The pit area at Wall Stadium was packed this past Saturday for their first annual "Halloween Spooky Spectacular". There were TQ Midgets, Micros, Factory Stocks, Street Stocks, Legends, Sportsman, Wall Mods, and even several Tour Modifieds, looking to get in some practice for the upcoming Turkey Derby. It almost looked like "the good old days", when the pits would overflow with competitors every Saturday night.
While the sheer number of cars was amazing, one machine in particular stood out. The Tour Mod number 19, with a familiar name to Wall Stadium and New Egypt Speedway fans alike painted above the door, Rob Ormsbee. If the Turkey Derby was purely a car show the number 19 would certainly be the winner, hands down.
However, don't think for a minute this car is all show and no go. Ormsbee is not only an accomplished driver on both dirt and asphalt, but one of the most respected car builders in the Northeast. The black and red machine will certainly have everything it needs to run upfront, including a driver who can get the job done. If you go to the Turkey Derby make sure you keep an eye out for this Tour Mod, it will be hard to miss.
Another interesting observation from Wall on Saturday, was the sticker on the roof of the winning car of the Sportsman feature, the Barney number 14. Driven by female high school student Shawna Ingraham who had recently competed in the King of the Mountain events, the sticker from the event was still in place. However, the word King had been crossed out, and replaced with Queen. How appropriate after her run Saturday.
There was another car that caught my eye for all the wrong reasons at Wall, as well. The number 14 Street Stock of Elliot Wohl. While the car sat on the scales as officials discussed his disqualification I noticed some "artwork" that had obviously been done by someone on the driver's side quarter panel. Although Wohl is known to be somewhat of a prankster, I really don't think he did it, and didn't even know it was there. Someone had used a marker on his white car to write I Heart (a picture of male gentalia).
I appreciate a good prank as much as anyone, but I surely hope that was removed before the fans were allowed into the pits after the races. It's hard enough to explain a DQ to a young child, let alone that.
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