~ By Tom Boggie As I walked up to Ken Tremont Jr. in victory lane at Albany-Saratoga Speedway last Friday night, he began to laugh, and for good reason. Earlier in the night, we had had a discussion about how … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie If at first you don’t succeed, keep digging. At first, I was going to give Brian Gleason an oh-fer. After Gleason’s second-place finish in last Friday night’s NAPA Modified feature at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, I began to … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie Sometimes, I like to start the 4th Turn with a musical reference, so this week we’re going with “Love Rollercoaster,” the 1976 hit by the American funk/R&B band The Ohio Players. There’s no better way to … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie Two songs kept popping into my head this week as I was working on this 4th Turn column. One was the 1981 song “Too Much Time on My Hands” by Styx. That pertains to me, as … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie When Albany-Saratoga Speedway opens the pit gates for its 57th season of racing Friday, one of the invaders who will be coming through the gate will be Matt Sheppard. There isn’t a dirt track racing fan … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie When I was perusing Lebanon Valley Speedway’s 2022 schedule the other day, I couldn’t help but notice how many “memorial” races promoter Howie Commander has on the docket. I really think that’s great, taking a night … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie Well, it’s about time. The Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame announced this week that Champlain Valley Racing Association founder C.J. Richards will receive the Lenny Sammons Award for Outstanding Contributions to Auto Racing at the … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie Ever since last weekend’s Malta Massive Weekend, the phrase that keeps popping into my head is, “Good things happen to good people.” When Rich Peterson threw the checkered flag at the conclusion of last Saturday night’s … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie When I first started covering dirt track racing for The Schenectady Gazette in the 1980s, I knew it was going to be important to be a historian, as well. So I started filling spiral notebooks with … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie Just when I think I’ve seen everything at a dirt track, something comes up that leaves me dumbfounded, and asking, “How the hell did that happen?” That’s the way I (and I’m sure a lot of … Continue reading →