{"id":17304,"date":"2017-06-21T11:25:46","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T15:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maineracing.com\/wp\/?p=17304"},"modified":"2017-06-21T11:25:46","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T15:25:46","slug":"warrior-division-returning-thunder-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/2017\/06\/warrior-division-returning-thunder-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Warrior Division Returning to Thunder Road"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Barre, Vt.<\/em> \u2013 Thunder Road officials have announced today that the Warriors will be returning to the Barre high banks beginning Thursday, July 20<\/span> as part of Fairpoint Communications Night. The entry-level division previously competed at the track from 2003 through 2011.<\/p>\n

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A total of six events have been scheduled for the revived division, which will officially be known as the \u201cRoad Warriors\u201d. In addition to their July 20<\/span> opener, the Warriors will be on the card for WDEV\/Calkins Night on Thursday, August 3<\/span>; Cody Chevrolet Cadillac Night on Thursday, August 10<\/span>; Jet Service\/Accura Printing Night on Thursday, August 24; and the 39th<\/sup> Coca-Cola Labor Day Classic on Sunday, September 3. They will wrap up their season onSaturday, September 30<\/span> as part of Booth Bros.\/H.P. Hood Qualifying Day for the Vermont Milk Bowl.<\/p>\n

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The Road Warrior division will be for four-cylinder front wheel drive cars, and all equipment apart from safety modifications must remain stock for the vehicle\u2019s make, model, and year. A $600 \u201cClaim\u201d rule, minus select safety equipment, will be in effect and can be invoked at any time. Drivers with extended sanctioned racing experience will not be allowed to compete, and the track will make all decisions regarding eligibility. The full rules are available atwww.thunderroadvt.com\/rules\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen we announced that we were looking into bringing back the Warriors, we were pleasantly surprised by the huge positive response and interest,\u201d Thunder Road co-owner Cris Michaud said. \u201cHaving a low-cost entry-level division is important for a track\u2019s long-term success and growth. It gives people a place to have fun and learn about racing without spending a lot of money. A lot of our top weekly racers got their start in divisions like the Warriors, and we hope to see it become an integral part of Thunder Road once again.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For more information, contact the Thunder Road offices at (802) 244-6963<\/a>, media@thunderroadvt.com<\/a>, or visitwww.thunderroadvt.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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2017 Thunder Road \u201cRoad Warrior\u201d Schedule<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

#<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DAY<\/u>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DATE<\/u>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 EVENT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thursday<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jul 20<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fairpoint Communications Night<\/p>\n

2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thursday<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aug 3<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WDEV\/Calkins Portable Toilets Night<\/p>\n

3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thursday<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aug 10<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cody Chevrolet Cadillac Night<\/p>\n

4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thursday<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aug 24<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jet Service\/Accura Printing Night<\/p>\n

5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sunday<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sept 3<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 39th<\/sup> Coca-Cola Labor Day Classic<\/p>\n

6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Saturday<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sept 30<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Booth Bros.\/H.P. Hood Qualifying Day for VT Milk Bowl<\/p>\n

Schedule Subject to Change<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Barre, Vt. \u2013 Thunder Road officials have announced today that the Warriors will be returning to the Barre high banks beginning Thursday, July 20 as part of Fairpoint Communications Night. The entry-level division previously competed at the track from 2003 through 2011.   A total of six events have been scheduled for the revived division, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1305,6,65,4],"tags":[1347],"class_list":["post-17304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-act","category-new-england-racing-news","category-thunder-road","category-latest-touring-news","tag-thunder-road"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17304"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17306,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17304\/revisions\/17306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}