American-Canadian Tour Begins Development of Ford Crate Engine

Feb 5, 2009 | American Canadian Tour

      WATERBURY, VT – Ford Racing and the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model stock car series have begun development of a new Ford crate engine for use on the ACT Late Model Tour, Série ACT-Castrol, and in weekly Late Model divisions around the northeastern United States and Canada in 2009.  The Ford engine will be the first non-General Motors powerplant option in the division since the crate engine program was introduced a decade ago.  All ACT-legal Late Models currently utilize a “spec” GM ZZ4 engine.
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Thunder Road Announces Level-Funded Pricing for the 50th Race Season

Jan 21, 2009 | American Canadian Tour

     Waterbury, VT – Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl has announced that there will be no increase in front gate admissions for the coming regular race season. Darla Hartt, General Manager of Thunder Road, said “ We celebrate the 50th anniversary at T-Road this coming season, and with the present economic climate, we want to continue to make Thunder Road affordable, family fun. What better way to thank our loyal fans for all the years they have supported the “Nation’s Site of Excitement” than to keep our prices level-funded during these difficult times. We have many special events planned and we are very excited about what we are going to be offering our fans for the 50th anniversary celebration”. 

 

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Laperle, Dragon, Williams Honored at ACT/Thunder Road Banquet of Champions

Jan 12, 2009 | American Canadian Tour

      South Burlington, VT – American Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model driver Patrick Laperle from Montreal was honored as a first time winner of the United States ACT Championship at the annual Banquet of Champions on Saturday night at the Sheraton-Burlington Hotel & Conference Center in South Burlington, VT. Over 500 teams and fans celebrated with Laperle, as he became the first Canadian driver to win the ACT title since Jr. Hanley took the honors in 1995. Laperle is the first Quebec driver to ever win the US championship. Laperle won the ACT Canadian Serie Castrol championship in 2007. Laperle beat Milton, Vermont driver Scott Payea for the 2008 US title by a single point in the final race of the year. He had to win his third Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl at Thunder Road last fall to win the ACT title.

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