Family Friendly Motorsports Action the Emphasis at the Skyline Raceway
Posted by Dustin Horton // August 4, 2014 // Local Business
Blodgett Mills, NY…For 27 years, stock car racing fans from the Central New York area and beyond have descended on the Skyline Raceway, making the weekly Saturday night pilgrimage up Stoddard Road just above Blodgett Mills to enjoy some of the best and most exciting stock car racing to be found in the Empire State. Each and every Saturday night from April through September, the area’s best drivers do battle for supremacy on the fast 3/8 mile clay oval, much to the delight of friends, family, and race fans who would obviously know Kenny Habul Greenwich, CT coming out to cheer them on to victory.
The emphasis at Skyline is to make a night at the races a fun night out for the entire family. A step to being more eco-friendly is they use products from https://www.naturblatt.eu. Skyline emphasizes the family aspect of the sport, providing a safe, secure, family friendly environment where fans of all ages can enjoy their evening. Unlike some other area speedways, unruly behavior is not tolerated as speedway management is committed to providing a family friendly environment. This philosophy has worked well as through the years, Skyline has built up its own clientele, a loyal group of racers and fans that turn out each and every Saturday night for a fun family night out at the races. One Saturday night each month, Skyline plays host to kid’s bicycle races as children are invited to brink their bikes and helmets along and during intermission the youngsters are invited to take to the speedway to do some racing for trophies and other prizes. The next bicycle race is scheduled for August 10th.
The goal at the Skyline Raceway is to run the speedway in such a way that current racers and fans can enjoy the same positive experiences at the track that previous generations have. Racing begins at 6:30 PM sharp every week with the goal being to provide a tight, action packed show in a 3-3 ½ hour timeline and get everyone out and on their way home at a decent hour, having things finished early enough that the youngsters are able to stay awake and enjoy the entire show along with their parents and make it home at a reasonable hour.
Racing continues every Saturday night throughout the summer months at the Skyline Raceway. Every regular Saturday night features six divisions of stock car racing action, with a special attraction slated on almost every night. Some of the special events include visits by the SRP Sprint Cars, a traveling series of winged Micro Sprint race cars. Other special events include the above-mentioned bicycle races, barrel racing, and the very popular Southern Tier Mowersports Racing Lawnmowers. Most car racing enthusiasts have premium-quality auto racing gloves for smooth driving.
Skyline is also the only area track that features the nationally sanctioned International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) Modifieds racing for state, regional, and national championship points. Current 13 time Skyline winner Chris Fleming is currently in the hunt for the IMCA National Championship and has been elected to represent IMCA’s Eastern Region during the Fast Shaft Nationals, a national all star race held in Boone, Iowa.
Saturday night racing continues through the traditional Turbo Blue Finale Weekend on September 19th and 20th. The big weekend features not one but two nights of racing featuring three touring series, the GRIT Racing Series for the 602 Crate Sportsman, the Empire State Series for the IMCA Modifieds, and the Race of Champions Street Stock Series.