by | Feb 14, 2013 | New England Motorsports North
By Lou Modestino
Legion Speedway in Wentworth, NH announced a 22 event schedule for 2013. Like a lot of north country tracks over the years, and especially in this recession, things have not been good for the central NH track. Ticket prices will be the same as 2012. The track will go with a Sunday twilight series program.
Sportsman Modifieds along with the 600 cc Mini Sprints, Street Stocks and Outlaw Mini Stocks will be usual weekly card. There will be periodic visits by the Sprint Cars of New England, Granite State Mini Sprints and the Outlaw Dirt Midgets. Legion Speedway’s season will get underway on Sunday, April 28 with a practice session with free admission and ends with the Wingless Sprint Weekend on September 22.
During the season the gates open on Sunday at 2 p.m., hot laps at 4:30 p.m. and the green flag waves at 5 p.m. Admission is a reasonable $10, Juniors and Seniors are $8 and kids 11 and under are free with an accompanying paid admission. A family Pack is $25 with free parking. (more…)
by | Feb 11, 2013 | New England, Schedules
Fri., & Sat., 2/15-2/16/13
Millinocket(ME)-Snowmobile Club Winterfest, 9 a.m. To 6 p.m.
Fri. 2/15-Sun. 2/17/13
Benton(ME)-Presidents Weekend Land Rovers Winter Rally, 9 a.m. Each Day
DCU Center(Worcester, MA)-USHA Advance Auto Parts Monster Trucks, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Each day. (more…)
by | Feb 6, 2013 | New England Motorsports South
By Lou Modestino
The winters in Connecticut can be long, and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour offseason even longer, which is why Ron Silk and TS Haulers Racing eagerly anticipate the opportunity to hit the race track in Florida during 2013 Speedweeks.
The 2011 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champions, Silk and the No. 6 crew will participate in the inaugural UNOH Battle At The Beach on the short track Daytona International Speedway, Feb. 18-19. They’ll follow that up with by participating three nights at the World Series of Stock Car Racing at recently-NASCAR-sanctioned New Smyrna Speedway.
“We’re racers,” Silk said of the team’s motivation to head to Florida. “It’s been a long time since the [2012 season finale] World Series and we just want to get back on the race track. It’s nice to get away from the weather up here for a few days and get some racing in.” (more…)
by | Feb 6, 2013 | New England Motorsports North
By Lou Modestino
With Opening Day just 3 short months away, the interest swirling around the All-New Riverside Speedway is growing. Drivers have been inquiring about the new schedule, rules, and bonuses that will be accompanying the 2013 season. With the swelling list of drivers, the championship talks have already been on the tongues of fans and racers alike. Two people throwing their names in the championship bucket are Bryan Mason and Jamie Heath.
Bryan Mason. Three-time Late Model champion from ’08-’10. Tied for third all-time in Late Model championships at Riverside Speedway. Not only that, but has two 4 cylinder championships under his belt at two different tracks. The numbers are all there for this star, but you’d never know it talking to him. When asked what he thinks about his name being spoken with the greats George Stone and Aaron Bennett, he is very humble. (more…)
by Jay | Feb 3, 2013 | Connecticut, New England, Thompson
NEW ERA ON TAP AT THOMPSON
THOMPSON,CT. Newly appointed Race Director, Jeff Zuidema, is anticipating a brand new era of competition for both race teams and fans at Thompson International Speedway. Zuidema received his new assignment at the historic race track shortly after the first of the year and has devoted virtually all of his time to the new task at hand. Zuidema is a four-time Thompson track champion and sits 5th on the track’s all-time win list with some 52 victories.
Zuidema recently expressed thanks to the Hoenig family for their confidence in him and for the opportunity to take on this extremely important job. He has spent endless hours talking with race teams about the 2013 racing season. “I’m looking for race cars, race cars, race cars. I want to be sure that race teams know that they are more than welcome to be part of the new atmosphere that we will bring to the speedway. Thus far, I have been getting very positive reactions and am excited about working with the competitors. I know that together we can present a race program that will be fun and exciting for the fans,” he said. (more…)
by | Jan 31, 2013 | New England Motorsports South
By Lou Modestino
Hampshire Motor Speedway officials announced today the entitlement sponsorship extension of OSRAM SYLVANIA, which will keep the SYLVANIA 300 on the Magic Mile marquee for another five years. The deal, which was revealed at the NASCAR Sprint Media Tour, will partner New England’s largest sports and entertainment facility and one of the world’s largest lighting companies through the 2017 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. SYLVANIA has sponsored the fall NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at NHMS for the last decade.
Since taking over as the entitlement sponsor in 2003, SYLVANIA has seen nine different drivers win its race, one claiming the SYLVANIA 300 as their first-career victory – Clint Bowyer in ’07. The SYLVANIA 300 also served as one of the races in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship since the NASCAR playoff’s inception in 2004. (more…)
