The University Inn & Suites on Dorset St. in Burlington, VT has offered an "ACT discount" to teams and fans attending the ACT Car Show at the University Mall next weekend, April 2-3.

A $20 discount has been offered for standard rooms (one queen-size bed or two single beds - only $59.95 per night), while a 15% discount is available for suites.

To make reservations, call University Inn & Suites at (802) 863-5541 and be sure to mention the ACT Car Show to receive the discount!

Mall walkers beware – ACT is coming to town! For the third year in a row, Burlington, VT’s University Mall will host over 20 ACT race cars for the gawking, drooling, photo snapping, and racing-appetite wetting. It all begins this Saturday, April 2 at 9:30am – and yes, that cool little remote control car track will be there! It’s always a no-holds-barred slugfest when those little cars fire up. And who knows – you may find yourself racing for the win against the likes of champion drivers Jean-Paul Cyr (right), Jamie Fisher, Reno Gervais, Joe Small, or heck, even your Mom!

We took a bit of a sneak peek at the shiny new cars at the Champlain Valley Motorsports Show in Plattsburgh, NY last weekend, and saw some great looking machinery. Sprinkled among the many cars from various divisions and race tracks were the ACT Late Models of Cyr, Mark Lamberton, Bryant Trim, and Rusty Berger. (Click here for pictures!) All four cars are sporting a new look this year, and each are early favorites for taking top honors at the official ACT Car Show, held in conjunction with the Thunder Road season opener (April 30/May 1). That all depends, of course, on any dents and tire marks left over from the Seacoast Late Model Challenge 100 at Lee USA Speedway a week before.

Burlington, VT – A group of American-Canadian Tour (ACT) race teams will get an early start to their 2005 season with the third annual ACT Car Show at The University Mall. Over 20 race cars will be on display from 9:30am until 9:30pm on Saturday, April 2, and from 11:00am until 6:00pm on Sunday, April 3.

Cars and drivers from ACT’s Late Model Tour and Tiger Sportsman Series, as well as all four racing divisions from Barre, VT’s Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl will be on hand for the event. ACT Late Model Tour Champion Jean-Paul Cyr of Milton, VT (left) and Thunder Road Late Model Rookie of the Year Rusty Berger of South Burlington, VT will greet fans and sign autographs alongside their shiny new racing machines. Two-time defending “King of the Road” Reno Gervais of Island Pond, VT will represent the NAPA Tiger Sportsman division, while Allen Lumber Street Stock Thunder Road Champion Joe Small of Milton, VT will show off his new ride.