Where Can You See Them Race?

The question everyone ask when we take these to a show or see us at a gas station are "Where do you guys race?"

Well wonder no more!

Here is our current schedule for 2017:

Modified Stock Car Club:

May 13 (Saturday) - Plymouth -- Orphan Mods

June 3 (Saturday) - Plymouth -- Orphan Mods

June 24 (Saturday)  --  Escanaba, Michigan -- Blast from the Past

July 1 (Saturday)  --  Wilmot Raceway -- with IRA Show

August 12 (Saturday)  --  Wilmot Raceway -- Badger Midgets Harry Turner Classic

September 3 (Sunday) -- Angell Park


Badgerland Vintage Racers:


WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
June 15, 2017 (Thursday)
Kaukauna, WI

UPPER PENINSULA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
June 24, 2017 (Saturday)
Escanaba, MI

NORWAY SPEEDWAY
July 28, 2017 (Friday)
Norway, MI

SANDS SPEEDWAY
July 29, 2017 (Saturday)
Gwinn, MI

PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK
August 12, 2017 (Saturday)
Plymouth, WI

We also do several shows at different venues throughout the year. We are in constant contact with local tracks and adding dates throughout the season. Make sure you check the websites for updated schedules!

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Badgerland Vintage Racers Website

MSC Club Website

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SEE YOU AT THE RACES!

Darrin

The First Car We Got to Actually Race With

Let me preface this by saying that nobody from my family was driving this car when it rolled. A gentleman by the name of Merlin Armstrong was driving this car and he had owned it for many years. After this incident, his children convinced him that maybe it was time to sell. Merlin is an incredible mechanic and builder. He has some beautiful cars in his collection.

 After he recovered from his injuries from this incident, he fully rebuilt the car and put it up for sale. If our memories (my day, my uncle and I) serves us correctly, it was 2009 when we acquired this car.

 Along the way we came up with a picture of it from "back in the day":

When we first got this car, my dad was more than willing to let my brother and I jump in and spin some laps in it. It was my first time ever driving a car like this and I still remember the first time I took it down my uncle's driveway. 

That feeling was NOTHING compared to taking it on the track for the first time with a group of fellow racers. I still remember my first race at Norway Speedway with club. Talk about an adrenaline rush. 

These days my dad spends the most time in this one:

Last season I was fortunate enough to line up side by side with my dad for a few races. What a great feeling. There were even a few occasions where my brother was out there with us too. That is an indescribable feeling.

Until next time,

Darrin

Check It Out For Yourself From Inside the Car

This post is going to have a few of our races that can be found on YouTube:

This video is my brother Jeremy trying out the camera in his Milwaukee neighborhood.Not an easy task by any means: Camera Test

Here is a little test and tune session at Manitowoc Speedway: Test and Tune 75 Car

Here is my dad playing in the 66 (Orange Crate): Dad Test and Tune 

Here is a feature race from Norway, MI (asphalt) on 7/8/16: Norway Feature

Here is the following night at Escanaba, MI (dirt) on 7/9/16: Escanaba Feature  This one catches a 2nd lap crash that we try to avoid in our hobby.

He is a feature race from Plymouth, WI (dirt) from 8/13/16: Plymouth Feature   This one shows a nice last corner pass for a victory.

These videos are of my brother driving in races that we run with our club. On a good night, we will have 20 cars on hand. Slowly that number is climbing.



Jeremy has a few more videos on YouTube that can be found here: Jeremy YouTube Channel Feel free to take a look.

Talk to you soon,
Darrin

Badgerland Vintage Racers

Milwaukee Stock Car Auto Racing Association

Another True Survivor

This week I will tell you a little about a true survivor we have in our lineup. Back around 2010, my uncle had one of his cars at the ADAMM New Car Auto Show in Milwaukee. He was part of a display with a local car club. A gentleman name Jim Meyers came up to my uncle and said "I have one of these in my garage." After some brief conversation about it, we learned that he bought and drove a modified in 1971 and after the season, it was parked in a garage and left there since then. Jim had no interest in selling it at that time but my uncle gave him his number in case he changed his mind. The one thing we try to do is pay respect to a dying sport and preserve what is left to preserve. We don't do it to make money and I think our devotion to this proves that. After a few months, Jim called and said he would like to talk to us about selling and we set up a day to meet. When we went to look at the car, it was parked in the back corner of a garage. It had years of dust on it along with the clay from the last time it was on the track. We agreed on a price and loaded it up. I took it home and had it running that afternoon. First time it breathed life in many, many years.

This was a very unique looking car and Jim knew who originally built it. We were able to come up with a few pictures from the original owner's family.

The following year, we were able to get the car moving enough to be able to take it to the very show that started it all for us on the acquisition of this car.

We changed it back to the original look from when it was built. All that took was a new set of numbers painted on it. The Buick Nailhead motor still runs and once things slow down, we hope to have it at more shows and perhaps a few laps on a track again. This car is the most original one we have and we look forward to what the future holds for this one.

Until next time,
Darrin