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...
Once they’ve achieve a certain level of success, it’s hard to keep a weekly short track racer away from their chosen vocation. For Bryan Sudsbury, his greatest motorsports triumph was the 2012 Late Model track championship at Peterborough Speedway. A year later, the 26 year old racer from Bowmanville, Ontario had...
From the weekly short track to the national stage, sponsorship has long been a contributing factor in the world of motorsports. Drivers and race teams rely on marketing support to off-set expenses for parts, fuel, tires and travel expenses. Speedways look to local, regional and national advertisers to help defray...
With the region locked in the grip of the annual January cold snap, most people are thinking of ways to stay warm, instead of focusing on a season of action at Canada’s Toughest 3rd of a Mile Paved Oval. The new campaign takes the green flag in about 4 month’s...
The 2015 updated rules are online under the drivers info tab. We have reviewed all the comments from the drivers meeting in December to finalize the current version of the rules. The 2015 rules reflect some changes brought forward by the insurance company as well as drivers. The staff at...
Growing up, most people were taught that it didn’t matter if they won or lost, as long as they tried their best. It’s a great idea in theory, but almost impossible to put into practice. Adam Cuthbertson is used to winning races. With the 2009 and 2010 Ontario Legends Series point...
