Dirtcar Racing Airborne Speedway: Military & Back to School Night Presented by Huntley Trucking August 26th 2023

side by side
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Kyle Coryea

Matt LaValley (29c) and Jason Bradley (3) battle for the lead down the front stretch of the Taylor Rental Street Stock heat races with LaValley getting the win. It would be a quick turnaround for all the racers at Airborne Speedway as they would be back at the track in just three short days for another full night of racing. This would have special meaning though as we would honor our Military before the races with the North Country Honor Flight. Then at intermission, it would be the annual back-to-school back pack and the racers and staff would knock it out of the park as they would have over 400 backpacks on hand to give away this year. As for the racing on track once the dust settled from the heat races it would be onto main event time. First out of the box would be the Hartson Total Open Renegades for their 25-lap race and starting on the front row would be Amber Rhoades and Hunter Sawyer with Sawyer leading the first six circuits. Although he would eventually be overtaken by Nathaniel Guay and then the battle would be on up front between him and Josh Terry for the win and Guay would get it for his first of the season. Then we would have the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for 25 laps and it would see Jonathan Toohill start off on the pole he would get the lead off the start of the race and look to go hide but there would be a hard charger that wouldn't give up and that would be Joey Scarbrough and he would chase him down and get the lead with two laps to go and claim his third win of the season. Although the race would see a major shake-up in the points as high point man and leading most of the season Jamy Begor would have mechanical issues and have a do not finish giving the lead to Travis Bruno with one race to go in the season. Then we would have the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified for their fifteen-lap race and getting the win for the second time in three nights would be Matt LaValley. Then there would be one race left to go on the night the Taylor Rental Street Stock but as the cars were going around on their pace laps the skies would open up and soak the racetrack and races would be done for the night. The Street Stock would have their main pushed to the following week giving them double features for championship night Gallery

winner
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Kyle Coryea

Joey Scarbrough (11vt) celebrates on the roof as he gets his third win of the season in the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified division. Gallery

Dirtcar Racing Airborne Speedway Herbert Lawn Care Night Take 2 August 23rd 2023

lead off the start
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Kyle Coryea

It would be the second attempt to get the Hebert Lawn Care Night of racing in as their original night would get rained out after the heat races got ra back on July 8th. To get the night of main event racing underway would be the J+S Steel Sportsman for their 25-lap event. Josh Jock would get the lead off the start of the race over Michael Wright and he would lead all 25 laps to get his first win of the season. However, it would not come without challenge from Beau Reeves and Bucko Branham that would round out the top three on the night. Then next up would be the Be Cool Heating and A.C. 358 Modifieds with their 30-lap regular event. Lance Willix would get the lead at the start of the race although he would be quickly challenged by former track champion Chris Raabe. However, in the closing stages of the race, there would be a third player who would come up and put his nose in the mix and end up getting the win on the night and that would be Mike Mahaney. Then we would have the Hartson Total Opening Renegades for their 25-lap race and Tyler Irwin would get the lead off the start. Although you would have last year's champion Richie Turner coming from the sixth place start and would take the lead and the win for his first of the season. Then we would have the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified for their fifteen laps and it would see Matt LaValley for his first career Sportsman Modified win. Then the last race of the night would be the Taylor Rental Street Stock for 15 laps and they would have 28 cars taking the green flag. John Brown would be starting on the pole but the lead would be short-lived as Nate Smart would come around and lead the first lap. With the fast guys starting mid-pack, they would come charging to the front, and in the closing laps John Michael Bressette would take the lead and get his first career dirt win but it would be not without competition as Matt LaValley and Jake Fountain would round out the top 3. It will be a quick turnaround for all the drivers as they will be back in action in just three short days as part of Military and Back to School night brought to you by Huntley Trucking. Gallery

into turn 1
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Kyle Coryea

Richie Turner (17) leads the pack into turn one over Shawn Duquette during the Hartson Total Opening Renegades main event for the win. Gallery

New York Tractor Pullers Franklin County Fair August 13th 2023

power run
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Kyle Coryea

Jack Bone and the Barnyard Bully wth a pull of 274 feet that would give him a sixth-place finish in the Super Farm Tractors class The New York State Tractor Pullers would make their annual return to the Franklin County Fair to close out the week at the fair and also end a four-day stretch of pulling for the NYTPA. The NYTPA would bring six classes for the evening with the Modified Tractors, Super Stock Tractors, Super Stock Trucks, Super Farm Tractors, Limited Pro Tractors, and the Two Wheel Drive Trucks with a total of 40 entries. First out of the box would be the Super Stock Trucks and the winner would be All Bottled Up and Dan Komarony with a pull of 314 feet beating out the Mad Dog by four feet for the win. Then next up would be the would-be Limited Pro Tractors and the winner would be Roddy Burns and Blindside by just over three feet over the Udder Obsession. Then we would have the mighty Two Wheel Drive Trucks and the winner would be the Bear Express as he would put about 20 feet on the competition as the old Ken Brockman Kodiak truck lives on. Then we would have the Super Farm Tractors and the first tractor out the Addiction and Nate Williams would lay down the mark to beat and they would all come after him but Extreme Pleasure would come the closest but would still be nine feet away to give the Addiction the win. Then we would have the Modified Tractors their numbers might have been small but they were not lacking in power as one had two jet turbines and the others were both with allision aircraft engines and the jet turbines would get the win with Lee Poement and the New York. Then to finish of the evening would be the Super Stock Tractors and the win would go to Robbie Horton and the Lil Less Patience by just over foot over Lance Micek and High Hopes. The NYTPA will be back in action in just three short days as they will invade the Delaware County Fair on August 16th. Gallery

and we have lift off
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Kyle Coryea

Lee Poement and the New Yorker are on takeoff from the Franklin County Fair as he would go 307 feet for the win in the Modified Tractors. Gallery

Clinton County Fair Demolition Derby July 30th 2023

brotherly love
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Evan Patrie

It would be the last day of the Clinton County Fair 75th edition and it would be the popular demolition derby as the grandstand entertainment for the day as it would have something for drivers of all ages with the power wheels, lawn tractors, Compact Cars (Stock, Semi Stock, Modified), Modified Full-Size Cars, Trucks and Vans and there would be just about a 100 cars on the day. The demolition derby action would start off with the kids in the power wheels derby getting their 15 minutes of fame in front of the packed house as they show off their future derby skills. Then it would be onto the lawn tractors demolition derby and there would be ten of them and when the dust and smashing settled the winner would be Scott Bouyea. Then it would be onto the heats for the stock compact cars and there would be five of them and the winners would be Travis Reo, Aisleigh Sandberg, Kolby Blaise, Alex Martin, and Alan Fountain. Then it would be onto the evening show for the day and it would start off with the last chance qualifier for the stock compact cars and Terry Reno and Sami Durgan would advance. Then it would be featured from then on and it would start with the new Semi Stock Compact Cars and the winner on the night would end being Landon Sears, then it would be onto the trucks and vans in the full-size and mini division Dylan Peryea and Chico Martineau. Then next up would be the Modified Compact Cars and the four-car event and the winner would be Dave Compeau after the classic meltdown. Then we would have the beast of the demolition derby world with the fully modified full-size cars and it would come down to brotherly love as Kyle and Kaden Barney would battle it out for the thousand-dollar prize with Kyle getting the best of him this time around. The night would finish off with the stock compact cars main the $4,000 first place prize and 21 qualifiers in action and taking home the big check would be Terry Reno. Gallery

final blow
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Evan Patrie

Tony Reno (07) with the final blow on the Brandon Lamere (133) to get the win and the big $4,000 first-place check. Gallery

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

over the crush stack
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Stan Russell

Frank Krmel and Hooked sends it over the car stack during his freestyle performance. It would be the second night of racing for the Versus Monster Truck Tour at the Clinton County Fair and the same five trucks would be in action again with Paul Breuad (Backdraft), Gage Bursey (Excavator), Frank Krmel (Hooked) Anne Breuad (Muddy Girl) and Steve Sims (Stone Crusher) in four disciplines the Long Jump, Wheelie, Dounts, and Freestyle and there would also be other entertainment with the clown Bobby Cox and Stuntman Chris Monrea. First up out of the box would be the Long Jump and it would come down to Muddy Girl and Stone Crusher with the win going to Muddy Girl with a jump of 65 feet. Then next up would be Chris Monrea with his car jump which would be a little tricky tonight with the wet conditions and Chris Monrea would come up short of his landing zone and come to rest up next to the first car. Then it would be onto the Wheelie contest and the win would go to Steve Sims and Stone Crusher as he would launch the truck straight up and down. Then we would have the don't contest and again Steve Sims would be crowned the winner as he would cut the grass up and sling it everywhere for the cyclone. Then we would have Chris Morena as he would be back this time to attempt the rollover and it would be a great attempt as he would get three separate rollovers before the car call it a night. Then to end of the night it would be very popular Freestyle and then just like he was the rest of the night Steve Sims and Stone Crusher would bring the house down and get the win, With that Steve Sims and Stone Crusher would be named the overall winner for the second night in a row. The Versus Monster Truck Tour will take a month off before they are back in action with their finals on August 26th at Ramsonville Speedway in Ramsonville, NY. Gallery

lawn dart
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Stan Russell

Anne Breaud and Muddy Girl lawn dart the landing over the stack during the long jump contest as she would get the win. Gallery

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

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