On Friday November 1 the folks at Vault Productions drop segment five of their yearslong in the making documentary about the New London-Waterford Speedbowl. On this Unmuffled Quickcast we talk with documentary producer Sid DiMaggio about what fans can expect from segment five, how it all got put together and plenty more. This Unmuffled QuickCast […]
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Unmuffled Quickcast: Sid DiMaggio On Release Of Segment Five Of Speedbowl Documentary Series
October 31, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Dave Sapienza Brings Bushels Of Raw And Uncut Highlight Moments To Unmuffled Episode 60
September 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
It’s been a week in which NASCAR Whelen Modified driver and team owner Dave Sapienza has had plenty to talk about. And on the latest edition of the Unmuffled podcast there was no shortage of talk from Sapienza. It was raw, uncut, uncensored, unfiltered Sapienza, who is coming off of his team’s first Whelen Modified […]
Picture This: Fran Lawlor’s Bob Potter Tribute Gallery
September 19, 2019 by 1 Comment
RaceDayCT photographer Fran Lawlor compiled the below gallery in memory of Bob Potter, who passed Wednesday.
Father Time: Bob Potter An Entertainer For The Ages In Connecticut Short Track Racing
September 19, 2019 by 11 Comments
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 strap themselves into rides that they know could very well cost them their lives. And yet, they jam the accelerator and put on a show. They are the performers […]
Modified Racing Great Bob Potter Dies
September 18, 2019 by 24 Comments
Bob Potter, a former championship winning Modified driver at multiple Connecticut short tracks, died Wednesday in Norwich. Potter was 78 years old. Potter was a multi-time SK Modified champion at Stafford Motor Speedway and had championships in the former Modified division and current SK Modified division at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl. Norwich Police reported that […]
In Memory: Short Track Racing Lost An Irreplaceable Giant In Ted Christopher
September 16, 2019 by 3 Comments
Today we honor and celebrate the legacy of one of the most legendary short track drivers in the history of motorsports. A giant in racing, and a true gentleman who had an impact on so many. Republished from RaceDayCT from Sept. 17, 2017 When I started helping out covering auto racing at the Hartford Courant […]
Unmuffled Episode 58: Featuring Woody Pitkat, Matt Swanson And Sid DiMaggio
September 4, 2019 by Leave a Comment
On Episode 58 of Unmuffled we welcome NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver and Thompson Speedway regular Woody Pitkat. We also catch up with NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Matt Swanson. And we close out the show catching up with short track’s maven of multimedia production Sid DiMaggio Episode 58 of Unmuffled is presented by our […]
Going Green: Rich Keator To Flag First NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Event Sunday
August 10, 2019 by 9 Comments
It was a dream born in the grandstands of the former Riverside Park Speedway in Agawam, Mass. for Terryville native Rich Keator. As a child Keator would go to the races with his late father and use a checkered flag to imitate the movements of the flaggers at the track. At home he had his […]
Bruce Bemer Defense Team Announces Plans To Appeal Conviction Of Speedbowl Owner
June 17, 2019 by 41 Comments
In a statement released late Monday evening through the law firm of Barry, Barall and Spinella, LLC it was announced that New London-Waterford Speedbowl track owner Bruce Bemer will appeal his conviction in a recent case involving sex trafficking charges. Bemer was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday. On April 10 a jury […]
New London-Waterford Speedbowl Owner Bruce Bemer Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison
June 17, 2019 by 22 Comments
New London-Waterford Speedbowl owner Bruce Bemer was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday after being convicted in April of five felony charges, including participation in a sex trafficking ring involving drug addicted and mentally ill young men. The 65-year old Bemer was also sentenced to five years probation and will be forced to register […]
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