The Stories of Second Night 2017

The Stories of Second Night 2017

I was sitting in the pit bleachers Second Night chit-chatting with the parents of a figure-8 racer and Mrs. Booger (that’s Lori Walker for the uninformed). During one of the lengthy periods of downtime between races, I was asked why I liked the demos so much. Correction, I was actually...
The 2015 TDA Preview: Part Five - Storylines to Watch

The 2015 TDA Preview: Part Five – Storylines to Watch

If you like what you’re reading and want to support this site, click on an ad to the right.  You don’t even have to wait for the ad page to fully load, just the clicks help! There are a some interesting storylines unfolding this year in the TDA.  They include:...
Thinking Positively About the Future of the TDA

Thinking Positively About the Future of the TDA

It’s not much of a secret that I haven’t written that much about the TDA this year.  I wrote a couple of columns on the First and Second Night of racing, but that was it.  I started columns about the other races and decided against finishing them.  Because no matter...
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Track Side #1 (May 17, 2011)

Track Side #1 (May 17, 2011)

If there was one unique quality to the 2010 TDA season, it was a constant state of flux. Prior to the beginning of the season, there was an enormous amount of driver turnover.  The 2009 National Champions, The Junkyard Dogs, folded and Ryan Bleuer and Johnny Ryan took their talents to Orange Crush.  Smash, Bash...