Feb 8, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, NE Racing News
RPM Eager To Unleash 2-Car Effort In Florida
GEORGIA, Vt. — The inaugural ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup may serve as a showcase for the ACT Late Model Tour next week, but RPM Motorsports hopes it serves as a springboard to another championship season.
RPM will field two cars at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway in 100-lap main events on Sunday, Feb. 13, and Monday, Feb. 14 — one for seven-time ACT champion Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., and another for second-year driver Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine.
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Feb 7, 2011 | NE Racing News
Moultonboro, NH – A warm February afternoon made a great day to be out on a lake, but the ice conditions challenged the ice racers from the Lakes Region Ice Racing Club . Some of the best racing so far this season was about to take place.
First out were the Rear Wheel division cars and pickups. Matt Morrill (9) of Moultonboro mounted a serious challenge to Tim Chase (40) of Northfield, but Tim continued his string of victories with Matt settling for second place, at least for this week. Kris Jacques, in his #63 NAPA pickup, finished third. (more…)
Feb 4, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, NE Racing News
Polewarczyk Ready To Add To Resume
HUDSON, N.H. — Joey Polewarczyk Jr. has come a long way since he first visited New Smyrna Speedway five years ago.
That ill-fated trip to Florida Speedweeks in 2006 saw the team lost on its way to the track itself, stuck in the mud for hours on end and with flat tires and engine issues on the motorhome they were driving south. And then there was race week itself, an grueling nine-night event billed as the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing that runs in conjunction with Daytona 500 week up the road at Daytona International Speedway.
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Feb 3, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, NE Racing News
Waterbury, VT –Veterans of the American Canadian Tour (ACT) will find plenty of eager young and veteran talent to challenge them at the inaugural Goodyear Speedweeks Cup event to be held at the New Smyrna Speedway during the upcoming World Series of Asphalt Stock Car racing this month.
Past American Canadian Tour Champions, Brian Hoar from Williston, VT, Karl Allard, Ste Felicien, QC, Donald Theetge, Quebec City, QC and Patrick Laperle from Ste-Denis sur Richeleau, west of Montreal, have all won multiple championships during their successful careers.
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Feb 3, 2011 | NE Racing News
Inaugural ECS $2,500 Challenge planned for Rockingham Park
CHESHIRE, Conn. (Feb. 2, 2011) – Officials at East Coast Snocross (ECS) are working behind the scenes to put together a special high-purse race for riders in the Pro and Semi-Pro divisions during the upcoming event at historic Rockingham Park in Salem, New Hampshire.
The inaugural ECS $2,500 Challenge will be a non-points open format, with two rounds of qualifying planned for Saturday and the Final on Sunday.
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Jan 28, 2011 | NE Racing News
ISOC Eastern Nationals next stop for East Coast Snocross series,
Presented by Woody’s Traction & AMSOIL
CHESHIRE, Conn. (Jan. 28, 2011) – After a much-needed weekend off for snowmobile race teams across the northeast, engines will once again rev up to full song as the national circuit comes to our own back yards.
Teams and officials at East Coast Snocross (ECS) are preparing to join the International Series of Champions (ISOC) at the Vision KIA Eastern Nationals on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 4-5, at the Finger Lakes Casino and Racetrack in Farmington, New York.
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