Fall Frenzy Nov. 1st to Usher In New Ownership at Riverhead

Rather than wait until the Spring of 2016 to debut, the new ownership team at Riverhead Raceway is excited and eager to get underway before the winter sets in! At the direction of Ed and Connie Partridge and Tom Gatz, It was announced today by track General Manager John Ellwood that the Fall Frenzy 2015 will be presented with the Legend Race Cars and Enduro divisions in competition on Sunday, November 1st. Racing will start at 12:30 pm, and for the youngsters in costumes, a Trick Or Treat session will be staged in the grandstand area with plenty of other surprises in store.

Ellwood noted the pit gates would swing open at 10:00 am Sunday, November 1st with the Enduro race teams needing to be in line for inspection before 12 noon. Those who present their cars for inspection after that deadline will be charged a $25 late inspection fee, no exceptions. A Grand Enduro will be joined by the 4/6-Cylinder Enduro Trucks, two 8-Cylinder Enduro races, a 4/6-Cylinder Car Enduro and a Gut & Go Enduro. All drivers must wear long sleeves and long pants and must present a drivers license to collect prize money after the races. The distance of each race will be determined by the amount of entrants.

The Enduro races have always provided racing excitement at every twist and turn, with the Fall Frenzy event new to Long Island, the excitement is sure to peak as will the competition. Every driver wants to be the first to win a new event, with this fall classic being no exception. Some new surprises will be in store for the race fans who turn out for this first of a kind event in Long Island auto racing history as the Fall Frenzy is the very first November stock car program ever presented on the Island! Come be a part of history as well usher in a new era of racing at Riverhead Raceway.

While details on race procedure for the Legend Race Cars are still being ironed out, interest on and off Long Island has hit a fevered pitch for the Fall Frenzy, especially in New Jersey and Connecticut. Saturday October 24th the famed Wall Stadium will hold a 40-lap Legend Race Car event with the winner of that race along with the Battle of the Sound at the New London Waterford Speedbowl on Sunday, October 25th earning starting sport for the Fall Frenzy at Riverhead Raceway. The winner of the Fall Frenzy will earn a starting spot in the annual Turkey Derby Legend Race Car event Thanksgiving weekend at Wall Stadium.

With this being the first venture for the new ownership team at Riverhead Raceway some changes in entering the race in advance are going to be in place. First off, Riverhead Raceway has a new PO Box address, that address is PO Box 1743, Riverhead, NY 11901. All entries must be received at the track office by 4:00 pm Wednesday afternoon October 28th. Ellwood also disclosed the track phone number would remain the same, 631-842-RACE with the web page remaining www.riverheadraceway.com.