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Adam Bates to Lead Charge of PASS Drivers to Busch Sport Scene Snowmobile Ride
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The
11th Annual Busch Sport Scene Snowmobile Ride for Charity
continues to draw interest from racers all over the
northeast. Add Pro All Stars racer Adam Bates to the list
of drivers making plans to attend the popular event. New Hampshire native Adam Bates had a top five season on the 2009 Pro All Stars Series North Tour, highlighted a big win at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in June. It was his second PASS win at Beech Ridge in his brief two year career on the PASS tour. He finished the season with five top five finishes and nine top tens in the series thirteen PASS North Super Late Model races. 2008 was Adams first full year on the PASS tour. He scored a pair of PASS Super Late Model wins in his first full season racing PASS. Adam finished fourth in PASS points after his nine top ten finishes. Bates started racing Go Karts at Sugar Hill Speedway were he was track champion 4 times between 1999 and 2003. In 2004, he stepped up to full bodied stock cars at Canaan Speedway. In 2005 Adam moved into the Late Model division at Twin State Speedway where earned Rookie of the Year honors. Bates will be joining many racers and teams from around the region at the annual Busch Sport Scene event, including NASCAR racer & 2009 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Track Champion Eddie MacDonald, 2009 American Canadian Tour Champion Brian Hoar and NASCAR Drive for Diversity racer Katie Hagar. All NASCAR, PASS and ACT team members that participate in the event will receive a $5 discount on the ride/event pass that includes all the days' events. The day will start with an optional 10:30AM drivers meeting at the Club House - which was formerly the People's Choice (for those of you that attended in the past). Ride credentials can be purchased for $20 at the Club House starting at 9AM. You can ride with the 11AM group or ride with your own group at any time during the day. You can even purchase more than one ride credential, allowing better odds of holding the winning hand! The $20 ride credential also gets you admission into the full night of entertainment at the Club House that evening. There will be dinner specials and drink specials exclusively for those with a ride credential. The proceeds from the ride will all go to several great charities including the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Maine Special Olympics, Travis Roy Foundation, Rangeley Much of the fun takes place inside the Club House during the evening festivities, which are capped of by a comedy show featuring nationally known comedians Eddie Hurst and Freddie Stone. Steve Perry, host of the popular Mainely Motorsports television show, will be at the annual event with his crew riding & taping for a future episode. Mainely Motorsports airs on Time Warner Cable channels weekly through out northern New England. "This is the eleventh year I have
been involved in this event," Campbell said.
"We should top $100,000 raised over those years. We
have some great plans for this year's event, including
several specials guests and many terrific auction items.
If you are a race fan or a sports fan, you do not want to
miss this year's event. Even if your not, it will be a
great time for everyone and all the proceeds go directly
to some great charities. Related News for this years event:
Coverage of last years event:
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Last Updated on 01/26/10
By George Campbell or Greg Fish
Email: neracing@neracing.com