RICK @ the RACES (9 March 2013)
9 March Motor Sports Expo , Syracuse NY
It’s always a sign of the North Eastern speedway season, getting closer when the Gater Racing News hold their annual Motor Sports Expo in Syracuse. It was taking place this past weekend.
As usual, it was being held at the New York State Fairgrounds and my plans were to be there on the Saturday. Instead of driving down solo, just for a change, I was fortunate to be chauffeured down in a nice big Lincoln. I’d been offered the ride by my good friend, Ron Morin, the Cornwall Motor Speedway promoter, and accompanying us, was another of our friends, the Speedway ‘Tech Man’ Ted Lesage.
We left Cornwall soon after 9-00 am and after an hours delay at the 1000 Island border ( due to the volume of traffic) then a lunch stop in Watertown, we were at the show early in the afternoon.
Once in side, my first port of call was the Finish Line Web Design booth to see how www.rickattheraces.com web master Craig Revelle was getting on.
Aswell as showing the products on offer, the Dirt Sportsman car of Kingston, Ontario’s Jessica Power was on show.
As usual there were plenty of cars on display covering a good cross section of the North Eastern racing scene.
Of course, one of the good things about this show is all the new seasons Schedule Cards that can be collected, so race fans can plan their year.
For me, it’s also a great social event, where I’m guaranteed to bump into many friends.
After a few hours in the show , the three of us took off in the direction of home, and after another meal stop for supper in Watertown, we were back in Cornwall by 9-00pm.
Jessica Power with her Sportsman