Jack Walker #95J – MOAT Mnt Legends – NHMS 7/24/16
Jack Walker #95j – “Good to go for the Loudon Classic this weekend.”
RPM 360 photo
Jack Walker of Bow, NH. Will be back behind the wheel of the #95J in the MOAT Mountain Legend Series at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) as part of the Loudon Classic weekend. This Saturday and Sunday will be races number 5 & 6 for the 2016 MOAT Mnt race season.
With 3 different winners in the 1st four race Shaun Buffington #23s, Taylor Martin #20 and Jordan O’Brien #140 and drivers Noah Korner #31 and Patrick Dillon #45 making podium finishes as well. Jack Walkers looks to drive the #95j to victory lane soon, hopefully this weekend. “We have been running a lot more road course races this year, both at NHMS and at Thompson, so we have a lot more laps under our belt. We’ve put a lot of work into our road course car, because we’re running it so often, so we should be good to go for the Loudon Classic this weekend.”
Patrick Dillion – “100% Focused for all Twelve Laps.”
Photo by RPM
Story by Chris Roy
Patrick Dillon of Portland, Maine is racing the #45 legend car in the MOAT Mountain Legend road course series at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS). “I raced the NHKA Racing Series (Karting) for two years. I loved the racing experience and the NHKA group, but at 240 lbs. I broke a lot of kart parts. After totaling my last kart, I decided to invest in a Legends car.”
The road course at NHMS has long straight aways’, hair pin turns, inclines and declines, so for the race teams setting up the race cars is a lot of work. Though Patrick has quite a bit of experience racing on the road course. “Time, team and the people in the paddock. Between NHKA, The 24 Hours of Lemons and The Moat Mountain Road Course Series, I have quite a few laps on the track, but I’m still learning the course. In five years on the track, I’ve been happy with my line through turn three only a handful of times.
I’m grateful to have Bob Weymouth and Jeff Gaudette set up the car.
I’m lucky to have a team that pulls together when there’s a problem.
When teammate Luke Hiebert’s motor blew, Luke, Steve and myself, were able to replace the motor in an afternoon due the support of the track and other people in the paddock. The competition on the track is transitioned into help and support off the track.”
Derek Griffith overcomes early misfortune to post a 5th place finish at Star Speedway
PR/Photos – Eric LaFleche
Epping, NH – 17 Year-old Pro Stock driver, Derek Griffith overcame two flat tires during the June 28, 2014 Granite State Pro Stock Series 100 lap event from Star Speedway to post a 5th place finish.
Derek started 5th in the feature event and suffered a flat left-rear tire at lap 20. A pit-stop to change the tire forced the No. 12 MOM’s of Manchester/LCM Racing Toyota Camry to lose a lap. Griffith fought the ill-handling car into a top-10 spot, when on lap 28 another tire went down.