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Accord, NY - Accord Speedway Mid Week Madness Show Ready For Wednesday Night, August 20th
By Steve Pados, Accord Media The very successful Mid Week Madness Shows at the Accord Speedway will once again be ready to roll on Wednesday night August 20th when Promoter Gary Palmer swings open the gates to host the quick-hitting five division show that is scheduled for another two Wednesday evenings with all of it leading up to the MWM Super Nationals scheduled for Saturday night September 20th at the speedway. The Wednesday night shows have brought out some good crowds to witness the great racing action the smaller divisions of racing provide on a weekly basis. The fans have been very much in tune with the current crop of youngsters getting their first racing ventures underway and one visit to the speedway on a Wednesday night will give one good indication the future of racing rests in the very capable of the youngsters who are providing the excitement with the on-track racing action. The racers thermselves, whether young or mature, have found the newly refurbished raceway much to their liking and the racing is fast and the competition has been superb in all divisions competing at the speedway. Some of the current Friday evening driving stars and graduates of the Wednesday night shows focus on some names that are already preparing for their future in the racing ranks as former Slingshot ace at the speedway, the "Bushkill Bullet" Kyle Rohner has done well in his initial season in the Spec Sportsman rankings, securing a second place finish already in 2008. More recently the "Montgomery Missile" Anthony Perrego joined the Spec Sportsman division and has also secured a runnerup finish at the speedway. "Dynamite" Danny Cross, who won the final Spec Sportsman event during the 2007 racing season, has recently returned to action on Wednesday night and has shown he hasn't forgotten how to wheel his Quad around the spacious raceway. The Slingshot ranks have featured some great racing in 2008 and last week it was the lady racer Kayla Smykla showing the guys the quick way around the raceway in winning her first event of the season. Kyle Van Duser, the winner from two weeks ago, was second last week with current point leader RJ Smykla finishing third and Jimmy Babb completing the top running order. Other winners at the speedway besides both Smyklas, Perrego and Van Duser have included Mike Scarcella and former Modified driving talent John Bellinger. Other talented drivers making up the driving roster include Zach O'Connell, Charlie Lawrence, Jim Pollard, Russ Kisselburg, Kevin Schultz and Brian Fink. Michael Horton, Michelle Campbell, Tom Zwart and Molly Chambers have all won in the Junior Slingshot ranks and a recent addition to the field has been Cole Hentschel, son of Sportsman driving talent Bobby Hentschel. In the Stock Quads, for the Juniors it has been Melissa Torchio leading the way throughout the season with Griffin Robertson, Paul DeGraff and new arrival Zachary Hufcut applying plenty of pressure. Donzi D'Ambrosia has been dominant in the 51-90 Stock class and applying the heat are riders Brian Garvilla and Raquel Roescher. The 51-90 Mod Class has been a heated battle between Todd Roescher, Alexis Van Horn, and Andrew Hoffman. The 66-90 Mod Quads have been a season long battle between Lloyd Cooke and Trey Kaan. Tyler Phillips has been awesome since arriving at the speedway and remains undefeated to date in the Super Mod class. Brandon Gates, Milton Smith, Tony Ghedina, Joe Rheim, and John Howell have all done well in the beginner's Open Quads and the Open AM Quads have been controlled thus far by Jurgen Breitfeld with challenges coming from Ray Dougherty, Danny Cross, Jared Suittor and James Furazzi. The Sportsman Quads have been dominated by rider Eric Jennings with close battles with Jared Suittor, Richard Smith, KC Oakley and Craig Smith. The Open Expert Quads have also proven to be an Eric Jennings show with competition coming from Jeff Nishnian, Mike Castellano, Craig Smith and Andy Sier. Brian Demarmels has been strong when he has raced at the speedway during the season Names that have been familiar with the Friday night racing action, also come to light in the Kart ranks as next generation performers. Cole Hentschel, Dominic Roselli, Angela Roselli, Joey Barbagalla and James Temple have all performed well and match up with names like Gene Morton, Gary and Emily Huston, Ryan Edwards, Clinton Mills, McKenzie Hasenflue, Julie VanAlstyne, Chris Zeko and Bobby and Brett Hassenmayer. More recently Miss Accord Speedway, Loralyn Brinster has raced with the Kart divisions at the speedway and has accredited herself well with top four finishes. She also made the move of the night a couple of weeks ago when she touched the second turn boiler plate, and proceeded to do a complete 360 spin without losing a position on the raceway. The Lawn Mower action has been dominated by the ultra quick Bob Morano machine. Steven Heater was victorious in Mower action last week. The Bikes come out to play each week and the Expert Bike class has featured close competition between Andy Karadontes, Roland Green, James Wells and Robert Weiss. Don Lee and Paul Gray have done well in the Sportsman Bike Class. Last week Sandra Shipman provided plenty of spark as she dominated all of the bike divisions she raced in. Dave Taylor has been dominant in the 250AM Bike Division. The 0-70 Bike Class has been a tough battle all season between Jared Cordero, Mike and Ernie Williams and Zach Jarvis. The 70-100 Bike Class has been a season long battle between Chase Wormuth and Cody Suittor. Donzi D'Ambrosia, Matt Horvers, Bethany Torchio and Dylan Greer have all performed well in the 4-stroke class. Another strong newcomer in recent weeks has been the addition of Lucas Wormuth to the Bike ranks. The Midweek Madness drivers and fans will have two more Wednesday nights August 20th and the 27th to come out and check out the exciting action the quick-hitting Wednesday night show provides. Karts, Quads, Motorcycles, Lawn Mowers, and Slingshots will all be part of the action when the racing gets underway. Grandstand admission is set at $3.00 per person and a concession stand will be open for the great food the speedway is noted for. Gates open for the Midweek shows at 5 PM with hot laps getting underway at 6:15. The racing immediately follows. More information regarding the MWM Super Nationals will be posted shortly on the website. The Palmer Family would like to thank all of the sponsors, competitors, fans and staff for their solid support and encouragement during the 2008 racing that has proven to be one exciting show after another. All fans and businesses are encouraged to visit the newly constructed website often for continued updates and information regarding the great racing activity at the "Gem in the Catskills" For further updates and information regarding the great racing at the Accord Speedway, logon to their newly constructed website at: http://www.accordspeedway.com or call the speedway hotline at: 845 626 3478 A TRAIL OF DIRT LEADS RIGHT TO OUR DOOR |
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