Unity, Maine – Brian Whitney of Burnham added another extra-distance main event first-place trophy to his collection, outgunning reigning track champion Jeff Burgess of Fairfield in the 52-lap Late Model division main event on Opening Day at Unity Raceway on Saturday.
Whitney and Burgess swapped the race lead, and a little bit of paint, a couple of times during the closing laps in a competitive feature race highlighting the first stock car racing card in Maine this season. Whitney, who has been most successful in extra-distance event in recent seasons at Unity Raceway, led the vast majority of the race, first battling Palmyra racer Ajay Picard for supremacy. (more…)
Patrick Laperle of St-Denis, QC celebrates a win at Autodrome Montmagny in 2011.
Waterbury, VT — In 2011, Patrick Laperle of St-Denis, QC dominated the field on his way to his second Serie ACT Castrol Championship. After a historic season in which he posted 11 top fives in 12 starts with an average finish of 3.66, he will look to make an attempt at back-to-back championships in 2012, a feat that has never been done in the series.
The road to the championship will not be easy, however, due to challenges from two other former champs. Karl Allard of St-Félicien, QC will be hungry for a championship after finishing second to Laperle in 2011. Allard has already had a taste of the top, when he won the Serie ACT Castrol Championship in 2010. Allard will look to return the championship trophy to the Larue Industrial Snowblower/Gayor Construction mantle in 2012. (more…)
Racin’ season has begun !!!
On this week’s show we bring you coverage of the NH Governor’s Cup 150 season opener at Lee USA Speedway. Exclusive interviews with the top three winners.
We talk with George Fernald about the up coming racing season at Unity, then we talk with Mathew Bourgoine from NELCAR abotu his 2012 season.
Dick Therrien talks to us about Canaan Speedway and what they have for plans for the 2012 race season. Coverage of Maine Vintage Race Car Association’s Hall of Fame.
Mike Parks talks about the Granite State Pro Stock Series.
Charlotte, NC 4/17/12- There’s a reason the PASS South Series has scheduled two races a year at the Orange County Speedway every year since 2008. The racing the 3/8th mile facility located in Rougemont, North Carolina has been unmatched compared to other facilities that the series has raced at over the years. This has lead to competitive car counts and stellar crowds, and the 2012 edition of the Orange Blossom Special looks to be no different.
One of the main reasons for the quality racing is the unique banking that not only occurs through the turns but down the straight-aways as well. This allows for side by side racing with cars fanning out from high to low through the corners before being forced to work it all out without and drag race their way down the straight-aways. More often than not a mental breakdown by a driver who has had to race two and three wide for a long period of time is what breeds trouble on the racetrack. (more…)
On Sunday April 29th the drivers at Richmond Karting Speedway (RKS) take the green flag to start the season, and the 2011 “BoxStock” Champion Austin Teras, is ready.
RPM. What have you been doing this past winter? Austin. Racing, dirt races down south in South Carolina and Florida, we missed Daytona because I broke my leg.
RPM. What was it like the Championship at Richmond? Austin. It was really cool because this is my second championship I got to bring home, and it meant a lot to me and my family. (more…)
Reid Lanpher Racing has signed two primary sponsors for the 2012 season and has also signed a driver development deal with Ricci Race Cars of Westbrook.
Mission Trailers and Team EJP have been signed as the primary car sponsors for all 2 of the cars Reid will be racing this summer. Lanpher has some big shoes to fill at EJP Racing where he follows the likes of Ricky Craven, Andy Santerre, Steve Prescott and Cassius Clark.
Lanpher has also agreed to a deal with Tony Ricci of Ricci Race Cars to be the first driver in the Ricci Race Cars driver development program. It is a two year agreement. (more…)
