2018-10-17

Airborne Park Speedway looks forward to 2019 season

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Airborne Park Speedway looks forward to 2019 season 

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SOUTH PLATTSBURGH – Airborne Park Speedway's plans for the 2019 season – its 66th – are well underway, including the naming of 23-year-old Plattsburgh native Robby Knowles as the track's new promoter. 

 

Knowles has handled a variety of duties and assignments at Airborne for years, principally in a promotional role as an announcer – following in the footsteps of his father Rick and his uncle Rob – and as media director giving him extensive experience working with the track's weekly competitors and various sanctioning bodies and race teams that travel to the Plattsburgh facility for special events. 

 

Airborne's Advisory Board has received the commitment from many of its seasonal and race day sponsors for continued support in 2019 and intends to be proactive in financial and budgetary matters to allow Knowles to adapt to his new role. 

 

"I feel that dirt track racing is on the rise and that Airborne has never been better positioned," co-owner Jamie Atkins said. "The decision to transform the facility back to a clay service has met with success. There have been very exciting discussions about numerous improvements to our programs. I am encouraged that Airborne is continuing to grow as a community place of family-friendly entertainment." 

 

"Our 2019 schedule is starting to take shape," Knowles said. "Sponsor support has been strong so far. We are surrounding ourselves with people that want to see Airborne succeed. Driver support is high and I want to maintain and build on that." 

 

Knowles was pleased to announce that Race Director Denis Moquin is set to return. 

 

"Our divisional alignments will likely remain the same as in 2018," he said, "although the possible addition of a Pro-Stock class is being considered. If we can make something work for an eight to 10 race series, we will." 

 

"The Super DIRTcar Series and the Empire Super Sprints were both popular for fans and we're looking into having them return next season," Knowles added. "There will be a learning curve for me to be sure, but I'm confident that I've been around the race track long enough to see a lot of the ins and outs.  That will help me achieve one of my top goals, which is to listen to the drivers and keep them positively engaged all season." 

 

Saturday, October 20, Airborne Park Speedway will honor its competitors at the Banquet of Champions at the Rainbow Wedding & Banquet Hall in Altona. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. For more information and tickets, click on the Banquet tab at www.airborneparkspeedwaypark.com/rules. 

 

 

Contact: 518-561-3208 – rknowles730@yahoo.com

 


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2018-10-11

RAPHAËL LESSARD PARTICIPERA POUR UNE 3ÈME FOIS AU WINCHESTER 400



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RAPHAËL LESSARD PARTICIPERA POUR UNE 3ÈME FOIS AU WINCHESTER 400

Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, le 10 octobre 2018 – Raphaël Lessard, pilote de développement de Toyota, sera de retour en piste au Winchester Speedway cette fin de semaine pour prendre part à l'événement vedette de la piste; la 47ème édition du Winchester 400 dans la série ARCA/CRA.

Ce sera la troisième participation de Lessard à cette épreuve de 400 tours sur cette piste dans l'état de l'Indiana qui attire toujours la crème de la crème des pilotes de stock-car. L'an dernier, Lessard avait pris part à cet événement, et avait grandement impressionné, se hissant dans le Top 5, avant d'être contraint à l'abandon. Tandis qu'en 2016, il avait mené 46 tours de la course avant d'être impliqué malgré lui dans un accident à 5 tours de la fin.

Cette année, le natif de Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce est bien déterminé à remporter l'épreuve. Le Winchester Speedway est surnommé "l'ovale le plus rapide au monde" à cause de sa longueur de 0.5 mille (0,8km) et
ses inclinaisons de 37 degrés dans les courbes, ce qui en fait la piste la plus inclinée des États-Unis.
Le circuit a marqué l'histoire du sport automobile américain. Ouverte depuis 1914, la piste a accueilli des
pilotes de renom du stock-car, tels Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, etc.
Le départ de la course sera donné à 14h le dimanche 14 octobre. L'épreuve sera diffusée sur le site Speed
51 (option payante). Vous pouvez également suivre les temps en direct sur l'application Race Monitor
(race-Monitor.com). Pour les amateurs locaux, rendez-vous à la Cage-Brasserie Sportive (cage.ca/saintgeorges-
de-beauce) et au Restol'Express (restolexpress.com) au 788, avenue du Palais à Saint-Joseph-de-
Beauce, qui diffuseront la course sur écrans géants. Nous vous recommandons de réserver pour vous
assurer d'une place.
Informations importantes:
Quoi ? 47ème édition du Wichester 400
Quand ? Dimanche le 14 octobre 2018 - à 14h00 HAE
Où ? Winchester Speedway Winchester, Indiana
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Pour des informations supplémentaires ou pour organiser une entrevue avec Raphaël Lessard, veuillez
communiquer avec :
Sophie Des Marais 514.234.4736 sophie.dm@sympatico.ca
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2018-10-09

Beauchamp Edges Out Dumblewski in NAPA Super DIRT Week DIRTcar Pro Stock 50



Beauchamp Edges Out Dumblewski in NAPA Super DIRT Week DIRTcar Pro Stock 50

Posted: 07 Oct 2018 08:47 PM PDT


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OSWEGO, NY — Oct. 7, 2018 — The NAPA Super DIRT Week DIRTcar Pro Stock 50 ended on Sunday with a drag race to the finish after C.D. Beauchamp gave leader Chuck Dumblewski a tap off turn four to conclude a 50-lap battle a mere .017 seconds ahead.

The competition heated up on Saturday afternoon with Time Trials as Fonda Speedway regulars Dumblewski and Josh Coonradt laid down a pair of Fast Times, only .008 seconds apart from each other, to set themselves on the front row for Sunday's feature event.

Five-time defending Pro Stock 50 Champion Rob Yetman was set to make a run at a six-pack on a chilly Sunday afternoon. Starting on the outside of the second row, he stayed smooth through the first quarter of the race, until a restart on lap 14.

Yetman dove into corner number one right on the leaders' tails when the rear end of the car swung around, taking out Coonradt, Pascal Payeur and his hopes to repeat once again at NAPA Super DIRT Week.

Restarting from the 27th position, Yetman's battle wasn't completely over, however, as he very impressively went on to pass 22 cars in the remaining 35 laps to finish fifth.

Meanwhile, back up front, frontrunners Dumblewski and Beauchamp continued a battle for the lead that started on the very first lap. Swapping spots back and forth intermittently, Beauchamp showed the way for much of the race, with Dumblewski right on his bumper.

Their battle came to a boil with eight laps to go, when Dumblewski took the lead back. Beauchamp stayed right on his heels and waited for the right time to make the move. Last lap, last corner? Seems as good a time as any other… and it paid off.

Beauchamp dove into corners three and four with a full head of steam, looking to the outside of Dumblewski. Coming out of turn four, Beauchamp reached Dumblewski's rear bumper and gave him a little shove to the outside, making room for the two to drag race down the front stretch to the checkered flag.

Beauchamp edged Dumblewski by just .017 seconds in what could be considered the most exciting finish of the weekend. The crew was ecstatic on pit row when they saw No. 88 appear on top of the leaderboard. They carried it all the way into Victory Lane, where they met their equally hyped driver.

"I was just pedal to the floor and giving everything I had," Beauchamp said. "It worked, and it was amazing."

Beauchamp was not expecting Dumblewski's challenge on the race's final restart, but was relieved to get him back in the race's waning seconds.

"I was surprised at the end by Dumblewski," Beauchamp said. "He surprised me on the restart, but I managed to get him on the last corner."

Overall, a very successful year for the Beauchamp team, culminating with his strong performance at The Steel Palace.

"It's just unbelievable for us," Beauchamp said. "Third win in the DIRTcar Series this year, eighth win of the season, champion at Cornwall, Super DIRT Week champion, so it's just amazing."

Chuck Dumblewski had a great race with 17 laps led, but came up short in the end, much to his dismay.

"[Beauchamp] got into me a little bit over in [turn] four, and it just loosened me up just enough that I had to get out of it," Dumblewski said. "He beat me to the line. Disappointing."

Feeling the slight bumper tap off of turn four, Dumblewski actually had to get off the throttle.

"I thought when it happened that I still had enough and didn't have to back out that much, but he still was able to get me at the line," Dumblewski said.

Justin Knight had a very solid race, as he was able to climb to the final podium spot, starting all the way back from 14th. He maintained his composure throughout the race, stayed out of trouble and earned the 11 spots he gained over the course of 50 laps.

"Third place is great," Knight said. "I'm ecstatic about third place. The race was good, I avoided some mishaps here and there, and that's what put us up here."

While Knight's machine was fast in all three lanes of the Oswego Speedway, he said a bid for the lead may have been a bit farfetched.

"We had a third-place car," Knight said. "I don't think we had anything for Chuck or C.D., they were in a league of their own."

On a side note, the track surface was getting quite slick, as the Sportsman Modifieds had their 75-lap event beforehand, but Dumblewski and Knight said it was still racey.

"It was definitely racey, I mean you could get up a couple lanes and still go," Dumblewski said. "There were some holes coming out of [turn] two that were pretty bad and upset the car, but other than that, the track was good."

"It was definitely drivable," Knight added. "There was only one little hole in two, and the rest of it was amazing."

SEE FEATURE FINISH

SEE TIME TRIAL RESULTS

SEE LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN RESULTS

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