BORDER PATROL - By Craig Revelle (July 22)   This week at the Brockville Ontario Speedway, the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints were the main attraction. The Sprint cars always draw a huge crowd, and Saturday night was no exception. Rick Wilson and his daughter April, from Joyceville, Ontario are the fan favorites. Rick raced in the DIRT modified division weekly at Brockville for many seasons, before making the jump to the sprint cars a few years back. Read More

RICK @ THE RACES - By Rick Young (July 22)   On Wednesday night, July 16th, I was in action at the Capital City Speedway in Ottawa in my newly acquired role as "track photographer". After witnessing the season's opening races, I was so impressed with what promotor Arnie Malcolm was doing there, I went back for more. Read More

Driver Profile: Adam Tricky - By Craig Revelle (July 22)   The sport of auto racing is most definitely a family sport, and for Adam Tricky of Mallorytown, Ontario there is no exception. Adam, with the help of his family, races weekly at the Brockville Ontario Speedway in the sportsman division. This is the first year in this division. Read More

WIDE OPEN WEEKLY - By Doug Seeger (July 15)   This past weekend I made the trek back to Central Pennsylvania on Friday night for the make-up Mitch Smith Memorial at Williams Grove Speedway. A great battle saw Doug Esh top Fred Rahmer for the reduced $5,000 to win 30-lap feature event. Read More

BORDER PATROL - By Craig Revelle (July 15)   Racing at the Brockville Ontario Speedway started a couple days early this past week as the Advance Auto Parts Super Dirt series and the Mr. DIRT Sportsman series made its annual trip to the BOS. Then, just 48 hours later, it was Fan Appreciation night and we were back at the track once again. Read More

RICK @ THE RACES - By Rick Young (July 14)   If things had gone to plan, I would have been covering six events in this report, but Mother Nature and work commitments knocked it down to four. Read More

RICK @ the RACES - By Rick Young (July 10)   On Saturday (6 July) I was at the Brockville Ontario Speedway to see the 358 DIRTCAR Modifieds in action. After a long absence in Victory Lane it was good to see Kingston, Ontario's Todd Stewart # 72 with the Checkers. Read More

THE HIGH LINE - By Jay Fish (July 10)   Racing usually doesn’t take a back seat in my life to much of anything other than my bride, and my family, on any given day. Monday, June 16th was not any given day. With the passing of my father last month, my brain took a few caution laps to work things through. Read More

WIDE OPEN WEEKLY - By Doug Seeger (July 10)   With Williams Grove canceling fairly early on Friday and with hotel reservations for Mifflintown Pennsylvania already made I decided to cut my loss and head to Clinton County Speedway to catch the Sprint Car feature. On Saturday night it was back to Port Royal Speedway for the continuation of Pennsylvania Sprint Speedweek. Read More

JIM'S JOURNEYS - By Jim Clarke (July 10)   Much of what I do on a weekly basis involves talking to the drivers about their sponsors, special guests they might have at the track or a crew member that is celebrating a birthday. In some cases, you form a friendship with the driver or some of the team members. From an announcing stand-point, that can be difficult because you can’t appear to play favourites when it comes to what happens on the racetrack. Read More

BORDER PATROL - By Craig Revelle (June 28)   Mother Nature has tried to rain on the parade of participants and fans of the Brockville Speedway most of the season so far. Tonight, she succeeded. With persistent rain most of the day on Saturday, track officials were forced to cancel the evenings program. Read More

RICK @ THE RACES - By Rick Young (June 22)   Last Tuesday (24 June) it was the Jean Baptiste public holiday in Quebec, and because my 'day job' involves working in 'Le Belle Province' I get an unpaid vacation day whether I like it or not. My original plans were to drive down to the Bridgeport Speedway in New Jersey for a 'special race ' they had scheduled, but the sky rocketing gas prices changed my mind (It's about a 9 hour drive from my place). Read More

JIM'S JOURNEYS - By Jim Clarke (June 26)   I know it was an ambitious plan – especially with an ‘iffy’ weather forecast – but I set-out around 11:30, looking to start my weekend quest for 4 shows in as many days. There was a little bit of drizzle just outside Toronto, but for the most part my drive to the speedway was clean and green. Read More

RICK @ the RACES - By Rick Young (June 27)   A rain-out at the Capital City Speedway , Ottawa on Wednesday (18 Jun) and work commitments that prevented a trip to Autodrome Edelweiss on Friday ( 20 Jun) meant that Saturday was my first race day this week. Read More

WIDE OPEN WEEKLY - By Doug Seeger (June 26)   Last Tuesday night it was off to Hartford Ohio's Sharon Speedway for the first leg of the highly anticipated Ollie's Bargain Outlet 360 Sprint Challenge. The Ollie's 360 Challenge is a trio of high paying 360 Sprint Car events that will take place at Sharon Speedway and Eldora Speedway before concluding at Pennsylvania's Williams Grove Speedway. Read More

JIM'S JOURNEYS - By Jim Clarke (June 19)   I decided to mix a little past with the present for my racing travels. My first exposure to stock car racing was when my father took my brother and me to Kingston Speedway, a quarter-mile oval about a 15 minute drive from where I grew-up. The track has been closed since 1976, but this past weekend staged the second edition of its reunion. Read More

BORDER PATROL - By Craig Revelle (June 19)   Jessica Zemken has two wins this season at the Brockville Ontario Speedway, but it doesn’t end there. This past Friday night at the Edelweiss Speedway she picked up her first win at the Quebec track, becoming the first ever female winner in the 358 modified division at this track as well. Kingston’s Bobby Herrington was second, and Laurent Ladouceur was third. Read More

FRESH NOTES - By Bobby Chalmers (June 13)   The Albany-Saratoga Speedway played host to an event four years in the making...a Mike Perrotte win at the "Great Race Place." The popular pilot from Elizabethtown, NY was able to work his way around the top side of the tacky half-mile oval, passing last week's winner Brett Hearn and then disposing of early leader Dave Camara just shy of ten laps to go. Read More

THE HIGH LINE - By Jay Fish (June 11)   RPW welcomes Jay Fish to the writing side! Jay reports on the CNY scene. Read More

WIDE OPEN WEEKLY - By Doug Seeger (June 11)   Friday night it was off to Williams Grove Speedway for another Sprint Car double header featuring the always-tough Pennsylvania Posse 410 drivers along with a visit by the United Racing Company 360 Sprint series. The URC group always brings a solid contingent of 360 Sprints to the Grove and this time was no different as the series presented their 3rd Annual Rislone Nationals, which carried a hefty $4,000 payday to the winner. Read More

RICK @ the RACES - By Rick Young (June 11)   I finished work early again on Friday , which once again allowed me to visit the Autodrome Edelweiss in the Val De Monts region of Quebec. Just before heading up into the mountains, I called in at the 'Tim Hortons' in Chelsea for a coffee and donut where I bumped into Mario Shink, editor of SMAC magazine. Read More

JIM'S JOURNEYS - By Jim Clarke (June 11)   Kawartha Speedway has been my regular Friday night stop for the past couple of seasons. This is my second year working at the popular 3/8ths mile oval at Fraserville, Ontario (near Peterborough). I’m one of the track’s weekly announcers and do writing for the web-site and special event programs. Kawartha’s season opener had been delayed for a week by weather and when the green flag finally flew, fans and drivers alike were chomping at the bit. Read More

NORTHERN TIER ROUNDUP - By Craig Revelle (June 11)   RPW welcomes Craig to the team! Craig reports weekly from the Northern Tier. This column is from May 31. Read More

FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK - By Mike Petrucci (June 6)   L.V. win puts Larkin Motorsports back on track after rough 2008 start Ryan Larkin’s impressive victory Saturday night (May 24) at Lebanon Valley may just have been the shot in the arm that the Larkin Motorsports team needed. To say the least, the win has become the highlight of the team’s roller coaster year at the high banks. Read More

Bobby Herrington: A Passion for Power - By Jim Clarke (June 5)   Some sons and fathers share an interest in – and a passion for hockey or baseball. For Bobby Herrington and his father Randy, their love is motorsports. The 17 year-old from Elginburg, Ontario (just north of Kingston) began racing go-karts in 1999 and earned a number of track championships – including the fall series title at Can Am Speedway and a win at the United States Indoor Go-Kart Nationals in 2003. Read More

WIDE OPEN WEEKLY - By Doug Seeger (June 5)   Friday night it was off to the famed Williams Grove Speedway for a Sprint Car double header featuring the 410 and 358 Sprint Cars. A great night of racing action on a beautiful late spring evening in the Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania area was capped off by some what of an upset feature winner. When the checkered flag flew over the 410 Sprints, Berwick Pennsylvania native Alan Cole piloted the Charlie Sorokach owned No. 35 to his second career victory at the legendary 1/2 mile Read More

JIM'S JOURNEYS - By Jim Clarke (June 3)   What I had hoped would be my second night of racing on the weekend turned-out to be my only night of racing on the weekend. For the 3rd time in 2008, I headed for ‘The BOS’. With a number tracks cancelling their shows earlier in the day, it looked like the car count at Brockville would be spectacular. I set out from Kingston a little after 3:00 and my trip was sunny and warm all the way. After a quick pit stop at Tim Horton’s in Gananoque, I arrived at the track around 4:00. Read More

RICK @ THE RACES - By Rick Young (June 2)   On Thursday night (29 May) I went along to the Cornwall Motor Speedway for the opening night of the Kids Karting Club. They normally run on Tuesday night but this weeks races had to be postponed to Thursday. The club has now been going strong for a couple of years and is a great feeding ground for up and coming talent. Already some of the youngsters have progressed to the larger oval, located next to the Kart track. Read More

JIM'S JOURNEYS - By Jim Clarke (May 24)   Every track likes to give the drivers a chance to shake-down their rides before the season opens and Friday, May 23rd Kawartha Speedway (Fraserville, Ontario) opened the gates for the 4 weekly divisions that will compete there in 2008. I’m a little biased when it comes to talking about Kawartha. I’m one of the track’s weekly announcers and write some of the material that appears on the speedway web-site and in the special event magazines. Read More

RICK @ THE RACES - By Rick Young (May 28)   Once again a late finish at work kept me away from the race tracks on Friday night, so I'm still to make my first visit of the year to Autodrome Edelweiss . Maybe Next Week! Read More

RICK @ THE RACES - By Rick Young (May 21)   This past weekend three more of my local tracks had their opening nights. On Friday (16 May) it was Autodrome Edelweiss, on Saturday (17 May) the Brockville Ontario Speedway and on Sunday (18 May) it was the turn of the Cornwall Motor Speedway. Read More

JIM'S JOURNEYS - By Jim Clarke (May 21)   Traditionally, the Victoria Day holiday weekend is the unofficial start of the summer season. If the weather conditions experienced during the 2008 Victoria Day Weekend are any indication, it could be a very interesting season of race chasing. Read More

WIDE OPEN WEEKLY - By Doug Seeger (May 19)   Finally the Mother Nature cut the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint series a much-needed break atleast for one night as the traveling series invaded Lernerville Speedway last Tuesday for the Commonwealth Clash. Read More

WIDE OPEN WEEKLY - By Doug Seeger (May 12)   This weekend it was back out to Central Pennsylvania and Port Royal Speedway for the 6th Annual Bob Weikert Memorial race sanctioned by the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions. Read More

JIM'S JOURNEYS - By Jim Clarke (May 13)   On the way to my Friday racing destination, I stopped for gas in Smiths Falls, Ontario. Once back underway, I turned the radio to a station from Ottawa – CHEZ 106 – and they were playing “Rock n’ Roll” by Led Zeppelin. The first line of the song....’Its been a long time since I rock and rolled....’ got me thinking about how long it had been since I’d visited Capital City Speedway. Read More

RICK @ THE RACES - By Rick Young (May 8)   After last weeks long haul to the Niagara region, I decided to stay local this weekend, but before I continue, I have to mention an item from my previous report. Soon after sending it out, I had an e-mail message from my daughter Carla who lives in Austin, Texas. “Dad you've spelled Niagara wrong ! ” she said. Read More

JIM'S JOURNEYS - By Jim Clarke (May 7)   I can’t remember the exact date, but my first exposure to stock car racing was when my Dad took my brother and me to Kingston Speedway. It was probably in the late 60’s. I wouldn’t have been quite 10 years old. One of my first stops every Friday night was at the souvenir stand, hoping they might have a few new pictures of my favourite driver – Stormin’ Norman Davey. That might go a long way to explaining why I always have a camera with me at the racetracks I visit today. Read More

JIM'S JOURNEYS - By Jim Clarke (April 30)   Like a good little race-chaser, I got started early. I was watching The Weather Network more than a week before I’d planned to hit the road for the season opening Super DIRTcar 358 Modified series event at Merrittville Speedway. If it had been possible to get a long-range forecast for a longer period, I would’ve been stressing over the weather much longer. Every forecast I saw showed cloud and showers...even thunderstorms. I was hoping to get an early season racing fix, but I wasn’t optimistic. After waking-up to sunshine, my level of excitement certainly changed. Read More

WIDE OPEN WEEKLY - By Doug Seeger (April 30)   The weekend started out for me with a short trip to Lernerville Speedway on Friday night where the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions made their first of two appearances at the Sarver Pennsylvania oval. On Saturday night it was off to Ohio and Fremont Speedway where they completed their first full night of racing for the 2008 season. Both shows were packed full of great racing with Kenny Jacobs taking the win on Friday night and Dave Harrison taking home the victory on Saturday night. Read More

RICK @ THE RACES - By Rick Young (April 29)   An early season start to the 358 Modified Super DirtCar Series, meant a trip down to the Niagra region this past weekend. The Merrittville track, located just 20 minutes away from the world famous Niagra Falls was hosting the 2008 opener. This is one of the longest established venues in North America and Saturday night heralded the start of it's 57th year in operation. Read More

WIDE OPEN WEEKLY - By Doug Seeger (April 23)   This past weekend I made the short trip to Mercer Raceway Park for their 2008 season opener for the Luxaire Heating & Cooling Sprint Cars. Despite scattered rain showers all over the area, Mercer was able to get the entire show in the books with All Star Circuit of Champions regular Brian Ellenberger winning a thrilling battle over 2007 Mercer track champion Rod George. Read More

JIM'S JOURNEYS - By Jim Clarke (April 23)   After spending a long, cold winter writing about racecars, then spending 3 days in a mall around racecars and talking to people about racecars, it was finally time. Time to go to a track and watch racecars in person. The original plan was to head to Fulton Speedway for their 2008 season opener. But, when wet grounds forced that show to be postponed for another week – much like Brewerton’s opener a couple of weeks earlier – it was time for a new plan. Read More