Versus Monster Truck Tour @ Clinton County Fair July 29th 2023

launxhing it
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Stan Russell

Steve Sims and the Stone Crusher launch it over the car stack in the Wheelie Contest to get the win. It would be the third year in a row that the Versus Monster Truck Tour would return to Plattsburgh, NY, and the Clinton County Fairgrounds, and this time they would bring five monster trucks with them and stunt man Crash Monreau. The five tucks that they are ould have are Excavator with Gage Bursey, Muddy Girl with Anne Streatch, Backdraft with Paul Breaud, Hooked and Frank Krmel, and Stone Crusher and Steve Sims in four different disciplines. After the intros were done it would be onto the show and start with the Long Jump and the winner would be Steve Sims in Stone Crusher over Muddy Gurl and Anne Streatch in a jump-off at over 73 feet to win. Then next up would be a car stunt with Crash Monereau as he would leap over 100 feet in the air and land in a pile of cars. Then it would be back to the Monster Trucks with the Wheelie Contest and Stone Crusher and Steve Sims would get his second win of the night as he would send the truck straight up and down. Then it would be on the Dount Contest and it would be a tie between Steve Sims and Stone Crusher and Muddy Girl and Anne Stretch. Then after a brief ten-minute intermission, it would be onto to second half of the show and it would start with a Rollover by Crash Monreau and he would take it over 1.5 times. Then it would be onto the crowd favorite to end the night with the popular Freestyle competition and the win would go to Steve Sims and StoneCrusher as he would tear the house down with an over three-minute freestyle run. Steve Sims and Stone Crusher would sweep the night for the overall action. The Versus Mobster Truck Tour will be back in action again tomorrow night with their second straight night of action at the Clinton County Fair. Gallery

in mid flight
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Stan Russell

Chris Morena is in mid-flight as he launches the car over a hundred feet into the crushed car stack. Gallery

Adirondack Truck Tractor Pullers Clinton County Fair Truck & Tractor Pull July 25th 2023

reflection of the pass
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Kyle Coryea

Keenan Carter and the Carter Pulling Team has a pass to reflect on as they charge down the track in the Hot Farm Tractors class. It would be the opening night of the Clinton County Fair and it would be the annual truck and tractor pull brought to you by the Adirondack Truck Tractor Pullers with 12 classes and just over 50 entries ranging from Stock Truck and Tractors all the way up to the Super Stock Trucks and the Limited Pro Desiel Trucks. Full Pull would be the name of the day as there were many hooks that were over 300 feet and there was a good amount that still went over 400 feet and the best one of the day was about 510 feet. The winner of the 12 classes would be Fay Cheney (Enhanced Gas Trucks), Dawson Bourdeau (Hot Farm Tractors), Walter Cheney ( Stock StreetTrucks), Dayton Roberts (Work Trucks), Rick Abare (2.5 Desiel Trucks), Jon Babbie (9,500lb & 13,00lb Stock Tractors), Gene Chauvin (8,000lb Stock Tractors), Caniac (Two Wheel Drive Trucks), John Myers (Altered Stock Tractors), Mike Wilson (Pro Limited Desiel Trucks) and Joey Michad (Super Stock Trucks). Next up for the Adirondack Truck and Tractor Pullers will be the Franklin County Fair Malone, NY August 6th. Gallery

long to distance to win
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Kyle Coryea

Joey Michaud would take the Reaper 386 feet to take the win the Super Stock Truck class and his trip from New Brunswick was well worth it. Gallery

Triple 40's Night Presented by Hartson Total Opening Renegades @ Airborne Speedway July 22nd 2023

captures the flag
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Evan Patrie

Chris Raabe (01) gets to the line first in the Be Cool Heating and Air Conditioning 358 Modified 40-lap event. It would be the ninth night of racing at the Airborne Speedway and it would be a packed pit with over 100 cars to race on Hartson Total Opening Triple 40's night as there would be extra distance races for the 358 Modifieds, Sportsman Modified, and the Renegades. Along with the Limited Sportsman Modified and the Street Stock having their normal 15 laps events. After all the battle in the heat races including a couple of photo finishes it would be onto the main events. First up would be the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified for their fifteen-lap event and it would be caution fest but after all the chaos settle the winner would be Dale Gonyo getting his second win of the season over Charlotte Morin and Parker Dermody to round out the top three. Then next up would be the first of our Triple 40s with the Be Cool Heating and Cooling 358 Modifieds and it would be a battle of the front row all race long between Chris Raabe and Felix Roy and after some lap cars got in the way near the end of the race Raabe would pull away for the win and Roy would be second and Steve Bernier would round out the top three. Then next up would be the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for there 40 lap affair and Lonnie Rivers would get the race lead off the start of the race but there would eventually be a challenge up front between him and Jamy Begor that would see Begor get around him around the halfway through the race but there would be a third player in the battle near the end of the event as Fire Swamp would look to go back to back with wins but Begor would hold on for his second win of the season. Then it would be the last Triple 40 of the night with the Hartson Total Opening Renegades and it would be the Billy Thwaits and the Josh Terry show up front with Josh Terry getting the win at the end on the late-race pass for his first win of the season. Then after a long night of racing, it would finally be the last race of the night with the Taylor Rental Street Stock for their fifteen-lap affair. The race would start off with a battle up front between Brett Manor and Jason Bradley but old Reliable would come up from the 6th spot Jacob Fountain to get the lead and it would be a battle til the end between him and John Michael Bressette as Fountain would get his third win of the season. The track will be quiet next weekend July 29th as the Clinton County Fair is in town for the weekend. Although the track will come back to life on August 5th for the Small Block/Big Block Challenge. Gallery

battle to the line
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Evan Patrie

Jake Fountain (22) beats Matt LaValley (29c) to the line with the fourth heat race and then would end up beating John Michael Bressette to the line for the win the main event for his third win of the season. Gallery

Liquor and Wine Warehouse Make A Wish Night @ Airborne Speedway July 15th 2023

the battle is on
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Kyle Coryea

Bill Thwaits (69) and Tyler Irwin (54) battle for the lead off of turn four in the first Hartson Total Opening Renegades main of the night with Thwaits getting the win. It would be the eighth night of racing of the season at the Airborne Speedway powered by the New England Ford Dealers and it would be the popular Make a Wish Night brought to you by the Liquor and Wine Warehouse. First out of the box would be the Renegade makeup feature from the July 1st event and it would be a battle up front between Bill Thwaits and Tyler Irwin Bill Thwaits would get at the line after a bunch of early cautions on the night to give him his second win of the night. Then it would be the makeup feature for the Street Stock and it would see Greg Zindler get the late-race victory when Josh Laporte had issues in the closing laps. Then it would be onto the heat races for the races that were on the schedule for this evening and the first up would be the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified and the winners would be Josh Jock, Beau Reeves, and Michael Wright. Then the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified would be out for their one heat and the winner would be Tyler Travis. Then next we would have the Street Stock on tap and the heats would go to JJ Laporte, Jason Bradley, and Josh Laporte. Then to finish off the heat racing for the night would be the Hartson Total Opening Renegades for a pair of races and Tyler Irwin and Zack Daniels. Then it would be onto the features for the night and it would start with the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for their 25 laps event. It would be slow to get going as there would be four cautions in the first hand full of laps but once the race got going it would see Josh Jock pull away with the lead but there would be a hard charger coming in the wake of Fire Swamp and with 3 laps to go he would be right on the back of Jock and would take the lead with two to go and claim his first win of the season. Then it would be the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified and it would be the Tyler Travis show as he would run away for the win. Then it would be the Taylor Rental Street Stock for their main and this time it would be a 25-lap event for them and it would come right down to the wire for them and it would be Jake Fountain getting the win over JJ Laporte as they came off of turn four and there was a traffic jam as they were going to the checkered. Then to finish off the night would be the Hartson Total Opening Renegades for there 25 lap event and with Zack Daniels starting on the row it would be a case of Daniels getting the lead and going away and heading although Tylor Terry and Nthaniel Guay would round out the top three. Airborne Speedway will be back in action very quickly with a race on Tuesday, July 18th as they will be finishing up their event from the July 8th show. Gallery

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Kyle Coryea

Jake Fountain (22) got the lead late over J.J. Laporte and would end up getting the win in the end as he would slide through the grass. Gallery

Hebert's Lawncare and Snowplowing Night with the 358 Modifieds @ Airborne Speedway July 8th 2023

side by side
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Kyle Coryea

Jeremy Roy (90jr) and Darryl Mitchell (87.9) battle for position in the opening heat of the Be Cool Heating and A.C. 358 Modifieds as they carry the inside wheel. It would be the seventh night of racing from Airborne Speedway on Hebert's Lawncare and Snowplowing Night with the Be Cool Heating and AC 358 Modifieds along with the J+S Steel Sportsman Modifieds, Hartson Total Opening Renegades, Taylor Rental Street Stocks, and the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modifieds. The night would start off with the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified with the feature that didn't get run the week before and it would good race up front for a few laps but then Charlotte Morin would slowly pull away from Rick Frenyea and Kobe Hernandez to get the first win of her career in the Limited Sportsman Modified. Then it would be on to the heat races for the current night and first out of the box would be the J+S Steel Sportsman Modifieds and the wins would go to Josh Jock, Michael Wright, and Beau Reeves. Then next up would be the Be Cool Heating and A.C. 358 Modifieds with their two heats and the wins would go to Chris Raabe and Mike Mahaney. Then we would have the Hartson Total Renegades with their three heats and the wins would go to Zack Daniels, Josh Terry, and Billy Thwaits. Then we would have the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modifieds for their heat for tonight's feature and they would be part way through when there was a crash between Matt LaValley and Kobe Hernandez and while they were cleaning up the accident mother nature would want to make her appearance felt on the track and just drowned the track and racing will be over the night and the features will be made up on a different night. The track will be back in action next weekend July 15th with the Sportsman Modified, Renegades (double feature), Street Stock (double feature), and the Limited Sportsman Modified in action on Make a Wish and Liqouir and Wine Warehouse night. Gallery

tail to nose
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Kyle Coryea

Fire Swamp (88) is right on the tail of Travis Bruno (33r) during the opening heat of the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified as they battle for the transfer spot. Gallery

The Run what you Brung Presented by Trick Race Parts @ Mohawk International Raceway July 7th 2023

for the lead
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Kyle Coryea

Cedric Gouvreau (22c) ducks underneath Brentley Gray (9) to take the lead in the late stages on the Sportsman Modified main for the win. It would be another Friday night from the Mohawk International Raceway and it would be the run that you brung 358 Modified special brought to you by Truck Race Parts along with the Pro Stocks, Sportsman Modified, Mini Stocks, and Limited Sportsman Modified with around 80 cars in the pits. After all the heat racing was done the Turtle Nest Diner Mini Stocks would be first up and the win would go to Antoine Dumouchel after a early fight for the race lead with Curtis Smith. Then next up would be the King Cannibas Limited Sportsman Modified for there 15 lap affair and it would be an early battle up front between Nick Mallette and Dale Gonyo but Gonyo would slowly pull away and get his first win at the Mohawk International Raceway. Then after the intermission, it would be Twin Leaf 358 Modified Run which you brought special for 30 laps and the race would be dominated by Stephane LaFrance's totally tricked-out race car. Then we would have the crossroad tobacco Sportsman Modified and it would see Bentley Gray get off to the early race lead although it would be not without challenge as Cedric Gauvreau would come up from the sixth position and take the lead in the closing laps to get another win at Mohawk. Then that would leave just one race left on the night of the Famous A's Dispensary Pro Stock 20 lap event and would see Roch Aubin get the lead off the start of the race. Although Zack Daniels would charge from the 8th starting spot and get the lead around the halfway mark of the event and capture the checkered flag for the second week in a row. The track will be back in action Wednesday, July 12th with the Canadian Big Block Series along with the 358 Modifieds, and the Sportsman Modified. Gallery

anything goes
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Kyle Coryea

Brian McDonald (151) and Carey Terrance (66x) with their sails and wings in full force battle for second place near the end of the run what you brung event. Gallery

Independence Weekend Spectular @ Airborne Speedway Presented by Riley Ford July 1st 2023

photo finish
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Kyle Coryea

Jonathan Toohill (2JT) beats Chris Cayea (18) to the line in a photo-finish victory over Chris Cayea (18) to get his first crew win. It would be round #6 of racing from the Airborne Speedway and it would be the Independence Weekend Spectacular presented by Riley Ford with the four main divisions in action the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified, Hartson Total Opening Renegades, Taylor Rental Street Stocks, and the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified. The first heat race would start off with a bang with Mark Fewster and Josh Jock getting together and coming to the green off a restart in the first heat of the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified. The other heat races on the night would be hotly contested with a couple of photo finishes with Tyler Irwin and Billy Thwaits in the third heat of the Renegades. Then it would be onto the features for the night and the first out of the box would be the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for there 25 lap event and it would see all 25 laps go green to checkered as Jonathan Toohill would get the win after leading all of the laps. Although the win would not come easy as he would have Chris Cayea all over him for most of the race just couldn't get around him and Craig Wholey would round out the top 3. Next up would be the Hartson Total Opening Renegades and as they were under the pace laps mother nature would open up and the rain would knock out the rest of the night's racing. The track will be back in action next Saturday night July 8th for another night of weekly racing and the 358 Modifieds will be in action as well. Gallery

photo finish
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Kyle Coryea

Tyler Irwin (54) with the photo finish victory over Billy Thwaits (61) for the win in the third heat of the Renegades Hartson Total Opening. Gallery

Indepence Weekend Spectular @ Mohawk International Raceway June 30th 2023

for the lead
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Kyle Coryea

Zack Daniels 930) drops to the bottom of the track and passes Joel Herne (AK47) to get the feature win on the night. It would be the first race in three weekends at the Mohawk International Raceway and it would be one of the bigs on the Independence Weekend Spectular and part of the Mohawk Series and there would be 97 cars in the pits. After all the heat racing was done it would be on to the features and first up would be the Turtles Nest Mini Stocks and Francis White would come from the third starting spot and get the lead on lap 1 and lead them all for the win. Then we would have the King Canna Limited Sportsman Modified and Kyle Reif would get the lead of the first and lead for the first ten laps when he would get passed by Devon Guyette and Bob Laware as Guyette would get the win as Reif and Laware would round out the podium. Then we would have one of the main races on the night on tap with the Twin Leaf 35 for the Sportsman Modified. Nick Heywood would get the early lead of the race over Jalbert at the start. There would be a bad wreck off the restart on lap eight when Tyler Stevenson would meet the backstretch wall and flip and get hit by the pack on the way through. From there it would be the Nick Heywood and Thomas Cook show and on a restart with six laps to go would see Heywood take the lead over Cook but there be no give and Thomas Cook would get the win as they came across the line side by side at the checker. Then it would be the Good Leaf 40 for the 358 Modifieds and it would see the race go 37 laps caution free with Ryan Arbuthnot leading all 40 laps for the win although it would be not without a great challenge from Chris Rabbe and Tim Fuller to round out the podium. Then the last race of the night would be the Famous Aye's 20 for the Pro Stock and Roch Aubin would get the lead off the start. Although it would be short-lived as Joel Herne would take over the lead on lap three. Although there would be a challenge from a newcomer to the division this season Zack Daniels would take the lead on lap 6 and from there would set sail for the win. The track will come back to life next weekend with the 358 Modified "Run what you Brung", Sportsman Modified, Pro Stock, Limited Sportsman Modified, Mini Stocks, and the Enduros. Gallery

the chase is on
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Kyle Coryea

Ryan Arbuthnot (R70) with the lead in the 358 Modified main but it would see the hard chargers coming from behind with Chris Rabbe (01) and im Fuller in tow for the challenge. Gallery

Kid's Ride Night @ Airborne Speedway Presented by Loreman's & Sysco June 10th 2023

last lap pass
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Kyle Coryea

Dale Gonyo (04g) with the last lap pass on Rick Frenyea (07) for the win and his first career win in the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified. It would be the fifth week at Airborne Speedway and it would be one of the more special nights for all the drivers especially the kids as it would be kid's ride night at the track presented by Sysco and Loremans with around 75 cars in competition. The night would start with the kid's favorite portion of the night as they would get to go for a ride with their favorite drivers. After all that and all the heat racing had concluded it would be onto the features and the first one up would be the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for 25 laps. In their race, it would see one caution on the only lap as the front row Craig Worely and Mark Fewater would get tangled up battling for the lead in turn one. From there it would be a battle up front for the first part of the race between Jason Bruno and Craig Worely with Bruno getting the advantage. Although they would not be able to go out and hide as there would be a hard-charging Joey Scarbrough that would take the lead in the closing laps and capture his second win of the season followed by the Bruno brothers Jason and Travis rounding out the top 3. Then next up would be the Taylor Rental Street starting 27 cars and that race would not be without its own fair share action as there would be multiple rollovers in the fifteen laps and other cautions that would see your early season points contenders all getting caught up in it the Malay. Although when the dust would settle it would be one of the class veterans that would get the win on the night with Josh Laporte pulling it into victory lane with Luke Marcheski and John Michael Bressette rounding out the top three. Then we would be on to the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified and it would see Rick Frenyea lead the whole race until the last corner when Dale Gonyo would pounce for the win. Then to finish off the night it would be the Hartson Total Opening Renegades for their 25-lap race. The early part of the race would see Keith Pelkey and Jason Boggett chasing down the checkered. Although there would be a hard runner charging from his eighth-place starting spot and Shawn Duquette would capture his second straight win on a late-race restart and Andrew Fitzgerald and Keith Pelkey would finish off the top three. It will be a quick turnaround at the track as they are back racing this Wednesday, June 14th as the Super Dirtcar Series comes to town along with the Taylor Rental Street Stock and the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified. Gallery

three wide pass
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Kyle Coryea

Shawn Duquette (18) takes it high for the three wide pass in the Hartson Total Opening Renegades heat race on Dave Sartwell-Cornell (13) and Tyler Irwin (54) and would late go on to score his third win of the season in the division. Gallery

Nostalgia Tour Night presented by Seacomm @ Airborne Speedway June 3rd 2023

harding into turn 1
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Kyle Coryea

Shawn Duquette (18) and Richie Turner (17) battle for the lead as they dive down into turn one and Shawn Duquette would get the win on the night. It would be the fourth week of racing from the Airborne Speedway as we enter the month of June and the first of two showings of the Nostalgia Tour cars along with the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified, Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified, Hartson Total Opening Renegades, and Taylor Rentals and a surprise appearance by three mega trucks for exhibition. After the heat races were done on the day it would be onto the features for the evening. Before the mains would get underway though the would be an exhibition put on by three of the badest mega trucks in the area doing jumps and donuts for the crowd. Once the mains got underway the Dirt Modified Nostalgia Cars would be first up for their main and the win would go to Aaron Pough. First up for the regular Airborne Speedway divisions would be the Hartson Total Opening Renegades for 25 laps and would see David Sartwell Cornell start on the pole and lead the first couple laps over Keith Pelkey but the Duke Shawn Duquette would be on the charge from the 9th starting spot and take the lead. Although there would be a late-race restart and see him and Riche Turner put on a great battle over the closing laps to claim Shawn Duquettes second win of the season over Richie Turner and Tylor Terry to round out the top three. Then next up would be the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified and would see Mike Wells and Tanner Forbes start on the front row Wells would get the early lead of the race but there would be a hard charger from the back of the pack and take the lead on lap ten and not look back from there to score his first win of the season. Then it would be time for the Taylor Rental Street Stocks for there 15 lap main event and see John Brown and Jason Bradley get the lead at the start of the race but there be hard-charging Jake Fountain from the fourth row a take the lead by lap five of the event but it would be not without challenge as Josh Laporte would make it a race down the stretch but Fountain would hold on for second win of the season. Then to finish off the night it would be the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified and for the second week in a row it would be the Nate Leonard show and he would claim the win for the second straight week. The race track will come back to life again next week with the four weekly divisions in action plus it will be the annual kid rides night. Gallery

battle for the lead
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Kyle Coryea

Jacob Fountain (22) and Josh Laporte (45b) battle for the lead as they enter turn one as the classic rivalry would come back again in the Taylor Rental Sreet Stock with Fountain getting his second win of the season. Gallery

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