MototownUSA Crowns Seven 12 Pack Indoor Champs
Sunday Finale, Other Car, Motorcycle Racing Cancelled
Windsor, CT — MototownUSA has proclaimed six drivers as inaugural Bud Light 12 Pack Indoor Racing Series champions since cancelling its scheduled Noon Sunday April 20 finale.
MototownUSA founder Tommy DeFranzo said as of 4 p.m. April 19, that all racing and open practice has been “cancelled until further notice.” Similar announcements are found on the track’s answering machine and on MototownUSA.com.
“We regret to inform you that the rest of the season has been suspended due to the lack of open practice participation,” states MototownUSA’s phone message. “We apologize for any inconvenience and we did appreciate your business.”
“We regret to inform you Mototown has closed for the season,” declares MototownUSA.com’s front page. “All races have been cancelled!!”
The last news item below the Web site’s cancellation notice is an item featuring picture of a motorized shovel addng to an earth mound. That April 8 posting, entitled “Track Changes Coming by April 20!!” reads:
“There’ll be an All New Track Layout by April 20. Riders said they didn’t like it, so we’re making changes. There’ll be major changes, you won’t be disappointed.”
The Web site calendar still lists its May 11 – Oct. 15 13-race Sunday car racing series.
MototownUSA opened Jan. 31, 2005 as a year-round purpose-built indoor racing facility. The three-story, 207,000-square-foot building for Motocross and Supercross included a one-quarter- to one-fifth -mile clay oval first used for go kart flat track racing in winter 2006-07 before inaugurating the Bud Light 12 Pack Indoor Racing Series Jan. 6, 2008.
The MototownUSA Bud Light 12 Pack Champions are:
1,200 c.c. MINI SPRINT: Matt Norrie, W. Suffield, Conn.
750 c.c. MICRO SPRINT: Marc Guerard, Hartford.
600 c.c. MICRO SPRINT: Timex Morgan, Rochester, Mass.
MODIFIED LITE: Sherman Baumann, Moodus, Conn.
FOUR CYLINDER STREET STOCK (TIE – No Relation): Darren Jacobs, Springfield, Mass., and Joe Jacobs, E. Hartford.
EIGHT CYLINDER STREET STOCK: Jonathen Routhier, Canaan.
NOTE: Anthony Perrego, of Montgomery, N.Y., won the March 16 Slingshots by Tobias feature.
The division was to return for a $1,500-to win feature April 20.
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