Republished from RaceDayCT from Sept. 17, 2017 In June of 2005, as a reporter for the Hartford Courant, I pitched to my editors the idea of following Ted Christopher around for a few days and making a feature story about the adventure. It seemed the perfect weekend to pull it off was arranged by a […]
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Back In Time: On Ted’s Tail – A 4-day, 5-race, 3-track Run With Ted Christopher
September 16, 2020 by 1 Comment
Back In Time: Intertwined Destiny – Keith Rocco Fondly Remembers Ted Christopher
September 16, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Republished from RaceDayCT from Sept. 17, 2017 It was a relationship that morphed from mentor and teacher, to feisty – even sometimes bitter – rivals on the track. But it was a connection between Ted Christopher and Keith Rocco that always revolved around mutual respect and friendship. They were two of the best and most […]
Andrew Molleur Gets First Speedbowl SK Modified Win; Jacob Perry Grabs First SK Light Mod Victory
September 12, 2020 by 8 Comments
Youth was served in the Modified division ranks of the New London-Waterford Speedbowl Saturday with a pair of teenager getting first time wins in the SK Modified and SK Light Modified divisions. It was 17-year old Andrew Molleur of Shelton scoring his first career Speedbowl SK Modified win in the 35-lap feature for the division. […]
Inaugural John Curry Memorial Event On Tap Saturday At Speedbowl
September 9, 2020 by Leave a Comment
John Curry never met a Mini Stock driver that he didn’t want to help. “My dad was the first to offer parts or offer help if a driver needed it,” said his son Doug Curry. “He didn’t want to see guys sit out. He wanted to see them race My dad wanted to give what […]
Swept Up: Keith Rocco Completes Perfect Weekend With Speedbowl SK Modified Win
September 6, 2020 by 49 Comments
Back in May Keith Rocco was wondering if he’d have a place to race his SK Modifieds in 2020 thanks to global pandemic restrictions keep three Connecticut short tracks closed. Saturday Rocco not only completed a three-day run at Connecticut’s three short tracks, he closed it all out in perfect style. Rocco started deep in […]
Dave Sapienza And Nichole Thibeault On The Return Of Unmuffled
August 24, 2020 by 1 Comment
Unmuffled is back from COVID hiatus and returns with two of the newsmakers from last week in Modified racing. On Episode 77 of Unmuffled we catch up with NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and Tri-Track Open Modified Series driver Dave Sapienza, who is coming off a second place finish in the Whelen Modified Tour Laurel Highlands […]
Nichole Thibeault Wins SK Light Modified Feature At Speedbowl
August 22, 2020 by 29 Comments
Last week Nichole Thibeault said she wanted to return to action in the SK Light Modified division to show her three-year old twins Logan and Lianna that “their mommy was once a badass.” She did just that last week, driving to a third place finish in the SK Light Modified feature at the New London-Waterford […]
Rocking Return: Keith Rocco Makes Triumphant Reappearance Speedbowl
August 15, 2020 by 10 Comments
In the words of Public Enemy’s Chuck D: “Once again back is the incredible.” The king of the record book at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl made a surprise return to the shoreline oval Saturday to show the competition that the throne, the crown and all the trappings of lordship over the kingdom that is the […]
Fast Mama: Nichole Thibeault Getting Back To Racing Saturday At Speedbowl
August 12, 2020 by 21 Comments
The only female driver ever to win an SK Modified feature at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl will return to the track Saturday after nearly six years away from racing. Nichole Thibeault will run her first race since 2014 Saturday at the Speedbowl, driving in the SK Light Modified feature for car owner Larry Goss. Thibeault […]
On A Roll: Matt Swanson Wins Modified Racing Series Feature At Speedbowl
August 8, 2020 by 15 Comments
Saturday’s have been pretty good the last few weeks for Modified driver Matt Swanson. Two weeks ago on July 25 he finished second in the Tri-Track Open Modified Series SBM 121 at Star Speedway in Epping, N.H. Last week, on Aug. 2, he finished third in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour White Mountain Showdown 200 […]
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