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New England Dragway next stop for Can-Am RMR
Series
Presented by
the New England Dodge Dealers
DERRY, N.H. (Aug. 1, 2008)
- While most folks equate a 1/4-mile asphalt
dragway with tire-smoking, lightning quick hot
rods, the sounds of a different type of
performance engine will soon echo from the famed
New England Dragway in Epping, New Hampshire.
The roar and excitement of ATV racing will
fill the air as Rock Maple Racing (RMR) gets set
for Round 7 on the 10-race 2008 Can-Am Series
schedule on Sunday, August 10.
Gates open for racers at 6 a.m., while
spectator gates will open at 8 a.m. Racing will
get under way promptly at 9 a.m. Admission is
$10 for adults and $5 for children ages 6-10,
while children age 5 and under will be admitted
free with a paying adult.
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.
New this year for the Can-Am Series is a
division between East and West points races,
much like RMR does with its snocross programs.
This makes it easier for teams to run for points
titles without the added expense of extra
travel. This will be a points race for East
series teams.
Also new is the addition of a Five-round
series for "Pit Bikes," which have become so
popular in the last few years. There will be
eight classes, broken down for Pro and Amateur
riders and for 10-inch or 12-inch wheel
diameter. RMR will partner with the Pit Bike
Racing Association (PBRA) to bring this exciting
new class into the mix.
In the series' first six rounds of
competition, former Canadian national champion
Jasmin Plante, Matt Pomeroy, James Stowell,
Brian Daigle, Jason Rayder and Luke Marios have
all posted Pro division victories. Plante swept
the season opener at Hemond’s MX Park in Minot,
Maine, (May 11), Pomeroy and Stowell split the
finals in Rounds 2 and 3 at Twister Valley (May
18) and Crow Hill Motor Sports Park (June 1),
Daigle and Rayder split the Pro finals in Round
4 at Thornwood MX (June 22), while Marios swept
Round 5 in Canaan, N.H., on Sunday, July 13.
Pomeroy also swept the Pro finals in Round 6 at
New York’s Thunder Ridge on July 27.
New England Dragway is the only 1/4-mile drag
strip in New England. It first opened on
September 11, 1966, thanks to the efforts of the
New England Hot Rod Council. Since then, the
track has evolved into one of the nation's
premier drag racing facilities. New England
Dragway hosts the Amalie Oil IHRA North American
Nationals each September, along with a host of
other national touring programs throughout the
season.
RMR's Can-Am series offers riders two
separate divisions in which to compete. The
popular MX division is for rear-wheel-drive,
race-bred machines, while the Utility division
is for entry-level riders with 4x4 or
utility-style ATVs. A separate course is built
at select events for 4x4 competition, known as
the QuadTerrain Challenge.
Rock Maple Racing is presented by your New
England Dodge Dealers, who urge you to stop by
today and see the full line of 2008 cars and
trucks. Grab life by the horns! For more
information, please visit us online at
www.rockmaple.com.
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