SPEEDBOWL

It was “Nostalgia Night” at the Waterford Speedbowl on July 26^th.  The weather was questionable as rain and high winds were predicted.  It was raining all around the Bowl but luckily missed the Bowl letting the races get in that evening.

The house was packed with fans and so were the pits with tours and Waterford regulars.  Senior Tour was on hand with 22 vintage race cars from all over New England to give the fans a touch of the “Good Ole Days”.   STAR started their day with afternoon warm ups and then at 5:00 STAR staged on the midway to let the fans see the cars up close before the night racing began.  Thank you to the members who displayed their cars for the fans.  Sorry the midway was full and all cars could not get up on the midway, but it was good because there were fans in the pits talking to the STAR members there, so it made out good for all STAR members.

It was nice to see Bob Potter, sixth time track champion at the Waterford Speedbowl join in to have some fun with STAR in Richard Chaplin #72 coupe.

At race time it was the Sportsmen to hit the track first for their feature race. It was Bob Seward from Ma in his #69B coupe to take down the first checkered that evening.  John Mulcahy from Ma took a very close second and to round out the pack with a third was Robert Harless from NY in his #8 sedan. Seward was brought trackside for and out of car interview and awarded with a trophy.

The Modifieds were staged and ready to take the asphalt for their feature race. It was hometown boy Rich Mosher in his #17 coupe to take the victory for the Modifieds but only by inches as Scott Poirier from Ct in his #73 Pinto took a very close second.  To round out the pack with a third was Alec Gause from NH in his #75 Pinto.  Gause has just moved up from the Sportsmen to the Modifieds this year and I can see he can hold his own.                   

 STAR would like to thank Waterford Speedbowl and its’ complete staff for all their hospitality and a great night of racing.