By Eric Zembower
Altoona, Pa. Area sprint car and late model driving legend, John Grum, 82, passed away Friday January 30, 2012 at Altoona Regional Health System, Altoona Hospital campus with his family at his side.
Known to many as “Johnny” or “Grummy”, he was considered one of the best of his craft during his driving career that spanned over 40 years. . Read more »
Help kick off the 2012 season with the Bedford Speedway Race Car Show, Sunday April 1st, at the Fairgrounds Jordan Hall. This event will be held during the final day of the Bedford County Home Show.
Teams: This is your opportunity to show case your sponsors and 2012 racer. All classes are welcome. Vintage racers too! Be unloaded and parked at the south side of Jordan Hall by 10:30 am. Enter at the main gate and follow around to south side of Jordan Hall. Speedway and show officials will guide
you in to the unloading area and to the hauler parking area on the midway. You are encouraged to bring pictures and handouts for the fans. They’ll appreciate it. Be ready to conduct interviews for the press. The Bedford Gazette is planning a pre-season racing edition special and will want the opportunity to take pictures and get driver comments. Read more »
Reserved Tailgate and Grandstand Seats are currently on sale for those who wish to reserve the same spot as last year, at the same price. All spots will be reserved until February 15th 2012, when they will go on sale to the public on a first come, first served basis. To reserve your spot please send a check made out to “Bedrock Inc.” to PO Box 16, Maugansville, Md 21767
We are looking forward to bringing an exciting weekly racing program to the Bedford Fairgrounds each and every Friday night during the 2012 racing season. I personally would like to thank JR and his team for the fine job they have done over the last decade, as well as the Bedford Fair Association for allowing us to race. It is our goal to provide a show that is very efficiently run, fair to the competitors and provides a great value for the fans.
Next year at Bedford, fans and racers can expect a racing program that is very similar to that at Thunder Valley. It is our goal to have the car rules and race procedures be the same at both tracks. While some minor adjustments are possible, the rules at both tracks will not see much in the way of changes. A final version of the rules will be released shortly.
A pre-season car show, open to all racers is planned for the beginning of April at the speedway in conjunction with the Bedford County Home Show. Opening day for the speedway is tentatively scheduled for Friday night April 20th, with Friday night racing continuing every week until September. An open practice session for all divisions is scheduled for Sunday afternoon April 15th.
The first event of the local racing season will be the “Icebreaker 50” on Saturday April 14th, 2012 at Thunder Valley. This event will feature the Front Wheel Drive Four Cylinders racing 50 laps for a record $2000 to win. Also being featured will be a 25 lap Pure Stock feature and a small car demolition derby with $500 going to the derby winner.
For more information about each track please visit www.bedfordspeedway.com or www.thundervalleyraceway.com, or call the track office at 240-382-0526.
Thank you for your support- Joe
” Paradise Alley ” on the backstretch only at the Bedford Speedway. This is unique and only found at Bedford.
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