2012-02-05

REVSTAR du côté du New Jersey

Une compétition très relevée dans un stade intérieur à Atlantic City devant une foule attendue de 10 000 spectateurs

Hier, nos trois réprésentants étaient en piste pour la séance d'essais libres avec un total de 42 petits participants pour cette épreuve. Le président de REVSTAT, notre ami Carl Labonté a inscrit le 2e temps, il sera à surveiller tout au cours du week-end.

 

Gaby Tetreault, un des pilotes réguliers des Légendes modifiées à St-Eustache prenait place dans la Slignshot no 55 louée auprès de REVSTAR. Gaby n'a pas pmis de temps à se familiarier avec le pilotage d'un Slingshot, il a signé le 15 temps de la journée.

Dominic Beauchesne, un ami de Carl a été moins chanceux puisqu'il a connu quelques problèmes avec la suspension, ce qui l'a relégué au 28 rang!

Les pilotes seront de retour en piste aujourd'hui pour deux pratiques suivies du  time trial à 16h30.

Les 15 meilleurs temps seront automatiquement qualifiés pour la finale.

Dix autres pilotes pourront se participer à la course en passant par la qualification.

Tous ceux qui ne seront pas qualifiés pourront participer à une course de dernière chance demain après midi pour tenter d'accéder à la grande finale du samedi soir!  Une finale de 25 tours devant une foule impressionnante de 10000 personnes massée dans l'amphithéâtre!

Bonne chances à nos pilotes :

  • #1 Carl labonte
  • #32 Dominic Beauchesne
  • #55 Gaby Tetreault

Voici nos pilotes en photos











 


Source : Communiqué de REVSTAR

 


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Holiday Inn Rutland/Killington, Devil's Bowl Speedway Announce Partnership

Rutland’s premier hotel will host track functions, offers Speedway discount

 

For Immediate Release                                                      DBS-020312-1

 

RUTLAND, VT -- The Holiday Inn Rutland/Killington, Rutland, Vermont’s premier hotel, and Devil’s Bowl Speedway in nearby West Haven, VT, have announced a partnership for the 2012 stock car racing season.  The Holiday Inn Rutland/Killington is the Official Hotel of Devil’s Bowl Speedway, a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series track.

 

The Holiday Inn Rutland/Killington is already familiar to the Devil’s Bowl Speedway community, having hosted competition meetings in October and January and a November press conference.  The hotel will host additional functions in 2012 including a season-ending awards banquet.  In addition, visiting fans and racers will enjoy a discounted room rate by mentioning Devil’s Bowl Speedway.

“Devil’s Bowl Speedway has been a Vermont tradition for many years and the Holiday Inn Rutland/Killington is excited to be a partner,” said Holiday Inn Rutland/Killington Senior Sales Manager Jeff Lane.  “Our convenient location and excellent service have consistently earned us the area’s highest rated lodging facility.  We look forward to welcoming the racers, families and fans of the Devil’s Bowl community.”

 “The Holiday Inn has treated our racers right during the off-season and it’s great to know that they’ll be there for us all year,” said Devil’s Bowl Speedway media and marketing director Justin St. Louis.  “Not only is the Holiday Inn Rutland/Killington a beautiful place for our fans and racers to relax at, it’s close to Devil’s Bowl and everything that Downtown Rutland and our local mountain resorts have to offer.”

Devil’s Bowl Speedway will host several high-profile events during the summer months, beginning with the prestigious “Spring Green 112” for the American-Canadian Tour Late Models on Sunday, May 6.  Other major events include the return of Friday-night racing at the Memorial Day Modified special on Friday, May 25, the Vermont State Late Model Championship 100 on Friday, June 8, the Firecracker Twin 44s on Wednesday, July 4, and the “Vermont 200” weekend on September 15 and 16.

The Holiday Inn Rutland/Killington is conveniently located near the intersection of U.S. Route 4 and U.S. Route 7 in Rutland, VT.  For more information, or to take advantage of the Devil’s Bowl Speedway discount, call 1-800-462-4810 toll-free or click www.hivermont.com.

Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s full 18-event schedule is online at www.devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com.  For more information, call (802) 265-3112 or email devilsbowlspeedway@gmail.com.

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Canadian Dan Brown preps for 2012 Airborne Modified season

For immediate release – Airborne Speedway – February 4, 2012

Dan Brown of Sutton, QC, plans a full Airborne Speedway 358 DIRTcar Modified schedule in 2012. He ran a part-time Airborne schedule in 2010, nearly a full schedule in 2011 despite some motor issues He’s purchased a Bicknell chassis, added a new sponsor and is working out an engine deal with (Yves) Lafrance Performance.

 

The competition is intense in Airborne’s DIRTcar 358 Modified division. The average starting field for a Ernie’s Discount Tools Modified feature in 2011 was 29 cars - most of which were separated by four-tenths of a second or less. Top-10 finishes were worthy of respect each and every week. Any race program not working hard to move forward can end up in the other direction.

 

“I got more seat time last year and it made a difference, but we still struggled to finish races,” Brown said. “We could have had five top-5 finishes, but things broke. We were making our own parts trying to get by.”

 

Brown drove the No. 327 Modified to two top-10 finishes in 2011, including a 5th-place run on Casella Night. His son Matt and Lawrence Gaylor serve as his race night crew and help him out during the week.

 

This year, Brown has signed a new sponsor, HYVA Corp., a hydraulics and telescoping cylinder manufacturer. They will join Les Carrieres de St. Dominique Quarry, CSTP Inc of Foster, QC and Gaylor’s Garage of Fulford, QC.

 

Dan, Matt and Lawrence attended the recent Modified setup seminar conducted by Airborne promoter Mike Perrotte. “We learned a lot and are very appreciative of Mike’s making the effort to do that,” Brown said.

 

The No. 327 team intends to donate a percentage of its purse money to a local organization working with kids with learning disabilities. “We haven’t set a exact number yet, but we’ll be meeting again with them and displaying the car on their behalf the day before the Airborne opener,’ Brown said. “We’ll definitely be racing for a cause this season.”

 


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