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| BGB
Racing LLC was formed Mike Brightman, José
“Joe” Gaipo and Bob Botelho to own and race
pro stock race cars with the highest principles of integrity,
honesty and fairness in the sport of professional stockcar
racing. |
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| Mike
Brightman is the principal driver for
the B G B Racing team. “Mighty Mike” has
become one of Seekonk Speedway’s brightest and
popular stars, having won 23 feature races in Formula
Four, Sport truck and Late Model classes since 1994.
Mike raced seven years in the truck division, three
years in Formula Four and two years in the late model
division where he was the 2004 Rookie of the Year and
the late model points Champion in 2005. Several times
he was voted by the fans the most popular driver at
the Seekonk Speedway race track. Mike is one of only
two of the three time winners of D.A.V. Championship
races all divisions included. In 2006 he moved up to
the very competitive pro stockcar division where he
drove the #27 pro stock race car to a top ten finish
in points (9th) and was named pro stockcar division
at Seekonk Speedway the Rookie of the Year. In 2007
Mike and the #27 pro stock race car finished in fourth
place in the point standings and won the feature race
on July 7th, 2007. As a result of his fine showing in
the 2007 race season Mike has been named the most improved
driver in the pro stock division. Mike’s grandparents,
Rose and Milton Brightman have been a fixture at Seekonk
Speedway for fifty years both as spectators and owners
of cars and trucks driven by Mike and Mike’s dad,
Dave. Mike is employed as the manager of the Hampton
Inn in Seekonk, MA. He resides in Acushnet, MA with
his wife of eight years Tracy and their four daughters;
Emily, Justine, Hailey and Mikayla. Mike is an avid
Red Sox fan, enjoys watching NASCAR and spending quality
time with his big family. |
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| Bob
Botelho
has been a follower of stockcar racing at the Seekonk
Speedway since childhood. As a youngster Bob was frequently
taken to Seekonk Speedway see stockcars owned by his
uncle, Norman “Frenchie” Gendreau and driver
by the legendary Fred Astle Sr. compete and win track
championships. Bob is an energy consultant and the owner
of Energy Management International, Inc., an international
industrial energy engineering consulting group with
several Fortune 500 clients throughout the USA and Europe.
Bob became active in stockcar racing in 2006 when he
formed EMI Motorsports. During the 2007 race season
at Seekonk Speedway EMI Motorsports sponsored the #27
pro stockcar, the #76 street stockcar driven by John
Hanafin and the #81 late model stockcar driven by Robbin
Sloan Berghman. Bob is active in community organizations
such and has several awards for his community service
including being named two times as the Fall River Evening
Lion’s Club man of the year. He enjoys the theatre
is an avid sports fan and enjoys playing golf and jazz
clarinet. Bob is an avid Patriots fan with season tickets
for over thirty years. Bob splits his time between Seekonk,
MA where he has a residence and his home in Tampa, FL.
Bob has three daughters, a grandson and three grand
daughters. |
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Jose
“Joe” Gaipo has been a
fan of motor sport racing since he watched his first
NASCAR race as a teenager. Joe has been a strong supporter
of Seekonk Speedway for many years even before he
got actively involved as a sponsor in 2003 when he
sponsored “Mighty Mike” Brightman in the
truck series. As Mike Brightman moved up through the
various divisions to the pro stock division Joe became
more involved as a sponsor and then as an owner with
Mike I the late model division. Joe is the working
owner of Impact Collision Parts, Inc. located in Attleboro,
MA. Joe and the staff of Impact Collision Parts put
in long hours to supply quality replacements parts
for auto collision repair shops throughout southeastern
New England. Joe resides in Chepachet, RI with his
lovely wife Bonnie. When not busy with pro stockcar
racing they both enjoy boating, fishing and riding
their horses with Joe’s two daughters and four
grand children. Joe and Bonnie are very active in
the awareness and distribution of the beneficial Acia
berry juice via the Mona Vie label. |
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