TRIO OF NORTHEAST DIRT PROMOTERS JOIN FORCES TO FORM STRONG DIRT RACING ALLIANCE

In what many in the Northeast dirt racing scene thought could never happen, became a reality when three of the Northeast's premier dirt track racing promoters gathered at the Diamond Run Mall car show in Rutland, Vermont this past Sunday, March 21st. The three promoters, C.V. Elms from Bear Ridge Speedway in Bradford, Vermont, Mike Rivers from Big Daddy's Speedbowl in Rumney, New Hampshire, and Dick Therrien, Canaan Dirt Speedways new promoter, sat down and ironed out details on making the three tracks main division, the Sportsman Modifieds, eligible to race at all three tracks. "We all made concessions in best interest of the sport and especially the race teams, stated Therrien. We now will all be on the same tires and have a crate and non-crate engine package that will make everyone eligible to run at all three tracks. We have been working so hard to put this package together. I am proud of all of us that have been involved. We have really done something great for the sport, for our fans and our racers." C.V. Elms expressed his opinion in a similar fashion, "It took a lot of work, but I can proudly say that I walked away from the table feeling pretty good about what we accomplished. We all had the same goals in mind, and now we can move ahead feeling good about the upcoming season." Mike Rivers was also very satisfied with the results as he explained, "My goal from the start was to have all three tracks working in unison, and by golly, this rules package will certainly go a long way towards making this work. I'm very proud to be a part of this group. Now, we have to keep the communication lines open, and if that happens, it will be a great season!" With this updated rules package in line, it will now allow Modified racers the opportunity to race three times a week if they choose. Friday's at Canaan, Saturday's at Bear Ridge and Sunday's at Big Daddy's Speedbowl. You can visit the track websites at www.bearridgespeedway.com, www.bigdaddysspeedbowl.com, and www.canaandirtspeedway.com. Listed below are the updates to the united groups Modified rules package. THE ONLY ELIGIBLE MOD TIRES FOR THE THREE TRACKS IN 2010 GOODYEARS: ONLY ALLOWABLE TIRES! LF - 2445 COMPOUND 40 $135/TIRE RF - 2449 COMPOUND 40 $135/TIRE RF OR LR - 2485 COMPOUND 40 $140/TIRE LR - 2377 COMPOUND 40 $140/TIRE RR - 2325 COMPOUND 45 $140/TIRE RR - 2329 COMPOUND 50 $140/TIRE THESE GOODYEARS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT CANAAN SPEEDWAY AND AT BEAR RIDGE SPEEDWAY __________________________________________________________________ HOOSIERS: MAXIMUM SIZE ALLOWED 13 x 92. MINIMUM DUROMETER READING ON REAR TIRES WILL BE 50 MEASURED HOT OR COLD. MAY BE TESTED RANDOMLY AT THE TRACK. NO HOOSIERS WILL BE SOLD BY EITHER CANAAN OR BEAR RIDGE SPEEDWAY. __________________________________________________________________ AMERICAN RACERS: ONLY ALLOWABLE TIRES! LF - SD33 - 26.0 x 10.5 x 15 DTSH $140/TIRE RF - SD33 - 26.0 x 10.5 x 15 DT $140/TIRE LR - SD44 - 27.5 x 11.0 x 15 DTW $145/TIRE RR - SD48 - 29.0 x 11.0 x 15 DTW $145/TIRE THESE AMERICAN RACERS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT CANAAN SPEEDWAY AND AT BEAR RIDGE SPEEDWAY TOWEL CITY 8" RECAPS: WILL BE ALLOWED ON ALL SUPER STREET, AND LIMITED LATE MODELS. BEAR RIDGE SPEEDWAY AND CANAAN SPEEDWAY WILL SELL THESE TIRES. THESE ARE THE RED MARKED TIRE ONLY. THE FOLLOWING RULES HAVE BEEN ADOPTED AND WILL BE ENFORCED AT BEAR RIDGE SPEEDWAY, CANAAN DIRT SPEEDWAY AND BIG DADDY'S SPEEDBOWL FOR THE 2010 RACING SEASON! 2010 CRATE MOTOR RULES (UPDATES) RPM OR BUTLER MCMASTER SEALED CRATE ENGINED CARS WILL WEIGH A MINIMUM OF 2,350 POUNDS WITH DRIVER. NON-RPM OR BUTLER MCMASTER CRATE MOTORS. SEALED ONLY BY FACTORY GM BOLTS MUST WEIGH A MINIMUM OF 2,450 POUNDS WITH DRIVER. 100 POUNDS OF WEIGHT (LEAD OR STEEL) MUST BE MOUNTED ON EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRAME RAIL ON THE MAIN 2X4 WITH ½" BOLTS. BEAR RIDGE SPEEDWAY, CANAAN FAIR SPEEDWAY AND BIG DADDY'S SPEEDBOWL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJUST THIS WEIGHT ACCORDINGLY IF DEEMED NECESSARY. ANY CHANGES WILL BE DECIDED AND AGREED UPON BY ALL THREE TRACKS, NOT INDIVIDUALLY. TECHING OF CRATE ENGINES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: DISTRIBUTORS: FOR 2010 ONLY, HEI STOCK REPLACEMENT DISTRIBUTORS WILL BE ALLOWED. IN 2011, IT WILL BE MANDATORY THAT ONLY THE STOCK GM DISTRIBUTOR THAT COMES ON A FACTORY CRATE ENGINE WILL BE ALLOWED. CARBURETORS: AS LONG AS CARB PASSES ALL TECH GAUGES, THERE SHOULD BE NO PROBLEMS AND IT SHOULD BE DIRT LEGAL. NO BILLET METERING BLOCKS ALLOWED. VALVE SPRINGS: MUST BE STOCK CRATE MOTOR SPRINGS. (NO UPGRADE OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER ALLOWED!) 80 LB. SPRINGS ONLY, NO SHIMS ALLOWED. PLEASE NOTE CHANGE FOR BUILT MOTOR RULES IN EFFECT AT ALL THREE TRACKS FOR 2010 NON-CRATE MOTORS MUST WEIGH 2,550 POUNDS WITH DRIVER. NON-CRATE MOTORS MUST HAVE EITHER A REV LIMITER, OR USE A RESTRICTOR PLATE PROVIDED BY RPM, PART #RPM1500. THE COST OF THE RESTRICTOR PLATE PACKAGE IS $99. PACKAGE INCLUDES RESTRICTOR PLATE, GASKETS AND HARDWARE TO BOLT ON. IF YOU CHOOSE THE RESTRICTOR PLATE FROM RPM OPTION, YOU WILL SIGN A DOCUMENT STATING THAT YOUR RESTRICTOR PLATE IS IN IT'S TRUE STATE WHEN YOU RECEIVED IT, AND ANYONE CAUGHT TAMPERING WITH IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE DISQUAILFIED, LOSE ALL POINTS AND MONIES EARNED FOR THE NIGHT, AND TAMPERED PART WILL BE CONFISCATED. YOU CAN ORDER RESTRICTOR PLATES FROM RPM BY CALLING 802-524-7406, OR CAN GET FROM CANAAN FAIR SPEEDWAY BY CALLING 802-274-8823. THE REV LIMITERS KITS COST APPROXIMATELY $140 AND ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING BUTCH ELMS AT 603-443-0640 OR 603-787-6352. Bear Ridge Speedway built motor rules will be accepted for the 2010 season at Canaan Dirt Speedway, and Big Daddy's Speedbowl, as will Canaan's and Big Daddy's built motor rules will be accepted at Bear Ridge Speedway. HOWEVER!! You must choose one set or the other meaning you can't pick and choose from each set of rules. You must declare to the Technical Inspectors as to which rules you have used. Everyone racing in the modified division at any of the three tracks must be in total compliance with the rules by the following dates: Canaan Dirt Speedway: May 21, 2010 Bear Ridge Speedway: May 22, 2010 Big Daddy's Speedbowl: May 23, 2010 C.V. ELMS _______________________________________________________ BEAR RIDGE SPEEDWAY DICK THERRIEN _______________________________________________________ CANAAN FAIR SPEEDWAY MIKE RIVERS ______________________________________________________ BIG DADDY'S SPEEDBOWL