Archive for June 2012
ENGINE, ENGINE NO. 3
WHITECOURT, AB. – It was not the news Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series competitor Kevin Wheeler wanted or needed to hear last Thursday. “I was expecting a phone call saying come pick up your engine. Instead I was told my engine blew up on the dyno.” This is the same engine that failed in…
Read MoreRIMBEY RAINOUT
NOTE: Race was called by track officials on Thursday, June 7th. All photos were taken on Saturday afternoon June 9th and added to June 7th story. RIMBEY, AB. – The first ever two-day show of the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series at Central Alberta Raceways, scheduled for June 8th and 9th, has been cancelled…
Read MoreDRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT
CAMPBELL RIVER, BC. – Chris Beaulieu, son of 2007 Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series champion Jason Beaulieu, will be the primary driver of the NPP/All Weather Windows #90 Dodge for the remainder of the 2012 season. “The original plan was that my dad was going to drive most of the NPP events this season…
Read MorePIPELINE TO VICTORY LANE
EDSON, AB. – The Northern Provincial Pipelines Ltd. flag flew in victory lane in two countries in less than 24 hours over the weekend. On Friday night, Travis Rilat (Forney, Texas) drove the Scott Safety/NPP/Carlan Services #39 Sprint Car to a Feature event win at the Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway in…
Read MoreREADY FOR RIMBEY
EDMONTON, AB. – Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series Champions Mike Tom and Bruce Broughton have something in common heading into this Saturday’s race at Central Alberta Raceways. Both drivers say they desperately need some luck at the Rimbey facility. Tom, the defending NPP Late Model Series Champion, says it’s hard not to think about…
Read MoreHOW SWEEP IT IS
RIMBEY, AB. – All Bruce Broughton was looking for was a decent showing at Central Alberta Raceways Saturday night. What he got instead exceeded his own expectations. The Spruce Grove, Alberta driver won Saturday nights Qualifying Heat, the ‘A’ Dash and the Feature for a ‘complete’ sweep. Broughton had won Heat races before at the…
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