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10.18.09 -- M.A. Motorwerkes: 2 Wins Cap the 2009 Season at VIR!!
 October 18th, 2009: Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes finishes on top for the final race in the German Touring Series w/ NASA Mid Atlantic Region! Special weekend indeed, as team owner Greg Shaffer, owner of Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes in Harrisonburg, VA, scored his first 'team owner' win, but also capped off the weekend with a win of his own during the 1 hour Sunday sprint race in the German Touring Series at Virginia International Raceway! Team driver, Trevor Parmer, scored his first win of his rookie season in the German Touring Series and is likely to return in 2010 for more action behind the wheel of the #06 BMW. Although Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes only campaigned a limitied schedule in 2009, they are sure to be back in full swing for 2010 to compete for the championship! Shaffer's team racked up serious points despite a few off-weekends during the season. Nathan Beck, Staunton, VA finished up the 2009 season with a very strong qualifying position during the VIR race in October and will return back behind the wheel of his VW R32 for 2010. Special thanks to crew chief Cory Bradburn and other hands on the cars of Howie Dunbrack, Paul Hanson, Scott Hughes, Jason Zook and Brian Bass! Thanks to all of our sponsors for the 2009 season and racing action starts again in Feb. of 2010! Stay tuned.....
08.29.09 -- German Touring Series - Top Podium Step: Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes!
 July 24th-26th / VIR - Alton, VA: Greg Shaffer and his Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes team walks away again with another top spot on the podium! Very hot ambient temperatures made for a very intense mental focus on the job at hand. Shaffer battled heavy with Jeff Emanualson in his ///M Coupe and a few Porsche 911's before coming out on top at the end of the race. Special thanks once again to the excellent race support crew including: Cory Bradburn, Howie Dunbrack, Paul Hanson, Brian Bass. Next race slated for August 23rd, stay tuned.
06.27.09 -- NASA Hyperfest Summit Point June 19-21 Nets 2 Victories!!
 June 25th, 2009: Greg Shaffer, owner of Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes in Harrisonburg, VA was very busy doing 'double duty' in the #06 and #07 BMWs during the 9th Annual Hyperfest Mid Atlantic NASA Series June event in 2009. Greg Shaffer piloted the #06 GTS-2 BMW 325i on his way to 2 victories during the weekend while picking up Pole Position in the #07 GTS-3 BMW M3 during the weekend as well to finish 2nd and 4th respectively on Sat/Sun. Team Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes / VBD Graphics.com grabbed top honors on Sat and Sunday in the German Touring Series in the #06 GTS-2 car and lost out on the 1st place honors of the Saturday race of GTS-3 battle in the #07 ///M Powered BMW by a tight margin of "1 one-hundreth of a second" to Eric Wong in his ///M powered BMW during the chaotic conclusion of the Sat sprint race! Special thanks to crew on hand of Cory Bradburn, Howie Dunbrack, Paul Hansen, Brian Bass, Anthony Nichols and a few others who provided stellar support during the weekend!
04.15.09 -- Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes Takes 2 Wins, 3 Podiums at VIR BMW Series Premier!
 Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes team owner and driver, Greg Shaffer, picked up '2' 1st place finishes and 3 podiums overall for the triple race weekend this past week at VIR in the BMW Series Premier Race! After a very late arrival of the teams fresh Rebello Racing powerplant, the crew of Cory Bradburn, Howie Dunbrack, Jason Zook, Paul Hansen and Brian Bass worked into the wee hours of the morning to get the #01 BMW buttoned up and ready for the BMW series premier race on April 9-12 at Virginia International Raceway. After chasing a few gremlins during the Thursday test/tune and getting the suspension dialed in w/ the help of World Challenge driver, James Clay, Greg was able to throw down a lightening-fast laptime during the weekend of 2:03.8 which could be a new D-Modified track record! "We missed our setup a little for Friday's race and finished 3rd, but once we got it dialed in, we set the pace to beat the rest of the weekend and destroyed our competition!" Special thanks to Bimmerworld, a very talented crew and for Greg's wife Annie and 3 year old daughter, Rennie, for making the Easter trip down to VIR to watch the win!!
03.31.09 -- Success at VIR March '09 Race! 2 Podiums + 1 Pole!
 March 27-29, 2009 Alton, VA
With the 2009 race season underway, Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes / VBD Graphics team driver, Trevor Parmer of Harrisonburg, VA, raced the famed VIR circuit in the BMW #06 GTS-2 (German Touring Series) class in Mid Atllantic N.A.S.A. series.
Despite the rain factor at VIR during Friday and Saturday, Trevor was able to complete his rookie school and rack up a very respectable 3rd place finish during Saturday's race and put the #06 BMW on pole for the Sunday qualifier to finish 2nd by the end of the race!
MAM / VBD team and car owner, Greg Shaffer, was very pleased with the composure of his new driver and had this to say: "Trevor is a solid driver and made the best of the rainy days that we faced... not only did he finish towards the front each day, but he scored pole position on Sunday's qualifier! Tough variables that were thrown at Trevor all weekend and he held it together like a champ."
During the Sunday race, a small mechanical issue occured and the #06 BMW had to make a trip down pit lane. MAM / VBD tech, Jason Zook, made a quick fix and got Trevor back out on the lead lap.
Special thanks from Trevor, not only to the team of race mechanics, but for his family and friends who made the trip down to watch the racing action over the weekend. Next N.A.S.A race is held at Summit Point Raceway on April 25-26th where MAM / VBD team driver, Nathan Beck, of Staunton, VA will pilot the #07 BMW M3 in the highly contested GTS-3 Class. BMW Series action will be at VIR for the North American premier points race on April 10-12th where Greg Shaffer will get back behind the wheel to compete again for the 2009 N.A. championship.
02.27.09 -- 2009 Race Season - Back in Action!
 Well, after a short winter in the Shenandoah Valley, Team Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes / VBDgraphics.com has kicked off its first weekend on Feb. 20-22nd at Virginia International Raceway! New for '09, Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes owner, Greg Shaffer, has launched a 3 car team 'racecar rental' program and is boasting 3 fully race-prepped BMW E36 chassis racecars for select rental clientele for the 2009 race season! Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes will be doing full race support, driver coaching and co-driving multiple racecars during the '09 season around the eastern portion of the US. Anyone that is interested can contact Greg (greg@midatlanticmotorwerkes.com) to discuss options and availability of the racecars for anything from 'Driver Education' events to a Full Racing Weekend w/ BMW CCA or N.A.S.A. Racing Series. With the current economic status, have no fear, Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes is here to stay and we are still continuing growth in business by fair pricing, superior product knowledge, and top-notch customer service! (photo courtesy of Beck Photography, Staunton, VA - Driver: Trevor Parmer, Harrisonburg, VA)
12.23.08 -- M.A.M. Owner, Greg Shaffer, Finishes - 2nd - in North American Points for 2008 BMW Championship!
 Update: After a very hard run for the D-Modified N.A. Championship in BMW CCA Racing Series, Greg Shaffer, owner of Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes, pulls up 1 POINT SHY of earing the marque of North American Champion!
If anyone followed our season in 2008, you would know that the team was sitting comfortable in the #1 position until very late in the season when trouble struck at the last 2 races at Watkins Glen Intern'l Raceway and Barber Motorsports Park where the team suffered from heavy impacts forcing a struggle to remain on top.
The team would like to thank our sponsors of: Bimmerworld, UUC Motorwerkes, VBD Graphics and many others along the way and NONE of this would be possible without the 'Ultimate' Crew of Cory Bradburn, Howie Dunbrack, Paul Hansen and Brian Bass who worked endless nights to make this BMW the race machine it really is today!
The team is currently underway this winter with further engine development and will be ready to go come late February in 2009 to start competition again for the championship starting at Carolina Motorsports Park!
Thanks to everyone for your support and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
11.27.08 -- Race Report: Barber BMW Series / Championship at Stake!
 November 23rd, 2008 Race Report:
Well... Racing is Racing and politics are flying after a very controversial race at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, AL after the November 15th race in the BMW Series sponsored by Tire Rack.com.
After coming into our final BMW race of the 2008 season, Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes team owner Greg Shaffer was sitting in 1st place position in the North American Points chase.
This was the first time the team had visited Barber and since there was no test/tune day on Friday, they had to get down to business quickly on Saturday morning...
Saturday practice and qualifying went pretty smooth and the team was able to post a 2nd place finish during the 90 minute enduro on Saturday.
However, trouble struck early on Sunday morning's qualifier as the track temp. was a mere 28* degrees and the team opted to switch to a "slick" racing compound... cold tires and a freezing cold track sent Greg Shaffer's E36 BMW spinning violently into the metal Armco barrier on the opening lap of the qualifier! The team worked flawlessly to restore the BMW back to racing spec. for the start of the 1st sprint race on Sun. before lunch. Since the team had no qualifying time due to the incident, they were forced to start at the back of the pack.
Team MAM/VBD clawed their way to a 4th place finish during the 1st sprint and then finished 3rd in class on the 2nd sprint on Sunday afternoon. There was a very controversial move by a World Challenge driver running in 1st place position on the last lap when he gave a 'point by' to our closest points competitor on the last lap to hand over the 1st place points.
While Team MAM/VBD still remains, currently, in 1st place in points, there is still one more race to unfold for the season finale at Roebling Road in Savannah, GA. The team will sit tight and figure out at the end of December 15th weekend as to whether they will get the North American Championship Title for 2008! Stay Tuned and video is being posted on "motorsports" page from Barber.
10.04.08 -- BMW Oktoberfest at the Glen RACE Report: Rainy Days and Bad Luck Strike
 10/02/08: Going in to, what was supposed to be, the final race for Team Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes / VBD Graphics proved to be certain in motorsport that you can never be to complacent! Driver Greg Shaffer, owner of Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes, was sitting in1st place for the 2008 North American BMW Series points race before entering the famed Oktoberfest race at Watkins Glen International Raceway. After a very successful testing day on Thursday in the dry and throwing down the, overall, 3rd fastest lap time during the Friday race practice, trouble struck! Friday's afternoon qualifier was a very wet and foggy one! After finding good grip during the opening laps of the qualifier, Greg lost his coordinates in the fogged-in "chute" area of turn 5. Shaffer said "after we were starting to ramp up speed and find grip around the outside line of the track, i went from one lap to the next only to find that Turn 5 was completely socked in with fog and got a little too far in to the middle of the track coming down the hill, hit the pavement sealer area (SLICK AS ICE in the rain!) and it proceeded to snap my car to the inside metal barrier of the track...." The impact forced the passenger shock tower in some 4" and broke a vital engine arm component and left the team out of the points race on Saturday. After heavy determination and brilliant work from Cory, Howie, Paul and Brian, the team found a frame shop in the village of the Glen, had the car pulled out and the new engine arm installed just in the nick of time to make the starting grid for Sunday's point race!!! You would have had to been there to see this recovery! Well, since Team MAM/VBD didn't get a proper qualifier on Saturday, they were forced to start at the back of the pack for Sunday. No problem right? WRONG! POURING down rain again and at that point it was too tough to make the push to the front of the pack. 4 heavy impacts on other racecars forced race control to end the race at 12 minutes in from the green flag and we finished 3rd in class. After a review of the BMW Series rulebook, the officials had decided that since the race did not meet 50% of its run time under green flag condition, NO points were awarded to any of the teams. SO, the team is prepping the car and is heading off to Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, AL on November 14-16 to settle the score and aim for the championship title! Stay tuned.....
08.02.08 -- Race Report: BMW Series 07/25/08 Summit Point 2 Races net 2 Wins!
 07.28.08 -- (07/28/08) Greg Shaffer, owner of Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes / VBD Graphics in Harrisonburg, VA, takes top honors in the heavily contested D-Modified class this past weekend at Summit Point! Greg also finished 3rd overall each day behind 2 very fast C-Mod cars driven by Chuck Stickly and Barry Battle. Greg took to the track on the Saturday morning qualifier and left nothing on the table, turning his fastest offiicial lap time ever (1:20.093) at the very technical 2 mile road course in WV. "Summit Point is my home track and i have trained, raced and worked there as an instructor for over 10 years now... Bimmerworld gave us the right stuff we needed to make the E36 BMW stay at the front of the pack in DM and we cannot thank James Clay (owner of Bimmerworld in Dublin, VA) enough for his excellent technical support over the weekend while tuning in a new JRZ suspension on the car" Shaffer said. Once again, hats off to the superb local crew based in Harrisonburg of Cory Bradburn, Howie Dunbrack, Paul Hansen and Brian Bass. Special thanks to all of the local customers and friends who made the trek up on Saturday to support the team! Next major race in the BMW is the Octoberfest event at Watkins Glen. The Tire Rack BMW CCA Race Series makes their annual stop at Summit Point Motorsports Park in Summit Point, WV. Be sure to check out "motorsport page" for a few minutes of in-car race video!
06.11.08 -- Race Report - Mosport Canada. VICTORY!!
 After 12 hours of transport to Ontario Canada to visit the famed Mosport International Raceway, Greg Shaffer and Team Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes / VBD Graphics walked away with top honors in the D-Modified Class!! The format for the weekend was 2 sprint races on Saturday followed up by a short enduro on Sunday. Each day, driver Greg Shaffer, put the widebody BMW 3 series on the DM pole and 3rd overall. Thanks once again to crew members Cory Bradburn, Howie Dunbrack and Paul Hansen for making the trek! This latest sweep of victories puts Team MAM/VBD firmly in the #1 points position for the North American BMW Series!! Next stop HOME TURF at Summit Point Raceway on July 25-27th.
04.26.08 -- April 18,19,20 VIR BMW Race. 3 Days = 3 Podium Finishes!!
 April 20th, 2008. Greg Shaffer, owner of Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes and driver of the E36 VBD BMW, just returned home from VIR (Virginia International Raceway) where the team competed in the BMW CCA Series for the North American Championship Points Race. Shaffer's team had great success during all 3 races. Friday, the team took 2nd place, Saturday 1st Place and Sunday 2nd Place in the heavily competetive D-Modified Class. Over 70 BMWs were on hand to compete and it was a wild weekend of racing. The team's next race is at Mosport International Raceway in Canada. Currently the team is sitting 1st in points in North America. Thanks once again to racecrew technicians: Cory, Howie, Paul and Brian.
02.25.08 -- Victory in South Carolina!! BMW Series Sweep...
 Feb. 22nd / 23rd: CMP (Carolina Motorsports Park, Kershaw, SC) was host to Round 2 in the BMW CCA Road Racing Series. Greg Shaffer, driving the Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes / VBD Graphics entry BMW 325i Widebody took top honors (and set the new Track Record in D-Modified Sunday) in the Saturday endurance race finishing 1st overall and 1st in class. For Sunday's sprint race, Greg qualified in position 3 and went on to win the D-Modified class and get a 3rd overall. Special thanks to crew members Cory Bradburn, Howie Dunbrack and Paul Hansen for excellent race support over the weekend. Thanks to Sponsors: UUC Motorwerks, Bimmerworld.com.
01.06.08 -- Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes / VBD Graphics Hits XBox!!
 Released: Dec. 20th, 2007. XBox Forza 2 Motorsports game designers contact Greg Shaffer w/ Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes for consent to use BMW e36 Widebody BMW CCA Racecar in Forza 2 Motorsports game w/ Livery by Victory by Design, Shaffer's sister company located on site.
01.05.08 -- Shaffer to race Late Model Stock Car in 2008
 Mid Atlantic Motorwerkes owner Greg Shaffer has signed a deal for 2008 with Hughes Motorsports in Richmond, VA to race a limited schedule at famed Southside Speedway in Richmond for the 2008 season. "Hughes Motorsports has a very successful history in Late Model at Southside and we are looking forward to the oppurtunity presented to us for 2008, stay tuned!"
12.06.07 -- Podium Finish at 13 Hour at VIR !! 74 Car Field!
 Released: November 10th Greg Shaffer and co-driver Rick Ellinger, Team owner of RC Imports in Rockville, MD finished with podium honors in the intense 74 car field battle to take 3rd place in top class ITE and 5th overall in the VIR 13 Hour Endurance 'Headlight Brigade' Race held on November 6th at Virginia International Raceway. Sailing into the evening, the Benz team picked off several cars to finish 3rd in ITE and just several laps off the overall winner of the race. A near flawless drive with only 1 small mechanical error sent the RC Imports team to the podium for the 3rd time in the '07 season of the Kumho Tires Endurance Series.
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