American Racer North 358 Series at Airborne Park Speedway July 25th 2024

Dirt Track Racing Airborne Speedway
early race battle
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Kyle Coryea

Chris Raabe (01) and Felix Roy (91) battle for the early race lead of the American Racer North 358 Series 60-lap event that would see Raabe get the win on the night. It would be another Thursday Night Thunder from Airborne Park Speedway and this time we would have the added American Racer North 358 Series for 60 laps and $3250 to the winner along with the weekly divisions with the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified, 9th State Cannabis Renegades, and the Moore Recycling Mini Stocks. After all the heat races were done it would be onto the mains and the first one up would be the American Racer North 358 Series for 60 laps and the 18 car field. The night would see former Airborne Park Speedway champion Chris Raabe start on the front row and he would be gone the race would be to see who was second as David Hebert Mike Mahaney and Felix Roy and second would end up being Hebert. Then we would have the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for the 25-lap event which would take a bit to get going with a couple of early cautions. It would see Caleb Durgan once again get off to the early lead but Tanner Forbes would stay on him for most of the race. Still, there would be a couple of hard chargers coming from the middle of the pack in the likes of Joey Scarbrough and Bucko Branham and in the end, Bucko Branham would get the win for his first of the season as Scarbrough would finish second but be the hard charger of the race moving up 14 spots on the night. Then it would be onto the 9th State Cannabis Renegades and their 20-lap affair and see Tyler Irwin get the lead off the start of the race. Still, there would be a fire brewing in the back of the field as Tyor Terry would come charging from the 9th starting spot to lead to get his second straight race win of the season as Nathaniel Guay and Richie Turner would round out the top three. Then to finish off the night it would be the Moore Recycling Mini Stocks with their A and B Mains. The A Main would see Ed Goodeau get the early lead of the start but there would be a storm brewing behind him as Kris Clark would come up from the last place starting spot to get the win for the second week in a row as Speedy Bressette and Ryan Senecal would round out the top three. The next finish of the night would be the B Main for 6 laps and Kyle Botala got the lead of the start but Jamie Whitney would come up from the fifth starting spot to get his second B Main win in a row. Gallery

Dirt Track Racing: Kid's Bike Ride Night @ Airborne Park Speedway July 18th 2024

wheel to wheel
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Kyle Coryea

Mike Phinney (38) and Joey Scarbrough (11) go into turn 1 wheel to wheel as they battle for the lead late in the race for the 25-lap J+S Steel Sportsman Modified win which would go to Phinney on this day for his first win of the season. We would be back in action at Airborne Park Speedway with Kid's Bike Night as they would return after taking a week off for the Clinton County Fair. To make the return to the track all four divisions would be in action with the Be Cool Heating and Air Condition 358 Modifieds, J+S Steel Sportsman Modified, 9th State Cannabis, and the Moore Recycling Mini Stocks there would be around 85 cars in the pits. After the heats races were run and before the mains were run there would be kid bike races along with the race car drivers driving the bikes. As for the racing on track, we would start with the mains with the Be Cool Heating and Air Condition 358 Modifieds and it would be a wire-to-wire win for Steve Bernier as he would be on a rail and lap up to the seventh place rounding out the top three would be Felix Roy and Justin Stone. Then it would be on to the 25-lap event for the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified and the early race leader would be Caleb Durgan but then the race would be on between him and Mike Phinney for the lead and Phinney would take the race lead. Then with five laps to go there would be multiple restarts due to incidents on the track and the hard-charging Joey Scarbrough would have multiple chances to take the lead. Still, Phinney would hold them off to get his first win of the season over Joey Scarbrough and Travis Bruno. Then we would be onto the 9th State Cannabis Renegades and their 20-lap affair and see Shawn Fountain take the lead off the start but the lead would be short-lived as Richie Turner would get around him for the lead. Then the racing would get good between him and Shawn Duquette as they went side by side for many laps until Duquette would move ahead for the lead and the eventual win over Richie Turner and Josh Terry. Then to finish off the night it would be the Moore Recycling Mini Stocks for there 15 lap main and would see Jason Bradley get the early lead until his car died coming off the fourth turn Glen Engstrom would inherit the lead but there would be a hard charger coming and Kris Clark would get the win from his 13th starting spot over Josh Blake and Cale Manor. Then in the B Main, it would see Cody Agoney get the lead but he would be passed by Jamie Whitney Jr as he would get his first career win. The Airborne Park Speedway will be back in action next Thursday as the American Racer North 358 Modified Series will make its first-ever appearance at the track for 60 laps all with the other weekly division. Gallery

side by side
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Kyle Coryea

Shawn Duquette (18) and Richie Turner (17) go side by side through turns 1 and 2 as they battle for the lead during the Renegade 9th State Canabias Main and the checkered flag goes to Duquette in the end as he would beat them to the strip. Gallery

Kid Bike Ride Night at Airborne Park Speedway July 18th 2024

Dirtcar Racing Airborne Speedway
three wide racing
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Kyle Coryea

It would be great racing from the drop of the green flag on as Gelix Roy (91), George Foley (34), and Patrick Dupree (24) take it three wide through turns 1 and 2 of Heat 1 of the 358 Modifieds. We would be back in action at Airborne Park Speedway with Kid's Bike Night as they would return after taking a week off for the Clinton County Fair. To make the return to the track all four divisions would be in action with the Be Cool Heating and Air Condition 358 Modifieds, J+S Steel Sportsman Modified, 9th State Cannabis, and the Moore Recycling Mini Stocks there would be around 85 cars in the pits. After the heats races were run and before the mains were run there would be kid bike races along with the race car drivers driving the bikes. As for the racing on track, we would start with the mains with the Be Cool Heating and Air Condition 358 Modifieds and it would be a wire-to-wire win for Steve Bernier as he would be on a rail and lap up to the seventh place rounding out the top three would be Felix Roy and Justin Stone. Then it would be on to the 25-lap event for the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified and the early race leader would be Caleb Durgan but then the race would be on between him and Mike Phinney for the lead and Phinney would take the race lead. Then with five laps to go there would be multiple restarts due to incidents on the track and the hard-charging Joey Scarbrough would have multiple chances to take the lead. Still, Phinney would hold them off to get his first win of the season over Joey Scarbrough and Travis Bruno. Then we would be onto the 9th State Cannabis Renegades and their 20-lap affair and see Shawn Fountain take the lead off the start but the lead would be short-lived as Richie Turner would get around him for the lead. Then the racing would get good between him and Shawn Duquette as they went side by side for many laps until Duquette would move ahead for the lead and the eventual win over Richie Turner and Josh Terry. Then to finish off the night it would be the Moore Recycling Mini Stocks for there 15 lap main and would see Jason Bradley get the early lead until his car died coming off the fourth turn Glen Engstrom would inherit the lead but there would be a hard charger coming and Kris Clark would get the win from his 13th starting spot over Josh Blake and Cale Manor. Then in the B Main, it would see Cody Agoney get the lead but he would be passed by Jamie Whitney Jr as he would get his first career win. The Airborne Park Speedway will be back in action next Thursday as the American Racer North 358 Modified Series will make its first-ever appearance at the track for 60 laps all with the other weekly division. Gallery

Clinton County Fair Demolition Derby July 13th 2024

back toback
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Kyle Coryea

Terry Martineau (0) and Kyle Doner (85) go back to back during one of the heats for the Stock Compact divisions and it folds the trunk of the Doner car right up. It would be the annual return of the Demolition Derby at the Clinton County Fair and there would be around 100 entries in the pits to part in everything from the lawn tractors to the Economy Full Size V-8 cars. They would run all the heat races in the afternoon session to set up the features and the last-chance qualifiers for the evening show. The first feature out of the box would be the van feature and when the smashing and crashing would slow down there would be two left running it would be a matchup between Alex Martin and Zach Rondeau and in the end the winner of the $1,000 would be Alex Martin. Then we would have the full-size trucks taking on the two modified v8 cars that showed up and in the end, there would be 2 going after the cold hard cash of $1,000 and it would be Eli Beshaw over Benjamin Kennedy for the win. Then we would have our new class the Economy Full Size cars with three entries and in the end they would keep it between the family as the Beshaw's would go after the first place trophy and prize money and the winner would be Tommy Beshaw. Then it would be onto the semi-stock compact car feature and there would be 9 cars entered in the end it would come down to a couple of cagey veterans with Allen Fountain and Terry Reno and in the end, Fountain would get his first feature win the $2,000 that goes with it. Then to finish the night it would be the Stock Compact feature which had 23 cars that qualified for it but only 14 were able to make the call they would put on a great show for about ten minutes for the crowd and in the end Zack Provost would get the win over Brandon Lamere and take home the hardware and $2,000. Most of these derby drivers will be back in action in a couple of weeks for the Franklin County Fair Demolition Derby on August 3rd. Gallery

into the front end loader
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Kyle Coryea

Cole Bridges (8) stuffs Jerry O'Connor (131) into the front loader in the corner of the track. Gallery

Clinton County Fair Demolition Derby July 13th 2024

Clinton County Fairgrounds
and were on top
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Kyle Coryea

Brandon Lamere (131) sticks on top of Robert Foley (69f) with a hard hit to the front of the car that road him right up on top of the hood folding it all back. It would be the annual return of the Demolition Derby at the Clinton County Fair and there would be around 100 entries in the pits to part in everything from the lawn tractors to the Economy Full Size V-8 cars. They would run all the heat races in the afternoon session to set up the features and the last-chance qualifiers for the evening show. The first feature out of the box would be the van feature and when the smashing and crashing would slow down there would be two left running it would be a matchup between Alex Martin and Zach Rondeau and in the end the winner of the $1,000 would be Alex Martin. Then we would have the full-size trucks taking on the two modified v8 cars that showed up and in the end, there would be 2 going after the cold hard cash of $1,000 and it would be Eli Beshaw over Benjamin Kennedy for the win. Then we would have our new class the Economy Full Size cars with three entries and in the end they would keep it between the family as the Beshaw's would go after the first place trophy and prize money and the winner would be Tommy Beshaw. Then it would be onto the semi-stock compact car feature and there would be 9 cars entered in the end it would come down to a couple of cagey veterans with Allen Fountain and Terry Reno and in the end, Fountain would get his first feature win the $2,000 that goes with it. Then to finish the night it would be the Stock Compact feature which had 23 cars that qualified for it but only 14 were able to make the call they would put on a great show for about ten minutes for the crowd and in the end Zack Provost would get the win over Brandon Lamere and take home the hardware and $2,000. Most of these derby drivers will be back in action in a couple of weeks for the Franklin County Fair Demolition Derby on August 3rd. Gallery

Versus Monster Truck Tour @ Clinton County July 12th 2024 Evening Show

Monster Trucks
we have lift offf
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Stan Russell

Loud and Dirty with Perry Como would send the truck skyward off the car stack and it would be picked up by the local FAA Radar but the landing would be costly as he snaps the axle and the rear hydraulic lines. It would be the second show of the day from the Clinton County Fair for the Versus Monster Trucks Tour as they battle it out in two-wheel skills, racing, and freestyle action. The trucks in attendance would be Aggravated Assault, Metal Monster, Hurricane Force, Virginia Giant, and Sabotage. First up for the evening would be racing and with humid conditions on the track the trucks were having trouble running it would be a battle just to keep going and we would have an upset winner with Metal Monster getting his first-ever racing win over Loud and Dirty. Then we would have the two-wheel skills contest and for the second time on the day, the winner would be Hurricane Force and Steve Thompson with the stoppie. Then to finish off the night it would be the popular wheelie poppie axle snapping high-flying freestyle action and the winner on this night for the second time would be Hurricane Force over Loud and Dirty. The Versus Monster Truck Tour will continue its carnival ride in a couple of weeks as they head to the Herkimer County Fairgrounds on July 26th and 27th for another high-excitement weekend of action. Gallery

Versus Monster Truck Tour @ Clinton County Fair July 12th 2024 Afternoon

side by side
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Kyle Coryea

Virginia Giant and Hurricane Force would launch over the cars during the semi-finals of side-by-side racing that would see Hurricane Force get the win. It would be the first of two shows on the day for the annual return of the Monster Trucks with the Versus Monster Truck Tour but with a twist this season as it would be a completely different lineup of trucks compared to years past with Aggravated Assault, Metal Monster, Hurricane Force, Loud and Dirty, Sabotage and Virginia Giant as they battle the course. The first event up would be qualifying and racing on two different tracks as they would qualify on a U Shape track and racing would be on Straight Line but in the end, it wouldn't matter as Hurricane Force would take quick time and win racing over Loud and Dirty to take the early event lead. Then we would have the two-wheel skills competition and the winner once again would be Steve Thompson and Hurricane Force with his moonwalk that would see him slightly overrotate and end with rubber side up. Then after the intermission, the track would be set up for every popular axle snapping wheelie popping freestyle action and the crowd ever have a treat with the areil assault between Hurricane Force and Loud and Dirty but in the end by crowd applause Hurricane Force would complete the afternoon show sweep. Gallery

launches it
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Stan Russell

Perry Como and the Loud and Dirty launch it over the car stack during freestyle. Gallery

Versus Monster Truck Tour @ Clinton County July 12th 2024 Afternoon Show

Monster Trucks
on the nose
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Kyle Coryea

Hurricane Force and Steve Thompson buts it on the nose as he pops it up for the moonwalk which ends with a flip. It would be the first of two shows on the day for the annual return of the Monster Trucks with the Versus Monster Truck Tour but with a twist this season as it would be a completely different lineup of trucks compared to years past with Aggravated Assault, Metal Monster, Hurricane Force, Loud and Dirty, Sabotage and Virginia Giant as they battle the course. The first event up would be qualifying and racing on two different tracks as they would qualify on a U Shape track and racing would be on Straight Line but in the end, it wouldn't matter as Hurricane Force would take quick time and win racing over Loud and Dirty to take the early event lead. Then we would have the two-wheel skills competition and the winner once again would be Steve Thompson and Hurricane Force with his moonwalk that would see him slightly overrotate and end with rubber side up. Then after the intermission, the track would be set up for every popular axle snapping wheelie popping freestyle action and the crowd ever have a treat with the areil assault between Hurricane Force and Loud and Dirty but in the end by crowd applause Hurricane Force would complete the afternoon show sweep. Gallery

Lucky E Rodeo (IPRA.APRA): Clinton County Fair Pro Rodeo July 9th 2024

bucked off
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Evan Patrie

Nathan Santos would get bucked off the magic mike short of the 8 seconds into the fence as none of the three bull riders would be able to complete the eight seconds on this day. It would be the first Clinton County Fair Pro Rodeo in association with the Lucky E Rodeo the International Pro Rodeo Association (IPRA) and the American Pro Rodeo Association (APRA) on the opening day of the 2024 Clinton County Fair. It would be a good crowd as they would show off eight disciplines of action from the Rodeo with the Bareback and Saddle Bronc Bucking, Team Roping, Tie Down Roping, Steer Wrestling, Breakaway Roping, Barrell Racing, and Bull Riding. The night would start off the Bareback Riding and there would be a tie on the night at 74 between Bucky Mealpine and Matthew Smith. Then we would be onto the Team Roping the win would go to the brother duo of Chase and Shawn Quinn as they would have the only clean run of the night at 7.3. There would be no winner on the night in the Saddle Bronc as there would only be one competitor on the night and there would be no winner as he would get bucked off. Then it would be the newest aspect of the rodeo breakaway roping for the ladies and the winner would be Pepper Cook with a time of 3.6. Then we would have some wrestling at the rodeo as the cowboys would wrestle the steers and the winner on the night would be Coy Dyer with one of the slowest runs you will see for the win with a 28.1. Then it would be the Tie Down Roping and the winner on the night would be Trent Turner with the time of 9.8. Then the leads would hit the arena for the second time with the Barrell Racing and the winner would be April McMasters. Then to finish the night it would be the popular bull riding and there would be three riders on the night but no one could last the 8 seconds so there would be no winner. Now we will wait to see if the Lucky E Rodeo and the second Clinton County Fair Pro Rodeo will be back next year. Gallery

around the neck in tie down
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Evan Patrie

Mike Green shoots it around the neck in the tie-down roping off the calf for a time of 17.5.Gallery

Clinton County Fair Pro Rodeo

Lucky E Rodeo Company
bucking bronco
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Kyle Coryea

Bucky Mcealpine lay right back as he was getting bucked down the arena and would tie for the win with a score of 74. It would be the first Clinton County Fair Pro Rodeo in association with the Lucky E Rodeo the International Pro Rodeo Association (IPRA) and the American Pro Rodeo Association (APRA) on the opening day of the 2024 Clinton County Fair. It would be a good crowd as they would show off eight disciplines of action from the Rodeo with the Bareback and Saddle Bronc Bucking, Team Roping, Tie Down Roping, Steer Wrestling, Breakaway Roping, Barrell Racing, and Bull Riding. The night would start off the Bareback Riding and there would be a tie on the night at 74 between Bucky Mealpine and Matthew Smith. Then we would be onto the Team Roping the win would go to the brother duo of Chase and Shawn Quinn as they would have the only clean run of the night at 7.3. There would be no winner on the night in the Saddle Bronc as there would only be one competitor on the night and there would be no winner as he would get bucked off. Then it would be the newest aspect of the rodeo breakaway roping for the ladies and the winner would be Pepper Cook with a time of 3.6. Then we would have some wrestling at the rodeo as the cowboys would wrestle the steers and the winner on the night would be Coy Dyer with one of the slowest runs you will see for the win with a 28.1. Then it would be the Tie Down Roping and the winner on the night would be Trent Turner with the time of 9.8. Then the leads would hit the arena for the second time with the Barrell Racing and the winner would be April McMasters. Then to finish the night it would be the popular bull riding and there would be three riders on the night but no one could last the 8 seconds so there would be no winner. Now we will wait to see if the Lucky E Rodeo and the second Clinton County Fair Pro Rodeo will be back next year. Gallery

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