The Historic Speedway Group will meet on the 2nd TUESDAY of the month. That is a change from Monday to Tuesday. The next meeting will be TUESDAY March 10. We will still meet at the Efland Ruritan Club at the corner of Forrest and Hwy 70 By-Pass. We encourage ALL members to attend when they can. An exciting event is in the planning stages and your help is needed! If you can't attend meetings but could help us sell an ad or two for the yearbook - that would be great! If you have an idea for a story, pictures, etc. we could use in the yearbook, please send us an email or contact Sue Weiss, LaVerne Zachary or Lonnie Holt at: mailto:[email protected]
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The February meeting will be on Monday, February 9th at the Ruritan Club in Efland at 7:00 PM.
We are starting our plans for the 2015 annual event to be held on September 26. If you are currently a member, we need you to attend the meetings...if you are not a member yet and would like to become a member, please come. Help the Historic Speedway Group keep the memories of dirt track racing at Occoneechee Speedway alive! MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! The Historic Speedway Group wishes you and your family a very Merry Christmas. We also wish you good health and happiness in the coming year. We look forward to seeing you in 2015!
  Tom"Tiger" Pistone and Rex White at Occoneechee Speedway - Saturday, September 27, 2014
A great day at Hillsborough today! Pictured below is Terry Anderson presenting a 1961 Ford model replica (made by Terry) to Leonard and Glen Wood as they were honored at Occoneechee Orange Speedway. Fun was had by all! Additional photos will be posted soon.  Gene Hobby, President of Historic Speedway Group and former GN Driver, was a guest on WUNC Radio today. You can see the story on the WUNC website: http://wunc.org/post/nascar-reunion-hillsborough
The story was on at 11:46 AM, Thursday, September 25th. We look forward to seeing everyone this weekend! The Orange County Historical Museum in downtown Hillsborough will be open next Sunday, September 28, from 9 AM - 10 AM for anyone in Hillsborough for the 8th Annual"Celebration of the Automobile Racers Reunion and Car Show". It is FREE, so if you plan to be at the Old Timers Luncheon Sunday - start your day with a visit to the museum. The second floor of the museum is devoted to Occoneechee Speedway. Have a safe trip to Hillsborough!
Check out the News and Observer today - Entertainment section. There's a really good article about Occoneechee Speedway and the event coming up next weekend! We look forward to seeing you there! 
The Gene Hobby Tribute car made its debut at the South Boston Speedway Saturday night. Gene drove the #99 around the track during pace laps. Come see the #99 at the 8th Annual Celebration of the Automobile Racers Reunion and Classic Car Show, September 26 and 27 in Hillsborough. The Grass Cats will perform on Friday night at The Big Barn beginning at 6 PM. Registration of classic cars begins Saturday at 7 AM. 
The Historic Speedway Group, along with Orange County Historical Museum, hosted a "Stores and Stories" event on Sunday at The Big Barn in Hillsborough. Below are links for the TV coverage on NBC News out of Raleigh, and a link to the article in the News & Observer (was also in the Burlington paper). http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/08/17/4078150/nascar-golden-agers-reminisce.html good article with picture of Chad Talbert climbing out of the #68. http://www.wncn.com/video?clipId=10482758&auto short news clip on WNCN (NBC station) about the event. Thank you to all the guys who participated especially LaVerne Zachary for the slide show, Frank Craig, Bill Blair and Gene Hobby for their participation in the presentation. We also would like to thank the following people for bringing the classic race cars: Bill Blair, Jr.- #2 (son of Bill Blair) John Handy - #0 Darel Keck - #57 (son of Bobby Keck) Gerald Talbert - #68 Joe Crews and Devon Landon - #11 (Wendell Scott car) Wayne Haynes - #22 (Fireball Roberts car) Historic Speedway Group needs VENDORS for the 8th Annual "Celebration of the Automobile" Racers Reunion and Car Show, in Hillsborough, September 27th! If you are interested in a vendor space, please contact Devon Landon at 919-619-2105 or email Historic Speedway Group at: mailto:[email protected]
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