
"I'll have it changed by next year," Eugene Molinaro promised. But she pointed out to the brothers that the color scheme should have been red and white, not blue and white. 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. Maynard noted, Against the field, our cars were finishing in the top five 40 of the time up to two months ago, and during the last month Troyer-built machines were in the top 50 of the races. 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. Danbury Racearena in Connecticut to the Trenton Interna-tional Speedway. For those whose memories went back even further, silent films were available, set to music, of races from the 1960s. (Southern New York Racing Association) Reunion on Sunday Hey, Im looking forward to performing at the SNYRA Reunion on Sunday in Danbury, CT SNYRA is the racing organization that hosted the weekly races at the Danbury Racearena located at the former Danbury Fairgrounds. 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. 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.
