By JIM O’SULLIVAN
Dual quad carburetors, port intake manifolds, high compression heads, milled heads, shimmed valve springs — these and many more innovations are what make the differ-
ence between the engine of the fastest stock cars in the country and the car you-drive. The best racing mechanics in the East have been working all winter to present the fastest drivers in the East With the fastest, cars. And they’ll be ready to go at the Norwood Arena on Saturday night.
Stock car racing has taken large strides forward at the Norwood race track in the past few years, and judging from the growing spectator Interest It hasn’t even reached its peak yet.
The Norwood track has developed into one of the most popular tracks in the country. And there’s a reason for it. The local track draws the best drivers in the business – drivers with all the known speed secrets plus a few more private secrets, and mechanics capable of making an engine put out more horsepower than it seems possible. All this, combined with the ever-present threat of instant disaster has made stock-car racing one of the largest spectator sports today.
Norwood Arena drivers have proven to be real crowd-pleasers. If you haven’t before, treat yourself to a wonderful evening of top-notch excitement.
Don’t forget opening night at the Norwood Arena is Saturday, April 27th at 8 p.m.
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First Stock Car Marathon Slated At Norwood Arena-This Day in Norwood History-April 1, 1949
The Norwood Arena will add an exciting page to auto racing history April 18 and 19 when it inaugurates its 1949 season with a thrill-packed Stock Car Marathon —.the first event of its kind ever held. The starter’s flag will whip down at noon, April 18, to send thirty or more drivers off on a…
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Midget Auto Races At Norwood Arena-This Day In Norwood History-August 20, 1948
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Four Race Cars In Bay State Competition Locally Owned-This Day In Norwood History-August 6, 1948
Building And Repairing Of Racing Cars Means Plenty Of Hard Work Although midget auto racing is a comparatively new sport to hundreds of local residents who were first introduced to it this year with the opening of the Norwood Arena on Route 1, to a small group of Norwoodites it has long been of such…
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Bronco Bill Schindler At Norwood Arena Monday-This Day In Norwood History-July 31, 1948
This Day In Norwood History-July 31, 1948-Bronco Bill Schindler At Norwood Arena Monday
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Morton Downey To Sing Here Sunday-This Day in Norwood History-July 21, 1948
Will Be Featured Entertainer At 10-Act Stage Revue At The Arena Morton Downey world-famous tenor who has established an enviable record in every phase of the entertainment field will come to Norwood next Sunday evening July 25. when he will appear as featured entertainer in a two-and-a-half hour, 10-act stage and radio revue at the…
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Norwood Arena To Present Huge Ten-Act Show July 11-This Day in Norwood History-July 7, 1948
Movie And Radio Headliners To Be Seen In Vaudeville Extravaganza At New Route 1 Plant In a country that is just now feeling the effects of a powerful inflationary trend, Norwood, and in particular the Norwood Arena stands out as one of the bright spots. The management, in an endeavour to show that the best…
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Grand Opening of Norwood Arena-This Day in Norwood History-June 14, 1948
12,000 Jam Arena At Midget Racing Inaugural Monday The long‑awaited debut of the Norwood Arena drew an extraordinary crowd of twelve thousand spectators on Monday night, marking what officials described as the largest turnout ever recorded for any event in this region. The Grand Opening featured a full slate of midget auto racing on the…
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Grand Opening of Norwood Arena-This Day in Norwood History-June 11, 1948
Start your engines! On June 11, 1948, the highly anticipated Grand Opening of the brand-new, half-million-dollar Norwood Arena on Route 1 was finalized after a week of rain delays. Promising an elite lineup of over 40 midget-auto racing cars, the event marked the Eastern debut of Ohio’s famous Pollack team—Bob Harmon and Jim Florien—alongside top…
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Half-Million-Dollar Sports Arena On Route 1 Set For Grand Opening-This Day in Norwood History-June 4, 1948
June 4, 1948-Half-Million-Dollar Sports Arena On Route 1 Set For Grand Opening The Norwood Arena, Inc, Norwood’s newest enterprise and the most elaborate recreation park of its kind in the entire United States, will make its official bow to the public at the Grand Opening next Monday evening when the first of a series of…
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Midget Racing Ace Lauds Local Track-This Day In Norwood History-March 25, 1948
Bill Schindler the nations top-ranking midget auto racing driver and winner of 53 feature races last year, visited Norwood’s new half-million-dollar oval now under construction off Route 1, Norwood, last Friday and pronounced it “one of the finest in the country. Schindler lost a leg in 1936 during a race on Long Island but despite…
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