Atlantic Tiltload Maritime League of Legends Tour Releases 2016 Schedule March 18, 2016 Regional The Atlantic Tiltload Maritime League of Legends Tour is excited to announce their 2016 schedule of events featuring eight races between five race tracks which span all three Maritime provinces. The only touring series for Legend cars in Atlantic Canada will be a part of some of the biggest stock car racing shows, racing in front of the biggest crowds in the region throughout the year. The season will open on Saturday, May 21 at Scotia Speedworld. Scotia Speedworld will host three of the seven races this season, including the fourth event on Saturday, August 13 and the season finale on Saturday, September 17. All three Scotia Speedworld events will run on the same day as Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour events. Riverside International Speedway will host two Atlantic Tiltload Maritime League of Legends Tour races, the first on IWK 250 weekend on Friday, July 15 with the second race taking place on NASCAR Pinty’s Series weekend on Saturday, August 20. The Atlantic Tiltload Maritime League of Legends Tour will return for a second straight year to Prince Edward Island’s Oyster Bed Speedway on Saturday, July 30, paired with the only stop this season on Prince Edward Island by the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour. The two touring series will also be together when they head to Petty International Raceway on Saturday, August 27 for the 52nd Jones Auto Body River Glade International event. The newest addition to the Atlantic Tiltload Maritime League of Legends Tour schedule is a stop at Geary, New Brunswick’s Speedway 660 on Saturday, September 3 marking the first time in over five years that the series has visited the “Geary woods,” which will be a part of Speedweekend 2016. The race will play a critical role in crowning a champion on the series as the penultimate event on the season. All feature races for the Atlantic Tiltload Maritime League of Legends Tour are 50-laps in length. Last season, Jarrett Butcher (Porter’s Lake, NS) edged out his first Atlantic Tiltload Maritime League of Legends Tour championship over multi-time series titlist Justin MacNeill (Bedford, NS) and two-time INEX Canadian East Masters division champion Paul Goulden (Shelburne, NS). Sponsorship announcements and up-to-date news and information will be released as the season draws near. For complete information on the Atlantic Tiltload Maritime League of Legends Tour, fans and teams are encouraged to bookmark MaritimeLegends.ca. 2016 Atlantic Tiltload Maritime League of Legends Tour Schedule ***Schedule subject to change without notice, all features are 50 laps. Saturday, May 21 (4 p.m.) Scotia Speedworld, Enfield, NS Friday, July 15 (7 p.m.) Riverside International Speedway, James River, NS Saturday, July 30 (6 p.m.) Oyster Bed Speedway, Oyster Bed Bridge, PE Saturday, August 13 (5 p.m.) Scotia Speedworld, Enfield, NS Saturday, August 20 (TBA) Riverside International Speedway, James River, NS Saturday, August 27 (6 p.m.) Petty International Raceway, River Glade, NB Saturday, September 3 (6:30 p.m.) Speedway 660, Geary, NB Saturday, September 17 (4 p.m.) Scotia Speedworld, Enfield, NS About The Atlantic Tiltload Maritime League of Legends The Maritime League of Legends Association was formed in 2005 by a group of racer’s wanting to grow the Legends Cars division in the Maritime Provinces of Canada. In 2016, the Atlantic Tiltload Maritime League of Legends Tour will visit five venues throughout Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island between May and September during its eight-race season. For more information on the Maritime League of Legends, please visit www.maritimelegends.ca. – source, series communications (edited)
