THE LEGION SPEEDWAY

THE LEGION SPEEDWAY MADE A GOOD EFFORT TO BRING THE TRACK BACK TO A FAMILY TRACK AND WITH THE HELP OF PAT COURSEY FROM CENTRAL METALS RT 25 RUMNEY AND ROBERT AYER THE COMMANDER OF THE LEGION THEUY MADE SEVERAL CHANGES AND DID A LOT TO MAKE THE FACILITY BETTER. MANY PEOPLE BEGAN TO OFFER THEIR SERVICES AGAIN WHICH MADE THE FANS FEEL MORE TO HOME SEEING IRMA HEATH AND WALLY AND PEOPLE FROM THE OLD NORWAY PINES TRACK WANDERING AROUND AGAIN.THOUGH I WAS ONLY ABLE TO MAKE A FEW SHOWS I FOUND THE ATMOSPHERE MUCH MORE RELAXING THAN IT HAD BEEN IN THE PREVIUOS YEARS.THE LEGION WAS GOOD AT PREPERING FOOD AND THE MENU GOT MUCH BETTER.BOB AYERS HAD BEEN AROUND RACING QUITE A FEW YEARS AND HE HANDLED THE DAY TO DAY CHORES LIKE GETTING THE TRACK READY. WITH FRIENDS LIKE DAN BOWN AND RAY MOSES HUSTLING THINGS AROUND WITH HIM THEY STARTED TO PUT ON A PRETTY GOOD SHOW AND THE CARCOUNT BEGAN COMING BACK.THE RECENT SLOW ECONOMY MADE THE LEGION MEMBERS REALIZE THAT RUNNING A RACETRACK IS A REAL CHALLENGE AND THE MEMBERS ARE MOSTLY GETTING ON THE ELDERLY SIDE, SO THEY DECIDED TI LEASE THE TRACK AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN THE SPEEDWAY CHANGED NAMES. I BELIVE IT WAS THE RATTLESNAKE MOTORDROME BUT THE CARCOUNT WAS VERY LOW AND THE RACES WERENT WEEKLY SO THE NEW OWNER WHOM IM NOT SURE OF HIS NAME OPTED OUT AFTER ONE SEASON. BUT DONT SELL THE SPEEDWAY SHORT BECAUSE THE LOVE OF DIRT TRACK RACING IN THIS AREA HAS BROUGHT A NEW OWNER TO THE TRACK WHO I GUARENTEE YOU IS GONNA CHANGE OUR SPEEDWAY FOR THE BEST IT HAS BEEN SINCE IT WAS NORWAY PINES IN THE SEVENTIES.IF YOU DONT BELIVE IT YOU NEED TO DRIVE IN AND SEE FOR YOURSELF.below are the only pictures i have of the legion speedway but if anyone has any they would like to share email them to geetatmoses@hotmail.com
11/27/09
MOST OF THE PICTURES BELOW ARE COMPLIMENTS OF ALAN WARD COLUMNIST FOR THE RACIN PAPER.THESE PICTURES ARE VERY APPRECIATED AND ARE A BIG ADDITION TO THIS WEBSITE

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