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Oswego Speedway Develops Prototype 350 Supermodified For Testing In 2017
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A brand new addition is in the works for racing at Oswego Speedway and the particulars of this addition will be quite unique to “The Steel Palace.”
In a combined effort with Supermodified car builder John Colloca, track owners John and Eric Torrese have put plans in place over the past several months to develop a prototype 350 Supermodified for testing at the track, which is now complete at Colloca’s Oswego-based shop.
The Torreses hope to build a class specifically for the 350 Supers. Novelis Supermodified and the Pathfinder Bank SBS divisions currently race at the track today.
350 Supermodifieds were last on the race track at Oswego in 2013 when a handful of New England region cars appeared for testing, running sub-18 second times. While the expectation is to see something similar with the Oswego-style 350 Super, there is a small difference between the two cars.
“This is a 350 Supermodified with a 602 crate engine that has cast iron heads,” said John Colloca. “There is a Chevy distributor in there. Very similar to what they run out east, almost the exact same thing, however, their engine is a 604 and what we have in this car is a 602.”
2017 will be a big test for the 350 Supermodifieds along with the speedway to see what comes of the in-depth track time for this freshly re-done machine.
“2017 is going to be a learning experience,” Torrese stated. “I hope that by somewhere in July we hopefully have it figured out and, from there, make up a rulebook and go forward with this as a class in the future. There are cars sitting in garages not being touched right now that we think could be a part of a 350 Supermodified division at Oswego. It's an inexpensive way to get into the sport. We hope the fans like it, we hope people support it, and hopefully, everyone will be as excited as we are.”
Oswego Speedway will be back in action this Saturday, May 6 for the speedway’s annual open testing sessions from 1-5pm. Main grandstand gates will be open and free to the public.
Official racing action at the speedway begins on Saturday, May 13 featuring the speedway’s 67th consecutive Opening Day presented by Mitchell’s Speedway Press and highlighted by the Race of Champions Modified Richie Evans Memorial 61 as well as kick-off events for the Novelis Supermodifieds and Pathfinder Bank SBS.
For more information on Oswego Speedway visit www.oswegospeedway.com or www.facebook.com/OswegoSpeedway.
In a combined effort with Supermodified car builder John Colloca, track owners John and Eric Torrese have put plans in place over the past several months to develop a prototype 350 Supermodified for testing at the track, which is now complete at Colloca’s Oswego-based shop.
The Torreses hope to build a class specifically for the 350 Supers. Novelis Supermodified and the Pathfinder Bank SBS divisions currently race at the track today.
350 Supermodifieds were last on the race track at Oswego in 2013 when a handful of New England region cars appeared for testing, running sub-18 second times. While the expectation is to see something similar with the Oswego-style 350 Super, there is a small difference between the two cars.
“This is a 350 Supermodified with a 602 crate engine that has cast iron heads,” said John Colloca. “There is a Chevy distributor in there. Very similar to what they run out east, almost the exact same thing, however, their engine is a 604 and what we have in this car is a 602.”
2017 will be a big test for the 350 Supermodifieds along with the speedway to see what comes of the in-depth track time for this freshly re-done machine.
“2017 is going to be a learning experience,” Torrese stated. “I hope that by somewhere in July we hopefully have it figured out and, from there, make up a rulebook and go forward with this as a class in the future. There are cars sitting in garages not being touched right now that we think could be a part of a 350 Supermodified division at Oswego. It's an inexpensive way to get into the sport. We hope the fans like it, we hope people support it, and hopefully, everyone will be as excited as we are.”
Oswego Speedway will be back in action this Saturday, May 6 for the speedway’s annual open testing sessions from 1-5pm. Main grandstand gates will be open and free to the public.
Official racing action at the speedway begins on Saturday, May 13 featuring the speedway’s 67th consecutive Opening Day presented by Mitchell’s Speedway Press and highlighted by the Race of Champions Modified Richie Evans Memorial 61 as well as kick-off events for the Novelis Supermodifieds and Pathfinder Bank SBS.
For more information on Oswego Speedway visit www.oswegospeedway.com or www.facebook.com/OswegoSpeedway.
