Column By: MIKE TRAVERSE / RPW – MIDDLETOWN, NY – It will be a busy, action packed night at the Orange County Fair Speedway this coming Saturday, July 15th.
In addition to the Big Block Modifieds and Sportsman, the United Racing Club (URC) will be in competition on the historic 5/8ths clay oval.
The Big Blocks will have their usual 30 lap feature with the URC having a 25 lap race and the Sportsman 20 laps.
Race sponsors for the night are Rapid Tire of Montgomery, NY, UDIG-NY and Orange and Rockland Utilities.
OCFS is honoring the Construction Industry Saturday. There are some group discounts available for those in the construction industry. If interested, contact the speedway before Friday, July 14th at noon.
It will also be a big night for the younger on Saturday as the annual OCFS Kids Club bike giveaway has been going well as far as bike donations.
Under the direction of OCFS Kids Club Director, Christina Contento, the goal is to have 100 bikes and as of this writing, 73 bikes have been donated.
Three local teams have gone above and beyond with their efforts towards the bike giveaway.
The J73 Racing Team, along with John and Laura Smykla, have 8 bikes and trikes donated to the giveaway. The team’s driver, Joey Conklin, was the 2022 Rookie Champion and currently races in the Sportsman division.
The 88 team of Moose Shauger has organized donations that will enable the team to bring 6 bikes to the giveaway. Moose currently is 3rd in the Rookie standings and his brother, Ronnie, is 9th.
And the Silvernail Motorsports team is bringing 5 bikes to the giveaway. Jay Silvernail is racing in the Rookies and his son, Jared Miller, races in the Sportsman at both OCFS and Accord.
Very well done by all three of these outstanding teams and by all the teams and individuals to get these bike donations to the younger fans. There will be many smiling young fans going home Saturday, proud owners of a shiny new bike!!
If interested in contributing to the bike giveaway, bikes can be dropped off at the speedway office during business hours. For further information, you can also message on Facebook or Instagram Christina or Ms. OCFS 2023 Shelby-Jo Murphy and former Ms. OCFS 2021 Erika Bucksbee who are also helping out with the bike giveaway.
Spectator gates open at 4:30 Saturday with racing at 6:30. Hope to see many of you there!!