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Hoar Takes Over ACT Point Lead

Published at May 20, 2013 in ACT, ACT LM Tour and Airborne. Closed

Hebert Penalized for Post Race Technical Infraction

After Saturday’s ACT 100 at Airborne Speedway, eight-time American Canadian Tour Stock Car Champion Brian Hoar has moved into the championship points lead with four events complete.

Hoar took the point lead after second-place finisher Jimmy Hebert suffered a post race technical infraction on Saturday night. Repairs made to Hebert’s damaged race car after a heat-race altercation with another competitor caused the rear end to shift. This resulted in a left side weight infraction in technical inspection following the feature race. The team was issued a $500 fine and was docked 12 championship points. Hebert remains second in the overall standings, just 11 points out of the lead.

Reigning ACT Champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. continued his title defense with another podium finish at Airborne, leaving him third in points and 15 points behind Hebert. Ray Parent held on to fourth just behind Helliwell, and Brent Dragon rounds out the top five contenders.

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Veteran ACT Drivers Look for Edge at Airborne

Published at May 16, 2013 in ACT, ACT LM Tour and Airborne. Closed

 This Saturday, May 18 the American Canadian Tour will head to Plattsburgh, NY’s Airborne Speedway for the ACT 100: a race that will pit an experienced veteran class against ACT’s latest youth movement.

Point leader Jimmy Hebert and fourth-place point man Ray Parent will make just their second trip to Airborne Speedway in their ACT careers, but both earned top ten finishes when they debuted at the track in last year’s season finale. They make their return in brand new cars in 2013, and look to continue the hottest start of their ACT careers.

Defending ACT Champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. has only raced with ACT twice at Airborne Speedway, claiming a fourth in his first try, and famously winning his first ACT title in last year’s finale with a victory in his second start. Airborne has been good to Helliwell, but veterans Brian Hoar and Brent Dragon will look to make use of their years of experience to dethrone the Champ. Hoar leads all ACT drivers with 7 victories at Airborne, while leading the most laps (723), and making the most money ($31,857). Dragon, on the other hand, has tamed the track for a series-leading 26 top tens in 34 starts.

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The Hot Lap – Ray Parent

Published at May 16, 2013 in ACT, ACT LM Tour and Airborne. Closed

The Hot Lap – Interesting News. Short Stories. Fast Facts.

Tiverton, Rhode Island’s Ray Parent made a splash on the American Canadian Tour when he captured the 4th Annual Bond Auto ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last September. The victory was his first with ACT, but that wasn’t enough for the Seekonk Speedway veteran.

During the offseason, Parent told Vermont Motorsports Magazine “I think we have more momentum going into this season than I have ever had in my whole racing career. We are at the point where we are more organized than we’ve ever been, more prepared than we’ve ever been, and in 2013, we’re hoping to give Wayne (Helliwell) a run for his money.”

On the wings of two top fives in the first three races – and zero finishes outside the top ten – Parent sits fourth in the overall standings just a few markers behind reigning ACT Champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. Parent will head into Airborne Speedway this Saturday, May 18 looking to continue his hot start to the year and remain in contention for his first ACT Championship.

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ACT Heads to Airborne Speedway

Published at May 13, 2013 in ACT, ACT LM Tour and Airborne. Closed

The American Canadian Tour Stock Car Championship Series turns to Plattsburgh, NY’s Airborne Speedway for the ACT 100 this Saturday, May 18, marking the fourth point-counting event on the 14-race schedule.

2012 ACT Rookie of the Year Jimmy Hebert continues to show the way on the Tour, leading 8-time ACT Champion Brian Hoar by a slim margin, with defending Champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. waiting in third. The trio has taken a win apiece in the three point-counting events thus far, and now head to Airborne to settle the score.

Tiverton, RI’s Ray Parent is currently enjoying his best ACT season to date, sitting fourth overall after finishing in the top ten in every race thus far. Parent will be searching for his first ACT victory at Airborne. Veteran ACT drivers Brent Dragon and Joey Polewarczyk, Jr sit in a tie for fifth. Both drivers have previous victories at Airborne, and will look for their first win of the season to break their fifth-place deadlock. Rookie of the Year contender Bobby Therrien will be hoping to shock the veterans with an ACT victory after a hot start to his first year on the Tour.

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ACT Point Standings Tighten

Published at May 6, 2013 in ACT, ACT LM Tour, Airborne and Devil's Bowl. Closed

After 113 laps (56.5 miles) of American Canadian Tour Championship Stock Car racing at West Haven, VT’s Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, the victory in the Spring Green 113 came down to a flip of the coin: a margin that gave reigning ACT Champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. a critical early-season win, and left ACT Point Leader Jimmy Hebert’s advantage at just three points.

Helliwell’s triumph over Brian Hoar on Sunday is the closest finish in ACT’s history since the changeover to electronic scoring in 2010. A difference of just .027 of a second separated the pair at the line, and Helliwell’s victory not only pulled him back into title contention, but saved Hebert from losing the top spot to the eight-time Champion Hoar.

Hoar now sits just three points back from last year’s Rookie of the Year, with Helliwell only 18 points out of the lead. Tiverton, RI’s Ray Parent continued to prove himself as a legitimate contender with another top five at Devil’s Bowl, keeping him fourth overall and just 6 points away from Helliwell.

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Modifieds Set to Roll at International 500

Published at March 13, 2013 in ACT and Airborne. Closed

Full Schedule Announced

As American Canadian Tour Late Model teams from across New England and Eastern Canada prepare for the biggest showdown of the summer at the International 500 at Airborne Speedway on Sat/Sun, July 20/21, another division prepares for battle: Airborne Speedway’s own Ernie Tool’s Modified division.

The Plattsburgh, NY Speedway’s headline division, which consists of the thunderous 358 Modified cars, will pound the pavement for twin 50-lap events with the lowest point total taking the victory. The winner will take home a cool $3,000: the biggest purse of the Modified’s season at Airborne. It will serve as a key mid-summer points race towards their 2013 championship hopes.

“It’s a great time for me. ACT brings in its own set of fans and they get to see what we do for a change. I like any big race. The more laps the better,” said former Modified Champion George Foley. “We want to win, but I don’t worry about the pressure. That race is big enough that my kids might come though, and I really want to do well in front of my kids,” he finished.

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10 Winners Back in NEMA Fold; Cabral, Russ Stoehr Head List

Published at March 7, 2013 in Airborne, Lee USA, Monadnock, NEMA, Oswego, Riverside, Seekonk, Stafford, Star, Thompson and Waterford. Closed

Brockton, MA – The Northeastern Midget Association had 11 different winners in 2012, making it one of the most competitive campaigns in club history. Expect to see 10 of them back as NEMA begins its 61st season April 6-7 at Waterford Speedbowl’s Budweiser Blast Off.

Defending champion Randy Cabral moved into the top-five on NEMA’s all-time win list a year ago. Cabral, the only multiple winner last year, returns with car owner Tim Bertrand. He and Russ Stoehr, a six-time champion who sits third on the all-time list, head up the list of returnees. Stoehr is back in the Dumo’s Desire car.

The returning winners include Greg Stoehr, Jim Miller, Todd Bertrand, Anthony Marvuglio, Seth Carlson, Anthony Nocella and John Zych Jr. Adam Cantor will not drive but will return as part of the Cantor No. 33 crew.

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International 500 Reaches Record $140,000 Purse

Published at March 6, 2013 in ACT LM Tour and Airborne. Closed

American Canadian Tour officials have announced that the Inaugural ACT International 500 to be held at Airborne Speedway on the weekend of July 20/21 will exceed a total purse of $140,000, making it the richest event in ACT’s 28-year history.

Airborne Speedway Promoter Mike Perrotte can’t wait to get the weekend started.

“I’m extremely excited to have a race of this magnitude here. It will be without a doubt the biggest event ever held at Airborne Speedway,” said Perrotte. “It’s a big boost to our community. Fans from all over will get to watch more than 500 laps of exciting short track racing from teams all over New England, New York, Rhode Island, Quebec and Ontario. It’s going to be a huge event.”

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2013 NEMA Rulebook Available

Published at February 22, 2013 in Airborne, Lee USA, Monadnock, NEMA, NEMA Lites, Oswego, Riverside, Seekonk, Stafford, Thompson and Waterford. Closed

2013 NEMA Rulebook

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Unbuckled: Getting To Know Jean-Paul Cyr

Published at February 7, 2013 in ACT, ACT LM Tour, Airborne and Thunder Road. Closed

Unbuckled: Getting To Know Jean-Paul Cyr-Driver of the #32 Harrison Redi-Mix Chevrolet

Hometown: Milton, VT

2012: Finished 9th overall on American Canadian Tour

What are your favorite hobbies in the off-season?

Oh these days I try to snowboard, ride dirt bikes, and I’m trying to get into mountain biking.

What do you do for work?

I’m one of the owners of Cyr Lumber. It’s been the family business since 1970.

What is your biggest life accomplishment?

Probably watching my two children grow up into fine young adults.

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NEMA Midgets coming to Airborne

Published at January 28, 2013 in Airborne, NEMA and NEMA Lites. Closed

The Northeast Midget Association (NEMA) Midgets and their NEMA Lite support division will make their first appearance at Airborne Speedway in 41 years Saturday, August 3.

 The last NEMA visit was July 7, 1971 when Jerry Wall drove the famed “Yellowjacket” No. 5 to victory. The first ever NEMA appearance at Airborne was on July 20. 1968 when Dave Humphrey bested George Monson and Ronnie Evans in a Pascale Offenhauser.

“NEMA is excited about the challenge that Airborne presents,” President Mike Scrivani said. “We are sure our drivers and equipment will be up to the test of another high speed facility. Judging from our performances at Thompson, Stafford and Oswego Speedways last year, Airborne can expect to see some impressive speeds.”

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NEMA Returns to Airborne Speedway on August 3

Published at January 26, 2013 in Airborne, NEMA and NEMA Lites. Closed

The Northeastern Midget Association has added a race at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY. The NEMA Midgets and NEMA Lites will visit the 4/10-mile oval on August 3rd.

Ending a four-decade hiatus, this will be the third NEMA event at the facility.  On July 20, 1968, Dave Humphrey won the inaugural race in the #1 Pascale Offy  over George Monsen and Ronnie Evans. NEMA made another appearance on August 7, 1971 with Jerry Wall and his #5 Yellowjacket Chevy V-4 taking the victory over Don Keller and Butch Walsh.

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2013 ACT Schedule Announced

Published at November 15, 2012 in ACT, ACT LM Tour, Airborne, Beech Ridge, Canaan Fair, Devil's Bowl, Lee USA, NHMS, Riverside, Sanair, Star, Thunder Road and White Mountain. Closed

Three New Tracks Slated for 2013

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.

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NEAR Presents “Class of 2012” At 15th Annual New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame Inductions

Published at January 30, 2012 in Airborne, Albany-Saratoga, Autodrome St. Eustache, Beech Ridge, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Daytona, Dover, Eastern States, Holland, Hudson, Keene, Lakeville, Langley, Lee USA, Lonsdale, Martinsville, Monadnock, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, NASCAR WMT, NEAR, New Smyrna, NHMS, Norwood, Nostalgia, Oswego, Oxford Plains, Plainville, Pro 4 Mod, Riverhead, Riverside Park, Seekonk, South Boston, Spencer, Stafford, Star, Thompson, Twin State, USAC, Utica-Rome, W. Peabody, Wall, Waterford, Westboro and Wiscasset. Closed

East Windsor, CT — On Sunday January 29, The New England Antique Racers (NEAR), presented the 15th annual New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame Inductions. Award-winning sportswriter Matt Buckler served as Master of Ceremonies for the well-attended event held at LaRenaissance Banquet Hall in East Windsor, CT.

Receiving induction honors this year were drivers Reggie Ruggiero, Joey Kourafas, Moe Gherzi, Jerry Humiston, and Roland Lapierre Sr., owner/mechanics Mario Fiore and Jim Jorgensen and track operator Irene Venditti.

Though not present due to prior commitments, longtime Northern media personality Dave Moody was the recipient of the prestigious “Jack Ratta Memorial Media Award.” Veteran auto racing journalist and Hall of Fame Member Pete Zanardi received the Danny Pardi Memorial Award for his many contributions to NEAR over the years.

A pivotal figure during the formative years of the sport and truly one of the regions earliest stars, Moe Gherzi came to stock cars following a brief fling with midget racing during the busy post-war era. Gherzi won for some of the best teams in the early days of the sport while displaying a flashy style which became his trademark. Nicknamed “Moneybags” owed to a knack of winning many big-dollar events, he tasted success at virtually all of the regions tracks. He later served as the longtime Racing Director at Connecticut’s Plainville Stadium. Accepting for her late father from presenter Dave Dykes was Ms. Alma Michaud.

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ACT Track Facts: Speedways on the 2011 ACT Schedule By the Numbers

Published at December 1, 2010 in ACT, ACT LM Tour, Airborne, Beech Ridge, Devil's Bowl, Lee USA, NHMS, Oxford Plains, Thunder Road, Twin State and White Mountain. 0 Comments

In anticipation of the 2011 ACT Racing Guide, which will be published and ready for sale soon, we’ll take a look at the speedways on the 2011 ACT Late Model Tour schedule. All of these stats (and more) can be found in the 2011 ACT Racing Guide. The stats below include ACT Late Model Tour point counting events only, unless otherwise noted. More information on the Racing Guides will be available soon.

ACT Late Model Tour 

Airborne Speedway – Plattsburgh, NY – ½ mile
First ACT event: May 23, 1992
# of ACT events: 38
Total event payout: $563,079
Number of starters: 1,176
Most starts: Dave Whitcomb (34)
Most wins: Brian Hoar (7)
Most top fives: Brian Hoar (16)
Most top tens: Brent Dragon (25)
Most money earned: Brian Hoar ($28,702)

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Tenative 2011 ISMA Schedule Released

Published at November 21, 2010 in Airborne, Autodrome Chaudiere, Delaware, ISMA, Lee USA, Oswego, Sandusky, Seekonk, Stafford, Star, Thompson and Waterford. 0 Comments

Canadian Venue Chaudiere Autodrome Added for July

Date Track/Event Laps Winner/Results
MAY
Sat. 28th Waterford Speedbowl (CT) 50

JUNE
Tue. 28th Stafford Motor Speedway (CT) 50

JULY
Sat. 9th Oswego Speedway (NY) King of Wings 50
Sat. 16th Chaudiere Autodrome (Quebec Canada) 75
Sat. 23rd Airborne Speedway (NY) 50
Fri. 29th Sandusky Speedway (OH) 40
Sat. 30th Sandusky Speedway (OH) 100

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Patrick Laperle Steals Fall Foliage Win

Published at September 12, 2010 in ACT, ACT LM Tour and Airborne. 0 Comments

St-Denis, Quebec’s Patrick Laperle earned his second consecutive ACT Late Model Tour win and second consecutive Mohawk Casino Fall Foliage 300 at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY. Laperle led early in the event after starting on the outside pole but faded during the mid-portion of the event and went down a lap after spinning on lap 161. After pitting for tires Laperle raced his way back onto the lead lap on lap 211.

Current point leader Brian Hoar and Joey “Pole” Polewarczyk, Jr., spent much of the race running side by side, swapping the lead, much like last weekend’s Bond Auto Labor Day Classic. Eric Williams joined the mix late in the event. Laperle made a three wide pass for the lead under Hoar and Williams after the final restart on lap 285.

Hoar’s second place finish was enough to clinch his seventh ACT Late Model Tour Championship. Pole took third, Brad Leighton fourth and Williams rounded out the top five. Rand Potter, Scott Payea, Brent Dragon, Craig Bushey and Joey Becker completed the top ten.

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Russ Wood Steals Airborne Win with Spectacular Last Lap Pass

Published at July 17, 2010 in Airborne and ISMA. 0 Comments

Plattsburgh, NY – The large, enthusiastic crowd that filled Airborne Speedway Saturday night to see the ISMA winged supers race for the first time, certainly got their money’s worth. From the speeds, the qualifying heats, to the wave lap and down to the checkered flag, the fans were into it. The northern New York four-tenth’s mile oval seemed to be made for the powerful supermodifieds and it showed in the racing. “Awesome” was the by word from the drivers and fans alike at the end of the Airborne 50-lapper. It was a race to remember for sure – especially for winner Russ Wood and runner-up Justin Belfiore.

Ipswich, Mass. driver Justin Belfiore jumped to the initial lead and looked to be headed for his first win of the season until ninth-place starter Russ Wood closed in on the Belfiore 98. For the last ten laps of the race, the duo swapped the lead dicing in and out of traffic. A yellow with five to go set up a shootout, that had the crowd going wild. Lap after lap Wood tried the low side of Belfiore and was repelled. On the last lap, Wood chose the outside in one last attempt to wrest the lead from Belfiore and was able to pull alongside and by as the pair came down for the checkered much to the delight of the fans on hand. Thunderous applause greeted the veteran driver in victory lane.

Said the man who holds second place on the All-Time ISMA win list, “This is the most fun I’ve had in a long time. This was an excellent race. I loved running with Justin. My car was working really well in the beginning. In the long run it got a little tight but those couple of yellows helped me. I was cranking the brakes and got Justin there for a little while. He was covering the bottom. In the last lap I said to myself I have to try something different. I just put it on the outside. It was a little skatey but I went for it and it stuck. It was a ball out there. I love this place. I hope we come back for sure. It’s a nice facility. They run the show off quick. We’re going to be out of here at a decent time. I have no complaints about the place. It’s awesome.”

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Hoar Holds off Leighton Wins Airborne Spring Green

Published at July 11, 2010 in ACT LM Tour and Airborne. 0 Comments

Brian Hoar of Williston, VT led all 100 laps of the 36th Furniture World of VT Spring Green 100 at Airborne Speedway Saturday, but his second straight ACT LateModel Tour win was no romp. The defending champion and current point leader was closely pursued by Brent Dragon for the first half of the race and Brad Leighton of Center Harbor, NH over the final 50 laps.

Leighton got the jump on Hoar on a restart with 22 laps remaining and led nearly all the way around the Plattsburgh half mile before Hoar got a nose underneath at the line. The pair swapped the lead again navigating turns one and two before Hoar took the lead back for keeps.

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Wild Finish in MRS Race at Airborne

Published at May 30, 2010 in Airborne and VMRS. 0 Comments

Plattsburgh NY — In a wild last lap finish, Les Hinckley, Windsor Locks, CT, unofficially won the 100 lap Modified Racing Series feature at the Airborne Speedway, Plattsburgh, NY, Saturday night May 29, 2010. Hinckley, from his pole starting position led the first 74 laps, setting a torrid pace holding off the constant threats of Todd Annarummo, Swansea, MA and defending series champion, Jon McKennedy, Chelmsford, MA. Unofficially the win by Hinckley is his 12th MRS victory.

Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, PA, who started 15th in the 25-car field, passed Hinckley on lap 75 and held the top spot, resulting in Hinckley chasing the new leader. Hinckley and Dwight Jarvis, Ascutney, VT pursued Pennink until lap 99, when Hinckley and Pennink made contact racing to the checkered flag resulting in a violent crash at the start-finish line. Both cars came to a halt against the first turn safety barrier, neither driver was injured.

Jarvis settled for third followed by Carl Pasteryak, Libson CT, and Kenny Barry, Preston, CT.

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Big Holiday Weekend For Modified Racing Series

Published at May 23, 2010 in Airborne, Thunder Road and VMRS. 0 Comments

Plattsburgh, N.Y. – Keeping with the tradition of being the biggest motorsports weekend of the season, New England’s Modified Racing Series, sponsored by Bob Valenti AutoMall.com, will spend the Memorial Day holiday weekend, competing in two states in two days. It’s the first time race events have been scheduled back-to-back by the touring series. 100 lap green flag races will be run at both venues.

Airborne Speedway, Plattsburgh, NY., will host the series on Saturday, May 29., for the first time. Series drivers expected to enter the “U.S. Army, Greg Atkins Logging and Taylor Rental 100,” include 2009 series champion Jon McKennedy, E.Chelmsford, MA., 2006 series champion Dwight Jarvis, Ascutney, VT., long time modified driver Carl Pasteryak, Lisbon, CT., recent Albany-Saratoga Speedway winner, Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, PA., 2009 Koszela Speed Rookie of the Year, Jacob Dore, Sanford, ME., and Kenny Barry, Preston, CT. to name a few. Saturday’s race program gets underway at 5 P.M.

Sunday, May 30, the action shifts to the famed Thunder Road International Speedbowl, Barre, VT., for the running of the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic, the third appearance there by the MRS. McKennedy, Dwight Jarvis, Pennink, Dore, and Barry are all expected to enter the Sunday program.

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Airborne Spring Green Rescheduled

Published at May 19, 2010 in ACT LM Tour and Airborne. 0 Comments

ACT Announces July 10 Rained Out Spring Green Date

Officials from the American Canadian Tour (ACT) and Airborne Speedway announced today that the makeup date for the highly- anticipated Tour date will be Saturday, July 10, 2010. The Furniture World of Vermont Spring Green was scheduled to be run on May 8, but became the third rain-out on the early ACT schedule.

“We appreciate Mike (Perrotte, Promoter of Airborne) working to make this happen. Every team on the American Canadian Tour was looking forward to coming back to Airborne after the great success last year with the re-make of the facility”, said former Airborne owner and President of ACT Tom Curley.

The ½ mile was completely re-designed in 2009 and provided about the perfect track for ACT Late Model racing. During last fall’s running of the Fall Foliage 300, 19 different lead changes among five different drivers provided a great event for fans and competitors.

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ACT Spring Green 100 at Airborne Postponed

Published at May 7, 2010 in ACT LM Tour and Airborne. 0 Comments

The 36th Annual Furniture World of Vermont Spring Green 100 scheduled for this Saturday, May 8 at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY has been postponed due to forecasted heavy rains. The event will be rescheduled for another date which will be announced as soon as possible.

The Spring Green 100 at Airborne was scheduled to be the second event on the 14 race 2010 ACT Late Model Tour schedule. The Tour will now be back in action on Sunday, May 16 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, ME for a 150 lap event. It will be opening day for the 1/3 mile speedway, admission is just $18 for adults and post time is scheduled for 2:00pm.

Sources: ACT PR

Airborne Added To Modified Racing Series Schedule

Published at December 6, 2009 in Airborne and VMRS. 0 Comments

Keene, NH — Modified Racing Series president Jack Bateman disclosed Sunday, Airborne Speedway, Plattsburgh, NY., has been added to the 2010 schedule creating an exciting two day event on Memorial Day weekend, traditionally a big motorsports celebration across the country. Additionally, Bateman announced one more race is expected to be added to the schedule in two weeks. That event will take place September 10, at a track to be named. The two new additions will bring the total to 20 races for the new campaign.

The announcement was made at the first winter meeting for competitors and officials at the Keene Country Club, Keene, NH.

The Airborne date, Saturday, May 29, 2010, will be the first of two race events on the holiday weekend. The series is also scheduled at Thunder Road International Speedbowl, Barre, VT., on Sunday May 30. The Plattsburg race will be the MRS first ever appearance there, and the second race scheduled in the State of New York next season. Albany-Saratoga Speedway, Malta, NY, will host the modified tour in April, 2010.
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Patrick Laperle Wins Fall Foliage 300

Published at September 13, 2009 in ACT LM Tour and Airborne. 0 Comments

Montreal’s Patrick Laperle used smart tire strategy and a strong car to win the American Canadian Tour Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Fall Foliage 300 after leading the majority of the way. Laperle battled early with another Quebecer Donald Theetge as they both started on the front row. Theetge spun on lap 14 and opened the door for another Serie ACT Castrol regular Karl Allard. Allard and Laperle then went at it until about the halfway point when Allard bowed out with rearend issues. Laperle then battled with Brent Dragon for the lead for nearly 100 laps.

The majority of the drivers chose to pit between about laps 120 and 160, while Laperle lasted until lap 248 until he pitted for fresh tires and fuel. It didn’t take Laperle long to move back to the front of the field and get by Brent Dragon and Brian Hoar, who were leading the way. Laperle took the lead again on lap 258 and led the rest of the way.

Brian Hoar and Brent Dragon held on for second and third. John Donahue, Scott Payea and Chip Grenier were the final 3 cars on the lead lap. Donald Theetge, Sylvain Lacombe, Craig Bushey and Glen Luce rounded out the top ten.

ACT Fall Foliage 300:
[ACT Photo Gallery] by Eric LaFleche
[Airborne Support Div. Photo Gallery] by Eric LaFleche
[Photo Gallery] by Leif Tillotson

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AllStar Race Trucks/USA vs. Super Trucks of Canada

Published at August 4, 2009 in Airborne and ARTS. 0 Comments

Battle At the Border (1st round), the AllStar Race Truck Series took the challenge with The SuperTrucks of Canada at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY this past Saturday. The race “Battle At the Border”, which brought together drivers, teams and series officials working as one under the SuperTruck sanction as 21 trucks were present for this exceptional program. There were 16 competitive drivers of the Quebec series, along with 5 competitive drivers from the USA series in attendance to compete.

Martin Daviau, the STC announcer, had a full house crowd, standing and cheering at the time of the presentation NASCAR Intro style of the drivers. Along with the ARTS and STC Officials, NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee, Jean-Paul Cabana of Sanair was also present on the podium in the handshakes to all twenty drivers as they were introduced and walked across the podium. The drivers were buckled in by crew members, and the famous words of racing was shouted by all the fans in English and French, “Gentlemen Start Your Engines”.
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AllStar Race Trucks/USA vs. Super Trucks of Canada

Published at August 4, 2009 in Airborne and ARTS. 0 Comments

Battle At the Border (1st round), the AllStar Race Truck Series took the challenge with The SuperTrucks of Canada at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY this past Saturday. The race “Battle At the Border”, which brought together drivers, teams and series officials working as one under the SuperTruck sanction as 21 trucks were present for this exceptional program. There were 16 competitive drivers of the Quebec series, along with 5 competitive drivers from the USA series in attendance to compete.

Martin Daviau, the STC announcer, had a full house crowd, standing and cheering at the time of the presentation NASCAR Intro style of the drivers. Along with the ARTS and STC Officials, NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee, Jean-Paul Cabana of Sanair was also present on the podium in the handshakes to all twenty drivers as they were introduced and walked across the podium. The drivers were buckled in by crew members, and the famous words of racing was shouted by all the fans in English and French, “Gentlemen Start Your Engines”.
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Coastal 181 Publishers New Book on Racing Legend Bill Wimble Being Released In July

Published at June 19, 2009 in Airborne, Albany-Saratoga, Fonda, NEAR, Nostalgia, Stafford and Utica-Rome. 0 Comments

Coastal 181 is proud to announce the upcoming release of the much-anticipated autobiography of Bill Wimble, one of the most respected figures in American racing.

The two-time NASCAR National Sportsman Champion spins tales of his incredible journey from a New York dairy farm near the Canadian border to the short tracks and superspeedways along the East Coast, to his honored career as an entrepreneur in New York and Florida.

I’LL NEVER BE LAST AGAIN is an American success story, full of poignant messages for all of us.

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Scott Payea Wins Spring Green 100

Published at May 10, 2009 in ACT LM Tour and Airborne. 0 Comments

Scott Payea of Milton, VT steals the Furniture World of Vermont Spring Green 100 victory after a race long battle between Randy Potter of Groveton, NH and Brad Leighton of Center Harbor, NH. Potter and Leighton fought for the first 90 laps, swapping the lead back and forth. Potter appeared to gain the upper hand until Payea took the lead with less than ten laps remaining. Payea held off Potter during the final shootout setup by a caution with three to go.

Payea becomes the third different winner in the first three races of the 2009 ACT Tour season. He also becomes the third driver to stamp his ticket to the ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 19th.

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Spring Green Schedule

Published at May 5, 2009 in ACT LM Tour and Airborne. 0 Comments

AIRBORNE SUGGESTED  SCHEDULE
May 9, 2009
9:00 REGISTRATION ACT ONLY
9:15 TIRE COMPOUND OPEN
         TECH INSPECTION OPEN
10:30 ACT PRACTICE ONLY
           (Scuff Optional)
NOON CLOSE TRACK
          REGISTRATION AIRBORNE DIVISIONS 

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