Rain Claims Thunder Mountain’s Saturday Racing; Action Continues June 6 With Full Program Plus Fan Appreciation Night & Lawn Mower Racing; HUGE ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ Special Sunday, June 28
CENTER LISLE, NY – For the second time this season, rain forced the cancelation of a Saturday event at Thunder Mountain Speedway.
A first wave of heavy rain arrived at the speedway at 4 p.m., soaking the grounds. With a second band of storms moving across the state, management opted to pull the plug on the program. Ultimately, significant precipitation arrived at 8 p.m. as forecasted, so the correct call was made.
Racing resumes at the Center Lisle facility next Saturday, June 6 with Fan Appreciation Night. Fans will be invited to the frontstretch during intermission to meet the drivers competing in the weekly divisions at Thunder Mountain. Teams will be able to distribute photos, candy and more. There will also be a number of giveaways from the speedway during the night.
An added attraction to the program will be the first presentation of the Southern Tier Mowersports Lawn Mower racing on a temporary frontstretch course. The organization holds organized lawn mower racing throughout the region but has never appeared at Thunder Mountain.
A full card of racing is on the docket including Modifieds, Open Sportsman, Crate 602 Sportsman, Rookie Sportsman, Barrett’s Race Cars & Components Street Stocks, XCel 600 Modifieds & FWD Four Cylinders.
Gates open at 4 p.m., with hot laps at 6:20 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m. Adult grandstand admission is $12. Seniors (ages 65 and up) and Students (ages 10-17) pay $10. Kids 9 and under are FREE. Pit admission is $30, with no license required.
The season’s first major event of the season takes place on Sunday, June 28 with the Olum’s ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ presented by VP Racing Fuels. Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Hi-Tek big-block/small-block Modifieds race 50 laps for a total purse structure of more than $25,000. The event pays $5,000 to the winner, $1,000 for 10th and $400 to take the green flag.
The ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ is event No. 4 of the STSS Bob Hilbert Sportswear North Region $15,000 championship battle, having already completed events at New York’s Orange County and Accord speedways in addition to Pennsylvania’s Big Diamond Speedway.
Also on the card are the popular Speedway Entertainment SpeedSTRs featured regularly at Pa.’s Action Track USA during the summer on Wednesday nights. The SpeedSTRs race 30 laps for $3,000 to the winner from an Action Track USA All-Pro Tour purse structure.
Olum’s will present a ‘Double Down Challenge’ for this event. If one driver can sweep both the Modified & SpeedSTR events, that driver will receive a $2,000 bonus bringing their earnings to no less than $10,000!
Also on the June 28 program: XCel 600 Modifieds ($1,000 to win) and FWD Four Cylinders.
June 28 event notes have been posted on the Thunder Mountain website: http://thundermtnspeedway.com/news-results/key-notes-for-lightning-on-the-mountain-sunday-june-28/
For Thunder Mountain Speedway general information and a complete schedule, visit www.thundermtnspeedway.com. The speedway office number is 607.657.8202. On race day, call 607.849.7899. The speedway e-mail is thundermtnspeedway@gmail.com. “Like” Thunder Mountain Speedway on Facebook or follow @thundermtnspeed on Twitter.
Thunder Mountain Speedway is located at 91 Hunts Corners Road Center Lisle, NY 13797, approximately 25 miles north of Binghamton. The three-eighths-mile clay oval features hillside concrete seating, free parking and camping, a variety of concession items and novelties, a family environment and more.
