BUDDIES BLOGS

This Section is dedicated to my racing buddies. It is a space for them to showcase their writing skills, and to contribute to rickattheraces.com

CRAIG REVELLE - I am, and have been a race fan for all my life. I am 31 years old, and have spent all of my summers from as far back as I can recall, at the racetrack.

Brockville on Friday nights, Can-Am on Saturday nights, and Cornwall on Sunday evenings used to be the weekly routine for me as I was growing up, and I wouldn’t change any of it for the world, lots of great memories. Today, Brockville and Can-Am are running on opposite nights, and I still hit Cornwall intermittently, and I still have the passion for the sport that I have always had.

Without hesitation, I am the first to admit that my mechanical aptitude is not very good at all, and as much as I love to help out my friends with race cars, in the pits, turning wrenches on race day is not my forte. With that being said, I lend a helping hand in other areas, such as website design, and graphic design, something that can be of use to any race team and something that all teams should have. [read more] - READ CRAIG'S BLOG HERE

	JIM CLARKE - Although I’m not as serious about it as some of the people who call themselves ‘track chasers’, I enjoy racing. Dirt, pavement...it doesn’t matter. I’m a race fan first and a track chaser second. I enjoy talking to the drivers and teams in the pits and learning about where they’re from, where they’ve raced and how their seasons are going. That doesn’t mean I know anything about cars. In fact, it’s just the opposite. If I get in my personal vehicle and it starts, I drive it. If it doesn’t, I either call a mechanic or take the bus...depending on what’s in my wallet. My first exposure to racing was with my father and brother at the old Kingston Speedway. I loved that place and thought the drivers who raced there were superstars. It would be great to see a track there again....[read more] - READ JIM'S BLOG HERE
	DAVID SMITH - live in Kent, UK and have been following motorsport for over 35 years. I first became involved with oval racing in the late 70’s when my Late Uncle who was a mechanic for National Hot Rod Legend Barry Lee, took me along to Wimbledon and Arlington stadiums. Spurred on by these trips, I acted as mechanic for a good friend Colin Brooks who raced mini’s at the now defunct Crayford stadium in Kent. Helped by Colin and ex- Spedeworth superstox driver Ron Francis, I built my own mini rod and competed for two seasons with some success. When the money ran out, Colin moved up into Hot rods and enjoyed success with a... [read more] - READ DAVID'S BLOG HERE
	NICK KNOWLES has been commentating (Announcing) on oval racing in the UK since 1988 and has officiated at nearly fifty different tracks in that time including some circuits such as Brands hatch and Silverstone .Currently he is covering meetings for the Spedeworth organization at both Ipswich Suffolk and Gt Yarmouth in Norfolk and also some Rolling thunder show events at Arena Essex.Ipswich hoasts the annual Speed weekend each July and also some dates for the European late model series while Gt yarmouth is a seaside town and provides many holiday makers with race action each week in the summer .Meanwhile the RTS @ Arena Essex is the only track in the whole of the UK running Sprint cars of the type seen in America ,Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Nicks favorite classes are the open wheel ones and he usually manages at least one trip to America each year to watch sprint cars and a little NASCAR .Nick also writes for various UK based racing magazines including Wheelspin which covers all the different tracks run by Spedeworth Motorsports READ NICK'S BLOG HERE
	I’m a race fan for all of my life! I’m 16 years old and I get out to the track whenever I can. I got into racing from my dad who used to watch racing at Cayuga and Pinecrest Speedway. Racing is even in my name. Most people know me as Rudy but my real name is Andrew or A.J (named after A.J Foyt). My first time at the track I was 4 years old and it was at Capital City Speedway. I live in Pembroke Ontario about 1 ½ hours from Ottawa. Over the past few years I’ve been visiting Peterborough & Kawartha Speedway. You can find me every Wednesday night at Capital City Speedway, I take Picture’s; do race reports and also a crew Member for Ogilvie Motorsports. I hope in the coming years to travel to Quebec to follow the ACT Castrol Series also head down to the states to watch some PASS and ACT events. I’ve only been to one Dirt race in my live at the Golden Lake Speedway, but I would like to see some dirt races in the coming years. READ RUDY THOMPSON'S BLOG HERE
N/A	My Name is ROBERT HILL, I am 14 years old and Live in the beautiful city of Ottawa, Ontario. I have been a race fan for as long as I can remember. Some of you might know me From Capital City Speedway or Cornwall Motor Speedway. For my first few years of going to Capital City Speedway I was just a fan but this year you can find me in the pits working on the #44 Mini Stock Driven by Darryl Gow. I hope To see You all soon and I hope you enjoy my blog! READ ROBERT HILL'S BLOG HERE