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Return to Crow Hill
next stop for Can-Am RMR Series,
Presented by the New England Dodge Dealers
Chasing down the leader. |
HAMPSTEAD, NH (Sept. 4, 2007) - With holiday
cookouts and road trips now behind us, attention
returns to motorsports as the region’s top ATV
tour embarks on the second half of its 2007
schedule.
Race teams from all across the northeast will
again head for north-central Massachusetts this
weekend as Rock Maple Racing (RMR) prepares for
Round 6 on the 10-race 2007 Can-Am Series on
Sunday, Sept. 9, at the beautiful Crow Hill
Motor Sports Park in Templeton, Massachusetts.
Gates open at 6 a.m. for racers and 8 a.m. for
spectators. Racing action begins promptly at 9
a.m. Tickets are $10 per person for adults,
while children age 5 and under will be admitted
free. Food and beverages will be available at
the track from the Templeton Lions Club.
Fans will notice the TV
cameras rolling at Crow Hill, with Sunday's
event the first of three races being filmed for
"Dan Egan's Wild World of Summer," which airs
every Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on Boston-based TV
38. Sunday's race is also the second of three
events in the Polaris Racer Challenge, a
three-race mini-series offering increased purse
monies for Pro-Am riders and a drawing for free
entries in other classes donated by Polaris
Industries.
Crow Hill Motor Sports Park is located on the
West Road. For easy access, take Exit 19 off
Rte. 2 West and follow Rte. 202.
The day's program will begin
with qualifying action for all classes. These
qualifying races allow riders to learn quick
lines around the challenging track. It all
builds to an exciting climax at roughly 1 p.m.
as Finals for all classes begin. Riders from
around the northeast will be gunning for
trophies and valuable points as they chase the
coveted class championships.
Local riders to watch this Sunday include the
riders from Stasvkelis Motorsports; John and
Nick Stasvkelis and James Handy, all from
Hubbardston, Massachusetts. Handy recorded his
first RMR Pro win in Round 3 at Thunder Ridge on
July 15. Other locals include Montana Jess
(Westminster); Alex Parker (Brimfield); Dave and
Jill Walsh (Groton); Glynn Desilva (Billerica)
and Nick Reynolds (Dracut).
When the series last visited Crow Hill for Round
2 on June 24, Dave Larochelle, of St. Prosper,
Que, earned his second straight Pro Open
victory. Handy notched his second runner-up
finish in two outings, while Connecticut native
Dan Connell finished third. Jon Glynn of Oakham,
MA, and Weare, New Hampshire’s Luke Marois
completed the top five.
Teams in the Can-Am RMR Series compete in two
different divisions - MX and Utility. The MX
series is for 2-wheel drive race-oriented
machines, while the Utility division is for
entry-level riders on 4-wheel drive or
utility-based machines. RMR utilizes a separate
race course for 4x4 machines where they compete
in the QuadTerrain Challenge.
Rock Maple Racing is the eastern affiliate of the
World Powersports Association (WPSA), the
national sanctioning body for ATV racing. The
sanctioning body will embark on its 16th season
of snocross racing in early December at
Whaleback Mtn. In Enfield, New Hampshire.
For more information, visit us online
at
www.rockmaple.com.
About Rock Maple Racing
Rock Maple Racing is the eastern affiliate of the
World Powersports Association (WPSA), the
national sanctioning body for ATV and snocross
racing. RMR will embark on its 16th season of
snocross competition in early December. For more
information, visit us online at
www.rockmaple.com.
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