ACT Young Champions Lead 29 Teams to New Smyrna Speedway

ACTWaterbury, VT – 2014 American Canadian Tour (ACT) Champions Alex Labbe, (21 years old), of St-Albert, Quebec and Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. (Pole), (25 years old), from Hudson, New Hampshire, have both been celebrated by their peers for their championship runs last season. They now lead twenty-nine (29) teams from eight (8) different states and the province of Quebec to the New Smyrna Speedway World Series of Asphalt Racing on Sunday-Tues, February 15-17, 2014.

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Dahlgren sweeps Pro finals in Schaghticoke for East Coast Snocross, Presented by AMSOIL, Woody’s Traction and FXR

ECS LogoSCHAGHTICOKE, New York (Jan. 19, 2015) – Swedish snocross sensation Johan Dahlgren made a clean sweep of the Pro classes over the weekend, as East Coast Snocross (ECS) completed Round 2 of its nine-race 2015 schedule at the historic Schaghticoke Fairgrounds.

On Saturday, Dahlgren, of Tannas, Sweden, worked his way past early leader Jake daSilva (daSilva Racing/Ski-doo) on lap seven of 12 and powered home for top honors. Four-time and defending champion Danny Poirier (Ingles Performance/Ski-doo) made a late-race charge to secure second, while daSilva hung on for a third-place podium finish.

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Pramac Racing Welcomes LAPIZTA as its Official Timekeeper

image002Miami, FL – Lapizta, the watch company founded on a passion for racing and extreme sports joins forces with the Pramac Racing Team for the 2015 MotoGP season. Pramac Racing has been on the MotoGP scene since 2002 and will be hitting the tracks for 2015 with Italian rider, Danilo Petrucci, and the first ever-­‐Colombian rider, Yonny Hernandez. LAPIZTA first caught the eye of Pramac while on display at Colombia’s international watch exhibition, WatchBO.

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Shawn Sicard Tabbed at OTB Promotions as Communications Point Man

fasfasfNo. Stonington, CT – OTB Promotions, a pioneering company in the field of motorsports promotion, has announced that Shawn Sicard is its new Director, Communications, effective immediately.

“I am excited to join Josh and Lou in this exciting venture,” Sicard exclaimed. “Spending time on both sides of motorsports, management and behind the wheel, I have listened, and learned, what drivers, fans, and the racing community needs and wants. I am anxious to bring my ideas to life.”

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Daytona International Speedway Names Schneider Electric As Latest “We Built Daytona” Partner

strtgdyDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Daytona International Speedway (DIS) today announced that Schneider Electric,
a global specialist in energy management, has become the latest partner in the “We Built Daytona” marketing platform for the $400 million DAYTONA Rising redevelopment project.

Schneider Electric will provide a single view into all critical infrastructure systems through its EcoStruxure solution, allowing for a reliable and energy efficient fan experience. Additionally, Schneider Electric will coordinate with its other partners to provide an integrated solution including power distribution, electrical metering, building management controls and further integration of elevators, escalators, lighting, fire systems and generators.

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