2011-11-09

Gala des Champions de l'ASE - Les Champions ont été honorés

C’est à un nouvel emplacement situé à proximité de l’Autodrome St-Eustache dans le complexe de la Famille Constantin, que le Gala des Champions 2011 s’est tenu samedi soir dernier, le 5 novembre. Le buffet gastronomique de la Famille Constantin est sans contredit le meilleur repas parmi tous les Galas précédents à avoir été servi aux participants à cette soirée honorifique annuelle.

 

Bonne bouffe, un « Band » de 4 musiciens professionnels, les « 4 Play » jumellés à une présentation des plaques, trophées et bourses aux méritants, le tout agrémenté par une soirée bien arrosée de danse qui a tenu les danseurs en haleine qui s’est terminée au milieu de la nuit, tous des éléments qui ont fait de cette soirée un franc succès.

 

Les 5 champions qui ont été honorés sont Maxime Pelletier, de Mascouche, pilote du #66 en Sportsman qui s’est est retourné chez lui avec un chèque de 4 000$, Marc-Antoine Demers, de Le Gardeur, le #422 en Sport Compactes Lucas Oil, Stéphane Aubin de Boisbriand le 26 Légendes Modifiées, son 3e titre,  Patrick Leporé le  #12 Production, son 2e titre, de Mirabel et Yannick Miron le #90 en Challenge 4 de Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac.

 

Les recrues de l’année, Stéphane Aubin (Sportsman), Jason Morand (Sport-Compactes), Daniel Drolet (Légendes), Dominic Bergeron (Production) et Louis-Alexandre Dupuis (Challenge 4) on reçu des plaques honorifiques pour leur titre de recrues de l’année 2011.

 

Des plaques « Coup de Chapeau » ont été également remises à Gérard Major, Roger et Marie-Marthe Marineau, ainsi qu’à Madame Francyne Ladouceur pour leur apport au sport motorisé de l’Autodrome St-Eustache. Plusieurs autres mentions et remerciements ont été adressés aux commanditaires, officiels et bénévoles qui ont participé à la saison de stock car  2011.

 

Parmi les annonces faites, la plus importe a été celle du championnat Canada-USA pour les pilotes Sportsman de l’ASE et de la piste Airborne Park Speedway de Plattsburg, N.Y. Les pilotes de la division Sportsman sont d’ailleurs conviés à l’Autodrome St-Eustache le 26 novembre prochain pour être renseignés sur les modalités, bourses, calendrier et fond de points rattachés à ce championnat qui ne manquera pas certe de créer un intérêt certain des deux côtés de la frontière, si on en juge par les appels reçus à cet effet.

 

En ce qui concerne la saison de stock car 2012, celle-ci se mettra en branle le printemps prochain par la présentation de deux événements pré-saison, l’ENDURO 200 le dimanche 29 avril et la journée porte ouverte du samedi 5 mai 2011. Entretemps, les amateurs de courses sur la neige sont conviés à la 2e édition du Challenge sur Neige du promoteur Dave Charest qui sera présenté le 15 janvier prochain.

Pour toutes autres informations, on peut consulter le site web de l’ASE au www.autodrome.ca

 

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Photos jointes : de Michel Flageole

Photos des 5 champions
Pièce jointe: Calendrier 2010

Yves Ladouceur
Directeur des opérations courses
Racing operation Manager
AUTODROME ST-EUSTACHE
www.autodrome.ca
www.anca-qc.com
Tél.: (450) 472-6222
Rés.: (450) 735-4444


 


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Résultats du banquet de l'Autodrome Granby 2011

Résultats du banquet 2011

 



Samedi le 5 novembre avait lieu la remise des trophées de la saison 2011. Près de 500 personnes étaient présentes pour cet évènement annuel. 

 

Les 3 premiers au championnat de chaque catégorie méritaient un trophée:

 


MODIFIÉ:                                                                           SPORTSMAN:

Première position :        FRANÇOIS BERNIER ( 49)      Première position :       STEVE BERNIER ( 25)
Deuxième position:       David Hébert ( 1)                        Deuxième position:       Martin Pelletier ( 92)
Troisième position:         Steve Bernard ( 54)                   Troisième position:   Maxime Michon ( 75)

PRO-STOCK:                                                                      SPORT-COMPACT :

Première position:   JOCELYN ROY ( 48)                         Première position:    Vincent Lafontaine ( 51)
Deuxième position:  Stépahne Lemire ( 115)                      Deuxième position:  Marc Dagenais ( 24)
Troisième position:  Alain Brochu  ( 12)                             Trosième position:   Yannick Bouchard ( 187)

 

Catégorie

Modifié

Sportsman

Pros-Stock

Sport-Compact

Recrue de l'année

Luke Whitteker ( 38)

Dany Gagné ( 90)

Joseph Zengerly        ( 44)

Steve Turcotte ( 29)

Record de piste

François Bernier            ( 18,432)

Dany Gagné ( 19,513)

Alain Brochu             ( 21, 863)

 

Hard Charger

Kayle Robidoux ( 46)

Matthieu Laramée       ( 91)

Bruno Cyr ( 33)

Marc Dagenais       ( 24)

Hard Charger

 

et Sébastien Bourque ( 48 B)

 

 

Le plus populaire

Steve Bernard ( 54)

Keven Beaucage       ( 45)

Bruno Cyr ( 33)

 

Meilleur Esprit Sportif

Kayle Robidoux ( 46)

Steve Nadeau ( 94)

Rolland Hébert          ( 97)

Yannick Bouchard    ( 187)

Plus Spectaculaire

François Bernier ( 49)

Louis Bouthillier        ( 84)

Alain Brochu             ( 12)

Marc Dagenais         ( 24)

Plus Constant

Claude Brouillard ( 3)

Yvan Rivard ( 44)

Stéphane Lemire       ( 115)

Vincent Lafontaine (95)

Plus Bel Espoir

Justin Lalancette            ( 98H)

 

 

 

Plus bel équipement

Jean Boissonneault        ( 61)

 

 

 

Plus amélioré

Yannick Ledoux ( 12)

Martin Pelletier        ( 92)

Mario Gagnon ( 47)

Bruno Lafontaine (51)

Plus Belle Auto

Mario Clair ( 22)

Steve Bernier ( 25)

Mario Gagnon           ( 47)

 

Plus Persévérant

Bruno Lepage ( 99)

Matthieu Laramée    ( 91)

Richard Bertrand       ( 08)

Yannick Bouchard   ( 187)

Plus belle équipe 2011

 

Alain Mathieu ( 77)

 

 



Un nouveau trophée a été ajouté cette saison, il s’agit du trophée Hard Charger. Cette récompense a été instaurée afin de reconnaître les pilotes qui ont fait le plus de dépassements pendant la saison. Nous avons compté le nombre de voitures dépassées à chaque programme, ce qui a permis de connaître les grands gagnants dans chaque catégorie.


Pour ce qui est des plus grandes reconnaissances de la soirée, l'ÉQUIPE DE COURSE BERNIER  a remporté la coupe du Président. Pour ce qui est du trophée Bob Gatien, notre porte-parole, M. BERTRAND GODIN  a remporté cet honneur.

 

Josée Lyse Poisson

Relationniste Autodrome-Granby

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2011-11-07

NASCAR Fines Kyle Busch; Places Him On Probation For Remainder Of Year

For Immediate Release

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 7, 2011) – NASCAR has fined Kyle Busch $50,000 and placed him on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31 for his actions during the Nov. 4 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.

 

Kyle Busch violated Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) of the 2011 NASCAR Rule Book. NASCAR took immediate action, parking Busch for the remainder of Friday night’s event and maintaining the parked position for the NASCAR Nationwide and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. On Monday, the parking directive was lifted by NASCAR.

 

In issuing Monday’s penalty, NASCAR went on to say that “if during the remaining NASCAR events in 2011 there is another action by the competitor that is deemed by NASCAR officials as detrimental to stock car racing or to NASCAR, or is disruptive to the orderly conduct of an event, the competitor will be suspended indefinitely from NASCAR.”

 

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Kerry Tharp, NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications

 


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Self-Taught Canadian Ossowski Veteran Member of Hendrick Engine Staff

For Immediate Release

 

Assembler Hopes To See Championship Winner Yet Again

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 7, 2011) — Hendrick Engines, winner of the past two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races powering Tony Stewart’s No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet is in the thick of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™ – and has been for the past five seasons with Jimmie Johnson.

 

Stewart, who trails points leader Carl Edwards by three points, won Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 to claim the race’s Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the race for the second week in a row for Stewart-Hass Racing. The award is based on a points system totaling qualifying and finishing positions. Bonus points are also awarded for leading the most laps. Hendrick’s Jeff Gordon also scored in the contingency award category as the sixth-finishing No. 24 Chevrolet’s crew chief Alan Gustafson won the Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race nod.

 

Hendrick engine room assembler Andrew Ossowski is proof positive that you learn by doing. The self-taught, 48-year-old native of Brigham, Quebec, Canada, has honed his craft at the highest level as one of 30 members of Hendrick Motorsports’ engine department, headed by Jeff Andrews.

 

A Hendrick employee since 2000, when he was hired by the late Randy Dorton, Ossowski climbed the ladder from a high school machine class to the old NASCAR North Series, an Indianapolis car team and finally his own engine building shop in Grandby, Quebec.

 

He followed his older brother to Hendrick and the mentorship of the legendary Dorton, one of the first to use the “cause and effect” approach to building engines and diagnosing problems. Ossowski and his colleagues will have assembled and freshened some 700 engines at this stage of the season for the four Hendrick teams and the company’s customers that include Stewart-Haas Racing.

 

“He (Dorton) opened up my eyes on how you go about fixing problems,” said Ossowski, who with wife Ann Marie Venneman has three children. “He always dug deeper into cause and effect and how to trouble-shoot issues. We build to very tight specifications. Every engine is the same down to every single bolt and torque pattern. If you have a problem, you can diagnose back.”

 

Neither Ossowski nor his colleagues build for specific teams. The choice, off the rack so to speak, is up to the crew chief. The assemblers find out later if their engine was the one that carried Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt Jr. or a customer such as Stewart-Haas Racing to a high finish or Victory Lane.

 

Ossowski’s engines have a victory with Gordon at Talladega and brought Johnson his first Coors Light Pole at Daytona. Earnhardt’s Wrangler Chevrolet claimed the first win by a NASCAR Nationwide Series new car in 2010 at Daytona.

 

The Canadian worked directly with General Motors’ engineering staff on the development of the company’s R07 engine. Casey Mears’ Coca-Cola 600 victory in 2007 marked the engine’s first NASCAR Sprint Cup victory. “Throw me a challenge; that elevates me,” Ossowski said.

 

His current project is electronic fuel injection slated to replace carburetion beginning with the 2012 Daytona 500. “We started with a clean slate eight months ago and it’s a (major) undertaking,” he said. “We have to tailor it to the needs of the driver to make the smoothest, cleanest accelerating engine (while) creating a package that’s reliable.”

 

Having a limited number of opportunities to actually test the EFI system on track is a challenge both for Hendrick and the other NASCAR Sprint Cup teams. “Dynos don’t represent the real world,” said Ossowski. “We discover so many problems going to the race track. You really hope you get the most of the tests we have (because) a 25-lap run might not produce the problems you could encounter in a 48-lap run.”

 

With two races remaining in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™ competitors move to Phoenix International Raceway for Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500. (ESPN live 3 p.m. EDT).

 

Official winners of this week’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Prize Money & Decal Program special awards include:

 

·         AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART: Tony Stewart

·         COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Greg Biffle (193.736 mph,  27.873 secs,)

·         DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Darian Grubb (crew chief for Tony Stewart)

·         GOODYEAR GATORBACK BELTS FASTEST LAP AWARD: Greg Biffle (186.935 mph, Lap 2)

·         MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE AWARD: Hendrick Engines, No. 14

·         MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Tony Stewart

·         MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Alan Gustafson, 0.413 secs (crew chief for Jeff Gordon)

·         O’REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: AJ Allmendinger (16 places)

·         SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD: Andy Lally

                                                                                                           

For a complete description and special award standings of national series awards presented via the NASCAR Prize Money & Decal Program, visit www.nascarmedia.com.

 

About the NASCAR Prize Money & Decal Program

The NASCAR Prize Money & Decal Program, commonly referred to as the contingency program, is administered by the NASCAR Automotive Group. The program strives to build strong relationships with high-quality, performance-driven brands that are leaders in their respective categories and award money to NASCAR teams via per-race and year-end postings. Competitors become eligible for awards money by displaying partner decals on the front fender of their race vehicles and, in some instances, use of a sponsor’s product. National series contingency sponsors will contribute over $8.4 million to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2011.

 

For additional information, contact:

Owen A. Kearns, NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications

 


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PASS North recognizes racers at annual Banquet of Champions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media, contact Norm Desjardins

 

 

 

Naples ME (11/7) Pro All Stars Series racers, teams, sponsors and fans packed the Howard Johnson's Conference Center in Westbrook Maine Friday evening to celebrate the 2011 season, a festive night of awards, food and socializing.

 

Mike Mayberry filled in for series President Tom Mayberry at the podium, kicking off the ceremony with the Presidents special recognition awards. The PASS Mods Sportsmanship award was presented to Alan Wilson; Sumner Sessions received the Hard Luck Award and the Most Improved driver of 2011 was Dana Reed. The PASS Sportsman were up next and Donnie Morse earned the Sportsmanship Award, the Hard Luck driver was Shane Tatro and Craig Smith was Most Improved. Alex Gingras earned the title of Most Improved driver in the PASS North Super Late Model series, Joey Doiron was recognized for the Hard Luck he experienced in 2011 and Maritime racer Matt Matheson earned the Super Late Model Sportsmanship award.

 

Rookie of the Year honors were up next, with Spencer Morse capturing the Sportsman series Rookie crown, and Mark Lundblad Jr. claimed the award in the PASS Mod series. An unusually strong Rookie of the Year crop in the PASS Super Late Models led to Co-Rookies of the Year being named. Lonnie Sommerville and Kyle DeSouza shared the podium for this award.

 

Then it was time for hardware and check presentations to all the qualifying drivers, speeches from PASS Mod Champion Andy Shaw, PASS Sportsman titlist Carey Martin and 2011 PASS North Super Late Model Champion Johnny Clark. Both Shaw and Martin are now two-time champions in their respective division, while Clark now has six PASS North Super Late Model titles on his resume, including the last four.

 

The PASS South and PASS National Championship series will wrap up their 2011 campaigns at Concord (NC) Speedway on November 25 and 26 with the Thanksgiving Classic/Mason-Dixon Meltdown.

 

There's loads of  banquet photos on line now at www.proallstarsseries.com .

 

 

 


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2011-11-02

Ben Rowe Wins PASS South Over the Mountain 150 at Hickory Motor Speedway

Maine Racer Now All-Time Wins Leader in the South Super Late Model Series

 

The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South headed back to the famed Hickory Motor Speedway (NC) on Saturday, October 29th, for the Over the Mountain 150 Super Late Model event, the second to last race of the 2011 season. Despite not being in the championship hunt, Maine racer Ben Rowe survived the event, claiming the win and earning the honors of the all-time wins leader in the South Super Late Model series.

 

With over 40 cars on hand, just qualifying into the event was a premium for most racers. Taking fast time was Alex Fleming with a 14.807-second lap. He was followed by Andy Loden, Kyle Grissom, Bradley McCaskill and Rebecca Kasten. The balance of the field was determined by qualifying times and a last-chance qualifier to fill the 28-car field.

 

After the top-10 redraw, Grissom led the field down to the green flag with Jared Marks alongside. Grissom led the early laps with Marks, Loden, Kevin Floars and McCaskill in tow. The first yellow flew early at lap 13 after Roger Lee Newton, who won earlier this year at Orange County Speedway (NC), broke a rear end on his car.

 

On the restart, Grissom and Loden battled side by side for the lead for a few circuits until Loden put his machine out front. While Loden held the top spot, positions jockeyed behind him within the top 10. Kasten was able to work her way to the second position, then on lap 41, she made her move, taking the lead before the yellow flew a second time at lap 44, which involved Dean Clattenburg and John Batten. At the yellow, Kasten led Loden, Cling, Marks and Preston Peltier.

 

On the following restart, a chain reaction forced another yellow, which involved many drivers, including championship points leader Jay Fogleman, Jimmy Weller, Steven Legendre, Gray Gaulding, Logan Ruffin, Daniel Hemric and others. Some cars were able to continue while others were done with heavy damage.

 

Loden was able to get the lead on the restart, but Kasten drove back by for the lead at lap 50, bringing Cling and Peltier by Loden for position on the track. Over the next 25 laps, Kasten paced the field while drivers looked to improve their position.

 

At lap 75, Marks slowed on the track, bringing out the yellow flag. Loden pitted during the yellow with a soft tire, putting him at the back of the field.

 

Peltier and Kasten traded the lead throughout several green-flag laps and cautions while Rowe, who started in the 12th position, slowly worked his way to the top five. With Peltier out front and pulling away in the final third of the event, Kasten dropped back a few positions and ended up spinning out after contact with Ryan Blaney, who was second in points entering the event, bringing out the yellow at lap 117. Blaney later had a broken axle, which cost him multiple laps to the leaders, finishing outside the top 10.

 

As Peltier and Trey Mitchell were lining up for the restart, contact between the two caused Mitchell to head to pit road and Peltier to drop back when the green flew, eventually spinning out with a flat tire. Rowe was then the leader with Cling and Jody Lavender in the top-three positions with 25 laps remaining.

 

Despite a few more yellow flags, Rowe was able to hold on to the top spot to win the event. Loden was able to work his way back to the second position after pitting earlier in the race for a tire issue while Cling crossed the line in third. Hemric ended up fourth with Heath Hindman rounding out the top five.

 

Rowe, who is already the current career wins leader in the PASS North Super Late Model Series, took over the honors in the South with the victory, his seventh-career PASS South win.

 

The PASS South Super Late Model Series will be back in action for the Mason Dixon/Thanksgiving Classic at Concord Speedway (NC) November 25th and 26th, 2011, where the PASS South and PASS National championships will be determined.

 

For more information on the Pro All Stars Series, go to www.proallstarsseries.com.

 

Unofficial Results – PASS South Over the Mountain 150

 

1. Ben Rowe (4n) 150 , started 12th

2. Andy Loden (29) 150 , started 4th

3. Landon Cling (29c) 150 , started 7th

4. Daniel Hemric (98) 150 , started 22nd

5. Heath Hindman (91) 150 , started 16th

6. Becca Kasten (51k) 150 , started 10th

7. Alex Fleming (05) 150 , started 5th

8. Scott Saunders (49) 150 , started 15th

9. Brandon Ward (115) 150 , started 14th

10. Trevor Edwards (101) 149 , started 13th

11. Kevin Floars (55) 147 , started 3rd

12. Jay Fogleman (4) 147 , started 11th

13. Ryan Blaney (10) 144 , started 21st

14. Jimmy Weller (23) 136 , started 25th

15. Bradley McCaskill (18) 136 , started 6th

16. Brandon Lynn (76) 136 , started 20th

17. Logan Ruffin (8) 120 , started 26th

18. Trey Mitchell (47) 120 , started 9th

19. Preston Peltier (26) 119 , started 18th

20. Kyle Grissom (07) 117 , started 1st

21. Dean Clattenburg (09) 104 , started 8th

22. Jordan Anderson (19) 96 , started 23rd

23. Jared Marks (12) 74 , started 2nd

24. Gray Gaulding (2) 64 , started 27th

25. Steven Legendre (20) 44 , started 24th

26. John Batten (48) 43 , started 28th

27. Ryan Moore (74) 29 , started 17th

28. Roger Lee Newton (33) 12 , started 19th

 


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ARCA Racing Series Sets July 1 Date for 2012 Road Course Race at New Jersey Motorsports Park

For Immediate Release:

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

 

 

(TOLEDO, Ohio) - Road course action is in the plans yet again for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, as the series will visit New Jersey Motorsports Park's Thunderbolt Raceway for the fifth consecutive year on Sunday, July 1, 2012.

 

ARCA and New Jersey Motorsports Park officials reached an agreement this week to bring stock car racing's most versatile series back to the 14-turn, 2.25-mile circuit in southern New Jersey, less than 50 miles south of Philadelphia.

 

 "The ARCA Racing Series has long been recognized for the diversity in the types of venues on the schedule," said Ron Drager, ARCA president. "Racing at New Jersey again in 2012 once again gives our schedule a full range of venues, also including paved short tracks, superspeedways, intermediate tracks, and the mile dirt state fairgrounds ovals. We're looking forward to another visit to New Jersey Motorsports Park."

 

Entering its 60th anniversary season, ARCA has hosted 15 road course races. The first occurred at Meadowdale Raceway in Illinois in 1958, and Andrew Ranger won in the most recent - his ARCA debut - at New Jersey in May. Ranger, driving a car fielded by Northeast owner Robert Torriere, completed a daring pass over George Miedecke just before the white flag to create one of the season's most exciting finishes.

 

Before Ranger this spring, Justin Allgaier (2008), Patrick Long (2009), and Casey Roderick (2010) won ARCA Racing Series events at New Jersey.

 

"We're pleased to welcome back the ARCA Racing Series for the fifth consecutive season in 2012," said Brad Scott, general manager of New Jersey Motorsports Park. "ARCA is such an exciting weekend for race fans in New Jersey, especially this year's race that came down to the final lap between two road course aces. We hope to feature that same excitement on a new date next year."

 

New Jersey Motorsports Park officials are working toward scheduling a lineup of support races to give race fans even more value on the ARCA Racing Series weekend. 

 

Other 2012 races with dates confirmed by the ARCA Racing Series include the season opener at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, February 18, and ARCA's first trip to Mobile International Speedway on Saturday, March 10. More detailed schedule information for the season will be available shortly.

 

The ARCA Racing Series will wrap up the 2011 season with the Championship Awards Banquet at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, Ky., near Cincinnati, on Saturday, December 10.

 

The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards featured 19 events at 16 tracks on its 2011 schedule. The series has crowned an ARCA national champion each year since its inaugural season in 1953, and has toured over 200 race tracks in 28 states since its inception. In 2011, 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 0.4 mile to 2.66 miles in length, on both paved and dirt surfaces as well as a left- and right-turn road course.

 

Founded by John 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 two professional touring series and local weekly events.

 

 


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2011-11-01

Region's racers buzzing after Devil's Bowl Speedway "Town Meeting"

For Immediate Release                                  DBS-103111-1

 

RUTLAND, VT -- The northeastern stock car racing community is buzzing about Devil’s Bowl Speedway.  Nearly 150 drivers, team owners, and crew members gathered Sunday at the track’s first “town meeting” to discuss the West Haven, VT facility’s future.

 

Meeting with new Devil’s Bowl Speedway owner/promoters Mike and Alayne Bruno in a segmented, open-forum summit that lasted more than five hours, racers from all over Vermont, New York, and New Hampshire expressed suggestions, concerns, and progressive ideas to lead the track into the future.

“I am honored by the turnout that we had here for the Devil’s Bowl town meeting,” said Mike Bruno, who spoke with competitors at the Holiday Inn-Rutland in Rutland, VT.  “The support already being shown for our new effort is overwhelming.  Everyone knows that we’ve got work to do, but it appears that the racers want to work together and with us as managers for the betterment of everyone.  That’s very, very important.”

The town meeting was broken into three segments -- the open-wheel Modified division, full-fender asphalt Late Models, and a combined meeting for eight-cylinder Renegades and four-cylinder Bombers -- with questions asked and answered specific to each group.  Items discussed included rules on engines and tires for each division, race purses, technical inspection policies, race procedure policies, race dates and start times, and ways to bring competitors together as a community.

True to the intent of the first town meeting, few absolute decisions were made by management.  Input was received from nearly every attendee, however, and future meetings will be held during the off-season to discuss matters further.

“The lines of communication are open, and that’s what we wanted to establish,” Alayne Bruno said.  “We were confident before the meeting that we would be able to elevate Devil’s Bowl into, as we’re saying, ‘a place you want to race’ in 2012.  The town meeting backed up that belief.  Sunday was a great day for this race track.”

Announcements will be made in the coming weeks regarding all facets of the 2012 season at Devil’s Bowl Speedway.  For more information, email devilsbowlspeedway@gmail.com or contact Mike Bruno at (802) 236-9141 or Justin St. Louis at (802) 355-3282.

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Dixon, St. James, Tagliani Presenting at IMIS 2011 Youth Safety Conference

One-Day Event Organized by World-Renowned Dr. Terry Trammel

 

 

INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 1, 2011) – Known around the world as the “Racer’s Doctor” for his aggressive treatment of motorsports injuries, Dr. Terry Trammel has assembled an outstanding panel of presenters for the second Youth Safety Conference on Saturday, Dec. 10, part of the third International Motorsports Industry Show (IMIS) Dec. 8-10, 2011, at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis.

 

 

IMIS is a three-day trade show featuring seminars, conferences and hundreds of exhibitors showcasing the latest and greatest in racing parts and technology.

 

“If you’re the parent of a young racer, you will want to attend the 2011 Youth Safety Conference,” said Chris Paulsen, owner of C&R Racing and one of the founders of IMIS, along with two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and Indiana native Tony Stewart and Indiana businessman Jeff Stoops. “Dr. Trammel has put together a strong program for any family with young racers. Whether the kid races a Junior Dragster or Quarter Midget, the program will be valuable to anyone.”

 

In addition to presenting himself, Trammel has assembled a who’s who list of expert presenters, including 2011 Indianapolis 500 pole winner Alex Tagliani and his wife Bronte, former driver and female racing advocate Lyn St. James, three-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Larry Dixon, INDYCAR Director of Medical Services Dr. Mike Olinger, and biomedical scientist and NASCAR safety consultant Dr. John Melvin.

 

Demonstration stations have also been added to the 2011 Youth Safety Conference agenda. Attendees will get hands-on training with the latest safety gear and equipment specially designed for young competitors. Following the presentations, attendees will have the opportunity to walk the IMIS 2011 show floor to see the latest in motorsports technology and equipment for every form of racing.

 

Cost for the IMIS 2011 Youth Safety Conference is $25 per racing family. The cost also includes Saturday admission to the IMIS trade show floor.

 

Hotel accommodations, parking and directions, in addition to all the information on IMIS 2011, can be found at www.imis-indy.com. Attendees can incur saving by reserving rooms through the IMIS hotel link under the Hotels/Travel tab on the site. Accommodations representing all price ranges are available.

 

The following is the Youth Safety Conference schedule with time, topic and presenter:

 

Registration

7:45 – 8:20 a.m. On-site

8:30 – 8:40         Welcome and Introductions

Session 1:           Dr. Terry Trammel and Dr. John Melvin

8:40 – 8:50         Understanding Safety Standards and Equipment Selection

8:55 – 9:15         Helmet and Seat Selection

9:20 – 9:30         Safety Belts: Function, Selection and Installation

Session 2:           Lyn St. James

9:35 – 9:55         Issues Unique to the Female Racer

Session 3            Dr. Mike Olinger

10:00 – 10:20     Assessment of Availability of Medical Services at a Venue

Break

10:20 – 10:30    

Session 4:           Alex & Bronte Tagliani

10:30 – 10:45     The Importance of Fitness and Exercise

Session 5:           Larry Dixon

10:50 – 11:00     Risk Versus Reward

Demonstration Stations

11:00 – 11:30

IMIS Trade Show Floor Open (youth must be accompanied by adult)

11:30 – 5:00 p.m.          

 

 

About IMIS: The International Motorsports Industry Show is the United States’ premier hardcore racing trade show. Founded in 2009 by Chris Paulsen, owner of C&R Racing, Jeff Stoops, president of Stoops Freightliner, and two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart, IMIS has a lifetime contract with the City of Indianapolis and reserved show dates through 2015. From car builders to tire manufacturers to parts suppliers, every form of motorsports is represented at IMIS. Attendees come from all levels of the sport. From NASCAR team owners to weekend road racers, IMIS attracts motorsports enthusiasts from around the globe. For more information about IMIS, go to www.imis-indy.com.

 

 

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