Monthly Archives: June 2015

More Future Motorsports Stars?

Episode 61 June 28, 2015 Youngsters Developing at Spud Speedway In what had to be the closest race finish at Spud Speedway since opening the newly constructed kart track three years ago, nine-year old Bryan Searles held on to hold off hard charging Brayden Thibodeau in the Junior Champ Kart feature race. Searles led the […]

My Gray Craftsman Toolbox

Thoughts About This Disorder I Acquired In 1971 I was a freshman in college, the University of Maine at Orono, when I decided to make a radical decision. The radical decision was whether to purchase my very own tools and a toolbox. I am very frugal and debated with myself; do I or do I […]

Youth Racers Make Their Season Debuts

Episode 59 June 14, 2015 New Guys in County Motorsports I have not been to a truck or tractor pull in over a decade, however, I came across a couple of story ideas about two young men building pulling trucks. Their stories intrigued me necessitating a trip to the Central Aroostook Young Farmers Tractor Pull […]

Did You See That Racing Action?

Episode 58 June 7, 2015 Wow! Action Everywhere This Weekend This weekend in motorsports for me started Friday night when I made the late evening trek to my brother’s home in Caribou. I do not get Fox Sports 1 and Bob convinced me that I would be disappointed if Austin won in Texas and I […]

The Smell of Racing

Episode 57 May 31, 2015 Thank You Lord for a Sense of Smell As I was mowing my large lawn at home the other day I was pretending to be practicing driving my racing kart. I was making as precise turns and “hitting my apex” (the road where I turned) as consistently as possible. I […]