DANBURY -- Behind a table in the back of the O'Neill Center, former racecar driver Evie Pierce sat in a wheelchair, his wife Margie always close by his side. Gradually, everyone in the arena -- there for the Southern New York Racing Association's eighth-annual reunion -- came over to shake hi...

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My father started take us to the races, begrudgedly, in the early 70's and hated every second of the noise, smoke, beer and crazy people that later we would come to love. There was no place like it on earth, and never will be, times and Danbury have changed, and not for the better. Moved away from Danbury, the condiminium capital of the world years ago and have lost all interest in racing. Tried to hang on with Nascar Cup racing, but it got too c...

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Rules: Be nice and no stoopid nicknames.
No Censoring/Editing unless it's something REALLY stoopid.
Speak of anything about the Danbury Fair or Racearena here.

There really seems to be a shortage of Fair pix on the net so if you have them, PLEASE post them, or links to them here.

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http://pow.modifieds.net/PREVIOUS/MAR05/3-29-05.htm

http://www.davesracing.com/snyra.htm

CONNECTICUT

Bradford Park – New Haven – 1/2 mile dirt oval (7/25/1899 – c.7/25/1900)

Bridgeport Speedway – Bridgeport / (aka: Candlelite Stadium)
1/5 mile paved oval (6/30/1947 - 1954) / possibly ran in 1955
1/10 mile dirt oval (06/03/1951) < TQ midgets
located on Eagle St. (SR 1-A) near River Street
sold in February, 1955 for a Drive-In Theatr...

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Lots of candidates toss around in my mind about the most memorable night at the Racearena.
The most obvious choice is the night Ted Abbott died. Not a very happy moment and one we'd like to
forget, but it was something we won't forget. BTW, I'll say it even though nobody does, LeBlanc caused that one.

Another was the night Danny Gallulu wrecked all the top runners, one at a time and very meticulou...

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How many racing deaths were there at the Racearena?

I always believed that there were only 2, one being Ted Abbott, and the other Joe Campanella, who died years later more than likely the indirect result of his crashing on the backstretch when he hit a big Oak tree in the Dutch Village.

Any corrections to this are more than welcome.

According to http://www.motorsportmemorial.org the...

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