Well, the 10 finalists for the Maine Young Guns have been revealed.
Special guest host, Jennifer Peaslee, from LKQ in Gorham, Maine. She talks with Steve about the operations there, and Darrel Weston, Plant Manager, gives us a guided tour of the LKQ Gorham Auto Parts facility. It is amazing to watch.
Also on this week’s show – We talk with #10 Young Gun finalist, Corey Bubar
NHMS Announces “Magic Mile Tours” for Visitors in 2012
Loudon, N.H. (April 12, 2012) – Tidying up a 1,200-acre facility for more than 100,000 friends is quite the “honey-do” task. New Hampshire Motor Speedway has begun such preparations for the NASCAR weekends and is giving a sneak peek into the action with new “Magic Mile Tours”.
Starting Monday, April 16, speedway staff will peel back the curtain on the magic with daily tours at 11:30 a.m. The trip will include a lap around the famed 1.058-mile NASCAR oval or the 1.6-mile road course, depending on track configuration.
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Event to Benefit the Autism Society of Maine
Portland Pirates, in cooperation with the Autism Society of Maine, are announcing the Autism Awareness night with Travis Dunbar
Portland, ME — (J.T. Promotions)–Travis Dunbar and the Autism Society of Maine are happy to announce that the Portland Pirates will be hosting Autism Awareness Night in support of the Autism Society of Maine on April 11. The event features $2.00 from every game ticket sold being given to the Autism Society of Maine, and aims to raise awareness and funds for the Autism Society of Maine located in Winthrop, ME.
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VP RACING FUEL BECOMES OFFICIAL FUEL OF ACT AND THUNDER ROAD
Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour (ACT) announced today that VP Racing Fuels (VP) would become the “Official Fuel” of ACT for 2012. The ambitious program will begin a major effort on the part of ACT to create both a more “green” environment, and equally important, to begin to contain fuel expenses for over 400 Late Model race teams in the ACT system, and 100 competitors at Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl in Barre, VT.
The program will address the fuel needs of the ACT US, ACT Series Castrol Quebec, and Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl in Barre, VT.
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BARRE’S NICK SWEET LOOKS FOR THREE IN A ROW
Barre, VT – The ‘Nation’s Site of Excitement’, Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl will open for the 53rd year of stock car racing with the traditional Merchants Bank 150 on Sunday, April 29, 2012. There has been over $30,000.00 in purse and prize money posted for the event, with the winner receiving $3,000.00 for the 150 lap contest. Defending event champion Nick Sweet from Barre, VT has an opportunity to become the first driver to win three in a row. The St J Auto team has back-to-back wins in 2010 and 2011 already in the record books.
“The opening Merchants Bank 150 has become really special for our family team. I was born and raised in Barre, I live and work in Barre, and winning at Thunder Road in front of a home town crowd is about as good as it gets in racing for us,” said Sweet.
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This is It!!!! We announce the final Maine Young Gun.
Also on this week’s show – We talk with Bob Guptil from North East Mini Stock Tour. He tell bout how the tour got started and how it has has grown entering it’s 4’th season.
A telephone interview with T J Ingerson from Vermont Motorsport Magazine for some insights about the coming racing season in the northeast.
Then we talk with Joey Doiron about his feelings and thoughts about being selected as one of the 10 Young Guns.