WATERFORD – Saturday morning began at the Waterford Speedbowl with plenty of somber faces at the track, with many wondering if the 64-year old racing facility was about to be lost.
Minutes after noon the celebration was on at the facility for many track supporters after it was made clear by Bruce Bemer that his intention was to keep the track operating as a racing facility.
Bemer was the high bidder during a foreclosure auction Saturday at the track.
Take a look below for some views from Saturday at the Speedbowl.
Longtime Waterford Speedbowl fan and official Steve Oloski waits outside the track at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in preparation for a foreclosure auction.
The view entering the Speedbowl Saturday morning
The view of the entrance of the track early Saturday morning
The track ticket booth
The locked front gate at the track Saturday morning
The office entrance at the track Saturday morning
The concourse and pit entrance at the track
The pit entrance area at the track
The quiet frontstretch at Waterford
The entrance to race control
Looking down on the track from the race control box
A look down the bleachers on the frontstretch
A tunnel from the midway to the bleachers
Attorney Garon Camassar, who oversaw the foreclosure auction
Attorney Garon Camassar conducts the foreclosure auction Saturday at the Waterford Speebdowl in front of a group of about 100 track supporters
High bidder Bruce Bemer is congratulated by those at the track
Glastonbury businessman Bruce Bemer (left) fills out paperwork with attorney Garon Camassar after Bemer was the high bidder in a foreclosure auction Saturday of the Waterford Speedbowl
Glastonbury businessman Bruce Bemer moments after he was the high bidder during a foreclosure auction of the Waterford Speedbowl Saturday
Hey Shawn, Maybe at some point you can do a sit down with Mr Bemer to get his thoughts on what he has in mind for the Bowl. Not right away as he probably has to have time to digest what he just pulled off. This great news to be sure.
Thank you Bruce . I work for you years ago at your Yamaha shop “cycle world”
I want to thank you for keeping this open.
Joe Tobin
that picture of the “rocco sucks” graffiti though.