MARLBOROUGH – The roaring engines, the acceleration, the competitive spirit.
In the 1970s, drag racing at the A&M – an unofficial-but-popular track once located near Hayes Memorial Drive in Marlborough – was all the rage. The races were competitive, and technically illegal, but today, they’re the type of memories that bring people together.
On Oct. 5, about 100 former racers gathered at the Marlborough Fish & Game Association for an A&M reunion. The event, now in its eighth year, features dozens of vehicles, food and drink, music, and the opportunity to swap stories with friends from decades ago.
“Drag racing is like that – everybody gets along, everybody helps one another,” said Steve Bush, the lead organizer of the event. “It’s just to get all the guys who used to race at the A&M back together. You get down there Sunday at 11 a.m., race all day, then the cops would show up at 4:30, 5 p.m. and say it was time to go – they were really good.”…