Tim Jordan says running fast laps in the SK Modified division at the New London Waterford Speedbowl has never been a problem for him. Trying to run 35 fast laps in the same race, however, was a problem. “Our story in the SKs is that we always ran up front, but we never sealed the […]
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Pre-Season Work Means Regular Season Success For Tim Jordan At Speedbowl
September 29, 2020 by 1 Comment
Timmy Jordan Goes Back-To-Back In SK Modified At New London-Waterford Speedbowl
September 27, 2020 by 6 Comments
Last week at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl Timmy Jordan scored the biggest SK Modified victory of his career in the Bob Potter Memorial 102 at the shoreline oval. Jordan, of Plainfield, carried the momentum another week at the Speedbowl winning the 35-lap SK Modified feature Saturday. Andrew Molleur was second and Joey Gada third. Ryan […]
Timmy Jordan Leads List Of Winners At Speedbowl On Bob Potter Memorial Night
September 20, 2020 by 1 Comment
While Tim Jordan was battling Keith Rocco for the lead in Saturday’s Inaugural Bob Potter Memorial, he had a flashback to 2004. “Keith and I both started in the same year, Keith in the Sportsman and me in the Mini Stocks,” Jordan said. “We came up together. And then we went in different directions.” They […]
Schooled: Timmy Jordan Holds Off Keith Rocco To Win Bob Potter Memorial At Speedbowl
September 19, 2020 by 26 Comments
With the big money on the line it was the school teacher giving lessons to the track’s all-time winningest driver for the big money on Saturday at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl. Timmy Jordan came out on top of a late race battle with Keith Rocco to score the biggest payday of his career in the […]
Father Time: Bob Potter An Entertainer For The Ages In Connecticut Short Track Racing
September 18, 2020 by 1 Comment
Today we look back in remembrance of Connecticut short track racing great Bob Potter, who passed away on Sept. 18, 2019 Column republished from RaceDayCT from Sept. 19, 2020 They are the men and women that pilot vehicles built from the first piece in the hopes of finding speed and domination of the competition. They […]
Back In Time: On Ted’s Tail – A 4-day, 5-race, 3-track Run With Ted Christopher
September 16, 2020 by 1 Comment
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 […]
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 […]
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