Published at May 2, 2011
in NHMS.
Loudon, NH — With the national gas prices averaging $3.93 per gallon, 33 college-level teams are offering solutions at New Hampshire Motor Speedway during the fifth annual Formula Hybrid Competition, today through Wednesday.
Founded by the Thayer School of Engineering, the Formula Hybrid Competition is a design and engineering challenge for undergraduate and graduate university students. Participants must tackle the difficult task of designing, building, and competing in an open-wheel, single-seat, plug-in hybrid racecar.
Teams representing six different countries including: Sweden, Russia, Canada, Italy, United States and India have spent hundreds of hours throughout the year, preparing these high-performance hybrid and electric race cars that will zoom around “The Magic Mile.”
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Stafford Springs, CT — Stafford Motor Speedway has announced the following penalties following the running of the 40th Annual CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler.
Woody Pitkat, driver of the No. 88 Late Model, has been penalized for a rules violation committed this past weekend at Stafford Motor Speedway. Pitkat has been penalized from his first place finishing position to the last place finishing position of 18th and must start the next attended feature event from the rear of the field for violating rule 20E-15 (unapproved mixing of fuel) of the 2011 Stafford Motor Speedway Late Model rulebook. The violation occurred during the Late Model feature on Sunday, May 1.
Kyle Spencer, driver of the No. 18 SK Light Modified, has been penalized for a rules violation committed this past weekend at Stafford Motor Speedway. Spencer has been penalized from his second place finishing position to the last place finishing position of 23rd for violating rule 20-11.2 (minimum ground clearance requirement) of the 2011 Stafford Motor Speedway SK Light Modified rulebook. The violation occurred during the SK Light Modified feature on Saturday, April 30.
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Thompson, CT — The final open practice session before weekly racing begins will be held this Thursday between the hours of 4 PM and 8 PM at the Thompson International Speedway. This four hour session will afford race teams the opportunity to fine tune their race cars one week before the track begins its popular Thursday Night Thompson Thunder (TNTT) races on May 12th.
The open practice session is not only available to race teams that will be competing at Thompson during the 2011 season, but will be open to any safe race car regardless of its division or age. Thompson will play host to a tremendous variety of racers this season and all are welcome. Any and all Modifieds, Super Modifieds, Midgets, Mini Stocks and all forms of Late Model type race cars will be given track time to make their cars race ready. Vintage race cars, which will once again have their day this summer at Thompson, are also welcome.
This open practice session is also a great opportunity for new drives to gain valuable seat time. Once the weekly racing programs get started, on-track practice time is limited. Therefore, an open practice session is a unique chance for new drivers to obtain some very valuable experience.
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