by Jay | Dec 17, 2011 | Maine, New England
Jason Enders Of RE Suspension Joins Seminar Lineup In Portland
PORTLAND, Maine – With so many suspension package options facing race teams week in and week out during the season, finding the hot setup is a difficult task. With one of the world’s leading suspension specialists on hand for the first annual GRIP Seminar – “Get Racing’s In-Depth Perspective” – drivers and crews will get answers next month.
Jason Enders of RE Suspension will be at the Seasons Event & Conference Center in Portland, Maine, this coming January 19-22. While the four-day short-track racing seminar will explore setup information, brake technology, spotting technique, driver development and marketing, it will also place a heavy emphasis on suspension.
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by Jay | Dec 14, 2011 | Modified, New England
West Springfield, MA. — Chris Pasteryak, of Lisbon, CT., was
crowned 2011 Valenti Modified Racing Series Champion last night
at the 8th annual awards banquet. The event was held at the
Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, West Springfield, Massachusetts.
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by Jay | Dec 13, 2011 | New England
Cho Lee, 58, of Barre, VT passed away unexpectedly on December 10th while en route to a racing banquet.
Born in Barre on Feb. 15, 1955, he was the son of the late Cho Kong and Eva (Wheeler) Lee.
Cho attended Barre schools and was a graduate of Spaulding High School, class of 1972. He continued his education at Norwich University, graduating in 1977 as a cadet. After his schooling, he was a teacher at Twinfield School in Marshfield. His last employment was at the Barre Food Bank in Websterville.
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by Jay | Dec 12, 2011 | Devils Bowl, NASCAR, New England, Vermont
CHARLOTTE, NC — Stock car driver Ron Proctor of Charlton, NY was honored as one of the country’s most decorated short track competitors on Friday, as nearly 800 champions and supporters from the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series gathered for a black tie awards gala at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC.
Proctor won the NASCAR Modified Track Championship at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, VT, collecting two victories and top-five finishes in all nine feature races in 2011; he also won the NASCAR Modified title at Albany-Saratoga Speedway in his native New York. Despite a checkered history dating back 30 years, as a first-time NASCAR license holder, Proctor was eligible for and won the Rookie of the Year prize in both Vermont and New York.
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by Jay | Dec 12, 2011 | New England
BY MARK McKEON
FAIRLEE, VT – Driver Joe Krawiec and car owner Skip Matczak were honored on Friday and Saturday at banquets in Indianapolis, IN and Fairlee, VT for winning the inaugural season championship of the USAC Dirt Midget Association in races held at Bear Ridge Speedway in Bradford, VT.
On Friday at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis, Krawiec joined USAC National Driving Champion and National Midget Champion Bryan Clauson, Silver Crown and National Midget Champion Levi Jones and Pavement Sprint Car Champion Bobby Santos III in collecting USAC championship medallions.
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by Jay | Dec 11, 2011 | New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
Barre, VT – Montpelier’s Dave Pembroke was honored as the 2011 “King of the Road” at the 2011 Thunder Road Banquet of Champions on Saturday, December 10 at the Barre Elks Club. Pembroke put together one of the biggest comebacks in Thunder Road history to claim his second career Late Model title. During their first season in a Ford powered ride, Pembroke and his family team erased an 80 point deficit with back-to-back feature wins at mid-season. The Vermont State Employees Credit Union/Lamoille Valley Ford team earned the first Thunder Road track title for Ford in over twenty years. The Barre Elks Club was sold out with team members, officials and fans on hand to honor Pembroke, who claimed a $5,000 point fund check.
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