Nearly Eighty ACT & PASS Teams Ready for the 2nd Northeast Classic at NHMS

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Nearly Eighty ACT & PASS Teams Ready for the 2nd Northeast Classic at NHMS

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — The 2nd Annual Northeast Classic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway is set to be the best yet in it’s young existence. American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials are excited to announce that both headline divisions have received nearly 40 entries each! The 31st season of ACT Late Model Tour action is set to start in style with the return of champions and our much-missed Canadian friends while PASS will celebrate their 79th National Championship event.

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Icebreaker Weekend Starts 83rd Thompson Season with Shattering Success

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Icebreaker Weekend Starts 83rd Thompson Season with Shattering Success

Thompson, CT — The annual Icebreaker weekend Saturday opener was nothing short of a shattering success for Thompson Speedway and co-promoters Tom Mayberry with the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) and Cris Michaud with the American-Canadian Tour (ACT). Growth in both the Sunoco Modified and Mini Stock divisions showcased a strong faith local drivers have in this combined venture between Michaud and Mayberry while the racing itself provided racefans with some much-needed entertainment after another New England winter. The visiting PASS Super Late Models, EXIT Realty Pro Trucks and NEMA Lites also wowed the crowd with defensive driving and plenty of highspeed thrills, with a few spills along the way.

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Icebreaker 125 Postponed to Saturday April 9 Due to Rain Forecast

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Icebreaker 125 Postponed to Saturday April 9 Due to Rain Forecast

Thompson, CT — While Saturday’s Icebreaker festivities opened the New England racing season, the Tour-type Modifieds are going to have to wait one more week. With every weather forecasting outlet accessible to officials showing rain tomorrow afternoon, the decision has made to postpone Sunday’s Icebreaker 125 schedule to next Saturday, April 9.

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Thompson Local Divisions Ready to Break the Ice and Kickstart the Season

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Thompson Local Divisions Ready to Break the Ice and Kickstart the Season

Barre, VT and Naples, ME — The five Thompson Speedway local divisions are ready to roll into the 48th Icebreaker weekend this Saturday, with optional practice on Friday. Everyone coming to the ‘Big-T’ is searching for glory in New England’s opening event and chomping at the bit to start their year off on a high note.

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Mix of Youth & Veteran Modified Stars Lining Up To Battle For $10,000 at Icebreaker 

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Mix of Youth & Veteran Modified Stars Lining Up To Battle For $10,000 at Icebreaker 

BARRE, VT and NAPLES, ME – Race fans in New England are preparing for the official kick-off of the 2022 season in just under two weeks. Operated by the staff at the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Star Series (PASS), Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park will roar back to life for the 48th running of Icebreaker weekend, April 1-3, with nine divisions of racing.

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Canadians Ready to Return Stateside for the First Time in Two Years

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Canadians Ready to Return Stateside for the First Time in Two Years

Barre, VT — The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) was founded in 1986 on the continuation of a well-oiled machine that pitted New England and Quebec-based drivers against each other at speedways on both sides of the US/Canada border. It was this comradery between international teams, drivers and fans that has fueled the American-Canadian Tour for over 35 seasons until COVID-19 stepped onto the scene. Two long years later, the time has come for our Canadian friends to finally return stateside, and it all begins at the racing mecca of the Northeast: New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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Thunder Road Tri-Track Provisional Up for Grabs at the Thompson Icebreaker

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Thunder Road Tri-Track Provisional Up for Grabs at the Thompson Icebreaker

Barre, VT — The 48th running of the prestigious Icebreaker weekend has just grown a little more lucrative for Northeast Tour-type Modified drivers and teams. As if the $10,000-to-win purse wasn’t incentive enough, Thompson Speedway, Thunder Road and Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series officials announced today that there is a provisional up for grabs to the highest finishing driver in the Icebreaker 125 who fails to qualify for the Granite Capital 100 on Memorial Day weekend at Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road Speedbowl.

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ACT and Autodrome Montmagny Finalize Nearly $55,000 CAN-AM 200 Purse

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ACT and Autodrome Montmagny Finalize Nearly $55,000 CAN-AM 200 Purse

Barre, VT — The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Autodrome Montmagny have finalized a $54,986 USD purse and pay-out structure for the CAN-AM 200 on Saturday, August 20. The purse includes pay-out, contingencies and point fund contributions and will be paid in US currency. As stated previously, the grand return of ACT to the Montmagny circuit will pay $10,000 to the winner with a guaranteed $700 to start in the 200-lap extravaganza.

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Awards of Nearly $9,000 Posted for Northeast Classic R&R Street Stock Open

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Awards of Nearly $9,000 Posted for Northeast Classic R&R Street Stock Open

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — Today, American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials have released the entry form for the R&R Race Parts NH Street Stock Open as part of the 2nd annual Northeast Classic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. As previously released, the R&R Race Parts NH Street Stock Open will pay $2,000 to win with $8,800 in posted awards for New England Street Stock drivers and teams. This entry is available on the ACT website under Info – Northeast Classic at https://www.acttour.com/northeast-late-model-classic.

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