On to 2021
As we have all experienced, 2021 has not be kind to many. I pray for all those tragically affected by the pandemic and wish strong health to others as we head into the winter months. In speaking of the winter months, its time for a quick update on the our future racing plans.
As I have spoken about earlier, my business partner and I have agreed to part ways at the end of 2020. We each have different ideas of the team’s direction and it is with some sadness we do not continues. I thank him for the effort he put forth and I can confidently says neither of us would have been tour type car owners with out the other.
With the split, there was a mutual agreement of access division and it left us having to seek out a new powerplant for the race car. Luckily it was not a hard search as there were some fairly stout pieces available. A few weeks ago, Derek and I drove to the Mid-Atlantic states and picked up an new to us 18 Deg Chevy 358 ci V8 to power our Raceworks modified. We feel confident the machine will not be lacking in HP as we enter 2021. There are some other upgrades and refreshing going into the car as well, and not to mention the building of a second car. When they all come together, we speak more about them.
Many people have been asking, what are you doing next year for racing. And this is a good question, as there are a lot of options in the New England modified space. For starters, we are looking at the new Thompson Speedway Outlaw open shows. With the track one of the closest to our home it only makes sense to go where our fans can see and Derek has had some good runs there in many cars, including the tour type mod. Other ventures include trying to run several if not all the Tri-Track races, and of course if we can squeeze in an MRS race it would be great as we always like racing with those guys. Much of what our schedule will pan out to be is based on time and funding. We are constantly on the hunt for new marketing partners and as with most teams the time to prepare well is limited. But you can rest assured, we will do everything in our power to be competitive.
In closing I’d like to thank our partners and sponsors from 2020 as if it wasn’t for them we couldn’t have done this. So special shout-outs to New Hampshire Oil Undercoating, Competitive Tire, and Ashaway Performance Engine. We also want to thanks Shibles Family Mattress for returning to DDR Motorsports for 2021.
See you all soon!