Officials from the Valenti Modified Racing Series announced the sites for tentative 16-race schedule for the 2018 season on Sunday.
As part of the schedule the series will visit Connecticut short tracks for seven events.
It was also announced the series will return to Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, N.H after a season away from the track.
The Valenti Modified Racing Series will visit the New London-Waterford Speedbowl for three events. The series will visit both Stafford Motor Speedway and Thompson Speedway twice during the 2018 season.
Lee USA Speedway in Lee, N.H. will also host the series twice during the 2018 season.
The series will also hold single races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H, Speedway51 in Groveton, N.H., Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Me. and Wiscassett (Me.) Speedway.
2018 VMRS Schedule (tentative)
April 7 – Thompson Speedway
April 21 – Monadnock Speedway
May 6 – New London-Waterford Speedbowl
May 18 – Stafford Motor Speedway
June 16 – Speedway 51
June 23-24 – New Hampshire Motor Speedway
July 7 – Monadnock Speedway
July 27 – Lee USA Speedway
Aug 4 – Beech Ridge Motor Speedway
Aug 11 – New London-Waterford Speedbowl
Aug 25 – Monadnock Speedway
August 31 – Stafford Motor Speedway
Sept 15 – New London-Waterford Speedbowl
Oct 6 – Lee USA Speedway
Oct 12-13 – Thompson Speedway
TBA – Wiscasset Speedway
Wow this is great news, 7 events in CT, hopefully the other start up MTS series won’t be having so many events in CT to waterdown the racing as they did in 2017.
Unpacking this simple press release says a lot. Waterford is a go and clearly has a plan for the stands issues if there even is a stands issue and Stafford in continuing a tradition with the series. Like it!
Lee July 27th is day before traditional Star 125. Not sure Tri Track is loving that. Sounds like Monadnock has recognized their error with MTS and jumped back on MRS wagon.
Good point NH Mark. Since Monadnock has a scheduled a VMRS event next year the writing “may” be on the wall regarding the 2018 status of the MTS. Last year VMRS had zero dates and the MTS had four dates at Mad Dog in 2017, lets see how many the MTS gets in 2018. As a side note the VMRS banquet is scheduled for Dec 2nd, anyone have any doubts if their banquet will be cancelled? My guess is it will definitely go on as planned.
Nice to see that many events on the schedule for the VMRS! I think increase back to 16 races solidifies their position as the #2 modified touring series, with TriTrack still as the “big money” series. Monadnock usually has 4 tour type modified races. It will be interesting to see what the others are. I went to 3 of the 4 MTS races there and a number of fans I see there were hoping the VMRS would come back, primarily because of the car counts.
Should I be surprised that Seekonk is not on the schedule?
Mubbus, no I don’t think so. The VMRS didn’t race there last year either. The former Seekonk VMRS date became an MTS race, which was in the top 2 for best MTScar turnouts.
Sorry Muddbus, I’m no typist!
Looks like another blow for the MTS for 2018. If the MTS is going to have 10 races scheduled for 2018 most of them will be up North with a chance of a few possibly at the NLWS.
Below is a copy n paste from the Exit MTS facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/458130024359686/?ref=br_tf . As of 11.21.17 there are no MTS races scheduled for Monadnock.
Richard Buffum Whats.up on mad. No mad dog this year!!!
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Gary A Knight
Gary A KnightGroup Admin No not at this time . Been told we. Would have a date in May and June. But the market is changing. We are looking to see what is a good fit for us at this time
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