Officials at Speedway 660 announced today that they will be starting a new division of Bandolero cars to compete at Speedway 660 in 2010. For the first time in the history of the Speedway racers as young as 8 years old will have an opportunity to race on the oval as part of the Saturday night racing events.
The Bandolero car is built like a miniature stock car. It’s a turnkey spec series race car designed for drivers 8 to 15 years old. Safety is the number one concern starting with a shock absorbing frame design all the way to the mandated HANS device. The cars are manufactured by US Legend Cars in Charlotte, North Carolina and are being raced all around North America.
“This division will be a great addition to the Speedway and compliments our development plans very well. Introducing kids to stock car racing is a huge leap forward in developing future stars” said Speedway 660 co-owner Chris Johnston. Until 2010 racers had to be 14 or 16 to compete in stock car events.
“These cars are purposely built for the youngsters and have been designed so they are simpler to operate for youngsters then a full size stock car” added Johnston.
Although the 2010 schedule is still being finalized, it is expected that the Bandolero division will run 8-10 events this season. The Bandoleros will run as a division during regular racing events on Saturday nights at the Speedway.
Please contact Speedway 660 here for more information on the Bandolero Division.
FREDERICTON: Saturday night at the Fredericton Inn Speedway 660 held its annual Awards banquet to honour the champions and award winners from the past season. With a great crowd on hand this evening is always a hit as a mid winter gathering to celebrate the past years events and get excited about the upcoming season.
It’s that time of year again…Christmas is coming and so is the 2010 Racing Season. Our Season Passes for the coming year will be available from November 27th to January 10th, 2010. A Grandstand Pass is $220.00 or a Pit Pass is $240.00 for the 2010 Season. This special will end January 10th, 2010.
If you are a 2009 season pass holder you will be receiving a renewal form in the mail. Otherwise to order your Season Passes for the 2010 Racing Season please e-mail your request to info@speedway660.com or call (506) 454-RACE (7223) and leave a detailed message. We would like to thank you for your past support of stock car racing in New Brunswick and look forward to seeing you and yours in 2010 at Speedway 660.
Update Friday October 23rd: Please note that this event has been cancelled due to weather and will hopefully be rescheduled for spring. We will post details in the spring as soon as we receive them from the organizing group.
On October 24th at 10:00 AM, Speedway 660 will host an information session for a proposed new Bandolero racing series. Bandoleros are a turnkey, spec-series race car designed for drivers ages 8 to 16. Bandolero Racing is governed by INEX, an international sanctioning body of Legends, Bandolero and Thunder Roadster Cars. Formed in 1995, INEX currently has more than 3,500 members and annually sanctions more than 2,000 races at over 200 tracks throughout the world.
The Bandolero race cars are built by 600racing in North Carolina. Representatives from 600 Racing will be on hand for this event with a number of cars. If your family is interested in getting into motorsports, this is your opportunity to get up close and personal with these cars. Test drives will be available from 600Racing at a cost of $30. Gear will be provided if needed.
For further information contact:
Kevin McIntee (506) 869-1553
Robb Messer (506) 461-7741
The 2009 racing season is history and what a season it was. Wasn’t it only yesterday when Shawn Hyslop (Coast Tire Street Stocks), Wade Harris (Martin’s Home Heating Sportsman) and Matt Harris (Irving Lubricants Pro Stocks) won our opening day features? But in reality that was May 23rd and a lot of laps were run at Speedway 660 since then.
My biggest early season highlight was the Pro All Star Series race on June 13th. Ben Rowe put on a clinic making a late charge to take the win. Rowe used the low groove to his advantage, over-taking drivers who were committed to the high side.
For the first time ever fans will be able to purchase a SPEEDWEEKEND DVD of all the Saturday night and Sunday events. Check out the preview for the DVD below….
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