![]() Our home in Ridgefield was just 10.4 miles from the Danbury Racearena. Despite living on the east coast for 18 months I never joined the “Dreaded East Coast Trackchasers”. Following the 1979 Knoxville Nationals (won my Ronnie Shuman – above) we moved from Mission Viejo, California to Ridgefield, Connecticut. Lots of folks don’t know that we were transferred around a good bit as I climbed the rungs of the corporate ladder. Most people think of me as a “West Coast” trackchaser. My limited notes remind me “the crowds were huge and the racing was fair”. During my only visit in 1981 Bob Riley in the #66 won again. The second time I was rained out after the heat races. I saw Bob Riley win the first time I went there. I did go to Danbury twice in 1980 and once in 1981. With the Danbury Racearena being just track #76 (that’s more than 2,200 tracks ago as this is written!) my memory is somewhat foggy on this one. ![]() I didn’t begin writing my famous Trackchaser Reports until about track #430. My second lifetime Connecticut track visit – 1980.
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