The 4th Turn
~ By Tom Boggie Geez, I thought I had been kidnapped last Friday night. I thought Doc Brown had strapped me into a DeLorean, activated the flux capacitor and pushed the speedometer up to 88 miles an hour, taking me … Continue reading →
Category Archives: The 4th Turn
The 4th Turn: August 22, 2024
~ By Tom Boggie It isn’t exactly Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier, but watching Kim Duell and Rob Yetman battle for supremacy in the pro stock division at Albany-Saratoga Speedway is getting pretty entertaining. Yetman regained the King of the … Continue reading →
The 4th Turn: August 15, 2024
~ By Tom Boggie Wow. I should look at a calendar more often. After two straight cancellations at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, I kind of lost track of time, and suddenly, I look up and there are only three racing dates left … Continue reading →
The 4th Turn: August 8, 2024
~ By Tom Boggie I’ll be honest with you. It’s going to be a rough week for The 4th Turn. Albany-Saratoga Speedway rained out last Friday and because of nasty, old Hurricane Debby, the same thing could happen this week. Reading … Continue reading →
The 4th Turn: August 1, 2024
~ By Tom Boggie I made my way to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Tuesday night for the Styx/Foreigner concert, and I’ll tell you, at the age of 70, Styx guitarist Tommy Shaw can still bring it. In my mind, … Continue reading →
The 4th Turn: July 25, 2024
~ By Tom Boggie The more I watch Jack Lehner race, the more impressed I am. In a relatively short period of time, at least in dirt track racing years (which are kind of like dog years, because they seem … Continue reading →
The 4th Turn: July 18, 2024
~ By Tom Boggie I think it was the old philosopher C.D. Coville who once told me, “I can’t walk into Price Chopper and buy a loaf of bread with points,” meaning that he was focused on winning and the … Continue reading →
The 4th Turn: July 11, 2024
~ By Tom Boggie Well, now Albany-Saratoga Speedway promoter Lyle DeVore has another plaque to hang on his wall. DeVore, who has devoted his life to racing, received the Leonard J. Sammons Jr. Outstanding Contributions to Auto Racing award Wednesday … Continue reading →
The 4th Turn: July 3, 2024
~ By Tom Boggie Seeing how it’s the 4th of July (or somewhere close, depending when you read this), I figured it would be a good time to put out a mid-season report card. But the more I thought about it, … Continue reading →
The 4th Turn: June 27, 2024
~ By Tom Boggie This might take a while. After two nights of racing at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, I’ve got so many notes and quotes left over, I’m not sure if I can use all of them. First of all, I’d … Continue reading →