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August 16, 2009
Mackintosh Top 5 finish at Concord Concord, N.C. The Summer Series at Concord Speedway got back into swing on Friday. The fast 1/4 mile track in Concord, NC saw some exciting racing in all divisions. Amherst's Ryan Mackintosh drove his #24 Chris Woods Racing Bandolero up to 5th place and held the position over the last 5 laps for his first top 5 finish at Concord.

August 12, 2009

Mackintosh Finishes 8th in Championship Round at Lowe's Summer Shootout

Charlotte, N.C.

The final round of the Summer Shootout at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC took place on Tuesday night.
The schedule was delayed by heavy rains but the Lowe's track staff used the jet dryers and other equipment to get the track in race condition.
Amherst driver Ryan Mackintosh was one of 23 Young Gun drivers to take the track in the final event of the Shootout. Mackintosh started the feature in 16th after a poor draw and finish in the heat. 20 laps of all out war followed with #24 Scotia Hyundai Bandolero able to gain 8 spots against the top drivers from across the United States. The race winner, Evan Bell of Atlanta Georgia, was also crowned series champ in front of a crowd of 4000 spectators.

Mackintosh now moves on to race at the famed Rockingham Speedway "The Rock" in the Battle of the Carolinas and will be competing this weekend at the Concord Speedway.

Video of Ryan Mackintosh in Summer Shootout Race #1 at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

August 11, 2009

Orange County Speedway

Rougemont N.C.

The #24 Scotia Hyundai Bandolero picked up a 5th place finish on the 3/8 mile oval on Saturday. Ryan ran as high as third before being knocked down on the apron and losing momentum with two laps to go.
The Chris Woods Racing driver will be competing tonight at Lowe's Motor Speedway in the final round of the Summer Shootout and on Wednesday in the first race of the Battle of the Carolinas at Rockingham Speedway.

August 5, 2009

The Southern Adventure Continues

Charlotte, NC

Trip number six for Ryan Mackintosh started with a war at Lowe's Motor Speedway tonight in Charlotte, NC. The CWRR driver battled his way through the 20 lap event which saw the Scotia Hyundai Bandolero kiss the wall after contact with another car. "The car was really tight all night", stated Mackintosh. Crew Chief Chris 'Woody' Woods made large adjustments on the car and this helped but the front end damage from two ontrack incidents could not be overcome to move the car further up in the pack.

The #24 Bandolero will be competing at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, NC on Saturday with a return trip to Lowe's coming next Tues and a trip to the storied Rockingham Speedway for a race on Wednesday.

Mackintosh will return to action at Scotia Speedworld on August 12th.

The #24 Scotia Hyundai Bandolero has wins this year at Bethel Speedway (New York), Waterford Speedbowl (Connecticut) and at Scotia Speedworld.

May 4, 2009
Headin' South Charlotte, NC Dan Snyder Racing and Chris Woods Racing will have the services of Ryan Mackintosh again on May 8th and 9th. The #24 Scotia Hyundai Bandolero will compete again at the 1/4 Mile at Concord Motor Speedway and 3/8 Mile banked track at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, NC.

April 22, 2009

Racing Update

Charlotte, NC

The #24 Scotia Hyundai Bandolero raced Monday evening at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ryan Mackintosh started 12 th on the grid for the 25 lap feature. After 12 laps and one caution Mackintosh had worked his way from the back of the pack up to seventh place. On the restart he battled the lead pack and moved to 4th and was pushing for third passing on the outside of turns one and two when he was pushed off the track by car #2. Mackintosh regrouped and ran as high as 5th during the last 6 laps. Ryan battled a "loose" car for last half dozen laps and finished the race in 8th place in first trip to Lowe's.

The Bandolero Cars race the 1/4 mile oval located on the front streach of Lowe's Motor Speedway.

April 20, 2009

The Amherst Daily News

Amherst, NS

AMHERST - Amherst's Ryan Mackintosh has made the most of his entry into Bandolero racing south of the border. Mackintosh participated in several Bandolero races in North Carolina over the weekend enjoying an impressive showing against some of the top Bandolero racers in the southeast United States, some of whom are three years older than the E.B. Chandler Junior High student.

We expected Ryan to run well, but we didn't expect him to run with the leaders and lead laps right away with the level of competition he is running with here, team owner Dan Snyder said. We are hoping he will be able to schedule more races with us this year. I expect he will have a great summer racing in Nova Scotia.

On Friday, Mackintosh raced at Concord Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., placing fifth in the qualifying race and eighth out of 15 Young Guns cars for Dan Snyder Racing.

The Number 24 Scotia Hyundai Bandolero worked very well and Mackintosh drove hard, starting from the back of the pack and finishing eighth - just seven car lengths behind the race winner.

On Saturday, the scene shifted to Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, N.C. and a three-eights mile, 20-degree banked track. Despite engine problems in the second practice, Mackintosh's crew was able to make some changes and get him back on the track in time for the race with him leading a lap in front of a huge grandstand crowd.

OCS requires restrictor plates on the Bandoleros to keep the top speeds around 115 km/h. Despite being Mackintosh's first experience with restrictor plates, he managed to stay with the lead pack of cars finishing seventh.

Six of the top 10 drivers in the United States INEX points championships were in both races with Mackintosh placing ahead of two of them. His race on Sunday back in Concord was cancelled because of rain, but he was scheduled to race last night under the lights at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, home of NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 later this spring.

"It was a lot of fun. These guys are good, but I can run with them", Mackintosh said. "I'm hoping to get down here again to race."

Mackintosh thanked Dan Snyder Racing for giving him the opportunity to race and crew chief Chris 'Woody' Woods of Kannapolis, N.C. and Daniel Hemeric (2008 National Pro Legends car champion) for their assistance.

He's also appreciated of the support from Angus Furlong at Scotia Hyundai and his teachers from E.B. Chandler for their understanding of his missing a few days of school.

Mackintosh will be racing the complete Scotia Speedworld schedule this summer as well as a full slate of two-stroke karting events in the Maritimes.

April 19, 2009
Racing Update Concord, NC & Rougemont, NC Concord, NC #24 Scotia Hyundai Bandolero picks up 8th in the feature at Concord Motor Speedway and 5th place in the heat race. Rougemont, NC Ryan Mackintosh finishes in 7th at Orange County Speedway on the 20 degree banked 3/8 mile track. Further details to follow

April 6, 2009

Mackintosh signs with North Carolina Race Team

Amherst, NS

Mooresville, North Carolina. Dan Snyder Racing is pleased to announce the addition of Ryan Mackintosh, of Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada to its line up of drivers. Team owner, Dan Snyder stated, “we are pleased to have Ryan onboard and look forward to helping him develop this year and make the transition from Bandoleros to Legends.”

Mackintosh competes in the INEX Bandolero division at Scotia Speedworld in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This year he will also be competing in the Junior Rotax division in two separate series in Canada. Mackintosh will also be on the track in North Carolina testing and competing in both his #24 Bandolero and in a Dan Snyder Racing prepared Legend car.

Dan Snyder Racing
Dan Snyder Racing is based in Mooresville, North Carolina. It currently fields a team of 4 legend drivers and 3 Bandolero drivers. Aside from fielding its own drivers DSR has gained national acclaim for building and setting up some of the top ranked Legend cars in the country.

Contact Information
Dan Snyder Racing
Dan Snyder
704 622 3860

Ryan Mackintosh Racing
Keith Mackintosh
902 667 4797

September 24, 2008

Amherst's Mackintosh named rookie of the year

Amherst, NS

AMHERST - In racing, it’s not how you start but how you finish that counts, and Amherst’s Ryan Mackintosh proved this to be true.

Mackintosh was able to ride an end of the year hot streak which saw him grab two checkered flags and a second and a fourth in features to overcome a 38-point deficit in the last three races and grab a share of the rookie of the year honours.

Mackintosh, the driver of the No. 24 Casey Concrete Bandolero, completed his first full season of stock car racing at Scotia Speedworld.

Mackintosh competed in all 13 events at Scotia and is already looking forward to next year where he plans on drawing on this past year’s experience to chase after the overall championship in the Sojourn Signs Bandolero Division.

Mackintosh thanks his Bandolero sponsor Casey Concrete and gives them a great deal of credit for his success in 2008.

He also wished to thank the “boys at the race shop” for their help and support.

September 8, 2008

Amherst’s Mackintosh finishes first and fourth at Scotia Speedworld

Amherst, NS

Amherst Daily News
HALIFAX – Amherst’s Ryan Mackintosh was behind the wheel of the No. 24 Casey Concrete Bandolero stockcar on Friday night in Halifax.

Mackintosh was competing in the second last event for 2008 at Scotia Speedworld in the INEX Bandolero Series presented by Sojourn Signs.

Mackintosh started fourth in the opening heat and worked his way to first on lap two and drove away over the final eight laps for the victory and checkered flag.

The feature saw a spectacular wreck in turn one of the first lap with two cars leaving the ground and flipping several times. D.J. Casey and Emily Meehan were OK and both cars made it back into the race to complete some of the final laps.

Mackintosh avoided the six-car pile up and was on the pole for the restart. The next nine laps saw Mackintosh as the leader being chased by the other 14 cars and he was closing in on a victory when a steering problem tightened the car up severely and made it extremely difficult to turn.

After a close call with the outside wall, Mackintosh was able to fight the car though the last three laps and bring it home in fourth. Mackintosh has enjoyed success in the last two events at Scotia with two checkered flags, a second place finish and a fourth.

The INEX Bandolero division at Scotia has drivers aged 10 through 16 competing in the Lockhart Friday Night Racing Series. The final event of the stockcar season for Mackintosh will take place this Friday at Scotia Speedworld near Halifax.

August 23, 2008

Mackintosh On the Podium at Scotia Speedworld

Halifax


Photo by Ian Readey

The #24 Casey Concrete Bandolero, driven by rookie Ryan Mackintosh, made its way to top finishes in both the heat and feature in Halifax last Friday evening.

Heat #1 saw Mackintosh grab the lead on lap 4 and hold off the early challenge of #99 Nick McCarthy. Mackintosh was able to hang onto the lead through 3 restarts and pull out a 3 second win at the line to grab the checkered flag.

The feature race saw 14 cars on the grid. Mackintosh started on the poll and battled through four restarts holding the poll each time. Last year's defending champion, Shelby Baker, challenged the #24 for 5 laps before making a tight pass in turn two on lap #10. The two cars stayed bumper to bumper for the final two laps with #01 Baker able to hold off Mackintosh at the finish line.

The INEX Bandolero series will be back in action this Friday at Scotia Speedworld in Halifax.

August 8, 2008

Mackintosh does double duty with Bandoleros and karts at Scotia

Halifax

Amherst Daily News


Photo by Ian Readey

HALIFAX – After a couple of tough weeks with the No. 24 Casey Concrete Bandolero, local driver Ryan Mackintosh put things back on track Friday evening at Scotia Speedworld near Halifax. Mackintosh finished third in heat No. 1 after getting loose with two laps to go while making a move for the lead. The feature was another good run for Mackintosh, bringing the car from a 16th-place start to an 11th-place finish. Mackintosh was trapped in the second pack of cars for the first six laps which saw him pass four cars twice only to have the field reset under caution and the positions returned.

The final two laps had Mackintosh connect up with the lead pack but he simply ran out of laps to make any further gains. On Saturday, Mackintosh raced his kart in event No. 7 of the Atlantic Motorsports Karting Association series in Halifax. Mackintosh placed fourth in Heat 1 and first in Heat 2. The skies opened up 40 minutes prior to the feature and the karts were quickly changed over to run on the wet surface.

Mackintosh started the feature outside on Row 1 and made a move quickly after the green flag flew and held the lead for the remainder of the 12 laps to take his sixth feature win at Scotia Speedworld.

July 22, 2008

Mixed Weekend

Halifax & Moncton

The #24 RMR Kart continued to run well this past weekend with two first place finishes in the AMKA series in Halifax. The competition continues to get stronger in this series with Connon Walker and Cameron Nickerson being two Novice racers who showed really well at Scotia Speedworld.

The CKRA series continued in Moncton with another photo finish between the #6 Alex Van Snick kart and the #24 Ryan Mackintosh kart. The two battled to the end in the feature with #6 being able to hold onto his pole position advantage until the finish.

The #24 Casey Concrete Bandolero raced Friday night in Halifax and the tough luck continued. After a good heat finish and a strong car the #24 was involved in a five car incident prior to crossing the start - finish line in the feature. The car was repaired in the pits and re-entered the race a lap down with a great deal of damage. Ryan was able to fight the car around the track to complete the race and pick up five spots.

Both the Kart and Bandolero will be in action this coming weekend at Scotia Speedworld in Halifax.

July 9, 2008

#24 Wins In Fredericton

Fredericton

Race #3 of the six race Atlantic Kart Racing Series took place this weekend in downtown Fredericton, NB.

The track and site were well laid out and the racing was fast close and exciting.

The always competitive Novice division was tight again this weekend. The #24 RMR Kart qualified first by posting a quick time early in the qualifying session before bending an axle after getting into the wall in a tight hairpin. Mackintosh could only watch the last half of qualifying and hope his fast lap would hold up and grab him the pole and it did.

In the pre-final Mackintosh led two laps from the pole before losing the lead to Alex VanSnick on the third lap. Lap four saw the #24 kart drop another spot to Evan Noonan and the positions held for the remainder of the race with Mark Morrison finishing a close fourth.

The Final was no less exciting with VanSnick on the pole and Noonan on the outside of row #1. Mackintosh started third and was able to pass the #37 Noonan kart in lap #2 and then took up the chase of the #6 VanSnick kart. After 5 laps of bumper to bumper racing Mackintosh made a dive move by outbreaking VanSnick at the end of the front stretch. Both karts were side by side in the fast turn one and Mackintosh completed the pass in the next corner. VanSnick never let up the pressure for the remaining laps but was unable to make a pass on the #24 kart.

The win closes the gap between first and second in the AKRS point standings with 3 races to go in the series.

The next race is on July 12th in Moncton at East Coast Karting. The action will begin at 7:30 with qualifying and the prefinal and finals taking place under the lights.

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