Badger Mod Tour Headlines

(Green Bay, WI) May 3 – Beaver Dam’s Craig Priewe has been waiting for something like this for quite awhile.

The Custom Windows Plus Badger Mod Tour presented by Floors By Design & Directional Drilling Services will make it’s debut at Beaver Dam Raceway Saturday, May 26. Priewe knows the third-mile, clay oval like the back of his hand. The hometown ace was the modified champion in 2009 and 2010, as well as back in 2006. He raced sparingly last season.

“When I heard about this tour it’s pretty much what wanted me to come back to racing again,” said the 39-year-old Priewe. “I’m at the point in my life where we want to do some other things on the weekends, as this Tour fits into my life perfectly.”

Priewe has gone all out with brand new equipment, including a new Wild Inc. chassis. “Beaver Dam is a run-and-gun type of track,” said Priewe, the 1996 champion at the Dodge County Fairgrounds. “There’s no time to second guess yourself when you come off of turn two, because that wall comes up fast. The modified handling can change from week to week, and you can be left in the dust in a hurry if you don’t hit the setup just right. You’ll have to be on your “A” game with these shows.”

Years ago Priewe ran to the north in Seymour and Manitowoc, where he finished runner up in points at both tracks in the mid 90′s.”One of my crew guys Denny Baye is from Green Bay and we’ve got Jim Krahn from Krahn Performance on board helping us too,” said Priewe.”I’m looking forward to seeing some of those guys I used to race against years ago.

The series kicks off Saturday, May 26 at Beaver Dam Raceway at 6:30 p.m. To learn more about the series check badgermodtour.com or call 920 676 5990. You can also follow the Custom Windows Plus Badger Mod Tour presented by Floors By Design & Directional Drilling Services on Facebook.

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(Green Bay, WI) April 18 – Krahn Performance Racing of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin will sponsor a $100 long haul award Saturday, May 26 at Beaver Dam Raceway for the series opener for the Custom Windows Plus Badger Mod Tour presented by Floors By Design and Directional Drilling Services.

A crisp, $100 bill will be given to the BMT member driver who tows the furthest to BDR to compete that holiday weekend.

Founded in 1995 Krahn has been a full service parts store and engine builder for many in the racing community. In addition to building engines for Modified, Sportmods and street cars, Krahn also handles
everything for the racer including rims, tires, shocks springs and much more.

The Badger Mod Tour is hosting dates at dirt tracks in the eastern half of Wisconsin in 2012.

Krahn Performance Racing is located at 510 E. Burnett Street in Beaver Dam. You can reach them by email at (920) kpr55@sbcglobal.net or by phone at (920) 885 9979. For more information on the Badger Mod Tour you can call (920) 676 5990. The website is badgermodtour.com and you can find them on Facebook as well.

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(Green Bay, WI) March 22 – Jerovetz Motorsports Shock Service is the latest racing-related business to jump on board as a contingency sponsor for the Custom Windows Plus Badger Mod Tour presented by Floors By Design & Directional Drilling Services.

Located in Suamico, Wisconsin, Jerovetz Motorsports Shock Service builds, services and dynos all brands of shocks, specializing in both QA1 and AFCO brand shocks. Cousins Sean Jerovetz and Troy Jerovetz, racers themselves, own and operate the business, which is in its second year. They service and sell shocks for several dirt racing divisions.

Jerovetz Motorsports Shock Service will offer a $100 gift certificate to a driver who finishes in a position in the BMT A main each show. That position will be determined by a race fan at each BMT event.

To learn more about Jerovetz Motorsports Shock Service you can call (920) 265 2068 or (920) 680 7317. They are located at 14430 Velp Avenue, Suamico, Wisconsin 54173.

The Custom Windows Plus Badger Mod Tour presented by Floors By Design & Directional Drilling Services season opener will be Saturday, May 26 at Beaver Dam Raceway.

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(Discounts available for registered Badger Mod Tour members)

(Green Bay, WI) March 21 – Bert Lehman’s racing die-cast company, High, Wide & Handsome Custom Die-casts, is offering discounts to registered drivers for the Custom Windows Plus Badger Mod Tour presented by Floors By Design & Directional Drilling Services.

Named as the Tour’s official die-cast provider, Lehman is offering 15% discounts to registered series drivers who would like a die-cast modified constructed. Lehman is also waiving the $25 setup fee as well. The normal price for a die-cast car is $90.

For Waupaca’s Lehman the die-cast craze started as a hobby in 2002, and through word of mouth has become a part-time job. Some drivers purchase the custom die-cast cars to give to their sponsors. The custom die-cast cars are also popular with fans who want a replica of their favorite driver’s race car.

“A series like the Badger Modified Tour has been a long time coming to this side of Wisconsin,” said Lehman. “I want to support it and see it succeed. Sponsors and fans play a major role in this sport, and by giving discounts to the drivers who have committed to the series, hopefully it will give the drivers an opportunity to give back to their sponsors and fans.”

“Bert does great work, and I have purchased die-casts from him for my own personal collection,” said BMT series director Joe Verdegan. “It’s our plans to sell his die-casts at our series events in 2012.”

Lehman can also work with the drivers to get the photos he needs of their cars to make the custom die-casts or can work with the driver’s graphics company if they are willing.

To see samples of Lehman’s work, you can search HighWideCustomDieCasts on Facebook. You can reach Lehman at dirtracr@charter.net or by calling him at (920) 619 5543.

The series kicks off Saturday, May 26 at Beaver Dam Raceway at 7 p.m. To learn more about the series check the series website badgermodtour.com or call 920 676 5990. You can also follow the Custom Windows Plus Badger Mod Tour presented by Floors By Design & Directional Drilling Services on Facebook.

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(WI DIRT RACIN’ TO SPONSOR $200 DEDICATED TRAVELER AWARD)

(Green Bay, WI) March 19 – One lucky driver with perfect attendance will take home some bonus cash when the final points are tallied up in the Custom Windows Plus Badger Mod Tour presented by Floors By Design & Directional Drilling Services.

Green Bay’s Bill Schmidt of widirtracin.com is putting up a $200 bonus for the BMT called the “Dedicated Traveler” award. That extra dough will go to the driver with perfect attendance in the series who finishes lowest in the series point standings.

The series point fund pays 20 spots deep, with 20th spot getting $250. “Depending upon how many drivers earn perfect attendance, odds are one of the drivers who wind up towards the bottom of our point fund could walk out with basically a $450 point fund check, which isn’t too shabby,” said series director Joe Verdegan.

Widirtracin.com covers dirt track racing throughout the Badger state, including the Badger Mod Tour. Bill Schmidt is also a freelance racing photographer and a former pit crew member for Badger Mod Tour driver “Crocodile” Kyle Lentz.

To learn more about the Badger Mod Tour please check our website badgermodtour.com or call (920) 676 5990.

The Custom Windows Plus Badger Mod Tour presented by Floors By Design & Directional Drilling Services season opener will be Saturday, May 26 at Beaver Dam Raceway.

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(modified “mini” giveaways on tap as well)

(Green Bay, WI) – Vlies Custom Race Bodies is the latest racing-related business to step to the plate to sponsor the Custom Windows Plus Badger Mod Tour presented by Floors By Design & Directional Drilling Services in the Tour’s maiden voyage in 2012.

Vlies will offer $50 gift certificates each race to the 17th place finisher in each BMT “A” main.  Vlies a racer himself, sports the number 17 on his cars.  The certificates will be good towards customized front or rear bumpers, a complete body, a body strap kit or a rear spoiler.  “We want to help the guy who may have had a bad night and in some cases may have a need for some bodywork,” said Vlies, who will also donate door prizes towards the Tour’s off season banquet.

In addition, Vlies is putting together some modified “mini” doors to giveaway at each BMT show. One of the sponsors of the minis is Woody’s Signs in Sturgeon Bay, and his website is woodyssigns.com.

Vlies Custom Bodies is located just 30 minutes east of Green Bay in Kewaunee.  You can follow Vlies Custom Bodies at their website vliesracebodies.com.  Jeff can be reached at vliesracing@yahoo.com or by phone at (920) 255 3226.

To learn more about the Badger Mod Tour please check our website badgermodtour.com or call (920) 676 5990.

The Custom Windows Plus Badger Mod Tour presented by Floors By Design & Directional Drilling Services season opener will be Saturday, May 26 at Beaver Dam Raceway.

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(Green Bay, WI) March 9 – R2C Performance Products has agreed to sign on as a contingency sponsor for the Custom Windows Plus Badger Mod Tour presented by Floors By Design & Directional Drilling Services.

Based in Forest Park, Illinois, R2C Performance Products has designed and manufactured high-tech, sophisticated  air filters and severe duty intake systems for military applications.   In recent years they’ve applied this same technology and engineering discipline into the world of short track racing at all levels, including dirt modified racing.

Among the products that they offer are air cleaners, valve cover breathers, helmet fresh air system filters and a new computer designed and dyno proven flow director air cleaner base, specifically built for dirt modifieds.

R2C Performance will provide two, $50.00 certificates for 4th and 8th place finishers in the A main, respectively, all season long.  R2C Performance will also offer a $300 product gift certificate or a product worth that amount for the series awards banquet, along with door prizes.

To learn more about R2C Performance Products please check out their website at r2cperformance.com. They can also be reached at (708) 488 8211.  Their fax number is (708) 366 3563.  They are located at 7550 Industrial Drive, Forest Park, Illinois 60130.  To learn more about the Badger Mod Tour please check our website badgermodtour.com or call (920) 676 5990.

The Custom Windows Plus Badger Mod Tour presented by Floors By Design & Directional Drilling Services season opener will be Saturday, May 26 at Beaver Dam Raceway.

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(Green Bay, WI) March 6 – COMP Cams and QuarterMaster, two longstanding motorsports businesses with roots deep in short track racing, have signed on to become product contingency sponsors for the Custom Windows Plus Badger Mod Tour presented by Floors By Design & Directional Drilling Services in 2012.

At each Badger Mod Tour event, each business will award a $100 gift certificate to the third place finisher and a $50 gift certificate to the eighth place finisher in the A main, respectively, for each company.

In addition, both COMP Cams and Quartermaster will award $500 product gift certificates and several door prizes for each respective business at the BMT awards banquet at season’s end, through a random drawing of BMT paid members.

For more than 35 years, COMP Cams has been known as the “The Absolute Leader” in valve train technology. They offer a wide variety of parts for modified drivers, including valve springs, lifters, camshafts, pushrods, rocker arms and many other engine parts.

Based in Lake Zurich, Illinois, QuarterMaster has been providing winning clutches and driveline components to racers at every level, from short tracks to superspeedways, since 1958. Their extensive line of products includes multi-plate clutches aluminum and steel drive-shafts, quick change gears, starters, hydraulic release bearings as well as “made-to-order” products.

For more information about COMP Cams, call 800-999-0853 or visit them online at www.compcams.com. For more information about Quarter Master, call 888-258-8241 or visit www.quartermasterusa.com online.

The Badger Mod Tour kicks off Saturday, May 26 at Beaver Dam Raceway. For more information on the series check the website badgermodtour.com.

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(American made racing tire company to be point fund sponsor)

(Green Bay, WI)  March 4 – Hoosier Tire, the largest racing tire manufacturer in the world, has agreed to become the official tire and an associate sponsor for the Custom Windows Plus Badger Mod Tour presented by Floors By Design & Directional Drilling Services for the Wisconsin-based modified tour in 2012.

Based in Plymouth, Indiana, Hoosier Tire is one of the largest employers in that city.  It remains a privately owned company, headed up by Bob and Joyce Newton.  In 1957 Bob and Joyce decided to begin producing their own race tires by re-treading street tires with softer compounds. They began their business in an old abandoned horse barn in South Bend, Indiana, selling their tires to local racers.

The series will allow either the stamped or non-stamped Hoosier G 60 tire to be utilized in series competition.  Hoosier will also be a point fund contributor to the series.  They’ll provide champions jackets and will provide one tire for to be given away to series drivers through a drawing at each BMT series show.  “We’re very pleased to have Hoosier throw its support towards the Badger Mod Tour in our first year,” said series race director Joe Verdegan.  “We had a meeting with store manager Craig Cowan in Daytona Beach during Speedweeks.  Things went well.  Drivers have a comfort level with their product in Wisconsin and that is important to us at this stage of the game.”

The series kicks off Saturday, May 26 at Beaver Dam Raceway at 7 p.m.  To learn more about the series check the series website badgermodtour.com or call 920 676 5990.  To learn more about Hoosier tire, check out their website hoosiertire.com.

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(Wrap giveaway, hard charger award sponsored by Waukesha, Wisconsin based company)

(Green Bay, WI) March 2 – Wild Inc. of Waukesha, Wisconsin has agreed to be the official Hard Charger award for the Custom Windows Plus Badger Mod Tour presented by Floors By Design & Directional Drilling Services in 2012.

Created in 2002 by Midwestern dirt late model standout Russ Scheffler, Wild Inc. is a full service racing company which fabricates bodies, builds dirt modifieds and dirt late models and crafts race car graphics packages, signs and banners.   They service all types of race cars including street stocks, grand nationals, modifieds, sportmods and late models.

The Wild Inc. Hard Charger award will present $100 of “Wild Inc.” cash to the driver who passes the most cars in each BMT A main.  The money can go towards fabrication, sheet metal, repair or vinyl graphics work at Wild Inc.  In addition, Wild Inc. will awards a free vinyl wrap valued at $750 through a drawing of the top ten points finishers for the Badger Mod Tour at the championship banquet.

“I think it’s about time a series of this nature was created for modifieds,” said Paige Radtke, Wild Inc. graphics manager.  “For many of these races the modifieds will be the headliner and I think this series will draw many of the best drivers in the state.   At Wild Inc. we are essentially racers building for racers.  We’re happy to be part of the Badger Mod Tour.”

Wild Inc. is located at 1313 Poplar Drive Waukesha, WI  53188.  The phone number is262 544 9453. Their fax number is 262 544 9454.   You can email them at paige@wildincorporated.com.  Their website is wildincorporated.com.  For more information on the Custom Windows Plus Badger Mod Tour presented by Floors By Design & Directional Drilling Services, check out the website badgermodtour.com.

The Badger Mod Tour kicks off Saturday, May 26 at Beaver Dam Raceway.

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