Raffle, Pie, and Music; and oh yeah, a Race! MARC 2016 – 2017 Round Two at Catfish International By Benson S.R. Tuna October 8, 2016 – Cambridge, Massachusetts — Our second race of the 2016-17 MARC campaign had some very impressive racing, music and food, and roughly equal showings of Sportsmen and Pros. Sportsman G-Jet,… Read More

Thompson, CT– September 10, 2016   Nineteen racers made their way to Thompson CT for what’s become a MARC tradition, the opening round of a new season at Durf Hyson’s Thompson Raceway Park in scenic Thompson CT.  Another tradition that Durf has continued is excellent home cooked food, no pizza for this guy.  I believe 19… Read More

Hingham, MA   August 13, 2016   – With the onset of the summer doldrums, only six racers made the trek to Paul Ryer’s South Shore Speedway for our quarterly Gravity Series race which was truly a shame, there’s nothing better than beating the heat by racing slot cars in a nice cool basement.  The low turnout… Read More

20 Racers, Father-Son Combos, Cello, Pie, and a Dead Heat; All Feature in Catfish MARC Finale  Cambridge, MA   May 14, 2016   Our final race of the 2015-16 MARC campaign had everything:  a great turnout, including three father/son racer combos, a smoking go at the U.S. national anthem, crazy-close racing, including a dead heat, and two… Read More

Pileggi and Medeiros both score double wins! Ashland, MA   April 23, 2016  – With one of smallest fields of the MARC season the competition was none the less intense; in fact, it ended up being rather hot for a couple racers. First up was MARC Spec Racer on the Purple Mile. With 7 Pros and… Read More

A Fast Day at Fast Five Raceway – Four Races / Four Winners Southampton, MA   April 9, 2016   We had 21 racers at Ryan Archambault’s Fast Five Raceway including Pete and Peter Medeiros making their first appearance of the season, Matt Patrick and Dave Bryden from the local T-Jet club, The East Coast Outlaws and… Read More

Gravity Racing at LenJet Raceway Ashland, MA   March 26, 2016– The day started out slow when there were only 3 racers at Peter Lentros’ LenJet Raceway when the doors opened at 8:00 AM.  Peter, Paul Ryer and I contemplated canceling the event but we decided to wait to see if anyone else would show up. … Read More

4 Races – 4 Winners at LenJet Raceway Ashland, MA,   March 12, 2016,   Thanks to Tri-State members Rick Carter, Jerome Burwell and Pete Barclay’s appearance, we had 23 racers – 6 Amateurs and 17 Pros  – making this the highest attended event of the season.  Peter Lentros’ LenJet Raceway always draws well, this race was… Read More

Valentine Day’s Massacre at Modelville Hobby Ashland, MA  February 13, 2016– With 6 races now in the books a few things are becoming evident about our current season.  First, apparently nobody wants to win the G-Jet / Spec Racer class championship in either division, we’ve had 6 winners in six races in the Pro division… Read More

Pileggi and Hall Sweep the Day Ashland, Massachusetts, January 9, 2016– The first MARC race of the new year brought us to LenJet Raceway located at Modelville Hobby in Ashland, Massachusetts. Hopefully this race starts the resurgence of the amateur ranks; we had an awesome total of 9 amateur racers join 12 pros for a… Read More