{"id":8321,"date":"2012-07-27T12:26:21","date_gmt":"2012-07-27T16:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maineracing.com\/wp\/?p=8321"},"modified":"2012-07-27T12:26:21","modified_gmt":"2012-07-27T16:26:21","slug":"thunder-road-we-dig-barre-event-postponed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/2012\/07\/thunder-road-we-dig-barre-event-postponed\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder Road \u201cWe Dig Barre\u201d Event Postponed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maineracing.com\/wp\/index.php\/2012\/06\/13\/kids-night-approaches-thunder-road\/troad\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7785\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/maineracing.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/troad-300x81.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"troad\" width=\"300\" height=\"81\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/troad-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/troad.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Barre, VT \u2013 Thunder Road International Speedbowl officials have announced the postponement of the \u201cWe Dig Barre\u201d event scheduled for Thursday, July 26 due to rain. The \u201cWe Dig Barre\u201d event, featuring the Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen Heritage 100, has been rescheduled for Sunday, July 29 with a 4:30pm post time.<\/p>\n<p>Though Friday is the normally scheduled rain date for \u201cThe Nation\u2019s Site of Excitement\u201d, co-owners Ken Squier and Tom Curley felt it was necessary to move the event to a twilight Sunday slot.  \u201cWe did not want to interfere with the labor and effort made by Barre to celebrate their heritage,\u201d said Squier, talking about Barre\u2019s Heritage Festival which will take place Friday evening. \u201cWe wanted to make sure We Dig Barre gets the event it deserves, and we hope we can be of help by shifting to Sunday,\u201d he finished.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nCurley also pointed out \u201cThis is a special night for our up and coming stars.  It\u2019s one of the only nights our Tigers get to be showcased, and for them, it\u2019s as important as the big shows to our late models,\u201d he finished.<\/p>\n<p>The stars of Barre\u2019s Thunder Road will have to wait a couple more days to kick off the second half of their 2012 season. Point leaders in all three Thunder Road divisions survived last week\u2019s double points Mid-Season Championship events.<\/p>\n<p>The event will also feature the ACT Late Model Championship Cars, currently lead by Barre\u2019s own Nick Sweet who holds a 78 point lead over Trampas Demers as he looks for his second career \u201cKing of the Road\u201d title in the Late Model division. In just his third season behind the wheel of a Bond Auto Tiger Sportsman, Barre\u2019s Jason Allen sits atop the point standings, six points ahead of Mid-Season Champion Shawn Fleury. Jefferson, NH\u2019s Nick Pilotte holds a five point lead over Lyndonville\u2019s Dean Switser in the Allen Lumber Street Stock ranks.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cWe Dig Barre\u201d event featuring the Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen Heritage 100 will be run on Sunday, July 29 with a post time of 4:30pm. The front gates open at 3:00pm. Adult general admission tickets are $10 each, kids (ages 6 to 12) are $3, and a family ticket (two adults, two kids) is $20.<\/p>\n<p>For more information visit www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com, email media@acttour.com or call the Thunder Road office at (802) 244-6963.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barre, VT \u2013 Thunder Road International Speedbowl officials have announced the postponement of the \u201cWe Dig Barre\u201d event scheduled for Thursday, July 26 due to rain. The \u201cWe Dig Barre\u201d event, featuring the Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen Heritage 100, has been rescheduled for Sunday, July 29 with a 4:30pm post time. 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