
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
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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
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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 |
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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 |