Monthly Archives: June 2016

Russell Bugbee 1955 – 2016

Episode 112 June 26, 2016 Russell Bugbee October 4, 1955 – June 21, 2016 I know it is a cliche that a person is known for that little dash between their birth and death, however, the passing of Russell Bugbee is such a case. I met him many years ago when my Caribou FFA students […]

Ford Wins After 50 Year Absence

Episode 111 June 19. 2016 Great Day for Ford and Chip Ganassi Racing I realize that LeMans is a long way from Northern Maine, however, I must follow up on my 24 Hours of Daytona report from earlier this year. You may recall that the new Ford GT cars had issues during that race and […]

County Kids Help Open Speedway Karting’s Season

Episode 110 June 12, 2016 County Kids Race In Bangor Three County kids ran at the opening of Speedway karting at the Speedway 95 track on Saturday. The track utilizes a part of the big track with the remainder infield according to some of the people who raced there. As pictured above Gage Theriault won […]

Northern Maine Karting Association Season Opens and WAR Wins

Episode 109 June 5, 2016 Northern Maine Karting Association (NMKA) Debuts The first karting club formed in northern Maine for the express purpose of promoting kart racing had its season opener Friday Night Racing Series Presented by Blacked-Out Window Tinting of Caribou at Spud Speedway’s 1/7 mile  kart track. Most of the inaugural members were […]