{"id":29282,"date":"2026-07-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=29282"},"modified":"2026-06-03T19:51:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T23:51:26","slug":"bergamot-amor-partners-with-calkins-for-port-a-potty-grand-prix-at-thunder-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2026\/07\/bergamot-amor-partners-with-calkins-for-port-a-potty-grand-prix-at-thunder-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Bergamot + Amor Partners with Calkins for Port-a-Potty Grand Prix at Thunder Road"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/img\/email1068_IMG_9719.JPG\" alt=\"IMG_9719.JPG\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thunder Road officials are proud to announce that Williamstown\u2019s Bergamot + Amor have signed on to partner with Calkins Portable Toilets of Danville to present the Thursday, July 30 showcase at Thunder Road Speedbowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Headlined by the \u2018World Famous\u2019 Port-a-Potty Grand Prix, the July 30 event also includes racing action from the Maplefields\/Irving Late Models, Lenny\u2019s Shoe &amp; Apparel Flying Tigers, Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors and the start of the Alera Group Triple Crown for the rk Miles Street Stocks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bergamot + Amor was founded during the 2020 pandemic from the budding start to a loving relationship and a simple Instagram post featuring the first of many leather handbags that kick-started their existence. Within just the first few months, owners Amanda and Peter Shangraw created and sold over 1,000 handcrafted bags across thirty states and three countries. That number has certainly grown since then, all of them hand made right in Williamstown, Vermont and crafted with hard work, passion, and creativity that make each and every piece uniquely homegrown here in Vermont.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Port-a-Potty Grand Prix has long been one of Thunder Road\u2019s most unique and anticipated events of the summer. One of the many dreamed up novelties of the late, great Ken Squier, the Port-a-Potty Grand Prix consists of four homemade outhouses on wheels courtesy of the three point leaders and one elected Road Warrior team following the Times Argus Midseason Championships. The Golden Throne trophy is truly one of the most coveted at the Nation\u2019s Site of Excitement!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><quote>We\u2019re very excited to have Bergamot + Amor join the Thunder Road family of partners. Amanda, Peter and crew are an amazing example of Vermont craftsmanship and we\u2019re proud to support what makes our state great at the Nation\u2019s Site of Excitement!<\/quote><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thunder Road officials are proud to announce that Williamstown\u2019s Bergamot + Amor have signed on to partner with Calkins Portable Toilets of Danville to present the Thursday, July 30 showcase at Thunder Road Speedbowl. 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