Feb 17, 2010 | NE Racing News
LePage sweeps Pro finals in Salem for Rock Maple Racing snocross series
SALEM, N.H. (Feb. 15, 2010) – Veteran snowmobile racer Bobby LePage used a handy little broom on his trip to southern New Hampshire last weekend, neatly sweeping the Pro finals as Rock Maple Racing (RMR) completed another round of snocross competition Sunday afternoon at historic Rockingham Park.
Sunday’s card completed day three of the inaugural HK Powersports New England Nationals, which brought the excitement of Amsoil Championship Snocross Series (ACSS) racing to northeastern fans on Friday and Saturday.
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Feb 10, 2010 | NE Racing News
NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS NORTH
By Lou Modestino(for 2/11-2/14/10)
According to Area Auto Racing News, the Lee USA Speedway in NH would like to move their Friday night program to Saturday nights and meet with town officials on Jan. 25 in an effort to pull this off. The dropping of the NASCAR Saturday night sanction by the nearby Star Speedway in Epping was the catalyst to make this move. Star had a lock on the Saturday night date for many years. We also know that Red and Judy MacDonald owners of Lee have eyed a Saturday night move for some time. If this happens it will shake up the racing pecking order in southeastern NH and the Merrimack Valley.
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Jan 19, 2010 | NE Racing News
Morin sweeps Pro finals at XTown for Rock Maple Racing snocross series
Brunelle, Todd split Semi-Pro classes
MIRABEL, Quebec (Jan. 18, 2010) — Any time you host a snowmobile race in the province of Quebec, the natives make a little extra effort to win in front of the home crowd.
And when it’s a points race in front of a huge audience just outside Montreal, that effort goes up a notch.
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Jan 19, 2010 | NE Racing News
Literally hundreds of victories and dozens of championships are represented in the New England Auto Racer’s Hall of Fame “Class of 2010.” The 13th annual celebration takes place on Sunday, Jan 31 at the LaRenaissance Banquet Hall in East Windsor, CT.
Drivers Geoff Bodine, Mike Murphy, George Savory of Westwood and Pete Fiandaca of Fitchburg, MA car owners Billy Simons, Bob Garbarino and Vic Miller, contributor Frank Ferrara will be inducted. NEAR Veterans Committee inductees are the late race official Archie Blackadar, open-cockpit star, the late Chuck Arnold, and pioneering car-builder Marty Harty. Longtime New England racing photographers Howie & Mary Hodge will accept the prestigious Jack Ratta Memorial Media Award. As in past-years, the list of presenters reads like a veritable “Who’s-Who” of well-known New England Racing personalities from both past and present.
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Jan 19, 2010 | NE Racing News
TV TIMES By Lou Modestino(for 1/22-1/24/10)
Big changes are on the way to NASCAR Cup Racing according to Sporting News! Wings may stay on the COT, at least for the first few races. But, two rules are specifically aimed at restrictor plate tracks and could be eliminated. One item under consideration is the elimination of limited bumping in the turns and passing below the yellow lines at Daytona and Talladega. Some drivers blame the yellow line for the major wreck between Carl Edwards-Brad Kaeselowski at Dega last April. Some drivers favor elimination of the no bumping zones. However, opinions are mixed on the yellow line rule. So if all of this comes to pass do you think that Brian France and his henchmen in NASCAR’s front office finally realized that all the “make nice” bland entertainment called NASCAR, the last few years, needs some revamping? We think so. Like bring it back to the good ole days of Richard Petty vs. Bobby Allison or Cale Yarborough vs Bobby and Donnie Allison. We think that these potential changes are a major effort to get the dissident old fans to return as well as the fickle newbies to come back to buy tickets and watch those races every week on TV. Like we said before too many changes by Brian chased both the old and the contemporary fans away. Lets hope that Brian and company follow through with all of this and it’s successful.
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Jan 11, 2010 | NE Racing News
2010 Car and Driver Registration
There will be a yearly NEMST registration fee of $40. The registration will include a NEMST t-shirt or hat of your choice in size. It will also reserve your number for the 2010 season. Registration will have to be paid to receive the following, race entry discounts, bonus points, bonus awards of any kind (hard charger, most laps lead, etc.). With the NEMST registration each car will also receive 50 Championship Points
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