DDR gearing up for 2020

During a recent warm spell, it was a nice break to get out and get some sunshine. For the DDR Motorsports Development team and driver Derek Robbie, it meant the ability to get out in the garage with the door open and feel the anticipation of the new race season not far away.

Beside the normal break down, repair and replace that occurs every year, during this off season the team has gotten a new home for the #27 Tour Type modified. They would like to thank Randy Tucker and Competitive Tire of Millis, MA for working with them to find a small spot in their shop for the car. DDR Owner, Doug Robbie has assisted Randy with his late model for the past couple of seasons, and hopes to get Randy back out on the track again in 2020.  

As with Seasons past, the potent Dodge power plant is at Ashaway Performance Engines (APE) under the awesome watch of Norm Perry to be ready when the team takes the track in April of 2020. Norm’s power making ability has been great over the past few seasons and the team see no reason it won’t be again this year.

During the off season, DDR driver Derek Robbie and Crew Chief Mark Giordano has continued to work together at the Indoor Racing Series to stay sharp for 2020. Back a week or so, Derek competed in the Allentown, PA event and though was caught up in a couple of accidents, Derek performed the best he has in this series to date. Plan for the upcoming races include Derek practicing the car at Atlantic City before turning it over to Matt Galko as Derek has some work commitments, and then back up to Syracuse, NY for the final race od the series.

As for the team’s race schedule this year, it is still a work in progress at the moment. The modified world is going through a shift and there are many options to look at. Currently there have been 19 dates released to the modified community in which the team could compete in. These include the MRS and Tri-Track series along with several open shows. There are many factors consider as we move forward into 2020 so stay tuned as we will release our schedule soon.

There is alo several other things in the works, we’ll let you in on as we move forward into 2020. Keep an eye on the DDR Website and the Facebook page as well as the Derek Robbie Motorsports Facebook page for details.

Doug Robbie
Owner #27 Tour Mod
doug@ddr-motorsports.com