Tim Dessereau Tim Dessereau resides in Milwaukee, WI. and is a part time Mayville resident as well. He is the proud owner of the K 9 modified 1931 Chevy coupe that was built by Billy "the Cat" Johnson. Johnson campaigned it for three years, winning the EWSC Championship in 1972. Ken Blaine also drove the car before it ended up being driven by Reggie Cochart of Brussels, WI. The car was located by Jim Haag late in 2000. Tim purchased it from Cochart in February 2001. The Mod was in remarkable shape when found, due to the fact that it was kept indoors for many years. Upon returning home from Brussels, Tim called upon Eddie Weber to start the restoration process. After Eddie did the bodywork and paint, it was Billy Hoffman's turn to letter the car. The end result was beautiful restoration of the 1972 car. Bill Thompson and Chris Ratajczyk were responsible for getting it running and Pete and Jackie Ostrowski put in some late hours fabricating the front booger bars. "All in all it was a team effort" said Dessereau, " I really appreciated all the help I received on the project" Tim attends the majority of the group's shows throughout the year and the car is always a big hit with the fans. Tim's biggest thrill has been meeting the Johnson family and listening to their compliments on this classic race car. Tim works for the Milwaukee Public Schools. He is Married to Mary and has three children, Dawn, Brian, and Lynn.

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Bob Surges Bob Surges hails from Sullivan, WI. formerly of Greenfield, WI. he has followed modified racing from the early 1960's. He's the one responsible for getting his brother John interested in racing at an early age. Bob purchased his Model A sedan bodied modified from John in the late 1990's and attends most of the shows that the group attends. The car was built by Lyle Ferguson in 1963 and was driven by such names as Dick Duerst, Lee Weber and Eddie Loomis. The car was very popular at Capital, and Columbus but competed at most of the tracks in Southeastern Wi. It is powered by a small block Chevy V8 and the trans is a Ford 3 speed. Dave Waldron and Bruce Holz were responsible for getting the current power plant up and running while The paint was handled by John Surges and lettering by Rick Tackman Sr. The car will sport a new Eddie Weber paint job for 2005 and the lettering will be done by Billy Hoffman. Bob is retired from the Milwaukee Postal Service and most recently from Holz Motors where he still sets up our Holz Show. He is married to Fran and has four children Larry, Nadine, Sherry, and Christopher.

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Merlin Armstrong Merlin Armstrong Is a familiar face at our VMSC Shows. He makes almost every one with his Dodge powered 1926 modified sedan. Hailing from Whitelaw WI. Merlin usually travels the most to attend our events. His car is one of the few Chrysler powered vehicles in the group sporting a 340 Mopar engine. This year the car has a sharp new orange paint job.   Merlin is a retired auto mechanic by trade and a former racer. He raced off and on for 25 years, finishing 2nd in points two times in an IMCA Stock, and 3rd in points later in a mini stock at the 141 Speedway.   His hobby besides his modified, is restoring other cars. A 1966 Charger, a 1968 GTX convertible and a 1949 Plymouth coupe, are some that he has done.   Merlin has a son, Rick and daughter-in-law Veronica,  a daughter Kris, and a Son-in-law Rick Schuh. He also has two grandchildren, Amanda and Alan.   Whether he is showing the car or racing it, Merlin always has a good time and is a pleasure to have in the group.

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