by | Jan 23, 2013 | New England
9TH ANNUAL NORWOOD ARENA/ NEW ENGLAND DRAGWAY SOUTH REUNION GOES SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2013 AT BEZEMA MOTORS
NORWOOD, MA. For the past eight years the first Sunday in June at Bezema Motors on US Rt. 1, the AutoMile, has seen the Norwood Arena/New England Dragway South Reunion grow. There’s no doubt about the fact that this annual gathering of the faithful race fans, officials, drivers and race car owners brings back the memory of this great venue that entertained thousands of fans every weekend from the time it opened in 1948 right up through it’s demise in 1972.
This event celebrates all of the historical stockcar, midget, sports car, drag racing and motorcycle events held on the quarter-mile oval and adjacent 1/8 mile drag racing strip in southeastern Massachusetts. Several race drivers earned their reputation for no-hold barred competition on the oval as well as the drag strip. (more…)
by | Jan 17, 2013 | New England Motorsports North
By Lou Modestino
2012 American Canadian Tour Champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr., and 2012 Serie ACT Castrol Champion Patrick Laperle were the stars of the ACT Banquet at the Doubletree Inn in Burlington, VT on Saturday, January 12th, earning the highest awards for their respective titles. ACT awarded over $700,000 in point funds and event purses to teams in 2012.
Helliwell was honored after one of the most entertaining point-battles of ACT’s history, beating out eight-time Tour Champion Brian Hoar in an epic battle for his first-ever ACT Championship.?He won four races in 2012, including his first-career ACT victory, and only finished worse than seventh once.? He won $10,000 for his ACT Championship, but also picked up an additional $5,000 from the Ford point fund for winning the Ford Blue Oval Challenge for a record third time in a row.?
Laperle enjoyed a comeback year on the Serie ACT Castrol.?After falling as low as sixth in the beginning of the season, Laperle surged for four wins and nine top-fives to claim an unprecedented third Castrol Series Championship, along with a $10,000 check. Laperle, now with 17 feature victories, sits just one win away from having the most in Series history. (more…)
by | Jan 17, 2013 | New England Motorsports South
On Saturday night the competitors from Seekonk Speedway will gather at the Venus D’Milo Restaurant in Swansea for the annual awards banquet. Dave Darling of Rehboth will get the top honors for winning the Pro Stock title again. Bridgewater’s Dick Houlihan ended the season in third place while Taunton’s Ken Spencer earned a sixth overall in the top class while Walpole’s Craig Weinstein came in 11th.
Gary DeGasparre won teh Late Model title, Paul Lallier took the Street Stock championship with Dighton’s Chris DeMoura placed 12th in that class. Mike Cavallaro was the top top Sport Track driver with Taunton’s Scott Dion placing fourt and Darryle Church of Brockton earing a sixth overall.
Also getting their share of awards on Saturday night are Legend Champion Shaun Buffington, Pure Stocks Jesse Melbert, Sport 4’s Henry Lavallee, SYRA 600 (Mini Cups) Tyler Boudrea and in the SYRA 750’s it was Austin Blais taking top honors. The cocktail hour starts at 6 p.m. while dinner follows at 7 p.m. (more…)
by | Jan 17, 2013 | Schedules
1/17-1/21/13
Boston Convention Center(MA)-International Auto Show, 10 a.m. Each Day.
Saturday, 1/19/13
Venus D’Milo Restaurant(Rt. 6, Swansea, MA)-2012 Seekonk Speedway Awards Dinner, 6 p.m. Social, 7 p.m.
Dinner.
Sat. & Sun., 1/19-1/20/13
Big E(BLC Bldg. W. Springfield, MA)-Indoor Auto Parts Swap ‘n Sell, 350 Vendors, Millions Of Parts, Classics,
Street, Rod, Drag & Oval Track Parts, 8 a.m. Each Day
