~ By Tom Boggie I always think of Rich Ronca as the reluctant racer. It all goes back to a story I wrote about the Racing Roncas for “Trackside” magazine in 1992. It centered around Nick Ronca’s influence on his … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie I admit that I had heard some rumors about a tire shortage in recent weeks, but really didn’t pay much attention to them. But over the weekend, two things happened that made me take it a … Continue reading →
~ 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 →