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Caribou Tech Center Light Parade floats are a hit

December 3, 2018Home
By Tom Hale

Educators are doing some things right in public schools and in private industry. I share my motorsports “bucket list”. Cannot forget this is the week of the PRI Trade Show in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Are Race Drivers Athletes

November 26, 2018Home
By Tom Hale

The continuing question about whether race car drivers are athletes. Here is more food for thought. Plus more driving experiences of readers.

Feeling the need for speed

November 19, 2018Home
By Tom Hale

Stories of going fast on super speedway by non-race drivers. You can experience driving a super late model stock car at Spud Speedway at the beginning of next Father’s Day weekend.

Pro All Stars Series Mason Dixon Mega Meltdown

November 12, 2018Home
By Tom Hale

Stock car racing season is winding down but not before New England drivers experience success in North Carolina. Scott Speed is moving to Subaru in 2019 and update on Brenda Sue.

Maine man prepares turf for Daytona International Speedway Speedweeks 2019

November 5, 2018Home
By Tom Hale

Groundskeeper from Maine making Daytona International Speedway turf one of the highlights of Speedweeks 2019. Central Maine team competes in Nashville, Tennessee. Also great webinar from Speed Secrets and Oxford, Maine’s Mike Morneau is going to the final four in NASCAR Monster Energy finale. Lots going on in the motorsports world

Maine FFA Chapter maximize National Convention experience

October 28, 2018Home
By Tom Hale

Maine FFA Chapter makes “Gearhead Tour” of motorsports capital of the world a part of their National FFA Convention in Indianapolis experience. Included meeting and racing with 4-time USAC Silver Crown Champion Kody Swanson.

Roar of drag racing snowmobiles on grass track a hit in the County

October 22, 2018Home
By Tom Hale

After a 23 year absence, snowmobile grass track drag racing returned to Ashland. Large crowd and close racing ensure its return in 2019.

Caribou woman first win is the Halloween Howler

October 15, 2018Home
By Tom Hale

Caribou woman wins her first feature race at Richmond Karting Speedway and the IMSA season comes to an end. It seems so long ago that I was at the first race in Daytona.

Maine man sets speed record in race from Atlantic to Pacific

October 8, 2018Home
By Tom Hale

Maine man sets speed record in the C2C Express 2018. Spud speedway announces its first event of the 2019 season.

County flight school in session

October 1, 2018Home
By Tom Hale

Daring motorcycle racers flying through the air in the County. County racer/track owner would like to build a disabled veterans caregivers vacation spot.

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Tom wrote 14 years as freelancer for the Bangor Daily Sports covering motorsports in Maine. Now blogging and concentrating on human interest stories about people and places in racing. He races Champ Karts and owns HTF Motorsports in remote Westmanland, Maine

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