2012-11-16

Anthony Marcotte la nouvelle voix du RPM Speedway… et Benoît Savoie agira comme « flagman » en 2013…

Jeudi 15 novembre 2012 – Dave Paryzo – Directeur des communications RPM Speedway

 

Depuis l'annonce d'achat, le trio de promoteurs du RPM Speedway travaille d'arrache-pied pour construire la meilleure équipe d'officiels et d'animation dans le but ultime de vous donner le meilleur spectacle possible, semaine après semaine. C'est pourquoi, ceux-ci ont dirigé leur choix vers Anthony Marcotte pour l'animation des programmes de courses. Marcotte qui a popularisé l'expression « Quel spectacle » au fil des ans auprès des spectateurs et équipes de courses se dit gonflé à bloc pour ce nouveau défi. Malgré le fait qu'il soit âgé d'uniquement 22 ans, Anthony possède un impressionnant portfolio. Celui-ci œuvre comme animateur à la radio depuis trois ans maintenant et depuis mai dernier pour la station NRJ 106.1.

 

 

Faits saillants de la carrière d'Anthony Marcotte

-2007-2012 : Annonceur de l'Autodrome Drummond (sera en poste en 2013)

-2007-2012 : Annonceur invité à plusieurs circuits comme St-Valère, RPM Speedway et East Broughton

-2007-2008 : Descripteur des parties d'hockey des Tigres de Victoriaville à KYQ 95.7

-2008-2012 : Annonceur de l'Autodrome Granby

-2010-2012 : Descripteur des parties d'hockey des Saguenéens de Chicoutimi à FM98

-2012-2013 : Descripteur des parties d'hockey du Phoenix de Sherbrooke à NRJ 106.1

 

Du côté de l'équipe d'officiels, les dirigeants du circuit de St-Marcel-sur-le-Richelieu ont retenu la candidature de Benoît Savoie pour occuper le poste de chef signaleur pour la saison 2013. Ce rôle n'est pas inconnu pour Savoie, puisqu'il remplissait déjà cette tâche au cours des saisons 2011 et 2012. Avec déjà une étonnante carrière à seulement 29 ans, celui-ci fait sans aucun doute partie de la relève de notre sport.

 

Faits saillants de la carrière de Benoît Savoie

-2000 - 2001 - Signaleur au centre de la piste pour le Stadiaume de St-Guillaume (courses sur glace)

-2002 - 2004 - Signaleur en chef pour le Stadiaume de St-Guillaume (courses sur glace) 

-2002 - 2004 - Assistant Signaleur à l'Autodrome Drummond

-2003 - Classeur à la fausse grille à l'Autodrome Granby

-2003 - 2004 - Signaleur en chef pour le Stadiaume de St-Guillaume (Race Rock)

-2004 - 2011 - Membre d'équipe de  Michel Dusseault #27 (Sportsman & Modifié 358)

-2005 - 2006 - Coureur sur glace au Stadiaume de St-Guillaume (courses sur glace)

-2007 - 2008 - Assistant Directeur au Stadiaume de St-Guillaume (Race Rock)

-2007 - 2008 - Signaleur en chef pour le Stadiaume de St-Guillaume (courses sur glace)

-2009 -2010 - Directeur de course au Stadiaume de St-Guillaume (Race Rock)

-2011 - 2012 - Signaleur en chef au RPM Speedway

 

Réserver vos passes de saison dès maintenant !

Avec le temps de fêtes qui arrive dans les semaines à venir, les promoteurs des autodromes Granby, Drummond et du RPM Speedway vous proposent une promotion de passes de saison 2013 à des prix jamais vu. À l'achat d'une passe de saison à l'Autodrome Drummond ou à l'Autodrome Granby, vous obtiendrez un rabais de 50 $ sur une passe de saison du RPM Speedway (200 $ à prix régulier). Cette offre sera valide seulement jusqu'au 14 janvier 2013 et n'oubliez pas qu'au total seulement 400 passes de saison sont disponibles. Pour de plus amples informations, contactez Jacqueline au (819) 477-0008 ou Stéphanie au (450) 778-1112 poste 274.

 

Dave Paryzo

Directeur des communications

RPM Speedway

 


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Speedway Events Scheduled for 2013 ARCA Racing Series Season

For Immediate Release:

Thursday, November 15, 2012

 

 

(TOLEDO, Ohio) - The pursuit of the Hoosier Tire Superspeedway Challenge Award will feature eight races in 2013, up from seven in 2012, following yesterday's announcement of a September 20 ARCA Racing Series event at Kentucky Speedway.

 

In addition to the Kentucky race - the 20th for ARCA at the 1.5-mile track but the first since 2009 - seven other speedway events are confirmed for the 2013 season.

 

ARCA's 61st season will open at the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, February 16; the race will be ARCA's 50th at Daytona, continuing a tradition that dates back to 1964.

 

The 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway will host an ARCA race for the 51st time on Friday, May 3. 2.5-mile Pocono Raceway will host ARCA twice for the 27th consecutive year and its 55th and 56th ARCA events, on its traditional race weekends in early June and early August.

 

Michigan International Speedway's two-mile oval will be the host for ARCA's fourth speedway event of the year - and 31st at the track - on Friday, June 14. On July 21, Chicagoland Speedway will welcome ARCA on a Sunday for the first time in 13 races at the 1.5-mile oval.

 

After the second Pocono event and the Kentucky race in September, the speedway schedule will conclude in ARCA's season finale on Friday, October 4 at Kansas Speedway. Chris Buescher completed his first ARCA championship season at the 1.5-mile oval last month, as the track hosted ARCA's final race for the first time in 12 years. In the same race, Brennan Poole clinched the 2012 Hoosier Tire Superspeedway Challenge for owner Cathy Venturini.

 

The Hoosier Tire Superspeedway Challenge is scored on race points only at the above events, all contested on paved ovals one mile or longer. Past Hoosier Tire Superspeedway Challenge owner champions are listed below, with the respective drivers in parentheses.

 

Year - Winning Owner and Driver(s)

 

1984 - Davey Allison (Davey Allison)

1985 - Bill Collins (Davey Allison)

1986 - Jim Coyle (Lee Raymond)

1987 - Cathy Venturini (Bill Venturini)

1988 - Don Biederman (Tracy Leslie)

1989 - Hank Jones (Ben Hess)

1990 - Shelly Brevak (Bob Brevak)

1991 - Cathy Venturini (Bill Venturini)

1992 - Ron Keselowski (Bob Keselowski)

1993 - James Finch (Jeff Purvis)

1994 - James Finch (Jeff Purvis)

1995 - Barry Owen (Mike Wallace)

1996 - Harold Steele (Tim Steele)

1997 - Kerry Scherer (Mark Gibson)

1998 - Larry Clement (Frank Kimmel)

1999 - Ken Schrader (Bill Baird)

2000 - Mark Thompson (Bob Strait)

2001 - Larry Clement (Frank Kimmel)

2002 - Todd Braun (Chad Blount)

2003 - Larry Clement (Frank Kimmel)

2004 - Bill Gerhart (Bobby Gerhart, Blake Feese, Kyle Krisiloff)

2005 - Larry Clement (Frank Kimmel)

2006 - Larry Clement (Frank Kimmel)

2007 - Ray Evernham (Erin Crocker)

2008 - Eddie Sharp (Scott Speed)

2009 - Jessica Sharp (Justin Lofton)

2010 - Patrick Sheltra (Patrick Sheltra)

2011 - Russell Roulo (Chris Buescher)

2012 - Cathy Venturini (Brennan Poole)

 

Races on March 9 at Mobile and June 22 at Road America are also scheduled, so 10 events are now confirmed on ARCA's 2013 schedule - with more to come early next week.

 

The 2012 ARCA Racing Series Championship Awards Banquet is scheduled for Saturday, December 8, and will be held in conjunction with the International Motorsports Industry Show (IMIS), which will begin two days prior. The banquet will take place in a new location, the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis.

 

Testing for the ARCA Racing Series' 50th appearance at Daytona International Speedway, in February 2013, will take place from December 14-16.

 

The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards has crowned 30 ARCA national champions in 60 seasons since 1953, and has toured over 200 race tracks in 26 states since its inception. The series has tested the abilities of drivers and race teams over the most diverse schedule of stock car racing events in the world, visiting tracks ranging from 0.375 mile to 2.66 miles in length, on both paved and dirt surfaces as well as a left- and right-turn road course in its most recent season. This year, the series visited Alabama's Mobile International Speedway and Minnesota's Elko Speedway for the first time. Next season, ARCA will appear for the first time at Road America in Wisconsin.

 

Founded by John and Mildred Marcum in 1953 in Toledo, Ohio, the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) is recognized among the leading sanctioning bodies in the country. Closing in on completing its sixth decade after hundreds of thousands of miles of racing, ARCA administers over 100 race events each season in four professional touring series and local weekly events.

 

CONTACT:

Griffin Hickman, ARCA

 

Don Radebaugh, ARCA

 


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L'ACT DÉVOILE LE CALENDRIER 2013 DE LA SÉRIE ACT-CASTROL

Pour diffusion immédiate (15-11-12=46)

Waterbury, VT— Faisant suite à une rencontre de tous les promoteurs du Québec et la direction de l’American Canadian Tour, le calendrier de la série ACT-Castrol 2013 a été dévoilé. Accompagné de bonis significatifs et de l’augmentation des bourses, cette série qui regroupera onze épreuves pour le titre, présentera des confrontations à l’Autodrome Montmagny, au circuit Riverside Speedway, à l’Autodrome St-Eustache, sur le tri-ovale de Sanair et à l’Autodrome Chaudière.

 

Cette saison propose les plus imposantes bourses dans l’histoire de la série ACT-Castrol avec un enjeu de plus de 400,000 $ et comportera un fonds de points de 80,000 $ pour les équipes qui participeront à toutes les épreuves (100%) dont 20,000$ au  champion de la série ACT-Castrol. Un montant additionnel de près de 70,000$ sera distribué en tant que bonis sur les pneus parmi les équipes qui auront participé au calendrier complet (100%).

 

Les épreuves majeures comporteront la Can-Am 200 au circuit Riverside Speedway, une course de 250 tours à l’Autodrome Montmagny et la traditionnelle finale de 300 passages de la série à l’Autodrome St-Eustache. La confrontation conjointe du championnat américain de l’ACT et la série ACT-Castrol sur le tri-ovale de Sanair sera augmenté à 150 tours exigeant ainsi un changement de pneus pour les équipes.

 

Les équipes de la série ACT-Castrol pourront également prendre part au Bond Auto ACT Invitational au New-Hampshire Motor Speedway, l’International 500 qui a été annoncé dernièrement et qui se tiendra à la piste Airborne Speedway, les 20 et 21 juillet et finalement la 51e édition du People’s United Bank Milk Bowl à la piste Thunder Road de Barre au Vermont.

 

CALENDRIER 2013

 

#

Jour

Date

Piste

Tours

1

Sam

25 mai

Autodrome Montmagny

100

2

Sam

1er juin

Autodrome St-Eustache

100

3

Sam

8 juin

Riverside Speedway

100

4

Sam

29 juin

Autodrome Montmagny

250

5.

Ven

5 juillet

Autodrome Chaudière

150

6

Sam

13 juillet

Riverside Speedway

150

-

Sam/Dim

20/21 juillet

Airborne Speedway

500

7

Sam

27 juillet

Autodrome St-Eustache

200

8

Sam

3 août

Sanair (combo US)

150

9

Sam

24 août

Riverside Speedway (Can-AM)

200

10

Sam

31 août

Autodrome Montmagny

150

11

Dim

15 septembre

Autodrome St-Eustache

300

-

Sam

21 septembre

NHMS Invitational

50 milles

-

Sam

28 septembre

Airborne Speedway

200

-

Sam/Dim

5/6 0ctobre

Thunder Road Milk Bowl

200

 

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Pour informations : ACT

                                    www.acttour.com

                                    media@acttour.com

Collaboration : Yvon Larrivée

                                    acttour@videotron.ca

 


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AUTODROME CHAUDIERE : POUR L’AMOUR DU STOCK CAR

                                                                      Jeudi le 15 novembre 2012

Ce n'est pas de gaité de cœur que la direction de l'Autodrome Chaudière 2012 a abandonné son projet de Triple Couronne LMS.

 

Mais pour recréer l'harmonie entre les propriétaires des quatre pistes du Québec et pour continuer chez nous la progression de la course automobile  sous toutes ses formes, nous avons mis de l'eau dans notre vin et proposé en échange une course de la Série ACT.

Notre démarche a été acceptée et tout le monde en sort gagnant, surtout  les pilotes LMS et les amateurs dont le choix de courses sera facilité de beaucoup.

Suite à ce remaniement voici notre calendrier pour la saison 2013 :

SAMEDI 18 MAI--------------------------PASS

VENDREDI 21 JUIN----------------------ISMA

SAMEDI 22 JUIN-------------------------ISMA

VENDREDI 5 JUILLET--------------------LMS ACT

MARDI 6 AOÛT--------------------------SPÉCIAL PASS (VEDETTE NASCAR)

VENDREDI 6 SEPTEMBRE--------------SÉRIE EN NÉGOCIATION

SAMEDI 7 SEPTEMBRE-----------------PASS NATIONAL

P/S Négociations en cours pour garnir notre calendrier

 

La direction de l'Autodrome Chaudière 2012

Par André Gagnon, Relationniste

 


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2012-11-15

2013 ACT Schedule Announced

Three New Tracks Slated for 2013

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                          ACT-111512-92

 

Waterbury, VT – ACT officials have announced a 14-race schedule for the 2013 American Canadian Tour season at eleven different Northeast short tracks.  The schedule will include three new additions to the Tour schedule.  There will also be three more non-point counting special events during the 2013 campaign. 

 

The Tour will return to 2012 tracks Lee USA Speedway, Thunder Road, Devil’s Bowl Speedway, Airborne Speedway, White Mountain Motorsports Park, and Beech Ridge Speedway in 2013.  A visit to Riverside Speedway in Groveton, NH is planned for a 150-lap event on Sunday, June 2nd, and will mark the first time ACT has raced there since 2004.  The American Canadian Tour will also head to Canaan Fair Speedway on Saturday, June 15th for the first time since 2005, and has set a date for Star Speedway on Saturday, July 6, last visited in 2003. 

 

The American Canadian Tour schedule will include two point-counting combo events with the Canadian Série ACT Castrol at Sanair Super Speedway, which will be increased to a 150-lap event from 100, and at St-Croix, QC’s Circuit Riverside Speedway for the 4th Annual Can-Am 200. 

 

The Inaugural International 500 will be run at Airborne Speedway on the weekend of July 20/21, New Hampshire Motor Speedway will host the 5th Annual Bond Auto ACT Invitational on Saturday, September 21st, and the 51st People’s United Bank Milk Bowl will be held at Thunder Road the first weekend of October.

 

2013 ACT Schedule

#   Day              Date                     Track                                    Laps

1.   Sat./Sun.    April 13/14        Lee USA                                 150

2.   Sat./Sun.    April 27/28        Thunder Road                     150

3.   Sun.             May 05                 Devil’s Bowl Speedway    113

4.   Sat.              May 18                 Airborne Speedway          100

5.   Sun.             June 02                Riverside – NH                    150

6.   Sat.              June 15                Canaan Fair Speedway     150

7.   Sat.              June 22                White Mountain                 150

8.   Sat.              July 06                  Star Speedway                    150

**  Sat/Sun.             July 20/21  Airborne Speedway           500

9.   Sun.             July 28                  Devil’s Bowl Speedway    150

10. Sat.              August 3              Sanair combo                       150

11. Sat.              August 17           Beech Ridge Speedway    150

**   Wed.           August 21            NHMS Practice

12. Sat.              August 24           Riverside - QC combo        200

13. Sun.            September 1       Thunder Road                     200

**   Sat.              September 21     NHMS                                     50

14. Sat.              September 28    Airborne Speedway          200

**   Sat./Sun.   October 5/6        Thunder Road                      200

 

 

For additional information, head to www.acttour.com, call the ACT office at (802) 244-6963, or email us at media@acttour.com.

 

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ACT Announces 2013 Série Castrol Schedule

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                        ACT-111512-92

 

Waterbury, VT – Following a joint meeting of all participating Quebec promoters and the American Canadian Tour, the 2013 Série ACT Castrol schedule has been announced.  Along with significant bonuses and increases in purse, the 11-race schedule will include races at Autodrome Montmagny, Circuit Riverside, Autodrome St Eustache, Sanair Super Speedway, and Autodrome Chaudière.

 

The season will boast the richest purses in Série ACT Castrol history with over $400,000 being offered, and will include an $80,000 point fund for teams that participate in 100% of the events. $20,000 will be awarded to the Série ACT Castrol Champion. Another $70,000 in tire bonus money will be spread evenly throughout teams that participate in the full schedule.

 

Major racing events will include Circuit Riverside’s Can-Am 200, a 250-lap event at Autodrome Montmagny, and the traditional 300-lap finale at St Eustache. The combination ACT US and Série Castrol event at Sanair Super Speedway will also be increased from 100 to 150 laps, requiring competitors to do a tire change.

 

Castrol teams will also look forward to participation in the Bond Auto ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on the NASCAR Sprint Cup weekend in September, the recently announced International 500 on the weekend of July 20th and 21st at Airborne Speedway, as well as the 51st Annual People’s United Bank Milk Bowl at Barre, VT’s Thunder Road. 

 

 

2013 Série ACT Castrol Schedule

#             DAY                       DATE                     TRACK                                  LAPS

1.        Sat.                 May 25          Montmagny                        100

2.        Sat.                 June 01         St-Eustache             100

3.        Sat.                 June 08         Riverside                 100

4.        Sat.                 June 29         Montmagny                        250

5.        Fri.                 July 5             Chaudière               150

6.        Sat.                 July 13           Riverside                 150

n/p        Sat. Sun                    July 20/21          Airborne                              500

7.        Sat.             July 27           St-Eustache            200

8.        Sat.                 August 03    Sanair combo         150

9.        Sat.                 August 24    Riverside Can Am    200

10.      Sat.                 August 31    Montmagny                        150

11.      Sun.               Sept. 15        St-Eustache             300

n/p        Sat.                   Sept 21                 NHMS Invitational            50

n/p        Sat.                        Sept 28                 Airborne                               200

n/p        Sat. Sun.               Oct 5/6                T-Road Milk Bowl             200

 

For additional information, head to www.acttour.com, call the ACT office at (802) 244-6963, or send us an email at media@acttour.com

 

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2012-11-13

ARCA, Cars and Stars Promotions Announce Formal Partnership to Launch ARCA Midwest Tour for 2013 Season

For

 

Immediate Release:

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

 

 

(TOLEDO, Ohio) - Officials from the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and Cars and Stars Promotions (CSP) announced today a formal partnership to bring the Midwest Tour - a Midwestern-based, pavement super late model series - under ARCA sanction.

 

 

The ARCA Midwest Tour presented by SCAG Power Equipment and Lester Buildings will make stops at 11 different tracks in 2013, spanning Wisconsin, Illinois, and Minnesota. The sanctioning agreement between ARCA and CSP reflects ARCA's interests in supporting and strengthening the sport of stock car racing.

 

"We respect what Tim Olson and Steve Einhaus have established and developed with the Midwest Late Model Tour, and their long-term dedication to the sport," said Ron Drager, president and CEO of ARCA. "Their decision to join efforts with ARCA and our sanctioned properties is gratifying.

 

"We've worked hard to establish and build the ARCA brand over 60 years in the sport, and while we're proud of our history, we strive to be relevant and vital today and into the future. From several perspectives, the Midwest Tour joining our family of ARCA properties fits both companies' future strategic plans, and we look forward to working with Tim and Steve in 2013 and beyond."

 

The newly-branded tour, founded in 2006 by short track racing veterans Tim Olson and Steve Einhaus and formerly known as the ASA Midwest Tour, is based in Lake Geneva, Wis. The ARCA Midwest Tour joins the ARCA CRA Super Series and ARCA Truck Series on a developmental level to support ARCA's top division, the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards.

 

The Midwest Tour races at historic venues such as the Milwaukee Mile, the LaCrosse Fairgrounds, Madison International Speedway, and Elko Speedway. Major events like the 2012 Howie Lettow Memorial at the Milwaukee Mile brought a record 80 entries and over 12,000 fans.

 

"We are really excited for our next chapter of Cars and Stars Promotions," said Tim Olson, president of CSP. "We feel this will give our competitors an easier path to the top levels of the racing industry, creating a natural progression from the short tracks of the Midwest to the high banks of Daytona. Our future with ARCA as our sanctioning body will bring lots of excitement to everyone involved."

 

A unique aspect to the series is its "Touring Stars" program, which recognizes the top drivers committed to racing the entire Midwest Tour schedule. Touring Stars are featured throughout the year in promotion of the series and are eligible for pay bonuses. Additionally, at each track the series visits, there exists a local super late model division with an identical rules package developed by the Midwest Tour. Local racing heroes are able to compete against the tour's traveling stars, creating fan excitement and a loyal following.

 

Many of racing's top stars have appeared in the Midwest Tour, including Matt Kenseth, Rusty Wallace, Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Ken Schrader, Aric Almirola, David Ragan, David Stremme, Kelly Bires, Kevin Harvick, Landon Cassill, Jeff Green, Ron Hornaday, Travis Kvapil, Todd Kluever, Johnny Sauter, Erik Darnell, Scott Wimmer, Tim Sauter, Jay Sauter, Dick Trickle, and Rich Bickle.

 

"We couldn't be more excited about our future with ARCA and the extensive marketing opportunities that they bring to the table to make our series stronger," said Steve Einhaus, vice president of CSP. "We were ready to take this series to the next level and it's clear that our partnership with ARCA will strengthen our marketing package and provide our race teams with extensive promotion and opportunities to advance their racing careers. This partnership makes super late model racing stronger than ever and we are very pleased to be joining the ARCA family."

 

Super late models used in the ARCA Midwest Tour will follow composite ABC body rules and straight rail chassis specifications. Engine specifications range from a 10:5.1 compression aluminum concept engine (ACE) to an open 9:5.1 and spec-style engines, with tight specifics regulated by the builders and the series. Weight packages range from 2750-2800 lbs., with the cost-effective 4412 carburetor required, designed to provide longer lasting engine performance while keeping expenses under control.

 

The partnership will provide participants in the ARCA Midwest Tour with ARCA member benefits, including Participant Accident Insurance. ARCA will provide public relations, race operations, and marketing support to its new formal partner, while expanding and strengthening an already strong developmental racing base.

 

For more on CSP, please find information at Facebook.com/midwesttour and/or Twitter.com/midwesttour.

 

Founded by John and Mildred Marcum in 1953 in Toledo, Ohio, the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) is recognized among the leading sanctioning bodies in the country. Closing in on completing its sixth decade after hundreds of thousands of miles of racing, ARCA administers over 100 race events each season in four professional touring series and local weekly events.

 

More information about ARCA is available at ARCARacing.com, on Twitter at Twitter.com/ARCA_Racing, or on Facebook at Facebook.com/ARCARacing.


CONTACT:

Griffin Hickman, ARCA

(419) 574-2685 (mobile)

ghickman@arcaracing.com

 

Don Radebaugh, ARCA

(419) 450-0611 (mobile)

dradebaugh@arcaracing.com

 

Steve Einhaus

 


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