4 cylinder Enduros’ are quite the experience to watch. The Enduros, both 4 and 8cylinder, are fast moving, action filled, and non-stop entertainment. Excitement is high throughout the race. Ray Laroche races royal blue car#84 in the Enduro 4-cylinder division. With his redhead young son by his side (confidently praising hid Dad) Ray is sure he has the racecar to make victory lane. It is good family fun and makes him the coolest Dad around.

Racing is an addiction. Ray came to the track as a spectator and got “The Urge.” He raced in the Mini Stock division before moving onto Enduros. He has placed both in the top 5 and the top 10 but on his limited budget he has been unable to place first. This may be the season.

Ray’s most challenging race was at Stafford Speedway when he had a difficult time qualifying. He was made to change his tires, add roll bars and borrow a fire suite. He came in 5th after all that. It was worth it. Ray races at Monadnock Speedway once a week and spends his nights working on the racecar. The number of hours depends on how much damage was done in the last race.

Family comes first with Ray. He and his wife Ellen, have three children Nick, Sarah and Emily. Their son Nick is active in Tiger Scouts. Ray has arranged for Nick’s entire troop to participate in an opening ceremony and to have a pit tour at the track. Ray is a local racecar driver owning a machine shop, LB Manufacturing, in Southampton, MA. He resides in Chesterfield.

The one thing that Ray would like to see change in the racing industry is to eliminate track favorites. Race people are good people and feel equal to each other perhaps on different levels.