Aug 10, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
Barre, VT – Thunder Road International Speedbowl officials have announced the make-up date of the postponed Make-A-Wish/Bond event as Sunday, August 19. The event, which was postponed due to rain on Thursday, August 9, will now be a Sunday twilight show with a 4:30pm post time. The grandstands will open at 3:00pm with the pits opening at 2:00pm.
It will now be the second to last Late Model point counting event in the 2012 “King of the Road” battle as the champion will be decided on Thursday, August 23. The Make-A-Wish/Bond event will feature all three Thunder Road divisions plus the annual Run-What-U-Brung and for the first time ever the Tough Truck Tug-O-War on the August 19 make-up date.
Thunder Road point battles continue next Thursday, August 16 with the VP Racing Fuel night. Post time will be 6:30pm.
Aug 9, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
Barre, VT – Thunder Road International Speedbowl officials have announced the postponement of the Thursday, August 9 Make-A-Wish event due to rain. The event will be rescheduled for a date that will be announced later tonight.
The event will feature all three Thunder Road divisions plus the annual Run-What-U-Brung and for the first time ever the Tough Truck Tug-O-War. Fans can bring their street legal, registered and inspected vehicles and tackle the Barre highbanks in one lap match races in the Run-What-U-Brung or bring their Tough Trucks for the Tug-O-War pull offs.
Check the Thunder Road website (www.thunderroadbowl.com) later tonight for an update.
Aug 6, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
Barre, VT – Thunder Road officials have announced the disqualification of Barre Mayor Thom Lauzon from the 28th Annual M&M Beverage Enduro 200 held on Sunday, August 5 at Barre’s Thunder Road. Lauzon, the driver of the #39 O.U.R. House/Believe in Barre 1986 Buick Regal made an unapproved driver switch in the middle of the event, disqualifying him from his 80th place finish.
Lauzon, who is a hometown crowd favorite as the Mayor of Barre, found himself in trouble early in the 200-lap event. The 51-year old driver recorded 40 laps unofficially, but after an early incident dove into the pits and made an illegal driver switch. Just before the change however, Lauzon drew the ire of the Thunder Road Property Management team by engaging in some “agricultural racing”, tearing up the track’s infield for several minutes after a tire blowout.
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Aug 5, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
Yates, Belanger Earn Street Stock Special Wins
Barre, VT – Waitsfield’s Paul Dudley expertly drove his way to a $3,000 payday through the mayhem of the 28th Annual M&M Beverage Enduro on Sunday, August 5 at Barre’s Thunder Road. Dudley was followed by Terry Pearce, Jr. and Allen Lumber Street Stock driver Tyler McNally.
The first 160 laps of the event was dominated by Monson, MA’s Bill Davis, who at one point had a lead as large as five laps over second place. A heart-breaking blown tire for Davis on lap 167, however, relegated the lead to McNally. Davis returned to the track two laps down, only to see his day end on the front stretch just one lap later. McNally and Dudley then battled it out on the track for the win, surviving two rolled-over cars and three more engulfed in flame, with Dudley passing McNally late in the event after a spin. McNally attempted to spin Dudley on the final lap, but Dudley had already lapped him and went on to win his first Enduro.
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Aug 1, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
Competition Ready for WDEV/WLVB/Calkins Event
Barre, VT – Championship point races at Barre’s Thunder Road remain tight as competitors prepare for a special event at WDEV//WLVB/Calkins night this Thursday, (August 2). The race will feature the famous Porta-Potty Grand Prix at intermission, where point leaders from mid-season will engage in an all-out drag race with porta-potties down the front stretch of Thunder Road.
Midseason point-leaders Nick Sweet, Jason Allen, Nick Pilotte, and their respective race teams, will face off in the annual Porta-Potty Grand Prix on Thursday. Sweet, the lone veteran of the race, feels great about his chances. “I think we have a great shot at winning it, if my boys don’t get pooped,” he laughed.
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