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10 Fast Laps with Kart Driver – Maggie Ferland

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Maggie Ferland of Auburn, Maine is doing double duty this season, racing go karts at Richmond Karting Speedway as well as the kart track at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

RPM. What do you think of the go-kart track at NHMS?
Maggie. I loved it because of the steep hill & the speed.

RPM. The go kart track at NHMS is unique in the way the track is designed; you have to drive up a hill on the front stretch and down the hill on the back stretch.
Maggie. The track is “Awesome” at NHMS. I wished they had more races on the upper track, the hill was awesome!
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GREAT OPENING DAY AT RKS

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I would like to say thank you for all the emails and phone calls of excitement and encouragement of our opening day. I have recieved so many emails and text messages from so many people saying how wonderful opening day was. Thank you for all your support and I look forward to a great season.
~Track Manager – Roger Collins

NEXT RACE THIS SUNDAY MAY 6TH
GATES OPEN AT 8AM
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“Alexander looks to Conquer the NELCAR Legends”

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Story by Chris Roy

Wyatt Alexander of Ellsworth, Maine is one of the new young guns in the Amsoil NELCAR Legend Series. Wyatt, like most young drivers, got started in go-karts and is now taking the next step moving into a legend car. “After karting for 8 seasons I decided it would be a great development series to enter. A new challenge in my motorsports career.”

Though the NELCAR legends are a logical next step for young drivers moving up from go-karts, the legend race cars are much different than the go-karts he was used to racing. “The legend car has more horsepower, about 10 times the power. The kart I drive does not have suspension, so the ride in the car is much smoother.”
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10 Laps with Austin Teras

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Story by Chris Roy

On Sunday April 29th the drivers at Richmond Karting Speedway (RKS) take the green flag to start the season, and the 2011 “BoxStock” Champion Austin Teras, is ready.

RPM. What have you been doing this past winter?
Austin. Racing, dirt races down south in South Carolina and Florida, we missed Daytona because I broke my leg.

RPM. What was it like the Championship at Richmond?
Austin. It was really cool because this is my second championship I got to bring home, and it meant a lot to me and my family.
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Richmond Karting Speedway Friday Night Race

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We are keeping a close eye on the forecast for the Richmond area. The current forecast this morning has changed since of yesterday. Currently they are calling for a chance of showers at 10pm tonight which would leave us ample time to race tonight under the lights. As of right now, the call will be to watch the noon forcast and make the call to race or not at 12:45pm today.
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The Little Engine that Could… GO RACING!!!

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Story by Chris Roy

Kassidy Burton, travels every weekend from her home in Wiscasset, ME to Richmond Karting Speedway (RKS) so she can race her number 12 race kart. One thing that is very interesting about this little driver…… she is only 4 years old!!!
She got her idea to go racing when she went to watch a friend race. “Back in June when I saw my friend Connor Wenners race, I decided that I wanted to try too” Kassidy stated.
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Can’t Be to Kaffel

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story by Chris Roy

Nine year old Ivan Kaffel, of Raymond, Maine is one of the drivers in the sportsman series at Richmond Karting Speedway (RKS).

RKS is one of the few kart tracks in New England that lets the drivers race either a rocker or a champ roll cage. I asked Ivan which he preferred to use his response was, “Champ because you can race them anywhere and I want to race a modified someday which are open wheels.” The major difference between the two are is Rocker cages move and are bolted on, where as Champs are welded on, built at the factory as a single unit.
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“Friday Night Lights”

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Story by Chris Roy

This Friday night the Kart will be racing under the lights at Richmond Karting Speedway (RKS). Austin Teras driver of the number 29 is the current points leader in the BoxStock Series is all set for the sun to go down and the lights to come on.

After last weekends race Cushman Competition put a new kart together for the race, so he hopes it goes well, but not sure. When it comes to racing at RKS If you ask Austin which he prefers the night racing or racing under the sunny sky, this is his reply, “Under the lights it’s the best!”
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Drivers Start Your Engines!!!

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Story by Chris Roy

This past weekend the drivers returned to the race track, and with names like Benjamin, Rowe, and Lachance, driving as fast as they could go. But it is not quite what you think, this is the next generation of drivers Kaleb Benjamin, Noah Lachance, Gunnar Rowe, and Braxton Rowe as they race in the kart series at Richmond Karting Speedway (RKS).
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XGames Legend Travis Pastrana to Compete in New England 125 at NHMS

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LOUDON, N.H. (July 14, 2011) – XGames legend, American Rally driver and now NASCAR racer Travis Pastrana will race in the 55th annual NASCAR K&N Pro Series East New England 125 race on Friday.

Known for wowing crowds in motocross, Pastrana will pilot the No. 99 Boost Mobile Toyota for Pastrana-Waltrip Racing this weekend. He made his NASCAR debut in the 2011 NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown, where he finished sixth. Pastrana also competed at Richmond International Raceway in the K&N Pro Series East where he finished 33rd. He finished 22nd in the East-West combo race at Iowa Speedway and finished 25th at the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Phoenix International Raceway.
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Levi Lawrence Racing for the Win.

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Story by Chris Roy

10 yr old Levi Lawrence, from Mechanic Falls, Maine is one of the young guns racing at Richmond Karting Speedway. Racing in the Boxstock Division Levi, is currently 2nd in point behind fellow competitor and friend Austin Teras.

The Levi says the key to getting around RKS is, “being smooth in the corners and not jerking it.” Not only does Levi race the car he works on the car in the pits as well, changing the tires. The Karts had raced the day before Levi finished 2nd behind Austin, So I asked him is it his turn to win today? And Levi replied with a smile, “Yep”, and that exactly what he did taking the checkered flag for the 3rd times this season.
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Alicia Perry takes on RKS

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story by Chris Roy

Steve Perry the host of Mainely Motorsports TV, is always telling you the news from the race tracks here in Maine and through out New England but, this story is about his daughter Alicia. Unlike her dad she is very shy and quiet, though once she’s behind the wheel, her performance on the track tells the tale.

She got her start in racing when her dad took her to a indoor kart race, “I really liked it so I asked my dad if I could try it and, I really liked it.” Though she lets her dad do all the work on the car as his role of crew chief.
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Where it all Begins.

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Story by Chris Roy

Most drivers get their start in racing by driving go-karts then moving up to Allison Series Racing or Legends cars, before moving on to race in Late Models, Pro Stocks or even Modified’s.

Austin Teras, is the driver of the #29 Cushman Competition go-kart. He is competing in the Boxstock Series at Richmond Kart Speedway (RKS). The Boxstock’s series is the third tier of racing go-karts at RKS, the drivers age are from 6-11 years old. This is the 1st division of go-kart racing, where the drivers race for points.
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Check out New England’s dirt track scene at Racin’ Preview 2011

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(18th annual Portland Expo show set for Fri.-Sat., February 25-26)
Portland, ME – New England still has an active dirt track stock car racing scene, though it has been reduced to a trio of quarter-mile oval tracks in recent seasons.

It’s been just over a quarter-century since historic Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in nearby Scarborough was paved over, a year since Vermont’s Champlain Valley Racing Association switched their two tracks to asphalt racing surfaces, and a few months since the apparent closure of Massachusetts’ Whip City Speedway.
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