MARC 2020-2021 – Race 2 – November 14, 2020 Who are those masked men? Ashland Massachusetts, November 14, 2020 – Twelve drivers came out of their COVID bunkers masked and armed with hand sanitizer. Everyone keep socially distanced as much as possible and once again the Terry Ayer Remote Driver’s Stations (TARDS) were employed to provide more separation for the drivers and marshals. As… Read More
MARC 2020-2021 – Race 1 – October 10, 2020 Testing the waters Ashland Massachusetts, October 10, 2020 – Thirteen drivers came out of the Covid quarantine to see if racing would be possible when following the current recommended guidelines. I think all the attendees would agree the answer is yes! Everyone in attendance worn a mask properly covering their mouth and nose. Everyone… Read More
MARC 2019-2020 – Race 7 – March 14, 2020 The Last Race, for now anyway Suffield CT, March 14, 2020 – 17 drivers made the last race before everything shutdown. Special guests Paul Kniffen and Roger Porcelli were on hand for the MARC race and the 6-hour Enduro to be held Sunday. Bill Bonsma and his son William were back to join the fun. … Read More
MARC 2019-2020 – Race 6 – February 08, 2020 High Speed on Fast Five Raceway Southampton, MA February 08, 2020 Fourteen racers headed to Fast Five (well 13 as Ryan’s wife still lets him live here despite his slot car addiction) to run on Snakebite Raceway. While Rob Hayes charged his Tesla, the raceway still managed enough power to propel a days’ worth of… Read More
GRoNE – GRoNE Hog’s Day – February 01, 2020 2nd Annual GRoNE Hog’s Day Event Ashland, MA February 01, 2020 We had 12 participants at our second annual GRoNE Hog’s Day event hosted by Peter Lentros at his awesome LenJet Raceway. LenJet tends to draw the crowd, in part because it’s centrally located within New England but also because it’s just an awesome place… Read More
MARC 2019-2020 – Race 5 – January 11, 2020 A Full Day of Racing on a Warm Summer’s Day in January Ashland, Massachusetts January 11, 2020 With 22 racers in attendance, MARC had its biggest crowd of the season; but LenJet usually does draw in the participants. This despite the super warm weather that hit the New England area over the weekend. All 22… Read More
GRoNE – New Year’s Day – December 28, 2019 A New Year’s GRoNE Ashland, Massachusetts December 28, 2019 For our 4thannual New Year’s GRoNE race we had 11 participants at Peter Lentros’ LenJet Raceway. It’s hard to believe we’re starting our 5th season of gravity car racing in New England, and for that I thank all the die-hard graviteers who’ve helped gravity racing take… Read More
MARC 2019-2020 – Race 4 – December 14, 2019 LITTLE GREG DOUBLES / TIFFANY and COLLIGAN WIN Hull Massachusetts December 14, 2019 PRO Class F1 GJet Little Greg won a big Formula One G Jet race on the Nuvolari Super Speedway by eight laps over rival driver Rob Hayes . This was a whopping win for Greg on high banked track that has… Read More
GRoNE – Pre-Thanksgiving Day Happening – November 23, 2019 GRoNE’s pre-Thanksgiving Day Happening Hingham Massachusetts November 23, 2019 – Eight Graviteers made their way to Hingham MA, to join Paul Ryer at his South Shore Speedway on November 23rdfor the first GRoNE race of the season. On docket were Super Stock T-Jets, Gravity cars and an IROC race using Roger Porcelli’s Dire Wolves in… Read More
MARC 2019-2020 Race 3 – November 9, 2019 Yet Another Awesome Venue in New England Windham, New Hampshire November 9, 2019 It was a cold and sunny day in New Hampshire for the inaugural MARC race at the Ralph Spoilsport Speedway. Eight racers were in attendance, five Sportsman and three Pros. Most of the pros were tied up in England at the Derby… Read More