From the Waterford (CT) Speedbowl website.

The Northeast Midget Association (NEMA) and the antique cars of ACOT, NEAR and STARS has proved to be a winning combination on Nostalgia Weekend at Waterford Speedbowl. They’ll all be on hand again as the Speedbowl’s annual salute to the sport’s history continues on August 5-6.

The Midgets will join the SK-Modifieds, Late Models, Sportsman and Mini Stocks on Saturday night (Aug. 5). A charter member of NEMA (1953), few tracks have a greater Midget history than the Speedbowl.

The cars of ACOT (open ****pits) and of NEAR and STARS (Coupes, Late Models, Pintos, Gremlins, etc) will be on display Saturday night. Last year the event drew over 60 cars.

On Sunday (Aug. 6), the antique cars take to the track between noon and 3 pm. It has become a tradition and it is not unusual to catch a one-time legend – a New England Hall of Famer – on Saturday and Sunday.

NOSTALGIA WEEKEND, Saturday/Sunday, August 5 & 6
Tentative schedule of events

SATURDAY, August 5, 2006

1:00 PM Pit ticket window opens.

1:30 PM Pit gate opens.

2:00 PM Gate #7 opens for Classic/Antique race cars to enter and display.

3:00 PM Ticket booth opens.

Grandstand opens.

Rotating practice sessions begin for NEMA Midgets, SK Modifieds, Mini Stocks, Late Models, and Sportsmen.

4:45 PM Mandatory drivers meeting at South Pit Handicapper’s Stand.

5:00 PM NEMA heats (10 laps)

5:30 PM SK Modified heats (10 laps)

5:45 PM Mini Stock heats (10 laps)

6:05 PM Late Model heats (10 laps)

6:20 PM Sportsman heats (10 laps)

6:40 PM Consolation races, if necessary

6:55 PM Parade of Aid and National Anthem

7:00 PM NEMA feature (25 laps)

7:45 PM SK Modified feature (35 laps)

8:30 PM Mini Stock feature (20 laps)

9:00 PM Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Model feature (30 laps)

9:45 PM Sportsman feature (20 laps)

This schedule is EXTREMELY tentative and is subject to change with or without notice. The number of qualifying events depends on the number of cars signed into the pit area.

ADMISSION

Grandstands: $14.00 Adult, $5.00 Youth (ages 6-14), Kids 5 and under: free.

Pit/paddock: $23.00 with NASCAR license

$8.00 surcharge without license for 16 and older.

No surcharge for 15 and under.

Positive ID required!

SUNDAY, August 6, 2006

11:00 AM Pit ticket widow and pit gate open. (Grandstands closed).

12:00 N Track open for classic/Antique race car exhibitions running in 20 minute sessions.

3:00 PM Track closed.

PIT ADMISSION

$25 per race car includes 2 people.

All others: $8

The pit gate for Sunday’s on-track exhibitions will open at 11 AM with the action starting promptly at noon and running until 3 pm. There will be no grandstands admission.

All cars on hand Saturday and all those with Saturday night wrist bands will be guests of the Speedbowl for Sunday’s (Aug. 6) on-track exhibition runs. Cars showing up on Sunday only will be assessed $25 (which includes two passes).

Sunday admission without proper wrist bands will be $8. There is only one admission price.

The policy regarding pit admission for youth (under 18) is as follows: Because of insurance requirements, all youth entering the pits will require a waiver signed by a parent or a legal guardian. Those forms will be available at the pit stand.