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5 ccrhViewsBy Ben BorowskySPORTS EDITORI1rimMfriimmiimimmmmiimnmmmimmmiimiiiiiimiirhas itsracingBut the most loyal must be the ; fans. They think nothing of traveling a couple of hundred miles to an important race.fullof 1(Although a blast fromisrace, the-informed ofstart of the trials to the finishat auto races are theany snort.The 300-mile race for late-model stock earsat the Trenton Speedway yesterday is a perfect example of what happens at many tracks. The information contained in the official program, at aI elf a buck a throw, was so inaccurate, it should hereported to the Better Business Bureau.*!«There were so many duplications of numbers on the cars that it took more than 100 miles of racing for the fans to get “adjusted” and know who they were rooting for.Why the management permitted three cars with number “two” painted on, two with ”23” and soto start the race is bcvond me. Surclv. a few« * buck could’ve been shelled out for some paint andbrushes.♦Even an hour before tin* race, some quick-drying paint could have solved the problem. But the 9.372 fans who paid anywhere from four to seven dollars for reserved seats or a little less for general admission, had to pul up with a “quick shuffle”Program Is ImportanThe promoters of the auto races should take a look at the horse race tracks. The horse tracksa daily program with exacting details that isfor last-minute scratches and anauto race tracks will claim that late entries cause their programs to be incomplete. I can understand win some of the small half-mile tracksto depend on last-minute entries, but why should that be so at the 20 or so big tracks in the country?The big tracks operate only a few times a year.There's* no reason wh\ their entrv lists can t heclosed out a week ahead. Why should the option to race or not to race” he left up to the drivers until the final day? The fan who shells out seven bucks to see a race is entitled to a few courtesies.* * *public address announcer (I don’t know his name), had a clear voice over a mueh-im-system. Vet. he rarely kept thewas hanneninc. It must bepointed out that it was notlie wasn’t supplied withannouncer sordsSlSuwasever announ-2 average sr.._............,v.v v,viced. What laps the leaders were in was a mystery until the very end of the race. The race was pretty lout inc. and maybe that s why these things come to mind. In case you're interested, Fred Borenzen. of Elmhurst. 111., won the race after Marshall Teague,who led most of the way, ruined his transmission with25 laps to go.**(Jetting back to the gripes. I had a free ticket yesterday, as a member of the press. I even had a ticket for my wife. I had a free program and even had a sandwich and a beer on the house. I'm stil! sore about the worthless program, duplication of car numbers and mediocre announcing If I’m sore, I wonder how the 9,372 guys and gals who paid theirwav in feel.I*•W. , ten*
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Bristol Daily Courier
Bristol, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Sep 02, 1958
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