Following SRX Cancellation, Thunder Road Moving Forward

Barre, VT – Thunder Road officials were stunned and disappointed to learn last Thursday afternoon of the cancellation of the 2024 SRX Series season. That being said, officials continue to be hard at work to fill the void left by SRX for Central Vermont and Northeast race fans on Thursday, July 18.

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ACT Heading to Maine’s Northeast Motorsports Expo – SRX Tickets Available

Barre, VT ­— Officials with the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) announced today that the historic Tour and its sanctioned tracks, Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl and White Mountain Motorsports Park will be represented at the 35th annual Northeast Motorsports Expo at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta, Maine from Friday, January 12 through Sunday, January 14.

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Burnett Scrap Metals Returns to Title Road Warrior Division Through 2026

(Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT — While the annual Banquet of Champions effectively closed out the 2023 racing season at Thunder Road, the Barre, Vermont office continues to be hard at work. As such, Burnett Scrap Metals became the first in to re-up their commitment to Thunder Road International Speedbowl. The headline sponsor of the Road Warrior division since their popular return in 2017, Burnett Scrap Metals will remain connected to the fan-favorite division through the 2026 season.

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ACT Announces New Tri-State Flying Tiger Series

(Oriana Lovell photo)

Barre, VT ­— After several years of continued growth for the famed Flying Tiger division at Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl and White Mountain Motorsports Park, American-Canadian Tour Officials have announced a new Tri-State Series for the top support division. The Tri-State Flying Tiger Series will visit Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine in its inaugural 2024 season, the first time the Tigers have hit the touring circuit in over a decade.

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Thunder Road Officials Release 2024 Schedule of Events for ‘The Nation’s Site of Excitement’

Barre, VT — The time has come to release the 2024 Schedule of Events for Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road International Speedbowl with twenty-one action-packed dates on tap throughout the upcoming year.

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After Historic Flooding and Central Vermont Rebuild, SRX Set for July 18, 2024 Thunder Road Debut

Barre, VT — The Central Vermont area has been steadily rebuilding since devastating flooding in July of 2023 wreaked havoc across the region. While work continues, many homes have been repaired, many businesses reopened and now another light at the end of the tunnel approaches. The Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) Series is ready to make its Thunder Road debut on Thursday, July 18 to not only bring some of the world’s greatest racers to Barre, Vermont, but also to celebrate the strength and resilience of the people of Vermont.

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New England Needs Vintage Racing Renewal

Before New Hampshire International Speedway was sold to the late Bruton Smith of Speedway Motorsports and Sonic Automobiles by the late Bob Bahre, builder of that one-and-one eighth-mile paved venue,  it presented one of the best Vintage racecar events held at NHIS and the USA.

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Shaw, Woodard and Top ACT Teams Celebrate 2023 at Barre Banquet

Barre, VT — Over 300 people were on hand Saturday evening to celebrate the 2023 American-Canadian Tour season and that of home-track Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vermont. The packed-house gathered to wrap up the 2023 season in style. Just before award presentations began, a series of prizes were raffled off to the top supporting competitors on the American-Canadian Tour courtesy of a series of contingency partners. Jonathan Bouvrette was pulled for the AR Bodies ‘A’ Package prize while Andrew Molleur’s name was pulled for a set of four Bassett…

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Nearly $100,000 to be Awarded at Annual Banquet of Champions

Barre, VT — The stars of Thunder Road International Speedbowl and American-Canadian Tour (ACT) will meet all together once more in 2023 at the annual Banquet of Champions this Saturday, November 4.

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King of the Road Stephen Donahue Backs Up Breakout Season with Vermont Milk Bowl Win

Barre, VT — The 61 Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank once again proved itself to be the Toughest Short Track Race in North America on Sunday, and not just for the American-Canadian Tour and Maplewood/Irving Late Models. The Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, rk Miles Street Stocks and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors joined their headlining brethren in providing some of the hardest racing of the season with everyone looking to make their mark on an iconic Northeast tradition.

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Thunder On The Hill Salutes & Applauds The Accomplishments Of Glenn & Bonita Hyneman, 35th Thunder On The Hill Racing Series Season In The Planning For 2024

BECHTELSVILLE, PA   SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 . . . . . .  The words iconic and legendary say it all when I reflect on the history of Glenn and Bonita Hyneman and the 126 Racing Team.

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Top Northeast Stars Ready to Take On 61st Vermont Milk Bowl

Barre, VT — Thunder Road is ready to break into the month of October with Vermont’s most popular stock car racing event, the 61st running of the Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank. Over 40 of New England and Quebec’s top short-track stars are ready to take on the Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America this Saturday and Sunday, all looking to join the granite monument at the venerable Vermont oval and join a winning roster of legends.

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Booth Bros/Hood Milk Bowl Qualifying Day Sets Pace for Fan-Favorite Weekend

Barre, VT — The all-important Booth Bros/Hood Vermont Milk Bowl Qualifying Day on Saturday, September 30 sets the stage for Sunday’s 61st Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank. Along with qualifying for the Vermont Milk Bowl and the Mini Milk Bowls, Saturday will also feature action-packed events for the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Models and the New England Supermodified Series (NESS).

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White Mountain 2023 Championships Crowned to Conclude Another Season of Thunder in the Mountains

N. Woodstock, NH — While Kasey Beattie clinched the Foley Oil & Propane Late Model King of the Mountain track championship at the beginning of the month with Kristian Switser having similar luck in the Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Minis that same event, the fight was on in the remaining divisions to crown their respective champions. Fight they did, right to the final lap to close out the 2023 White Mountain Motorsports Park season in style.

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