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LITES Race
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Race 11 - Lee USA Oktoberfest - 9-30-23 |
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Race 10 - Star Classic - 9-16-32 |
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seymourperformanceproducts.com |
NEMA
Announces
Contingency Awards
Presented by
Seymour Performance Products |
The Northeastern Midget Association has announced that
Seymour Performance Products (SPP ) will be presenting
contingency awards from some of the most prominent names in the
industry on a race by race basis to NEMA competitors. The NEMA
LITES kick off their season at the Thompson Motorsports Park
ICEBREAKER on April 11, and the combined group kicks off the
season at LEE USA Speedway on May 15th.
"We really
wanted to determine a way to give back more to the NEMA
community," said SPP owner, Bobby Seymour. "We partnered with
some of the best names in the motorsports industry to provide
generous contingency awards to our NEMA Midgets and NEMA LITES
teams on a weekly basis. This should drive excitement for our
competitors and also brand loyalty to our sponsors," he said.
"The entire club thanks Bobby, Matt and the SPP team, as
well as all of the contingency sponsors, for this great
initiative," said club President, Tim Bertrand. "We are excited
to increase engagement with the brands who have been so loyal to
motorsports, and also give back to our competitors," he said. |
The following partners will
be
providing cash and product
to NEMA competitors: |
nerfinc.com |
mpdracing.com |
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"The Friends of Mike
Rivard" |
NEMA LITES/NEMA Midgets heat races will be sponsored by
Sunoco Racing Fuels.
Each NEMA Midgets and NEMA LITES heat winner will
receive 5 gals of Sunoco Racing Fuel. |
Industry Sponsors who will be
supplying Gift Certificates: |
bellracing.com |
diversifiedracing.com |
simpsonraceproducts.com |
wintersperformance.com |
ipcindy.com |
fkrodends.com |
proshocks.com |
vahlco.com |
advancedracingsuspensions.com |
The contingency awards
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NEMA LITES Feature Winner will receive a $50 gift
certificate from one of the participating sponsors, of their
choice.
2nd and 9th place finishers will receive a $50 gift
certificate from one of the participating sponsors, of their
choice.
The 3rd and 7th place in Lites will each be awarded $50 cash
from "The Friends of Mike Rivard"
The NEMA LITES Hard Charger will receive a $25 gift
certificate and $25 cash from MPD Racing.
The new "Future Stars" will be determined before the start
of the season. These participants will compete at each event
for an additional $50 cash award from Seymour Performance.
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NEMA Midgets Feature Winner will receive a $50 gift
certificate from one of the participating sponsors, of their
choice.
2nd and 9th place finishers will receive a $50 gift
certificate from one of the participating sponsors, of their
choice.
The NEMA Midgets Hard Charger will receive a $50 gift
certificate from Valco Wheels. |
At each event SPP, will
have a
representative distribute cash
and gift
certificates. Certificates
will be redeemable at Seymour
Performance Products. |
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FULL IMPORT & DOMESTIC
REPAIRS AND SERVICE
Jeff
Horn
182 Pond St.
Ashland, MA
01721
508-881-4540
Hitch & Trailer Specialists
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SALES • SERVICE
PERFORMANCE and SUSPENSION UPGRADES
Specializing in
Finer Imports
AUDI • BMW • JAGUAR • MERCEDES
LANDROVERS • PORSCHE • SAAB
VOLVO • VW
(508) 697-5921
1460 Pleasant St. (Route 104)
Bridgewater, MA 02234
www.motorcarsint.com
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SERVING ALL MAKES of MIDGET
& SPRINT CAR ENGINES
Jon Andruk
ja@circleperformance.com
69 LOCUST STREET,
BERKLEY, MA 02779
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174 CID Ford Head
Gaerte - $16,500
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NEMA
and Hoosier Tire
Ink Exclusive Deal |
Brockton, MA -
NEMA announced that the
Northeastern Midget Association and Hoosier Tire East have
inked an exclusive, three year deal. Under the deal, NEMA
will have exclusive rights in the Northeast to the current
plated compounds (RR 7, 7.3, RF 5, LR, 5 and LF, 4, 5) and
will be the only series in the Northeast running these
particular tires.
Hoosier will also continue to be a
major contributor to the NEMA point fund, and in addition
have offered fixed pricing for the racer over the next three
years.
“NEMA has enjoyed a long history with Hoosier.
This sport is about supporting those who take care of you,
and supporting each other. We feel that we have the best
product in Hoosier and look forward to a long relationship
with them,” said NEMA President, Mike Scrivani.
As part of the arrangement,
Hoosier tire has selected long time NEMA supporter Seymour
Enterprises to be the exclusive dealer and service provider
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UPDATED AS OF
5/2/23
NEMA MIDGETS & NEMA LITES RULEBOOK |
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SATURDAY, APRIL 27th - 2:00 PM |
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From right to left:
Ray Kelley, Marvin Rifkin, Drew Fornoro,
and Sam Kelley
in 2003 for final Wen Kelley Memorial.
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NEMA to Honor Ray Kelley
at Claremont Season Opener
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3-30-24 -- The
lightning fast and powerful Midgets of the Northeastern
Midget Association, and the wheel-to-wheel action of the
NEMA Lites, will kick off their jam packed 2024 racing
season on April 27th at Claremont Motorsports Park with the
first ever Ray Kelly Memorial Race, sponsored by
Shaker Valley
Auto and
Twin State Tractor. The two divisions of NEMA will join
the track's Spring Fling 2024 event for the venue's 77th
season opener.
Ray was a charter member of NEMA when
it was founded in '53 and became a two-time NEMA car owner
champion in '56 and '57. Alongside his brother, Wen, they
collected numerous feature wins and supported the club for
decades. Even after Wen's untimely death in 1989, Ray
continued supporting the club with his M&H tire sales at
every NEMA race for years until his retirement in the late
90's. He created, advocated, and supported his brother's
memorial race for years from 1990 to 2003.
Ray
certainly brought everything to the table when it came to
midget racing. Through a modern lense, in a contemporary
context, Ray would still be a formidable innovator and
boundary pusher. He was putting surge brakes on trailers in
the early 50's, to the bemusement and interest of the Mass
State Troopers around Boston. He and Wen would sand cast
aluminum heads for the Chevy II engines, machine them, melt
them down, and try again if they didn't work. Beyond that,
he worked with Marvin Rifkin creating tire compounds and
setups for the midgets. He created some of the first
personal computer spreadsheets to record NEMA race results,
quantify performance, predict future performance and drive
innovation.
"The sheer volume of profoundly
random and singularly useful, various and sundry things, and
stuff that he had was beyond imagination" said Ray's
nephew Sam in a recent email.
NEMA will be
offering lap sponsorship
SEE BELOW for
both NEMA features in the upcoming weeks prior to race day.
For those who cannot attend in person, be sure to catch all
the action on
www.RaceDayTV.com .
The Ray Kelley Memorial is
one of two new memorial events for NEMA this season. They
will also honor the great Drew Fornoro, this June 30th at
the Lee USA Speedway for an unforgettable day. More
information to follow in the coming weeks. |
52 Blackwater Road
Canaan, NH 03741
(603) 945-1213
shakervalleyauto.net |
521
US-4
Enfield, NH 03748
(603) 632-4500
twinstatetractor.com |
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Contact Matt O'Brien
for Laps
email:
arcracer16@yahoo.com
or text: 617-549-8663 |
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The 70th Annual NEMA
AWARDS BANQUET
SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2024
White's
of Westport
66 State Road, Westport, MA |
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NEMA MIDGETS OWNER CHAMPION - BERTRAND
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NEMA MIDGETS DRIVER CHAMPION - AVERY STOEHR |
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NEMA LITES OWNER CHAMPION - PARKER BROTHERS
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NEMA LITES DRIVER CHAMPION - ALBY OVITT |
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O'BRIEN AWARD TO
PETER VALERI |
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BANQUET PHOTO PAGE HERE |
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2024 NEMA Membership
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The Big
Cars of the Northeastern Midget Association present the
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Chuck
supported NEMA for over two decades, earning victories as
car owner and reviving midget racing in the northeast as
President. His spirit, ingenuity, and passion live on in
NEMA as we are proud to present this award in his honor.
To qualify for this special award, new owners must
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a full NEMA registered car owner for the 2024 season. |
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a new owner who has never raced with a registered full NEMA
midget in the past, OR a veteran NEMA owner who has not
competed with a full NEMA midget in the last 10 years. |
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Compete
in at least 75% of the full NEMA division feature races.
Earn
the most points in the full NEMA championship point
standings among other qualifying new owners.
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Qualified new owners will be at
the discretion of the
contest board prior to the start
of the 2024 race season.
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Dylan and Dan Rock's
podium finish at the '23 Iron Mike Memorial race
(John
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Rock Racing Finds Success with
Investment in NEMA’s Big Cars
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Two years ago, Dan Rock and his son, Dylan, were at
a crossroads. They were only a few parts away from
completing their collection to build their new NEMA LITES
midget when they shifted gears for an even bigger adventure
- the mighty midgets of NEMA's big car division.
Dylan Rock began his racing career like many young aspiring
racecar drivers, by running go karts and mini-sprints in the
hills of New Hampshire with his Dad. The father-son team
earned success and turned heads at both levels, opening the
door for Dylan to chauffeur a modified with VMRS, a series
founded by Dylan's grandfather, Jack Bateman. It wasn't long
before the then-16-year-old found victory lane at Claremont
Motorsports Park in 2016. Their success continued for the
next few years, highlighted by a podium finish in the 2019
MRS point standings. That same year Dylan was named Most
Improved Driver. After a couple more seasons with MRS, the
wear and tear and intense work regimen associated with
racing an open wheeled modified was proving to be too much
for this father/son crew, who pride themselves in doing all
their own work, and most importantly, doing it together.
They struggled with the manpower and the economics of
modified racing. This drove them to make a change.
Since the early days of swinging dirt with the Mini sprints
up at Bear Ridge Speedway, the Rock racing team has had
respect and a curiosity for the pavement series of the
Northeastern Midget Association (NEMA), which is comprised
of two divisions - the LITES and the original, full midgets,
a.k.a. big cars. As spectators, they have always appreciated
the speed, the clean racing, the comradery amongst the club
members, and the history associated with the club that has
been pounding the pavement of New England short tracks for
over 70 years. So that winter, they began their transition
with their eye on the seemingly more affordable division of
NEMA, the Ford Focus powered NEMA LITES.
Dan, an
automotive technician and Dylan, a journeyman electrician,
were under the impression that to compete with NEMA's full
midget division, you had to have super deep pockets. They
acquired a Hawk chassis, a front axle, rear end, tail tank
and even a focus motor plate as they began building their
new LITES midget. While scouring the midget classifieds,
they could not help noticing the trend of used Esslinger and
Gaerte midget motors for sale online for surprisingly little
investment, often less than $10K. After doing the math and
much contemplation, they realize that competing with NEMA's
full series was not out of reach as they originally thought.
A complete used Esslinger motor package, including the
rebuild, would run them less than $20K. This was obviously
more money than the new Focus motor for the Lite, but they
also weighed the cost of tires, fuel, travel, and the wear
and tear of running a 15-16 race schedule with the LITES,
compared to the 8-9 races with the big car series. They
realized that the big picture cost was a difference of
"hundreds" of dollars, not "thousands", contrary to popular
perception. With that newfound knowledge, they sold off
their Ford Focus parts and acquired an Esslinger motor,
freshened it up, and focused on competing with the big car
division of NEMA for 2022.
They spent their debut
season learning the ropes, adjusting to a new driving style,
and absorbing as much knowledge and advice as possible from
the car and from fellow competitors one race at a time. By
the end of the season, they had racked up enough good
finishes to earn a top 10 in the NEMA Championship point
standings. Dylan's steady driving and progression earned him
the prestigious NEMA Rookie of the Year award. According to
the driver, Dylan was not surprised by the learning curve,
but was taken back by the sheer fun and thrill of finessing
the wheel of a 375 HP, 1000-pound, lightning fast, open
wheel race car.
"I couldn't believe how deep I
could drive the midget into the turn and then just blast
down the straight...and because of the size difference,
there just seems to be much more racetrack with the midget
than the modified!"
The following winter they
swapped their Hawk chassis with a Beast to transport their
Esslinger powerplant. They immediately found success kicking
off the 2023 season with a podium finish at NEMA's big
Midget opener, which was the Shane Hammond Memorial at
Waterford Speedbowl. They would go on to earn two more, in
addition to multiple top-five finishes. They even closed out
the season with a second place at Lee USA's Oktoberfest.
These strong runs earned them a very respectful 3rd and 4th
place in the NEMA Owner and Driver Championships point
standings in only their sophomore year. It's safe to say Dan
Rock has no regrets with their switch from LITES to Full
NEMA. Dan was quoted as saying:
"The LITES are a
great division, but ultimately, we wanted to run a full
midget. It just made more sense for us coming from the mods
and for Dylan's development as a driver.... I just really
want other racers to know how doable it is."
Dan
and Dylan Rock admit to feeling right at home with NEMA.
They can't help but thank all the folks who have helped them
get this journey started, including Tim Bertrand, Mike Horn,
Seymour Performance, and Circle Performance - just to name a
few - but most of all they can't wait to hit the track next
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