Sunday Funday Offered Plenty of Excitement for the Fans on Hand
The day’s activities of the final event for the Mike Estrada State Farm 4/6 Cylinder 125 lap Enduro, the 4 Cylinder and 6/8 Cylinder Demolitions, plus the ever-popular Flyin Ryan the Home wrecking bringing down the house with his band of merry men were all sponsored by Dad’s 4 By Tool and Supply.
There were eighty registered cars in the pits for the final event for the Mike Estrada State Farm 4/6 Cylinder Enduro, with seventy-nine taking the green. The special 125 lap event provided plenty of action for the fans with rollovers/spins/and thrills throughout the race. The entry list was a bit of a who’s who, with several of the Ridge’s regular competitors from other divisions signing up for the fun. Jason Porter, Bobby Bell, Katie Burroughs, Devin Bell, Shawn Bell, Hayden Bishop Devin Spinks, Kevin LaForest, Cary Hunter, Donald Champney, and Garrett Brown from the Peanuts Auto Four Cylinders Ryan, Troy Prentice from the LaValley’s Building Supply Dirt Stockers, Josh Harrington from the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes, and Ryan Christian, Chris Murray, and Mike Ryan from the DIRTcar Sabil & Sons Sportsman Modifieds. Fifteen of the seventy-nine drivers made it to the 100 lap mark with two making it the complete 125 laps. When the checkers waved Bobby Bell was crowned the winner with Mike Ryan taking second. Donald Champney one of the youngest drivers in the event took the final victory lane spot. Matt Goodwin and Darren Newland rounded out the top five.
This year we were honored to be able to co-host our Demolition Derbys with the Caledonian County Fair Demolition team. Led by Toby Lussier, they put on two Demolition Derbys one for the 4 cylinders and one for the 6/8 cylinder classes. A record number of cars were on hand for their events, setting up several heats and a last chance derby to determine the final meets for both divisions. When the smoke settled on each of the events the 4 cylinder demo winner the youngest competitor entered was Chevy Bandy of Lyndonville VT. Jaden Mearty and Doug Bandy finished second and third. In the 6/8 cylinder demo Richie Johnson of Middleboro MA in a 6 cylinder was declared the winner. Chris Roy and Ryan Bernard finished second and third. We want to thank Toby and his crew for putting on this well run, very successful event. All of us at the Ridge enjoyed being able to work with you and we know the fans loved it too.
The fans were also afforded the “show of the day” as Flyin Ryan with this time a band of merry men took to driving thru a camper, not once but 5 times, one for each person in the car. They ended their trips driving thru a boat, and then waved as they drove by the fans down the front stretch into the night.
This concludes our 2020 COVID-19 Racing season at the Ridge. The doors will swing closed on the facility for the winter months and get ready for a hopefully better year in 2021. Our 2021 racing season is scheduled to kick into action on May 8. 2021.
The 2020 annual awards banquet(s) is set for Friday, November 6th for the C.A. Miller Limited Late Models, LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks, Peanuts Auto Four Cylinders, and the Mike Estrada State Farm 4/6 Enduro, and Saturday, November 7th for the DIRTcar Sabil & Sons Sportsman Modifieds, DIRTcar Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupes, USAC DMA Midgets, and the WYKR Sprint Cars of New England. For tickets (available thru October 24th) please go to the website for the form. All forms MUST be RECEIVED by October 24th, there will be no extensions.
April May and Butch have their final on-air with Stephen John this Friday, October 16th for final updates from 6:30 to 7:00 on WYKR.
We would like to sincerely thank all of our competitors, crews, staff, and most importantly our faithful fans. 2020 will go down in the record books as one of the most memorable, and unfortunately not for good reasons. As we worked within the State appointed guidelines, you all worked with us to keep all of us safe, and able to be at the Ridge our favorite Saturday night spot thru the summer.
Bear Ridge Speedway is as an alcohol-free family-friendly entertainment spot, with our goal to make each experience at the Ridge better than the last. Remember “Dirt where every lap is the last lap” we continue to offer the best source of good inexpensive high-quality entertainment for families.
Bear Ridge Speedway is located off exit 16 of I91 on to Rte 25 west 1 mile to South Road up the hill to Kidder Rd. The green will wave every Saturday at 6:00 pm(ish). Be sure to check the web www.bearridgespeedway.com and Facebook at www.facebook.com/bearridgespeedway Questions can be sent to brsdirt@charter.net
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – 53rd Season of Racing sponsored by Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Sunday/Funday
99ROCK Weekly Racing Series
Bear Ridge Speedway — Bradford, VT
Sunday, October 11, 2020
Mike Estrada State Farm 4/6 Cylinder Enduro (125 Laps)
1st 2 Bobby Bell
2nd 85 Mike Ryan
3rd 98 Donald Champney
4th 6 Matt Goodwin
5th 22 Darren Newland
6th 44 Eric Lundblad
7th 8 Dawn Runrill
8th 27 Chris Murray
9th 8 Tamela Hastings
10th 72 Alex Martin
11th 63 Dayton Blake
12th 96 Tyler Hoyt
13th 80 Kevin Keene
14th 86 Garrett Brown
15th 58 Brady Colburn
16th 26 Jordon Mears
17th 30 Lisa Austin
18th 04 Kelly Miller Jr
19th 35 Aren Keene
20th 3 Kyle Blakeman
21st 505 Brandon Gray
22nd 4 Natalia Gioia
23rd 37 Doug Bouche
24th 25 Jason Ball
25th 56 Chris LaForest
26th 61 David Berry
27th 21 Daniel Marchbanks
28th 94 Anthony erosia
29th 92 Jeremy Ciampi
30th 09 Steve Armstrong
31st 11 TJ Knight
32nd 16 Jamie Nutting
33rd 73 Willie Rice
34th 40 Shawn Bell
35th 00 Jeff Mitchell
36th 90 Jordan Martin
37th 33 Joshua Ploof
38th 10s Ryan Christian
39th 87 Ryan Goodwin
40th 66 Dan Zentz
41st 54 Katie Burroughs
42nd 10 Chris Sumner
43rd 65 Anna Ricker Burroughs
44th 64/55 Steven Sheldon
45th 89 Tyler Quenneville
46th 20 Devin Bell
47th 01 Derek Flint
48th 78 Troy Prentice
49th 70 Troy Duprey
50th 18 Devin Spinks
51st 31 Adrian Langmaid
52nd 48 Elena Rinaldi
53rd 79 Jon LaForest
54th 84 Jeremy Barnably
55th 29 Eric Lorette
56th 08 Kevin LaForest
57th 71 Josh Harrington
58th 18/81 Hayden Bishop
59th 17 Jason Langmaid
60th 1 Chris O’Dell
61st 77 John Carpenter
62nd 38 Shane Tillotson
63rd 9 Patrick Bailer
64th 51 Hunter Lafond
65th 97 Cary Hunter
66th 75 Rozwell Mason
67th 12 Cody Gregoropoulos
68th 76 Travis Adams
69th 59 Trevor Irwin
70th 45 Emmett Chapman
71st 46 Joseph Pearce
72nd 68 Peter Perkins
73rd 13 Jason Porter
74th 43 Dylan Bell
75th 28 Cadin Caron
76th 15 Julia Mors
77th 24 Mickey Orvry
78th 06 Bryce Brown
79th 75 Chase LaFoe
DNS 03 Tanner Moody
Sources: April May Preston-Elms/Bear Ridge Speedway PR