Apr 12, 2016 | Maine Race Tracks, More Maine Racing News, Oxford Plains Speedway
Alexander tested “the family car” at Wiscasset Saturday
Ellsworth ME (4/12/2016) There are changes in the wind for 16 year-old Super Late Model racer Wyatt Alexander, and he’s hoping that those changes will give him a leg up when he takes his first green of the 2016 season at Oxford Plains Speedway April 17th.
For the first time in his racing career Alexander will spend much of his time competing in something other than a family owned race car. The Alexander family teamed up with Dan Colby Racing in the off season, and Colby has spent the winter updating his chassis with the latest innovations from Dale Shaw Race Cars and a new Arbodies skin. The new combination looks to Oxford with high hopes and realistic expectations.
“Naturally we can’t wait to get the season started, “ says Alexander.” Dan has been working hard to get his car prepared for Oxford; it’s a beauty, and I can’t wait to log some laps. We will approach Oxford, and all of our season for that matter, with realistic goals. We’ll be at Oxford for most of the PASS races leading up to the H.P. Hood Oxford 250; that race has a star next to it on our schedule, and we will be putting extra effort into fine tuning our package for that one.”
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Mar 30, 2016 | Maine Race Tracks, More Maine Racing News, RKS
photo by RPM 360
Story by Chris Roy
Driver of the #34 Christian Hanscom of Benton, ME., is gearing up for the 2016 race season in the Senior Sportsman Class at Richmond Karting Speedway. “My body is out getting lettered as we speak, just a couple of finishing touches and I will be ready to go. 2016 I will be racing in Richmond I am not sure if we will race every race but we may try dirt track and a couple of out –of-state tracks. My hope is to get a teen car to race in Bangor or maybe Unity (if they open)at the end of the season. My parents say I need to keep my grades up.”
Last season Christian raced the #34 and won with his broken arm in a cast. “Oh ya I remember that day, I had just got the cast on the day before and unsure how I would feel. My dad made the steering wheel wider in one spot so I didn’t have to grip it so hard and it worked out great. My mom said I should race like that more often, kidding of course.”
A close point’s battle last season on the Sportsman Series, Christian finished in second by just 1 point. “Yes last season was a close one and I am reminded of that last race where I gave the win to Conner. I never run the Chicken line but I tried and when I did went in to fast and pushed up the track which allowed my competitor to get by. I had it won but messed up. I have learned and will not do it again unless I am coming out of the final turn. For the most part we had a lot of fun last year and I won 6 or 7 races but we learned a lot set-up wise.”
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Mar 29, 2016 | Maine Race Tracks, More Maine Racing News, RKS
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Story by Chris Roy
Dylan Henry of New Gloucester, ME., is all ready for the 2016 race season at Richmond Karting Speedway. “It looks like a good balance that will allow me to run at Oxford too.”
There are both day and night races at Richmond, most drivers like racing at night under the lights and, Dylan is one of them. “Night! It’s fun.”
The legends cars race the road course at NHMS and Thompson Speedway and Indy car is racing on the streets of Boston this summer. So what if RKS had a road course race on the streets of downtown Richmond? “Sign me up! I think it would be exciting.”
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Mar 19, 2016 | Maine Race Tracks, More Maine Racing News, RKS
photo by RPM 360
Story by Chris Roy
Driver of the #44, Spencer Barth from Buxton Maine, has kept busy during the winter months but is ready to go racing. “I have been doing some ice fishing with my dad and brother Nate. I have also done some snowmobiling. I raced most the winter with my brother and friends at Maine Indoor Karting. With the lack of snow we were able to get the karts done early.”
Spencer will have another busy race season racing at 2 different track and in 3 series. “I will be racing full time at Richmond in the SR Sportsman and Animal Unrestricted class. I will also being running a full season at Bartlett Bridge in my Sr. Cage dirt kart. I finished first in the animal class and second in the Sr. sportsman class my first year at Richmond. I’ve won the Sr. Cage class at Bartlett Bridge the last two years in a row.
Racing at RKS with is a fast asphalt track and Bartlett Bridge is an aggressive dirt track. “Richmond is all about momentum and not having to lift off the gas where Bartlett is more door to door action usually more contact trying to stay in the bottom groove.”
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Mar 16, 2016 | Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, More Maine Racing News
photo by Kendra Kaffel
Story by Chris Roy
Wiscasset Speedway kicks off the 2016 race season on April 23rd, though the driver of the #78 pro-stock Ivan Kaffel, has had a busy off season but is ready to go racing. “This off season I’ve been playing on an elite 8th grade AAU (Amateur Athletics Union) basketball team that travels all over New England.”
Kaffel Motorsports will be busy this race season, racing at Oxford Plans Speedway as well as Wiscasset Speedway, “To race our local tracks in our family owned Super Late Model.”
Wiscasset Speedway is Maines fastest track, so what does it the key to getting around the 3/8 mile race track? “For me it was getting through the bumps coming out of turn 4.”
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Mar 13, 2016 | Maine Race Tracks, More Maine Racing News, Oxford Plains Speedway
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