Speedway 95 get drivers and fans ready for opening day

by | Apr 19, 2011 | Maine, Speedway 95

Speedway 95 get drivers and fans ready for opening day

With just 3 weeks to go before opening day for the 2011 racing season, Speedway 95 officials have filled the week-ends with activities to get drivers and fans ready for opening day. On Saturday, April 23, the pit area will open at 10:00 a.m. for the annual Car Show and Flea Market. Running until 5:00 p.m. that day, the event will have cars ready for the season on display as well as vendors selling racing parts and products. On Saturday, April 30, the track will open at 10:00 a.m. for practice in all divisions. Practice times will run by divisions throughout the day, and will end promptly at 5:00 p.m.
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ED FLEMKE, JR. RECALLS FIRST SPRING SIZZLER; READY TO MAKE 21ST CAREER START IN 40TH ANNUAL CARQUEST TECH-NET SPRING SIZZLER

by | Apr 19, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford

ED FLEMKE, JR. RECALLS FIRST SPRING SIZZLER; READY TO MAKE 21ST CAREER START IN 40TH ANNUAL CARQUEST TECH-NET SPRING SIZZLER

(Stafford Springs, CT)—In the 39 year history of the CARQUEST Tech-Net
Spring Sizzler, one driver who has been there to see it all is Ed Flemke,
Jr. From the very first Sizzler watching his father race to this year’s
40th edition where he will pilot his familiar #10 Ron Bouchard Auto Stores
machine, Flemke has a lifetime of Sizzler memories and experiences.
“I’ve been to pretty much every Sizzler,” said Flemke. “I think the only
race I missed was the SK Modified® Sizzler. When the race first started
out, it was something very different. Back then, tracks didn’t have “big”
shows, they usually just had normal weekly shows. That first Sizzler was a
novel idea. It was a short sprint race and there was a lot of hype behind
that race. I remember the poster for the first Sizzler had a dirt modified
on it. That first race, the rules were pretty loose and it was kind of a
run what you brought type of race. Some cars had fuel injection, some had
big carbs, there were big blocks, small blocks, some cars had spoilers, some
didn’t have a spoiler, and there were different types of body styles. It
was just the start of the Pinto Revolution and there were Pintos, Vegas,
Gremlins, Coupes, and Late Model body styles, so there was a lot more
variety with the cars than what fans see now. Also, there was some intrigue
for the fans with those first Sizzlers. What was Maynard Troyer going to
bring out, what was Richie Evans going to bring to the track? There were
new cars, new color schemes, a lot of things for the race fans to look
forward to. Those first two Sizzlers are the races that stick out for me.
Dad led a lot of that first race and almost won it and then he came back the
next year and won that race. It was pretty special to be a part of those
first Sizzler races.”
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