Randy Myers

A “rustyracer” (Billy Biscoe) Feel Good Story

Posted by jeff º June 7, 2011 º Articles | Commentary | Randy Myers º 2 comments

By Randy Myers

Back in April I was at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Food Lion Auto Fair. Ol “rustyracer” (Billy Biscoe) had a few pieces on display for sale in his spaces and while I was sitting there talking with him, a lady picked up a tarnshed silver bowl from the piles of stuff on display. She carefully examined the bowl, then gently placed it back on the table.

Curious doesn’t describe my thoughts as the lady gazed at the bowl. I asked Billy where the bowl came from and he told me to just get it and have a look. As it turned out, the tarnished silver bowl was the trophy from the Pocono Raceway Modifed “qualifier” at Bowman Gray Stadium in 1978. Billy had the trophy priced quite reasonably Read On!

Is It Time To Move On?

Posted by Jill º February 20, 2011 º Articles | Commentary | Randy Myers º 1 comment

By Randy Myers

As I write this, it has been ten years and a day since “The Intimidator” lost his life at Daytona International Speedway on the final lap of “The Great American Race”. On that day a piece of the sport many of us grew up in and around died with Dale Earnhardt.

I was a Dale Earnhardt lover. I was a Dale Earnhardt hater. I raced against him a couple of times. I watched him race hundreds of times. I watched him bring his kids through the ranks of short tracks like Tri-County Motor Speedway, where I was fortunate to work. Through all those races, good or bad, I grew to respect the things he did with a race car and the things he did outside that race car, but most of all, I grew to respect the fact that Dale Earnhardt was always the same Dale Earnhardt, from the first time I saw him till that fateful February day in 2001. By that I mean, if he knew you, he was approachable, friendly, somewhat shy, always direct, and always Dale. If he didn’t know you, Read On!

Real Race Tracks Don’t not make the “Lists” for Many of Todays Writer

Posted by Jill º January 24, 2011 º Articles | Commentary | Randy Myers º 0 comments

by Randy Myers

Since becoming a “seasoned” citizen, I clearly have too much time on my hands. I am afraid I have become somewhat of an internet “junkie” over the past few months and since I grew up around racing, I have found some interesting web-sites that feature what the writers associated with those sites think is the only racing around. Most of the articles and blogs concern themselves with something to do with some sort of phone “cup” or insurance “wide” or camping “trucks”.

Whenever possible I try to do a little background on the writers involved Read On!