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Race 3 - NL-W Speedbowl - SHANE - 5-25-24 |
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LITES Race 2 - Monadnock -
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Race 1 - Claremont MP -
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2023 NEMA Banquet - 3-23-24 |
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LITES Race
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10-8-23 |
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Race 11 - Lee USA Oktoberfest - 9-30-23 |
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Race 10 - Star Classic - 9-16-32 |
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Race
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8 - Monadnock - Iron Mike - 8-26-23 |
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6 - Seekonk - Boston Louie - 7-15-23 |
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LITES Race
5 - Seekonk - OWW -
6-28-23 |
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LITES Race
4 - Hudson - O'Brien -
6-18-23 |
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3 - NL-W Speedbowl - SHANE - 6-10-23 |
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LITES Race 2 - Lee USA -
5-27-23 |
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LITES Race 1 - Monadnock - 5-6-23 |
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PREVIOUS RACE
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seymourperformanceproducts.com |
NEMA
Announces
Contingency Awards
Presented by
Seymour Performance Products |
The Northeastern Midget Association has announced that
Seymour Performance Products (SPP ) will be presenting
contingency awards from some of the most prominent names in the
industry on a race by race basis to NEMA competitors. The NEMA
LITES kick off their season at the Thompson Motorsports Park
ICEBREAKER on April 11, and the combined group kicks off the
season at LEE USA Speedway on May 15th.
"We really
wanted to determine a way to give back more to the NEMA
community," said SPP owner, Bobby Seymour. "We partnered with
some of the best names in the motorsports industry to provide
generous contingency awards to our NEMA Midgets and NEMA LITES
teams on a weekly basis. This should drive excitement for our
competitors and also brand loyalty to our sponsors," he said.
"The entire club thanks Bobby, Matt and the SPP team, as
well as all of the contingency sponsors, for this great
initiative," said club President, Tim Bertrand. "We are excited
to increase engagement with the brands who have been so loyal to
motorsports, and also give back to our competitors," he said. |
The following partners will
be
providing cash and product
to NEMA competitors: |
nerfinc.com |
mpdracing.com |
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"The Friends of Mike
Rivard" |
NEMA LITES/NEMA Midgets heat races will be sponsored by
Sunoco Racing Fuels.
Each NEMA Midgets and NEMA LITES heat winner will
receive 5 gals of Sunoco Racing Fuel. |
Industry Sponsors who will be
supplying Gift Certificates: |
bellracing.com |
diversifiedracing.com |
simpsonraceproducts.com |
wintersperformance.com |
ipcindy.com |
fkrodends.com |
proshocks.com |
vahlco.com |
advancedracingsuspensions.com |
The contingency awards
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NEMA LITES Feature Winner will receive a $50 gift
certificate from one of the participating sponsors, of their
choice.
2nd and 9th place finishers will receive a $50 gift
certificate from one of the participating sponsors, of their
choice.
The 3rd and 7th place in Lites will each be awarded $50 cash
from "The Friends of Mike Rivard"
The NEMA LITES Hard Charger will receive a $25 gift
certificate and $25 cash from MPD Racing.
The new "Future Stars" will be determined before the start
of the season. These participants will compete at each event
for an additional $50 cash award from Seymour Performance.
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NEMA Midgets Feature Winner will receive a $50 gift
certificate from one of the participating sponsors, of their
choice.
2nd and 9th place finishers will receive a $50 gift
certificate from one of the participating sponsors, of their
choice.
The NEMA Midgets Hard Charger will receive a $50 gift
certificate from Valco Wheels. |
At each event SPP, will
have a
representative distribute cash
and gift
certificates. Certificates
will be redeemable at Seymour
Performance Products. |
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REPAIRS AND SERVICE
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Specializing in
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AUDI • BMW • JAGUAR • MERCEDES
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1460 Pleasant St. (Route 104)
Bridgewater, MA 02234
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SERVING ALL MAKES of MIDGET
& SPRINT CAR ENGINES
Jon Andruk
ja@circleperformance.com
69 LOCUST STREET,
BERKLEY, MA 02779
508-580-5844 |
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hoosiertire.com |
NEMA
and Hoosier Tire
Ink Exclusive Deal |
Brockton, MA -
NEMA announced that the
Northeastern Midget Association and Hoosier Tire East have
inked an exclusive, three year deal. Under the deal, NEMA
will have exclusive rights in the Northeast to the current
plated compounds (RR 7, 7.3, RF 5, LR, 5 and LF, 4, 5) and
will be the only series in the Northeast running these
particular tires.
Hoosier will also continue to be a
major contributor to the NEMA point fund, and in addition
have offered fixed pricing for the racer over the next three
years.
“NEMA has enjoyed a long history with Hoosier.
This sport is about supporting those who take care of you,
and supporting each other. We feel that we have the best
product in Hoosier and look forward to a long relationship
with them,” said NEMA President, Mike Scrivani.
As part of the arrangement,
Hoosier tire has selected long time NEMA supporter Seymour
Enterprises to be the exclusive dealer and service provider
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starspeedwaynh.com |
NEMA LITES - 35 LAPS
Late Models
Slingshots
Street Stocks
Six Shooters |
Pits Open at 3:30 PM
Gen. Adm. at 4:00 PM
Practice at 4:30 PM
First Race at 6:00 PM |
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SUNDAY, JUNE 16th - 1:15 PM |
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hudsonspeedwaynh.com |
NEMA LITES - 50 LAPS
Sportsman Modifieds
Super Streets
Ridge Runners
Six Shooters
Pure Stocks |
Pit Pass: $40.00
Pits Open 10:00 AM
Gates Open 11:30 AM
Hot Laps At 12:05 PM
Racing Starts 1:15 PM |
General Admission: $15.00 Adults
$10.00
Seniors (65+) & Military (with proof)
$5.00 Juniors (Ages
6-12)
Free Admission for Ages 11 & under |
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wiscassetspeedway.com |
truevalue.com/me/wiscasset/3446/ |
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1st: PAUL SCALLY #30
2nd: RANDY CABRAL #47
3rd: KYLE VALERII #17 |
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LITES Gallery HERE
Navigate
to the "Group 1 Race Day - 6/1/2024" album
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NEMA LITES -
WISCASSET
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Driver |
Hometown
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Owner |
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30 |
Paul Scally |
Raynham, MA |
Paul Scally |
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47 |
Randy Cabral |
Kingston, MA |
Randy
Cabral |
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17 |
Kyle Valeri |
Monument Beach, MA |
Peter Valeri |
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4 |
2 |
Joe Bailey |
Monroe, NJ |
Nick Poe |
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5 |
53 |
Dylan Coutu |
Griswold, CT |
Ron Coutu |
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6 |
8 |
Ethan Dion |
Oakdale, CT |
Stephen, Dion |
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59 |
Brayden Egan |
Ashford, CT |
Eric Egan |
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28 |
Mike Pernesiglio |
Ronkonkoma, NY |
Pete
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94 |
Tiana Kibbe |
Fairfield, CT |
Curt Kibbe |
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88 |
Tyson Adamik |
Salem, CT |
Tom Adamik |
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44 |
Trent Goodrow |
Carver, MA |
William Keller |
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35 |
Glen
Cabral |
Plymouth, MA |
Glen
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NEMA Night at Wiscasset Speedway
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Wiscasset, ME - The past weekend, the NEMA
LITES traveled to the biggest and fastest track in Maine,
Wiscasset Speedway for the Ames True Value NEMA Night.
Drivers, owners, and members of the club were greeted with
welcoming and friendly smiles from track owners, Vanessa and
Richard Jordan as well their entire staff.
When the
cars and stars took the track on Saturday afternoon for
their heat races, the winners, Kyle Valeri in the Valeri
Motorsports #17 and Paul Scally in the #30 were awarded an
additional $100 courtesy of Seymour Performance Products. In
addition, we saw Glenn Cabral, the 1990 NEMA rookie of the
year return behind the seat to pilot the #35.
Before
the drivers belted into their cars for the spotlight event
of 60 laps, drivers were introduced by NEMA's own announcer,
Pete Falconi, in victory lane for outside driver
introductions.
Ethan Dion in the #8 alongside
Brayden Egan in the Egan Motorsports #59 led the field to 60
green flag laps. Going into turn one, Dion, led the field
while Tiana Kibbe in the Kibbe Racing #94 and Egan battled
for second as the two raced side by side going down the
backstretch and into turn three. But coming to the front
stretch and into turn one, Kibbe took over second but Egan
remained close on her back bumper.
On the following
lap going down the front stretch, Paul Scally in the #30,
looked to the outside of Egan and remained on his back
corner until turn three where Scally was able to make the
pass for third over Egan. Scally now had his eyes set on
second place Kibbe while Dion continued to lead the field by
nearly five car lengths.
Coming down the front
stretch on lap 4, a battle for second between Kibbe and
Scally occurred as Scally once again took the highline going
into one and would drive up alongside Kibbe going into turn
three but Kibbe was able to hold off Scally. As Scally
ducked back behind Kibbe going down the backstretch, just as
3 car battle for second occurred between Kibbe, Scally, and
Randy Cabral in the #74. While on lap 7, Scally was able to
take the high line coming out of turn two to take second. On
the same lap, Cabral was able to get a run going out of turn
three to take over third from Kibbe going down the front
stretch.
Over the next several laps, Scally was on
the chase to close the gap between him and first place Dion.
On lap 11, Scally on the move, was able to work the high
groove and was on the back bumper of Dion attempting to take
over first. But Dion was able to continue his run and hold
Scally off and regain a four car lengths gap between the
two.
While Dion continued to lead over Scally,
Cabral, and Kibbe. On lap 12, we saw a battle occur for
fifth place between Egan and Kyle Valeri in the Valeri
Motorsports #17. While going into turn three, Valeri took
the high groove to drive up alongside Egan going down the
front stretch where Valeri was able to take over fifth going
into turn one. Valeri, now on the move, looked to the
outside of Kibbe to make the pass on lap 16 and on the
following lap, going into turn one, Valeri was able to take
over the fourth position.
As several laps passed,
Dion continued to lead the pack followed by Scally and
Cabral and on lap 21, Scally once again worked up to the
back bumper of Dion. On the following lap, going down the
backstretch Scally drove up alongside Dion, to take the low
line going into turn three to take the lead going down the
front stretch to lead lap 23.
Once Scally took the
lead, he began to drive away, Dion was now in a battle for
second between him and Cabral. As Cabral took the low line
going into turn one on the following lap, to take second
over Dion. Cabral, now set his eyes on closing the half a
straightaway gap between him and first place Scally.
Over the next few laps, as Scally continued to lead over
Cabral, Dion, and Valeri, we saw a tight battle for the
fifth through eighth positions from Kibbe, Egan, Joey Bailey
in the #2, and Dylan Coutu in the Redline Motorsports #53 as
they all raced nose to tail.
As the field spread out
amongst themselves, on lap 30, Scally extended his lead to
nearly a straightway over Cabral and Dion, as Valeri was on
the move and tracking down Dion.
On lap 33, going
down the backstretch, Bailey took the low line away from
Egan going into turn three to take over the sixth position
and was now on the move to break into the top five over
Kibbe. While on the next lap, Coutu was able to take the low
line going into turn one to take over seventh over Egan.
While on lap 38, Valeri had now worked his way to the
back bumper of third place, Dion, and going down the
backstretch, drove up alongside Dion where the two raced
side by side, but going down the front stretch, Valeri took
over third by his front nose.
As Scally held nearly a
four second lead over Cabral, Valeri worked to close the
distance between him and second place.
Over the next
several laps, we saw a tight battle once again for fifth
between Kibbe and Bailey, as Bailey was on the back bumper
of Kibbe and eventually on lap 43, Bailey was able to take
the low line coming out of turn two to take over the fifth
position.
While on lap 45, Coutu was able to get a
run going into turn one, to drive up alongside Kibbe for
sixth, where the two raced side by side going down the
backstretch, but Coutu was able to continue his run to take
over sixth.
On lap 50, Scally continued to drive
away while navigating through lapped traffic to maintain his
straightaway lead over Cabral and Valeri. While on lap 52,
Bailey raced his way to the back bumper of Dion to make the
pass to take over the fourth position.
While on lap
56, going down the backstretch, Coutu drove up alongside
Dion to break into the top 5.
As the checkered flag
flew for Scally on lap 60, he ran away from the rest of the
field, leading the pack by nearly half a lap, followed by
Cabral, and Valeri to round out the top 3.
In a
post-race interview, Scally commented on his win, "It is
such an honor to win at this track. The Jordans, Vanessa and
Richard, work so hard to give us a great facility and it's
first class. It is truly an honor to win here."
In
victory lane, the outstanding performance award was given to
Randy Cabral for his drive to finish in 2nd from his 9th
place starting position. In addition, a gift certificate to
Bentley's Saloon was given to a lucky fan.
To round
out the top 10 where strong finishes by Paul Scally #30,
Randy Cabral #47, Kyle Valeri #17, Joey Bailey #2, Dylan
Coutu #53, Ethan Dion #8, Brayden Egan #59, Mike Pernesiglio
#28, Tiana Kibbe #94, and Tyson Adamik #88.
The NEMA
LITES take the next weekend off, but look forward to their
double header race weekend at Star Speedway on Saturday,
June 15th and Hudson Speedway for the Jim O'Brien Memorial
at Hudson Speedway on Sunday, June 16th. This action packed
race weekend is not one you will want to miss! We hope to
see you there!
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2024 NEMA Membership
Form |
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The Big
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Chuck
supported NEMA for over two decades, earning victories as
car owner and reviving midget racing in the northeast as
President. His spirit, ingenuity, and passion live on in
NEMA as we are proud to present this award in his honor.
To qualify for this special award, new owners must
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a full NEMA registered car owner for the 2024 season. |
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Be
a new owner who has never raced with a registered full NEMA
midget in the past, OR a veteran NEMA owner who has not
competed with a full NEMA midget in the last 10 years. |
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Compete
in at least 75% of the full NEMA division feature races.
Earn
the most points in the full NEMA championship point
standings among other qualifying new owners.
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Qualified new owners will be at
the discretion of the
contest board prior to the start
of the 2024 race season.
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Sponsored by
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Dylan and Dan Rock's
podium finish at the '23 Iron Mike Memorial race
(John
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Rock Racing Finds Success with
Investment in NEMA’s Big Cars
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Two years ago, Dan Rock and his son, Dylan, were at
a crossroads. They were only a few parts away from
completing their collection to build their new NEMA LITES
midget when they shifted gears for an even bigger adventure
- the mighty midgets of NEMA's big car division.
Dylan Rock began his racing career like many young aspiring
racecar drivers, by running go karts and mini-sprints in the
hills of New Hampshire with his Dad. The father-son team
earned success and turned heads at both levels, opening the
door for Dylan to chauffeur a modified with VMRS, a series
founded by Dylan's grandfather, Jack Bateman. It wasn't long
before the then-16-year-old found victory lane at Claremont
Motorsports Park in 2016. Their success continued for the
next few years, highlighted by a podium finish in the 2019
MRS point standings. That same year Dylan was named Most
Improved Driver. After a couple more seasons with MRS, the
wear and tear and intense work regimen associated with
racing an open wheeled modified was proving to be too much
for this father/son crew, who pride themselves in doing all
their own work, and most importantly, doing it together.
They struggled with the manpower and the economics of
modified racing. This drove them to make a change.
Since the early days of swinging dirt with the Mini sprints
up at Bear Ridge Speedway, the Rock racing team has had
respect and a curiosity for the pavement series of the
Northeastern Midget Association (NEMA), which is comprised
of two divisions - the LITES and the original, full midgets,
a.k.a. big cars. As spectators, they have always appreciated
the speed, the clean racing, the comradery amongst the club
members, and the history associated with the club that has
been pounding the pavement of New England short tracks for
over 70 years. So that winter, they began their transition
with their eye on the seemingly more affordable division of
NEMA, the Ford Focus powered NEMA LITES.
Dan, an
automotive technician and Dylan, a journeyman electrician,
were under the impression that to compete with NEMA's full
midget division, you had to have super deep pockets. They
acquired a Hawk chassis, a front axle, rear end, tail tank
and even a focus motor plate as they began building their
new LITES midget. While scouring the midget classifieds,
they could not help noticing the trend of used Esslinger and
Gaerte midget motors for sale online for surprisingly little
investment, often less than $10K. After doing the math and
much contemplation, they realize that competing with NEMA's
full series was not out of reach as they originally thought.
A complete used Esslinger motor package, including the
rebuild, would run them less than $20K. This was obviously
more money than the new Focus motor for the Lite, but they
also weighed the cost of tires, fuel, travel, and the wear
and tear of running a 15-16 race schedule with the LITES,
compared to the 8-9 races with the big car series. They
realized that the big picture cost was a difference of
"hundreds" of dollars, not "thousands", contrary to popular
perception. With that newfound knowledge, they sold off
their Ford Focus parts and acquired an Esslinger motor,
freshened it up, and focused on competing with the big car
division of NEMA for 2022.
They spent their debut
season learning the ropes, adjusting to a new driving style,
and absorbing as much knowledge and advice as possible from
the car and from fellow competitors one race at a time. By
the end of the season, they had racked up enough good
finishes to earn a top 10 in the NEMA Championship point
standings. Dylan's steady driving and progression earned him
the prestigious NEMA Rookie of the Year award. According to
the driver, Dylan was not surprised by the learning curve,
but was taken back by the sheer fun and thrill of finessing
the wheel of a 375 HP, 1000-pound, lightning fast, open
wheel race car.
"I couldn't believe how deep I
could drive the midget into the turn and then just blast
down the straight...and because of the size difference,
there just seems to be much more racetrack with the midget
than the modified!"
The following winter they
swapped their Hawk chassis with a Beast to transport their
Esslinger powerplant. They immediately found success kicking
off the 2023 season with a podium finish at NEMA's big
Midget opener, which was the Shane Hammond Memorial at
Waterford Speedbowl. They would go on to earn two more, in
addition to multiple top-five finishes. They even closed out
the season with a second place at Lee USA's Oktoberfest.
These strong runs earned them a very respectful 3rd and 4th
place in the NEMA Owner and Driver Championships point
standings in only their sophomore year. It's safe to say Dan
Rock has no regrets with their switch from LITES to Full
NEMA. Dan was quoted as saying:
"The LITES are a
great division, but ultimately, we wanted to run a full
midget. It just made more sense for us coming from the mods
and for Dylan's development as a driver.... I just really
want other racers to know how doable it is."
Dan
and Dylan Rock admit to feeling right at home with NEMA.
They can't help but thank all the folks who have helped them
get this journey started, including Tim Bertrand, Mike Horn,
Seymour Performance, and Circle Performance - just to name a
few - but most of all they can't wait to hit the track next
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