Nine Race Dates for NEMA Lites

The Northeastern Midget Association’s new “Lite” division has announced nine dates for 2008 with the prospects for more according to club Vice President Tim Bertrand. The “NEMA Lites” will make their debut at Waterford Speedbowl’s Modified Nationals April 12-13.

The “NEMA Lites” is a more economical route into open-cockpit racing. While the cars will be traditional Midgets, the motors will be less expensive Ford Focus and Oldsmobile Quad 4 engines. Bertrand reports “extraordinary interest” in the “Lites” and expects strong fields.

The new division will run in conjunction with the full-fledged NEMA cars at Lee USA Speedway twice (June 27 and Sept. 12), at Seekonk Speedway three times (Open Wheel Wednesday June 16, the Boston Louie Aug. 9 and the DAV on Oct. 11-12) and at Twin State Speedway on Sept. 27-28. Waterford’s Finale Oct. 4-5 is also on the agenda.

“The Lites will visit traditional Midget tracks and we believe that in important,” continued Bertrand. “The objective is to pave the way for competitors to move into full-powered cars.”

NEMA LITES 2008 SCHEDULE
April 12-13 Waterford Speedbowl (Nationals)
June 27 Lee USA Speedway
July 16 Seekonk Speedway (Open Wheel Wednesday)
Aug. 9 Seekonk (Boston Louie)
Sept.. 12 Lee USA
Sept. 20 All Star Speedway (Epping, NH)
Sept. 27-28 Twin State Speedway (Claremont, NH)
Oct. 4-5 Waterford (The Finale)
Oct. 11-12 Seekonk (DAV)

Sources: Pete Zanardi/NEMA Lite PR

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