The 50th Anniversary Season continued – Saturday, July 15th – at Canada’s Toughest 3rd of a Mile Paved Oval. Another perfect forecast greeted the touring Ontario Modifieds Racing and Eastern Ontario Legend Series, along with the home track Thunder Car, Organics & Glass Late Model and a 50-lap main event...
A week can make a big difference in the life of a local short track stock car racer. Saturday, July 8th, Bryan Mercer had just celebrated his 44th birthday and the Port Hope, Ontario native was posing for photos in victory lane at Peterborough Speedway after winning his first Organics &...
It was bound to happen eventually. After seeing first time career triumphs in its first 5 events of the 2017 schedule, the Ontario Modifieds Racing Series – powered by Torque Builders Inc. – has had a repeat winner, as Mark Gordon claimed the checkered flag – Saturday, July 15th –...
Christmas. His birthday. Matt Haufe’s 2017 season on the Trailers Plus Eastern Ontario Legends Series has been a culmination of every special event and cherished memory in the young driver’s life. If there was ever a movie documenting his performance this year, it would likely be a remake of ‘Groundhog...
JULY 15, 2017 SCHEDULE PIT GATES OPEN 3:00 PM PRACTICE: FOUR FUN 3:30 – 3:35 THUNDER 3:35 – 3:40 LATE MODEL 3:40 – 3:45 LEGENDS 3:45 – 3:50 MODIFIEDS 3:50 – 3:55 FOUR FUN 3:55 – 4:00 THUNDER 4:00 – 4:05 LATE MODEL 4:05 – 4:10 LEGENDS 4:10 – 4:15 MODIFIEDS 4:15 – 4:20 FOUR FUN 4:20 – 4:25 THUNDER 4:25 –...
Throughout the 50th Anniversary Season at Canada’s Toughest 3rd of a Mile Paved Oval, selected weekly classes will run 50 lap showcase feature events. Saturday, July 15th, the Battlefield Equipment Rental 4Fun teams will get their turn in the spotlight. The night’s racing will also include the Thunder Car and...
They’re called ‘racers’, but anyone turning a lap at a track anywhere in the province wants to be known by a different name. ‘Winner’. From the first green flag of the 2017 season, the Ontario Modifieds Racing Series – powered by Torque Builders Inc. – has made headlines. Not just for...
Canada’s Toughest 3rd of a Mile Paved Oval hosted the year’s second Summer Toonie Night – presented by Pepsi – Saturday, July 8th with the Battlefield Equipment Rental 4Fun, Jiffy Lube Mini Stock, Thunder Car and Organics & Glass Late Model divisions. Also on the card at Peterborough Speedway was...
At the start of a new year, every driver holds the same high hopes for a successful season. Matt Haufe is no different, but the former go-karter has enjoyed an unbelievable 2017 tour with the Trailers Plus Eastern Ontario Legends Series. Saturday, July 8th Peterborough Speedway hosted its first ever...
The most important adjustment a weekly short track racer doesn’t require a wrench; its all about attitude. Work at making the good races better and leave the bad ones in the past. A few days after celebrating his 44th birthday, Bryan Mercer scored his first main event win – with...
