The 10TH ANNUAL PINES SPEEDWAY REUNION

THE GROVELAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY 

The Groveland Historical Society held it's 10th annual "Pines Speedway Reunion" on Saturday October 6, 2012.  The setting was on the beautiful Merrimac River, in Groveland, Ma on the original site where once the Pines Speedway sat.  The weather could not have been any better, sunny, warm a summer day. The crowd poured into the site of the old track to pay tribute to this great but not forgotten speedway.  Where ever you turned you could see some of the greatest drivers from the New England area.  Under the large white tent were special exhibits, vintage photos, scrapbooks and memorabilia of the Pines Speedway. This years honorees were Dave Grantz, Frank Conway, Moe Farmer, Frank Carter, and Choppy Baldwin.  It was great to see so many Star cars and members in attendance.  This would be the last stop for the Star Tour for the 2012 season.  On hand to represent Star was Dwight Lowes #50 coupe and the 51 coupe, Charlie Lima #10 Pinto, Richard Eastman #0 Pinto, Skip Stearns #0 Nova, Dennis Lowes #18 super, Ed Mulligan #61 Pinto, Lloyd Hutchins #176 coupe and Roger Bowlby #1/4 coupe. Very popular was Richard Eastman's display trailer in dedication to the late Ollie Silva.  The trailer was filled with photos and trophies that Ollie had received. One of the best display of history that I have ever seen.  The afternoon festivities started with the annual starting of the engines as a tribute to the Pines Speedway.  This year would be a very special one as Russ Conway and Ken Smith unveiled a monument that has been placed to mark all the honorees.  If you missed this show you missed out on a great time!

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