Naples, ME — Strange things happen in the night in October, and Saturday night at All-Star Speedway in Epping, NH may not be any different when the PASS North Super Late Models, PASS Modifieds, and the PASS Pullen Sportsman Series go at in the second last point’s race of the season.
Ben Rowe has felt his father’s breathe behind him many times before, but this time Mike is only twelve points behind his son in the PASS North Super Late Model Series title fight. If Mike finishes six spots ahead of Ben, assuming they both get the same amount of heat points, then they will share the lead going into the finale at White Mountain Motorsports Park on Sunday October 14th. And, as we have seen in the past, Richie Dearborn is right there 40 points out of the lead with two races to go if ether Rowe falters badly.
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Waterford, CT — Rob Janovic Jr., a home-grown product, is the 2007 Waterford Speedbowl SK-Modified champion. The crown comes after a dozen campaigns at the oval where he literally grew up.
One of three “first time” champions, Janovic took the lead at midseason and that fought off a determined effort by Dennis Gada, the 2006 king who was seeking a record seventh championship. Janovic, who won three times, was never out of the top 10 in 23 starts.
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Thompson, CT — Julia DeMato, an American Idol top ten finalist, will sing the National Anthem at the Thompson International Speedway on Sunday, October 14th. Her performance will be the highlight of the pre-race ceremonies that will begin shortly after 12 Noon.
Born and raised in Brookfield, CT., Julia is one of seven children of Peter and Joan DeMato. At the age of 23, Julia went to New York City to wait in line for a chance to have her dream come true. She made cut after cut after cut and then she was “off to Hollywood.” Julia says, “The rest is history.”
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Thompson, CT — The Fast Track driver information system at the Thompson International Speedway has received high praise in its first year of use at the historic New England speedway.
The Fast Track Medical Response System was implemented during the early stages of the 2007 racing season in an effort to greatly enhance the ability to provide medical services to competitors, race team members and employees at Thompson. Thompson International Speedway was the first race track to adopt the Fast Track Medical Response System. The Fast Track system is designed around a light weight bracelet that contains a tiny computer chip. This computer chip contains vital medical information on the person wearing it. In the event that medical assistance is needed, a quick scan of the bracelet provides first responders with valuable medical information in seconds. If the patient is transported to a medical facility, this same information is immediately available to the medical staff at the receiving facility.
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Salisbury, MA — A year ago, Speedway Illustrated announced a new racing exposition. Then, after months of preparation, the first-ever SpeedwayEXPO was presented to an expectant crowd in early March this year. By all measures, the event was a resounding triumph. SpeedwayEXPO had successfully rejuvenated a Northeastern tradition and brought together short-track and big-league enthusiasts, drivers, teams and suppliers.
As the ’07 racing season winds down, the magazine’s staff is hard at work on the 2nd annual SpeedwayEXPO, February 29 – March 2, 2008. According to Karl Fredrickson, the magazine’s editor, “We threw a party for 7,000 of our friends. This one’s going to be even bigger and better!”
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Have you ever done something wrong? Seems like a simple question with a simple answer, but why is it we forget that when it comes time to forgive someone else from a mistake they made? Forgiveness is something we want to receive but many times are not as willing to give. Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Let me set the record straight, we all make mistakes. We all make choices that seem right at the time but in retrospect they were not the correct ones. That being said why have we become a society that has developed a less forgiving attitude? Zero tolerance is not the right way to deal with mistakes.
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