Both Ed Jr and Jean Lynch were mainstays in the racing world. To wit, Sprint car racing, where Ed Lynch Jr, pulled near 220 wins. Mostly at Lernerville and PPMS in Pittsburg. I worked with Jean Lynch for over 25 years and have become a...
Sadly, one of racing communities finest track is closing. Nestled in upstate NY at the Fairgrounds the track stood as a solid fixture and hosted 'SuperDirtWeek' now will becomemore a memory, a tacit reminder of what was. Certainly the new...
What's really important? Some perceived slight issued by a fan in the heat of the moment? You can take Tony's Stewart's situation with the young driver from New York and that family's loss. I have my own take but I shall leave it at that but...
Chemung Speedrome, The way itwas. JULY 13, 2015 Chemung Speedrome, The way itwas. POSTED ON JULY 13, 2015 Meteorologist Mike Scott Chemung Speedrome Remembering 1976 The Bicentennial Years Herbie Green #88 Forty years ago!...
A picture of Justin Wards #8 Sprint car reminded me of someone I know whose color scheme is very close to Wards. This curiosity compelled me to look at the Hirams Lightning Sprint series but also noted they are not microsprints per se but a...
http://cardinalweather.weebly.com/ This week we celebrate the win by 18 yr old David Kelley racing the #12 360 Sprint car to his first ever win in that division at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL. Working on sponsors for him now.
Whenever you talk about women in the sport of racing,one cannot forget the Queen of Auto-Racing... Jean Lynch. Officially too, as more than once she has been the Queen of the King's Royal at Eldora Speedway.In her last year as Queen she got to...
[embed] [/embed] During the fifties and sixties the world was becoming fast and to keep up with the boom we needed food that could keep up. We went from Drive-ins like A&W to the likes of McDonalds. From full-service filling stations to what...
This is a true story and the results of doing a good thing is often repaid richly. This is no exception. Back in the 90s I worked as a Support Group Facilitator for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America in Tampa. During my stint as...
[embed] https://youtu.be/WqukWXviyew [/embed] I remember riding back on a bus from a wrestling tournament in which I did fairly well beating the number one seed and then getting pinned. lol. Charlie Brown couldn't catch a break either, I...
I cannot begin to explain the feelings of our favorite drivers dying tragically, too early and way before their time. But for those who die on the track it is anything but unfair. The ones who suffer are those left behind. To fend off the...
Death is something we are never really ready for but when I heard about Dalton Myers being dead and him being only 18 years old, I didn't know what to say. When I left Tampa Bay in 2009 that would have made him only 12 years old. So my...
Okay, you are hooked up. The engine package looks great,you have four new tires and a few spares.But whats missing? Fuel? No,got that!How about a good looking wrap? Yeah, but where do I go for a really quality job? Does this even...
Air Force as a Meteorologist and Forecaster. My brother and I had went to the Spring Fling at the then paved New Egypt Speedway. I think it was on a date that was celebrating Veterans and that was a pretty exciting evening as...
George Kent - A man now long retired and preceded by J.R. Kent was a dominant driver at the Chemung Speedrome and the Winston NASCAR modified tour. George affectionately remembered the Duke of Kent or the Duke of Earl was an elite...
