Staff Report | Thursday, March 5th, 2020
HOWELL, NJ- Five Time Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic Fueled by VP Racing Fuels Champion ‘Flyin’ Ryan Tidman will drive Alan Mollot’s #51 Lindblad Badger in a full-time effort for 2020.
The already successful pairing, which won over 10 races together in two seasons in the mid-2000’s, will try and pick up right where they left off after competing against each other for nearly the last decade in the premier TQ Midget racing division.
“The #51 Badger is a consistently fast car that has presented a lot of drivers the opportunities to be successful over the years,” said Tidman. “I’m ready for the challenge and expect 2020 to be one hell of a season for our guys.”
While Tidman looks forward, it’s easy to look back as he is coming off a decade long stint racing for the Boyd family. Tidman was not one to dismiss the success he experienced piloting the #1B either.
“I learned a lot racing for Lenny and I want to thank him for how he invested into me over the years. Lenny and Donna treated me like family and I will always be grateful for both of them. I also want to thank John Cerny, Bob Emmons, Peter Duchack, Randy Goss, Frank Vogel, Gary Lewis, and everyone else who played a major role to help us earn so much success over the last decade.”
Alan Mollot and his legendary #51 Badger experienced an extremely successful campaign in 2019 with driver Geoffrey Sutton. The season, highlighted of course with Sutton earning his first career wreath by dominating at Turkey Derby XLVI this past November. Expect the reigning Turkey Derby Champion to announce his plans for 2020 soon.
For now, Tidman is rejuvenated and looks for lightening to strike twice, as he teams up with an old friend once again this season.
The Hoosier Tire-Mid Atlantic ATQMRA fueled by VP Racing Fuels kicks off a new decade of premier, TQ Midget racing at Mahoning Valley Speedway on Saturday, April 25th, 2020. Be sure to follow the ATQMRA across various social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to stay up to date with the latest news from the pit area.