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The first Allison Legacy Touring Series event of 2011 was cancelled Saturday due to weather.

The track was concerned that heavy rain and thunder storms would be in the area from most of Saturday and there was no break in the system until Monday.

The entire Dillon Motor Speedway card will be run next Saturday, April 02.

Seven years ago this week Scott Fraser passed away as a result of a tragic snowmobile accident.

Scotty, a native Nova Scotian, was a great competitior and terrific ambassador for Atlantic Canadian racing throughout North America. 

The first event of the season for the Allison Legacy Touring Series wil take place this Saturday at Dillon Motor Speedway.

The track, located just a quarter mile of the I-95 at exit 193 has operated under the current ownership and configuration since 2006.

The track is 4/10 mile in length and considered to be a highly technical track with the tight exits in turns 2 and 4. The Allison Legacy Touring Series will visit the track twice during the 2011 season.

Saturday night's event will see the Legacy Cars take second billing only to the super late models of the Pro All Star Series (PASS). The track is anticipating a sellout crowd for the first event of the season with crowds in the range of 4-5,000.

The season opener will be Ryan Mackintosh's second trip to the Speedway with the first coming in 2010. Mackintosh collected an 8th place finish his second Allison Legacy Outing last October.

"I can't wait to get back back to Dillon this weekend",stated Mackintosh in an phone interview from the team's shop in Kannapolis. "I learned a lot there in October and hope to improve this time out."

With the opening event of the Allison Legacy Touring Series just over two weeks away, driver Ryan Mackintosh is busy with preparations but looking forward to getting the season underway.

"I am looking forward to Dillon. It will be my second trip to that track,"commented Mackintosh from his home in Kannapolis, NC.

Most Canadian drivers have to endure a long off season. Mackintosh was last behind the wheel of the #03 Allison Legacy in November. He placed 6th on the road course at Rockingham Speedway. Mackintosh has also been staying sharp by running the in the INEX Bandolero Outlaw division. The Canadian driver piloted the Chris Woods Racing car in both the INEX Winter Heat Series at Charlotte and the Winter Nationals at Auburndale, Florida.

"The Winter season has been fun but I am looking forward to getting back to full competition."

One interesting part of having a website on the internet is the review of the analytics. Website administrators can spend hours sifting through the data created by visitors to any site.

www.ryanmackintoshracing.com is no different. In any given week the vast majority of visitors come from the United States or Canada.  During these weeks the site does receive other visitors from around the world. This past week visitors from Russia, Guyana and Norway were amoung some of the international guests.

It is always interesting to think about who in Norway is visiting the website of a young Canadian driver living and racing in North Carolina. The data can't tell us who it is but everone at Ryan Mackintosh Racing and Chris Woods Racing would like to say,"Hello Norway and thanks for dropping by!"

By now everyone who follows racing knows that Trevor Bayne won the 2011 Daytona 500. Bayne raced for two years in the Allison Legacy Series. In 2004 Bayne won the Rookie of The Year and followed it up with a series championship in 2005.

The 2009 series champion, Timmy Hill, spent this weekend at Phoenix International Speedway making his debut in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Hill brought home his #15 Fuel Doctor entry in 29th place.

Bayne will be busy in both the Sprint Cup Series and the Nationwide circuit in 2011.  Hill will compete in the remainder of the Nationwide Series this season.

Other former Allison Legacy drivers include: Joey Logano, Brian Vickers and Steve Arpin.

The #03 Allison Legacy has moved to the front of the line at the Chris Woods Racing shop in Kannapolis, NC.  The team has the car torn down with one month until it hits the track in Dillon, SC.

"I am looking forward to running the car with all the updates done to the motor," commented driver Ryan Mackintosh. "We had a good three races at the end of last year and learned a lot."

The Chris Woods Racing team plans to run the full schedule in the Allison Legacy Southern Touring Series. "This series will be a great experience for Ryan," stated team co-owner Chris "Woody" Woods.

The Allison Legacy Series has received a great deal of attention in the past week with Trevor Bayne, former Allison Legacy Series winner, taking the win at this year's Daytona 500.

Chris Woods Racing and Ryan Mackintosh wrapped up a successful week at INEX Winter Nationals on Saturday.

Mackintosh picked up back to back 2nd place finishes Friday night and again on Saturday. The team battled motor problems all week, with the Briggs power plant suffering major problems. Mackintosh dropped a motor in practice on day 2 and team mate Cole Boudreau went through 3 motors, including an out-of-the-box motor.

Saturday's action saw Mackintosh start the heat race in 7th and pick up the win after 10 laps and battle for 2nd place in the feature. Boudreau, of Chipman, NB brought home his best finish of the week with a fifth place.

"We had a solid week", commented Mackintosh after the finish on Saturday. "We finished all 5 races in the top 5. We had some great racing with Walker Yates all week and it was great to race with so many other Canadians"

Having to start from the 12th spot on the grid was just one of the obstacles in the way for the #03 Scotia Hyundai Bandolero on Thursday. The 3rd round of the INEX Winter Nationals took place at Auburndale Speedway in Auburndale, Florida.

Mackintosh picked up 7 spots in less than two laps but made contact with a spinning car on lap #3 and damaged the front end of the car. The #03 was able to continue but was not able to make any further forward progress in the field having to settle for 5th for the second straight day.

Friday's round #4 will be a night race with "Live" coverage updates and photos available at www.legendsnation.com

Day #2 of racing started out well for the #03 Scotia Hyundai Bandolero at Auburndale Speedway. Ryan Mackintosh posted the fasted time in practice and qualified 2nd less than 1/100th of the leader's qualifying time.

Heat #2 featured a battle between the Amherst driver and the #02 of Walker Yates. In the end Yates was able to pick up the win by less than a car length.

The feature saw Mackintosh battle Yates again but this time further back in the pack. "We tried a few things with the car and it didn't work out for us,"commented Mackintosh following the race. The #03 ended up in 5th on the day but not on the pace of the race leaders. "We will be better on Thursday."

Race #3 will take place Thursday at Auburndale Speedway. www.legendsnation.com is covering the Winter Nationals, including live updates and photos of the racing.

The #03 Scotia Hyundai Bandolero was in action during day one of the INEX Winter Nationals in Auburndale, Florida.

Ryan Mackintosh qualified 3rd in morning qualifying and finished the heat race in 2nd place putting him on the outside pole for the 25 lap feature.  Mackintosh grabbed the lead on lap one and swapped the top position with the #4 car twice before opening up a 5 car lead on the #02 of Walker Yates.

Mackintosh held the lead until the final three laps with Yates making a pass for the lead in turn #3.  The #03 battled back and twice had a nose under the #02 but was unable to make the pass.

"This is a five race series so bringing home 2nd was a good thing. I didn't want to force the issue too much on the last lap and take both of us out," commented a tired Mackintosh in the tech area shortly after the race.

The #03 Scotia Hyundai Bandolero hit the track for 5 rounds of practice in Auburndale, Florida on Monday. Mackintosh topped the speed charts during each practice session he participated in.

Chris Woods Racing team mate Cole Boudreau had a solid day of parctice. The Chipman, New Brunswick native spent the day in the top 5 during each session.

The 5 race INEX Winter Nationals event kicks off Tuesday.

Day one of practice started poorly with the #03 Scotia Hyundai having motor issues in the first practice session. "The team went to work and the got things ready quickly for the later session", stated driver Ryan Mackintosh.

The night practice session saw Mackintosh turn in the fastest (unofficial) Bandolero lap time of the day.

The team will practice again today and will begin the 5 days of racing in the 2011 INEX Winter Nationals on Tuesday.