BY MARK McKEON

WENTWORTH, NH -  Legion Speedway will open its 2012 racing season with a Test and Tune session on this Sunday May 20.  Gates open at 2:00 pm and on-track practice runs from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

Any safe race car is welcome to participate in addition to the classes that will be competing throughout the season at Legion Speedway: the Forward’s Garage Modifieds, the Papa Z’s Mini Sprints, the Beard Sewer and Drain Sprint Cars of New England, the Street Stocks and the Outlaw Mini Stocks.

Weekly racing programs throughout the summer at Legion Speedway will be sponsored by S.K. Bean’s Enfield Garage, Al Crossman Trucking and Eastman's Trophies;  Eastman's Automotive  and Vision Signworks; Ryezak Petroleum; Route 118 Automotive; Neal Davis Model Race Cars; Ed Tobin Car Crushing; Gary's Property Maintenance and Ames Auto & Outdoor Equipment.

Grandstand admission is free for the Test and Tune session.  Pit fees are just $20 for the car and driver and $10 for each for additional crew member. The weather forecast is ideal, so come on out and join your racing friends and neighbors on Sunday at Legion Speedway on Route 25 at the Rumney/Wentworth line.

New Clay Being Spread at Legion Speedway,
Grand Opening is Memorial Day Weekend
BY MARK McKEON 4/19/12

WENTWORTH, NH – More than 50 trailer dump loads of moist New England clay are being added to the racing surface at Legion Speedway in preparation for practice day on Sunday May 20 and the Grand Opening on Sunday May 27.

"We’re trying to do everything we can to give our racers the best possible surface, so they can give our fans the best possible show,” said track owner Si Allen, himself a former Modified driver and Sprint Cars of New England Points Champion.

“This clay is really awesome,” said Janine Brown, who operates and promotes the track along with her husband Wally Brown. “Our track prep expert Dan Bowen spent part of the winter in Florida, meeting with his track prep colleagues at Volusia, East Bay and Bubba’s Raceway Park. He’ll really be able to work his magic with this new clay.”

Located on NH Route 25 at the Rumney/Wentworth town line, Legion Speedway offers exciting, wheel-to-wheel twilight dirt track racing on a quarter mile semi-banked oval every Sunday from May through September. The regular weekly show consists of the Forward’s Garage Sportsman Modifieds, Super Streets, Mini Stocks and the Papa Z’s 600cc Mini Sprints.

The Sprint Cars of New England will visit four times during the season, the 500cc Granite State Mini Sprints will be in the house three times and the vintage open cockpit cars of the Atlantic Coast Old Timers will make their first ever visit to Legion Speedway on June 17.

A pre-season test and tune session gets things going on May 20. Racing begins on Memorial Day weekend May 27, with hot laps at 4:30 pm and racing at 5:00, sponsored by S.K. Bean’s Enfield Garage. Adult admission is only $10, with Juniors and Seniors at $8.00. Kids 11 and under are free with an accompanying paid admission and a money saving Family Pack is just $25. Parking is always free.

For more information, visit legionspeedway.com

BY MARK McKEON
WENTWORTH, NH –  Two of the Upper Connecticut River Valley’s premier auto and truck service centers have indicated their support of local dirt track racing by signing on as sponsors at Legion Speedway.   Forward’s Garage and Auto Body of Lebanon and S.K. Bean’s Enfield Garage may compete for business, but both agree that Legion Speedway is a great place to find new customers.

Forward’s Garage and Auto Body is the 2012 title sponsor of Legion Speedway’s headline class, the Modified Sportsman.  “The Forward Family has been involved in racing for generations and we appreciate the confidence they’ve demonstrated by signing on as a title sponsor,” said Wally Brown who, along with his wife Janine, is promoting and operating Legion Speedway for the 2012 season and beyond. “Tim Forward is well known in racing circles and we look forward to working with him on some interesting promotions as a title sponsor this year.”

S.K. Bean’s Enfield Garage will jump start the season by sponsoring the Legion Speedway Grand Opening on Sunday May 27.  “Stuart Bean is our neighbor here in Enfield,” Brown said, “having someone who knows us well demonstrate enough confidence to sponsor opening day means a lot.”
Located on NH Route 25 at the Rumney/Wentworth town line, Legion Speedway offers exciting, wheel-to-wheel twilight dirt track racing on a quarter mile semi-banked oval every Sunday from May through September. The Sprint Cars of New England will visit four times during the season and the 500cc Granite State Mini Sprints will be in the house three times.
A pre-season test and tune session for the Sportsman Modifieds, Super Streets, Mini Stocks and 600cc Mini Sprints gets things going on May 20.
Racing begins on Memorial Day weekend May 27, with hot laps at 4:30 pm and racing at 5:00.  For more information, visit legionspeedway.com.

BY MARK McKEON 2/15/12

WENTWORTH, NH – Drivers, owners and crewmembers wishing to compete at Legion Speedway in 2012 have a choice of two options.  They can buy a pit membership for an annual fee of $25 and receive a reduced weekly pit admission of $25 or they can skip the annual pit membership and pay the regular weekly pit admission of $30.

“We’re trying to make this as affordable as we can for everyone, both the folks
who will be racing with us every week and the folks who will only be with us occasionally during the summer,” explained Wally Brown, who is the
co-promoter/operator with his wife Janine.

All the necessary forms for pit membership and car registration can be found at www.legionspeedway.com.  Competitors can save time on opening day by filling out the forms now and mailing them to Legion Speedway, P.O. Box 389, Enfield, NH 03748.

Brown also explained that the phone numbers and addresses which are requested on some forms won’t be posted on the website or shared with the public.  “We need to have emergency contact numbers and we may need to contact our drivers for a press release, but we’ll keep a tight rein on folks' addresses and phone numbers.”