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(Stafford Springs, CT)—After several seasons and two victories in Stafford
\n\u2019s SK Light division, Granby, MA native Heather DesRochers made a successful
\ntransition into Stafford\u2019s premier SK Modified\u00ae division for the 2011
\nseason. DesRochers posted two top-10 finishes this year to finish in 16th
\nplace in the SK Modified\u00ae standings and win the Reliable Welding and Speed
\nRookie of the Year award in a nip and tuck battle with Brian Sullivan.
\nAlthough her team faced a motor issue throughout the 2011 season, DesRochers
\nwas happy with her rookie season and is looking to build upon her rookie
\nseason in 2012 at Stafford.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think things went really well for us this year,\u201d said DesRochers. \u201cWe
\nhad some issues with the motor that we were sorting through for most of the
\nyear, so that hurt us a little with time to work on the car. Once we got
\nthe motor issue taken care of, we were able to focus on the car setup and we
\nfelt like we had it pretty close to where I could gain some experience. It
\nwas a learning year for us, but I felt like we definitely improved as the
\nseason went on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite all the progress DesRochers and her team made during the 2011
\nseason, they are in search of sponsorship to compete in 2012. Without a
\nprimary sponsor, DesRochers may not be able to get on the track at all
\nduring the 2012 season.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope to have some great sponsors returning this year, but we lost a
\ncouple of sponsors from last year who will not be returning for 2012, so it
\nwill be a challenge for us this year,\u201d said DesRochers. \u201cWe have to buy
\nfuel every week and tires, so we need a larger primary sponsor to run
\ncompetitively the whole season.\u201d<\/p>\n
DesRochers and her team are also searching for associate sponsors as well as
\na primary sponsor. Any interested parties can contact the DesRochers team
\nthrough her website, located at www.heatherdesrochers.com.<\/p>\n
Moving up a division can be a sometimes daunting prospect for a driver, but
\nDesRochers said that she was able to adapt pretty quickly to the SK
\nModified\u00ae car and that there wasn\u2019t much difference between the two cars for
\nany drivers who make the move up the Modified ladder in the future at
\nStafford.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first few laps during the Sizzler practice, I noticed the difference in
\npower, but after a couple of times going out in the car, it felt pretty much
\nthe same as the SK Light,\u201d said DesRochers. \u201cThe longer races were nicer,
\nrunning 40, 100, or 150 laps instead of the 20 laps was great. The biggest
\nthing was the competition level in the SK division. We had some success in
\nthe SK Lights, but the competition level is so high in the SK division, that
\nwe kind of went back to the bottom of the food chain and we needed to fight
\nour way back up the chain. The biggest thing for us was getting the motor
\nin check and once we were able to do that, we could focus on the rest of the
\ncar. It certainly wasn\u2019t how we wanted the season to go with reliability,
\nbut the races were able to finish, we stayed out of trouble and got some
\nseat time and experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 2012 SK Modified\u00ae season kicks off with the 41st Annual CARQUEST
\nTech-Net Spring Sizzler, scheduled for April 27-29, 2012. Tickets for the
\nCARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler are available and on sale now through the
\nSMS Box Office. Tickets are priced at $38.50 for adult general admission
\ntickets, $5.00 for children ages 6-14, and children ages 5 and under are
\nadmitted free of charge when accompanied by an adult. Reserved seating will
\nbe priced at $42.00 for all ages. As always, Stafford Motor Speedway offers
\nfree parking with overnight parking available.<\/p>\n
For more information on the 41st Annual CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler, or
\nto order tickets, contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at
\n860-684-2783 or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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