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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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Eeracer3

Jun 11, 2009 3:52 pm

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Hey Vickie are you talking about Orval and Nina ( I hope I got that right). You must be I don't remember any other clown. They used to take my mom and I to the races back in the 60's when they were cub leaders. Thanks to your dad, I started working at Delaware in 1970. We used to go to your place a lot, when I was young.

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racer998

Jun 11, 2009 6:30 pm

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Hi I'm Michelle Koricina I drive the #99 Truck and am new to Delaware ! 🙂

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jworacing

Jun 15, 2009 5:13 pm

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And Michelle sure as heck can drive the wheels off her truck... Literally this young chick should be called "Rims" for driving on the rims

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ernie

Jun 15, 2009 6:25 pm

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That's one way to get it to turn! 😉

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Vickie

Jun 17, 2009 7:28 pm

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Hey Eeracer3....you are absolutely right that was my Dad, Orval and my Mom, Nina. WOW that is crazy lol. 😀

Just talking to Mom...she is wondering if you are Kevin?

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