Name that Track

Paul Precht · 08-23-2011, 11:35 PM

It was 77 I think and I finished high enough to go to the York Finals for Hampton Raceway but had no where near the money or time to go so they sent an alternate I think. In 78 I took a little break from my normal 2-3 days a week bracket racing because my band was playing way too much and I had a few too many girlfriends, I needed a break. I raced at Hampton only once a month or so that summer. When it came near the bracket finals at York, my buddy was just a few points shy and he wanted to go badly. He asked me to drive his car and sign his name as there was a new tech man there who wouldn't recognize me, it was 78 at Hampton so what the heck, I mean , Willey Hassock would leave his beer right in the staging lanes so he could have a swig as soon as he came back for the next round. My buddy feared a guy who would pull right behind him and beat him every time (A regular Div 1 Stock racer now). Well I waited for the guy to pull up and pulled right behind him, he never looked to see who I was as the track still had only 1 handicapped lane so there was no need for a coin flip on lane choice. After I beat him I went on to win the race that day, It felt like winning as well as revenge for my buddy and we shared a 100 dollar prize, which was still good money back in 78. My buddy went on to the bracket finals and I came back the next year full force. I never told the story to the 1st round guy as it was still a fair race for those times but I will someday.

08-23-2011, 11:35 PM	#16
Paul Precht Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Elysburg, Pa Posts: 732 Likes: 358 Liked 326 Times in 120 Posts	Re: Name that Track It was 77 I think and I finished high enough to go to the York Finals for Hampton Raceway but had no where near the money or time to go so they sent an alternate I think. In 78 I took a little break from my normal 2-3 days a week bracket racing because my band was playing way too much and I had a few too many girlfriends, I needed a break. I raced at Hampton only once a month or so that summer. When it came near the bracket finals at York, my buddy was just a few points shy and he wanted to go badly. He asked me to drive his car and sign his name as there was a new tech man there who wouldn't recognize me, it was 78 at Hampton so what the heck, I mean , Willey Hassock would leave his beer right in the staging lanes so he could have a swig as soon as he came back for the next round. My buddy feared a guy who would pull right behind him and beat him every time (A regular Div 1 Stock racer now). Well I waited for the guy to pull up and pulled right behind him, he never looked to see who I was as the track still had only 1 handicapped lane so there was no need for a coin flip on lane choice. After I beat him I went on to win the race that day, It felt like winning as well as revenge for my buddy and we shared a 100 dollar prize, which was still good money back in 78. My buddy went on to the bracket finals and I came back the next year full force. I never told the story to the 1st round guy as it was still a fair race for those times but I will someday.