by | Apr 11, 2014 | New England, Schedules
LOU MODESTINO’S NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS SCHEDULE FOR 4/7-4/13/14 )corrected copy)
Wednesday, 4/9/14
Lime Rock Park(CT)-Open AutoX, 9 a.m.
New England Dragway(Epping, NH)-Street Night, 5 p.m.
Thursday, 4/10/14
Raynham-Taunton Park(Rt. 138, Raynham, MA)-Opening 2014 Wheels of Time Cruise Night, 4 p.m.
Friday, 4/11/13
New England Dragway(Epping, NH)-Street Night, 5 p.m.
Friday 4/11-Sunday. 4/13/14
Lee USA Speedway(NH)-ACT Governors Cup plus NASCAR Weekly Racing Series, Practice Fri.,
Qualifying Sat., Features Sun. Noon each day.
Waterford Speedbowl(CT)-Rescheduled Bud Blast-Off date, Valenti Modified Tour, NASCAR
Weekly Racing Series. Practice Fri., Qualifying Sat., Features Sun. Noon Each Day.
Saturday, 4/12-Sun. 4/13/14
Stafford(CT)-New England Track Riders 2 day Youth Camp, 9 a.m. each day.
Saturday, 4/12/14
Herb Chambers BMW(Sudbury, MA)-Cars & Coffee, 7-10 a.m.
Monadnock Speedway(Winchester, NH)-Practice all divisions, noon.
New England Dragway(Epping, NH)-Test & Tune, 7 a.m.
Oxford Plains Speedway(ME)-PASS Series, NELCAR Legends, support classes, 1 p.m.
Plainfield(CT)-Haul Of Fame Swap Meet, 9 a.m.
Pomfret Speedway(CT))-Practice Tri-State Kart Club, Club Meeting, 1 p.m.
Seekonk Speedway(MA)-Open Practice, all divisions, noon-5 p.m. (Rain date Sun. 4/13)
Stafford (CT)-NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler, noon (Rain date Sun., 4/13)
Whole Foods(Bellingham, MA)-Green Car Show, noon.
Sunday, 4/13/13
Capeway Rovers(Middleboro, MA)-NCSC MX events, 9 a.m.
Kringle Candle(Bernardston, MA)-Western MA Cars & Coffee, 8 a.m.
New England Dragway(Epping, NH)-Test & Tune, Buick Bash, Gamblers Race, 8 a.m.
Pomfret Speedway(CT)-Kart Racing, Tri-State Kart Club Race #1, Noon.
Quoboag Riders(Monson, MA)-Motorcycle Hill Climb, 11 a.m.
by | Apr 2, 2014 | New England, New England Motorsports South
By Lou Modestino
As the Icebreaker at Thompson Motorsports Park quickly approaches; some big names have filed last minute entries.
Winner of the last race for the Granite State Pro Stock Series (GSPSS) at TSMP, Larry Gelinas has announced his intent to pick up another win at the 5/8 mile oval. The entry with the GSPSS makes for a busy weekend for the Buxton, ME driver, as he is also running for points in the Late Model division at TSMP for the 2014 season. Gelinas races as much as anybody on the tour, entering around 50 races during the 2013 season, including 11 races with the GSPSS en route to a runner-up finish in the championship standings. Even with the experience at the track and with the series, Gelinas isn’t sold on himself being a runaway favorite. Gelinas stated “If Mechalides is there, he will be tough. (Mike and Tommy) O’Sullivan’s are tough. It could be somebody different. By the sounds of it, there are a lot of good drivers entering the race.”
Two-time defending ACT champion “The Punisher” Wayne Helliwell, JR has filed entry with his Bruce Bernhardt Motorsports ride. The duo has turned heads on just about anything they’ve been a part of on the racing scene, and the GSPSS is no exception. Helliwell, JR picked up the win last year at Riverside Speedway in Groveton, NH in dominating fashion, holding off the aforementioned Gelinas for his first checkers in the series. “We have a brand new car, so we will be shaking the car down at the Icebreaker,” Bernhardt says. “However, we don’t attend a race we don’t think we can win.” Helliwell is more reserved about the first race of the year. He comments, “We want to take it step-by-step. We would like to get a good practice in and work the bugs out.” Helliwell will be running a limited schedule in the GSPSS, as the Dover, NH driver will be turning “Outlaw” in 2014 by running partial schedules with the Pro All-Star Series, ACT, and GSPSS. Other big names that will be attending the race are Matt Frahm and Tommy O’Sullivan. Frahm, the career wins leader in the GSPSS with 4, will also be there.
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by | Apr 2, 2014 | New England, New England Motorsports North
By Lou Modestino
The 2014 NAPA Auto Parts Show, Shine, & Drag at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine is sure to be another exciting event this year that will feature some amazing show cars, as well as some fast and fun drag racing. This event that was dormant for many years is now on the comeback trail to be restored to its former glory days as the elite car show and drag racing event in New England. After a very successful re-launch of the event in 2013, Oxford Plains Speedway is very excited for our 2014 partnership with NAPA Auto Parts this year as we are building the event to be even bigger and better than last year.
The 2014 event will feature a wide variety of show cars, motorcycles, drag cars and we are also adding several new categories of interest that can be displayed at the show. This year we have invited antique engines, antique tractors and vintage and drag racing snowmobiles to take part in the show. This year’s NAPA Show, Shine, & Drag will also feature a beer garden, and a chicken BBQ in the infield which will be serviced by our friends at Polly’s Concessions, who provide our patrons with great food and great service every week here at Oxford Plains Speedway.
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by | Apr 2, 2014 | New England, Schedules
Saturday & Sunday, 4/5-4/6/14
New England Dragway(Epping, NH)-Test & Tune, 9 a.m. both days.
Pomfret Speedway(CT)-Tri State Kart Club races, 9 a.m.
Thompson Motorsports Park(CT)-Oval Track NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 150, Granite State Pro Stock Series, Sunoco Modifieds, Late Models, Lite Modifieds, Mini Stocks, New England Truck Series, Vintage Outlaws. Qualifying Saturday and features Sunday, Noon both days. Rain Date 4/12-4/13.
Wednesday, 4/2/14
New England Dragway(Epping, NH)-Street Night, 5 p.m.
Friday, 4/4/14
New England Dragway(Epping, NH)-Street Night, 5 p.m.
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by | Mar 27, 2014 | New England
Thirty Racewear has come aboard as a new sponsor for the New England Truck Series in 2014. Thirty Racewear offers a full line of protective equipment for racers, including suits, gloves, shoes, and fireproof undergarments. Thirty Racewear offers race team jackets, polos, hoodies, keychains, and a wide variety of advertising, and promotional products for the fans as well.
“I’m excited to have Thirty Racewear on board,” said series director Lorraine Pard. “I’ve had great business experiences with [owner] Mark Caise, and am looking forward to working with Thirty Racewear as a new sponsor for our series.”
The New England Truck Series takes the green flag on the 2014 season this Saturday at the Waterford Speedbowl.
by | Mar 27, 2014 | New England Motorsports South
CHARLOTTE, NC (March 25) – As the 9th Annual Orange Blossom Special approaches at Orange County Speedway on April 5, fans and racers alike are eagerly awaiting a trip to one of the favorite stops on the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model schedule. Several teams have already tested at the high-banked, 3/8 mile speedway near Durham, NC. While fans are equally excited thanks to PASS Fan Appreciation at Orange County Speedway with special admission pricing featuring $25 per vehicle for up to 6 people or $10 admission per person. But, one long time PASS South team might be even more anxious to get to Orange County than all the rest.
New Day Motorsports and driver Brandon Ward had high expectations entering the 2013 PASS South campaign. After all, the veteran team was coming off their best season ever following wins at Wake County Speedway and Anderson Motor Speedway and finishing fourth in final points. But what looked to be such a promising season quickly proved to be a nightmare. Ward struggled to get the handle on the familiar #62, destroying the team’s primary car at South Boston Speedway in May after his brakes failed entering turn one.
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