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Waterbury, VT \u2013 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\u2019s 28-year history.<\/p>\n
Airborne Speedway Promoter Mike Perrotte can\u2019t wait to get the weekend started.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m extremely excited to have a race of this magnitude here. It will be without a doubt the biggest event ever held at Airborne Speedway,\u201d said Perrotte. \u201cIt\u2019s 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\u2019s going to be a huge event.\u201d
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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.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love the long distance races, they really suit my style,\u201d said Hoar. \u201cI don\u2019t change my goals week to week whether it\u2019s point racing or not. We will definitely be going for it. I\u2019ve had a lot of success at Airborne over the years; I really love it there. Hopefully we can tune it right, lead a lot of laps, and lead the most important one too,\u201d he finished.<\/p>\n
Runner-up on the S\u00e9rie ACT Castrol Jean-Francois D\u00e9ry expects to fly the Canadian flag high at the summer\u2019s marquee event.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am most excited about the International 500 this season,\u201d said Dery. \u201cWithout hesitation, the International 500 is the race of the year!\u201d<\/p>\n
The Inaugural ACT International 500 will roll off on the weekend of July 20\/21.<\/p>\n
For additional information head to www.acttour.com, call the ACT Office at (802) 244-6963, or email us at media@acttour.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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