New Oxford Dragway presents the Motorhead Maine-ia Auburn Mall Car Show
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Life’s a drag for Auburn family
Don’t invite the Blossom family to dinner on a Friday night. They’re busy.
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Auto Racing: Madison on a roll at Oxford Dragway
It’s not all about going in circles for those who love motorsports in Maine. For some, launching hard down an 1/8-mile or 1000-foot drag strip is what gets the adrenaline flowing. When veteran drag racer Jamie Madison climbs into his car, he has the same burning desire to win that powers oval racers. “I’ve been […]
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Youth movement fuels local drag racing
OXFORD — It’s safe to say most kids between the ages of 7 and 16 share the same typical summer habits, highlighted by activities such as swimming, camping and just hanging out with their friends. For at least four local youths in central Maine, summer means hustling down the 1/8-mile strip of asphalt known as […]
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Auto Racing: Auger enjoying new role in drag racing
WALES — While he’s more widely known for his business success in central and southern Maine, one local drag racing enthusiast has caught the attention of racers and collectors around the country. Tom Auger carries the legacy of VIP Discount Auto Centers with pride; it’s the company he and his father, who founded L&A Tire, […]
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Nostalgia Dragfest on tap at Oxford
OXFORD — With the approach of this year’s 40th annual TD Bank 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway, race fans around the Northeast are starting to reflect on the rich history Maine’s short track spectacle has built since it was first introduced by Hall of Fame promoter Bob Bahre in 1974. Yet oval-racing enthusiasts aren’t the […]