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18 Race Schedule, New Venues
Announced at TVMRS Winter Meeting
(Keene, NH) -- The True Value Modified Racing Series
officially announced Saturday an eighteen race schedule,
new sponsorships, and new racing events for the 2008
season. The announcement came at the tours winter meetings
at Best Western Hotel, Keene, NH., by series president and
founder Jack Bateman.
The series will kick off its new campaign at the Monadnock
Speedway, Winchester, NH., on Saturday April 12 with a 100
lap feature race highlighting the season opener. The tour
will visit the Winchester oval July 5, and again on Aug
23.
On Sunday April 20, the modifieds will join with the ACT
Late Model Series at Lee USA Speedway, Lee, NH., for that
tracks annual “Governors Cup 200.” Each division will
compete in 100 lap feature races. Lee will also host the
modifieds on July 11 and at their season ending
Oktoberfest weekend Oct 4, 5
It will be “Bowl” month in May with the TVMRS opening the
month with a stop at Waterford CT., Speedbowl on Saturday
May 3 returning to the shore line oval Saturday June 21,
and Saturday Aug 16. The series will close out the month
when it competes for the first time in Vermont at another
historical facility, the famed Thunder Road International
Speedbowl. The event will be Memorial Day weekend, Sunday
May 25.
Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk ,MA. plays host to the
ground-pounding modifieds Saturday June 14, Saturday Aug
30, and the traditional D.A.V. Festival of Racing
Saturday, Sunday Oct 11,12. Another new venue for 2008
will find the tour visiting the Wiscasset Raceway,
Wiscassett, ME on Saturday June 28.
Two legendary racing facilities will host the series in
Maine this summer. Saturday July 19 will find the tour
returning to the Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, ME and
the Beech Ridge Speedway, Scarboro, ME., brings the
modifieds back on Saturday Aug 2.
September finds the Thompson CT Speedway playing host its
3rd annual “Mod Mania” weekend Saturday, Sunday Sept 6, 7.
The TVMRS will be on hand for a 75 lap race. On Saturday
Sept 20, the series returns to All-Star Speedway, Epping,
NH.
Bateman also announced New England Racing Fuels,
distributor of Sunoco Race Fuel products, will be the
official race fuel supplier of the TVMRS. The Burlington,
CT., based company will again present the “Hard Charger”
award at each event, sponsor the “Mod Mania” guaranteed
starter program, and contribute toward the series point
fund.
Inside Track Racing Collectibles will become the official
souvenir vendor for the 2008 campaign. Bateman said owner
Frank Carpenter is excited about the opportunity. “Frank
is looking forward to working with us and he too has made
a commitment to our year end point fund.” He added, “A
special thank you goes out to Judy Jarvis and Mountainside
Graphics for doing an excellent job for our series and its
competitors over the last four years.”
Bateman also disclosed that twenty-six cars will start
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