Thursday, February 10, 2011

Hamm to wheel Modified in 2011

Hamm to wheel Modified in 2011


Marne, MI – The Modified division looks to gain another competitor for the 2011 season. Berlin Raceway’s 2010 4-Cylinder A Champion, Ryan Hamm, has announced that he will be moving up to the Modified division this year.

Hamm made his debut at Berlin Raceway in 2001 in the Sportsman division and really made an impression on everyone when he was able to qualify and finish in the fourth position in his first-ever race. He raced part-time in 2002 and then took a break from racing, not returning until to Berlin until 2008.

In 2008, Berlin Raceway added the 4-Cylinder division to the weekly line-up and that’s when Hamm got back in to racing. He traded a $50 snowmobile for a 4-Cylinder race car and collected two wins that year, finishing 5th in points at the end of the season. Hamm was back in 2009, though he didn’t win a feature, finished 5th again in final point standings and also won the Most Popular Driver award. 2010 was the year he was looking for, with 4 wins and never finishing outside of the top 10, Hamm easily walked away with the championship and was once again the Most Popular Driver.

FinishLine Fabricating, an Allegan-based company owned by Tim Curry, has helped Hamm put the new modified together. “I am excited to help Jamie and Ryan out with this project because Jamie and I have been friends for a long time. Modifieds are hard to build because of all of the rules, so this is not something I’m looking to get in to, but when the chance came for me to help out some friends, I wasn’t going to turn that down,” said Curry.

“I am really happy for Ryan, it’s the next logical step for him, I know he will do well,” said Mike Blackmer, Owner and Promoter of Berlin Raceway. “I’ll be really excited to see the car the finished product. With Jamie Hamm and Tim Curry helping out on this, it is sure to be a good-looking car.”

The Modified class is growing with other drivers looking to move up, like fellow 4-Cylinder driver Rob Shoemaker.
Drivers like Hamm and Shoemaker really speak to what the 4-Cylinder class is about. It is a place to start or to get reacquainted with the track and eventually use it as a stepping stone to other divisions.

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