NELMA Revs Up for this
Saturday at Mountain
NELMA—the annual Northeastern
Pennsylvania motorsports blockbuster—returns this year to St.
Johns, Pennsylvania’s Mountain Speedway on Saturday, October 22.
The event features three thrilling races returning—the Legends
Car Fall Classic, the Street Stock Fender Fury, and the Late
Model Challenge—plus, new for 2011, the 600 Wingless Sprints.
Once again fans can expect the pits to overfill with the best
talent the Northeast has to offer, making the 2011 edition one
of the most anticipated events of the season.
New to NELMA are the 600 Wingless Sprints. NELMA's latest
addition is predicted to produce some of the fastest lap times
among NELMA’s four-race show and will provide an
edge-of-the-seat experience for all those in attendance.
The NELMA Late Model Challenge returns for its seventh year, but
with a new twist. A race known for its unpredictability, another
unknown element has been introduced. The race will be shortened
to 75 laps, concentrating the action and providing an
interesting twist in strategy for teams that’s sure to delight
NELMA’s legion of fans.
The NELMA Street Stock Fender Fury provides some of the raciest
action throughout the field, with racers as hungry for 15th as
for the win. The division is a throwback to the days of souped-up
junkyard warriors and will feature a tri-state battle of the
Keystone State vs. the Garden State vs. the Empire State. Last
year, Jeremy McDermott, who originally hailed from the Empire
State, but now resides in Pennsylvania, took the second annual
edition. This year, the Keystone natives will be looking to
reclaim the title on their home turf.
Rounding out the day’s lineup are the 1930s and 1940s
scaled-down replicas known as Legend cars. Last year Johnnie
Gloor IV raced the race of his life, often to the verge of
losing the handle of his car, to hold off two top-notch modified
racers, Tony Hanbury and Timmy Solomito, for the win. This year
a large field of Legends cars are expected to vie for the large
trophy and one of the largest Legend car purses in the area.
Drivers are urged to register early to reserve their number and
stake their claim to compete in one of the area’s most
prestigious events. To register, and for more information,
please visit
www.nelmaracing.com . More exciting details will be released
soon, so be sure to stay tuned to our website, our Facebook page
–
www.facebook.com/nelmaracing , or email us at
info@nelmaracing.com
to be added to our mailing list.
Source:
NELMA PR
Posted: October 18, 2011
