2010 will feature ACT mini-series
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Staff Report - Published: December 26, 2009
Thunder Road's Tiger Sportsman drivers will have a little bit extra on the line during the 2010 American Canadian Tour season.
The ACT announced Wednesday that the Tiger Sportsman division, which has produced former champions such as Eric Williams, John Donahue, Cooper MacRitchie, and David Pembroke, will compete in a mini-series in 2010.
The popular Limited Late Model division will have a new tire by Goodyear, an expansion division at the beautiful White Mountain Motorsport Park and a four-event Tiger Sportsman Tour at four different race venues.
The opening event will be held June 5 at the White Mountain Motorsport Park in Woodstock, N.H. White Mountain was one of the original tracks that helped start the ACT Late Model division touring in 1998. That series has been going back to White Mountain Motorsport Park ever since.
"We have adopted the ACT Sportsman rules for 2010 at WMMP, and with the large number of these cars at Thunder Road we are hoping to show our race teams and fans how much fun this division can be for weekly racing," said Donnie Avery, owner of the family-run granite state facility.
Thunder Road, home of the Tiger Sportsman since 1964, will host the second event on July 1. The Tiger Sportsman division generally has between 40 and 45 teams that compete on a weekly basis at Thunder Road. One of the highlights for the division each season has been the 100-lap events.
"I think it's great that we have this Tiger 'mini-series' for our division," said Brendan Moodie, a veteran of the division, "Going to different tracks is not only fun, but it presents a great learning experience. We really have to do some homework to find setups, and now with three other tracks participating it will be a level playing field for all the teams."
On Aug. 21 the Tour will make a return visit to Canaan Speedway in Canaan, N.H., where Sportsman teams from New York and Vermont converged a year ago. Canaan management asked ACT for a Tiger Series return engagement in 2010, and teams all felt Canaan was the ideal Tiger track. Several years ago the ACT Tiger teams visited Canaan on four occasions and had four different winners.
The Tiger Sportsman Tour will conclude on Oct. 9 at the Riverside Speedway in Groveton, N.H., where the 2010 title and final point standings will be decided.
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