by | Jan 10, 2013 | New England Motorsports South
By Lou Modestino
As the weather hits the first major cold snap of the winter months, the staff has been working diligently to put together a 50 event schedule for the 2013 calendar.
The racing season kicks into high gear on Sunday, May 5th with full slate of action, featuring the A.R.C. Pro Stocks, Late Models, Street Stocks and Sport Trucks. The Pure Stocks and Nick’s Pit Stop Legends will join the celebration as well on the 68th season opener.
The Fast Friday series waits a few weeks to jump into the mix, as the Legends and Pure Stocks are joined by the Sport4’s and the Seekonk Youth Racing Association on Friday, May 31. (more…)
by | Jan 10, 2013 | New England, New England Motorsports North
By Lou Modestino
The Texas Roadhouse North East Mini Stock Tour will be attending the Northeast Motorsports Expo for the 5th straight year. The show is on for 3 days Friday, Saturday, and Sunday January 11th-13th. We will have all of the NEMST information available for teams and fans pertaining to the 2013 season. One NEMST and one NEP4T car will be on display and NEMST officials will be on hand to answer any questions about the 2013 season for both series.
For the first time the Texas Roadhouse North East Mini Stock Tour will be hosting the Grassroots Motorsports Marketing Seminar with representatives from all of aspects of motorsports marketing. Hosts of the seminar will include George Cambell, writer of Busch North Scene; Stan Mertz, owner/driver; Michelle Fairman, Texas Roadhouse Marketing Rep; and Bob Guptill, NEMST Promoter. With all of the hosts on board any questions pertaining to motorsports marketing will be able to be answered. The goal of the seminar is to give drivers and teams ideas of how to successfully market their race teams and be more attractive to potential sponsors. (more…)
by | Jan 7, 2013 | New England, Schedules
by: LOU MODESTINO
Fri.-Sun., 1/11-1/13/13
Civic Center(Augusta, ME)-25th Annual Northeast Motorsports Expo, Fri. 5 p.m.=10 p.m. Sat. 10 a.m. -10 p.m.
Sun. 10 a.m. -5 p.m. Former NASCAR Driver Steve Park Will Sign Autographs. Several New England
Motorsports Venues Will Be At This Show With Racecars And Drivers.
Saturday, 1/12/13
VFW (Rt. 125, Kingston, NH)-Information Meeting For Lee USA Speedway Divisions.10 a.m Hobby Div.,
11 a.m. Small Block Super-Modifieds, 12 p.m. Ironman, 1 p.m. Late Model Sportsman, Staff Meeting
Follows.
Sat.& Sun., 1/12-1/13/13
World Trade Center(Boston, MA)-New England Motorcycle Show, 10 a.m. Each Day.
by Jay | Jan 5, 2013 | Maine, New England
AUGUSTA, Maine – More than a dozen seminars and special events, including a question and answer session with two former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers, marks the quarter-century anniversary of the Northeast Motorsports Expo.
With track and series displays, industry vendors, driver autograph sessions and more, the Northeast Motorsports Expo returns to the Augusta Civic Center from Jan. 11-13, 2013. Ricky Craven and Steve Park – who each have Sprint Cup Series wins on their New England-based resumes – will participate in a “Passing The Mic” seminar at 8 p.m. on the show’s opening night.
“We have a great lineup of events taking place all weekend,” said Expo promoter Steve Perry, owner of the Mainely Motorsports television show. “There’s something for everybody, too – from fans to crew members to drivers. I think this will be our best Expo yet.”
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by Jay | Jan 5, 2013 | Massachusetts, Schedules, Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk Speedway
As the weather hits the first major cold snap of the winter months, the staff has been working diligently to put together a 50 event schedule for the 2013 calendar.
The racing season kicks into high gear on Sunday, May 5th with full slate of action, featuring the A.R.C. Pro Stocks, Late Models, Street Stocks and Sport Trucks. The Pure Stocks and Nick’s Pit Stop Legends will join the celebration as well on the 68th season opener.
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by Jay | Jan 5, 2013 | Connecticut, New England, Schedules, Thompson
THOMPSON, CT. The 2013 Thompson International Speedway racing schedule has been released. The track will host three NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races, three Valenti Modified Racing Series events, the Granite State Pro Stocks, the Northern Mini Stock Tour, the New England Truck Series and other touring series in addition to a weekly Thursday night racing schedule that will run from May 31st through August 29th.
The 2013 season will open with the traditional Icebreaker on the weekend of April 13 & 14 and will end with the World Series of Speedway Racing slated for October 18th -20th. The WMT will top the billing at each of these events and will also return for the annual 150-lap August race.
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