We are pleased to announce Florida’s first of its kind event
to honor the pioneers of Modified racing. We are hosting a
Northeast Modified drivers Reunion, to be held at New Smyrna
Speedway on Friday, February 15th. 2008. This is the date of the
annual Richie Evans Memorial 100, during Speedweeks. It will be
an afternoon event, so as not to conflict with the racing
programs being held at New Smyrna Speedway, Volusia Speedway
Park and Daytona International Speedway.
Initial response has been tremendous, with participation by both
Asphalt and Dirt racers. In only one month of preparations, we
have received entries from Dutch Hoag, Bugs Stevens, Bill
Wimble, Pete Hamilton, Doug Heveron, and dozens more.
There will also be an Antique/Vintage racecar display, with many
types of cars entered. There will be Sprints, Midgets, Modifieds,
Stock Cars, and Supermodifieds coming. The owners of these cars
would love to share the history of these machines and the
stories behind them.
Some other exciting things planned include a Live radio
broadcast by RealRacinUSA, a Slot Car Speedway featuring
Coupe-bodied cars, and an original Richie Evans Pinto which will
also be pacing the field for the 100 lap feature.
Some fans and drivers are bringing scrapbooks, old photos, and
other memorabilia which should bring back some memories, and
stir up an old story or two. There will also be a Souvenir
Program available to collect autographs from your heroes from
days gone by.
This event is free to all that are interested in attending. It
is being hosted by lifelong fans, as a way to honor those
drivers who have shaped our lives into being the racing fanatics
that we are. We don’t care if you’ve won a hundred Features, or
never won a Heat race, you’re all equally important to the race
fans. Without you as drivers, we wouldn’t be fans in the first
place. We want to give all of them our personal Thanks!
Please visit our web-site for all details, updates, and current
Drivers List. It is being updated regularly, so check back
often. It is also the place for drivers and cars to enter and be
included in our Souvenir Program. Make your plans now to attend,
and we hope to see you all there in February. If you’d like to
enter, have any questions, or would like to be informed of the
latest news, please sign our guest book, or feel free to contact
me personally.
Jerry Binner, 407-702-3311 or
seminolelifttruck@cfl.rr.com or visit our reunion site at
http://modifiedreunion.homestead.com.
Source: Jerry Binner/Modified
Reunion PR
Posted:
October 16, 2007
