by Jay | Apr 5, 2013 | NHMS, Road Racing
Exotic Driving Experience opens doors at NHMS for 2013 season
LOUDON, N.H. (April 2, 2013) – New Hampshire Motor Speedway officials are happy to see the snow melting and the track drying in time for a unique event that will drop the green flag on the 2013 season at the Magic Mile. The Exotic Driving Experience, featuring super-fast supercars such as Ferrari, Lamborghini and Aston Martin, will scream into the Granite State April 5-7 in the first of several planned stops through the spring, summer and fall.
The Orlando-based driving class will use the Magic Mile’s 1.6-mile, winding road course, allowing serious thrill-seekers an opportunity to push the limits and feel the acceleration, speed and precise handling of some of the coolest high-performance vehicles in the world.
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by Jay | Apr 5, 2013 | New Hampshire, NHMS
Doucet, Burns and Portu earn national anthem spots at NHMS July, September NASCAR weekends
MANCHESTER, N.H. (March 30, 2013) – Whitney Doucet was the third of 15 contestants to perform the national anthem at Saturday’s Speedway Star singing competition at the Mall of New Hampshire. But her stunning rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” wasn’t forgotten by the judges, who chose the 22-year-old from Fitchburg, Mass., as the overall winner of the fourth annual contest put on by New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Doucet was one of 15 participants from across New England, ranging in age from 13 to 69. They performed in front of a celebrity lineup of judges, including Dan Nelson, director of northeast promotion for RCA Records; legendary NASCAR pit reporter Dick Berggren; and WOKQ 97.5 FM morning wake-up show host Karen Kiley. Mark Ericson, who co-hosts WOKQ’s “Morning Waking Crew with Mark and 2K” show with Kiley, served as the emcee.
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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 23, 2013 | ACT, Lee USA, New Hampshire, Touring Series News
Waterbury, VT – As the American Canadian Tour’s 28th season shifts into full gear, teams prepare for the opening race on April 13/14 at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, NH. After one of the closest point battles in ACT history in 2012, eventual Champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. edged out 8-time ACT Champion Brian Hoar with a victory in the season finale, and will look to continue his momentum at the Lee opener in 2013.
Helliwell will be challenged by ACT star Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., who got his start in full-bodied stock cars at Lee USA Speedway. While Helliwell has amassed 8 track championships at Lee USA, he remains in search of his first ACT victory at his home track. Polewarczyk won the opener at Lee in 2008.
“I’m excited just to get started,” said Polewarczyk. “We’re focused, the car is ready, and the team and I are ready to go. We should have won at Lee in last year’s race. We can’t wait for the opener to get the championship chase underway,” he finished.
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by | Mar 14, 2013 | ACT, New Hampshire, PASS, Touring Series News
HUDSON, NH –Stock car driver Joey Polewarczyk Jr will be competing with his #97 Pole’s Automotive, NH Precision, Riveteyelet.com Ford Fusion in some of the biggest and most prestigious races in the Northeast for 2013.
Joey Pole Racing now has both an American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Type Late Model and a Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Model in their possession. “We plan on racing most of the big races in the region for both series; we’ve won some great races in the past and we’ll be looking to repeat our previous successes.” Polwarczyk Jr stated.
The twenty-three year old Hudson, NH native will open the 2013 campaign by competing in the ACT’s season opening event at Lee Speedway on April 13-14. Joey will try to become a repeat winner of this event and reclaim the NH Governor’s Cup. (more…)
by | Mar 13, 2013 | Maine, New England, New England Motorsports North, New Hampshire
By Lou Modestino
American Canadian Tour officials have announced that the Inaugural ACT International 500 to be held at Airborne Speedway on the weekend of July 20/21 will exceed a total purse of $140,000, making it the richest event in ACT’s 28-year history.
Airborne Speedway Promoter Mike Perrotte can’t wait to get the weekend started.
“I’m extremely excited to have a race of this magnitude here. It will be without a doubt the biggest event ever held at Airborne Speedway,” said Perrotte. “It’s a big boost to our community. Fans from all over will get to watch more than 500 laps of exciting short track racing from teams all over New England, New York, Rhode Island, Quebec and Ontario. It’s going to be a huge event.”
American Canadian Tour teams on both sides of the border are fired up for a chance at the enormous payday. 8-time American Canadian Tour Champion Brian Hoar and his team see it as a shot at history. (more…)
