by | Sep 25, 2013 | New England, New England Motorsports North
By Lou Modestino
The 51st Annual People’s United Bank Milk Bowl will return to its historic three (3) 50-lap segment format on Sunday, October 6 at Barre’s Thunder Road. In recent years, the final two segments had been run with extended 75-laps. After listening to the fans, it has been decided that the shortened 50-lap segments will create more “edge of your seat” action.
“The 50-lap segments were always more volatile,” said Thunder Road Promoter Tom Curley. “The third and final segment was the highlight of the Milk Bowl, as drivers had to go flat out every lap. The 75-lap segments allowed drivers to relax and gave them too much time to work their way through traffic. That isn’t what the Milk Bowl is about. It’s about white-knuckled, up-on-the-wheel, three-wide for the win action. It’s what makes the Milk Bowl the ‘Toughest Short Track Event in North America’.”
While the shortened segments will bring the overall scores up, it should also put more drivers in a spot to win the overall, as they head into the third and final segment. The Milk Bowl uses a combined scoring system, with the winner of each segment receiving one (1) point, second two (2), etc. with the lowest combined score winning the Milk Bowl. The finishing order from each segment is partially inverted to line up the next segment.
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by | Sep 24, 2013 | New England, Schedules
Now Through 10/27/13
Heritage Museum & Gardens(67 Grove St., Sandwich, MA)-Special Exhibit Of Automobiles, 9 a.m. Each Day.
Monday, 9/23/13
Cardi’s Furniture(Rt. 2, West Warwick, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Haywagon Restaurant(Uxbridge, MA)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Mark’s Auto Parts(E. Granby, CT)-Great Cars, Great Food, Great People, Cruise Night, 5-9 p.m.
Oak Harbor Village(Rt. 2, Exeter, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Susi Q’s Place, 208 Plainfield Pike, North Scituate, RI)-Cruise Night, 4-9 p.m.
Tuesday, 9/24/13
A&W Restaurant(Rt. 44, Greenville, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Cornerstone Pub(Rt. 3, Exeter, RI)-Cruise Night,5 p.m.
Cozy Grille(Rt. 3, Coventry, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Rite Aid Plaza(Cobb’s Corner, Canton, MA)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Slater Memorial Park(Armistice Blvd., Pawtucket, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
South County Commons(Rt. 1, South Kingston, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.-Dusk.
Susi Q’s Place, 208 Plainfield Pike, North Scituate, RI)-All Bike Night, 5 p.m.
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by | Sep 23, 2013 | Bear Ridge, Dirt Track, New England, Vermont
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Photos (all credit Alan Ward)
Rich Tops Held Over SCoNE Triple Crown Feature
BRADFORD, VT – A jammed pit area saw a total of 117 race teams from five states competing on the seven-division card for the fourth annual New England Dirt Track Championships. Mother Nature tried it’s best to put a damper on the night with a persistent on and off drizzle delaying the start of the night by over two hours, but once the racing started it was hot and heavy for the regular 99ROCK weekly Racing Series divisions along with the USAC Dirt Midgets and the Sprint Cars of New England. The only event not completed was the Kids Bike Giveaways, as about 75 bikes were slated to be given away, this will now occur this week.
The final race of the Sprint Cars of New England (SCoNE) Triple Crown Series, held over from a rainout earlier in the year, kicked off the night on the ultra fast and smooth track with Tyler Rich of Lyme, NH coming to the front from his sixth starting position. Rich took the lead from Troy Comeau and went on to take a convincing win. Perennial front runner Chris Donnelly was second with Rick Martel, Troy Comeau and Clay Dow completing the top five. With the win Rich was named the Triple Crown Champion over Chris Donnelly. The feature saw both Lacey Hanson and Dan Douville take wild rides, destroying their mounts in separate incidents.
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by Jay | Sep 22, 2013 | ACT, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS, Touring Series News
Loudon, NH – Eddie MacDonald of Rowley, Massachusetts claimed his 3rd Invitational win in the 5th Annual Bond Auto ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 21. MacDonald pocketed $8,300 for his efforts as he fended off ACT Champions Wayne Helliwell, Jr. and Brian Hoar. MacDonald has previously won the ACT Invitational in 2009 and 2011.
The “Outlaw” MacDonald worked his way through the field from his 26th starting position and seemed to settle in to the top five through the halfway mark. Polesitter Travis Stearns and Quinten Welch swapped the lead over the first dozen laps and two of the three total cautions. Following the second restart, eight-time ACT Champion took the point and battled with Welch until the third and final caution at the halfway point.
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by Jay | Sep 22, 2013 | ACT, New England, NHMS, Photos, Touring Series News
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Photos by Eric LaFleche
