CANADIAN VINTAGE MODIFIEDS

Title Battle Heating up as Series hits Mid-Season Point

Story by Jon Morrison

Though Mother Nature has tried to put a damper on the season, the drivers in the Young Drivers Canadian Vintage Modifieds have been putting on an exciting season so far. As the series enters its mid-season Championship race, let’s take a look back at the year to date.

The season opened with the Hank Franks Memorial, where defending champion T.J Marshall won the first feature, before Quintin Murdoch claimed the victory in Feature #2. On June 3, Ricky Willigar and Marshall captured the checkered flags, before Mike Podd would pull out the broom, as he swept the night on June 17.

On July 1, the series saw the second sweep of the season, with Marshall winning both races that night. On July 8, drivers and teams were ready to hit the track but that’s when Mother Nature poured down.

Marshall, Podd and Willigar sit atop the points standings, with only six points separating the three drivers.

It’s looking like it will be a tight points battle all the way until the end of the season, on September 23. Remaining races for the Canadian Vintage Modifieds are August 5, August 12, September 2, September 9 and September 23, with all events being held at Flamboro Speedway.

MIKE PODD’S COMEBACK

Story by Bryce Turner

Mike Podd’s recent victories came after missing the end of last season with an injury. He was watching an OSCAAR Modifieds race at Flamboro Speedway on August 27 when he was struck by a car that jumped the outside wall between turns three and four; he was thrown into the side of the ambulance parked at pit out.

The incident left Podd with a broken leg, broken pelvis, puncture wound, a small cut to his face and bruises from the neck down. He underwent surgery, which included a rod being inserted in his leg and pins in his pelvis.

Podd says the biggest challenge was getting his mobility back but that he’s lucky that the injuries weren’t worse.

“I’m so grateful that they’ve got quality safety people at the tracks now, they were

Results

On September 9, Flamboro will host its annual Memorial Night/Fan Appreciation Night Corn Roast. The Young Drivers Canadian Vintage Modifieds are selling laps in memory of past racers or people who we race in memory of.

You can follow along with the Canadian Vintage Modifieds by finding us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, as well as our official website www.vintagemods.com, for all the latest happenings.

spot on,” said Podd. “I remember racing with basically a (first aid) guy and a first aid kit at some tracks.

I’m so glad they’ve taken those steps, because that made all the difference.”

Podd was able to resume work in the shop in December and started this season with a newly-acquired car, which had been sitting idle for years.

He had wondered if the accident was a sign to stop racing, but instead, he returned and won twice on the same night for the first time in a while.

“The fact that I could still (race) and do

RACE 1: 1. No. 15 T.J Marshall, 2. No. 7 Quintin Murdoch, 3. No. 84 Jeremy Barton, 4. No. 14 Scott Tonelli, 5. No. 43 Jae Pepin // RACE 2: 1. No. 7 Quintin Murdoch, 2. No. 15 T.J Marshall, 3. No. 14 Scott Tonelli, 4. No. 84 Jeremy Barton, 5. No. 8 Ricky Willigar // RACE 3: 1. No. 8 Ricky Willigar, 2. No. 1 Mike Podd, 3. No. 15 T.J Marshall, 4. No. 7 Quintin Murdoch, 5. No. 5 Jason Keen // RACE 4: 1. No. 15 T.J Marshall, 2. No. 8 Ricky Willigar, 3. No. 5 Jason Keen, 4. No. 1 Mike Podd, 5. No. 84 Jeremy Barton // RACE 5: 1. No. 1 Mike Podd, 2. No. 84 Jeremy Barton, 3. No. 8 Ricky Willigar, 4. No. 14 Scott Tonelli, 5. No. 5 Ian McIntyre // RACE 6: 1. No. 1 Mike Podd, 2. No. 7 Quintin Murdoch, 3. No. 5 Ian McIntyre, 4. No. 15 Jeremy Riopelle, 5. No. 84 Jeremy Barton // RACE 7: 1. No. 15 T.J Marshall, 2. No. 1 Mike Podd, 3. No. 8 Ricky Willigar, 4. No. 14 Scott Tonelli, 5. No. 7 Quintin Murdoch // RACE 8: 1. No. 15 T.J Marshall, 2. No. 8 Ricky Willigar, 3. No. 5 Ian McIntyre, 4. No. 14 Scott Tonelli, 5. No. 57 Joey Woolsey. IT it competitively meant a lot; that was a bit of a personal accomplishment,” said Podd. “I had two things going on, I had this old car that I was a fan of, that I was able to get back on the track, but as far as accident-related, that was a big deal that the accident didn’t affect my racing.” IT

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