BUSY WEEK FOR MERRITTVILLE KART TEAMS –
BURRIS TIRE 50 TWENTY-FIVE SANDWICHED BETWEEN TWO TUESDAYS
For Immediate Release - From Jim Irvine
Merrittville Public Relations
905-892-8266 … jimirvine@cogeco.net or
www.twitter.com/merrittville Thorold, Ontario (June 29, 2010) If you have attended a Lucas Oil Weekly Racing Series Event any Saturday Night at Merrittville Speedway, you may have heard talk of kart racing and the part it has played in the Thorold track’s rich 59 year history.
Current Divisional or Series Point Leaders Rocco Conte, Dave Small, Paul Klager and Pete Bicknell have something in common with drivers like Leslie, Wood, Wutzke, Pierce, Steele, Cupolo, D’Ilario, Chevalier, Friesen, Williamson, Tallman, Mastroianni, Bleich, McPherson, Leslie, Willard, Bowman, Braun, Robbins and others.
Prior to Merrittville’s Tuesday Night infield track coming in to existence or since its exception … all of the above Saturday Night stars have a kart racing background.
Sunday July 4th’s Burris Tire 50 Twenty-Five will feature the Tuesday Night Lucas Oil Kart Weekly Racing Series Drivers in addition to race teams from eastern Ontario and Central New York and beyond.
All seven Original Pizza Logs divisions will be in action – the Drummond Home Hardware Garden City Auto Complex Novice 1, Tim Philips Garage KC Auto Parts Novice 2, RCM Racing Equipment Junior 1, Ed MacPherson Construction Junior 2, Superior PetroFuels Junior Restricted Heavy, Philbrick Farm & Garden Equipment Wilder Racing Engines Senior Animal and the Cassell Manufacturing Senior Flathead Divisions.
In 2010, the Merrittville Speedway Kart Club welcomes the following companies as presenters of the features – Billy Bones BBQ (Senior Animal), Lucas Oil (Senior Flathead), J’N’E Towing & Recovery (Junior Restricted Flat Head and Novice 2), Weinmann Electric Ltd. (Junior 2 and Junior 1), Tim Phillips Garage (Novice 2) and Canadian Roadside Assistance (Novice 1).
When the gates open at 3:00 – Grandstand Admission is free. A mandatory Driver Meeting will take place at 5:30 with heats beginning at 6:00.
For further information visit
http://www.merrittvillespeedway.com/burristire5025.htm Join us in 2010 on a Tuesday Night for a Lucas Oil Kart Weekly Racing Series Event featuring SEVEN Kart Weekly Racing Divisions and the stars of tomorrow today! Many of Merrittville’s Saturday night Stock Car Stars got their starts in Kart Racing including Lampman, Steele, Wood, Wutzke, Bicknell, D’Ilario, Chevalier, Williamson, Klager, Tallman, Mastroianni, Small, Conte, Leslie, Bleich, Pierce, Robbins and Small. Your Local DIRT track is where it's at!! Merrittville Speedway "The Best Family Entertainment in Niagara"
MERRITTVILLE SPEEDWAY SPONSORS
The 2010 Lucas Oil Kart Weekly Racing Series for Merrittville Speedway’s 7 Divisions is brought to racers by partners including the Drummond Home Hardware, Garden City Automotive, Tim Phillips Garage, Ed MacPherson Construction, RCM Racing Equipment, Cassell Manufacturing, Hoosier Tire Canada, Bicknell Racing Products, Superior PetroFuels, Philbrick Farm & Garden Equipment, Briggs & Stratton, KC Auto Parts, Original Pizza Logs, Performance Manufacturing, Slack Performance Karts and Burris Tire.
Lucas Oil Products is one of the fastest growing additive lines in the consumer automotive industry featuring a premium line of oils, greases and problem-solving additives.
Through innovative product research and development, along with aggressive marketing programs, Lucas Oil Products has established itself as the top selling additive in the industry.
Look for Lucas Oil Products at their favorite automotive retailer or repair centre including Drummond Home Hardware, KC Auto Parts, Tim Phillips Garage and through RCM Racing Equipment.
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