Lafrance Performance Helps Propel Mario Clair to Victory Lane in 358 Modified DIRTcar Series Action at Le RPM; Raabe and Gino Clair Get Top Five Finish

It was a solid night at Le RPM Speedway in St. Marcel Quebec for Lafrance Performance clients in their 358 Modified DIRTcar Series event on Friday night. Mario Clair drove to victory in the 100 lap event, while fellow Lafrance Performance competitor Chris Raabe crossed the finish line in second. Gino Clair also battled to a fourth place finish, making three drivers in the top five using Lafrance Performance engines.

Mario Clair’s 100 lap win at Le RPM Speedway puts him fifth place overall in the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series point standings and only 47 points out of first place. Teams will now have a couple weeks off to prepare for the 42nd annual Super DIRT Week in Syracuse, New York with Weedsport Speedway on October 9th, Rolling Wheels Raceway Park on September 10th, and the New York State Fairgrounds on October 11th and 12th. The 2013 season finale will come at Brockville Speedway for the 1000 Islands RV DIRTcar Northeast Fall Nationals on October 18th to 20th.

Without a doubt, Mario Clair and his team earn Lafrance Performance performer of the week for this week. With Super DIRT Week and the Fall Nationals remaining, Lafrance Performance would like to wish all of our clients good luck, and we look forward to seeing you in victory lane.

Lafrance Performance is the place to call for all your performance engine building needs. His racing engines have made it to victory lane over 400 times through the Northeastern United States and Canada. Yves Lafrance can build a racing engine for Kart racing to Tractor Pulling and anything in between. He specializes in V8 engines. In addition to having more then 25 years of engine building experience (including three years in NASCAR), Yves also has 10 years of knowledge working with an engine dynometre and conveniently has one at his Summerstown, Ontario shop.

For more information on Lafrance Performance and Yves Lafrance, please visit our website, www.lafranceperformance.com.

Danny Johnson Takes Lafrance Performance Powered Small Block to a 3rd Place Finish in 358 Modified DIRTcar Series Race at Mohawk Raceway

Over the last few decades, there arguably has not been a driver that has had greater success in the Northeast Dirt Modified world than that of Danny Johnson. With Lafrance Performance power under the hood, Johnson drove his Travis Stacey prepared car to a solid third place finish on Sunday afternoon at Mohawk International Raceway in the 358 Modified DIRTcar Series event.

It was a success weekend for Lafrance Performance at Autodrome Granby as well, as Alain Boisvert posted a solid fourth place finish in the Bert 150 on Saturday, while Chris Raabe rebounded from a couple of issues to finish inside the top ten as well.

Johnson’s third place finish earns him the Lafrance Performance performer of the week awards this week. More big events are on tap this weekend, as RPM Speedway hosts the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series on Friday night, and Brighton Speedway is up next on Saturday night for another 100 lap DIRTcar Series event. Teams will then have a couple weeks off to prepare for the Super DIRT Week at the New York State Fairground on October 8th to 13th.

Lafrance Performance is the place to call for all your performance engine building needs. His racing engines have made it to victory lane over 400 times through the Northeastern United States and Canada. Yves Lafrance can build a racing engine for Kart racing to Tractor Pulling and anything in between. He specializes in V8 engines. In addition to having more then 25 years of engine building experience (including three years in NASCAR), Yves also has 10 years of knowledge working with an engine dynometre and conveniently has one at his Summerstown, Ontario shop.

For more information on Lafrance Performance and Yves Lafrance, please visit our website, www.lafranceperformance.com.

Mario Clair Earns Second Place Finish in DIRTcar 358 Series Race at Autodrome Drummond With Lafrance Performance Power

With the 2013 winding down, the only events remaining are big events, and Lafrance Performance and their clients are ready for the challenge. This past weekend it was the 358 Modified and Big Block Modified DIRTcar Series events at Autodrome Drummond that garnered the most attention for the clients of Lafrance Performance.

Mario Clair continued his impressive season, posting the seventh fastest speed in time trials overall (second in his group), and finished second in both the qualifying heat race and the 75 lap main event for the 358 Modified DIRTcar Series. Saturday night’s Big Block Modified Super DIRTcar Series at Drummond was rained out.

Clair’s second place finish once again earns him the Lafrance Performance Performer of the Week. Clair and his team are having a phenomenal season, and we wish them all the best in the coming weeks.

There are several big events coming up over the next few weeks for Lafrance Performance and their clients. The 358 Modified DIRTcar Series continues this Friday night back at Mohawk Raceway, and the Big Block Super DIRTcar Series will also travel to Mohawk for a Saturday night event. The biggest event of all is now just a month away with Super DIRT Week.

Lafrance Performance is the place to call for all your performance engine building needs. His racing engines have made it to victory lane over 400 times through the Northeastern United States and Canada. Yves Lafrance can build a racing engine for Kart racing to Tractor Pulling and anything in between. He specializes in V8 engines. In addition to having more then 25 years of engine building experience (including three years in NASCAR), Yves also has 10 years of knowledge working with an engine dynometre and conveniently has one at his Summerstown, Ontario shop.

For more information on Lafrance Performance and Yves Lafrance, please visit our website, www.lafranceperformance.com.

Mario Clair and Chris Raabe Claim Track Championships in 2013 With Lafrance Performance Power Under The Hood

Lafrance Performance has had several solid weeks in a row through the second half of the season with multiple feature winners, often more than one throughout out any given weekend. Although there were no race winners this weekend, we are very happy to report that Mario Clair and Chris Raabe are champions at RPM Speedway (Raabe) and Cornwall Speedway (Clair).

Autodrome Granby had their championship decided by Mother Nature on Friday night, leaving Alain Boisvert third place overall in the point standing to finish the season. He was just nine points out of first place, going into the final night, but rain washed away and chance for a shot at the track championship.

Mario Clair posted a strong fourth place finish at Mohawk Raceway on Friday night, while Raabe ended up in eighth place. Raabe ended up third in points at Mohawk, while Clair ended in fifth place overall. Clair also finished the Frenchie’s “Chevy Runs Deep” Modified Series in fourth place, while Raabe finished fifth. Clair also finished fourth at Autodrome Drummond on Saturday night, finishing out the year second overall in the championship chase.

The 2013 track championship came down to Clair vs. Raabe in the final stages at Cornwall Speedway, but misfortunes for both drivers almost had the title slip away from both drivers. Brake failure on Clair’s car, and a late race incident for Raabe caused major concern, but Clair had accumulated enough points throughout the year to capture the championship.

Lafrance Performance is the place to call for all your performance engine building needs. His racing engines have made it to victory lane over 400 times through the Northeastern United States and Canada. Yves Lafrance can build a racing engine for Kart racing to Tractor Pulling and anything in between. He specializes in V8 engines. In addition to having more then 25 years of engine building experience (including three years in NASCAR), Yves also has 10 years of knowledge working with an engine dynometre and conveniently has one at his Summerstown, Ontario shop.

For more information on Lafrance Performance and Yves Lafrance, please visit our website, www.lafranceperformance.com.