Mototown Speedway to Host First Practice on Thurs., Nov. 8

On Thursday, November 8th, 2007 Mototown Speedway will hold its first open practice session from 4pm to 10pm. 

Come early because indoor pitting is limited and first come, first serve. It will cost $100 to join the Speedway club and $75 to run each session.

If you’re not running, come watch CT racing history in the making for free. You can definitely expect a lot of high-speed action!

Sources: Mototown USA


Donny Lia Wrestles a Bent Racecar to Fifth in North-South Shootout

Huntington, NY — Sometimes no matter what obstacles are thrown in the way, one will find a way to succeed.  2007 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champ Donny Lia experienced that first hand at the Fifth Annual North-South Shootout at Concord Motorsport Park (NC) on Saturday night.

Lia, a former winner of the Shootout, had his hands full all weekend, running his family-owned LMI Racing #18 for only the second time this season.  But his hands were never as full all weekend as they were in the closing laps of the 100-lap Modified Shootout.  While battling for fifth position with only a handful of laps to go, Lia was put into the turn-one wall.  The contact would have sent most into the pit area, but Lia held on and continued to wheel his bent racecar to an impressive fifth-place finish.

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