Evans Mills Welcomes NEMA & VIP Fans for NEMA New York Weekend

Posted by Wayne G. Barber         Tim Bertrand May 19 at 2:23pm   Evans Mills Welcomes NEMA & VIP Fans for NEMA New York Weekend As the “second act” in the upcoming “NEMA New York” weekend, the division will bring a strong field to Evans Mills Speedway this Saturday evening. The Evans Mills staff has been busy promoting the event with anticipation of an exceptional show, and NEMA has been participating in the promotional activities throughout the winter and spring months. Last weekend, NEMA star Bethany Stoehr and family visited the Speedway in an effort to promote the upcoming race. Last year’s Evans Mills winner Seth Carlson is also excited to return to the Speedway. He brings his newly redone Gene Feigel, Esslinger powered #71 back to New York with high hopes of a victory. Paul Scally, who didn’t have good luck at Evans Mills last year, was very strong at some of the “round” race tracks last year, nearly winning the Seekonk Boston Louie Memorial race in July. Scally also has high hopes for Evans Mills. Last year’s winner and opening day winner, Scott Bigelow, has high hopes in the Lites division. Perhaps one of the most exciting additions to the weekend is the return of the VIP Fan program, spearheaded by Mariah Michalski of Bertrand Motorsports. This weekend’s VIP fans are 5 year old Riley French and 3 year old Izabella French. Riley, an autistic child, is no different than many other children – he loves to play legos, play on his iPad, and brings his pal & work dog, Gunnar, with him wherever he goes. The French family is very excited to attend their first NEMA race, and NEMA will give them a whole hearted welcome as this week’s VIP fans. NEMA will run extended distance races of 30 laps at both Chemung and Evans Mills and the Lites 25 laps. Doug Coby’s 13.000 lap, clocked by Evans Mills Officials last season stands as the fastest lap turned by the midgets to date. Surely many will be aiming for that range, including Coby, as he returns to the facility this weekend. The Northeastern Midget Association is the oldest pavement midget racing club in the Nation. Midgets are typically four cylinder, pure bred open wheel racecars. They do not use starters, flywheels or clutches. If it is bolted into a midget, it serves one of only two purposes: safety or speed. The mighty midgets of NEMA are that and more. With their nearly four hundred horsepower motors, large wings, and wide hoosier tires - the NEMA midgets are the fastest asphalt midgets in the world.  Source Tim Bertrand Press Release NEMA Midgets