The 4th Turn: 10/19/18
The 4th Turn ~ By Tom Boggie It must be fall. Major League Baseball playoff games are dragging on for so long that I can watch the end of an NHL game between the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames, and … Continue reading →
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The 4th Turn: 10/12/18
The 4th Turn ~ By Tom Boggie Even though C.D. Coville always said that finishing second just meant you were the first loser, I’ve come across a lot of drivers over the years who were happy with second place. Last … Continue reading →
The 4th Turn: 10/5/18
The 4th Turn ~ By Tom Boggie Welcome to Super MUD Week. What would Super DIRT Week be without a little wet weather? Heck, it’s October in New York. From all my years at the New York State Fairgrounds in … Continue reading →
The 4th Turn 9/27/18
The 4th Turn ~ by Tom Boggie Can a 60-year-old driver win the richest dirt track modified race of the season? The odds are stacked against 2018 Albany-Saratoga Speedway modified champion Brett Hearn, but if there’s anything I’ve learned from … Continue reading →
The 4th Turn: 9/21/18
The 4th Turn ~ By Tom Boggie Why would anyone want to be the promoter of a dirt rack track? Mike Bruno went over the top Sunday with the Vermont 200 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, running a 200-lap race for … Continue reading →
The 4th Turn: 9/14/18
The 4th Turn ~ By Tom Boggie Being the degenerate that I am, I’ll kill an hour or two on a boring afternoon watching TVG (for the uninformed, that’s the horse racing channel on Spectrum). And because I have an … Continue reading →
The 4th Turn: 9/7/18
The 4th Turn ~ By Tom Boggie There are many factors that go into being a champion, but one of the primary ones is focus. No matter what the sport, the elite members are the ones who stay focused. You … Continue reading →
The 4th Turn: 8/31/18
The 4th Turn ~ By Tom Boggie Even though it’s only Aug. 31, the modified point race at Lebanon Valley Speedway ended last Saturday because this Saturday’s Mr. Dirt Track USA race will only offer show-up points because it’s part … Continue reading →
The 4th Turn: 8/24/18
The 4th Turn ~ by Tom Boggie Back in the late 1990s, there was a movie titled “For Love of The Game,” which starred Kevin Costner. Costner played Billy Chapel, a 40-year-old pitcher for the Detroit Tigers who was near … Continue reading →
The 4th Turn: 8/17/18
The 4th Turn ~ by Tom Boggie Matt Sheppard is cursed, no doubt about it. He’s raced at Albany-Saratoga Speedway three times this year, has had the fastest car all three times, and is 0-for-3. It all started on opening … Continue reading →