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[Sticky] Delaware Board - Please...Introduce yourself!

Shadowracer · 2009-05-29T12:35:53Z

This thread is simply for introductions. If you're new here, or if you're not, why not tell us a little about yourself? This board is about building bonds and maintaining a strong community of Delaware Speedway fans and supporters. Its entirely optional, but it'd be nice if you would. Â My name is Trev. I'm 40 years old and have been a Delaware fan for 39 1/2 them. As an infant, my Mom would park my stroller beside her in the stands at both Delaware and Nilestown while my Dad, Rick Van Leeuwen raced his Hobby/Modified Sportsman, along with my Uncles Ray Eaton and Stan Linkavich. They ran numbers 46, 47 and 48, until Dad partnered up with a friend and built "Rick's Banana" number 6. The BananaDad quit racing in 1974, already the costs were getting out of hand, but we still came to the races every week and rooted for the guys he'd raced with, like George Wall, Al Patrick and Ron Pearn. As well I got to be a fan during some of the SLM Export A Series glory days, with Earl Ross, Junior Hanley, Speedy Jack Monaghan, Don Beiderman, Russ Urlin, Terry Kitchen and Don Mallat. (Earl was my favorite, and I never appreciated Don Beiderman until I was much older.)Anyway, not to write a novel, but I'm still out to the track every week. I used to be a quiet fan and a familiar face at the Speedway, but that was it. A couple years ago on a whim I started bringing a notebook to the races and the Shadow Report was born. Since then, I've met lots of great people through that and found out just how welcoming the Delaware communtiy really is. I'm more of a fan now than I ever was, and things just keep getting better. Its a great time of change at Delaware right now, and its cool to be front and center for it!I can usually be found in Richmond Row, which is normally in the last section of grandstand before turn 1. If you see the goofy tie dye bucket hat, come on up and say howdy.And, if you're not tired of my writing yet, make sure you visit the Souvenir Booth on Friday night and pick up a copy of the program. Â ;)

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Aug 09, 2009 7:19 am

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Welcome Matt. Nice to have another Shipway on board!

And a howdy to Mark too. Well have to get together and hash out some Delaware history sometime.

CHECK OUT THE "SHADOW REPORT" GROUP ON FACEBOOK FOR LIVE RACE PICS AND UPDATES

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gwb5757

Aug 19, 2009 12:15 am

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Hey Matt,
I Just found this thread and relized your workin for the competition LOL !!! Send me a P.M !!!

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Zoom

Aug 19, 2009 10:40 am

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the 04 Mustang was the same basic car but someone else showed up at the first race of the year with the #4 so dad put a 0 on it

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Hey guys and girls..
My name is Terry Jacques and i am the driver of the #35 dodge latemodel that will be running the full season next year at delaware...
Racing is a huge part of who i am and i have been very lucky to experience some very cool things and meet alot of great people..
Most memorable moment was crew chiefing for matt kenseth at cayuge..

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ernie

Sep 11, 2010 5:15 pm

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Welcome aboard Terry. It will be good to see another LM at Delaware.

That race at Cayuga was a great one between Kenseth and Thompson Jr. Congrats on that win!

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