Mike Haslam is said to be returning to Late Model racing helping with a car owned by Melvin Pallister. They plan on racing the Series at Western Speedway and some ASA events. Mike is no stranger to the Late Models or Western Speedway as he spent several years on the Langford oval and has also raced at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Aaron Wilkie is said to be driving the #45 car that Rob Haslam drove last season. Wilkie will move from the Stock Car Series where he has spent the last several years driving and had one of the faster cars chasing Ryan Wade for the Championship in that Series.
Local Late Model drivers, Darrell Midgley, Brandon Carlson, Jason Terasenko, Dave Hemrich, Korbin Thomas, and Tom Berrow plan on driving in the Fall Classic at the Bullring in Las Vegas on November 5th. Each one of these drivers have Championships and Feature event wins in the Northern Provincial Pipeline series, Katana Boat Sportsman Series, local Late Model racing, Saratoga Speedway events and the Canada 200 held at Western Speedway.
Steve Copp said of the new format: We have had a great time with the planning of the 2012 Late Model Series at Western Speedway 2012- I'm impressed with the amount of interest in this new series- locally / sponsors are all over this/ racing its wild the amount of emails of guys from all over BC that want to come and run." This bodes well for an exciting series beginning in 2012 for this Late Model racing.
A big sponsor announcement is anticipated with-in the next few weeks for this series and Copp is excited about it.
Another announcement is that OK Tire has donated two free tires to be given to a lucky winner determined by a draw of all competitors in each night of the events.
Steve Copp is also set to join the ranks of Late Model racing as he purchased Bart Smith's #20 Late Model car.
The main goal is to accommodate all BC Late Models and promote and bring back a strong Late Model show to Vancouver Island. There will be updates on local race sites and news media as time goes forward but for any questions you can contact Daryl Crocker, Steve Copp, or Bill Smith Jr.
Steve Copp phone: (250) 920-9004 email: stevecopp@shaw.ca
Daryl Crocker: (250) 361 6359 email: crockerd@uvic.ca