Legend Cars of Alberta

Gentlemen, Start Your Engines! - 2008 Season begins May 17th

2008 marks the 15th Year that Mac’s Convenience Stores has Sponsored the Legend Racing Series in Western Canada. In 2006 Mac’s Convenience Stores became the Title Sponsor and the Series is now called the Mac’s Legend Racing Series. As well, Mac’s is the Series Sponsor of a 4 city 8 race Championship that is called the "Chase for the Mac’s Cup". At the end of the first 6 races the top 5 drivers + one wild card in each class will have their points reset to zero. This will allow all 6 an equal shot at the Mac’s Cup. It truly becomes a 2 race shoot out for the 2008 Mac’s Pro, Semi Pro & Masters Championship.

The premiere race in the 2008 Chase for the Mac’s Cup will again be the Mac’s "Froster 50". June 14th in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan at the beautiful Auto Clearing Motor Speedway.

The Froster 50 will be a 133 lap A-Main race for a total purse of $10,000.00. This is the richest Legend race in Canada and will attract 40 plus Legend racers from Western Canada and Northwest USA.

The 2008 Mac's Legend Racing season kicks off on May 17th at Edmonton International Raceway in Wetaskiwin with the first of eight races in the Chase for the Mac's Cup, the Milk 2 Go 50.

Gates open: 12:00AM

Practice: 2:30PM – 3:30PM

Qualifying: 4:30PM

Trophy Dash’s: 5:30PM

We have 6 -10 Lap Heat races and a 50 Lap A-Main 50 lap & 20 Lap B-Main (if over 24 cars)

And the Legends Milk to Go 50 is the Feature Main.

Click Here for the May 17th Day Sheet

Auto Value and Insource Get Behind the Legends Northern Series

2008 Marks the 2nd Year that Auto Value, who are the Official Parts Store of Legends and Insource, which is the Official Print Shop of Legends have teamed up to become the Series sponsors of what we call the 2008 Auto Value/Insource Northern Series. The Auto Value/Insource Northern Series is a 6 race Series to decide the Championship. All races will be run at Edmonton International Speedway as Legends has tried over the years to develop a Northern Series for all the Legend racers in the Northern part of the province.

Auto Value will also again be the Sponsor of the 2008 Auto Value/Race City Points Championship, which will see the racer in Pro, Semi Pro and Masters Division who has the most points from the 4 races held at Race City receive a Auto Value/Race City Championship Points Trophy.

For a printable version of the Final Schedule click here.

2008 US Nationals - Qualifier Dates

Click here for a list of National Qualifier Dates

Here is Legends Cars of Alberta’s 2008 Tipsters Picks

Legends Pro Division

#17 Ira Laughy – The 2007 Pro Champion was the car to beat in 2007, can he repeat in 2008?		#12 Rick Blanchette – If Rick takes 2008 seriously, everybody needs to watch out.
#42 Hugh Williamson – Hugh is a threat to win every weekend, he has lots of HP, just needs more seat time. There are only a few that can keep up with him at Race City.		#15 Dave McKean - 2007 was a learning year in Pro for Dave, he has a new car, same crew chief, this could be a team to watch.
#29 Aaron Friend – Aaron was the Hottest Semi Pro in the last half of 2007, should continue in 2008 as a first year Pro. Aaron has a new as well.		#45 Jarrod Schaufert – Swifty’s Low Qualifier Champion in 2007, he just needs to lose the first or last jinx and make the most of a fast car and great driving.
#14 Curtis Blanchette – Unstoppable in 2007 in Semi-Pro, maturity should make him better in 2008 as a first year Pro. Curtis had fast time overall a few times last year.		#22 Rick Walls - Former Semi-Pro champ and a longtime Pro, Rick can run with the fast guys, still needs to get back to where he was with his old car.
#4 Larry Carlson - Larry s another former Semi-Pro champ, has Williamson power, good driver, needs to do all the races and he will be up front as usual.		#57 Shawn Holland - The first race of 2007 Shawn was low qualifier and the Pro winner in the A-Main, after that work interfered with racing. Shawn vows that he will be a contender in 2008.

Tipsters Pro Pick - #45 - Jarrod Shaufert

Others to watch #18 Kevin Kemna, and three former Pro Champs, Dave Kindopp, Randy Thompson & Craig Ball.

Legends Masters Division

#H20 Darrell Buckingham – Darrell is the 2007 Masters champ and was the man to beat in 2007, we expect more of same in 2008.		#76 Tom Overholt – Tom had a banner Year with a new car in 2007, he seems to get better with age and is now fully recovered from his big accident.
#39 Dave Nehring- Dave is due for a breakout season he has the talent, the team, the car, 2008 could be the year.		#89 Grant MacDonald – Another fast or last racer, if his heads in it 2008 could be his year to break out. There are a lot of Masters racers that could pull it off this season.
#78 Brian Mario - BJ has Williamson HP under the hood, he is a terrific driver, all he needs is some racing luck to pull off another championship. BJ had a great run in Vegas at US Nationals.		#90 Danny Meier - Danny took a year off but is always a front runner, look for Danny to pick up right where he left off in 2008.
#69 Jungle George – Only thing stopping George is how hard he wants to push the gas peddle, he will have tons of power and is really good at track like Medicine Hat and Wetaskiwin.		#52 Ken McKinnon – Work needs to give him time to race as when is at the track he runs really good.
#31 Barry Mayer – Barry is our kind of racer, one of Legends Best, needs a couple tenths to contend for a win but he is one of the great guys at the track.		#26 Ernie Ludwig – Getting better all the time, has fresh motor, lots of desire and will be going hard for his first win.

Tipsters Master Pick - #78 - Brian Mario

#122 John Thomas, #01 Ken Webster, #55 Colin Friend, #40 Doug Bender, #18 Kevin Kemna, #68 Gary Acheson, #50 Lane Sorenson,#466 Harvey Tams, #74 Del Caplette & #20 Bob Rattai

Legends Semi Pro Division

#91 Kelly Benny – Kelly was one of the quickest Semi Pro’s in the last few races of 2007 watch out in 2008. Kelly has a lot of years of experience that he will put to good use.		#9 Bill Busby – Bill was always in the top 3 in 2007, 2008 could be a break out year for Bill.
#86 Randy Peppler – The only thing missing in 2007 for Randy was a little bit of luck. Randy is a good racer in ood equipment, he will be up front fight for Semi Pro wins in 2008.		#7 Jody Archer – Jody gets faster every year, he has a fresh motor for this year and another season under his belt, Jody will be a force at the races he is able to attend.
#30 Phil Barata – 2007 was Phil's rookie season. Phil is planning on racing the whole schedule again in 2008 and hopes to bag his first feature win.		#51 Kevin Barton – Kevin is another one of our second year racers who in 2007 was a rookie, Kevin is getting quicker every time out.
#99 Mike Labrie – Mike only ran a limited schedule in 2007 and did very well, 2008 could be a break out year for Mike and the 99 car.		#59 Greg Skinner – Greg started 2007 with a bang and won his first race, then work called, watch out in 2008 if Greg can get out to the track.

Tipsters Semi-Pro Pick - #9 - Bill Busby

There is also a great crew of rookie racers racing for rookie of the year honors, including #67 Chris Thimer, # 33Darryl Hogenson, #5 Jason Wilkie, #77 Jason Jessiman, #21 Blake Erb, #66 Val Groebmair, #66 Lorne Van Setters and #34 John Barr

WHOS BOUGHT WHAT & WHOS DRIVING WHAT IN 2008 or LEGENDS SILLY SEASON

Jason Wilkie from Saskatoon bought the # 83 from Lane Sorenson and will change the car to #5	Lane Sorenson from Saskatoon bought the # 50 from Danny Hinds and will run the #50
Blake Erb from Saskatoon bought the # 21 from Larry Kana and will run the #21	Jason Jessiman from Lucky Lake has bought a new Legend racecar and will run the #77
Harvey Tams from Medicine Hat bought the # 32 & # 62 from Trent Guest and will change the #’s to #466 & #61. Harvey will race one and his nephew Lorne Van Setters will run the other	Aaron Friend sold his #29 to Del Caplette who lives in Nisku, and Del has changed the car to #75
Al Brown then sold the #6 to Aaron Friend who has changed the car to #29	Grant Beck from Edmonton sold the #16 to Bob Rattai who also lives in Edmonton and has changed the car to #20
Gary Acheson from St Albert has bought 2 new Legend racecars has numbered the #67 & #68 and Chris Thimer will drive The 2nd car	Val Groebmair from Calgary bought the #66 from Charles Reynolds and will run the #66
Dave McKean from Loydminister who drove the rented the #15 from Legends for 3 years has bought a new Legend racecar and will run a new number.	Darryl Hogenson from Red Deer bought the #33 from Gerald Vose and will run the #33
#22 Rick Wall has a new paint scheme	#122 John Thomas is back after a year of recovery
Returning racer # 59 Greg Skinner has a new paint scheme	#83 Grant MacDonald has a new paint scheme
Returning racer #18 Kevin Millhouse has a smile on his face	#30 Phl Barata has a new paint scheme
Returning racer #91 Danny Meier has a shiny paint job	#69 George Wells has the old paint job , but new HORSEPOWER
#55 Collin Friend has a new go fast attitude	Ira Laughy from Calgary has changed his #38 back to his old number which is #17.
WHEW and if you think that’s something, this doesn’t include who in these drivers has a new paint scheme and who kept the car the same. Dave “ the kid “ Kindopp who is said to be 100% health again, will make a comeback in 2008 driving a limited # of races in 2008. Dave will be driving the # 1 Legend Cars of Alberta / Dicks Collectables Legend racecar. Watch for his return June 21st at Edmonton International Raceway.

GW Plumbing

For those who don’t know, GW Plumbing is owned by George Wells, and George to most of his racing buddies is known as "Jungle George" driver of the # 69 Legends racecar. George has raced Legends for about 6 years and is one of the most liked racers in the Series.

George wanted to give something back to the Series thus the Series Sponsorship.

Legends Yahoo Chat Site

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Title Sponsor: 2008 Mac’s Legend Racing Series
Series Sponsor: 2008 Chase for the Mac’s Cup

The Official Convenience Store of Legends Racing

Series Sponsor: 2008 Auto Value Northern Series
Series Sponsor: 2008 Auto Value/Race City Points Championship

The Official Parts Store of Legends

The Official Print Store of Legends

2008 Associate Sponsors

The Official Motel of Legends Racing	The Official Graphics Provider of Legends	The Official Sportswear Provider to Legends
The Official Motel of Legends Racing	The Official Racewear Supplier to Legends
The Official Powder Coater of Legends	The Official Tool Supplier to Legends	Swifty's ESSO
	*Vass Performance Cycle* The Official Motor Builder of Legends

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