Mar 30, 2016 | Maine Race Tracks, More Maine Racing News, RKS
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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 29, 2016 | American Canadian Tour, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
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Waterbury, VT – The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) kicks off its 25th season of Late Model competition on Sunday, April 10 with the New Hampshire Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway. A talented field is getting ready for the 13-race 2016 season, setting up a wide-open championship battle. Reigning ACT Late Model Tour Champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. is set to defend his title, but a mix of new challengers and rising stars will fight him at every stop for the $10,000 top prize.
Dover, NH’s Helliwell and his Bernhardt Motorsports team put together one of the best seasons in ACT Late Model Tour history in 2015 en route to their third ACT Championship in four seasons. Helliwell captured four wins, including the NH Governor’s Cup at his home track of Lee, and finished in the top-10 in every event. Helliwell became the third driver to win at least three ACT Late Model championships, joining Brian Hoar (8) and Jean-Paul Cyr (7). A fourth championship would further solidify his place among the all-time great ACT drivers.
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Mar 26, 2016 | More Maine Racing News, NASCAR K&N, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
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Manchester teen making the jump to the NASCAR feeder system this season.
BY TRAVIS BARRETT – STAFF WRITER
MANCHESTER — Just months removed from winning the track championship at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Reid Lanpher is set to embark on a NASCAR career that will get its start at the sanctioning body’s development level.
Lanpher, of Manchester, has agreed to run at least five races this season in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series for Connecticut car owner Ted Marsh. The first race for the 17-year-old driver will be at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 16.
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Mar 25, 2016 | American Canadian Tour, Lee Speedway, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, North East Mini Stock Tour
Lee, NH – Lee USA Speedway is readying for the 2016 season opener just two weeks from now on April 10, with the annual running of the New Hampshire Governor’s Cup 150 American Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model event. The traditional season-opener will also feature the NEMST Mini Stocks and Northeast Classic Lites doing battle at “New Hampshire‘s Center of Speed“.
Last year’s running of the Governor’s Cup event saw longtime Lee USA regular and eventual 2015 ACT champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. of nearby Dover take down his first career ACT win at Lee, with Maine racer Brad Babb and hometown hero Eddie “The Outlaw” MacDonald of Rowley, MA rounding out the podium.
Both Helliwell and MacDonald cut their racing teeth on the fast 3/8th’s mile oval back in the 1990’s, with feature wins and track championships coming early and often in their careers. “Junior” has taken home championship titles in the Late Model Sportsman, Late Model, and Supermodified ranks over the years, with the 2015 Governor’s Cup 150 win among his career highlights.
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Mar 22, 2016 | American Canadian Tour, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Seekonk Speedway
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Waterbury, VT – American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Seekonk Speedway officials have announced an agreement with Propane Plus to sponsor the ACT Late Model Tour event at Seekonk on Saturday, July 16. The Propane Plus 150 will mark ACT’s return to the ¼-mile speedway for the first time since 2007.
The event is also the second leg of the ACT Southern New England Tripleheader. The three-race series begins at Connecticut’s New London-Waterford Speedbowl on Saturday, May 21, before traveling to Massachusett’s Seekonk Speedway for the Propane Plus 150. The Tripleheader concludes at Thompson Speedway on Saturday, October 15 as part of the World Series of Speedway Racing.
“We are excited to see Propane Plus become a part of this great race,” Seekonk Speedway Director of Business Development Ed St. Germain said. “Propane Plus has been a long-term supporter of short track racing and Seekonk Speedway, giving back in many ways and sponsoring many teams and programs over the years. We look forward to the Propane Plus 150 ACT race becoming an annual ‘must see’ event at Seekonk and the other tracks involved in the ACT Southern New England Tripleheader.”
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