2003 MMRA Grand National Race - East
Lake Erie Speedway, Pennsylvania - July 25-27, 2003

Click here for a high resolution version of the above photo.

MMRA's first trip to Lake Erie Speedway was a great success.  All the rumors about Lake Erie were true - it is indeed the finest facility we have ever seen.  No expense was spared to build this state of the art racetrack.  Everything we needed to host a first class event was readily available, including an enclosed, lighted tech building that even had closed circuit television.  The track officials and staff were a delight to work with and treated us as honored guests.

MMRA also received great coverage in the local media - radio ads ran the week prior to the event promoting MMRA's championship race.  During the weekend, there were at least 3 newspaper articles published and even the local TV stations showed clips of the great racing action.

The weather in Erie was beautiful, until racetime, when a light shower passed.  Radar showed heavy storms in the area, so our program was accelerated as much as possible.  As such, we do not have the traditional victory lane photos, interviews, etc. 

MMRA would like to thank all the racers who made the trip to Erie and we hope you have great family memories of the event.  The 2003 Year in Review video will include footage from Erie and we hope it brings back fond memories of the Eastern Grand National race weekend.
 

Photos from Erie

Getting Started:
Click here - The rarely photographed Lorraine Chamberlain at the sign-in booth.
Click here - Check out the pretech area
Click here - Line waiting for their turn in pretech

Official business:
Click here - Track procedures drivers meeting
Click here - Waiting for the official drivers meeting
Click here - Cory Johnson draws the invert pill
Click here - Post-race tech area

MMRA Partners:
Click here - Mountain Machine booth
Click here - NC Chassis front end kit display

At the Track:
Click here - Row 1 in the pit area
Click here - Row 2 in the pit area
Click here - Allen Mason compares his Monte Carlo with Lake Erie's Monte Carlo
Click here - Lee Griffith found a great place for the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids sticker

Race Winners:
Click here for Travis McCarty - Future Stars Winner
Click here for Joseph Meyer - Open Class Winner

Banquet Photos:
Click here - Before the guests arrive
Click here - Trophies and plaques on display
Click here - Good food and Year in Review Video
Click here - Our Future Stars of Racing
Click here - David Daniels and Vic Johnson - winners of the David Daniels Award of Excellence

Champions:
Travis McCarty - Future Stars of Racing Champion
Will Kimmel - Open Division Champion
Travis and Will - Best of the best in 2003

Info/News from Erie

Click here for the official finishing order and payout schedule from the East Grand National race.

Click here for a great newspaper article that appeared in the Erie Times Newspaper the morning of the big race.

Click here for another Erie Times article describing the close battle for the MMRA championship.