MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY is excited to welcome STEVE YAGGY TRUCKING and LIQUID NITRO ENERGY DRINKS on board as 2015 title sponsors of the all new Limited Late Model division which will be hitting the fast, wide and racy "BIG 1/3-MILE" for the 2015 season! The involvement of these two title sponsors will help introduce "The All New USRA Limited Late Models, presented by Liquid Nitro Energy Drink and Steve Yaggy Trucking".




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"MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY has almost made it our normal operation to introduce new and exciting forms of racing to our fans and competitors", said MTS owner Bob Timm during the announcement, "We were instrumental in bringing the 600 mods to the upper Midwest, and we are very happy with the way that division has taken root and grown in the area. We truly feel that the same will happen with this all new USRA Limited Late Model division; a division which got its start in theory and planning right here at MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY.

"And while I have 100% faith in this new division, it's very important to the success of the division that we're able to draw a quality car count so that fans and racers alike can truly enjoy the division on our track," continued Timm, "to that end I'm extremely excited to announced and welcome the support of two quality businesses to this new endeavor . . . .

"Multiple times in each of the past six years they have looked each other straight in the eye, looked in the mirror, then posed the point-blank question: Is this going to work?

Will the race track that they have spent too many hours, too much labor, too much money, too much of their heart and soul, too much of nearly everything, pay off?

After six racing seasons and nearly seven years of ownership, there is no simple answer, no black-and-white reasoning to steer them one way or the other.

So they keep turning left.

When you have a passion for something, as these four people — and their families — do, it is hard to let go, to even think of doing something else.

Bob and Paula Timm, along with Tom and Tina Lochner, knew they were in for an uphill climb when they formed an ownership group to purchase what was known as Tri-Oval Speedway in the fall of 2008, then began building what they named Mississippi Thunder Speedway.

When the gates open for the seventh season on April 24, 46-year-old Bob Timm — who is the main “hands-on” man or manager of the fledgling dirt track near Fountain City — can smile.

In a day and age when race tracks — dirt and asphalt — seem to be closing each week, Mississippi Thunder Speedway has beaten the odds.

That is why Timm, a highly successful racer himself, has been named the Winona Daily News Sportsperson of the Year. He has taken a dirt track, leveled it, rebuilt it, and turned it into one of the top dirt racing facilities in the state . . . ."

Read the ENTIRE ARTICLE at the Winona Daily News Website.

MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY began the new year of 2015 by releasing initial details for what looks to be an amazing and exciting 7th year of action at the fast, wide and racy "BIG 1/3-MILE" situated just an echo away from the banks of the Mighty Mississippi River on the borders of West-Central Wisconsin!

Pay scales have been released for all divisions scheduled to compete at MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY. In addition to those pay scales, rules packages have been released for two divisions which will be making their maiden voyages on the high-banks of MTS! The first division related news is that after a reduced-schedule trial period in the 2014 season, MTS will welcome 4-Cylinder Hornets back to the track as a regular weekly division. The 2014 series of "Midwest Poker League Flyers" proved to be exciting and fun for both racers and fans alike; "I was impressed by the racers enthusiasm and dedication to Mississippi Thunder Speedway last year", said Speedway owner Bob Timm, "The car counts were good, considering a limited schedule - and they really did put on a fun show. I think we're all excited to see what they can do through a full season in 2015."

Another change for 2015 is a re-organization of classes and class structures for full-framed street bodied action. Gone are the WISSOTA Street Stocks and MTS Pure Stocks; replacing them will be an all new "Sportsman" class which takes the best aspects of both divisions and combines them to create a new division which should satisfy fans of dirt track racing based upon the usage of true 'street cars'. "Let's face it", said MTS race director Chris Abts, "there's nothing pure about pure stocks anymore. But, we think that the rules for this new 'Sportsman' class retain enough of that feel of real street cars hitting the sweeping turns at speed to keep the purists happy."

And the big announcement for 2015 is the creation of an all new "Limited Late Model" class which has been embraced not only by local and regional racers, but also by the USRA Sanctioning body! "The rules that we put together", commented Bob Timm, "are focused on true Late Model racing with prices which are much more realistic and approachable. The Late Model Class was simply becoming unaffordable for local racers and weekly tracks alike. We think we've put together something that can maybe save this form of racing for weekly tracks and fans. I honestly think both the fans and the racers will see this as a great alternative to NO LATE MODELS at all." Timm's thoughts were echoed by a recent post to the MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY Facebook page (visit HERE): "It is official! Limited Late Models will run at MTS in 2015 under USRA Sanctioning! USRA will be paying a 2015 weekly track champion point fund and will be working to put together a national champion point fund for 2016! USRA will be announcing their decision to sanction the class soon! Rules are complete and a preliminary rules package will be posted shortly .... Very excited to see the revival of Late Model racing in our area!"

In addition to pay scales and rules, a tentative 2015 season schedule has been put together which once again puts together all the ingredients necessary to make Friday Nights at MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY the "Must Be There" destination for racers and race fans alike!

The tentative 2015 schedule gets the green flag compliments of an open invitation to both racers and fans with the 2015 car show and swap meet schedule for Saturday April 18th at Sugar Loaf Ford of Winona. The newly renovated Sugar Loaf Ford Dealership allows racers and fans to enjoy a close look at all the new machinery from the clean indoor service area.

Once the new machinery has been unveiled, the next date on the schedule is the 2015 Season Opener on Friday April 24th! Other highlights of the 20 week season include:

• USMTS Hunt Race - August 14th
• 7th Annual Rivercity Rumble with $2000 to win for both USRA A & B Mods - July 3rd,
• 7th Annual Baehman Law B-Mod Challenge - July 31st,
• 2015 Season Championships - August 28th,
• 3rd Annual Baehman Law B-Mod Nationals - "$100,000 Weekend" - Sept 2nd through Sept 5th,
• 7th Annual Fall Festival - October 9th & 10th,
and
• 3 visits by the Liquid Nitro 600 Mod Touring Series

Rules and Pay Scales have already been posted on the MTS web site and can be viewed on the "Driver Center" page.

The tentative 2015 MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY Schedule can be viewed on the web site's "Schedule" page.

MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY is truly excited to be looking forward to the 2015 season - and we hope you will join us for a EXCITING, FUN and FAMILY FRIENDLY FRIDAY NIGHTS!!!