Tag: Peter Britten

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Super DIRTcar Series Headlines Massive Malta Weekend

MALTA, NY –  The Great Race Place, as Albany-Saratoga Speedway is known, hosts the Super DIRTcar Series for a 100-lap, $10,000-to-win, NAPA Super DIRT Week qualifier on Saturday, Sept. 25. Dave Farney’s double checkered flag display will mark the 18th completed Series race at the dynamic, multi-groove, Malta, NY facility where Series stars like Matt

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Third Annual Gerald Haers Memorial set to pay big

CANANDAIGUA, NY – For the third time, Land of Legends Raceway will honor the life and legacy of Gerald Haers with the Gerald Haers Memorial (Sept. 18); a 100-lap Super DIRTcar Series Feature. But for the first time, the race will be a points-paying Super DIRTcar Series Feature, raising the stakes and prizes.  The winner

8/4/21 – Land of Legends Raceway

Feature (60 Laps) 1. 21A-Peter Britten [2][$7,500]; 2. 25R-Erick Rudolph [10][$4,000]; 3. 19F-Tim Fuller [1][$2,500]; 4. 98H-Jimmy Phelps [5][$1,800]; 5. 2L-Jack Lehner [25][$1,600]; 6. 99L-Larry Wight [4][$1,400]; 7. 44F-Stewart Friesen [11][$1,300]; 8. 88W-Mat Williamson [3][$1,200]; 9. 83X-Tim Sears [20][$1,100]; 10. 9S-Matt Sheppard [6][$1,000]; 11. 91D-Billy Decker [8][$800]; 12. 32CC-Max Mclaughlin [19][$700]; 13. 111D-Demetrios Drellos [7][$600];

LEGEND OF THE BATMAN: Peter Britten earns emotional Land of Legends win

Hidden from fans and competitors in the seat of his #21A Big Block Modified, Peter Britten couldn’t hold back the tears. He won. Finally. Again. After claiming his first career Super DIRTcar Series win in 2017, the Australian had used everything in his utility belt to land in Victory Lane again with the Series. However,

TWIN 60s: Land of Legends Raceway Set for Dual 60-lap Features

CANANDAIGUA, NY – Super DIRTcar Series fans will see double the excitement at Land of Legends Raceway on Wednesday, Aug. 4, with twin 60-lap Features. Series and track officials agreed to run the remainder of the postponed Liberty 100 (from July 20) in addition to the already scheduled full program on that day. Both Features

Rain Forces Postponement of Liberty 100 at Land of Legends Raceway

CANANDAIGUA, NY – A heavy rainstorm targeted Land of Legends Raceway Tuesday night in the midst of the Liberty 100, forcing Super DIRTcar Series and track officials to postpone the Last Chance Showdowns and Feature, which will be added to one of the two future tour stops later this season at Land of Legends Raceway.

SUPER SPECTACULAR: Matt Sheppard Rolls Perfect Game at Ransomville

RANSOMVILLE, NY – The running of the 36th annual Summer Nationals at Ransomville Speedway featured a star-studded podium with international flair.  Seven-time Super DIRTcar Series champion “Super” Matt Sheppard, from Waterloo, NY, triumphed after 100 laps of hard-fought Big Block Modified racing in front of a packed house at “The Big R.”  Pride of Australia,

7/7/21 — Ransomville Speedway

RANSOMVILLE, NY – The running of the 36th annual Summer Nationals at Ransomville Speedway featured a star-studded, international podium. Seven-time Super DIRTcar Series champion “Super” Matt Sheppard, from Waterloo, NY, triumphed after 100 laps of hard-fought Big Block Modified racing in front of a packed house at “The Big R”.  Pride of Australia, Peter Britten

BATMAN 2.0: Refocus on Race Team Key to Britten’s 2021

WEEDSPORT, NY – Peter Britten hit the reset button at the end of 2020. New equipment. New focus. New level of confidence.  It’s already paid off in the first four races of the Super DIRTcar Series 2021 season with one top-five and three top-10s, giving the Australian valuable momentum with a lucrative Memorial Day weekend

MAY THE 4TH: Super DIRTcar Series Drivers Live George Lucas’s Dream on Star Wars Day

George Lucas was like Luke Skywalker; a teenager dreaming of leaving the family ranch for something greater. However, his initial dream wasn’t laser swords, Jedi and galactic space wars that would captivate millions around the world for generations. It was what the likes of Mat Williamson, Demetrios Drellos and Peter Britten will be doing Tuesday,

BACKING IT IN: Friesen Holds off Britten in Dicey Duel, Bags First Big Block Gator of 2021

BARBERVILLE, FL — “Daddy, do we get an alligator?” Yes, Parker Friesen, you do after your Dad, Stewart Friesen, held off a hard-charging Peter Britten to win the 30-lap DIRTcar Nationals Super DIRTcar Series opener Tuesday night at Volusia Speedway Park. Britten, from Brisbane, Australia, in a brand new Ryder Racing-sponsored Bicknell chassis Big Block