Danbury Fair & Racearena

Big Ev & the 2009 Reunion.

Admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:11:24 GMT

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 his hand. They knew Pierce (he turns 81 in October) as the man who started racing when he was 20, who raced for years at the Danbury Racearena, and is fourth on the all-time winner's list in ...

First trips to the Racearena Stories...

kaptainsteve — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:14:29 GMT

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 corporate and cookie cutter and borrrrring. I bought ...

SNYRA @ Thompson

Admin — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:14:29 GMT

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

2008 Reunion Pictures Here.

Admin — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:10:27 GMT

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

History Of Connecticut Racetracks

Admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:56:23 GMT

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 Theatre Bristol Fairgrounds – Bristol – 1/2 mile dirt oval (1933 – 10/21/1934) Bulkeley ...

Most Memorable Night!

Admin — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:45:56 GMT

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 meticulously during the feature. Remember the atmosphere later that night!? Bob Reilly ...

Lajoie, Sunderland & Gino Video Interview!

Admin — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:40:36 GMT

click here

Racearena Deaths

Admin — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:38:22 GMT

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 track related fatalities are: Ted Abbott Death date: 25.Aug.1979 Role: track ...

Racing Times Racearena Article

Admin — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:37:36 GMT

'Checking out Danbury' by Dean Nardi from the June/July 1978 edition of 'Racing Times' 'Somewhere under the rainbow lies the proverbial pot of gold for racers. The location is no secret - it's in Danbury. But cutting yourself in on the action may be difficult. Let's face facts! The Southern New York Racing Association (hereafter referred to as SNYRA) is the biggest closed club this side of the Mafia. This organization provides the cars and drivers, hires ...

The Hardest Pass

Admin — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:34:37 GMT

All the regulars know that to make a pass on the one-third mile flat oval it wasn't gonna be easy. It took guts or skill, sometime both, but always one or the other. Sure, the inside was pretty easy, but making a successful pass on the outside to skill and ballz. Some might take a shortcut. A good knock in the ass end of the guy in front might get you a sneak through the inside. But only the best could make that scary pass on the outside, running near the 10X10 timbered wall all the ...

Chick Loses Everything In Barn/House Fire.

Admin — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:45:53 GMT

'Chick' loses everything in fire News-Times Staff Article Last Updated: 06/19/2008 05:47:38 PM EDT It feels like it was yesterday that I was at the Danbury Fair Racearena cheering on my favorite driver. The one driver who always got the most cheers has recently experienced a great loss. Charles "Chick" Stockwell, 80, who was voted most popular driver six times, 1976 to 1981, lost almost everything when lightning struck on June 10. The lightning hit the ...

Fair-Racearena Forum Rules

Admin — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:38:14 GMT

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.� The pictures can EASILY be hosted/posted by clicking the Image-Floppy icon on top of the editing box when you post a message or use Imageshack at http://www.imageshack.us it is free &/no ...