~ By Tom Boggie Former President Theodore Roosevelt coined the phrase, “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far,” in a speech in 1903. If you change that to “Speak softly and sit behind a good big … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie My guess is that Jack Lehner has never heard of Alice Cooper. In 1972, Cooper released “School’s Out” (No, it’s not School’s Out Forever. It’s just School’s Out. You can look it up.), an anthem for … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie So far in the 2021 racing season, fans have seen a lot of upsets and unexpected results. If you were at Albany-Saratoga Speedway last Friday, you saw another one, with Scott Huber finishing fourth in the … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie I’ve been sitting here all week, wracking my brain to try to come up with a proper adjective for Marc Johnson. Yeah, I know. I should be doing something more constructive with my time than trying … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie I missed Dave Lape Tribute Night last weekend. I wanted to be there, but I had a family commitment, and family comes first. Dave and Jackie Lape would understand that. I’m sure there were a lot … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie Killing time last Friday, I mosied over to Elmo Reckner’s pit at Albany-Saratoga Speedway to discuss his fourth-place finish in the modified feature the previous week. After all, top-five finishes have become somewhat of a rarity … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie If you’ve been in the stands at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, or have been watching the pay-per-view through Dirt Track Digest TV for the last two weeks, you’ve witnessed a couple of scary flips and a couple of … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie In the last couple of seasons, although the racing has been great at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, the results were fairly predictable. When Stewart Friesen didn’t have a scheduling conflict with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, he’d … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie Much ado about nothing. Not only is that a Shakespearean comedy, it’s also the way I look at Keith Flach’s decision to leave Lebanon Valley Speedway. If not for social media, this issue probably would have … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie We’ll start with a little history test this week. In 1983, when Alan Johnson won the CRC Industries 200 to cap off Super DIRT Week at the Moody Mile in Syracuse, how many DIRT series drivers … Continue reading →