CAROLINAS NUGGETS : 11-15-07
by Jason Buckley
THE “BRITISH BULLDOG” ENTERS THE MELTDOWN
The Mason-Dixon line is most known for the division between the north and the south in the United States, but the ‘line’ originated back in the 1760s, resulting from a dispute between British colonies in Colonial America. So, it is only fitting that “The British Bulldog,” Matt Harris, has entered the Semi-Pro Legends portion of the Mason-Dixon Meltdown at Concord Motorsport Park (NC), to be run Friday evening, November 16th.
During the summer months, Harris drove one of BDI Racing’s Legends cars in the Summer Shootout at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The 21-year-old racer from Winchester, U.K. impressed BDI Racing team owner Bob Dillner so much he signed him to run the 2007 Winter Heat Series at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
Now, Harris will get a jump on his Winter Legends program by racing to snag the $600-to-win Legends Semi-Pro purse at the second annual Mason-Dixon Meltdown in the #52 BDI Racing entry.
MASON-DIXON MELTDOWN LEGENDS & BANDOLERO RACES RUN BY PASS UNDER INEX RULES
All racing action Friday for the Legends and Bandolero portion of the Mason-Dixon Meltdown at Concord Motorsport Park (NC) will be run by the Pro All Star Series (PASS) officials under the INEX rules.
For more on the event, as well as complete schedules for the quarter-mile track and the half-mile track Friday and Saturday, visit www.masondixonmeltdown.com.
NICK STROUPE’S LEGENDS DEBUT HALTED DUE TO INJURY
"The British Bulldog" Matt Harris is ready for the Mason-Dixon Meltdown. (LN Photo)
Nick Stroupe has won this year multiple times, including at Dillon Motor Speedway in a Pro Challenge.
Bandolero and Pro Challenge standout Nick Stroupe was to make his Legends Car debut this weekend at the Mason-Dixon Meltdown at Concord Motorsport Park, but a non-racing injury has placed him on the sidelines for a few weeks.
Stroupe, who has won Bandolero races this year at Lowe’s Motor Speedway (NC) and Orlando Speedworld (FL) as well as Pro Challenge events at Peachstate Speedway (GA) and Dillon Motor Speedway (SC), broke his foot earlier this week, ending his chances at the top honors Friday night in the Semi-Pro Legends division event.
The 12-year-old racer will rest up and heal up before making his Legends debut in the Young Lions division, sometime during the Winter Heat Series at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
LegendsNation.com sends our get well wishes to “Slick Nick” on a speedy recovery.
600 RACING MAGAZINE ISSUE RELEASED FEATURING LN BANDOLERO NATIONALS STORIES
The 600 Racing Magazine, 2007 issue four, has been released to the public. Besides feature stories and winner’s lists from throughout the season at the big events, the magazine also features the Kentucky Bandolero Nationals race stories from LegendsNation.com.
The 600 Racing Magazine is published by INEX with a basic subscription cost of $30.00 annually (8 issues). For more information on how to get a subscription or a copy of this issue, visit www.600racing.com.
"Big John" will miss the big race this weekend.
“BIG JOHN” SITTING OUT OF THE MELTDOWN
Last week LegendsNation.com reported that “Big John” Ellenburg was looking for a ride for the Mason-Dixon Meltdown as his car is still being prepared for the Winter Heat Series at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. While LN helped Ellenburg get an offer to race, the situation didn’t work out, forcing him to watch from the stands instead of competing Friday night.
BRANDON WEBER JOINS TIGER TOM PISTONE MOTORSPORTS
For the past 50 years, Tiger Tom Pistone has been servicing the racing community. This week the company announced the addition of Brandon Weber to the organization as the new Racing Operations Manager.
Tiger Tom Pistone Motorsports provides various services to the Legends, Bandolero and Thunder Roadster community, including setup services, full chassis repair, Legends tire cutting and arrive-and-drive programs.
LN AND 51 SPORTS CONTINUE TO HELP SERVICE THE LEGENDS & BANDO COMMUNITY
LegendsNation.com is helping potential drivers find out how to get a sleek new website and media representation that will help get their name out there through a partnership formed up with its parent company, 51 Sports.
51 Sports, publisher of ultra-popular short track racing website Speed51.com, is continually signing up clients for its Sports Services and Web Design work for the remainder of 2007 and beyond. 51 Sports offers everything from single-time press releases to full campaigns, website development and much more.
For more information, click here.
