2015-01-08

Airborne Park Speedway Unveils Exciting 2015 Schedule



Airborne Park Speedway Unveils Exciting 2015 Schedule

NASCAR, ACT, PASS, MRS organizations highlight 62nd season

 

For Immediate Release                                                                                                                                                                                 APS-010915-1

 

PLATTSBURGH, NY – Historic Airborne Park Speedway has released a lineup of 17 action-packed events for its 62nd season of stock car racing season in 2015.  The racy 4/10-mile D-shaped asphalt oval will again host Saturday night NASCAR Whelen All-American Series action, along with special events from some of the most recognizable short track racing organizations in North America.

An innovative approach was taken when building the 2015 schedule, and aims to give fans, families, and racing teams the ability to ease into the spring and summer on a bi-weekly basis before weekly Saturday night racing begins in June.  The calendar was developed while working with other tracks and series in the region including partner track Devil's Bowl Speedway in West Haven, Vermont.

The curtain opens on the four NASCAR Whelen All-American Series championship divisions on Saturday night, May 2 with a 100-lap feature race for the headline J&S Steel Modified class, with Late Models, Renegades, and Mini Modifieds also on the card.

The tradition-filled "Spring Green" event returns to Airborne on Saturday, May 16, as the American-Canadian Tour Late Models make their first of three appearances.  The 115-lap event kicks off a special Triple Crown championship at Airborne for the Quebec-based Série ACT and is expected to see an influx of racers and fans from both sides of the border.

The ground-pounders of the Valenti Modified Racing Series return for a 100-lap throwdown on Saturday, May 30 as the open-wheel aces return to Plattsburgh.  The event also showcases the Renegade and Mini Modified divisions as well as double features for Airborne's own J&S Steel Modifieds.

The weekly Saturday night schedule opens on June 13 with a 100-lap race for the fan favorite Renegades. The annual Egglefield Ford/Unique Cigs "Battle of Plattsburgh" 76-lap Independence Day Modified race and massive fireworks show will be held on Saturday, July 4.

The biggest event of the year will be the third annual "International" weekend event, as it returns with a whole new look on Saturday, July 18 and Sunday, July 19.  The American-Canadian Tour returns for a 200-lap race – the second leg of the Quebec Triple Crown – while the Pro All Stars Series Super Late Models make their Airborne debut with their own 200-lapper.

Saturday night dates through the balance of the summer include double feature events for the Modified and Late Model divisions, a second 100-lap Renegade feature, and special three-segment race for the Mini Modifieds.  The championship season concludes with a two-day event on Labor Day weekend; practice sessions and "Shootout" races for non-winners will be followed by a pit party for fans and racers on Friday, September 4, with championship finales – headlined by a 100-lap Modified special – to be held on Saturday, September 5.

The American-Canadian Tour will crown the champions of its U.S. Tour, the Série ACT, and the Quebec Triple Crown at the annual "Fall Foliage 200" on Saturday, October 3 to wrap up the Airborne season.

Airborne Park Speedway is located on Broderick Road in South Plattsburgh, NY, one mile from Exit 36 on the Interstate 87 Northway.  For more information, visit www.airborneparkspeedway.com or call (518) 647-4444.  Airborne Park Speedway is on Facebook at Facebook.com/AirborneParkSpeedway and on Twitter at @APSrace.

 

AIRBORNE PARK SPEEDWAY

2015 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (subject to change)

 

No.      Day     Date    Event                                                                                                              

--          Sat       4/25     Open Practice

1.         Sat       5/02     Season Opener – Modified 100

2.         Sat       5/16     American-Canadian Tour/Quebec Triple Crown "Spring Green 115"

3.         Sat       5/30     Valenti Modified Racing Series 100

4.         Sat       6/13     Renegade 100

5.         Sat       6/20     NASCAR Whelen All-American Series

6.         Sat       6/27     Modified Double Features

7.         Sat       7/04     Egglefield Ford/Unique Cigs "Battle of Plattsburgh"

8.         Sat       7/11     Mid-Season Championships

9.         Sat       7/18     ACT/PASS/Quebec Triple Crown "International" Weekend

            Sun      7/19     ACT/PASS/Quebec Triple Crown "International" Weekend

10.       Sat       7/25     Modified Double Features

11.       Sat       8/01     Late Model Double Features

12.       Sat       8/08     Renegade 100

13.       Sat       8/15     Mini Modified Special

14.       Sat       8/22     Modified Double Features

15.       Sat       8/29     Street-Legal Spectator Races

16.       Fri        9/04     "Shootout Night"

            Sat       9/05     Modified 100

17.       Sat       10/03   American-Canadian Tour/Quebec Triple Crown "Fall Foliage 200"

 

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Une course automobile extrême qui rapporte!



Une course automobile extrême qui rapporte!

 

Vingt-deux pilotes ont conduit en état de cécité,  en octobre dernier, dans le cadre de la 3e édition de la Course X-trême non-voyants Pièces d'autos L.F. 2014 qui a eu lieu complexe motorisé de Sanair à St-Pie-de-Bagot.   Cette course organisée par des bénévoles des Laurentides a permis d'amasser près de 22 000 $ pour la cause des aveugles.  C'est avec plaisir que le 6 janvier, les organisateurs ont remis le chèque aux organismes bénéficiaires, commençant à merveille la nouvelle année.


Des conséquences heureuses

 

Quatre-vingt pourcent des profits ont été remis à la Fondation des Aveugles du Québec qui permet aux aveugles et malvoyants de participer à des activités récréatives est sportives tout au long de l'année malgré leur handicap, leur permettant ainsi de briser l'isolement dont ils sont souvent victimes.  L'équipe de Hockey Sonore les Hiboux de Montréal et l'Association régionale de loisirs personnes handicapées des Laurentides ont eux aussi bénéficié de cet événement de financement orginal.

 

« …la cause, le don…..» a déclaré Yves Ladouceur, instigateur de cette course bénéfice qui a tenu à remercier tous les bénévoles, co-organisateurs et commanditaires impliqués dans la réalisation de cette 3e édition de la Course X-trême non-voyants.

Le plein d'émotions

En plus de récolter des fonds pour la cause, la Course X-trême non-voyant Pièce d'auto L.F 2014  représentait pour plusieurs personnes ayant une déficience visuelle de leur unique chance de conduire une voiture.  Guidés par des co-pilotes qui leur donnaient les instructions, plusieurs d'entre-eux sont parvenus à effectuer 12 tours de pistes.  Parmi les copilotes, il y avait entre autres, le maire de Saint-Pie, Mario St-Pierre, l'humoriste et animateur Étienne Dano, l'animateur Frédéric Charpentier et l'humoriste Pascal Babin, ainsi que des pilotes expérimentés en stock-car de la région métropolitaine et autres volontaires.

 

Pilotes et copilotes ont tous vécu beaucoup d'émotions et ont adoré leur expérience.    La pilote Doris Pineault affirmait d'ailleurs à sa sortie : « C'était excitant, extraordinaire, stressant, trippant… »   « J'ai ri autant que j'ai eu peur! » a résumé le co-pilote connu Étienne Dano dont l'auto a cessé de fonctionner après quelques accrochages.    

Toutes les photos sur Facebook: www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.752071708179831.1073741914.106717569381918&type=3&uploaded=7

 

Remise de trophées

 

C'est Allan Walker et Steve Lagacé, supportés en 2014 par la boutique Amandine de Laval, qui ont remporté la course. Pour Walker et Lagacé, c'était une deuxième année consécutive dans le cercle des vainqueurs.  Ils ont d'ailleurs reçu leurs trophées lors de la remise des profits. 

 


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Devil’s Bowl Speedway Reveals Diverse 2015 Schedule



ATTACHED PHOTO: Devil's Bowl Speedway has announced an exciting 19-race schedule for the 2015 season.  (MemorEvents photo)
 
 
Devil's Bowl Speedway Reveals Diverse 2015 Schedule

Asphalt and dirt events run May to October in 49th season

 

For Immediate Release                                                                                                                                                                                 DBS-010715-1

 

WEST HAVEN, VT – Devil's Bowl Speedway has released an exciting new 19-event stock car racing schedule for its 49thseason in 2015, providing something for fans of all types of action.  From May to early October, 14 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series events will be contested on the half-mile asphalt oval with an expanded five-event slate on the new one-third-mile clay surface on The Dirt Track at Devil's Bowl.

The racing calendar was built with the changing schedules and budgets of race fans, families, and teams in mind, and works hand-in-hand with sister track Airborne Park Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY as well as other area raceways.  Devil's Bowl and Airborne will run on alternating Saturday nights in the spring before regular Friday night racing begins after many of the area's high schools conduct graduation ceremonies.

The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season opens with a bang on Saturday night, May 9 as the headline Bond Auto Parts Modified division runs a 100-lap race with the Late Model, Renegade, and Mini Stock classes also in action.  The Renegades take their turn at center stage on Saturday, May 23, running their first-ever 100-lap race at Devil's Bowl.

June comes in like a lion with a big weekend on June 6-7.  The American-Canadian Tour Late Models return for their first-ever under-the-lights race at Devil's Bowl on Saturday night, June 6, with the People's United Bank 100.  On Sunday, June 7, The Dirt Track at Devil's Bowl opens for an afternoon special with Sportsman Modifieds, Renegades, and Mini Stocks slinging mud and flying sideways through the turns.

Weekly Friday night asphalt racing fires up on June 19 with twin Modified features and a special appearance by the New England Antique Racers.  Independence Day weekend is jam-packed with the annual Coca-Cola Firecracker special on the asphalt onFriday, July 3 and the Sprint Cars of New England tour invading The Dirt Track on Sunday, July 5. Both events will feature extra-distance racing and holiday fireworks.

The double-points Rutland Herald Mid-Season Championships will be held on the asphalt on Friday, July 10 before the track goes dark for the annual mid-summer break.  Weekly Friday night racing returns on July 24 as the open-wheel Valenti Modified Racing Series makes its first Devil's Bowl appearance with "drivers who live by the grace of God and 600 horsepower."  Late-summer highlights also include C.J. Richards Memorial Weekend events on Friday, August 7 (asphalt) and Sunday, August 9 (dirt), and the annual Sugar & Spice Restaurant "Double Stack" Night on the asphalt on Friday, August 28.

As fall approaches, the annual Vermont 200 Weekend crowns champions in all four NASCAR Whelen All-American Series asphalt divisions, with qualifying and the region's biggest racing party on Saturday, September 12.  Main events include a 100-lap Late Model race and twin 50-lap Modified features along with Renegade and Mini Stock championship finales on Sunday, September 13.  The Dirt Track wraps up the season with back-to-back events on Sunday, September 27 and Sunday, October 4, with the exciting details for both events to be released at a later date.

Devil's Bowl Speedway will honor its top drivers from 2014 at the Banquet of Champions at the Holiday Inn Rutland/Killington in Rutland, VT on Saturday, January 31. Tickets are available by calling (802) 265-3112 or visiting www.DevilsBowlSpeedwayVT.com. For hotel information, including room reservations, contact the Holiday Inn Rutland/Killington toll-free at 1-800-462-4810 or visitwww.hivermont.com.

Devil's Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, VT, four miles north of Exit 2 on U.S. Route 4.  For more information, visit www.DevilsBowlSpeedwayVT.com or call (802) 265-3112.  Devil's Bowl Speedway is on Facebook at facebook.com/DevilsBowlSpeedway and on Twitter and Instagram at @DevilsBowlSpeed; follow the action using the #DevilsBowl hashtag.

 

DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY

2015 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (subject to change)

 

No.      Day     Date    Track                                       Event                                                                          

--          Sun      4/26     Devil's Bowl Speedway          Open Practice

1.         Sat       5/09     Devil's Bowl Speedway          Season Opener – Modified 100

2.         Sat       5/23     Devil's Bowl Speedway          Renegade 100

3.         Sat       6/06     Devil's Bowl Speedway          American-Canadian Tour People's United Bank 100

4.         Sun      6/07     The Dirt Track                         Dirt Track Season Opener

--          Fri        6/12     Devil's Bowl Speedway          Open Practice

5.         Fri        6/19     Devil's Bowl Speedway          Modified Double Features/NEAR Antique Racers

6.         Fri        6/26     Devil's Bowl Speedway          "Hometown Heroes" Night

7.         Fri        7/03     Devil's Bowl Speedway          Coca-Cola Firecracker

8.         Sun      7/05     The Dirt Track                         SCoNE Sprint Cars

9.         Fri        7/10     Devil's Bowl Speedway          Rutland Herald Mid-Season Championships

--          Fri        7/17     Devil's Bowl Speedway          Summer Break (No Racing)

10.       Fri        7/24     Devil's Bowl Speedway          Valenti Modified Racing Series 100

11.       Fri        7/31     Devil's Bowl Speedway          Kids Racecar Rides

12.       Fri        8/07     Devil's Bowl Speedway          C.J. Richards Memorial – Modified 67

13.       Sun      8/09     The Dirt Track                         C.J. Richards Memorial – SCoNE Sprint Cars

14.       Fri        8/14     Devil's Bowl Speedway          Street-Legal Spectator Races

15.       Fri        8/21     Devil's Bowl Speedway          Brown's Quarried Slate/Brown's Orchard & Farm Stand Night

16.       Fri        8/28     Devil's Bowl Speedway          Sugar & Spice "Double Stack" Night

17.       Sat       9/12     Devil's Bowl Speedway          Vermont 200 Weekend – Qualifying

Sun      9/13     Devil's Bowl Speedway          Vermont 200 Weekend – Main Events

18.       Sun      9/27     The Dirt Track                         Special Event TBA

19.       Sun      10/04   The Dirt Track                         Special Event TBA

 

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