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For Release - Sunday March 9, 2008 - From Jim
Irvine - Merrittville Speedway Public Relations - 905-685-7223 – Winter Office
Thorold, Ontario (March 9) – While race fans
get settled in today to watch the Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race –
defending Series Champion Jimmy Johnson and his Hendrick Motorsports Team-mates
will be looking to get their 2008 Seasons on track.
Regardless of how the #48 does in the Atlanta
Event – Southern Ontario and Western New York Race Fans and Teams alike can
look forward to the start of Merrittville Speedway’s 57th Season which is now
just 48 days away and counting down – to the Baron Roofing Spring Sizzler 100 –
Saturday April 26th.
Since the close of last season, (Merrittville
GM) Erica Bicknell has enjoyed a couple of ‘working’ holidays which began with
the World of Outlaws World Finals at the Dirt Track at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in
Charlotte North Carolina.
For the first time is history – the World of
Outlaws Sprint Car and Late Model Divisions would conclude their seasons at the
same track and the historic Saturday Night finale was enjoyed by almost 14,000
spectators and race fans at home live on SPEED.
During the broadcast and in programs such as
Dave Despain’s Wind Tunnel – we learned of the track prep heroics of Pete
Bicknell and Howard Schram but there was no mention of Erica’s behind the
scenes efforts at the facility or those of many others.
Fast forward three months later and Bicknell
would work all 12 days of the Alltel DIRTcar Winter Nationals at the Volusia
Speedway Park – one of many satellite events that make up Daytona Speedweeks in
Florida.
“I’m really not one for relaxing on the beach,”
revealed Bicknell, “even though it’s quite an ordeal … the networking
opportunities are endless … talking with fellow promoters and industry
professionals who flock to the events is invaluable it can only help what we
try and accomplish at Merrittville.”
Bicknell’s VIP Credential duties have her also
keeping touch with many drivers – letting them know what is planned for her 6th
season in charge of the Thorold Show place – many of them will visit at least
once during the 57th Season.
That roster of drivers also includes many
NASCAR Drivers – that as a hobby away from their Sprint Cup, Nationwide or
Truck ‘day’ jobs – are owners of race teams and in some case race their own
cars when not at the super speedways.
“It’s like a who’s who of stars,” relays
Bicknell, “at Volusia … it was nothing to have Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne, Carl
Edwards, Kenny Schrader and Kenny Wallace and a host of others such as Ray
Evernham, Richard Childress, Terry Labonte waiting in line to sign in … just
like our hometown heroes every Saturday Night … they just want to race … it’s
their living but it’s their hobby too.”
And she’s at it again.
While many of you are on the couch watching
Johnson’s #48 or you’re favorite NASCAR Driver in today’s race, Bicknell and
her fellow promoters are at DIRTcar Headquarters in Weedsport NY for the Annual
pre-season meeting.
One of the many tools she and her team of
officials will bring back are the 2008 Schedule Cards that everyone is waiting
for!
The Baron Roofing Spring Sizzler 100 is just 48
Days away.
Incidently, the snow that Atlanta got and we
enjoyed ourselves over the weekend – cancelled the DIRTcar Promoter Meetings!
Your local Dirt Track is where it’s at and it’s
at Merrittville Speedway in just 48 Days – Saturday April 26th.
The star studded 358 Modified Super DIRTcar
Series Stars are set to challenge our home town heroes in the Spring Sizzler
100 Super DIRTcar Series presented by Baron Roofing.
April’s Event also includes a 40 lap event for
the Sportsman and a 25 lap Street Stock Open Event.
Who will make the drive to Thorold April 26th -
looking for some on track experience prior to the many special events planned
for the 358’s, Sportsmen and Hoosier Stocks this season?
With plenty of free camping – it puts
Merrittville Speedway on the map as a must see event and it’s just the start of
2008 – you won’t want to miss a single event all season!
To learn more call 905-685-7223 until April 1st
or visit www.merrittvillespeedway.com. |
