Apr 23, 2014 | MOAT Mnt Legends, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
story by Chris Roy
photo by RPM Photography
This past weekend the MOAT Mountain Legends returned to NHMS to race on the 1.6 mile road course. Alex Vorrilas was last season’s rookie of the year qualified 3rd for the feature with a lap time of 1:24.034. “I’m not sure how the racing was because we didn’t do any wheel to wheel racing. Last weekend at NHMS was a pretty typical weekend for us. It seems like we either break or get on the podium, and we started off the season right back on that path for 2014. It’s discouraging to say the least. Our goal for the first race weekend was just to finish, because with no drops this season is all about consistency. Unfortunately the axle broke on the formation lap, and we were unable to even start the race. Things break, and unfortunately in motorsports it happens a lot. The car is already fixed and back together, but this is an opportunity to take a break from the roller coaster ride we have had the past season into this season and see where we want to go from here.”
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Mar 29, 2014 | NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
photo by RPM Photography
story by Chris Roy
On April 19th, New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) is ready to kick off the 2014 Gifford’s Ice Cream Bandolero Series. Though AJ Eastman driver of the number 33 Bando has kept busy in the over the winter months, “In the off season I’ve been focused on keeping my grades up and playing basketball for my school.”
With opening day just a few weeks away the drivers and race teams have been working hard in the shops on the race cars, so is AJ and the SP33D race team all set for the green flag at NHMS? “Uh, define “all set”, we have a little bit to do to ready the car, but we should be fine.”
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Oct 9, 2013 | Maine Racing News, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
story by Chris Roy
13 year old TJ Bleau, of Troy, NH has made a late season charge in the MOAT Mountain Series at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS). Scoring 2 top 3 finishes this past weekend at NHMS, TJ has moved into the top 10 in points with 2 races left in the season. “It was amazing. We put a new engine in the car last week and the car is really fast and Kenny my Crew Chief has the car handling perfectly. We had some bad luck at the beginning of the season so it feels great to have a successful weekend. I hope it continues for the last weekend of the season.”
The road course race on Sunday was an interesting as Mother Nature decide to watch the race and brought the rain. “It was a little scary at first, my dad told me to race safe but if I wanted a good finish I would have to race on the edge. That’s what I did. The longer the race went on the more comfortable I got and was able to get 2nd.”
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Sep 18, 2013 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
story by Chris Roy
The Giffords Ice Cream Bandolero Series has its final race of the season this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS). Last weekend new comer 15 year old, AJ Eastman of Fishers Island, NY got his 1st win at NHMS ¼ mile track. AJ took the lead early in the feature race and lead every lap, holding off the 90 of Casey Call and the 21 of Jacob Perry, to take the checkered flag.
So what is it like for AJ to race in the Bandolero Series at NHMS, “It’s a lot of fun, very exciting, with lots of competitive racers.”
The ¼ mile track at NHMS is a unique style similar to a “D” shape track as the front straight away is flat and, turns 1 through 4 and the back stretch is all banked. “The facility itself is amazing. The track is challenging due to the transition between the banking and the flatness of the front stretch.”
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Sep 4, 2013 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
Loudon,
NH – Thirty-five American Canadian Tour Late Model teams attended the annual test and tune session at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Wednesday, September 4 in preparation for the 5th Annual Bond Auto ACT Invitational in a couple weeks. The full day of practice only saw a couple of incidents and several different teams atop the time charts.
Williamstown, VT’s Jimmy Hebert set the fast time of the day with a 31.491 at an average speed of 120.9 mph. Hebert has two ACT wins already this season and is currently sitting third in the standings. Hebert was the cause of the second minor incident of the day as he cut a right front tire and swiped the wall coming off turn two. The car received some damage but he was able to limp it back to the pit area.
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