by | Aug 10, 2013 | ACT, Thunder Road, Touring Series News, Vermont
Williams Takes Tiger Win and Dudley Scores Again on WDEV/Calkins Night
Barre, VT – Eric Chase, the Milton, VT helicopter pilot, got a chance to beam in victory lane after 14 years of trying by wiring the Late Model field from the outside pole on WDEV/Calkins Night at Thunder Road on Thursday, August 8.
Chase was put to the test over the second half of the 50-lap feature by veteran Dave Whitcomb who spent many a lap alongside his Gary Clay Builders No. 40. Whitcomb tucked inside to play a few laps of defense when teenager Emily Packard arrived to contest the top positions. Whitcomb made a final bid on the outside in the final three laps and Packard nosed underneath him to finish 2nd on the final circuit.
Jason Corliss was a close 4th, followed by fast-closing Scott Payea. Positions 6-10 went to Jamie Fisher, Trampas Demers, Joey M Laquerre, Mike Bailey and Derrick O’Donnell.
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by | Aug 6, 2013 | Thunder Road, Vermont
Barre, VT – Thunder Road International Speedbowl Harvest Equipment night scheduled for Sunday, August 4 has been postponed due to heavy rains. The event has been rescheduled for tomorrow, Monday, August 5. Post time is 6:00pm.
Thunder Road Late Models, Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen, and Allen Lumber Street Stocks will be in action with qualifying beginning at 6:00pm. The front gate will open at 4:30pm.
by | Aug 5, 2013 | Thunder Road, Vermont
Barre, VT – Just over one week remains for competitors of the 29th Annual M&M Beverage Enduro to prepare their rides for the 200-laps of thrashing and crashing at Thunder Road in Barre, VT on Sunday, August 18. The “People’s Race”, as it has become known, gives the average fan the chance to tackle the Barre-highbanks for a shot at the $3,000 grand prize.
Long-time veteran of the M&M Beverage Enduro and the 1987 Enduro Champion Don “Dipstick” Tofani of Plainfield filed the first 2013 entry. He will wheel one of the over 100 nearly street-legal cars, which will be lined-up three-wide before taking off for the 200-laps with stops only occurring for fires and roll-overs.
Dipstick will be joined by last year’s Enduro winner Paul Dudley of Waitsfield, Barre Mayor Thom Lauzon, Jeff Spooner of Essex, and Craftsbury’s Joel Hodgdon. Thunder Road Rough Riders Alan Derrington, and Justin Johnson are also among the over 40 filed entries so far.
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by | Aug 2, 2013 | ACT, Thunder Road, Vermont
Barre, VT – Thunder Road’s VP Racing Fuels night scheduled for Thursday, August 1 has been postponed due to the forecasted series of thunderstorms in the region. The event has been rescheduled for Thursday, August 29 and will be the final point counting event for the Late Models. The event will feature the Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen 100-lapper along with regular events for Late Models, Allen Lumber Street Stocks and the Rough Riders.
Thunder Road will be back in action this Sunday, August 4 with the make-up event of Harvest Equipment night. Post time is set for 6:00pm with racing action for the Late Models, Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen and Allen Lumber Street Stocks. The grandstands open at 4:30pm with admission just $10 for adults, kids (ages 6 to 12) $3, and a family ticket $20 (2 adults, 2 kids).
by | Aug 1, 2013 | ACT, Thunder Road, Vermont
Tiger Sportsmen Special 100-Laps
Barre, VT – The stars of Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, VT are preparing for a busy August schedule, set to begin this Thursday (Aug. 1) with VP Racing Fuels Night. The Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen will battle in a special 100-lap event along with regular events for the Late Models and Allen Lumber Street Stocks.
The hunt for the Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen crown has reached an all new intensity heading into Thursday’s VP Racing Fuels 100. The top five are separated by just 36 points following last week’s double points night. Two-time Tiger Champion Shawn Fleury currently leads the way, but Eric Badore, Jason Allen, Jason Woodard and Brendan Moodie all remain within striking distance of their first career title.
The month of August has become a huge month for the 2013 championship battles due to the rescheduling of two previously rained out events. The Barre-highbanks will host a total of seven events from the 1st of August through the 22nd with six of them being point races for the Late Models and Tigers. The Street Stocks will run for points in all seven events as they will hold their yearly special 50 lapper on M&M Beverage Enduro night (Sunday, August 11).
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by | Jul 26, 2013 | ACT, Thunder Road, Touring Series News, Vermont
Barre, VT – Brooks Clark of Fayston won the Times Argus 75-lap Late Model main event on Mid-Season Championship double-points night at Thunder Road despite losing a half-track lead with eight laps to go because of the race’s lone caution.
Clark took the lead for keeps on lap 33. On the restart, he had 16 year-old Joey Laquerre, who drove a courageous race, on his outside with Brett Gervais and rookie point leader Derrick O’Donnell of North Haverhill, NH in row two, ahead of Kyle Pembroke and Nick Sweet.
Clark got a quick jump on Laquerre and immediately took the A. W. Clark Jr. & Son No. 68 to the rim of the race track. The win was Clark’s second of the season. He thanked his team for rebuilding his car after a hard crash Sunday in the ACT International 500 at Airborne Speedway. “It’s been a long week for my crew,” he said.
O’Donnell overtook Laquerre on the final lap to finish second and maintain his spot atop the Late Model standings. Nick Sweet, who started 19th, finished 4th at Laquerre’s rear spoiler. Kyle Pembroke of Montpelier was 5th.
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