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CAYUGA, ONTARIO (June 14, 2009) – It was an afternoon of
racing attrition, but Bruce Boland claimed his first PMRA victory of the year in the Fifth
Annual Family Weekend Spectacular at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park.
 Boland, driving the B&B Racing 1967 Chevy Nova, met with Mark Nielsen of
Brantford, Ontario in the final, but Nielsen could not engage reverse gear in his 1968
Camaro after his burnout, giving the win to Boland.
Boland ran a solo final with a 6.377-second, 221.78-mph pass.
Ironically, Nielsen met Boland in the final only after his semi-final
opponent, Eric Latino of Scarborough, Ontario, could not make the round after suffering engine
woes.
Boland was to meet with Adam Croker of Perth, Australia, in his semi-final,
but Croker damaged the engine in his new G-Force Race Cars Camaro in the previous round and
could not make the semi. read more>
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CAYUGA, ONTARIO (June 13, 2009) – With three rounds of
qualifying completed, Tony Piselli of Woodbridge, Ontario paced the field today in round two of
the 2009 PMRA Tour at the Cayuga Dragway at Toronto Motorsports Park.
 Driving the Skull Motorsports 1963 Corvette owned by Ralph Andreacchi and Tony
Piselli, Piselli set low elapsed time of the Fifth Annual Family Weekend Spectacular with
a solid 6.200-second, 230.49-mph pass on the Cayuga quarter-mile. Qualifying second was
Ike Maier of Tottenham, Ontario, with a 6.243-second, 230.65-mph clocking in the Maier
Motorsports 1963 Corvette. read
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CANFIELD, ONTARIO (June 10, 2009) The Joe's Transmission TNT Super
Series competitors roll into Cayuga Dragway at Toronto Motorsports Park (TMP) this weekend June
13-14 for the 5th Annual Family Weekend Spectacular. With
the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA) headlining the weekend, it's another double-header
for the popular sportsman series with
Saturday's TNT event presented by The Balancing Act and Sunday's by Performance Improvements.
Thanks to incredible sponsor support, the payouts for this weekend's TNT events
have been increased. On both days, the winner is guaranteed at least $600, runner-up is
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CAYUGA, ONTARIO (June 9, 2009) - The Pro Modified
Racing Association will have an overseas Pro Modified racer at its Fifth Annual Family Weekend
Spectacular this weekend.
 Australian Adam Croker will be at the Cayuga Dragway at Toronto Motorsports
Park testing his new G-Force Race Cars Camaro.
“I’ve been to North America before, but this is the first time I’ll be on a
race track,” said the native of Perth, Australia, who has raced since 1996.
Croker will be making initial passes in his new 1968 Camaro from the G-Force
Race Cars shops in Western New York, which is powered by a Mike Stawicki Racing Built 521-cubic
inch Billet Brad Anderson (BAE) Supercharged Hemi, coupled to a Lenco three-speed. The car will
also feature a DMPE M5 14-71 supercharger and DMPE fuel system tweaked by
Stawicki. read more>
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Pro Modified Racing Association Tour
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CAYUGA, ONTARIO (June 1, 2009) - When Ike Maier won
the recent Victoria Day Weekend PMRA race at the Cayuga Dragway, he became the 15th different
winner in 21 Pro Modified Racing Association races held since 2005.
Maier also became the sixth different winner at the track, which is the
oldest
 operating drag strip in Canada.
While the Pro Modified Racing Association has raced at many tracks
throughout Ontario, Quebec, and New York State, the Cayuga Dragway at Toronto Motorsports Park
has been one of the mainstays in the Pro Modified series. Carl Spiering of Jordan Station,
Ontario, beat Al Billes of Barrie, Ontario to win the very first PMRA race back in May of
2005. read more>
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Jan Cen Motorsports presents TNT Super Series June 5 at Dunn Tire Raceway Park!
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Fourth of twelve events looks to bring record crowd
ELMA, NEW YORK (May 31, 2009) With the first three events for 2009 in the books, the Joe's Transmission TNT Hot Rod Super Series heads back to Dunn Tire Raceway Park (DTRP) on Friday June 5 presented by JanCen Motorsports. This is the fourth event in the twelve race sportsman series for 2009. "We're very excited to have the folks at JanCen involved with the series this year. They are an automotive icon in the western New York area and a complete fit with everything the TNT series is all about," said Ted Barnes, TNT Series Director.
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Heading into the heat of June and racing at night should provide for excellent
track conditions. "Our current record is 27 cars and we're looking to break through
that at this event - which means an even bigger payday for the finalists," added Ted.
See at 32 cars, the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series pays $700 to the winner and $350 to
the runner up along with the round money to non-finalists.
PMRAand Quick 32 Sportsman Series
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Merrill, MI (May 29, 2009) – The Pro Modified
Racing Association and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series are pleased to have Monster Racing
Fuels as a sponsor for 2009.
Monster Racing Fuels is part of the Valor Oil family, and is based in
Kentucky. High-octane racing fuel is available in a variety of applications, with octane
ratings ranging from 102 up to 118.
“We’re pleased to have Monster Racing Fuels as part of our season,” said
Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations for the PMRA and the Quick 32. “We’re grateful
for their involvement in the series.”
Monster Racing Fuels are available throughout Ontario, and can be
shipped
 immediately from one of several locations. The company has been providing
fuel to the racing community for over 10 years, and prides itself on integrity and a
product quality.
“We’re glad to be working with the PMRA and the Quick 32 racer series,”
noted Monster Racing Fuels President Toby Baptiste. “It’s important for us to establish a
relationship with the grass roots guys.
“We’re honest and we’re simple,” Baptiste continued. “We don’t blow a
lot of smoke. We do what we say we do. That philosophy has taken us a long way.”
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Midlife Crisis Corvette hoping for successful PMRA 2009
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ROCHESTER, NY (May 28, 2009) – They’re not quite
ready, but the Pro Modified team of Joe Caruso and Mike Cusimano plan to make a strong effort
in this season’s Pro Modified Racing Association’s 2009 season.
Although car owner Joe Caruso mentioned recently the engine for the 1994
Corvette is
 still being tweaked and the team missed the PMRA season opener at Toronto
Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario, the Rochester, New York-based team will be in the
hunt for the rest of the year, starting with the Fifth Annual Family Weekend Spectacular
at Cayuga.
“Unfortunately, we weren’t ready for the opener at Cayuga,” Caruso
mentioned. “We’re just getting things back together. But will we be back? Absolutely. We’re
looking forward to it.”
The Midlife Crisis team Corvette, driven by Mike Cusimano, runs a Jan-Cen
Racing Engines Rodeck powerplant, prepared by fellow Pro Modified racer Mike
Janis.
“We’re making a few adjustments with the car right now,” Caruso continued.
“And Mike (Janis) has the engine and he’s putting some more steam in it.”
The engine in the Stroupe Race Cars Corvette runs a PSI supercharger, and a
Lenco three-speed is mated to it. A Jan-Cen Enderly fuel system is also employed.
Caruso and Cusimano did not race in all PMRA events in 2008. A highlight of
their season was nailing down number one qualifier at Dunn Tire Raceway Park in Lancaster, New
York last year, and getting into the final on the eighth-mile track, taking runner-up to fellow
New Yorker Mike Stawicki’s G-Force Race Cars entry.
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BRESLAU, ONTARIO (May 26, 2009) – He’s been racing a
long time, and has returned to quarter-mile action after taking some time away from the
sport.
Driving his 1957 Chevy in the new Quick 32 Sportsman Series, Paul Martin
said he is
 looking forward to the six-race series which began May 15-17 at Cayuga
Dragway.
“This deal is real sweet,” he said. “It will be great with no travel
involved and a group of high-caliber guys to race with.”
Qualifying his Shoebox Chevy eighth in the 12-car field on the doorcar side
of the series, Martin went to the second round in the opening event. After this first of six
events for 2009, he is sixth in points.
A former oval track racer, Martin said he went to the former drag strip at
Georgetown in the late 1960s. The Pro Stocks were racing there, and after watching teams like
Sox and Martin and other early proponents of the class, he decided to park his Chevelle Super
Late Model and go drag racing.
“I was amazed with the drag cars,” he said. “I said at the time that this is
what I’m going to be doing.”
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PMRA opener at Toronto Motorsports Park goes to
Ike Maier
Maier Motorsports Corvette Pro Modified
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CAYUGA, ONTARIO (May 17, 2009) – It was Ike
Maier’s day.
The Tottenham, Ontario racer qualified his 1963 Corvette Pro Modified
number one for the PMRA season opener, and stayed on top during the weekend to win his
first Pro Modified Racing Association event.
“We finally won something,” said Maier after his win. “But I have to
thank the team. I just get in and drive.”
Maier was pitted against Jack Grainy of North Tonawanda, New York, in
the final, and
 although Grainy cut a better light, his 1967 Camaro suffered tire shake and
he had to let off. Maier’s final was a 6.158-second, 230.49-mph run against the
7.435-second, 141.42-mph clocking of Grainy, who qualified second in the eight-car
field.
“I certainly have to thank Kirk (team crew chief Kirk Silbermann) and
Carl (Spiering of ERD). I wouldn’t be here without them.” read more>
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Sportsman Series Event
Toronto Motorsports Park Victoria Day Challenge
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CAYUGA, ONTARIO (May 17, 2009) – T.J. Schippling won the first Quick 32
Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park
over the Victoria Day Weekend Challenge.
“It’s been a great weekend,” said the Shakespeare, Ontario racer. “We
kept the same game plan for the weekend, and the track was great.”
Driving his Top Dragster Schippling ran a 7.418-second, 171.01-mph pass
in the final to win over Jeff Gabel of Stratford, Ontario in his 1975 Duster Top Sportsman,
who posted a 7.657-second, 175.483-mph clocking. Schippling was dialed in with a
7.38-second index and Gabel was running with a 7.62-second index.
Schippling was pleased and enthusiastic about the new series, which held
its inaugural event at Toronto Motorsports Park. The series pairs Top Dragsters against
each other, and Top Sportsman against each other, with the finalist in each class going up
against each other in the event final. read more>
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PMRA to open season May
15-17
at Toronto Motorsports Park
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CAYUGA, ONTARIO (May 10, 2009) – The fifth season of
the Pro Modified Racing Association gets underway this coming weekend, May 15-17 at the Cayuga
Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park, and the opening show will present some of the best in this
popular drag racing division.
The Victoria Day Weekend Challenge is the first stop in the seven race tour
for 2009.
 With speeds up to 240 mph and quarter-mile times in the low six-second
range, the PMRA offers fans exciting and colorful racing competition.
Several of the PMRA teams will be competing with new cars, including 2008
Champion Bruce Boland of Hamilton, Ontario, with his 1967 Chevy Nova. Other PMRA members with
new Pro Modifieds include Maple, Ontario’s Ralph Andreacchi with a 1963 Corvette, Ike Maier of
Tottenham, Ontario also with a 1963 Corvette, and Jeff Roth of Kitchener, Ontario, with a 1941
Willys. read more>
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Jason Hamstra wins Pro Extreme class in
National Guard American Drag Racing League drag race
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Consistency pays off for Indiana team with new Camaro at Georgia
event
Courtesy of Bruce F. Mehlenbacher
DeMotte, Indiana (April 15, 2009) – Jason Hamstra is a
quiet racer who lets his driving do the talking.
 The 21-year old Indiana native recently won the National Guard American Drag
Racing League’s Pro Extreme class at the ADRL Hardee’s Georgia Drags V in Valdosta,
GA.
It was the first ADRL national event win for Hamstra.
“We just try to run consistent and get off the line quick,” Hamstra said
after the race. “That’s what wins races.”
Up against some fierce competition on the eighth-mile track, including Jason
Scruggs, Frankie Taylor, and Mike Janis, Hamstra qualified number three with a 3.81-second,
196.33-mph pass. read more>
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POLLARD NITROSPORTS FORGES AHEAD AS SEASON DRAWS CLOSER Team Takes Home Five Awards at Toronto International Spring Motorcycle Show and Appoints New Crew Member (April 8, 2009)Dorchester, ON – The Pollard NitroSports team wrapped up
another successful pre-season outing, this time taking home five trophies at the Toronto
International Spring Motorcycle Show April 4-5. They also recently expanded their crew to
include veteran motorcycle enthusiast Ron Jury, as they look forward to the 2009
season. The Pollard NitroSports Top Fuel Motorcycle took top honors in five categories at the two day motorcycle show hosted at the International Centre in Toronto, ON. The bike, which was a featured attraction at the show this year, earned the best in show prize in the Level II builder’s category which pitted it against all of the custom bikes on display at the show not built by professional “factory style” builders. read more> |
O’tools named Official Golf Car Supplier to PMRA
and Quick 32 Sportsman Series
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FOREST, ONTARIO (April 11, 2009) – The PMRA and Quick
32 Sportsman Series has some new wheels.
Staff of the Pro Modified Racing Association and the Quick 32 Sportsman
Series will get around in style at its race events this year courtesy of O’tools Rent or Buy,
the Official Golf Car Supplier to both organizations.
“We don’t just sit in the track tower during one of our events,” noted PMRA and Quick 32 Media
Director Tim Miller. “We are constantly running around at the track, whether it’s to talk with
teams, officials, or get the round results out to the competitors. Getting around thanks to
O’tools will not only help make our duties easier, it will hopefully provide a more efficient
operation.” read more>
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New body and new power on G-Force Race Cars PMRA entry
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Mike Stawicki and crew will run 1968 Firebird for upcoming 2009 PMRA season
TONAWANDA, NEW YORK (April 7, 2009) – Look for a new
car body with some new power when Mike Stawicki returns to the Pro Modified Racing Association
tour this year.
Driving the G-Force Race Cars entry from Western New York, co crew-chief Jon
 Salemi said he and the rest of the team, including brother Jim Salemi (owner of
G-Force Race Cars), are busy getting prepared for the PMRA opener.
“We’re getting ready,” mentioned Salemi. “We’ve spent a lot of time changing
over our combination,” adding that the team is foregoing its legal Pro Modified Combination in
favor of racing in the PMRA and ADRL, which offers less restrictions in weight and
power.read more>
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BRAD PENN LUBRICANTS JOINS FORCES WITH
POLLARD NITROSPORTS
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(April 1, 2009)Dorchester, ON – Pollard NitroSports is proud to announce it’s newly formed
marketing partnership with Brad Penn Lubricants for the upcoming 2009 season. The timing of this new affiliation couldn’t be any better, for either side, with the team set to make Canadian drag racing history this season as they push to become the first Canadian drag bike team to break into the five second elapsed time zone. Pollard NitroSports has been running Penn Grade 1 High Performance Oil in the bike since
This is a welcome partnership for Brad Penn Lubricants as they strive to show that their products can stand up to the toughest tests they can face, in “real-life” situations. read more>
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its debut last season on the AMA Drag Bike circuit in Norwalk, OH. “This oil is by
far the best quality product that we can put in our bike.” said rider Geoff Pollard. “The
consistency it provides us with allows us to lean on the tune-up a little more and know that
the oil is doing its job in the process.”
Jason Kalso ready and prepared for 2009 PMRA season
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CLARKSON, MICHIGAN (March 25, 2009) - When Jason Kalso gets into his 1971
Barracuda-bodied doorslammer at the start of the 2009 Pro Modified Racing Association season, he
will be fully qualified to compete in the popular Pro Modified division. Kalso, of Clarkston, Michigan, spent most of 2008 learning how to drive, race, and setup the new car, along with participating in the mandatory licensing sessions. After several full-track passes at Cayuga Dragway over last season’s September 20-21 weekend in two rescheduled PMRA races, he will be ready to take on the rest of the PMRA teams for the upcoming year. read more> |
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TONAWANDA, NEW YORK (March 25, 2009) The Joe's Transmission TNT Hot Rod Super Series is pleased to announce NOCO ENERGY will present the first event of the 2009 season. Dunn Tire Raceway Park will launch the 2009 TNT points chase - including the 'new for 2009' Specialty Awards - on VIP Night, Friday May 8th. "The TNT Series offers an affordable bridge between drag racing enthusiast and large energy companies like NOCO to reach the buying public" said Dan Flanigan, Energy Consultant for NOCO ENERGY. read more>
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Pro Modified Racing Association schedules six events in 2009
PMRA Pro Modifieds to be part of IHRA MOPAR Canadian Nationals at Grand Bend Motorplex
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Three events are scheduled for Cayuga Dragway, one at St. Thomas Dragway, and
two at the Grand Bend Motorplex. Four of the events will also feature the Quick 32 Sportsman Series
presented by NAPA Auto Parts, offering fans a great show of drag racing action.
“We’ve put together an impressive line-up this season,” said PMRA Director
of Operations Bruce Mehlenbacher. “The Quick 32 Sportsman Series races will enhance the PMRA
racing, offering fans a great racing package. And we are very proud to be able to compete in a
PMRA race during the IHRA MOPAR Canadian Nationals at the Grand Bend Motorplex.”
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Team to Take Center Stage as a Feature Attraction at the 2009 Toronto International Spring Motorcycle Show April 4-5.
(March 18, 2009) Dorchester, ON – Just two and a half weeks from now, on the weekend of April 4th and 5th, Geoff Pollard and the 1500 horsepower Pollard NitroSports Top Fuel Motorcycle he pilots, will take center stage as a featured part of the 2009 Toronto International Spring Motorcycle Show hosted at the International Center.
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Bruce Boland makes it official, returns to PMRA for 2009
Two-time champion back for new Pro Modified Racing Association season with 1967 Nova Pro Modified
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HAMILTON, ONTARIO (March 18, 2009) – He’s
back.
After toying with retirement from the Pro Modified Racing Association,
Hamilton, Ontario’s Bruce Boland will return to PMRA competition for the upcoming
season.
The two-time PMRA champion will return for the entire season of Pro Modified
racing, and will be in the hunt for his third consecutive title.
After selling his B&B Racing Corvette-bodied car, Boland thought about becoming a
spectator, but he purchased the race car, hauler, and spares from former PMRA competitor Larry
Sinke of Welland, Ontario, and will be driving the former Hammer Racing 1967 Chevy Nova. He had
said he was going to return to the PMRA for the next season late in 2008, but he has now made
his intentions official.
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ORILLIA,
ONTARIO (March 16, 2009) - Melanie Simmons can’t wait to get on the
track.
The 24-year old is looking forward to competing
in the new Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts of drag racing for
2009.
“I’m excited,” said the Barrie office administrator recently. “This new
series could not come at a better time. We needed a change.”
“I love the idea of racing at different tracks,” she continued. “And this
series will be good for my sponsors.”
Starting in Junior Dragsters when she was 11 years old, Simmons has spent
many a weekend at the track. For the past several years she has driven her Top Dragster, a car
capable of times in the sub-eight second range at speeds up to 175 mph.
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