by | Aug 28, 2013 | New England, Schedules
Monday, 8/26/13
Cardi’s Furniture(Rt. 2, Warwick, RI)-Cruise Night, DJ, 5 p.m.
Haywagon Restaurant(504 W. Hartford Ave., Uxbridge, MA)-Cruise Night, DJ, 5 p.m.
Mark’s Auto Parts(Granby, CT)-Great Cars, Food, Fun, Music, 5-9 p.m.
Oak Harbour Village(Rt. 2, Exeter, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Suzi Q’s Place(Scituate, RI)-Cruise Night, 4-9 p.m.
Tuesday, 8/27/13
A&W Restaurant(Rt. 44, Greenville,RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Cornerstone Pub(Exeter, RI)-Cruise Night, 5-8 p.m.
Cozy Grille(Rt. 3, Coventry, RI)-Cruise Night, 4-9 p.m.
Rite Aid Pharmacy(Cobb’s Corner, Canton, MA)-Cruise Night, DJ, Food, 5 p.m.
Slater Memorial Park(Armistice Blvd., Pawtucket, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m. -Dark
South County Commons(Rt. 1, S. Kingston, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Suzi Q’s Place(Scituate, RI)-All Bike Night, 5 p.m.
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by Jay | Aug 24, 2013 | Connecticut, Modified, New England, Thompson, Touring Series News, VALENTI MODIFIED SERIES
Savary Wins First VMRS Race At Thompson
Thompson, CT. – Richard Savary, of Canton, MA, won his first Valenti Modified Racing Series event Thursday night, August 22, with an impressive run in the 75-lap feature race
Savary, who started 15th in a 21-car lineup, chased race leader Rowan Pennink, of Huntingdon Valley, PA, for five laps before passing Pennink on lap 72 to go on to victory.
It was a special win for the second-generation driver who has won races in other divisions at Thompson but this was his first score in a full-blown modified.
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by | Aug 22, 2013 | Media, Schedules, TV Times
By Lou Modestino
With billions of dollars guaranteed for NASCAR TV rights til 2020 and 2024, discussions have now surfaced of removing those empty grandstands at many Sprint Cup venues. On television, those empty seats look Bad – Bad with a capital B. We’ve seen those empty spaces disguised with sponsors banners, and broadcast networks have been very careful about not panning the spaces with their coverage. Don’t you think that those hollow canyons must have a psychological effect on fans in attendance. They must think, “Why did I come to this race?”
By now followers of motor sports must have heard and read that removal of stands is set to begin at a number of venues. For instance, the backstretch seats at Daytona are scheduled for dismantling. It’s been announced that the removal will be part and parcel of the updating of that track in order to increase the strength of fences on the finish line. (That was the area that Kyle Larson’s Nationwide car tore down the fence, and fans were hit with debris from the wreck in February during SpeedWeeks of this year.) Yet, couldn’t there be another motive as well?
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by | Aug 22, 2013 | New England, New England Motorsports South
By Lou Modestino
Another round of Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday was hosted by Waterford Speedbowl Wednesday evening with an action packed night of motorsports on the race track. Taking victories included a first-ever winner in the Super X-Cars, R.J. Cunningham of Clinton.
John Bowes of Willington won the night’s X-Car feature and in INEX racing action Nick Ladyga of Voluntown was a repeat winner in the Legend Cars while Alex McCollum made the trek from Phillipsburg, NJ to win the Bandolero feature. Peter Pollard of Old Lyme was the night’s wackiest driver, taking the Flag Pole Race. An appearance by the Vintage Outlaw Modifieds helped turn back the clock and show race fans a taste of racing from decades ago, rounding out the program.
Stafford Speedway returned to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing action with Call Before You Dig presenting CBYD 811 Night. Ryan Preece scored his division leading 7th win of the 2013 season in the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, Adam Gray extended his streak of consecutive podium finishes to 12 with his fifth win of the season in the Double Distance 60-lap Late Model feature, Chase Dowling took down his fifth win in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, David Arute claimed his third win in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Kyle Casagrande scored his second win of the season in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature.
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by | Aug 22, 2013 | New England, New England Motorsports North
By Lou Modestino
Eddie “The Outlaw” MacDonald of Rowley, MA came from 11th on the field to take the win in the American Canadian Tour 150-lap event at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on Saturday, August 17. MacDonald held off fierce competition over the final 13 lap sprint to take the victory.
MacDonald took over the lead from Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. after starting in the outside lane on a lap 131 restart. It looked like MacDonald would win easily until the fourth and final caution of the event flew on lap 137. This setup up the final battle with MacDonald and Polewarczyk on the front row followed by rookies Bobby Therrien and Travis Stearns.
Therrien made a veteran move to the inside of MacDonald following the restart, kicking Polewarczyk back to third. The Rookie and the Outlaw battled with Therrien on the inside and MacDonald trying to keep him pinched down. The pair raced door-to-door with Therrien gaining the edge at the line for the lead on two laps. MacDonald kept the momentum on the outside and dispatched Therrien with two to go. It then turned into a three-way fight for the runner-up spot as Polewarczyk, Therrien and Stearns took the checkered flag three-wide.
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by | Aug 22, 2013 | Media, Schedules, TV Times
By Lou Modestino
The typical NASCAR Sprint Cup “economy” runs like Last Sunday’s at MIS is what turns off NASCAR fans when they are forced to dig up mucho money for a “non-economy” ticket. It appears as though NASCAR and Sprint Cup teams have not as yet figured out that the exorbitant prices for tickets, among other factors, is what turns them off. Although I’m told that if your looking for tickets for any race you can haggle over them. Lots of empty seats at MIS.
Joey Logano, who started on the pole, won that one because his crew chief was able to determine that he’d have enough fuel to go the distance. The Middletown, Conn., driver ended up inheriting the lead when then leader Mark Martin exited as his fuel tank ran dry with only four laps to go. It was Joey’s first win of the season.
But the good paying customer wants to see lively competition with two or more drivers coming down to the checkers, not the same old, same old economy runs. That also is another factor contributing to the lack of ticket sales.
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