SHEDIAC, NB – The Centre for Speed's fledgling SPEC Sealed Crate Engine Program appears to be just what the drivers ordered.
After a successful trial of a sealed spec crate engine in 2004 – in its new Pro Stock Division – the Shediac, NB speedway has already received requests for four more crate engines to run in the class in 2005. One or two additional orders are expected, according to the Centre for Speed’s Tim Wile.
“I’m very excited that this cost reduction strategy has ended up generating new drivers for this class,” said Wile. “We’re well on our way to making crate engines the norm in racing in the near future.”
Last year, Springhill, NB’s Sandy Livingston Jr. was a rookie in the track’s new Pro Stock class. Livingston was the first driver in Canada to campaign a Pro Stock car with a sealed spec crate engine.
After proving the engine could be competitive with only minor adjustments, several more have taken Livingston’s lead and are joining the move to crate engines. There is also word that the Pro Stock Tour will be required to allow the Centre engine in any races in Shediac.
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