{"id":24013,"date":"2018-09-05T08:24:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T12:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=24013"},"modified":"2018-09-04T20:24:53","modified_gmt":"2018-09-05T00:24:53","slug":"buster-kathan-remembered-as-his-number-led-the-30-lap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2018\/09\/buster-kathan-remembered-as-his-number-led-the-30-lap\/","title":{"rendered":"Buster Kathan remembered as his number led the 30 lap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_20288\" style=\"width: 292px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20288\" src=\"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/BearRidgeLogo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"100\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20288\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-20288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bear Ridge Speedway<\/p><\/div><strong>Buster Kathan remembered as his number led the 30 lap<br \/>\nDIRTcar Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe Feature<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Valley Floors night at Bear Ridge Speedway was an action packed evening with lots of great racing, ending with a field filled endure that had the fans on their feet.<\/p>\n<p>It was new face in victory lane in the Sabil &#038; Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds as Steven Flint took the lead away from Mike Ryan on lap 28 and went on to score his first win. Richie Simmons and Jordan Fornwalt didn\u2019t have enough to set a hard challenge on Flint. Ryan Christian and Mike Ryan completed the top five.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It was an emotional night for the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes as they took to the track in celebration of one of ours taken to soon this past week. Buster Kathan driver of the 13 bull horns, passed away at home. In honor and memory of their fellow competitor a Blackmount Equipment Semi Feature was run with 13 laps. Josh Harrington took home the checkers for that event. The feature saw the 13 on top of the board and Buster\u2019s number held on to cross the line first in their 30 lap main event. The score board showed Earl Maxham crossing the line in second, thus the winner of the event with Tad Kingsbury second and Tanner Siemons in third. Matt Ellsworth and Kevin Dickinson completed the top five.<\/p>\n<p>The Laquerre\u2019s Sports USAC Dirt Midgets were off and will return on September 8th.<\/p>\n<p>The C.A. Miller Co. Limited Late Models were off and will return on September 8th.<\/p>\n<p>Buddy Welch gets his fifth win of the season in the Weglarz Property Service Four Cylinder feature. Coming from a mid pack starting spot he worked his way to the front to go on for the win with Bobby Bell coming home in second and Jason Porter taking the final victory lane spot in third. Jesse Durkee and rookie Cody Copeland completed the top five.<\/p>\n<p>The WYKR Sprint Cars of New England had their best car count of the season, with 16 of the dirt pounding machines in the pits. Will Hull after surviving a wild ride in his heat race was seen in the 23 machine of Christine Boesch, dropping the field to 15 at the green. Lacey Hanson worked her way to the front and was able to hold off the hard charges of Matt Hoyt and Luke Greenwood for her first win at the Ridge. Hoyt and Greenwood crossed the line in second and third with Adam Pierson and Jacob Williams rounding out the top five. The WYKR Sprint Cars of New England will make one more trip to the Ridge on October 14th.<\/p>\n<p>The State Farm Mike Estrada 4\/6 Enduro event had an entry list of close to fifty machines, and when the flag dropped it was a true site to see. 75 laps of endurance is what will bring you to the top of the heap, and with only one red flag delay when the dust settled it was Frank Putty crossing the line first with Michael Labounty taking home second an Peter Childs third. Bruce Poirer and Ryan Pallas rounded out the top five. The State Farm Mike Estrada 4\/6 Cylinder Enduros can be seen next at the Ridge on September 22nd.<\/p>\n<p>Bear Ridge Speedway\u2019s 51st season of dirt car racing continues Saturday, September 8th with Staunch Security sponsoring the 99Rock weekly racing series which includes the Sabil &#038; Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds, Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes, Laquerre\u2019s Sports USAC DMA Midgets, C.A. Miller Inc Limited Late Models and the Weglarz Property Service Four Cylinders, plus the Wingless Auto Club and the kids club bike giveaways. General Admission for the 99Rock Weekly Racing Series is $10 for adults (ages 18-61) $8 for teens &#038; seniors (ages 12-17 &#038; 62 and older) and $2 for children; Visa and MasterCard are accepted.  Racing begins at the famous \u201c6:00-ish\u201d start time.<\/p>\n<p>Bear Ridge Speedway is as an alcohol-free family friendly entertainment spot, with our goal to make each experience at the Ridge better than the last. Remember \u201cDirt where every lap is the last lap\u201d we continue to offer the best source of good inexpensive high-quality entertainment for families.<\/p>\n<p>Bear Ridge Speedway is located off exit 16 of I91 on to Rte 25 west 1 mile to South Road up the hill to Kidder Rd. The green will wave every Saturday at 6:00 pm(ish). Be sure to check the web www.bearridgespeedway.com Questions can be sent to brsdirt@charter.net<\/p>\n<p>UNOFFICIAL RESULTS \u2013 51st Season of Racing-Valley Floors. Night<\/p>\n<p>99ROCK Weekly Racing Series<\/p>\n<p>Bear Ridge Speedway &#8212; Bradford, VT<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, September 1, 2018<\/p>\n<p>Sabil &#038; Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds (40 Laps)<\/p>\n<p>1st       40        Steve Flint<\/p>\n<p>2nd      34        Richie Simmons<\/p>\n<p>3rd       24        Jordan Fornwalt<\/p>\n<p>4th       10s      Ryan Christian<\/p>\n<p>5th       86        Mike Ryan<\/p>\n<p>6th       631      Todd Buckwold<\/p>\n<p>7th       2nh      Tanner Siemons \u00ae<\/p>\n<p>8th       73        Kevin Chaffee<\/p>\n<p>9th       18        Matt Lashua<\/p>\n<p>10th     10        Derek Graham<\/p>\n<p>11th     97        Terry Williams<\/p>\n<p>12th     91        Tim Tucker<\/p>\n<p>13th     27        Chris Clark<\/p>\n<p>14th     9          Michael Dunn<\/p>\n<p>15th     15        Adam Pierson<\/p>\n<p>16th     42T      Robert Tucker<\/p>\n<p>17th     6          Jeremy Huntoon<\/p>\n<p>18th     8          Steve Lary<\/p>\n<p>Heat Race Winners: Ryan Christian &#038; Mike Ryan<\/p>\n<p>Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe Feature (30 Laps)<\/p>\n<p>1st       17        Earl Maxham<br \/>\n2nd      o9        Tad Kingsbury<br \/>\n3rd       5          Tanner Siemons<br \/>\n4th       21e      Steve Ellsworth<br \/>\n5th       43        Kevin Dickinson<br \/>\n6th       3          Jason Horniac<br \/>\n7th       16        Brian Chaffee<br \/>\n8th       18        Jason Colbeth<br \/>\n9th       44        Gene Pierson<br \/>\n10th     71        Josh Harrington<br \/>\n11th     56        Chris LaForest<br \/>\n12th     20        Todd Hayward<br \/>\n13th     33        Melvin Pierson<br \/>\n14th     77        Robert Kilburn<br \/>\n15th     63        Mike Stender<\/p>\n<p>Heat Race Winners: Robert Kilburn &#038; Jason Horniac<\/p>\n<p>Blackmount Equipment Semi Feature Winner: Josh Harrington<\/p>\n<p>Laquerre\u2019s Sports USAC Dirt Midget Feature (25 Laps)<\/p>\n<p>Off Return 9\/2\/18<\/p>\n<p>C.A. 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