Jun 24, 2013 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS
Deputy Mike Raiche’s Driving Skills Earn $10k for Child Advocacy Center
LOUDON, N.H.– With a sterling time of 44.334 seconds, Strafford County Deputy Mike Raiche burned through a tricky road course to capture the top spot of the 2013 Race to Benefit Children “Sheriffs Showdown.” Deputy Raiche narrowly held off Carroll County Sheriff Domenic Richardi to win the event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Raiche navigated his cruiser through a course featuring a slalom, a water hazard and multiple hairpin turns to take home a special prize for children in need. Thanks to his speedy driving, Deputy Raiche received a $10,000 check to help fund the Strafford County Child Advocacy Center (CAC), which assists children who are victims of crime and abuse.
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Jun 18, 2013 | NE Racing News, NHMS
Defending race champion Pastrana among drivers returning for action sports extravaganza
LOUDON, N.H. – New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Global RallyCross officials announced today that the popular SYLVANIA Silverstar zXe Global RallyCross Championship race will return next month as part of the NASCAR race weekend activities. The popular, extreme sports event will run on a new day, Thursday, July 11 as part of the weekend and kick-off FanFest activities.
Door-to-door collisions. A 70-foot jump. And a 10-time X Games gold medalist in Victory Lane highlighted last year’s debut event. Overwhelmed by the positive feedback from fans, NHMS and GRC officials have worked since February to bring the series back this July. A new course setup will include a 140-foot long dirt ramp, which will replace the 70-foot steel ramp jump.
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Jun 17, 2013 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS
LOUDON, N.H. (June 16, 2013) – With more than 1,000 riders descending on New Hampshire Motor Speedway over the last three days, the 90th annual Loudon Classic motorcycle weekend wrapped up on Sunday with the highest number of entries in over six years.
More than 60 races were run over the three days at the Magic Mile, including the running of the 90th annual Loudon Classic Middleweight Grand Prix feature event on Saturday, won by Shane Narbonne.
Another 26 races were run on Sunday, highlighted by the Side Car Modern event. Chris Wells and Jeff Gillard picked up the win. The two made a pass on the penultimate lap and never looked back during a race that was littered with passes and bumps.
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Jun 16, 2013 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS
LOUDON, N.H. (June 15, 2013) – A wicked spill on Lap 3 cost Shane Narbonne an opportunity to defend his Loudon Classic title from 2011. But the native of Tyngsboro, Mass., made sure he wouldn’t make that mistake again, cruising to his third-career Middleweight Grand Prix championship in the 90th annual Loudon Classic.
“It feels good, especially with this being the 90th,” said Narbonne, who also won the title in 2009. “It was a battle for a while there and then I kind of pulled ahead for a while. It got close at the end, but I was comfortable.
“This race is always a challenge with some of the best riders we have going at it.”
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Jun 14, 2013 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS
LOUDON, N.H. (June 14, 2013) – Overcast skies gave way to a beautiful afternoon, just in time to cast rays of sunshine across the Magic Mile during first day of the 90th annual Loudon Classic motorcycle weekend.
Elite riders from the Loudon Road Race Series (LRRS) and Side Car Racers Association (SCRA), as well as amateur riders battled it out around the 1.6-mile road course over nine races, concluding with the exhilarating Motard race, an eight-lap sprint in which competitors battle on a combination of the asphalt road course, as well as areas of the track that includes gravel, grass and several high-flying jumps.
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Jun 12, 2013 | Granite State Series, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
story by Chris Roy
This race season, Casey Call from Pembroke, NH has made the move from racing karts and quarter midgets to racing Bandoleros in the Gifford’s Ice Cream Bandolero Series at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS).
The first step for most race car drivers is racing in karts, and according to Casey: “When I was 4 ½, my dad bought me my first Quarter Midget and we started racing it at Route 106 Race Park every weekend. It was a big learning curve for me but I loved every minute of it. In our first year we won seven times and I won the track championship! Since then, I have moved up the karting ranks and have won a total of five Championships between two tracks and was also awarded with Driver of the Year at Twin State Speedway last year!”
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