Bandolero Blast Added to Speedweekend at Speedway 600 August 4, 2016 Regional GEARY, NB – Management at Speedway 660 are pleased to announce the addition of a Bandolero race to the annual Labour Day Speedweekend show on Sunday, September 4. The 2016 edition of the Bandolero Blast continues to build on a history of the event which began in 2010 with the introduction of the Bandolero division to the track. This season, the division has been dormant due to low car count within the province. With the amount of traveling cars that would like to make Speedway 660 and the Speedweekend event a stop on their busy schedules, the track has revived the Bandolero Blast race. The race is expected to see entrants from at least three of the four Atlantic Provinces, with interest for the event coming in as far as Chance Cove, Newfoundland for the event. Eastbound Park point leader Sara Thorne and her sister Olivia will look to translate their high-speed Bandolero experience to Speedway 660. So far this season, Sara has five straight wins in seven races at the Newfoundland speed plant. Others who have indicated they will enter include Michael Cormier (Grand-Barachois) and Scotia Speedworld Outlaw point leader Sam Rogers (Lower Onslow, NS). The Langille brothers, Josh and Nathan (Coldbrook, NS) will look to build on their previous successes at Speedway 660. Josh Langille is a former INEX Canadian Bandolero Bandit champion and is a track champion at Scotia Speedworld. Nathan Blackburn (Timberlea, NS) has gone to victory lane at Scotia Speedworld this season and is one of the top competitors when it comes to Bandolero racing in the region. Danny Chisholm (Canning, NS) recently scored his first feature win at Scotia Speedworld and will look to add a Speedway 660 Bandolero Blast trophy to his case in September. In addition to Cormier, Greg Butler (Fredericton), Koven Lewis (Salisbury) and Max Alward (Moncton) run Bandolero teams out of the province of New Brunswick and will look to keep the Bandolero Blast title in their home province in 2016. The Bandolero Blast will see 10-lap heat races followed by a 25-lap main feature. The finishes of the heat races will set the starting field for the main feature. The heat race lineups will be set by random draw. The event will be run as a part of the undercard of the 17th Annual Pro Stock 250 at Speedway 660, meaning the youngsters will race in front of one of the biggest crowds of the year in Atlantic Canada. Track officials are also excited to welcome the Upper Clements Parks Maritime League of Legends Tour back to the Speedweekend event for the first time in over five years. The series will contest a 50-lap main event on Saturday, September 3, serving as their seventh of eight races on the year. For complete information on Speedweekend 2016 please visit Speedway660.com or call the track office at 506-454-7223.
