“Thunder in the Mountains” and that just what it was as the Senior Tour
Auto Racers rolled into White Mountains Motorsports Park on August 22nd. STAR started their day with warm ups from
1:00 till 3:00. This was a great
opportunity to get any bugs out of your car or just seat time for new members. It was great to see non- car owners get into
the cars and give it a shot! Now they
have the understanding of how much fun this can be! It was quite in the pit area with members working
on their cars for the evening shows but I know this would not last for long, and
I was right, you will see later on!
The first to go out was the Sportsmen division for their heat race. It would be Alan Zemla from Me in his #43
coupe (known as Fred) to take down the first checkered for the evening. The Modifieds were lined up and ready for
their heat race. Ed Mulligan from RI in
his #61 Pinto took down the checkered on the last lap with his move to the
outside.
Then it was time for the feature races to take place. In the Sportsmen division it was Skip Stearns
from NH in his #7 coupe to take the checkered and win for the Sportsmen
division. John Mulcahy from Ma in his
#57 Mustang pulled off a close second and finishing off the pack with a third
was Alan Zemla from Me in his #43 coupe.
In the Modifieds it would be James Allen from Ma in his #44 Mustang to
take the checkered and the feature win for the Modifieds. Charlie Lima from Ma in his #2X coupe and Ed
Mulligan from RI in his #61 battled for second. When the checkered came down it
was Lima to pick up a second and Mulligan finished off with a third.
White Mountains brought all three from each division trackside for and out
of car interview and trophies, boy were they in for a surprise! I knew it was
too quite that night and I was sure they would show their colors and they
did! At interview time the drivers took
the mike one by one and talked to the fans in the stands. The drivers poured water on the winners in
from of the fans and then the joking and interacting with the fans began, to at
one point the fans laughed so much they stood up and gave them a standing
ovation! The winners selected children
from the stands to give their trophies to for a memory of Senior Tour’s visit
there! What a great night and so much
fun at Victory Lane!
Thank you to White Mountains Motorsports Park their entire staff and the
FANS for a great night of racing!
