by Jay | Aug 28, 2011 | New England, New York
Foley foils Airborne Mods
Boutin takes Renegade 50
SOUTH PLATTSBURGH – George Foley of Saranac Lake took command of the Dick Nephew Memorial 50 with 10 laps to go and went on to his third win of the season in the Casella/Jim Pulsifer Logging No. 34 Saturday at Airborne Speedway. He sped past point leader on the low side second place then swung outside to overtake Greg Atkins for the lead.
The DIRTcar Modifeds were racing topless – without roofs – a twist that Foley has found is to his liking. “It does make the handling a little different,” he said, “but we have a couple of little changes we discovered a couple of years ago that work pretty good.” Foley started ninth and managed to avoid a front stretch melee on lap two that destroyed Patrick Dupree’s machine and brought out the red flag. (more…)
by Jay | Aug 22, 2011 | New York
Devil’s Bowl Speedway, a paved half-mile track operating in 2011 under NASCAR sanction, is for sale, according to founder and owner C.J. Richards. Richards, 74, built the West Haven facility in 1967 and operates another track, Albany-Saratoga Speedway in Malta, N.Y., under the Champlain Valley Racing Association umbrella. Albany-Saratoga is also for sale.
Devil’s Bowl opened as a dirt track in 1967, was paved in 1972, and reverted back to dirt in 1975. Richards and CVRA acquired Albany-Saratoga in 1977, and also operated Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, N.Y., during the mid-1980s. Under the guise of Richards’ sons Bruce and Jerry and daughter Sharon, both tracks were paved in 2010 and joined the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series last January.
Richards insists, despite declining car counts this season and weather-related cancelations in each of the last two weeks, that both Devil’s Bowl and Albany-Saratoga will finish their 2011 racing seasons as originally scheduled.
“We’ve made a commitment to NASCAR and our supporters, and we will see those through to the end of the year,” C.J. Richards told Vermont Motorsports Magazine on Monday. “Hopefully someone will pick up the Vermont track and keep it going.”
Richards says the decision to sell the New York facility is mostly due to pressure from land developers in the Capital District area.
“The business climate has really been on the forefront in Malta lately,” Richards said. “Malta is in one of the hottest areas in country in terms of growth.”
Albany-Saratoga Speedway’s next event is scheduled for Friday at 7:00pm; Devil’s Bowl Speedway is scheduled to run at 6:00pm on
Sunday.
by Jay | Aug 21, 2011 | New England, New York
Roy rockets to 3rd straight Airborne win
South Plattsburgh, NY – Nobody takes it higher and deeper into the third turn at Airborne Speedway than DIRTcar Modified point leader Martin Roy. The Napierville, Quebec driver of the Gamache Trucking No.90 used up some right rear tires with the maneuver earlier in the season, but adjustments have now landed him three consecutive victories. He holds a 16-point lead over defending champion Patrick Dupree with two point races remaining.
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by Jay | Aug 17, 2011 | New England, New York
DIRT Modified Ace Brett Hearn Headed to Airborne
SOUTH PLATTSBURGH, NY – Future DIRT Modified Hall-of Famer Brett Hearn of Sussex, NJ, will compete at Airborne Speedway in the Charley Trombley Memorial 100 Big Block/Small Block Syracuse Qualifier presented by Akwesasne Mohawk Casino, September 10, 11.
Hearn recently won the “Thunder on the Thruway” 60-lap event at Fonda Speedway to reach the 800 career wins milestone. His career mark includes 471 Big-Block Modified victories, 327 Small-Block Modified wins and two United Racing Company (URC) Sprint Car wins.
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by Jay | Aug 15, 2011 | New England, New York
No stopping Branham at Airborne
Sportsman “4-20’s” winner earns $2,0000
Airborne recap August 13, 2011
Bucko Branham won the final three segments of the Vermont Life Safety Sportsman “4-20’s” event to claim the overall victory and a $2,000 payday Saturday at Airborne Speedway. The all-time Airborne Sportsman win leader recorded a combined finishes total of 5 points.
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by Jay | Aug 12, 2011 | New England, New York
Airborne plans 6 hour Endurance Race
South Plattsburgh, NY – Airborne Speedway will conduct a 6 hour Endurance Race for properly equipped four-cylinder and six-cylinder cars Sunday, September 18 from 12-6 p.m. Teams must consist of a minimum of three drivers and a maximum of six drivers.
The car that completes the most laps wins and earns $1,500. Second-place pays $750. There is no minimum or maximum pit stop requirement.
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