Canaan, NH. – After a month long layoff thanks in part to a rain out at Lee, NH,

July 12, the Valenti Modified Racing Series gets back to action Saturday night,

August 3rd with a visit to Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Scarborough, Maine.

One driver eager to get back to work at Beech Ridge is Rob Richardi Jr. of Taunton, MA ,

who on July 6, at Monadnock Speedway, had a podium finish and a strong

run throughout the 100-lap race.

Richardi attributes his solid finish and behavior of the car to longtime

New Hampshire racer Russ Hersey who has helped the Richardi

Team sort through some issues.

“Russ has made a huge difference and has been a huge pick me up, said Richardi

He takes a lot of pressure off me. He has made adjustments that I would not normally

make. He can diagnose a racecar.”

Richardi continued, “We’ve been a top ten car a lot – now we can be a top five car

with hopes of leading to something big,”

Hersey has another commitment Saturday but a fully charged cell-phone will

be nearby

During the break in the schedule, Richardi returned to New England Pro-4

competition with a win at Hudson Speedway in New Hampshire.

Mike Willis, of Grantham, NH takes a 33-point lead into Beech Ridge over Jeff

Gallup, of Feeding Hills, MA.

Qualifying begins at 7:00 PM

Source: John Spence, SR. VMRS PR