2013-05-16

Theetge Debuts Super Late Model This Weekend

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SOUTH PARIS, Maine – For veteran Late Model racer Donald Theetge, reaching out to a good friend for a little help made perfect sense.

“The first time we made a deal together was in 2008,” Theetge said of the first time he met Crazy Horse Racing owners Mitch and Judy Green. “Mitch was at Thunder Road with a new chassis, and I decided in wintertime to build a brand new car. I had a good friendship with Mitch and Judy, so I went to them and in 2009 I won the championship on the ACT Castrol Series in that car.

 

“We were quick all year, and Mitch came here (to Quebec) for the last race of that season to help us win that championship. They've been a great help for us.”

So when Autodrome Chaudiere – a track close to Theetge's Boischatel, Quebec, home – announced a three-race Super Late Model Triple Crown series with a hefty payday, Theetge turned again to Crazy Horse. Theetge will debut a brand new Crazy Horse Racing Super Late Model chassis for the first race of the Triple Crown series this Saturday, May 18.

Theetge plans on bringing the car to Oxford Plains Speedway on Friday to shake it down before making the trip to Autodrome Chaudiere Saturday.

“It's a new challenge for us,” said Theetge, a two-time ACT Castrol Series champion with a series-record 18 career wins. “(Chaudiere) is not far from our house, so we were thinking that we'd build a new PASS car. Haven't driven those cars in like 10 years. Last time I even practiced with a PASS car was in Unity, Maine, seven years ago, but the race at Montmagny was canceled so we didn't get to race it.

“I'm excited to drive it at Vallee-Jonction. It's a track I know and love, and I know a lot of the guys we'll be in competition with.”

Knowing the track isn't enough, and Theetge realizes it. With more than 35 cars pre-entered for the 150-lap event this weekend, qualifying alone will be difficult. It's why Theetge is happy to have support from Crazy Horse – which not only built the car this spring, but also plans to prepare and maintain it between races.

Theetge is looking forward to having Mitch and Mickey Green's knowledge at his disposal.

“I want to be right on the edge (of fast) with Mitch,” said Theetge, who said work and other racing commitments would have kept him from being able to field a Super Late Model completely on his own. “On the ACT Tour, we have experience and we are very fast. But this is a very different car. It was big for me that Mitch is going to prepare car with Mickey, who knows a lot of things from down South after working with Austin (Theriault).”

The goals for the first round of the Triple Crown are modest, according to Theetge. With the third and final race of the series slated for August – and with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch entered in that August event – he'd like to learn enough about the car this weekend to be able to compete for a win later this summer at Chaudiere.

“I saw my first PASS race at Chaudiere last year, and a lot of people can win those races,” Theetge said. “If we can qualify for the race and run in the Top-10 all day, that would be fine with us.

“I want to learn how to race with (the PASS teams), and have them learn how to race with us, too. But the first thing we have to learn is how to be fast in these cars. This will be a good test for us.”

 

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ARCA champ Frank Kimmel making 2 Toledo-area Menards appearances Friday;

For Immediate Release:
Thursday, May 16, 2013 

 

race tickets for Menards 200 on sale at 6 area Menards locations

 

(TOLEDO, Ohio) - Frank Kimmel, driver of the No. 44 Ansell/Menards Toyota in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, will make two appearances this week getting set for Sunday's Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care at Toledo Speedway.

 

Kimmel will appear at the Menards store in Holland from 4 to 5:30 Friday and at the Toledo Menards store on Alexis Rd. from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday.

 

Tickets for Sunday's race are now on sale at Menards for the discounted price of $15, compared to $25 on race day at the track.

 

The Menards 200 is race No. 5 on the 2013 ARCA Racing Series schedule. Kimmel enters the Toledo race leading the championship point race and is coming off a win at Talladega Superspeedway.

The tickets are on sale at six Northwest Ohio Menards locations.

 

About ARCA

The Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) is among the leading auto racing sanctioning bodies in the country. Founded in 1953 by John and Mildred Marcum, the organization administers more than 100 events each year in multiple racing series, including the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, the ARCA/CRA Super Series, the ARCA Truck Series and the ARCA Midwest Tour, plus weekly racing at Toledo and Flat Rock Speedways.

 

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Départ en grande pompe pour l'Autodrome Granby le 17 mai 2013

Autodrome Granby, le 15 mai 2013

 

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Le 17 mai 2013, l’Autodrome Granby convie les adeptes de la course sur terre battue au premier programme au Québec de la saison 2013 pour non pas un mais deux 30 tours Modifiés, 25 tours pour les Pro-stock et les Sportsman et 15 tours chez les Sport Compact.

Les courses commencent à 19h00, mais il est possible pour les spectateurs de visiter les puits dès 16h30, pour prendre des clichés de leurs pilotes favoris, des nouveaux lettrages et couleurs flamboyants des bolides et pour assister à la préparation aux courses des équipes.

 

 

C’est LA soirée d’Alain Brochu, #12 chez les Pro-stock, un pilote granbyen de surcroît. Chaque semaine un coureur recevra ainsi le traitement de vedette : entrevue devant la foule avec l’animateur de  la piste, exposition des commanditaires et de la voiture, session d’autographes sous la grande estrade et enfin, son descriptif paraît dans le Guide 2013 de l’Autodrome Granby.

Dès la semaine suivante, le 24 mai, nous assisterons à une première, la Course Ultime Modifié. Le concept est simple, mais fort attrayant : une épreuve de 35 tours détermine les participants à la deuxième course, soit les 15 premiers à passer sous le drapeau à damier. Un 15 tours élimine ensuite à chaque passage la dernière voiture du peloton jusqu’à ce que le meilleur gagne !  La formule chez les Modifiés se répétera le 5 juillet au grand plaisir des spectateurs. Les Sportsman aussi prendront d’assaut le concept le 2 août 2013.

Les Prostock vivront en nos lieux un moment décisif le 21 juin, car en plus d’évoluer dans les séries Mohawk et Dirtcar, une garantie de prendre le départ à Syracuse sera attribué au gagnant de la course. Les soirées tant appréciées qui désignent un monsieur Modifié, Prostock et Sportsman seront de retour respectivement les 14, 28 juin et le 23 août. Le 23 juillet, une des plus grosses soirées de l’histoire de l’autodrome Granby présentera une course Gros Blocs Dirtcar et une manche de la série Dirt Sportsman.

Les turbulents ESS 360 nous rendront visite la dernière journée de mai et seront de retour avec la série Caoss le 23 août. Semblable à la série canadienne, la Can-Am Outlaw Sprint Serie est menée de main de maître par Jake Langlois, qui astucieusement les amène ici alors qu’ils sont à Brockville et Cornwall le même weekend. Pour leur calendrier complet, visitez le www.empiresupersprints.com

Steve Lavigne #72, Martin Goulet Jr #38, Christian Provost #10 seront des visages et des bolides que nous découvrirons peut-être lors de la toute première course de Procam Super Truck sur la terre battue le 26 juillet prochain. D’où proviennent ces noms dans cet ordre ? Ce sont les trois premiers au championnat de la série en 2012. Pour des pilotes expérimentés sur la terre battue, le défi sera plutôt la conduite d’un autre bolide. Provenant de la catégorie Prostock seraient en préparation pour y participer Joey Ladouceur et François Adam. Votre promoteur vedette Jean-François Tessier sera aussi de la partie. Pour plus d’informations sur cette série évoluant principalement sur l’asphalte, je vous invite à visiter le http://procamsupertruck.com

Le 16 août nous reprendrons le Défi Vision Mira pour la 26ème année, avec pour la deuxième fois le sympathique Georges Laraque comme porte-parole. Il s’agit d’une course où les concurrents non-voyants sont dirigés par des guides voyants. Du plaisir pour une bonne cause !

Une saison encore une fois bien remplie avec 19 courses au programme. Les pilotes d’ici vous enorgueilliront à coup sûr et nos visiteurs viendront mettre du piquant dans l’affaire. Bienvenue à tous et à toutes !

 

Caroline Champigny

Relationniste

Autodrome Granby

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Howie Crowe Checks In at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for 2013

By Jim Clarke, Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media

 

Short track stock car racers can be a superstitious bunch.  They’re always looking for an edge that will help them get to the front and once they’ve found something that works, it’s hard to get them to change a thing.  Whether it’s parking in the same spot in the pit area or following another racer onto the track during practice, they’ll stick with whatever seems to have helped gain any level of success.

 

 

Veteran runner Howie Crowe enjoyed a breakthrough 2012 season at Kawartha Speedway, finishing 2nd in the final point standings and was named the track’s most improved driver.  Although the Fraserville oval won’t be operating this year, the Alderville First Nation speedster will join the ranks of the Bob’s Towing Thunder Car division at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.  Crowe says the reason behind moving to the half-mile oval north of Bowmanville, Ontario is easy to understand.

 

“The car I used last year is the same piece Ken Donaldson Jr. steered to the 2011 track championship,” said Crowe.  “Much of what I was able to accomplish was because of the help their family offered my team throughout the season.  I’m looking forward to being part of the action at one of Canada’s best known motorsports facilities and working with the Donaldson team again this year.”

 

Howie Crowe’s potent, basic black #28 Chevrolet Monte Carlo will enter the new campaign with sponsorship from long-time backers Crowe Brothers Roofing, Trail’s End, Custom Steering and Mayhew Graphics, with promotional support by Clarke Motorsports Communications.  Even with his team’s alliance with the Donaldson’s, the driver says he knows he’ll have his hands full when it comes to unseating defending Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Thunder Car champion John Baker Jr.

 

“I was there to watch a few times last season and when it comes to the Thunder Car division, that place is definitely the house that J.B.J. built,” admitted Donaldson with a smile.  “Our team works hard in the shop and at the track, but you never know how things will turn out until the green flag waves.  We’ll go through our checklist before every show and enter the year hoping for the best.”

 

Saturday at The Park:  It’ll be a busy 2013 season at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.  In addition to action with the Lucas Oil Pure Stock, Bob’s Towing Thunder Car and Late Model divisions, the half mile oval will also welcome the Techtonix Open Wheel Modifieds, OSCAAR Super Late Models, Lucas Oil Canadian Vintage Modifieds, Ontario Legends, Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup and Ontario Pro Challenge Series teams throughout the year...The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series comes to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for 3 shows this year.  May 17th to 19th at the road course, June 22nd at the oval and August 30th to September 1st at the road course...Fans can also witness the Canadian debut of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series – Labour Day Weekend – August 30th, 31st and September 1st at the road course.  Full schedule details for each venue can be found at www.canadiantiremotorsportpark.com.

 

Photo attachment:  Jim Clarke – Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media

Howie Crowe is looking forward to running in the Bob’s Towing Thunder Car division at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park during the 2013 season.

 

Prepared by:  Jim Clarke – Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media

 

 


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