CENTRE FOR SPEED: Lounsbury Checkered Flag Opener Set For June 1

SHEDIAC, NEW BRUNSWICK -- With a little help from Mother Nature, the Centre for Speed, Atlantic Canada's Super Speedway and 'etro Moncton's Playground of Power', will finally kick off its 2008 stock car racing and motorsports season with the Lounsbury Chevrolet Checkered Flag Day Season Opener on June 1st at 2:30 p.m., the first of 24 stock car and motorsports events to be presented at the CFS during 2008.

On June 1st, the first 100 children through the front gate will receive a FREE checkered flag to cheer on their favorite drivers in the first points championship stock car racing event of the season for all area Sportsman, Street Stock and 4-cylinder Thundercat and TigerCat competitors.

Due to inclement weather over the past two weekends, the Maritime Super Series for Sportsman 100 lap event originally scheduled for May 25th will be presented at a yet to be determined date later in the season.

Apart from the 12 regular points championship events in 2008, the CENTRE will also host the CARQUEST Maritime Pro Stock Tour (MPST) on August 3rd, the highly anticipated September 20th visit from the New England Super Modifieds, as well as the third season of the Maritime Super Series for Sportsman and two events featuring the Atlantic Open Wheel (AOW) modifieds Tour plus Monster Trucks and Legends racecars.

For those who like 'crash and bang' action, the CENTRE will also present two BIG 'Monster Madness' shows featuring Monster Trucks and stunt drivers on August 15th and 16th as well as several 'Days of Destruction' events featuring Full Contact, Endurance, and other novelty racing in addition to Demolition Derbies.

The action gets underway on June 1st at 2:30 p.m. with the Lounsbury Chevrolet Checkered Flag Day Season Opener with points championship racing open to all area Sportsman, Street Stock, TigerCat and Thundercat 4-cylinder competitors. Front gates and grandstand will open at 1:30 p.m.

Full schedule details are available at http://www.centreforspeed.com/

From Tim Wile, Promoter & General Manager // CENTRE for Speed