SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- During my recent appearance on the television show, Mainely Motorsports, Steve Perry jokingly asked me what he needed to do to make No. 1 on a yearly top-10 list of mine.He may be well on his way to doing it already.
Perry acknowledged on Friday night that he is, indeed, running what used to be called Richmond Raceway. Running into Perry at the Speedway EXPO, he told me that he has been handed the reigns of the go-kart facility and that it is being called Richmond Karting Speedway now. But he didn't stop there.
Perry, of Windham, also said that he has purchased a brand new Super Late Model and that he will field a car for Chris Kennison in the PASS North Series races at Wiscasset Raceway and Beech Ridge Motor Speedway this season. He entertained the idea of completing the full PASS slate by employing another driver for the races the Oxford native Kennison won't run, but Perry said that he won't be doing that.
In other news from Friday night...
* Derek Mingo, flagman at Wiscasset Raceway, said that the open competition Street Stock event at the track on the first weekend of October will be run by the track, not by PASS. It will not be a PASS Sportsman division event, though it will be run with serious rules input from PASS president Tom Mayberry.
* Word is (though unconfirmed) there are almost 30 Late Model teams that have informed Wiscasset that they are thinking about competing weekly there. one of those Late Model teams belongs to Perry, who has joined with Darren Ripley. Ripley will pilot the car that Mike Rowe finished second to D.J. Shaw in during last year's Coastal 200.
The kicker? The engine in Ripley's car is the one that powered Shaw to that 200 win.
* Derek Ramstrom's only got a learner's permit. Crazy, huh?
The 16-year-old driver from West Boylston, Mass., is entering his 3rd season in PASS North Series competition and he'll once again run the entire schedule in his family-owned No. 35. He's also going to do a handful of PASS South races.
* For those of you following the exploits of the Connecticut Motorsports Media Mafia, the Springsteen show was solid. It wasn't a blow-you-off-your feet kind of performance, as the Boss is starting to show some age. But, what the show lacked in fluidity and escapades it more than made up for in rarities.
Some of the highlights -- "Backstreets," "Kitty's Back," "The River," "Janey Don't You Lose Heart" and "Reason to Believe."
And I've decided that "Long Way Home" is the best song on the new "Magic" album.
* Now, it's time to educate the masses on how to get their names mentioned in this here space. Start by not throwing punches when you see me in public....
* And, finally, are you Bradley Stills?
4 comments:
EXCELLANT COVERAGE T.B., THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE.....
Is not Oxford the track with all the LMS cars. It only makes sense that they will have the larger car counts.
Maybe some of the Wiscasset cars are people who also race at Oxford.
For all the different things Steve Perry has done to support racing, it seems like he should have been up for one of the Speedy awards. It's too bad most of the media attention is always focused on individuals that work for one series or division (not that they don't deserve much of the recognition they get). I can think of a few other individuals who have worked for multiple race tracks & series but never seem to be noticed for season ending awards. I’m sure most (if not all) of these individuals are not in it for the recognition, but it would be nice to see these folks get their props nonetheless.
It sounds like things could be quite interesting at Wiscasset this year with a bumper crop of Late Models. If the Pro Stocks can pull in decent numbers on a consistent basis that should be quite a weekly show. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Darren Ripley in the headlines quite a bit this summer.
Doug White looks to be giving racers and fans everything they could ask for, hopefully they give him just as much support in return.
travis please give me a call
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