by Jay | Apr 13, 2011 | ACT, Lee USA, New England, New Hampshire
Brian Hoar: ACT Late Model Tour – Lee USA Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., sets to embark on history this weekend when the ACT Late Model Tour opens the 2011 season with the NH Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, N.H., on Sunday afternoon, April 17. Hoar owns seven ACT championships in his illustrious career to tie him with Jean-Paul Cyr for the all-time mark, and he is the series’ career win leader with 28. His best career finish at Lee USA Speedway is third, which he did last summer after this event was rained out and postponed until June.
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by Jay | Apr 13, 2011 | ACT, Lee USA, New Hampshire
LEE GOVERNOR’S CUP BRINGS OUT THE BEST OF ACT TEAMS
Waterbury, VT – Everybody likes opening days in any sport. The American Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model teams are no different. It doesn’t matter if you are running for points or not, new teams and veteran teams all look forward to opening a new race season.
The list of entrants for the ACT opening event at the Lee USA Speedway New Hampshire Governor’s Cup 150 is long and impressive. Upwards of fifteen new teams will experience their first opening day race with ACT in 2011. The returning corps of veteran championship teams is deep and come from a diverse section of northern weekly and touring facilities.
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by Jay | Apr 9, 2011 | ACT, Lee USA, New England, Vermont
Brent Dragon Hopes To Add Another Page To ACT History Books
New cars, new organization could lead to elusive first Tour title
MILTON, Vt. – Brent Dragon’s name has become almost synonymous with the ACT Late Model Tour. The veteran driver has more ACT starts, more Top-10 finishes and more laps completed than any driver in series history. As if that weren’t enough, Dragon sits fourth on ACT’s all-time win list.
But after nearly two decades of trying, there’s one trophy still missing from Dragon’s mantle. One very large trophy, to be exact.
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by Jay | Apr 9, 2011 | ACT, Lee USA, New England, New Hampshire
ACT OPENER AT LEE TO HAVE PLENTY OF NEW NAMES NEW HAMPSHIRE’S MILES CHIPMAN TO DEFEND TITLE
Waterbury, VT – The officials at the American Canadian Tour (ACT) based in Waterbury, VT have seen the largest influx of new teams to begin the 2011 season in its history.
“This is a good sign that things are improving in spite of the recessionary issues we have been facing over the past couple years. Also, just as in 2008, the spike in the price of fuel apparently does not seem to be having much effect with the enthusiasm to get the season open. We actually think we might have benefitted during the 2008 fuel increase, as many fans attended the regional and weekly short tracks, rather than taking expensive, long distance vacation trips,” said Tom Curley, President of the American Canadian Tour.
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by Jay | Apr 5, 2011 | New England, New Hampshire
NH’s Ice Racers Gather to Celebrate a Great Year of Racing
Moultonboro, NH – The Lakes Region Ice Racing gathered at the Moultonboro Lion’s Club to celebrate the 2011 ice racing season. A social hour with lots of stories about this year’s eight ice races was followed by a fantastic prime rib dinner. With the preliminary socializing and eating out of the way, club patriarch and long time ice and dirt racer Jack Cook MC’d the recognitions portion of the evening.
One of the first pieces of business was to present the Norris Cotton Cancer Center with a check for $8,000. The donation was made possible by the club’s annual Latchkey Cup charity event held this year on Jan 29th. The pledges collected by the drivers, the sponsor donations, and the Lakes Region fan support combined to make this generous donation possible.
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by Jay | Mar 23, 2011 | ACT, Lee USA, New England, New Hampshire
ACT LEE USA OPENER TO SHOWCASE NEW TEAMS IN 2011
Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour (ACT) will open the 2011 season at the Lee USA Speedway on Sunday, April 17, 2011 with many new faces in the pits.
Two veteran Oxford Plains Speedway competitors plan to start their 2011 ACT seasons at Lee. Shane Green, South Paris, ME will drive the Geoffrey Low entry, and Dennis Spencer from Oxford, ME both have a lot of experience with ACT racing. Oxford Plains has presented 22 ACT Late Model races, plus four non-point TD Bank Oxford 250s. Both drivers have participated in most of those events and Spencer participated in the second annual ACT Invitational at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) last September. (more…)
