Last year, Labor Day weekend was marked by four days of
four-wheel fun – auto racing and car shows. This year, we’re cutting it down to
two days – Friday night at Oswego Speedway in Central NY and the Olcott Beach
Car Show in Niagara County on Saturday.
The trip to Oswego itself is something to talk about as a
racing fan, because the route we take goes through Cato, NY – home of Xfinity
Series driver Regan Smith.
The race has become a tradition – a stop by the Race of
Champions Modifieds plus qualifying action for the Supermodifieds and SBS
Modifieds. I’ve become a bit spoiled, having spent the season on the infield at
Lancaster, and now catchfences just bother me…
Andy Jankowiak won the RoC race, followed by Matt Hirschman
and Tony Hanbury.
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| Andy Jankowiak |
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| Matt Hirschman |
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| Tony Hanbury |
The Supermodifieds are really cool and really quick, and
have their own celebrities: No. 00, Joe Gosek – known as “Double-0 Joe” – raced
in the 1996 Indy 500, and Indy Racing League veteran and IndyCar Series
co-owner Davey Hamilton (No. 6 Supermodified) raced in 11 Indy 500s.
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| Davey Hamilton |
On Saturday, we took the trek to Olcott Beach – it was a
beautiful day for a car show, and there were plenty of cars to be seen: more than
800! It was about 10 degrees cooler than it was when we left Amherst, and there
was a breeze – it felt soooooo nice!
all photos: paulathompsonfreelance.com
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