2012-03-01

SÉRIE SPORTSMAN QUÉBEC - RÉUNION 11 MARS

Il y aura une réunion de la Série Sportsman Québec en prévision de la saison 2012, dimanche le 11 mars à compter de 13h00 chez Méchoui International.

 

264 St-Grégoire

St-Étienne, QC

G6J 1E8

 

Il sera possible de bruncher sur place à compter de 11h00 au coût de 20$ par personne.  Vous devez réserver vos places pour le brunch au 418-831-2547 avant le 7 mars et aviser que vous êtes avec la Série Sportsman.

 

Il sera possible de payer vos accréditations 2012 à la réunion, vous devez fournir tous les formulaires qui vous ont été fournis dûment remplis.

 

Toute accréditation qui sera postée ou payée après le 15 mars 2012 coutera 475$ pour la saison, plus 50$ de frais pour les nouveaux seals sur le moteur lors de la première visite ou 100$ par course plus 50$ de frais pour les nouveaux seals lors de la première visite.

 

Pour ceux qui voudront remettre l’argent et les billets vendus en partie ou au complet vous pourrez le faire à cette occasion.  Vous pourrez aussi vous procurer d’autres billets.

 

Si vous voulez avoir les derniers détails en prévision de 2012, soyez-y!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 


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SÉRIE SPORTSMAN - L'équipe #25 vous invite à son party de financement

L'équipe #25 de Pier-Luc Labbé de St-Joseph vous invite à son party de financement annuel qui se tiendra le samedi 17 mars à compter de 15h00 à la Cabane à sucre Bertrand Giguère de St-Joseph.

 

Il dévoilera ses couleurs pour 2012.

 

Il en coûtera 20$ par personne incluant un succulent repas de cabane à sucre.

 

Pour réservez votre place, contactez Pier-Luc par email au : pll66_66@hotmail.com ou au 418-389-2256

 

L'équipe #25 vous y attend.

 


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SÉRIE SPORTSMAN : LA RECRUE 2011 DE RETOUR

 

 

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Pour diffusion immédiate

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Québec, QC (1 mars 2012) – Le jeune pilote d'Alma au Lac St-Jean et recrue de l'année en titre, David Gagnon, devient le treizième pilote à s'inscrire au championnat de stock-car la Série Sportsman Québec 2012.

 

Gagnon a réussi à enregistrer 2 top-10 et il s'est classé au 14e rang du classement cumulatif.  Une performance respectable, encore plus considérant que le jeune pilote en était à ses premiers tours de piste avec la Série et devait donc en plus d'apprivoiser sa monture se familiariser avec de nouveaux tracés.

« J'ai l'intention de continuer ma progression.  Pas question de sauter les étapes.  J'aimerais terminer dans le top-10 du classement.  Pour y arriver, je devrai être régulier à chacune des courses » indiquait Gagnon.

Selon M. André Poulin, président de la Série Sportsman Québec, David Gagnon est un des meilleurs espoirs du stock-car au Québec.  « David a démontré de grandes aptitudes derrière le volant.  Un jeune pilote au caractère fougueux, s'il continue sur sa lancé et canalise sont énergie il aura un avenir prometteur avec la Série et une brillante carrière de stock-car »

David pilotera à nouveau la Dodge Charger No. 47, appuyée par Suspension Turcotte de Alma et il sera aidé des précieux conseils du constructeur/préparateur Michaël Lavoie.

Pour tout connaître sur David Gagnon, visitez sa page de pilote au :
http://www.seriesportsman.ca/francais/pilotes/47-david-gagnon-gagnon-racing-team-alma.html

La levée de rideau pour la série se fera avec une journée d’essai et d’inspection à l’autodrome Montmagny le 12 mai et la première compétition, un manche de 75 tours, qui aura lieu le 19 mai à l’Autodrome St-Eustache dans le cadre du festival sportsman qui mettra aussi en vedette les Sportsmans ANCA et la classe Sportsman de la piste américaine Airborne Speedway.

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Pour de plus amples informations, contactez:

 

André Poulin, Président Série Sportsman Québec, courriel: andre.poulin@sportsman.ca, 581-998-7388

 

Préparé par M.P. Roy, courriel: mproy@roy-motorsports.com, 514-907-1773 poste 35

 


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Many New Faces Set To Challenge Standard Bearers For PASS South Title in 2012

CHARLOTTE, NC (February 29) – To say that fans and drivers alike are anticipating the 2012 Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model season would be a vast understatement. Defending PASS South Champion Ryan Blaney moves up to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series and will also debut in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Blaney will continue to run a limited PASS South schedule, but that leaves the field wide open to returning veterans and bright-eyed newcomers for the championship.


Clemson University student Ross Kenseth makes the move from the Midwest Late Model wars to the Southeast’s tough short tracks in 2012. Kenseth made his PASS South debut last year finishing with an impressive 7th place finish at THE RACE at North Wilkesboro Speedway besting a field of 70 other drivers.
“I think it will be a really good experience to race with PASS,” said Kenseth, son of two-time Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth. “I haven’t really raced with many of the drivers in the PASS South series, but hopefully we can get out of the box with a good run at Dillon and be a contender.”
Titusville, Florida’s Ken Lilley hopes to continue his climb up the racing later with a move up to PASS South. Lilley began his career racing in Quarter Midgets before moving on to the FASCAR Pro Truck division and eventually on to Late Model racing in his native Florida.
Eddie Sharp Racing has made a name for itself campaigning vehicles in the ARCA Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and now moves to the world of Super Late Model racing and PASS. The Sharp team has created a driver development program that will be guided by short track legend Butch Miller. Miller is coming off a season that saw him crew chief Chris Eggleston to a win in PASS South’s “THE RACE” at North Wilkesboro Speedway and take away a cool $75,000 winner’s purse. Brandon Jones of Atlanta, GA comes to the team after having won Pro Truck division titles at two tracks in his home state. Alongside Jones at Eddie Sharp racing will be William Gallagher, who will also be making his PASS South debut.
In addition, more fresh faces are coming to PASS, albeit with experienced teammates and established drivers. Coulter Motorpsorts will field a two car effort with 2011 PASS South Rookie-Of-The-Year Gray Gaulding and Craig Goess, Jr. Gaulding finished out 2011 strong with three top ten finishes, leading laps in the season ending Mason-Dixon Meltdown at Concord Speedway. Goess comes to PASS as a former Legends Car standout who became an ARCA winner at Pocono Raceway before competing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series last year.
Brad Keselowski Racing also returns to PASS South in 2012 fielding two cars for Landon Cling and Nate Caruth. Cling impressed running a partial schedule last season, finishing 3rd against a stout field in the Over The Mountain 150 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Caruth hopes the experience of veteran crew chief Gary Crooks will enable him to successfully make the giant leap to racing asphalt Super Late Models with PASS from the dirt tracks of Iowa where he cut his teeth racing Modifieds.
Perhaps the driver with the most invested in the 2012 racing season is Jay Fogleman. He brings teammates along with him this year in the form of Late Model Stock veteran David Latour, Jr. and perennial Legends Car winner Kyle Beattie. Fogleman scored a win in last year’s season opener at Anderson Motor Speedway and led the PASS South points much of the year, only to lose out in the final race at Concord to Ryan Blaney.
“Coming so close last year to winning the championship and losing with a flat tire was a great let down,” said Fogleman. “But it made us more determined to out work everyone this Winter. We are ready for 2012 and all the Bull City teams are looking good for this season.”
Kyle Grissom joins the PASS South series after several successful seasons racing in the Late Model Stock division throughout the Carolinas and Virginia. Grissom debuted with the series last October at Hickory, starting on the pole and leading laps in the early going. The second generation driver is following a similar path to that of his father Steve, the 1993 NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion. Steve parlayed success in the old All Pro Series to a successful driving career in the top ranks of stock car racing throughout the 1990’s.
Short track veteran Brandon Ward returns in the familiar #62 for New Day Motorsports with a brand new car ready to race in 2012. Ward has been a winner in every division he has ever competed in with the exception of PASS. He hopes to change that this season as he and his team go for the PASS South championship after racing on a limited schedule the last few seasons.
“New faces to the series are always good,” said Ward. “It adds to an already very competitive field and also brings new fans to PASS. The guys have worked really hard over the Winter and we feel good about our chances to get kpmoto.com, Foothill Ford and Precision Built Spindles into victory lane and a chance at the championship.”
And, this list of drivers set to compete in PASS South in 2012 continues to grow by the week. Former PASS South and PASS National Champion Preston Peltier is back with renewed vigor after going winless last year. Stephen Naase hopes to build on a very productive 2011 which saw him set a new track record at North Wilkesboro Speedway and hold off Peltier for a thrilling victory in the Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory. And, Steve Wallace returns to his short tracks roots debuting in PASS South driving the Leavitt Racing Components house car.
The season kick off is just around the corner with the 7th Annual South Carolina Clash at Dillon Motor Speedway on March 10th. There will be rotating practice on Friday, March 9th for all divisions from 3 PM until dark. On Saturday, March 10th, gates open at 9 AM with rotating practice for the PASS South Super Late Models, PASS Super Limiteds, CCS Legends, CCS Bandoleros, and Mini Cups from 11 AM until 3 PM. Qualifying begins at 4 PM and will be followed by the feature division races. And don’t forget to make plans for the first major event of the season as the best Super Late Model drivers in the country converge on Hickory Motor Speedway for the 7th Annual Easter Bunny 150 on Saturday, April 7th. For more information on any PASS division go to ProAllStarsSeries.com.


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Austin Theriault: The Rattler 250 South Alabama Speedway Race Preview

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 3.1.12
For more information, visit http://www.AustinTheriault.com or email GWCNewEngland@gmail.com
THE STORY
Brad Keselowski Racing development driver Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, heads back to the track for the 36th annual Rattler 250 at South Alabama Speedway in Kinston, Ala., on Sunday, March 4. Theriault is making his fourth career start in the BKR No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Dodge Super Late Model after making his 2012 debut in the car with an eighth-place finish at Speedfest in January. Theriault has never raced on the .400-mile banked oval.


THE FACTS
WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine
TEAM: Brad Keselowski Racing No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Dodge
CREW CHIEF: Gary Crooks, Mooresville, N.C.

BEST CAREER RATTLER 250 FINISH: N/A
LAST RACE AT SOUTH ALABAMA SPEEDWAY: N/A

WHAT: The Rattler 250
WHERE: South Alabama Speedway, Kinston, Ala. (.400-mile banked oval)
WHEN: Qualifying, 3:30 p.m., Saturday, March 3; Race, 2 p.m., Sunday, March 4
DID YOU KNOW?
·         Austin Theriault's eighth-place finish in the CRA-sanctioned Speedfest 200 at Watermelon Capital Speedway marked the 18-year-old driver's best career Super Late Model finish.
·         Austin Theriault competed in two races for Brad Keselowski Racing in 2011, posting a best finish of 12th in the PASS-sanctioned Mason-Dixon Meltdown at Concord Motorsports Park in Concord, N.C., in November.
·         Austin Theriault finished third in the final ACT Late Model Tour standings in 2011, his highest career finish, on the strength of six consecutive Top-5 finishes to close out the season.
·         Crew chief Gary Crooks also serves as a PASS North Series crew chief for Mulkern Racing, which won two races as a team in 2011.
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

AUSTIN THERIAULT, Driver of the BKR No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Dodge, On heading to the Rattler 250 this weekend: “It's been a while since we've been to the track, and we're looking forward to continuing the success that we've had this year and building on the momentum that we've built in a short amount of time.

Obviously, I think we're capable of having another good run. We're also looking to continue to build ourselves up as a team. We're still getting to know each other, so I think it's about going down there to have a good run and to use this race to continue to jell as a team.”


On whether his goals have changed after a strong performance at Speedfest last time out: “They don't really change at all, actually, because I still think we're capable of having really good runs every weekend that we're at the track. (Crew chief Gary Crook's) guys and everybody on the team is very capable of running well. I don't think the pressure increases, because we're still focusing on performing well.”


On what he knows about South Alabama Speedway: “I don't know much about it, to be honest. It's just another one of those races where you just arrive at the track and try to get used to it as fast as you can after a couple of runs out there during practice.

It's kind of the story of my life – going to all these different tracks and getting used to them and having to acclimate to how every track is unique.”
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