Aug 7, 2011 | Beech Ridge, Maine Racing News, Modified Racing Series, Touring Series News
Scarborough, ME — Two weeks after Joe Doucette scored a popular
first time win at Oxford, ME., veteran Mike Holdridge, of Madison,
CT., took his turn in victory lane after capturing the Valenti Modified
Racing Series sanctioned, “Beech Ridge 100,” Saturday night, August 6, at the historic Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, ME.
Les Hinckley, of Windsor Locks, CT., and local favorite, David Pinkham,
Buxton, ME., swapped the lead back and forth in the early going with Pinkham taking the top spot leading laps 16 through 41.
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Aug 1, 2011 | Maine Racing News, Modified Racing Series, Touring Series News
Calling hours will be held Monday, Aug 1, from 6:00 PM to 8 :00 PM at the Stringer Funeral Home, 146 Broad St, Claremont, NH., with a funeral service, Tuesday, August 2, at 11 :00 AM, at Union Cemetery, Old Church Rd, in Claremont. A reception will follow at Twin State Speedway.
Aug 1, 2011 | Maine Racing News, Modified Racing Series, Touring Series News
Canaan, NH — After an unexpected week off thanks to Mother Nature, the Valenti Modified Racing Series returns to the State of Maine, and the famed Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, in Scarboro, Saturday night, August 6, when the open-wheel, 600 horse-powered modifieds, compete in a 100 lap green-flag event.
Saturday’s event will be the Series fifth appearance at the historic speedway. To date, five different drivers have visited victory lane, at “The Ridge.”
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Jul 29, 2011 | Modified Racing Series, Touring Series News
The Valenti Modified Racing Series event, The “Lincoln Tech 80,” scheduled for Friday night, July 29, at Stafford (CT) Motor Speedway has been postponed. The makeup date is Friday, Aug 12.
Jul 27, 2011 | Modified Racing Series, Touring Series News
Canaan, NH. – The Valenti Modified Racing Series returns to Stafford
Springs (CT) Motor Speedway, Friday night, July 29, to complete the
the running of the Inaugural “Lincoln Tech 80”originally scheduled
June 24.
The race was halted on lap 32 when rain forced track and series officials
to reschedule the completion of the race to Friday.
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Jul 24, 2011 | Maine Racing News, Modified Racing Series, Oxford Plains Speedway, Touring Series News
Oxford Plains, ME — As the saying goes, “good things come to those that wait.”
Joe Doucette and his dedicated crew waited longer than they wanted too. For five years, the Framingham, MA., racer and his team towed their racecar all over New England chasing their dream.
Saturday night, July 23, Doucette and his dedicated crew finally attained their goal. In a perfectly executed late race charge, Doucette nabbed the Valenti Modified Racing Series 100-lap event at the Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford,
ME. Doucette becomes the eighth different winner this season and the fifth different winner of the Oxford race.
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