Conference oass::racers

  Star in Epping and Hudson Speedway in Hudson, NH should still be around. 
  If I remember right, Star was run on Saturday nights and Hudson ran on
  Sundays.
  
  Dave

Star Speedway in Epping New Hampshire runs on Saturday nights 
every week.

There's also Lee Speedway, which is right near Star. They run on 
Friday nights.

Hudson Speedway is on Route 102 in Hudson NH -- just over the 
Mass border beyond Nashua. They run every Sunday afternoon. 
Hudson is real old-fashioned bull-ring 1/4 mile, lots of "local 
color" :) reminds me a lot of the old Westboro Speedway in 
Westboro, Mass.

=Lillian

    I have a similar situation, but my son is 8.  Over the last
    couple of years he has started getting interested in cars--they
    pick up a lot of bad stuff once they start going to school!
    
    I would suggest that for a 3 year old you might want to go
    to a car museum or a static car show.  Drag strips and
    stadium shows (mud trucks, etc.) are pretty loud and, seriously,
    you might scare him.  My experience is that walking around and
    climbing on cars (try Larz Anderson) might be a better way
    to go for such a young kid.
    
    Doug.

I took my son, Benjamin, who will be 4 in August to his first races this 
last month.  The only precaution I took was to purchase a pair of shooters 
headphones to reduce the noise level.  Since he has grown up watching the 
races with Dad he knew a little of what to expect.  He did very well at the 
first race because the racing went quick with very few breaks.  The second 
time he was a lot more restless and bored but that was due to the slow pace 
and the lengthy caution periods but not too bad for a 3 year old.  We will 
probably go to a few more races this year.

Jilly

    
    
    	Monadnock Speedway in winchester NH, from leominister it's about
    1.1/2 hours, races are friday nights and sometimes on sunday..good
    family atmosphere..
    

    Lee USA is one of my favorites.  The standard mix include Super Mods,
    Pro Stocks, Late Model Stocks, Street Stocks, and Hobby Stocks.  They
    also have (occasionally) Busch North, and Modifieds.  One interesting
    aspect of Lee is that it is slightly longer than the average small
    oval - about 1/3 mile, and it has a concrete wall all the way around. 
    It  may not sound like a lot, but the Supers really fly there, and it
    makes for great Pro Stock racing (the latter far and away the best
    racing at the local level, IMO).
    
    My kids like the Supers for speed, the Pro Stocks for action (and to
    root for the hometown guys), plus the pits are directly behind the
    grandstand (although the Supers etc. pit in the infield) so they can see
    the cars being worked on, as well as the off-track competition.

    Define "near".  (Living in Atlanta, Talladega is 100 miles "close")
    
    I always liked Riverside in Agawam Mass (1/4 mile), just off I-91.
    Just to the south is Stafford Motor Speedway (1/2 mile).  Near the Rhode
    Island Border inside Connecticut is Thompson (3/4).  Out to the west
    just inside New York is Lebanon Valley, which is dirt.
    
    Riverside (and Monadnock I believe) is/was one of only 3 tracks
    in the country that ran Tour type Modifieds on a weekly basis.
    Stafford has 3 tour races a year, every other weekend it's 
    "Winston Racing Series Modifieds".  Nice, but not the real thing. 
    
    Check them all out.  Then come South. :')

    This season I returned to the enjoyment of stock car racing. I remember
    going to Norwood as a kid with my Dad.  Now that I live in Hudson, Ma.
    we have been going to Hudson New Hampshire to the speedway on Sunday
    nights. The real fun has been the involvement with an entry.  The
    Rookie stocks is a get way to get into racing without dishing out big
    bucks. My S.O. is the main brain behind the Eng. and adjustments while
    a good friend of his is the driver. If you should get there some Sun.
    night before the season ends, give a big cheer for Al Furbush in the
    #37 in the Rookie Stocks division. So far he is points leader for the
    season in the Rookie Stocks division. GO!!!  #37!!!  Lots of fun!!
    

         I live in Norwood MA, which is south west of Boston.  The
         pointers in this note are helpful, but I'm a ways from N.H.

         Does anyone know if Seekonk Speedway is operating?  Are there
         any tracks in eastern MA, or RI?

         thanks,
         Fran

    I used to live in Norwood, as well.  I'm told there used to be a short
    track off of Rt.1 right in town.

    Anyway, I'm not sure about Seekonk, but you are not far from Thomson in
    Connecticut.  (Exit 99 from 395).  They do the NASCAR Featherlite
    thing.  (Does any one know if the road course is still there?)

         Seekonk:  Last Friday I bought a Providence newspaper, and in
         the Sports Calendar section under Auto Racing was:

         Seekonk Speedway, Route 6, Sat. 6 p.m., 508-336-9959 or 
         508-336-9164

         We went there saw some racing and had a great time.  I
         haven't tried the phone numbers.

         Norwood:  I'm not from around here, so I don't remember the
         Norwood track.  My wife is, and her brother was involved with
         some cars that ran there.  It seems it was a 1/4 mile paved
         oval on the northbound side of Rt.1.  There's an industrial
         park there now.

         Thanks for everyone's help.

         Fran