Even though short track racecars are equipped with rear-view mirrors to help drivers figure out what’s going on around them, most find its best to look forward than behind. Howie Crowe’s 2014 season began at its usual steady pace. The veteran campaigner from the Alderville First Nation was turning in his...
Race fans across Central Ontario are keeping one eye glued to the extended range weather forecast and the other on the calendar. The new campaign of action at Canada’s Toughest 3rd of a Mile Paved Oval is just a couple of weeks away. Peterborough Speedway swings open the gates for 2015...
Racing’s most common goal is to do better than the other cars on the track. Occasionally, drivers will have a teammate who they’ll help get toward the front on the pack, but for the most part its one competitor against the other and only the strong survive. With the start...
Racing is a sport that allows a variety of people to compete at high speeds. There are many different types of racing, such as motorcycle, stock car, funny car, and drag racing. All of these races bring huge amounts of fans to arenas. Racing has been popular for many years,...
The edge of your seat motorsports brand that is the Ontario Modifieds Racing Series – powered by Torque Builders Inc. – is getting ready to take the year’s first green flag and all indications point to this being the best season in the group’s brief history. With just short of...
It won’t be long now. A new season of short track excitement at the tight, tricky bullring on Mount Pleasant Road, west of the Liftlock City gets closer every day. Competitors in every division are counting the days ‘til the first green flag, but Tyler Betts is especially anxious to...
With 5 regular divisions running there throughout the season, fans at Peterborough Speedway already see some of the best racing in the province. A number of touring series visit Canada’s Toughest 3rd of a Mile Paved Oval during the year to enhance the overall experience. This year’s calendar takes the green...
From humble beginnings, with a handful of annual events at the former Mosport/Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Speedway oval, the Ontario Modifieds Racing Series – powered by Torque Builders Inc. – has become one of the sport’s talked about tours. After a highly competitive campaign that saw only 1 repeat winner in...
In most sports, they say you can’t tell the players without a program. Mention the name ‘Junkin’ during role call at a Peterborough Speedway driver’s meeting and you’ll immediately see 3 hands in the air. Campaigning a 3 car team at a venue known as Canada’s Toughest 3rd of a Mile...
For close to half a century, motorsports fans in Central Ontario have looked to one specific venue as their source of entertainment. From humble beginnings – with cars built in backyard garages, with equipment and parts acquired from the local salvage yard – to today’s high-tech, mass-produced machines, the racing...
