PAST COLUMNS
     2003

03/09/03: (Remembering Billy Colton)  I was preparing to climb atop my soapbox, ready to preach my "let's-honor-'em-while-they're-still-around-to-enjoy-it" sermon.  I write mostly stories about races that took place 30 years ago, and many of the men who took part in those speed contests are no longer with us.
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1/12/03: Remembering The Rockpile - I can honestly say I attended a race at Buffalo's old Civic Stadium – although I don't recall it.  The year was 1957 and I was six months old.  Mom and Dad tell me I slept through the feature.  And so, because I slept through it all, I am forced to rely on the kindness of strangers to bring you this tale.
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1/01/03: Sept. 19, 1976 – Richie Evans made only two visits to Lancaster Speedway in 1976, but each trip east on I-90 was well worth it for the man who put Rome, N.Y., on the map.
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