Posts Tagged ‘Team NPP’
BACK TO GREEN?
VICTORIA, BC – The last competitive, on-track race event for Team NPP was back on March 14th. Darrell Midgley drove the Northern Provincial Pipelines Ltd. #81 Super Late Model to a 4th place finish at Tucson Speedway. Thanks to Coronavirus, non-essential travel between Canada and the United States was imposed on March 21st. Racetracks were…
Read MoreLETS GO RACING!
VICTORIA, BC – After being awarded the prestigious 2019 Chamber of Commerce ‘Best Entertainment Destination’ award last November, Western Speedway was set to begin an ambitious 2020 race season back in the spring. Unfortunately, Coronavirus shut down much of North America. Race tracks shut down temporarily and the engines of race teams were silenced. “Nobody…
Read MoreFROST 6th, MIDGLEY 7th, CARLSON VICTORIOUS!
VICTORIA, BC – Part-time Team NPP driver Brandon Carlson won his first Canada 200 Late Model event at Western Speedway Sunday night. With two left wheels on the grass, Carlson muscled past race leader and fellow Team NPP driver Darrell Midgley on lap 194 and drove on to victory. The Canada 200, first run in…
Read MoreINVITATION ACCEPTED
PENTICTON, BC – Penticton, British Columbia is home to beautiful lakes, beaches and of course rolling vineyards. The Okanagan community is also home to Penticton Speedway and the 2020 Late Model Invitational this Thanksgiving Long Weekend. Some of the best Late Model competitors in British Columbia will go fender to fender on the 1/4 mile…
Read MorePERFORMANCE IN PENTICTON
PENTICTON, BC – Darrell Midgley recorded back to back 6th place finishes at Penticton Speedway on the Thanksgiving long weekend. The Okanagan facility was holding its annual Late Model Invitational. This was Midgley’s first visit to this facility since his 2nd place finish back in September of 2009. A total of 15 Late Models took…
Read MoreCYBER BATTLE
VICTORIA, BC – From the comfort of his home, Team NPP’s Lane Zerbin drove the Northern Provincial Pipelines #81 Dodge to a 4th place finish Sunday night in the final race of the 2021 Viroc Super Late Model Winter Series. The Victoria, British Columbia driver finished 3rd in the Championship Points chase. Zerbin was one 35…
Read MoreNO RACING BLUES
VICTORIA, BC – One calendar year has passed since the Team NPP #81 Super Late Model saw on-track action. It was back on March 14th, 2020 that Darrell Midgley drove the Northern Provincial Pipelines #81 Dodge to a 4th place finish at Tucson Speedway. Just days after this race, life in North America came to…
Read MoreREADY TO GO RACING
VICTORIA, BC – Jason Frost is poised to be the first Team NPP driver to see on-track action in 2021. “I guess I’ll have to remember how to drive first,” laughs the Victoria, BC racer, “we’re finally going to get back to it!” It’s been nine months since Frost last sat behind the wheel of…
Read MoreFROST KICKS OFF 2021 SEASON
VICTORIA, BC (June 19) – The 2021 Late Model season got underway at Westshore Motorports Park on Saturday night. For the first time in nine months, Jason Frost climbed behind the wheel of the Northern Provincial Pipelines Ltd./The Keg #81 Dodge. Due to current Covid-19 restrictions in British Columbia, only a handful of race fans (family/spotters)…
Read MoreFROST AIMS FOR FIRST AT WMP
VICTORIA, BC (July 7) – Late Model action returns to Westshore Motorsports Park this Saturday night. Team NPP driver Jason Frost is still smiling after resetting a near decade-old track record at the 2021 season opener last month. “Everyone has picked up some speed this year.” A change in track issued tires (Hoosier F45), is getting…
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