by Jay | Feb 18, 2016 | New, New England
New England Racer Needs your Support
Young kart racer Joel Belanger of Washington NH was named a finalist in the amateur category of the Champion Spark plugs, Search for a Champion contest. Joel’s entry was one of 200 entries in the amateur category, and by being selected as a finalist he won a $1000 sponsorship from Champion. Joel is now one of 25 finalists in the amateur category that will be competing for the grand prize of $10,000. Joel is the only finalist from the New England region, and is hopeful that the region will support his efforts to win the grand prize.
Joel’s entry tells the story of this young racers passion for the sport. Besides being a talented driver, he is a fan, and student of the sport.
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by Jay | Feb 16, 2016 | Connecticut, New, New England, Stafford
Stafford Motor Speedway To Offer 2016 Season Preview At Frank Maratta Auto Show / Race-A-Rama
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the 2016 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season drawing closer to dropping the green flag, Stafford Motor Speedway is geared up for what will promises to be a blockbuster year. The Connecticut half-mile track will offer race fans a sneak preview into the season at the Frank Maratta Auto & Race-A-Rama show, which will be held at the Big E in Springfield, MA from Feb. 26-28.
Stafford’s booth will be filled with the #99 SK Modified® car of defending SK Modified® track champion Rowan Pennink, the #75 SK Light of David Arute, the DP Motorsports owned #28 Limited Late Model that will be driven by Bryan Narducci, the #12 DARE Stock of Alexandra Fearn, and the #25 Legend Car of Brett Crowther.
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by Jay | Feb 13, 2016 | New, New England Motorsports South
NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS SOUTH for Feb 12th 2016
By Lo Modestino
American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Ford Racing officials announced today they have renewed their partnership for the 2016 racing season. The Ford Racing contingency program, now entering its seventh season, has paid out more than $63,000 to ACT U.S. and Canadian racers since 2010.
The program offers bonuses to any team that finishes in the top three of an ACT Late Model Tour or Série ACT event while using a registered Ford S347JR Sealed Racing Engine. Bonuses are also offered to Ford engine users who win select ACT-sanctioned special events, such as the Bond Auto Parts ACT Invitational and the Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank. Drivers or registered car owners must sign up for the program at www.fordracingparts.com in order to receive their bonuses, which are paid directly by Ford.
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by Jay | Jan 21, 2016 | ACT, New, New England, Touring Series News
Payea, Linardy File First Official ACT Full-Season Entries
Waterbury, VT – Colchester, VT’s Scott Payea and Somerville, MA’s Jim Linardy have filed the first official full-season entries for the 2016 American-Canadian Tour (ACT) season, officials announced today. The 13-race, $10,000-to-win ACT Late Model Tour championship chase kicks off Sunday, April 10 with the New Hampshire Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway.
Payea returns to the cockpit following a two-year absence and will seek his first ACT Championship behind the wheel of the Rick Paya–owned #37VT Harrison Redi-Mix Dodge. He has five career ACT Late Model Tour wins and finished second in the final standings for three consecutive seasons from 2007 to 2009.
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by Jay | Jan 19, 2016 | New, New England
Final Prep is Underway for The Racers Expo Presented by SPEED SPORT NEWS
Marlboro, MA: Final plans and preparation is underway for the seventh annual Racers Expo presented by SPEED SPORT NEWS taking place in Marlboro, MA at the Royal Plaza Hotel on January 29th & 30th. Joining SPEED SPORT NEWS in support of the expo is RacingJunk.Com, the “Official Classifieds of The Racers Expo”.
Bobby Seymour, the events founder and promoter, stated that: “Our final prep is going very well and this year’s event will be one of, if not, the best show we have held to date.”
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by Jay | Jan 14, 2016 | Connecticut, New, New England
Triple Charity Challenge Drivers to Tackle Karting to Conquer Cancer
WALLINGFORD, CT – The Karting to Conquer Cancer, a go kart event to benefit the Jimmy Fund and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, is set to take place Saturday, January 16, at On Track Karting in Wallingford, CT. It is the second event in the Triple Charity Challenge, and will decide the final ten drivers to receive a spot in the final event, the DT 100.
Jim Boyle, a Triple Charity Challenge entrant, is looking forward to the event for personal reasons. He states, “I have a couple of close friends who are either battling cancer now, or have in the past, so this is very close to home for me.”
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