Image was taken by me with a Kodak EasyShare DX6490.
Just like most of my racing trips, a planed yet on the fly trip, this one way an 1.5 hour highway drive to Springfield, Massachusetts for the first annual (I think..) Speedway Expo that is put on by Dick Berggren’s Speedway Illustrated and Town Fair Tire. This I believ is the replace for Racearama.
Once we get there, it starts with a $5 parking fee which includes a $5 off coupon for Speedway Illustrated Magazine one year/12 issues. Now that that’s over, $15 each for admission…now we are up to $35 total plus gasoline and Mass Pike tolls (unknown.)
I have to say, compared to the 2001-2003 Racearama shows I went to at the same location, it lacks by at least 50%, my first and second show filled three builds, this one filled one building, plus part-way for the second building. But I enjoyed the show anyway, there was collectible dealers, plus show racecars on display and racing gear. They also had autographs and some events, but for us, we watched a couple of minutes of the first discuss of media or something, toured the main building twice and left. I really didn’t find the events interesting nor did I want to listen to the three or four discussions standing up.
Anyway, here are a five more photos (out of 21 photos) taken and copyrighted by me. Five photos out of that 21 are Tony Stewart’s Modified car from NHIS last July and different angles of other cars.
Once we get there, it starts with a $5 parking fee which includes a $5 off coupon for Speedway Illustrated Magazine one year/12 issues. Now that that’s over, $15 each for admission…now we are up to $35 total plus gasoline and Mass Pike tolls (unknown.)
I have to say, compared to the 2001-2003 Racearama shows I went to at the same location, it lacks by at least 50%, my first and second show filled three builds, this one filled one building, plus part-way for the second building. But I enjoyed the show anyway, there was collectible dealers, plus show racecars on display and racing gear. They also had autographs and some events, but for us, we watched a couple of minutes of the first discuss of media or something, toured the main building twice and left. I really didn’t find the events interesting nor did I want to listen to the three or four discussions standing up.
Anyway, here are a five more photos (out of 21 photos) taken and copyrighted by me. Five photos out of that 21 are Tony Stewart’s Modified car from NHIS last July and different angles of other cars.
Image was taken by me with a Kodak EasyShare DX6490.
Tony Stewart’s 2006 NHIS NASCAR Modified Car.
Image was taken by me with a Kodak EasyShare DX6490.
Top Row: Mike Olsen’s 2006 NASCAR Busch East Series Championship car & Jeff Burton’s 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Lenox #31 Car.
Bottom Row: Shelby GT350 & Sean Caisse’s #44 NASCAR Busch East Series runner-up championship car.
Keeping in the them of a long day trip to Springfield and back, after the even was over, we made a stop at McDonald’s. On of things I tend to notice there and as a matter a fact, anywhere is prices and looking at the receipt. I have noticed that each McDonald’s really has there own pricing, but while I was eating, I noticed this on my receip that after meal orders prices and the Sub Total, there was this, a Eat-In Tax of 0.62.
What, is up with a 62 cent eat-in tax, would I have been charged this if I took it to go. IO have never noticed this before. Its just another small tax that consumers have to deal with. Next time I will get my meal to go and check the receipt too.
Keeping in the them of a long day trip to Springfield and back, after the even was over, we made a stop at McDonald’s. On of things I tend to notice there and as a matter a fact, anywhere is prices and looking at the receipt. I have noticed that each McDonald’s really has there own pricing, but while I was eating, I noticed this on my receip that after meal orders prices and the Sub Total, there was this, a Eat-In Tax of 0.62.
What, is up with a 62 cent eat-in tax, would I have been charged this if I took it to go. IO have never noticed this before. Its just another small tax that consumers have to deal with. Next time I will get my meal to go and check the receipt too.
Well, who knows if I will go next year, it was better than last year’s Racearma in Foxboro at least, but I will have to wait and see, rightnow I am waiting for July 1st and September for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series weekends at NHIS…See Yeah!
3 Comments:
Great pics, especially on the modified. What'd you think of the Shelby GT up close and personal?
I was surprised to see a brand new Shelby GT350, I didn't even know that Ford and Shelby was condsidering building it, Shelby Auto says theres a Shelby GS6, but no GT350. I really should have gotten more photos of it, I had to look really closely for badging, the GT350 on the lower right fender next to the door said GT 350.
I would like to own eith a new Ford Mustang with a V6 or V8, a Shelby Gt or now there might be a GT350, that would be on the list too. The GT500, who knows.
See Yeah!
I love just the "plain" V8 GT. The Shelby GT500 is a jaw dropper, but for a whole lot cheaper you could build essentially the same thing on your own. I love the Mustang platform for its versatility...you can do everything from drags to road racing. I'll look to pick up a used '05 in about 3 years or so when prices drop a little.
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