South Plattsburgh, NY – Airborne Speedway promoter Mike Perrotte has announced plans to introduce a DIRTcar Modified Sportsman class as a weekly division in 2012.
“The DIRT Sportsman cars are the same as the Ernie’s Discount Tools Modifieds, except they will have 602 GM crate engines like our full-fendered J&S Steel Sportsmen,” Perrotte said.
“This division will provide valuable experience for someone who would like to race competitively in a Modified someday,” Perrotte added. “They will use a harder compound right rear tire than the Modifieds, which is a cost-saving measure. Teams will typically go through some right rears as part of the learning curve on setups.”
DIRTcar Sportsman is the largest class in the Northeast. Nearly all dirt tracks throughout the region, including Quebec and Ontario, utilize them. Devil’s Bowl in West Haven, VT, a paved facility like Airborne, also has a Modified Sportsman division with the same rules.
“The response has been overwhelming,” Perrotte said. “There are at least 10 teams already forming and we haven’t even had our 2012 rules meeting yet. I anticipate about 75 percent of the Modified Sportsman drivers will be new to Airborne.”
The 2012 Airborne rules meeting for all divisions will be held at the American Legion 1620 Quarry Road Plattsburgh Saturday, November 27. Four-cylinder session (Noon-12:45 p.m.) – Renegades and Sportsman (1-2 p.m.) – Modifieds and Modified Sportsman (2-3 p.m.).