PAST MMRA
NEWS
This page contains a record of MMRA news from the last five years.
Keep scrolling down to see lots of info from the past.
4/5/08 - Honda releases new pistons for GX390
motor - not legal for 2008 - Click here for
more.
3/26/08 - Local leaders -
Click here if you would like to use Raceceivers
in your local program.
2/2/08 - Mardy Dunn has produced some great new
T-Shirts for our 2008 season which will be available starting in Florida.
Click here to see the front side
design and click here to see the
back side design.
1/28/08 - Announcement 1 - DBV Properties
Caution Free Bonus continues - and expands in 2008 -
Click here for more.
1/28/08 - Announcement 2 - Future Stars and
Junior PRO Divisions are split east/west due to growth -
Click here for
more.
1/1/08 - The 2008 rulebooks are posted with a
clarification for the Baby Grand rulebook.
Click here
12/26/07 - The 2008 Touring and Grand National
Entry Form is posted. Click
here to download.
12/24/07 - MMRA on YouTube?
Click here for more.
12/18/07 - Check out the new MMRA Tech Cart -
Click here
12/9/07 - Keep May 3 open on your calendars as
Baby Grand racers from Canada have set up a special race at the Bullring
track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Look for more info on this special
event soon.
11/6/07 - The 2007 MMRA Racing News magazine is
released and will be sent to all MMRA members.
Click here for more.
11/4/07 - Congratulations to Carl Edwards -
2002 Baby Grand National Champion who just won his first NASCAR
championship. Click here to see a
clip from Texas where Carl referenced his Baby Grand title.
11/4/07 - The 2007 MMRA awards banquet was a
great event with tasty food, gleaming awards, beautiful young ladies and
excited champions. Click here for more.
10/27/07 - 2008 Membership forms are now
posted. Click here to be among the first
to get your 2008 membership package!
10/6/07 - Get the latest news in the MMRA
Newsletter for October. Click
here to check it out.
9/24/07 - Carl Edwards hasn't forgotten where
he won his last racing championship.
Click here to see a clip from his
appearance on Speed Channel following his win this past weekend at Dover.
9/16/07 - Canadian Michael Kipp takes the race
and the 2007 Western PRO Division championship at Douglas County.
Click here for more.
9/12/07 - First class venue for the
championship awards banquet announced - Click here
for more.
9/3/07 - The MMRA East Grand National race was
fantastic and it wrapped up the eastern points championships.
Click here for more.
6/16/07 - Custom designed guitar trophies by
Barry Clapp await the winners at our Music City Motorplex Touring Series
race courtesy of DBV Properties. These are the finest trophies you'll
see all year, and you only have one chance to win them!
Click here for a close-up.
6/3/07 - Click here
to see a recap from the Touring Series races at Big Country Speedway
in Wyoming.
5/23/07 - Big purse announced for Canadian Tour
races. Visit the event page for more info by
clicking here.
5/9/07 - The May 2007 MMRA Newsletter
introduces the new Masters Cup award.
Click here for more info.
4/29/07 - The Touring Series visits O'Reilly
Raceway Park with the ASA Late Model Series for a great event.
Click here for more.
4/6/07 - The PRO European Division is off to a
great start this year and England now has the most MMRA members outside the
US. Click here to check
out the points from the first race.
3/27/07 - Travel info and an awesome official
hotel have been added to the Canadian doubleheader which currently has more
entries from the US than from Canada! Click
here for more info.
2/22/07 - A followup report about the 2007 Speedweeks Special is
posted now. Click here for more.
1/15/07 - South East Super Minicups will be on
board in the Open Division this year, and with 20+ members they'll be tough
to beat for the championship.
Click here to visit
their website.
1/7/07 - The January 2007 MMRA Newsletter talks
about the Speedweeks Special event - and why you need to be there!
Click here for more.
1/5/07 - The 2007 Touring Series entry form has
been posted. Click here to
download the form and reserve your car number at our 2007 Touring Series
events.
12/29/06 - Click
here to read about changes made to the 2007 MMRA Points System which are
also included in the 2007 MMRA Rulebooks.
12/28/06 - 2007 MMRA Rulebooks are posted.
All members will also receive a printed copy with their membership packages.
Click here for more info.
12/19/06 - Former minicup racers running 180+
at Daytona. Click here for the full story.
12/5/06 - PRO European Division champion
Malcolm Foskett has found a great way to promote Baby Grands in England.
Click here for more info and pictures.
12/3/06 - The 2007 Major Event schedule is
posted. All dates are verbally agreed to, but only the ones actually
signed are shown. All others are listed as "Tentative" and will have
track names added when contracts come back.
Click here for more.
11/27/06 - All 2007 MMRA membership forms are
now posted. Click here to visit the
membership page and download the forms.
11/20/06 - More information about the
Speedweeks Special event is now posted - including the official hotel info.
Rooms book up early in Florida in February, so you may want to reserve yours
now.
Click here for more.
11/8/06 - 2006 MMRA Awards Banquet wrapped up
the season. Click
here for more info.
9/29/06 - What's going on at MMRA?
Click here for the September
newsletter to find out.
9/18/06 - Photos and race information from the
West Grand National race now posted.
Click here for more.
9/11/06 - 2006 Championship Banquet announced.
Click here for more info about our best banquet
ever!
9/8/06 - The Chase is On - At Albany Motor
Speedway. 10 race series for minicups gets underway this weekend.
Click here to visit the AMS website and
learn more.
8/31/06 - The 2006 Edition of the MMRA Racing
News magazine is hot off the presses. Click
here for more.
8/27/06 - Race results and points are updated
after the East Grand National race at Friendship Motor Speedway.
Click here for more info
6/25/06 - Statement by MMRA President, Pete
Neimeier regarding Harris Racing Promotions event in Michigan.
Click here for more.
6/18/06 - Big Tour races in the Music City
means musical trophies. Click here for more
about these unique awards.
6/9/06 - Richard Perry profiled in the Rocky
Mountain News. Click here
for the article.
5/12/06 - Read Stacy Herdman's award winning
essay about how Carl Edwards is her inspiration.
Click here.
4/3/06 - Johnathan Hale, PRO Division driver
from California, earns a spot on the Bill McAnally racing team.
Click here for more.
3/26/06 - Mattie Whitten, a PRO Division
racer from Colorado was featured in the Denver Post newspaper.
Click here for more.
3/8/06 - Money Money Money - March 2006
Newsletter talks about costs in racing.
Click here for more.
1/25/06 - MMRA at Washington DC
International Auto Show. Click here for
more information.
12/19/05 - Great News! MMRA featured
in a 5 page spread in Stock Car Racing magazine.
Click here for more.
12/16/05 - December newsletter features a
new author. Click here for
more.
11/14/05 - MMRA Newsletter posted with
updates and important information.
Click here for more.
11/10/05 - Free 2005 MMRA Screensaver -
Click here for more.
11/6/05 - MMRA Awards Banquet a great
success. Click here for more info and some
pictures from the event.
11/5/05 - New "Philosophy" link on the left
introduces some wise quotes to live by. Click
here to read them.
10/31/05 - MMRA's treat for Halloween is
LOTS of 2006 news. Click here to read all
about it.
10/22/05 - New Crank for Honda Engines.
Click here for more.
10/10/05 - Trivia contest revealed - and a
big announcement of MMRA's trip "across the pond".
Click here for more.
9/23/05 - MMRA Seals Violation - family
banned from MMRA for life - Click here for details.
9/18/05 - Incredible West Grand National
race weekend. Click here for more
information.
9/9/05 - Help!
Click here for more.
8/29/05 - East Grand National race is in the
recordbooks! Click here for more
information.
8/14/05 - Former MMRA racer Stephen Leicht
has moved up to the ASA Late Model Series and is the current points leader,
picking up another win last night at Jennerstown Speedway.
Photo
7/31/05 - Final Touring Series race is in
the books. Click here for more about the
Sportsdrome Speedway event.
7/26/05 - The trophy girls in Texas know how
to celebrate as recent winner Kris Kerr found out.
Click here for the photo.
7/16/05 - Big Gerard Roofing Technologies
PRO Road Racing Division event at Summit Point raceway.
Click here for more
7/15/05 - Shenandoah Speedway hosted its
first Baby Grand race tonight. Click here
to see the guys to beat at this new track.
7/10/05 - JRP Speedway Touring Series race
is in the recordbooks and the points race is tighter than ever.
Click here for more race information and then click
on the "points" link to the left to see the latest standings.
5/29/05 - MMRA Racing News magazine ready
for distribution! Click here for more.
5/9/05 - Honda Engines powers up MMRA
Touring and Grand National events. Click here
for more.
5/2/05 - Racing in Iraq?!
Click here for more.
5/1/05 - Short videos from Friendship Motor
Speedway are now available. Click here
to visit the East Grand National race page and take a lap or two.
3/10/05 - Minicup wheel rule clarification
posted. Click here for more info.
3/4/05 - PRO Division Racers - Baby Grands
has released a handy final drive gear chart which may come in handy as you
follow the 2005 Touring Series.
Click here for more.
1/19/05 - Congratulations to Josh Byrns who
was the highest finishing MMRA racer in the 2004 Valvoline Cup Championship
with a 3rd place finish. Former minicup racer Dillon Oliver took the
top honors. Visit
www.valvolinecup.com for the full scaled stock standings.
11/28/04 - New road racing videos added to
our videos page. Click here and scroll down
to the "Road Racing" videos.
11/5/04 - FREE 2004 MMRA Screensaver.
Click here for more info and to download your
copy now!
9/13/04 - 2005 Minicup engine specs. update
- Click here.
9/12/04 - MMRA has updated our minicup
tri-fold brochure which is a great tool to use as a handout at shows and
events. Click here to visit our downloads
page and download the Adobe Acrobat files.
9/9/04 - The 2004 MMRA Year in Review video
is complete. We will be getting DVD's burned in the next several days
and sending out pre-ordered copies. If you have not ordered one yet,
be sure to send in an order soon - Click here for
more info.
8/20/04 - Important announcements and news
from MMRA. Click here for more information.
8/17/04 - MMRA announces new sealed engine
program for minicups. Click here
for more info.
8/9/04 - NGK Spark Plugs are now the
Official Spark Plugs of MMRA. Visit our sponsors page for more info by
clicking here.
7/14/04 - Look out west coast Future
Stars. Austin Thom scored his first win last weekend and will be
tough at the Grand National race.
Click here for a great
photo from the South Sound Website.
7/12/04 - MMRA announces a new
partnership with Extreme Engine Systems.
Click here for more info.
6/30/04 - Watch Future Stars at All
American Speedway in a short 1 minute video courtesy of Steven Blakesley
and Chester Finney. Click
here to download.
6/29/04 - MMRA PRO Division racer Mattie
Whitten of Colorado provided a great example of how to promote sponsors,
and our sport. Click here for photos.
6/21/04 - Indy 500 racer Johnny Unser
hops into a Baby Grand in Alaska and finishes third.
Click here for info and photos.
4/19/04 - California Future Stars were
at All American Speedway this weekend promoting MMRA racing.
Click here for photo.
4/1/04 - Welcome ESAB as the Official
Welder of MMRA. For more information about ESAB and their top
quality product line visit our "new sponsors" page by
clicking here.
3/30/04 - Minicups in the future of
MMRA? Click here for more.
3/25/04 - Baby Grands covered in the
latest issue of Stock Car Racing magazine!
Click here for more
3/2/04 - Just after his Daytona win,
Carl Edwards was a guest on Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain.
Click here to visit our "videos" page for the
download link.
1/5/04 - The MMRA Competition Committee
has issued an important front brake/rules clarification.
Click here to read.
1/2/04 - Kimmel wins the Cup. . . Again.
Click here for more information
about MMRA racers' great performance in the 2003 Valvoline Cup national
championship.
1/1/04 - Project PRO - MMRA welcomes
Baby Grand racecars as our new PRO Division.
Click here for more
information
12/19/03 - MMRA welcomes Digatron to our
family. Click here to learn more.
11/29/03 - Future Star racer Dominic
Portera was featured in the Morgan Hill Times newspaper.
Click here for the story.
9/30/03 - Now that mmraracing.com has
over 350 pages, we've added a simple "search" area to the upper left.
This is an easy way to find what you need quickly. Give it a try.
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9/6/03 - California minicup racers were
out promoting the sport on a beautiful day in Roseville.
Click here for more info.
9/03/03 - Big news! Hoosier Racing
Tire joins the sport of minicup racing -
Click here
7/8/03 - New RLV muffler built just for
minicups! Click here
5/29/03 - Check out the "Press"
link to the left to listen to some of the radio interviews MMRA participated
in with the Midwest Race Report.
4/23/03 - Honda Engines on board!
MMRA is proud to announce that Honda Engines will support the Future
Stars of Racing series at all remaining 2003 Touring and Grand National
races. Click here for the
press release.
3/14/03 - More press for MMRA.
Click here to read a story posted on
www.frontstretch.com
3/5/03 - MMRA Team grows with addition
of Tech Director. Click here
2/2/03 - Check out some photos from the
New River Valley Speedway awards banquet.
Click here.
1/18/03 - MMRA Competition Committee
established. Click here.
1/17/03 - MMRA featured on the popular racefan.com website. Click
here.
1/9/03 - Need a "hand-out" for a car
show which answers questions about minicups?
Click here to visit the "Downloads" page and
check out the brochure in the "Promotional Materials" section.
12/30/02 - MMRA racer Will Kimmel wins
Valvoline Cup in 2002. Click here
for more details. Also, check out a nice story about Will in the
Courier Journal Newspaper -
Click here.
12/29/02 - New Competition Committee
creates broader MMRA management team.
Click here for more details about this new governing body.
12/9/02 - Front Brakes voting results.
Click here.
11/19/02 - 2002 MMRA Nationals Presented
by the U.S. Air Force videos are done!
Click here
11/18/02 - Whoa! Read and vote
about front brakes - Click here (12/9/02
update - voting is finished and MMRA has issued a decision -
click here for more info)
8/31/02 - Enroute to a career best 2nd
place finish in ARCA series competition, Shelby Howard scored a mention
for MMRA on the Speed Channel broadcast.
Click here to hear it.
8/18/02 - MMRA Nationals Presented by the
U.S. Air Force in the books! Thanks to all our racers, sponsors, and
workers. After battling rain all week and even on race morning, the
biggest minicup event of the year ran under clear skies and cool
temperatures. Look for LOTS more information and pictures soon. Click here for the official
finishing orders.
8/12/02 - Pace Car Update. Dur-A-Flex
racing bodies has finished the decals for the official pace car of
the 2002 MMRA Nationals Presented by the U.S. Air Force.
Click here to view.
8/8/02 - Award winning journalist and
senior editor of motorsport.com Dave Reininger cut a radio spot for the
2002 MMRA Nationals Presented by the U.S. Air Force. This spot
will be what you hear if you listen to the radio in Bowling Green next
week. Click here to hear it.
7/29/02 - Announcing a special Pace Car
for the MMRA Nationals Presented by the U.S. Air Force! Dur-A-Flex
Race Car Bodies has built a special pace car for our big event - it is a
1/2 scale 1969 Chevy Camaro. If you can't make it to the race,
click here to see pictures of this great car.
7/4/02 - 1997 MMRA Future Stars National
Champion Shelby Howard has been moving up in the racing world. If
you were watching Speedvision last night, you may have seen him running
at South Boston Speedway in the ARCA ReMax Series. He was up
against some pretty tough competition as you'll see in the photos if you
click here.
5/30/02 - Click here to
read a letter from National Director David Daniels regarding MMRA's position on advanced
timing motors.
5/7/02 - Promotion is so important for minicup racing -
both at the sanctioning body level and by each race team. One great way to promote
your team and provide value to your sponsors is with picture cards. MMRA is
partnering with Modern Postcard to promote picture card use by our race teams. Click here for more info.
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