Thompson

[limodmaniac]

My computer has been down, and I'm not sure if this is news or not, but I see that the June race at Thompson is now a True Value race, and not the open show it once was. Anyone know more about this?

[MJProcko]

I noticed that also, sad really. They had a chance to make it a special race and instead replaced their flash race with a reduced flash race. Adding a TV mod race is fine but replacing the "not that big open show" & WMT race with it is pretty disapointing. One could hope that the special event on Aug 27th would be the open show but I doubt modifieds will be involved with it considering the WMT allready is running 5 times that month.

[bud]

MJ ........Thompson see's the light and Stafford misses the boat.........lol.
Remember our discussion last yr my friend...........BTW the offer's open
to bring you out fishing on the best bass water this side of the Mississippi or we could do walleye too! I know why bother when youhave tarpon down your way.

[limodmaniac]

Just curious what the purse will be for the True Value guys?

[Jaws]

I am all for competition, but the WMT guys should not support that one. Next year will have 3 reduced purse races at Thompson. If he gets a good field and a good crowd the WMT will be in trouble there.

[limodmaniac]

At least the admission is only 20 bucks... But that's a tough one to call. I definitely plan on going to the race. I wouldn't expect many tour drivers to show up for the race. Maybe a few of them that run the True Value Series from time to time, but not that many. I'd expect Teddy and maybe Blewett. Who else would show up?? Maybe Preece in his own car??

Personally if I were running the True Value series, I'd stay away from the big tracks. Keep it to the short tracks. Gives each series its own identity that way.

[MJProcko]

Hey Bud,
I had the family ready to go up on vacation for late May - Stafford Friday and off to Vermont to visit Brother in law and T-road on Sunday. I have been informed that our daughter has finals that week so I may have jumped the shark on that one. Tarpon are on the gulf side of the state but we do have some nice dolphin and marlin on this side. redfish too.

I was hoping NSS would have held me over until Bristol just incase but it just made me jones more so I'm still trying for a second trip. I was hoping for big things for Louie down here but the TVmod contingent was not a factor unless you guys still claim McKennedy as one - folks I spoke with opening night there said he wants to be on the WMT esecially the big races but he's more competitive on the TV but it wasn't profitable. They said financing could keep him racing weekly and the conversation ended there as the green was about to come back out and he promptly bounced off the 00 so it was a shame.

Jaws has a great point, does TC and Brady, Blewitt and partridge want a crack at easy money or do they want to race for those little purses for the rest of their careers....

very few TV cars support Don's shows but he'll try and ruin mod racing for a few bucks.

[Fat Albert]

And another one for you, Bud! Last years' True Value Modified race at Thompson paid a lot more than the normal purse! I don't have the complete payoff numbers, but a good friend of mine finished third in the race and was very suprised to find that he made only $200 less than the third place finisher on the WMT that day! And he spent much, much less!

[MOD11RACER]

Fat Albert: Please get your the facts straight before posting. No way third place for the TVMRS paid $2,800 at Thompson in 2008, someone is not telling you the truth.

2008 World Series at Thompson
1st Place Paid WMT $7,000 Fact TVMRS Paid $3,000 Fact
3rd Place Paid WMT $3,000 Fact TVMRS Paid $2,800 ??? Not Fact, No Way
6th Place Paid WMT $2,850 Fact with bonus money

Also just to start WMT Paid $950 Fact.

I want to make one thing clear I support all of the Modified Tours (WMT, ROC & TVMRS), but the WMT is the only Modified Tour that posts the purse and bonus money it pays out. You cannot find that info anywhere with the ROC and TVMRS Modified Tours. Do you ever ask yourself why they do not post what they pay out ? Think about that before you answer that question.

The TVMRS Pays $1,300 to win for 100 laps of racing. SK Mods at Stafford pay $1,850 with bonus money to win for 40 laps every Friday night and Thompson pays $1,400 to win for 30 laps on Thursday nights.

A big thank you to both Stafford and Thompson for posting the payed purse for all of the racing divisions that run weekly at those two tracks.

[limodmaniac]

Based on the 20 bucks admission price, I doubt the True Value guys are getting a great purse for this race. My guess is that the purse will be a lot less than the race in September. I hope I'm wrong.

[Fat Albert]

It will be a little less! $3000 to win instead of $3500! Still not bad for a 75 lap race and on one set of tires!

[Fat Albert]

I never mentioned $2800 or the Thompson World Series! But the fact is the Mod Mania 75 lap True Value race paid $2200 for third place and the WMT Mod Mania 150 paid $2400 for third place! Sorry, but those are the facts!

[MOD11RACER]

I never mentioned $2800 or the Thompson World Series! But the fact is the Mod Mania 75 lap True Value race paid $2200 for third place and the WMT Mod Mania 150 paid $2400 for third place! Sorry, but those are the facts!

Fat Albert your are still wrong. Sorry 3rd place WMT paid $3,000 not $2,400 as you say. Look it up on the TCH.

[Bob T. Racer]

TCH did say 3rd- 2400.00 in the 2008 results list.

[Fat Albert]

Thank you Bob T. Racer

Modified Mania 150
150 Laps
Sunday, September 07, 2008
Finish Start ## Driver Sponsor/Car Status Winnings
1 6 2 Todd Szegedy Ridgefield, CT Wisk -- Running $7700
2 5 79 Ronnie Silk Norwalk, CT Hill EnterprisesPontiac GTO Running $3400
3 12 28 Doug Coby Milford, CT Ramar-Hall, Inc. Chevrolet Corvette $2400
4 28 14 Reggie Ruggiero Rocky Hill, CT Atlantic Sprinkler Corporation $2800
5 22 77 Rick Fuller Auburn, MA Racing Against Cancer -- Running $2150
6 21 98 Bobby Santos III Franklin, MA --Chevrolet Running $1550
7 26 06 Billy Pauch Jr. Frenchtown, NJ ---- Running $1850
8 10 93 Rowan Pennink Huntingdon Valley, PA Monk Mechanic Wipes $1850
9 3 59 Matt Hirschman Northampton, PA Furnace & Duct Running $1750
10 7 46 Eric Beers Northampton, PA Reynold's Auto Wrecking Chevrolet $1725
11 13 58 Kevin Goodale Riverhead, NY Riverhead Building Supply $1600
12 18 0 Danny Sammons Bordentown, NJ ---- Running $1575
13 17 09 Bobby Grigas III Marshfield, MA Triple G Scaffold Services $1550
14 1 36 Ted Christopher Plainville, CT Al-Lee Installations -- Running $1625
15 2 4 Chuck Hossfeld Ransomville, NY ---- Running $1600
16 32 31 Tony Ferrante Jr. Franklin Square, NY New York, NY-- Running 1075
17 20 05 Joe Hartmann Riverhead, NY Finnegan's Wake Pub -- Running $1450
18 14 12 Ken Heagy Calverton, NY Buoy One -- Running $1425
19 19 33 Wade Cole Riverton, CT ---- Running $1380
20 24 32 Tom Abele Jr. Norwich, CT Crystal Auto, Inc.-- Running $1675
21 25 9 Jake Marosz Middletown, CT Middlesex Auto Center -- Running $1350
22 4 16 Mike Stefanik Coventry, RI Diversified Metal Specialties, Inc. $1425
23 30 26 Gary McDonald Ronkonkoma, NY Lakeland Landscaping Running $900
24 29 90 Renee Dupuis Glastonbury, CT Space Fitters, Inc. Running $875
25 15 17 Glen Reen Wilbraham, MA Reen Orthodontics Accident $1250
26 8 19 Jimmy Blewett Howell, NJ Major Motion Transport - Steering $1325
27 11 3 Ryan Preece Berlin, CT Mizzy Construction -- Running $1200
28 16 8 Glenn Tyler Hampton Bays, NY Sypher Construction- Accident $1200
29 27 21 Richard Savary Canton, MA Superior Oil Co., Inc. Suspension $1400
30 9 10 Ed Flemke Jr.Southington, CT Ron Bouchard's Auto Stores $1300
31 31 64 Eric Berndt Rocky Hill, CT Northend Auto Parts -- Accident $800
32 32 99 Jamie Tomaino Howell, NJ J Co Chevrolet Monte Carlo $1200