It’s the end of March and Spring is in the air. Yeah, yeah, we have a nice storm coming in tonight and tomorrow, but it always melts quickly this time of year.
With Spring comes the sound of horsepower, and I am not talking about equines. Racing season is near! NASCAR has been racing for the past 6 weeks, but we have to wait for the snow to melt up here in the Northeast.
The Thunder Road Speedbowl in Barre, VT is what I would call my hometrack, though there are easily 10 race tracks withing 3 hours of home! T-Road has their 1st practice scheduled on April 13th. The 1st race of the season is on April 30th-May 1st. Regular weekly racing doesn’t start until June.
We have a short 5 month racing season up here, but what it may lack in length, it makes up for in intensity. You can catch racing 3 nights a week easily, and up to 5 times a week if you are willing to travel a bit.
So what race tracks can I visit easily? Check these out.
- Thunder Road – Barre, VT
- Bear Ridge – Bradford, VT
- Devil’s Bowl – Fairhaven, VT
- Airborne Speedway - Plattsburg, NY
- Albany/Saratoga Speedway - Malta, NY
- Riverside Speedway – Groveton, NH
- Twin State Speedway – Claremont, NH
- White Mountain Motorsports Park – North Woodstock, NH
- Canaan Fairgrounds Speedways – Canaan, NH
- New Hampshire Motor Speedway – Loudon, NH
Another track I love to visit, that I don’t get to go to often enough, is Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, ME. It’s 3 and a half hours from home. What a great facility though. And they race 2 nights every week. How cool is that?
I love going to the races! Some call me a fanatic! I say I am just a fan. I love the speed, the sound, and the smell of burning fuel and rubber!
The cars are awesome. Not every race car is impressive, but when you get right up next to a Thunder Road Late Model, or a Bear Ridge Modified, those cars are AWESOME!
I enjoy filming racing and creating videos.
A couple of years ago, Tony Stewart of NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing fame, visited Thunder Road on a hot Thursday night. Here is the video I made of that event. Hope you enjoy it.
That was one of my very favorite nights at Thunder Road. There were so many people jammed in the place, and the excitement level was palpable.
Do any of you folks enjoy racing? How about your local racing? What race tracks are near you? Give me some details. How big is the track? What kind of cars do they race? Please leave your comments below. I am looking forward to learning more about some of the many hundreds of racetracks that dot America.
