NEMA’s ’08 Slate Biggest in 20 Years

By admin February 6, 2008

With the recent additions of two New Hampshire ovals – All-Star (Epping) and Twin-State (Claremont) –Northeastern Midget Association competitors will face a 19-race agenda in 2008. Eight tracks are involved in NEMA’s largest schedule in 20 years.

The 56th NEMA campaign gets underway at Thompson Speedway’s traditional season-opening Icebreaker on April 5-6. The winged wonders are part of Waterford Speedbowl’s Modified Nationals on April 12-13.

“Over the winter tracks were coming to us,” says president Mike Scrivani Jr. “Good fields of talented drivers and excellent equipment makes NEMA one of the best tours in the northeast. We are excited at the prospect of showing it off.”

All-Star (the former Star Speedway) has had more NEMA races than any other track. Ben Seitz won the 138th NEMA race at All Star last September. Kyle Carpenter won the last visit to Twin State back in 2005, besting Joey Payne Jr. and Adam Cantor.

Charter members Waterford Speedbowl (four dates), Seekonk Speedway (4) and Stafford Motor Speedway join Thompson (3), Monadnock (3) and Lee USA (2) Speedways are on the busy agenda.

The schedule includes traditional headliners Xtreme Tuesday July 8 at Stafford, Open Wheel Wednesday at Seekonk on July 16 and the Boston Louie also at Seekonk on Aug. 9.

The traditional triple header finale – Waterford’s Finale Oct. 4-5, Seekonk’s DAV Memorial Oct. 11-12 and Thompson’s World Series Oct. 17-19, is also intact.

2008 NEMA SCHEDULE
April 5-6 Thompson (Icebreaker)
April 12-13 Waterford (Modified Nationals)
May 3-4 Seekonk
May 10 Waterford
May 24 Monadnock
June 27 Lee USA
July 3 Thompson
July 8 Stafford
July 16 Seekonk (Open Wheel Wednesday)
Aug. 2 Waterford
Aug. 9 Seekonk (Boston Louie)
Aug. 30 Monadnock
Sept. 12 Lee USA
Sept. 20 All Star Speedway
Sept. 27-28 Claremont (Twin State)
Oct. 4-5 Waterford (The Finale)
Oct. 11-12 Seekonk (DAV)
Oct. 17-18 Thompson (World Series)

Sources: Pete Zanardi/NEMA PR

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