MARC Season 2016-2017 – Race 4 – Nantasket Beach Speedway Sportsman Formula One G-Jet Oh So Close Hull, Massachusetts Dec 10, 2016 – Tom Jahl narrowly nipped Don Hall to win the MARC Sportsman F1 G-Jet battle on The Lady Gray Speedway. Jahl’s 195. 11 lap total was four more track sections than second place finisher Don Hall who managed 195.07 laps. Congratulations… Read More
MARC Season 2016-2017 – Race 3 – LenJet Raceway Full House at LenJet Raceway! Ashland, Massachusetts, November 12, 2016 Events at Peter Lentros’ LenJet Raceway always seems to draw a crowd, this event was no different with 23 racers in attendance – a season high. It was great to have Tommy Gray, Tom Bussmann, Benny Leyro, Mike Resnick and Tom Smith back in the… Read More
Gravity Racing of New England – Nov 5, 2016 – Catfish International Speedway Cambridge Massachusetts, November 5, 2016 – What we lacked in entrees, we made up for in enthusiasm and fun! While we only had 5 entrees at the Gravity Racing of New England event at Rob Hayes’ Catfish International Speedway on Nov 5th, we still had lots of fun; the enthusiasm from the more seasoned Gravity… Read More
MARC Season 2016-2017 – Race 2 – Catfish International Speedway 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
MARC Season 2016-2017 – Race 1 – Thompson Raceway Park 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
Gravity Racing at South Shore Speedway on August 13, 2016 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
MARC Season 2015-2106 – Race 10 – Catfish International Speedway 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
MARC Season 2015-2016 – Race 9 – LenJet Raceway 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
MARC Season 2015-2016 – Race 8 – Fast Five Raceway 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 – March 26, 2016 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