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October 2007 - MMRA Newsletter
Hello Racers!
It's hard to believe but the 2007 racing season is over and the only
unfinished business we have is to recognize all our racers at the National
Awards Banquet on November 3. I'm more excited than ever about our
banquet because we have the finest venue ever as MMRA has rented the entire
National Corvette Museum for our event. This is going to be first
class and something that everyone should enjoy. EVERY racer is welcome
and all present will be welcomed onto the stage but you have to purchase
your tickets no later than October 29 so we can let the caterer know the
final count for dinner.
As you can imagine, we are already at work on our 2008 plans.
Speedweeks is already booked for Bronson Motor Speedway from February 13-16
with the same schedule as last year. If you haven't already made plans
to come, be sure to talk to someone who was there this year. Many
people have said it was the most fun, and most laps they had all year and we
are doing it again. Come join the fun!
I'm also excited to see the growth of our Junior PRO Division as several
cars have already been purchased in the Ohio area. Look for a new
group there, as well as the return of our Oklahoma and Kentucky Junior PRO
groups. Just two years ago, Junior PRO only had two regular
competitors, so it is great to see the development of this new program.
There is also great news out of North Carolina. Curt Andrews has
signed on with Baby Grands as a dealer for the cars, and has ordered 10 new
cars to get a program going. Look for a regular series in North
Carolina in 2008 as MMRA expands into the heart of stock car racing country.
MMRA is working on our Touring and Grand National races as well although
we are considering hosting fewer events than in 2007. The cost of
traveling is so high, and spending thousands of dollars on gas doesn't help
the sport grow. We are hoping to encourage more local racing, and we
hope that adjacent local groups work together to have bigger car counts.
For example, Virginia/North Carolina, Ohio/Kentucky, and
Colorado/Canada can pick dates to travel back and forth, producing big car
counts in both areas, without long distance travel. MMRA will try to
have our Touring and Grand National schedule out as soon as possible so it
will be easier to coordinate local events.
Thank you for your support this year and I hope to see many of you at our
awards banquet next month!
Pete Neimeier
President, MMRA |
