Mike Perry Remembers Newtown with Top-5 Finish in Providence
Perry Eager for 2013 Karting & Modified Racing
Mike Perry of Dighton, MA closed the 2012 season with a fourth-place finish on New Year’s Eve at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. The Mike Roe #26 prominently featured “Prayers for Sandy Hook” decals in recognition of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims. “We were going to do something at the race but it was last minute, we were going to sell stickers and donate the money to the fund. … I gave out stickers to Brandon Rusczek and Ryan Preece.” Perry will keep the paint scheme on his kart for all 2013 races.
Perry has been racing Champ Karts since he was 18. He has raced at Atlantic City twice and every event in Providence. “I was glad that we redrew 3rd, putting us out of any disaster that could happen because there is usually 1 or 2 big wrecks. This was our first race ever on a new chassis that Brandon Mullis at Mullis Speed Concept prepared T/O Redemptions (powered by Baker Racing Engines) with FFM cut and prepared tires. We switched chassis builders over the winter and we were happy with a 4th place finish.”
The first of 18 races on the 2013 slate will be Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall on February 2nd. After a successful debut with the new Champ Kart, Perry is looking forward to Atlantic City. “We actually brought the kart back to the shop that night and the next day we unloaded it and I talked with Brandon Mullis about what we can do and we changed a bunch of things on the kart. These karts react to small changes unlike the other chassis make (Prokart) where we would have to make big changes in order for it to respond.”
Perry and RPM Motorsports will also compete in the North East Challenge Series races at Londonderry and Loudon. Manchester Motordome, Londondery, NH (AKA: Londonderry Raceway) has hosted midgets and stock cars since 1947. The Granite State Karting-sanctioned races will be the first events at the facility since 2007.
The remainder of his schedule will be fielding a Modified full-time at Star Speedway and a limited schedule of Valenti Modified Racing Series events.
For more information on Perry and RPM Motorsports, visit the team web site at http://www.rpmmotorsports.webs.com/ or like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/Rpmmotorsports26.
Sources: Nicholas Teto