Lou Modestino’s Track Talk
New England Hillclimb Schedule For 2025
(All events are Saturday and Sunday with setup on Friday)
Rhode Island Street Rodding Upcoming Car Shows
Our first show of the season is Rhode Island Street Rodding Association’s Memorial Day Car Show, it’s the 35th Annual Automotive EXTRAVAGANZA!!!!
Monday, May 26, 2025. Details may be found; https://www.ristreetrodding.
Johnston Memorial Park was a great host for the decades we were there and our appreciation to them for allowing us to use this beautiful park. We have moved the show to the Masonic Youth Center, 116 Long Street, Warwick, RI. This move was needed as the show has outgrown the previous location. At our last show there were over 450 vehicles in attendance! Rest assured everything else remains the same. It still remains a benefit for the Johnston Little league and of course, it would not be the same without CrusinBruce as our DJ.
Local Short-Track Stars, Officials Make Final Preparations for 2025 Thunder Road Season

Barre, VT – Following last week’s pre-season tire buy at Barre’s Thunder Road, Officials got a good look at what’s to come this summer at the Nation’s Site of Excitement. Over fifty different drivers attended Monday’s tire buy, making final preparations to their mounts after a long winter’s rest with a dry spring making for a great start on the groundwork for Officials at the track!
Rookies and veterans alike made the Monday afternoon trip to measure and chose the tires that most closely match their notebook from last year. Maplefields/Irving Late Model freshman Trevor Jaques and Kyle Streeter, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger first-timers Cam Powers and Brodie Frazier and rk Miles Street Stock rookies Jason Kirby, TJ Haggett, Jaiden Del Toro, Tyler Wheatley and Keegan Tabor were among those leaning on veterans like Tommy ‘Thunder’ Smith, Shawn Fleury, Brian Hoar and Mike Billado, among others, for whatever nuggets of wisdom they could pick up.
Andy Lally Faces New Challenges When He Returns to Lime Rock
LAKEVILLE, CONN. (23 April 2025)- Andy Lally will be in a very different role when he returns to Lime Rock Park during the Trans Am Memorial Day Classic May 23-26.
After enjoying three decades of success behind the wheel, Lally has stepped out of the cockpit for a new role – President of the renowned Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli.
Sunday 4/27/25 Capeway Rovers M/C Club
Gate opens Sat 4pm close 9pm re-open 6:30am Sun
Broad Arrow Presents McLaren Supercars Owned by F1 World Champions Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Auction
- Broad Arrow offers McLaren MP4-12C supercars personally owned by Sir Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button
- The MP4-12C defined the future of McLaren Automotive and its subsequent models
- Hamilton and Button contributed extensively to development of the MP4-12C, providing valuable feedback that was implemented in production models
- Extremely rare opportunity to own a supercar that defined a global brand and that was owned by a modern-era Formula One World Champion
- Both cars to feature at the inaugural Broad Arrow Auction at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este on 24-25 May 2025
London, England: 23 April 2025 – Broad Arrow Auctions, a Hagerty company (NYSE: HGTY), will be auctioning two unique McLaren supercars with exceptional provenance at its inaugural Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Auction on 24-25 May 2025.
Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour Motors into Oxford Plains Speedway Sunday

Barre, VT — After a spectacular start to the 2025 season just last Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the Stars and Cars of the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour set their sights on Maine’s Oxford Plains Speedway. The Pine Tree State 125 is sure to be the latest showdown between Gabe Brown and Derek Gluchacki, as both look to mount a strong offensive with their eyes on the $20,000 championship prize while they’ll be plenty of competitors standing in their way on Sunday afternoon!
The longtime, unofficial Vacationland home of the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour, Oxford Plains Speedway has held events for the Vermont-based Tour for forty-five years. The Pine Tree State 125 on Sunday, April 27 marks the 84th point-counting event at the Maine oval since the ‘Pine Tree Open 100’ which, interestingly enough, was also held on April 27 back in 1980!
Randy LaJoie Nominated for NASCAR’s Hall Of Fame
Randy LaJoie, a native of Norwalk, CT, is a man with a multifaceted legacy – the racer, the two-time champion, the seat builder, and the father.

