"I'll have it changed by next year," Eugene Molinaro promised. WATERFORD, CT) It was Dick Beauregard night at the New London- Waterford Speedbowl, and because the place out there is a race track, there had to be some auto racing. The New London Day, Thursday, September 2. But she pointed out to the brothers that the color scheme should have been red and white, not blue and white. 0 Comments Dave Dykes Racing Through Time. Patti Pane Bourque was surprised to find one of the cars driven by her father, Lou Pane, among the model display. "Some we did from pictures, others from memory," Milt Molinaro said. Most of the models began life as plastic kits that were popular years ago, but were modified and painted to resemble the Racearena cars. Race fans could also take a look at the more than 120 scale models of cars that ran at Danbury, built by brothers Milt and Eugene Molinaro. For those whose memories went back even further, silent films were available, set to music, of races from the 1960s. This was one of the very first interviews we did for the documentary, 'Saturday Night at the Races, Memories of the Great Danbury Fair & Racearena.' Our condolences to the Davis family and friends.
It's all about speed," he said.įans could also purchase a DVD, with sound, of old home movies taken of races at the Danbury track during the 1970s. 'Racearena Memories, A Saturday Night at the Races', is a feature documentary now in post-production, about Racearena. Some of the cars, like Art Knapp's Pinto, which ran at Danbury in 1975, were more bare-bones, pieces of sheet-metal bolted to a frame with a single, extremely uncomfortable-looking aluminum seat for the driver. From deep reds to lush oranges, Connecticut residents can travel around the state to bask in the foliage while it remains for its short time span.
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