Inside Track Motorsport News
  • News
    • Breaking News
    • Press Releases
    • Results & Points
    • Industry News & Products
    • Driver & Team Releases
  • Videos
  • Galleries
  • Features
  • Streetwise
  • Current Issue
No Result
View All Result
Subscribe
  • News
    • Breaking News
    • Press Releases
    • Results & Points
    • Industry News & Products
    • Driver & Team Releases
  • Videos
  • Galleries
  • Features
  • Streetwise
  • Current Issue
  • Login / Register
Subscribe
Inside Track Motorsport News
No Result
View All Result

Danny O’Brien Set For 2018

Clayton Johns Media by Clayton Johns Media
May 5, 2018
in Driver and Team Releases
0
5
SHARES
169
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

INVERARY, Ont. – May 4, 2018 – Multi-time Brockville Ontario Speedway track champion and 32-year dirt racing veteran Danny O’Brien is set to begin his 2018 season this weekend at Fulton Speedway in Fulton, NY. O’Brien will be back behind the wheel of his familiar black and yellow No.17d DIRTcar 358 Modified carrying support from 1000 Islands RV Centre, Happy Green Acres Campground, Bob FM, Pat’s Auto Centre and Bicknell Racing Products.

While O’Brien will once again make Brockville his home track for his 32nd season in the cockpit and will make regular appearances at Can-Am Motorsports Park in Lafargeville, NY, he will start his season one week earlier by making a trip to Fulton in Central New York.

“With Fulton, I don’t race there a lot and I haven’t been there in a long time, so we’ll have to take it as we go,” O’Brien explained ahead of Saturday’s event. “The real season will start when we get back up here when Brockville and Can-Am open up. We’re going to go down (to Fulton), have some fun and try to learn some stuff before we come back for the openers.”

In addition to running at Brockville and Can-Am, two tracks which are within a reasonable drive of his Inverary, Ont. shop, O’Brien also plans to make a few special trips outside his home region.

“I hope to hit a couple of different tracks throughout the summer,” O’Brien explained. “I wouldn’t mind going down to Utica-Rome once or twice throughout the summer. If we’re not racing somewhere weekly on Fridays, it gives you the opportunity to do something else once in a while and to race in the fall.”

After 31 seasons of dirt track action, O’Brien still has plenty of motivation entering the new campaign. While he still wants to be competitive at the track and win as many races as possible, he maintains it’s the fun away from the track and in the garage that often keeps him going.

RelatedPosts

DIRTCAR: Mat Williamson Scores Win On Night One Of World Finals At Charlotte

DIRTCAR: Mat Williamson Scores Win On Night One Of World Finals At Charlotte

November 4, 2022
Another Notch In The 5-Point Belts For Quinte Dirt Tracker Cole Perry

Another Notch In The 5-Point Belts For Quinte Dirt Tracker Cole Perry

October 31, 2022

“I just love doing it. We have as much fun in the garage during the week as we do racing it,” O’Brien said. “I have a good bunch of guys and we enjoy doing it together. I have enough people that we don’t have to work too hard and we don’t work every night. When it’s fun, it’s enjoyable.”

O’Brien had a successful 2017 campaign on the track and will return with largely the same package for 2018, consisting of Pat Morrison Engines under the hood of his Bicknell Racing Products chassis. However, O’Brien and his team were far from stagnant over the off-season.

“We fine tuned everything,” O’Brien stated. “We had a good package, but you can’t sit idle. We made sure we had everything we needed, upgraded some parts and changed some to what we wanted. We got our engine program hopefully a little bit better, our car program a little bit better and we’ll see how it goes.”

O’Brien is also welcoming back all of his marketing partners for the 2018 season, including 1000 Islands RV Centre, Happy Green Acres Campground, Bob FM, Pat’s Auto Centre, Bicknell Racing Products, Heather-Lynn Topping, Integra Shocks, Number One Speed Shock Service and Kenneth Topping.

“We want to thank all of our sponsors for returning this season,” O’Brien said. “They’re a big part of what we’re able to do as a team and allow us to compete at the level that we do all summer.”

After nearly six months of off-season preparation, O’Brien is certainly eager to hit the throttle when the first green flag drops. He continues to stress that having fun is a top priority again this year. Naturally, winning is fun and winning big races at fast tracks is even more fun.

“You pick the tracks you want to go to where we have fun,” O’Brien said. “After 32 years, it gets pretty routine, but there’s some good paying races in this area. There’s a 110-lap (and $10,000-to-win) race on a Wednesday night (in August) at Brockville, so it’s nice to have some good money right in your backyard this year.”

SEASON STATS
Danny O’Brien – 0 Starts: 0 Wins, 0 Top-5s, 0 Top-10s
First Race: Saturday, May 5 – Fulton Speedway, Fulton, NY

DANNY O’BRIEN MEDIA
Website: dannyobrien.ca
Facebook: facebook.com/DannyOBrienRacing

Danny O’Brien is proud to partner with several dedicated marketing partners for the 2017 race season, including 1000 Islands RV Centre, Happy Green Acres Campground, Bob FM, Pat’s Auto Centre, Bicknell Racing Products, Heather-Lynn Topping, Integra Shocks, Number One Speed Shock Service and Kenneth Topping.

 

Tags: BOSBrockville SpeedwayDanny O'Briendirt modifieddirt trackdirt track racingracing
Share2Tweet1
Clayton Johns Media

Clayton Johns Media

You May Also Like

DIRTCAR: Mat Williamson Scores Win On Night One Of World Finals At Charlotte
Results & Points

DIRTCAR: Mat Williamson Scores Win On Night One Of World Finals At Charlotte

November 4, 2022
Another Notch In The 5-Point Belts For Quinte Dirt Tracker Cole Perry
Driver and Team Releases

Another Notch In The 5-Point Belts For Quinte Dirt Tracker Cole Perry

October 31, 2022
Multimatic Named ‘Business of the Year’ By Motorsport Industry Association
Press Releases

Multimatic Named ‘Business of the Year’ By Motorsport Industry Association

October 20, 2022
Tony Spiteri Named General Manager of NASCAR Canada
Breaking News

Tony Spiteri Named General Manager of NASCAR Canada

October 18, 2022
Racing Industry Prepares to Showcase New Products, Technology at 2022 PRI Trade Show
Industry News & Products

Racing Industry Prepares to Showcase New Products, Technology at 2022 PRI Trade Show

October 18, 2022
Jean-Christophe Trahan Becomes The 2022 Champion Of The American F2000 Series
Driver and Team Releases

Jean-Christophe Trahan Becomes The 2022 Champion Of The American F2000 Series

October 17, 2022
Next Post

Jordan Latimer Eyes Success at Sunset Speedway

Discussion about this post

Popular This Month

Dave Mathers’ Motion Motorsport Report – March 22, 2023

Dave Mathers’ Motion Motorsport Report – March 22, 2023

March 23, 2023

Dave Mathers’ Motion Motorsports Report – March 1, 2023

March 1, 2023
Four Companies Join Forces To Form Engineered Racing Services Group

Four Companies Join Forces To Form Engineered Racing Services Group

March 23, 2023

Featured Ads

Inside Track Motorsport News

From local grassroots racing to Canadian touring series and the Canucks who compete on the international stage, Inside Track Motorsport News is the leader in terms of timely, in-depth and thought-provoking coverage of the motorsports that matter to Canadians.

Corporate

  • About ITMN
  • Frequent Questions
  • Newsletter
  • Contact Us

Advertising

  • Magazine Advertising
  • Web Advertising
  • Marketplace

Magazine

  • Subscribe
  • Renew
  • Change of Address
  • Gift Subscription
  • Returns and Refunds
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions

© 1997-2023 Inside Track Motorsport News. All Rights Reserved.
Please do not replicate images or take columns from this website for use on another without permission of the author.
Designed and developed in Adelion Studio

Subscribe
  • News
    • Breaking News
    • Press Releases
    • Results & Points
    • Industry News & Products
    • Driver & Team Releases
  • Videos
  • Galleries
  • Features
  • Streetwise
  • Current Issue
No Result
View All Result

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgot Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?