By Jim Clarke, Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media   Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first date of Peterborough Speedway’s 2020 schedule didn’t take the green flag until Saturday, September 19th. Despite the lengthy wait, the 100 fans in attendance saw some impressive racing action; especially when the Trailers Plus Ontario Legend Series took to…

By Jim Clarke, Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media   It was a long time coming, but the venue known as Canada’s Toughest 3rd of a Mile Paved Oval finally hosted its opening event of the 2020 season. The sound of hometown racing returned to Peterborough Speedway – Saturday, September 19th – as Crowe’s Gas Bar…

By Jim Clarke, Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media   Good things come to those who wait. For fans of Saturday night racing at Peterborough Speedway, the wait is almost over. The track’s first events of the 2020 season have finally been announced. After spending time working through all 3 stages of the provincial government’s COVID-19…

Ask any local racer and they’ll likely tell you their involvement in the sport is a passion. It’s their weekly softball or golf game; how they relax and release the tensions of the day. Tim Burke is no exception to the rule. The 55-year-old from Bancroft, Ontario has experienced several different racing classes throughout his…

We’re waking each morning hoping for change. Change is coming, but as history tells us, the more things change, the more they stay the same. At least for now. By this point in any other season, drivers and teams at Peterborough Speedway would already be about a couple of months into the year. Because of…