by | Dec 6, 2013 | New
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Inaugural race in Rumney, NH, kicks off exciting new season for East Coast Snocross,
Presented by AMSOIL and Woody’s Traction
CHESHIRE, Conn. (Dec. 5, 2013) — Any time a new season of championship snocross racing gets under way, the energy and excitement can be felt, heard, and often, pretty difficult to resist.
When that season lid-lifter takes place at a fresh new venue, the anticipation for racers and fans grows day by day.
East Coast Snocross (ECS) is proud to launch its 2013-14 season at a first-of-its kind facility for northern New England, as Wicked Snocross, Inc., hosts Round 1 on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14-15, at the Riverbrook RV Resort in scenic Rumney, New Hampshire.
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by | Dec 6, 2013 | Snocross
HCP Designs returns for third season as associate sponsor at East Coast Snocross,
Presented by AMSOIL & Woody’s Traction
CHESHIRE, Conn. (Dec. 5, 2013) – Inside the world of snowmobile racing, bright colors are everywhere. Sled manufacturers are usually identified by a specific color (Yellow for Ski-doo, Red for Polaris, Green for Cat), while sponsors all have their own easily identifiable logos with distinctive colors, as well.
Among the most colorful items widely used in snocross racing today are helmets, with high-end artwork making them very attractive. One of the nation’s finest sources for custom helmet designs is once again supporting the sport, as HCP Designs returns to East Coast Snocross (ECS) for the third straight season as an associate sponsor.
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by | Dec 6, 2013 | Monadnock Speedway, New Hampshire
Winchester, NH: Even though the celebration is not over for Monadnock Speedway’s 2013 Sportsman Modified Champion, Bill Kimball, the speedway management has been busier than ever preparing for the 2014 season. Kimball will put his 2013 season to a close in Charlotte, NC when he proudly represents Monadnock Speedway and collects his hardware as the 2013 NASCAR Whelen All American Racing Series New Hampshire State Champion .
While Kimball celebrates his 2013 accomplishment, back at the high banked ¼ mile oval, the speedway’s office has been receiving emails from competitors all over the New England region interested in calling Monadnock Speedway their home. The Sportsman Modifieds, the track’s NASCAR Whelen All American Racing Series Feature division, is growing as registrations and number reservations continue to be received. Most notable registration received to date has been from veteran driver, Jim Boniface, piloting a Sportsman Modified for car owner John Corliss. The Sportsman Modified field will also see plenty of talented Rookies joining the ranks as former Mini Stock Champion Kim Rivet will be driving for the Rivera Race Team. Two very talented teenagers will also be vying for the Rookie title, JT Cloutier who became the track’s youngest driver to win a feature in a NASCAR division has joined forces with Sontag Racing to pilot an open wheel as Trevor Bleau will take his experience from the Maine Modified Series and put toward his first year. In the other NASCAR divisions, there will be additions as many of the 2013 Young Guns, Cameron Sontag, Sonja Carey and Joe Collins to name a few, have graduated and confirmed that they will be moving to a higher class.
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by | Dec 5, 2013 | Maine
BKR Driver Learned From 2012 Rookie Effort In Snowball Derby
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Austin Theriault was thrilled just to have qualified for the race a year ago, but this weekend the Brad Keselowski Racing development driver has much higher expectations for the running of the 46th annual Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Fla., on Sunday, December 8.
Theriault believes that the BKR No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Ford Fusion team has a much better plan in place than it did a year ago. Qualifying begins at 5:15 p.m. local time on Friday night, with the Snowball Derby going green at 2 p.m. Sunday.
“This is the biggest short track race that everybody comes to,” said Theriault, who finished 20th in last year’s Snowball Derby – his first appearance in the annual 300-lap Super Late Model race featuring NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers, touring series champions and some of the best short track racers in the United States. “It’s one of the marks on the calendar that you keep in the back of your mind 365 days of the year. Last year, we left here disappointed, but that night we had already refocused on coming back this year.
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by | Dec 5, 2013 | Devils Bowl, Vermont
Season pass pricing remains same for “Vermont’s Fastest Family Fun”
WEST HAVEN, VT – Devil’s Bowl Speedway has begun offering discount season passes for the 2014 stock car racing season – and just in time for the holidays. The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series will return to headline the weekly Friday night summer events at the asphalt half-mile track located in West Haven, VT just 20 minutes outside Rutland City.
General Admission season passes are available at no increase over last year’s pricing. The Adult Season Pass (age 13-61) remains at $190, while the Senior Season Pass (age 62+) remains $160. In addition to saving money from the race-day ticket price, season pass holders receive a 15-minute head start in selecting their grandstand seats at every event.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway is also rolling out sales of its new Gift Certificate, available in any amount and redeemable toward the purchase of any merchandise, apparel, race tickets, season passes, licenses, or other products – including race tires and race fuel.
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by | Dec 4, 2013 | PASS, Touring Series News
CHARLOTTE, NC (December 3) – Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials announced today that 2014 dates have been finalized for the PASS South Super Late Models and PASS Pro Late Models. Both divisions will return to Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, NC on Friday night, May 9. It will mark the first time PASS has raced at Ace since 2011. Both divisions will also return for a second trip in 2014 to Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, NC on Saturday night, October 18.
Additionally, the November dates have been set as the PASS South Super Late Models will return to Caraway Speedway in Asheboro, NC for the 12th Annual North-South Shootout October 31-November 1. And, both the PASS South Super Late Models and PASS Pro Late Models will conclude their seasons at Southern National Motorsports Park in Kenly, NC on Saturday, November 15, one week earlier than previously announced.
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by | Dec 4, 2013 | New England, New England Motorsports South
By Lou Modestino
We’re all very excited to remind you that the registration process for the 2014 Subaru Mt. Washington Hillclimb opens at midnight – December 1, 2013 for the following five (5) classes: Open, Hillclimb 1, Hillclimb 2, Hillclimb 3 & Hillclimb 4.
The event is usually held in mid-June and is held on the auto road at the foot of the 7 mile + auto road in Gorham, NH.
Sports Car Club of New Hampshire officials, working closely with representatives from Rally America, Inc., announced today that the 2014 Subaru Mt. Washington Hillclimb taking place at the Mt. Washington Auto Road in Pinkham Notch, Gorham, NH June 26-29, 2014 will also serve as a full-points round of the 2014 Rally America National Championship.
“We’re excited to welcome Rally America and its national championship teams to the 2014 Subaru Mt. Washington Hillclimb”, stated Sports Car Club of New Hampshire President, Terry Murphy IV. “This hillclimb has a tremendous history that includes rally teams since the hillclimb returned in 1990. Having up to twenty of Rally America’s top national teams competing for national championship points here next June will not only provide for some great competition in the Rally America National Championship, but provide a great opportunity for spectators to watch these extremely talented teams test their skills at what is referred to by many as the most technical automotive hillclimb in the world.”
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by | Dec 4, 2013 | New England, New England Motorsports North
By Lou Modestino
In a joint announcement made today between Lee USA Speedway General Manager Bill Callen and GSPSS president Mike Parks, the Granite State Pro Stock Series will be making their first appearance ever at the Lee USA Speedway on Friday night July 25th.
“We are thrilled that we were able to make this happen, this is one of the tracks that all our teams have been asking about going to” stated Parks. Lee USA Speedway is a perfect fit for our series it’s in the heart of NH where we have a lot of fans and race teams from that area. The 2014 schedule is coming together nicely and will be announced in its complete form on Friday Dec. 27th at 2013 GSPSS awards banquet which will be held at the Executive Court in Manchester NH.
Oxford Plains Speedway President, Tom Mayberry, has recently announced that the Annual Swap Meet and Flea Market will once again take place in the fall of 2014 here at Oxford Plains Speedway.
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by | Dec 4, 2013 | Touring Series News, VALENTI MODIFIED SERIES
Canaan, NH — With the 2014 season already drawing closer by the day, Valenti Modified Racing Series officials have announced the addition of two key members to the officiating team for the new season.
Long-time official Warren Alston of Trenton, New Jersey, and Robert Rund, of Medway, Massachusetts, joins the series in the spring.
Mr. Alston brings a long and storied history in motorsports at both a premier flagging level and as one the top safety officials in the region.
Fresh off a seven-year run as the chief starter and safety inspector for the NASCAR K&N East Series, Mr.Alston is also the chief starter and safety coordinator for Lenny Sammons Productions and all of their Indoor Racing events in Atlantic City, Baltimore, Providence and Trenton.
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by | Dec 4, 2013 | Connecticut, Lime Rock Park
Tickets on sale now, including special pricing for Christmas and the holidays
LAKEVILLE, Conn. (Dec. 3) – Lime Rock Park’s 2014 spectator-event schedule opens with its traditional Memorial Day weekend, this year featuring the IMSA-sanctioned Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Series Friday and Saturday, May 23-24, along with the fifth annual Sunday Royals Car Show on the 25th.
The Grand Sport (GS) and Street Tuner (ST) divisions will each have separate races on Saturday. Supporting the weekend is the popular IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama championship, plus VSCCA “handicap” races.
The Sunday Royals Car Show, which draws 200-400 prime vehicles of every kind – from rare sports cars and contemporary supercars to hundreds of muscle cars from the 60s and 70s – benefits local charities.
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