By Steve Pados, Accord Media
Heavy storms rolled through the Hudson Valley Wednesday morning causing Promoter Gary Palmer to cancel the quick-hitting five division show scheduled for this evening. The speedway had been successful in completing the past four weeks of schedules events after suffering some cancellations early on due to power failure and the constant dampening efforts of Mother Nature.
The Wednesday night ahows have brought out some good crowds to witness the great racing action the smaller divisions of racing provide on a weekly basis. The fans are very much in tune with the current crop of youngsters getting their first racing ventures underway and one visit to the speedway on a Wednesday night will give good indication the future of racing rests in the very capable of the youngsters who are providing the excitement with the on-track racing action. The racers thermselves, whether young or mature, have found the newly refurbished raceway much to their liking and the racing is fast and the competition has been superb in all divisions competing at the speedway.
Some of the current driving stars of the Wednesday night shows include names such as current point leader RJ Smykla, Anthony Perrego, Zach O'Connell, John Bellinger, Charlie Lawrence, Kyle Van Duser, Mike Scarcella and Jason Kosch in the Slingshot ranks and all of the shows have had some great side by side battles throughout the ranks. Michael Horton and Michelle Campbell have been dominant in the Junior Slingshot division. In the Stock Quads, for the Juniors it has been Melissa Torchio leading the way throughout the early part of the season. Donzi D'Ambrosia has been dominant in the 51-90 Stock class and applying the heat are riders Brian Garvilla and Raquel Roescher. The 51-90 Mod Class has been a heated battle between Todd Roescher, Alexis Van Horn, and Andrew Hoffman. The 66-90 Mod Quads have been a season long battle between Lloyd Cooke and Trey Kaan.
Brandon Gates and Milton Smith have done well in the beginner's Open Quads and the Open AM Quads have been controlled thus far by Jurgen Breitfeld with challenges coming from Ray Dougherty and James Furazzi. The Sportsman Quads have been dominated by rider Eric Jennings with close battles with Jarred Suittor and Craig Smith. The Open Expert Quads have also proven to be an Eric Jennings show with competition coming from Jeff Nishniam, Craig Smith and Andy Sier.
Names that have been familiar with the Friday night racing action, also come to light in the Kart ranks as next generation performers. Cole Hentschel, Dominic Roselli, Angela Roselli, Joey Barbagalla and James Temple have all performed well and match up with names like Gene Morton, Gary and Emily Huston, Ryan Edwards, Clinton Mills and Bobby and Brett Hassenmayer. The Lawn Mower action is dominated by the ultra quick Bob Morano machine.
The Bikes come out to play each week as well and the Expert Bike class has featured close competition between Andy Karadontes, Roland Green, James Wells and Robert Weiss. Don Lee and Paul Gray have done well in the Sportsman Bike Class. Dave Taylor has been dominant in the 250AM Bike Division.
The 0-70 Bike Class has been a battle between Mike and Ernie Williams along with Jared Cordero and Zach Jarvis. The 70-100 Bike Class has been a battle between Chase Wormuth and Cody Suittor. Matt Horvers, Bethany Torchio and Dylan Greer have all performed well in the 4-stroke class
The Midweek Madness drivers and fans will have to wait until next Wednesday night, July 30th, to come out and check out the exciting action the quick-hitting Wednesday night show provides. Karts, Quads, Motorcycles, Lawn Mowers, and Slingshots will all be part of the action when the racing resumes.
Grandstand admission is set at $3.00 per person and a concession stand will be open for the great food the speedway is noted for. Gates open for the Midweek shows at 5 PM with hot laps getting underway at 6:15. The racing immediately follows.
The Palmer Family would like to thank all of the sponsors, competitors, fans and staff for their solid support and encouragement during the 2008 racing that has proven to be one exciting show after another. All fans and businesses are encouraged to visit the newly constructed website often for continued updates and information regarding the great racing activity at the "Gem in the Catskills"
For further updates and information regarding the great racing at the Accord Speedway, logon to their newly constructed website at: http://www.accordspeedway.com or call the speedway hotline at: 845 626 3478
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