Ray Parent of Tiverton, RI is expected to be a serious contender in the ACT Tour Cup at New Smyrna Speedway in Florida during Speed Weeks in February. (Credit: ACT Tour photo)

By Lou Modestino

In 2011, Ray Parent from Tiverton, Rhode Island, decided to start his full-time American Canadian Tour (ACT) career at the inaugural event to be held at the New Smyrna Speedway (NSS) during the World Series of Asphalt Racing in February of that year. Parent had raced primarily at the famous D.A. Vendetti “Cement Palace”, Seekonk Speedway, a typical ¼ mile bullring that New England racing is known for. Continue reading →