October 9, 2009 – Shediac (N.B.) — Over 200 drivers and teams from throughout Atlantic Canada and Maine are making their way to the Centre for Speed (CFS) for this weekend’s 9th annual Maple Leaf Foods / Vance Hanes Auto Parts Atlantic Stock Car “Championships Speed Weekend” on October 10 & 11.

After a review of the current weather forecast from Environment Canada, the CENTRE has decided to move forward with the event as currently planned. While the weather forecast calls for showers to end Saturday morning, the CENTRE is hoping that the trend will continue to improve throughout tomorrow and track management has therefore decided to undertake the event as originally scheduled. Monday, October 12th will continue to be a rain date, if required.

Saturday and Sunday’s stock car racing action will include a number of the top drivers from throughout the four Atlantic provinces, including most area track and tour champions as well as a number of former champions and defending Atlantic Champs. All will be vying for a share of the over $50,000 in payouts and lap sponsorships. This ‘year-end celebration’ for the 2009 stock car racing season in Atlantic Canada will feature teams and drivers in seven stock car divisions of Pro Stock, Sportsman, Streetstock, 4 cylinder Mini Stock and Four Fun, Atlantic Open Wheel (AOW) modifieds and Legends.

Two feature races highlight these 2009 Atlantic Stock Car Championships with the Vance Hanes Auto Parts Sportsman 100 on Saturday, October 10th and the Maple Leaf Foods Pro Stock 150 on Sunday, October 11th, both starting at 1:00 p.m. The October 10th event will also feature Atlantic Championship racing for Legends, Mini Stock and Four Fun division drivers. Sunday’s action will include Atlantic Championship racing for Streetstock (50 lap feature) competitors as well as 35-lap events for Sportsman and AOW Tour competitors.

NASCAR drivers J.R. Fitzpatrick of Cambridge, Ontario, and Donald Chisholm of Antigonish, Nova Scotia highlight a field of top stock car drivers from throughout Atlantic Canada, including for the first time ever, competitors from two Newfoundland speedways – Avondale and Thunder Valley Speedways.

On Saturday, October 10th, a total of 60 of the Maritimes top Sportsman drivers will battle for positions on the 28-car starting grid for the Vance Hanes Auto Parts 100. Top competitors from most of the stock car tracks in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, will be driving hard during the qualifying heats for one of the coveted starting positions in the 100 lap feature. The event will include top competitors and multi time track champs such as Dan Bourque (Grande Digue), Claude Gaudet (Barachois), John Rankin (St. Martin’s), Glyn Nott (Harvey Station), Bradley Logan (Harvey Station) and Jeff Dillman & Terry Roma (Halifax).

The Saturday program will also include drivers from the Atlantic region’s Legends racecar series putting their skills to the test against NASCAR driver, J.R. Fitzpatrick in the Legends 50 feature race.

J.R. Fitzpatrick, the youngest NASCAR Canadian Tire series champion and NASCAR Nationwide and Camping World Truck series driver for the Kevin Harvick NASCAR racing team, will be driving the Vance Hanes Autoparts / RacingTrader.ca Legend racecar during Saturday’s racing action. J.R. will also be competing in the Pro Stock 150 race on Sunday afternoon.

The 4 cylinder Atlantic Championship will also be up for grabs on Saturday, with top drivers and track champions from throughout the Atlantic region, including a few competitors from two Newfoundland speedways, battling it out in the very competitive Four Cylinder 35 for Mini Stock and Four Fun competitors.

Then, on Sunday, October 11th, the action heats up again starting at 1 p.m. with over 40 Pro Stock drivers registered to compete for positions on the starting grid for the Maple Leaf Pro Stock 150. This event will feature Maritime Pro Stock Tour (MPST) champion, Wayne Smith (Timberlea, N.S.), defending his 2008 Atlantic Championship title against the best Pro Stock drivers from our region, including Kirk Thibeau (Fort Fairfield, Maine), Donald Chisholm and John Flemming from Nova Scotia, local favorites Dave O’Blenis (Boundary Creek), Mike Stevens (Riverview) and Brian McNaughton (Lower Coverdale), as well as Bern Hickey of Avondale Speedway (NL).

Other top Pro Stock competitors expected to compete include George Koszkulics (New Glasgow, N.S.) and Craig Slaunwhite (Terrence Bay, N.S.), Fredericton-area drivers Shawn Tucker and Greg Fahey along with PEI competitors Jonathan Hicken, Kris Hughes, Scott Livingston and Kris Fournier.

Sunday’s action will also include top Streetstock track champions and drivers from throughout the Atlantic region in the very competitive Atlantic Streetstock Championship 50. If last year’s ‘photo finish’ is any indication, defending 2008 Atlantic Champ Fred Broussard from Sydney’s Island Speedway will have his hands full in this ‘edge of your seat’ Streetstock feature. Drivers from the AOW ModifiedsTour will also battle it out in the AOW 35.

On Friday afternoon and evening, the CENTRE will hold practice sessions for all divisions, starting at 1 p.m., as well as a pit party.

Weekend passes for adults are $40 while youth (5-15 years old) weekend passes go for $10. Weekend Family Passes for 2 adults and 2 youths are also available for $85 – a savings of $15! Furthermore, a limited amount of advance weekend passes for only $30 can be purchased at Race Time located in Dieppe’s Champlain Mall.

For the Saturday only events, individual day passes are $20 for adults and $10 for youths while day passes for Sunday’s action are $25 for adults and $10 for youths.

The CENTRE for Speed (CFS) is located 5 kms east of Shediac’s Parlee Beach on Route #133 in the village of Grand Barachois, New Brunswick.

Full schedule details are available at www.centreforspeed.com

October 7, 2009 – Shediac (N.B.) — Over 200 drivers and teams from throughout Atlantic Canada and Maine including a number of current and former track, tour and defending Atlantic Champions, have registered to compete in this weekend’s 9th annual Maple Leaf Foods / Vance Hanes Auto Parts Atlantic Stock Car “Championships Speed Weekend” on October 10 & 11 at the Centre for Speed (CFS), Atlantic Canada’s Super Speedway and Metro Moncton’s ‘Playground of Power’, located in nearby Grand Barachois.

A total of over $50,000 in payouts, including lap sponsorships, will be available for teams in the seven stock car divisions of Pro Stock, Sportsman, Streetstock, 4 cylinder Mini Stock and Four Fun, Atlantic Open Wheel (AOW) modifieds and Legend stock car racing events during this upcoming weekend.

Two feature races will highlight the 2009 Atlantic Stock Car Championships with the Vance Hanes Auto Parts Sportsman 100 on Saturday, October 10th and the Maple Leaf Foods Pro Stock 150 on Sunday, October 11th, both starting at 1:00 p.m. The October 10th event will also feature Atlantic Championship races for Legend, Mini Stock and Four Fun division drivers. Sunday’s action will also include Atlantic Championship racing for Streetstock (50 lap feature) competitors as well as 35-lap events for Sportsman and AOW Tour competitors.

NASCAR drivers J.R. Fitzpatrick of Cambridge, Ontario, and Donald Chisholm of Antigonish, Nova Scotia will highlight a field of top stock car drivers from throughout Atlantic Canada, including for the first time ever, competitors from two Newfoundland speedways – Avondale and Thunder Valley Speedways.

“Were very excited about this year’s Atlantic Championship events,” says Tim Wile, track promoter and general manager for the Centre for Speed (CFS). “We’ve got a super field of competitors in all divisions and the cars continue to register every day. We should have the strongest overall field of stock cars that we’ve ever seen at our facility for this years annual event, including drivers from all four Atlantic provinces thanks to our first-ever Newfoundland entries and strong representation from each of the stock car facilities in our region including Fredericton, Halifax, Sydney, Antigonish, and Charlottetown.”

The long weekend events are expected to attract most of the top drivers from throughout the four Atlantic provinces, including most area track and tour champions as well as a number of former champions and defending Atlantic Champs.

On Sunday, October 11th, the Maple Leaf Foods Pro Stock 150 will feature CARQUEST Maritime Pro Stock Tour (MPST) champion, Wayne Smith (Timberlea, N.S.), who will be defending his 2008 Atlantic Championship title against the best Pro Stock drivers from our region, including Nova Scotians Donald Chisholm and John Flemming, local favorites Dave O’Blenis (Boundary Creek), Mike Stevens (Riverview) and Brian McNaughton (Lower Coverdale), as well as Bern Hickey of Avondale Speedway (NL). J.R. Fitzpatrick, a rising NASCAR Canadian Tire series driver, will also be competing in both the Pro Stock 150 on Sunday and the Legends feature on Saturday. This year, J.R. has been quite busy in both Canada and the United States, competing in a number of Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series events south of the border as part of the Kevin Harvick NASCAR racing team.

Other top regional Pro Stock competitors expected on Sunday include a number of teams from Nova Scotia including George Koszkulics (New Glasgow) and Craig Slaunwhite (Terrence Bay), Fredericton-area drivers Shaun Tucker, Greg Fahey along with PEI competitors Jonathan Hicken, Kris Hughes, Scott Livingston and Kris Fournier. Over 40 Pro Stock drivers have registered to compete for positions on the starting grid for the Maple Leaf Pro Stock 150 on Sunday.

Sunday’s action will also include top Streetstock track champions and drivers from throughout the Atlantic region in the very competitive Atlantic Streetstock Championship 50. If last year’s ‘photo finish’ is any indication, defending 2008 Atlantic Champ Fred Broussard from Sydney’s Island Speedway will have his hands full in this ‘edge of your seat’ Streetstock feature. Competitors from the AOW Tour will also battle it out in the AOW 35-lap main event.

On Saturday, October 10th, a total of 60 of the Maritimes top Sportsman drivers are expected to battle for positions on the 28-car starting grid for the Vance Hanes Auto Parts 100. Top competitors, including current and former track champions from most of the stock car tracks in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, are expected to make the trek to CFS for the 100 lap feature. The event will include top competitors and multi time track champs such as Dan Bourque (Grande Digue), Claude Gaudet (Barachois), Jim Duke (Moncton), Glyn Nott (Burton), Bradley Logan (Fredericton) and Jeff Dillman & Terry Roma (Halifax).

The Saturday program will also include track champions from throughout the region and other top drivers, including a few competitors from two Newfoundland speedways, in the very competitive 4 cylinder (Mini Stock, Four Fun). Both of these division drivers will be competing for their respective Atlantic Championship bragging rights in the Four Cylinder 35. Also included in the Saturday event will be drivers from the region’s Legends racecar series putting their skills to the test against J.R. Fitzpatrick in the Legends 50 feature race.

“There are two things that make this weekend event unique,” said track promoter Wile. “Fans, drivers and crews get a chance to celebrate the end of the racing season in friendly competition, without any pressure, and it’s also an opportunity to match skills with most of the top teams from throughout the region – in every class with a chance to be named the ‘best of the best’ in your division.”

Friday afternoon and evening on October 9th will feature practices for all divisions as well as a pit party.

Weekend passes for adults will be sold for $40 while a youth (5-15 years old) weekend pass will go for $10. Weekend Family Passes for 2 adults and 2 youths will also be available for $85 – a savings of $15! Furthermore, a limited amount of advance weekend passes for only $30 are available at Race Time located in Dieppe’s Champlain Mall.

On Saturday October 10th, individual day passes will be $20 for adults and $10 for youths while day passes for the October 11th races will be $25 for adults and $10 for youths. Monday, October 12th has been reserved as a rain date for either event.

The CENTRE for Speed is a 128-acre motor sports park which includes Atlantic Canada’s largest and fastest stock-car oval along with several other racing facilities. The CENTRE overlooks the Northumberland Straight and is located 5 kms east of Shediac’s Parlee Beach in the village of Grand Barachois, New Brunswick.

Full schedule details are available at www.centreforspeed.com

It was just one short month ago that Cambridge, Ontario’s J.R. Fitzpatrick was at Scotia Speedworld outside of Halifax, Nova Scotia racing, and winning in a Legend car. The game plan will be the same this upcoming weekend as Fitzpatrick will once again team up with RacingTrader.ca to race in the Annual Speed Weekend festivities at the CENTRE For Speed in Grand-Barachois, New Brunswick!

Fitzpatrick’s weekend will start off on Saturday, October 10th by stepping foot into the #3 CAT Rental Store/Vance Hanes Auto Parts Legend car that he won in at Scotia Speedworld back in September. The fifty lap Legend race will be on a complete compliment of racing on Saturday which will include racing in the Sportsman, Atlantic Open Wheel and Four Cylinder classes at the CENTRE.

The next day, Fitzpatrick will climb behind the wheel of the Univeral Truck and Trailer – Robbie MacLean Chevrolet Impala Pro Stock for the Maple Leaf Foods 150. This event is one of the most prestigious events in the Maritimes each year and is expected to be contested by a full field of Pro Stock drivers from the Atlantic Region and beyond! Fans have seen the Universal Truck and Trailer Impala on track all season racing in the CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour with Charlottetown, P.E.I.s Robbie MacLean behind the wheel and will be a threat to win on Sunday as it has been all season throughout the Maritimes.

Fitzpatrick has had a busy season North and South of the border this season as the youngest Canadian Stock Car Champion has run races for Kevin Harvick Incorporated in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series. As a side dish to the compliment of NASCAR Racing down South, Fitzpatrick has been running his share of NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races which included a win in front of the big crowd at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal!

On board once again for his Eastern Canadian swing is RacingTrader.ca. The Fastest Growing Racing Classified and Online Community Website in Canada that was on board the #3 Legend car one month ago when Fitzpatrick pulled into Victory Lane at Scotia Speedworld and will be on the hunt for more victories with Fitzpatrick this weekend. We had too much fun not to do this again! said RacingTrader.ca Founder and Co-Owner Mark Williams.

The CENTRE For Speed can be found on Route 133, just outside of the scenic town of Shediac, New Brunswick. Spectator gates open at the stock car oval at 10am on Saturday and Sunday with racing beginning at 1pm. A full field of cars is expected in all divisions. A two day pass can be purchased at the front gate on race day for $40 (Adults) or $10 (Juniors, 5-15 years old). For more information on the weekend, please visit www.centreforspeed.com!

(Shediac, N.B.) — Dan Bourque, Victor Vienneau, Bob Prosser and Mike Weagle were crowned as 2009 Points Champions in their respective divisions during intense stock car racing action on Sunday afternoon at the Centre for Speed, Atlantic Canada’s Super Speedway and “Metro Moncton’s Playground of Power”.

For ‘Buzzsaw’ Dan Bourque (#15) of Grande-Digue, who claimed his first career Sportsman championship in 17 seasons of racing, Sunday was the crowning moment of a ‘wreckers to championship’ season. In fact, Bourque had planned on retiring after the 2008 season but a last race wreck, where he completely demolished his racecar, left him with a sour taste in his mouth and a renewed determination to continue racing.

“I owe it all to my terrific pit crew and their drive to come back even
stronger in 2009”, beamed Bourque as he celebrated his first Championship after Sunday’s Eastern Well Drillers 50-lap feature. However, the championship win for Bourque was not without its last-day dramatics. In fact, his racecar developed mechanical problems during the semifinal after a third place finish in the 10-lap heat. His crew battled through the semifinal and the 50-lap feature to keep him in the hunt for the Championship ahead of a hard-charging Marc Gautreau (#99) of Grand Barachois.

Heading into Sunday afternoon’s final points event of the 2009 season, Bourque held a
12-point lead on Gautreau. However, that lead threatened to completely slip through Bourque’s hands as Gautreau reeled off wins in the dash, second heat as well as the hotly-contested 15-lap semifinal to set up the showdown in the 19-car, 50-lap feature.

Veteran Dan Duke (#94) of Lakeville had the car to beat in the 50-lap main event as he took the early lead and held off challenges over the first 38 laps. However, Calvin Rankin (#45) of Quispamsis would prove to be a factor over the later part of the event. Having started the feature in 12th position, after his earlier win in the first Sportsman heat, Rankin worked
the outside line to charge his way through the field. By lap 35, Rankin had made his way into second and was knocking on Duke’s back bumper. Sticking to the outside groove, Rankin was finally able to overtake Duke on lap 41, and held on for the win crossing the finish line ahead of Gautreau and Duke.

Both Gautreau and Bourque, they took advantage of some early race openings to make their way through the field. By lap 19, Bourque had moved into third position with Gautreau in fourth. Gautreau continued his climb to the top as he passed Duke over the final few laps to cross the stripe in second. As for Bourque, his recurring
mechanical problems forced him and out of the pits over the final portion of the race, finally finishing in 12th position. That, however, was just enough for him to claim his first Sportsman championship, finishing a mere three points ahead of Gautreau in the final points standings.

It was a similar scenario in the chase for the 2009 Streetstock championship for Victor Vienneau (#03) of Cocagne, who started the
day first in the standings with a 29-point lead over division rookie Gerald Brun (#33) of Moncton. While the day belonged to Doug MacEwen (#40) of Charlottetown, who celebrated in 42nd birthday by recording a grand slam with wins in the heat, semifinal and 50-lap feature, both Vienneau and Brun were dogged by frustrating mechanical problems which for the most part left them looking on from the pit area.

Despite a blown piston, Vienneau got a little help from other pit crews and was able to complete one lap in the 50-lap feature thereby collecting enough points to hang on for his first career Streetstock championship.
For MacEwen, his three wins, including his third feature win of the season ahead of Jamie Vassello (#38) of Sydney, N.S. and Kelly Bassett (#18) of Saint John, vaulted him into second overall in the final points standings, just a few points ahead of Brun.

In Mini Stock action, Bob Prosser (#5) of Turtle Creek captured the 2009 Mini Stock division Championship thanks to a fifth place showing in the 25-lap feature, a second place finish in the heat and a fourth place finish in the semifinal. Martin Landry (#00) of Grand Barachois made things very interesting with second place finishes in
both the semifinal and feature, ending the day just four points behind Prosser for the championship. Meanwhile, Landry’s cousin, Daniel Gautreau (#20) of Shediac had the car to beat on Sunday in this division, collecting wins in both the heat and feature to go along with a third place showing in the semifinal. Veteran Brad Daley (#33) of Moncton was first across the finish line in the semifinal for his second win of the 2009 season.

In the Four Fun division, despite a damaged rear wheel, Mike Weagle (#60) of Petitcodiac capped off a dominating season with his 12th win of the
season in the semi-final to go along with second place showings in the heat and 25-lap feature, to capture the 2009 Four Fun division championship. While Eldon Campbell (#17) of Moncton had to settle for second overall in the points standings, he did end the season on high note beating Weagle in both the feature and heat as well as a third place showing in the semifinal.

Three BIG weekends of Atlantic Championships motorsports action are scheduled for the Atlantic Canada’s Super Speedway, the Centre for Speed (CFS) in October.

This includes the 10th Annual Atlantic Stock Car Championships on October 9, 10 & 11 with a total purse of over $50,000. This traditional ‘Year End Racing Celebration’, which has attracted the largest field of stockcars from throughout Atlantic Canada, Maine and Québec over the past 9 years, will feature several series and Atlantic track champions for the Pro Stock 150, Sportsman 100, Streetstock 50, as well as Mini Stock, Four Fun, Atlantic Open Wheel (AOW) and Legends events. CFS management is promising that this year’s Atlantic Championships will include a number of new features to further enhance the event for both fans and drivers from throughout our region. Detailed announcements will be made over the coming weeks.

Full schedule details are available at www.centreforspeed.com

About CFS

The CENTRE for Speed, built in 1996, is home to the Atlantic region’s largest and fastest paved 3/8 of a mile stock car oval as its centerpiece. The CENTRE overlooks the Northumberland Strait and is located 5 kilometers east of Shediac’s Parlee Beach on Route #133 in the village of Grand Barachois.

(Shediac, N.B.)  — Luc Bourgeois (#88) of Memramcook picked up where he left off last Sunday and captured a flag-to-flag win in the Maritime Super Series for Sportsman 75 to celebrate the Acadian Holiday on Saturday evening at the Centre for Speed (CFS), Atlantic Canada’s Super Speedway and “Metro Moncton’s Playground of Power”.

Meanwhile, Mike Rayburn (#98) of Hampton made a triumphant return to CFS by capturing the win in the Atlantic Open Wheel (AOW) Modified Series 35-lap feature. A few years ago, Rayburn was a regular driver in the Sportsman division at CFS where victory had always eluded him. On Saturday, he picked up his second career AOW win at the CENTRE crossing the stripe ahead of Shelley Stewart (#43) of Emerald,
PEI and Mark Price (#9) of Rothesay in the main event of the evening.

Stewart had earlier picked up a win in the first heat to go along with a very close second place finish in both the semifinal and feature. Price had als0o visited victory lane after capturing the second semi while Byron Bartlett (#77) of Saint John was victorious in both the second heat and first semi-final before a heartbreaking end to his evening in the feature. Bartlett and Price set the pace in the 35-lap main event and battled hard over the first 28 laps of the event. Coming out of turn #4 on lap #28, Bartlett and Price got together sending
Bartlett’s rear passenger-side wheel flying off into the corner. While he was able to drive the car on three wheels into the pit area, his crew could not make the necessary repairs and his evening was over. Price, who restarted at the tail-end of the lead lap was able to salvage a third place finish after the unfortunate collision.

In the Maritime Super Series 75, Bourgeois, who started on the pole, beat back all

challengers to capture his second consecutive Sportsman feature win at CFS to go along with his earlier win in the 10-lap heat. With the win, Bourgeois vaults from 5th to second position in the Series point chase heading into next weekend’s International 145 at Riverglade Speedway. Veteran Dan Bourque (#15) of Grande-Digue crossed the stripe second followed closely by Ken MacKenzie (#85) of Salisbury and series defending champ, Claude Gaudet (#22) of Grand-Barachois. Gaudet continues to lead the Super Series point standings with 91 points, 6 points up on the surging Bourgeois (85 points). Bourque now finds himself in the third spot with 81 points followed closely by MacKenzie at 79 points and Marc Gautreau
(#99) of Grand-Barachois at 74 points.

In Streetstock action, division points leader Victor Vienneau (#03) of Cocagne took advantage of a late race mishap to capture his third feature win of the season ahead of division rookie Gerald Brun (#33) of Moncton and Doug MacEwen of Charlottetown. Gary Stewart (#43) of Emerald, PEI had the car to beat in this division on
Saturday evening having captured wins in both the heat and semifinal. However, the racing gods had a different plan for him in the 25-lap feature. After once again setting leading the field for 22 laps, Stewart’s night came to a sudden end when he blew a rear tire and limped into the pit area in time to see Vienneau cross the finish line for the win.

Both the Mini Stock and Four Fun drivers had the weekend off.

Next Sunday, August 23rd at 2:00 p.m., the action switches to Riverglade Speedway for the 45th Annual International featuring Sportsman drivers from the Maritime Super Series for Sportsman in a 145-lap main event. Regular points racing in Streetstock, Mini Stock and Four Fun divisions will also be part of the program.

The next event at the Centre for Speed (CFS) will be the Maple Leaf MONSTER TRUCK Spectacular and ‘Eve of Destruction’ Demolition Derby on August 29th at 7 p.m.

Full schedule details are available at www.centreforspeed.com

About CFS

The CENTRE for Speed, built in 1996, is home to the Atlantic region’s largest and fastest paved 3/8 of a mile stock car oval as its centerpiece. The
CENTRE overlooks the Northumberland Strait and is located 5 kilometers east of Shediac’s Parlee Beach on Route #133 in the village of Grand Barachois.

GUILDFORDS ‘LITTLE GUYS 100’ EXPECTED TO ATTRACT TOP DRIVERS

FROM NB, PEI AND NS THIS SUNDAY AT CFS

(Shediac, N.B.)  — The Centre for Speed (CFS), Atlantic Canada’s Super Speedway and “Metro Moncton’s Playground of Power” is set to host the Guildford’s Little Guys 100 along with regular Southeast Challenge Series stock car racing in the Sportsman and Streetstock divisions on Sunday, August
9th at 2:00 p.m. as part of the CENTRE’s Covered Bridge Potato Chips Fan Appreciation event.

The Guidford’s Little Guys 100 will feature top Mini Stock and Four Fun division drivers from most Maritime stock car tracks competing in the region’s longest event of the 2009 season. Meanwhile, Sportsman and Streetstock drivers from southeastern NB will continue their chase for their individual 2009 Southeast Challenge Series championships.

Special events and prize giveaways will also be part of Sunday’s event as part of the CENTRE’s Covered Bridge Potato Chips Fan Appreciation event. Admission for Sunday’s event will be $12 for adults and $5 for children 5 to 15 years of age. Pit gates will open at 10:30 a.m. while front gates will open at 1 p.m.

Full schedule details are available at www.centreforspeed.com

TRAVEL NOTE: Due to bridge construction on Route #133, all CFS traffic must use Exit #43 (Grand Barachois) off Highway #15 until further notice. From this exit, traffic must turn left onto Route #133, at Gaudet Supermarket, and travel 2 km to the CENTRE.

About CFS

The CENTRE for Speed, built in 1996, is home to the Atlantic region’s largest and fastest paved 3/8 of a mile stock car oval as its centerpiece. The CENTRE overlooks the Northumberland Strait and is located 5 kilometers east of Shediac’s Parlee Beach on Route #133 in the village of Grand Barachois.

(Shediac, N.B.)  — The Arsenault demolition clan from PEI was out in full force Sunday afternoon at the Centre for Speed’s Barely Used Auto Parts ‘Day of Destruction’ event with three cars entered in the Demolition Derby. When all the dust and car parts had settled, Eric Arsenault (#86) of Wellington, PEI was the last car left running and claimed the win in the
exciting feature event of the afternoon.

A perennial front-runner in demolition events, cousin Billy Arsenault (#2) of Abram Village, PEI put the pedal to the floor right off the green flag on his 1982 Impala, and after a violent collision, saw his rear axle fly off relegating him to a front row seat for the rest of the event with a disabled vehicle.

Stéphane Poirier (#68) of St. Louis de Kent, another front-runner in such event, also saw his afternoon come to a sudden halt after a rear end collision which crushed the back end of his
1968 Pontiac Bonneville racecar right into the back seat and also disabled his rear wheels.

Meanwhile, André Tremblay (#29) of St. Louis de Kent almost flipped his 1992 Lumina after sideswiping another competitor. His car racecar tipped onto its two driver-side wheels for a few moments before crashing back down onto all four wheels. Moments later, Eric Arsenault put a final hit on André’s racecar to claim the win with Rémi Gallant (#11) of Haute Aboujagane claiming third.

It was a good afternoon
for Paul Costain (#12) of Moncton who claimed wins aboard his 1991 Plymouth Acclaim in both the 10-lap Full Contact race and the wild Figure 8 race. Meanwhile, Bruce Haché (#37) of Beresford piloted his 1991 Accord to first place in the 50-lap Endurance race ahead of Simon Dupuis (#26) of Cap-Pelé.

Finally, Rémi Gallant put on the best demonstration of tire-burning action in the Burnout Competition putting a final exclamation point by blowing both rear tires to the delight of the crowd.

Next weekend, the Centre for Speed (CFS), Atlantic Canada’s Super Speedway and “Metro Moncton’s Playground of Power”, will host two very different events.

On Friday, July 24th at 7:00 p.m., the CFS  will host the concert in the 2009 Pumphouse Brewery Classic Rock Series . The evening will feature Canadian classic rock band “The Headpins” fronted by rock vocal legend Darby Mills best known for their hits “Don’t It Make Ya Feel (like dancin’)”, “Turn It
Loud”, “Just one more Time”, and others. The Headpins will be supported by Loaded Dice featuring Don Coleman with their tribute to AC/DC and ZZ Top along with multiple Blues award winners “Glamour Puss”.

The crews in the South East Challenge Series, a partnership between the CFS and Riverglade Speedway for drivers in all four regular divisions of Sportsman, Street Stock, Mini Stocks and Four Fun race cars, will be back at it on Sunday, July 26th at 2:00 p.m. with the Buyer Flyer twin 50-lap features for Sportsman and Four Fun divisions, as well as regular points racing for Mini and Street Stock competitors.

Full schedule details are available at www.centreforspeed.com

TRAVEL NOTE: Due to bridge construction on Route #133, all CFS traffic must use Exit #43 (Grand Barachois) off Highway #15 until further notice. From this exit, traffic must turn left onto Route #133, at Gaudet Supermarket, and travel 2 km to the CENTRE.

About CFS

The CENTRE for Speed, built in 1996, is home to the Atlantic region’s largest and fastest paved 3/8 of a mile stock car oval as
its centerpiece. The CENTRE overlooks the Northumberland Strait and is located 5 kilometers east of Shediac’s Parlee Beach on Route #133 in the village of Grand Barachois.