SAFER TO HONOR ROGER MAYNOR AS 2007 CHAMPION FRIDAY, APRIL 4TH.
Riverhead, N.Y. Mar 20th.
By, Bob Finan

    The Suffolk Association of Figure Eight Racing will hold their annual awards banquet on Friday night April 4th at the Smithtown Landing Country Club on the scenic north shore of Long Island. Roger Maynor of Bay Shore will be honored as the 2007 SAFER champion for what can only be described as a career year for the veteran multi-time champion and leading all-time winner in Riverhead Raceway history.<>               

    Thought of by many as the best party in auto racing, the SAFER bash returns to the Smithtown Landing Country Club after a one-year absence. The dance features an open bar from 8:00 pm until 12:30 am, with a generous hot and cold buffet also available from the award winning culinary staff of the Smithtown Landing Country Club.

    Aside from crowning Roger Maynor the 2007 SAFER champion, the top ten in SAFER points will be recognized and of course there will be a host of SAFER Special Awards, which are plentiful annually. Perhaps the highlight of the special awards will be the induction of nominees into the Ernie Maynor Hall of Fame. The nominees include “The Dean” Bill Steen of Oakdale, who just retired from racing in 2007 after some four decades of racing the “X”. “Racin” Bobby Mason a former Figure Eight driver from Islip Speedway in the 70’s and 80’s Mason remains active these days through his Aces Landscaping business by sponsoring race teams at Riverhead Raceway.

    The late “Jumping” Johnny Kraft who passed away in 2007 will be remembered when JTL Enterprises hands out the John Kraft Memorial trophies to the top three newcomers in the Blunderbust class, Donny Oliver, Rob Bader and Jessica Larsen.

    Tickets are priced at $65 per ticket and for further information call Joe Saraceno at 631-981-0569 or e-mail Tom Kraft at krftracing9@aol.com. With the SAFER affair coming together at the last minute the club will need to gather a head count ASAP.