By Jim Clarke, Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media After the Coronavirus Pandemic delayed the start of Peterborough Speedway’s 2020 season, the promotional team knew they had to do something special once things got underway. When the staff announced plans to run a pair of events September 19th and 26th, it was...
By Jim Clarke, Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media Round 2 of a pair of COVID Championship events – presented by Crowe’s Gas Bar and Dart Heating & Air Conditioning, in partnership with Lakeport Power and Cornerstone Builders – took the green flag Saturday, September 26th at Peterborough Speedway. With the Battlefield...
By Jim Clarke, Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media Peterborough Speedway has traditionally brought-out the best in the Trailers Plus Ontario Legend Series. Before the arrival of the Coronavirus Pandemic, the venue known as Canada’s Toughest 3rd Mile Paved Oval was to play host to the 2020 edition of the Canadian Legend...
By Jim Clarke, Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first date of Peterborough Speedway’s 2020 schedule didn’t take the green flag until Saturday, September 19th. Despite the lengthy wait, the 100 fans in attendance saw some impressive racing action; especially when the Trailers Plus Ontario Legend...
SEPT 26, 2020 SCHEDULE PIT GATES OPEN FOR STAGGERED ENTRY BY DIVISION BONE STOCKS 10:00 AM MINI STOCKS 10:30 AM ONTARIO SPRINTS 11:00 AM LEGENDS 11:30 AM PRACTICE: SPRINTS 12:40 – 12:50 BONE STOCKS 12:50 – 1:00 MINI STOCKS 1:00 – 1:10 LEGENDS 1:10 – 1:20 SPRINTS 1:20 – 1:30 BONE STOCKS 1:30 – 1:40 MINI STOCKS 1:40 – 1:50 LEGENDS 1:50 –...
By Jim Clarke, Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media It was a long time coming, but the venue known as Canada’s Toughest 3rd of a Mile Paved Oval finally hosted its opening event of the 2020 season. The sound of hometown racing returned to Peterborough Speedway – Saturday, September 19th – as...
SEPT 19, 2020 SCHEDULE PIT GATES OPEN FOR STAGGERED ENTRY BY DIVISION SUPER STOCKS 10:00 AM BONE STOCKS 10:45 AM MINI STOCKS 11:30 AM LEGENDS 12:15 PM PRACTICE: SUPER STOCKS 2:00 – 2:15 BONE STOCKS 2:15 – 2:30 MINI STOCKS 2:30 – 2:45 LEGENDS 2:45 – 3:00 SUPER STOCKS 3:00 – 3:15 BONE STOCKS 3:15 – 3:30 MINI STOCKS 3:30 –...
By Jim Clarke, Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media Good things come to those who wait. For fans of Saturday night racing at Peterborough Speedway, the wait is almost over. The track’s first events of the 2020 season have finally been announced. After spending time working through all 3 stages of the...
Ask any local racer and they’ll likely tell you their involvement in the sport is a passion. It’s their weekly softball or golf game; how they relax and release the tensions of the day. Tim Burke is no exception to the rule. The 55-year-old from Bancroft, Ontario has experienced several...
We’re waking each morning hoping for change. Change is coming, but as history tells us, the more things change, the more they stay the same. At least for now. By this point in any other season, drivers and teams at Peterborough Speedway would already be about a couple of months...
