by Jay | Mar 27, 2013 | Connecticut, Modified, New England, Thompson
ICEBREAKER TO FEATURE “BEST OF THE REST” RACE
THOMPSON, CT. Thompson’s Icebreaker weekend will offer two special race events on Saturday evening, April 13th. The events will be called “Best of the Rest” events and will be held for the Xtra Mart Limited Sportsman and the Monster Mini Stocks.
The fields in these races will be made up of drivers who raced at Thompson in 2012 but did not finish in the top ten in points at year’s end. Anyone in either division who did finish in the top ten in points will not be eligible to participate in these “Best of the Rest” races.
Fast track Concessions will provide the sponsorship for the Monster Mini Stock 15-lap race and New England Race Fuels will provide the sponsorship for the Xtra Mart Limited Sportsman 20-lap main. These two non-points events will be in addition to the regular Icebreaker races for these two divisions that will be run on Sunday, April 14th.
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by | Mar 27, 2013 | New England Motorsports South
By Lou Modestino
Coming off one of the most competitive seasons in its 60-year history, the Northeastern Midget Association opens its 2013 campaign April 6-7 at Waterford Speedbowl’s Budweiser Blastoff Weekend. Both NEMA and the NEMA Lites are part of the busy agenda.
Defending champion Randy Cabral (Bertrand #47), one of 11 winners a year ago, heads up the entry list. John Zych Jr. (Zych #9), Russ Stoehr (Dumo’s Desire #45), Jim Miller (Miller #3m), Todd Bertrand (Bertrand #39), Seth Carlson (Feigel #71) and Anthony Marvuglio (Bourbeau #38), all 2012 winners as well, will also be back.
The 25-lap feature, slated for Sunday, kicks of a 15-race NEMA schedule. The Lites, scheduled to go 25 laps on Saturday night, will race 17 times this summer. Both divisions will qualify on Saturday.
Zych, the defending Blastoff champ, Bertrand, Marvuglio and Russ Stoehr were all winners at Waterford last year. Stoehr’s win earned him a tie with Cabral atop Waterford’s all-time NEMA win list, each with eight. (more…)
by | Mar 27, 2013 | New England Motorsports North
By Lou Modestino
Spring is here and soon Southwest NH’s Monadnock Speedway will be bustling with competitors and fans witnessing the best of the Northeast racing talent that New England has to offer. The traditional Bond Auto Parts Spring Dash 100 will kick off the season featuring one of three events for the Valenti Modified Racing Series on Saturday, April 20th. The special event will also highlight the 2013 debut of the veterans and rookies in the NASCAR premiere division of the Sportsman Modifieds plus Super Stocks, Mini Stocks, Thunder Stocks, Lightning Stocks and Young Guns. All the action will start at 5pm.
The management of Monadnock Speedway anticipates this season to be a successful one as many new competitors will be calling the Monadnock Speedway their new home. The 2013 schedule also offers a variety of racing series venues including the ever-growing Granite State Pro Stock Series and the return of Northeast Midget who have not competed in the last two years at the speedway. (more…)
by | Mar 25, 2013 | New England, Schedules
Saturday, 3/30/13
Capeway Rovers(Middleboro, MA)-MotoX, 9 a.m.
NHMS(Rt. 106, Loudon, NH)-Fantasy Drive-Open House Postponed due to
Weather Problems. It is supposed to be rescheduled.
Thompson Speedway(CT)-Test And Tune Session, 11 a.m. -5 p.m.
Waterford Speedbowl(CT)-Open Practice All Divisions Including Bud Blastoff Valente
Modified Racing Series and NEMA Midgets, Noon.
by Jay | Mar 25, 2013 | Granite State Pro Stock, New England, New Hampshire, Touring Series News
With only a few weeks remaining before the 2013 Granite State Pro Stock Series season opener, the teams are putting the final touches on their new mounts. The first hurdle will be acclimating themselves to the biggest speedway they will be facing this year, as Thompson Speedway holds their first practice session on Saturday, March 30.
This first open practice is the first time many of the competitors will be traveling the high banks of The Big T. Some of the younger competitors will be looking at some of the veterans of the series for advice. Fran Colson, who will be competing in his second season of Granite State competition is a veteran of many New England short tracks, and has a handful of wins at the Northeast CT. oval.
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by Jay | Mar 21, 2013 | NELCAR, New England, Touring Series News
story by Christopher Roy
In 2012 Mathew Bourgoine won the Amsoil NELCAR Championship as well as the TNT Championship. So what is it like to win the championship, “Its Awesome!! It was a goal I set for myself when I started racing Legends, and now that I have done it. It feels awesome!!”
In the off season Bourgoine has been enjoying the winter sports and, finding new business adventures. “I went to some car shows, did some snowmobiling, and did a little ice fishing. I also have been getting things going on a new business called Bourgoine Designs. We’ll be doing T-shirts, stickers, and a bunch of stuff!!”
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