5/19/08

CUBA LAKE RACEWAY REUNION 6TH ANNUAL '50S AND '60S STOCK CAR RACING LUNCHEON SLATED FOR JULY 30, 2008

 
This is your invitation to attend the 6th Annual Cuba Lake Raceway Luncheon for all those who remember or have a love of stock car racing from those wonderful years of the '50s and '60s. Drivers, car owners, mechanics, track personnel and track owner/builders from tracks of WNY, Ontario and NWPA during that time will be attending. This year a special invitation is being made to drivers, mechanics, car owners and track personnel who ran in the '40s, '50s and '60s from the greater Jamestown area, Penny Royal track at Leon, NY and VFW Raceway at East Towanda, PA to attend along with others who look forward to attending again this year or for the first time. Last year drivers and others that were involved with the racing came from 7 states and Ontario to attend the luncheon. By receiving this invitation you and your family and friends are invited to attend this year's event. The past CLR luncheons have become very popular with the whole stock car racing world it seems, and I suggest you get your reservations in as soon as possible before it is completely sold out. This is your chance to be with and talk with these greats from that era of racing. A number of the young lions who are the stock car champions currently also attend to meet the drivers they have only heard about. Moonwinks can handle 200 people maximum and still have room for all of us to move around for visiting with friends, old and new, fans and lovers of '50s and '60s stock car racing who will be there for the luncheon.

When: Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Where: Moonwinks, just north of Cuba, NY (3 miles) on Rt. 305 and 1/2 mile from the CLR track. Watch your speed on I-86 and in the Cuba area as tickets are given out for any speeding infraction.

Invitation deadline: I must receive your reservation and payment by Monday, July 14, 2008.

Time, luncheon information and cost: registration starts at 10:30 am with lunch starting at approximately 12:15 pm. As we did last year two lines will be available for registration allowing for more time to visit and talk with all others. We have use of the restaurant until 4:00 pm so there will be plenty of time for our speaker, mc and all of us to visit with friends, new and old, and field those questions from the fans and get driver autographs and pictures. This year I have worked with the Moonwinks management and trimed our operations costs so the luncheon cost will be $1.00 less than past luncheons at $14.00 this year. It has always been my goal from the 2003 banquet forward to have the cost as low as possible so anyone that wants to attend can afford to do so. Our sit down served luncheon will begin with a molded cranberry salad, rolls & butter and beverage( choice of coffee, tea, iced tea or lemonade). Mixed drinks, wine or beer may be ordered, but are at additional cost. This year you and your companions will have the choice of one of the following two entrees: Scampi-style haddock fillet or chicken divan. You must let me know how many of each with your RSVP. The entree you choose will come with potato and vegetable. Our luncheon will then conclude with a very nice dessert. Steve, the Manager of Moonwinks, is also a lover of '50s and '60s stock car racing and those of you that have attended past banquets will remember the great feed he puts on for us. Steve will go out of his way this year also to see that we are treated as Queens and Kings. Our luncheon will be "dutch treat" for all attending and the price of $14.00 per person includes everything food wise, beverage (except noted above), tax and gratuity. Remember I must receive your RSVP and payment by July 14, 2008 at the latest as no day of the luncheon payments will be allowed. Because of the guarantee required by Moonwinks no refunds can be made. I will not be sending you tickets back. We will have your name and your companions on a master list that will be marked at registration on the 30th. Your only job the day of the luncheon is to register, sit back, visit, eat, enjoy our guest speaker and mc and relax.

Program: I am very please to announce that Jim Scott has agreed to be our guest speaker this year. The residents of Garland, PA know and regard Jim Scott as one of their most famous citizens. To further show the respect folks have for Jim he was elected into the Warren County Sports Hall of Fame in the Spring of 2008. Scott was a top race car driver throughout the area from 1956 to 1976. He made a name for himself on the local, regional and national racing scene. Over his career Scott has raced all over, including the dirt of Stateline and Eriez, and two international speedways of Daytona and Talladega. He has raced at Holland, Conneaut, Mercer, Smuckers, Roll-O-Bowl, Pennsboro, West Virginia, Bristol, Tennessee, Perry, Smethport, Bradford, Olean, Skyline and Sulphur Springs. By 1970, Scott was winning many of the longer feature events back home. His luck ran out at Eriez Speedway as he suffered three broken vertebrae and a crushed spine in a racing accident. Hospitalized, he was forced to shut down his auto repair business and many said he would never walk again, let alone race. His determination would not be denied as he used his recuperating time to rebuild his body but also to build a 1969 Torino for Talladega and Daytona. He ran at Talladega and was near the leaders when he lost the clutch in the final laps. He continued to be sucessful in racing until 1976. He has now left the racing legacy to his children who are highly successful drivers.
Our Master of Ceremonies this year is the well known and never a dull moment when around him Paul Faleski out of Buffalo. Paul also has a racing history behind him winning the 2000 Pro Truck championship at Holland Speedway. He is currently running a John Casey-owned T.Q. Midget #88 at several tracks around the area. Paul has also been President of the FOAR SCORE Club (oldest club of its type in the country with FOAR SCORE meaning Friends Of Auto Racing Seeking Cooperation of Racing Enthusiasts) and is currently the Vice President.

RSVP: Send payment, $14.00 per person, along with your name and the name of any companions attending with you and the entree choice for each of you to:

Ford Easton
5200 28th St. N. # 651
St. Petersburg, FL 33714.

Make your check or money order payable to: Ford Easton. If you need to contact me, phone 727-522-4042 or e-mail fjeaston@aol.com. Remember I must receive your reservation and payment by July 14, 2008.
If you or any of your companions were a stock car driver, please indicate that to me when you send your reservation and money. Those of you who I know personally who drove don't need to indicate it. I just don't want a driver to slip by me without me knowing that they drove.

Source: Ford Easton/Cuba Lake Raceway Reunion PR
Additions: Mark Southcott/NYRaceZone.com
Posted: May 21, 2008