World 04_11_18

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Thunder Road Gearing Up for 59th Season Opener
Thunder Road is getting set to open its 59th season of racing
on Sunday, April 29 with the Community Bank N.A. 150 for the
American-Canadian Tour (ACT). The 20th edition of the event
has teams and fans buzzing as they prepare for another year atop
Quarry Hill.
Racers from all across the Northeastern U.S. and Quebec are
expected for the event that has served as the traditional season
opener since 1999. With the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying
Tigers, Allen Lumber Stocks, and Burnett Scrap Metals Road
Warriors also on the card, a huge field of race cars is anticipated.
The opener comes a year after Cris Michaud and Pat Malone
took ownership of the track from founder Ken Squier and late
promoter Tom Curley. With a full year under their belts, both are
looking to build on a 2017 season that saw the speedway named
one of the top-3 short tracks in the United States by Speed51.
com.
“We can’t wait to get the season underway,” Michaud said.
“We’ve made a number of capital improvements over the winter
that we’ll be unveiling on Opening Day. We’re also starting to
see the benefits of the work done in recent years to solidify our
weekly divisions so they’ll continue to be successful long-term.
All we need now is for the snow to finish melting!”
The Community Bank N.A. 150 is the first in a 19-event
Thunder Road schedule. Many popular events from previous
seasons have returned, including the Mekkelsen RV Memorial
Day Classic on May 27, the Aubuchon Hardware Holiday
Spectacular on July 3, the VP Racing Fuels Vermont Governor’s
Cup on July 19, and the Coca-Cola Labor Day Classic on
September 2. The Myers Container Services Triple Crown Series
for the Flying Tigers will also be back for its second season. The
Vermont’s Spring Turkey Hunting Starts Soon
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Road Warriors will compete at 10 events after a wildly successful
return in 2017.
Several new schedule additions will also be seen this summer.
The Street Stocks will take part in a new Twin State Series with
Speedway 51, featuring Thunder Road events on June 21 and
August 5. A third day of racing has also been added for the
Vermont Milk Bowl weekend. Milk Bowl Friday presented by
Northfield Savings Bank on September 28 will feature the Pro
All Stars Series, the North East Mini Stock Tour, and the 8-cylinder
Street Stock Showdown Series.
“The Community Bank 150 is just the first of many great
events this year,” Michaud said. “We want Thunder Road to be a
showplace for Northeast short track racing. To do that, you need
to take care of your weekly racers while also bringing in the
regional series that fans want to see. We think the schedule has
something positive for everyone.”
The 59th season of Thunder Road racing will begin on
Sunday, April 29 at 1:00pm. The Community Bank N.A. 150 will
feature the ACT Late Model Tour plus many of the stars of the
Maplewood/Irving Thunder Road Late Models. The Lenny’s
Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, Allen Lumber Street Stocks, and
Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors will complete a packed day
of racing. Admission is $25 for adults and free for kids age 12
and under.
The weekend begins on Saturday, April 28 with the annual
Downtown Barre Car Show. Cars from all divisions will line the
streets of Barre from 9:00am to 12:00pm followed by a parade to
the race track. An open practice session will follow. For more
information, contact the Thunder Road offices at (802) 244-
6963, media@thunderroadvt.com, or visit www.thunderroadvt.
com.
It’s almost time for spring turkey hunting in
Vermont. Youth spring turkey hunting weekend
is April 28 and 29 this year, and the regular
spring turkey season is May 1-31.
Vermont hunters set an all-time record last
year when they took 6,599 turkeys in the spring
youth weekend and May seasons. The previous
spring record occurred in 2013 when 6,365
birds were taken in the spring.
The April 28 and 29 youth turkey hunting
weekend provides an excellent opportunity for
experienced hunters to teach young hunters
how to safely and successfully hunt wild turkeys.
“Beyond the simple joy of sharing an outdoor
adventure of this sort with a young friend,
experienced hunters can take satisfaction in
knowing they’ve introduced these youths to
some of the most exciting and rewarding hunting
the state has to offer,” said Chris Bernier,
Vermont’s wild turkey biologist. “Coupled with
the thrill of ‘talking’ to a gobbler, the typically
high success rates turkey hunters achieve and
the often pleasant spring weather they experience,
the youth turkey hunt is one of the best
ways to introduce youths to the benefits of a
life-long pursuit of hunting.”
Landowner permission is required to hunt on
private land during youth turkey hunting weekend.
To participate, a youth must be age 15 or
under and must have completed a hunter education
course and possess a hunting license, a
turkey hunting license and a free youth turkey
hunting tag. All of these are available on Fish &
Wildlife’s website (www.vtfishandwildlife.
com) or from any license agent.
The youth must be accompanied by an
unarmed licensed adult over 18 years of age.
Shooting hours for the youth weekend are one
half hour before sunrise to 5 p.m. The youth
may take one bearded turkey during youth
weekend and two bearded turkeys in the regular
May hunting season. Last year, young hunters
took 745 turkeys during the two-day youth hunt
with a success rate of 33 percent.
The regular spring turkey hunting season is
May 1-31. Shooting hours are one half hour
before sunrise to 12:00 Noon, and two bearded
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A shotgun or archery equipment may be used
in the youth or regular spring turkey hunting
seasons. Shot size must be no larger than #2
and no smaller than #8.
The success rate last year during the May
season was 29 percent, and of those successful
hunters, 38 percent harvested a second bird
under the two-bird limit.
The 2017 Turkey Harvest Report, available
on the website, has details to help plan a turkey
hunt, including the number of turkeys taken in
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