Mar 11, 2016 | Maine Race Tracks, More Maine Racing News, Oxford Plains Speedway
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story by Chris Roy
The green flag waves on April 17th, at Oxford Plains Speedway to kick off the 2016 race season. Maggie Ferland, will be back behind the wheel of the #77 in the pro-stock series. “During the off season I’ve been playing basketball for Poland high school. If I’m not playing with my school, I’ve been helping a travel team as their assistant coach. In school I am part of SRB, student representative board.”
Maggie will be doing triple duty this race season at OPS. “I am ready to start 2016 race season. I will be doing the Ladies Division and Super Late Model at Oxford Plans Speedway. At the Oxford Drag Strip, I will be competing in The Predictor of the plains list. During the winter season, I’ve been racing at Voulisia Speedway.”
Knowing the race track hitting the marks is key, “To get around OPS, I’ve learned to go into the corners and exiting smooth out of the corners. At Oxford, you always want to be at the point of out of control but, still in control.”
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Mar 10, 2016 | American Canadian Tour, Lee Speedway, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
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Waterbury, VT – The 2016 American-Canadian Tour (ACT) season begins in just a month’s time on Sunday, April 10, when the ACT Late Model Tour travels to Lee USA Speedway for the New Hampshire Governor’s Cup 150. The annual event will kick off a milestone season for ACT in both the United States and Canada.
The upcoming season will mark the 25th year of competition for the ACT Late Model Tour, which was created in 1992. Meanwhile, the Quebec-based Série ACT is entering its 10th season, having been born in 2007 out of the former Série National Late Model Sportsman division.
Both Tours continue to be among the most sought-after racing series in the Northeastern United States and eastern Canada. ACT will visit 15 different race tracks during the 2016 season, traveling from the banks of the St. Lawrence River to the eastern shores of Long Island Sound. The 13-race U.S. Tour schedule will be contested at 11 different tracks, matching the most in Tour history. Nearly 160 different drivers attempted to qualify for at least one ACT-sanctioned event in 2015, and with a number of changes and additions to the schedule in 2016, that number may grow even larger.
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Mar 9, 2016 | Lee Speedway, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
Lee, NH – Lee USA Speedway owners and promoters Red and Judy MacDonald are getting ready for their 30th consecutive season operating “New Hampshire’s Center of Speed”, and dozens of teams are busy in their shops doing their cars to prepare for the Friday night regular season opener on May 27th.
The 2016 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series at Lee USA will once again be headlined by the EKeys4cars Supermodifieds, with the R & R Public Wholesalers “The Tool Store and More” Late Model Sportsmen, David’s Race Cars and Components Hobby Stocks, Tri-City Line-X Ironman, and MLM Diagnostics Pure Stock divisions rounding out the weekly program.
Defending and four-time (2010, 2012, 2013, 2015) Super Modified champion Tommy Tombarello Jr., of Haverhill, MA will once again be the man to beat in the Supers, coming of an impressive five-win season that brought him to the title once again last year. Tommy wrecked hard on championship night in 2015, but his team has been hard at work and will have the champ ready to go for the opener.
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Mar 9, 2016 | Maine Race Tracks, More Maine Racing News, RKS
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Nathan Barth, from Buxton Maine has been busy in the off season waiting for the snow to melt so that he can get back behind the wheel of the #37 kart, “I have been doing some Ice fishing and a little snowmobiling Also getting some seat time in racing indoor karts at Maine Indoor Karting during their winter racing leagues.”
The 2016 race season gets underway at Richmond Karting Speedway (RKS) on May 1st, “I plan on racing Richmond in the Sportsman class this yr. After winning championship last year we thought it was time to move up a class seeing how most of the Jrs. were moving up also. I will also be running a full season on the dirt at Bartlett Bridge Raceway this year in the Jr cage class. We have my karts all race ready at this time.”
A number of kart drivers are getting some dirt track experience, “Last year I won the champion at Saco Pathfinder on the dirt in the Jr. Cage and, I have finish 2nd in points at Bartlett Bridge the last two years there. This year I will focus on that Bartlett Bridge points Championship.” Nathan and his brother Spencer have both won championship at Saco and have decided to move on.
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Mar 9, 2016 | American Canadian Tour, More Maine Racing News, Touring Series News
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EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – This season will bring big changes for Emily Packard and her family-run 9ME Northstar Fireworks/Packard Fuels sponsored race team. Just finalized, Emily Packard Motorsports and Joey Pole Racing have agreed to form a partnership for a minimum of 9 American Canadian Tour races for the upcoming 2016 season. “I am really excited, and believe that this is a step in the right direction,” said Emily. “This is a big change for me, I have spent the last 7 years working with my previous crew chief, and now with this deal we start with a clean slate.”
As was previously announced, the Polewarczyk’s will be fielding late model cars for Ryan Olsen this season, and in addition, they will be maintaining Emily Packard’s cars for her at their shop. “Our main focus is with Ryan (Olsen), but we will be helping set up Emily’s cars and offer our input at the race track,” said Joe Polewarczyk. “We are very excited at this opportunity, ever since Emily has come on the scene, Joey and I have been watching her, and believe that she is a force to be reckoned with. She’s ready to win, and we hope to help build her confidence this year.”
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Mar 8, 2016 | More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS
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story by Chris Roy
Jake Matheson, of Hillsboro, NH., will be back in the #52 Bandolero Car racing in the ProWraps Series at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS).
The driver of the #52 car has been keeping busy in the off season, doing what he loves most. “I have been doing a lot of IRacing and driving at Maine Indoor Karting during the off season.”
Jake has already been turning some laps down south this season. “We already ran the US Legends Winter Nationals in Orlando and came in 3rd overall!” (more…)
