Bartemys prep for Airborne and DIRTcar 358-Modified Asphalt Series
For immediate release – Airborne Speedway – March 11, 2012 SOUTH PLATTSBURGH, NY – Herb Bartemy and sons Aaron, 25, and Adam, 23 of Bartemy Motorsports had some bad breaks – literally – in 2011. In the midst of trying to run a weekly DIRTcar 358-Modified schedule on the asphalt at Airborne Speedway, Herb tore up his left shoulder at work and underwent rotator cuff surgery. A few weeks later, while mounting a truck tire at their TDI Truck Repair and Towing facility in Swanton, VT, Adam broke his left forearm. |
The trio has six good arms back at work on the task of getting two new cars ready for the upcoming Airborne season, which opens Sunday, April 29. The Bartemys also plan to compete in the new DIRT-sanctioned four race asphalt series put together with Dunn Tire Raceway Park in Lancaster, NY. Adam and Aaron finished 1st and 4th in a DIRTcar Modified event at Dunn Tire Raceway Park in 2011. “We have built two new chassis on our own with last year’s machinery on hand as back-up cars,” Aaron Bartemy said. “The biggest difference this year I think will come from our being completely moved in and organized at our new shop – Bartemy’s Speed Shop in Swanton. “We got off to a slow start last year,” Aaron said, “and then my father and Aaron got hurt. These days the Modified field at Airborne is full of talented guys. It makes it neat to race there, but you’ve got to be on your game.” Aaron won two races and finished 3rd in points in 2009, but hasn’t cracked the top ten in points since. “The track seems to change more week to week than it did right after getting repaved,” Herb Bartemy said. “Aaron likes a tight car and he never got comfortable until 3/4 of the way through last season. The shock package wasn’t working and we were chasing the car a lot.” “Adam likes a car that’s looser,” Bartemy continued. “He designed his car and he just needs more seat time to hit his stride. Having a broken arm didn’t help that any last year.” “We liked Lancaster, it’s a real clean track, a good place to race,” Aaron said. “We donated some of our winnings to the Buffalo Children’s Hospital after that race. We’re looking to be going back to what we’ve done in the past and donate some winnings to Vermont Children’s Hospital this season.” Team members for the B3 (Aaron) and X (Adam) cars include Donnie Regimbal, Danny Pion, Joey Roberts, Aaron’s wife Meeghan and his sister Ellen. Sponsors include PTP Transmission, Castle Chemicals and TDI Truck Repair & Towing. The four-race DIRTcar 358-Modified Series opens at Airborne Wednesday, June 20 and then moves to Dunn Tire Raceway Park on Tuesday, June 26 and Tuesday, August 21. Contact: Tom Herzig 802-882-8131 |
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