Another Season, Another Mike Rowe Victory Could there be a more appropriate way to start a racing season at Oxford Plains Speedwaythan to have Maine Racing Hall of Famer Mike Rowe win another race? Opening night, which took place on a Tuesday due to multiple rainouts, saw Rowe’s familiar #24go to victory lane in the
When you grow up on a farm, there is good chance that you will become a farmer. When your father owns an Insurance agency, you might end up selling insurance as a career. If your Dad is a plumber, your vocation could be to follow in those footsteps. So when your father, mother and grandfather
Sports are all about emotions. Good storylines and personable characters stir thoseemotions and capture the hearts of fans. One of the best storylines in sports comes when a seemingly endless wait concludeswith a major victory. The Boston Red Sox winning the 2004 World Series after an 86-year drought, Dale Earnhardt winning the 1998 Daytona 500
TWISTED THOUGHTS – BY MIKE TWIST Maine has a number of historic oval racetracks within its borders. Storied facilities such as Oxford, Wiscasset, Speedway 95, Unity and Spud are set to roar to life again in 2023. We are also blessed with memories of tracks such as Beech Ridge, Arundel, Sanford, Belfast and Brewer. The
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR ? My first thought while writing this first column for the Maine Vintage Race Car Association is one that perhaps those who are wiser than myself can learn from. I have waited way too long to become involved with the MVCRA. I’m not quite sure why that was. I was
