PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series announces
2010 Drag Racing Schedule
Both Series to race at Grand Bend and TMP’s Cayuga Dragway
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (February 5, 2010) - Events for the upcoming Pro Modified Racing Association and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series have been established.
Racing for 2010 gets underway in Cayuga, Ontario at Toronto Motorsports Park for the Victoria Day Weekend with the PMRA Pro Modifieds and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts.
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series teams will make their first visit to the Grand Bend Motorplex for the season June 25-27 at the RPM Magazine Media/Family Weekend event. [More..]
Big changes in 2010 for Wagg and Bell
Top Sportsman Dodge Daytona team
Patio Passport providing primary sponsorship to Quick 32 Sportsman Series entry
WATERDOWN, ONTARIO (January 28, 2010) – With new major sponsorship involvement, the Top Sportsman team of Mike Wagg and Dave Bell should be a contender in this year’s Quick 32 Sportsman Series.
Thanks to funding from Patio Passport, the 1994 Dodge Daytona will be receiving big mechanical and cosmetic changes, according to Waterdown, Ontario’s Mike Wagg, who shares the driving chores with teammate Dave Bell of Grand Bend, Ontario. [More...]
Hyde Racing team to debut new car in Quick 32 Sportsman Series
Stratford, Ontario team switches from blown Top Dragster
to nitrous-powered Cobalt Top Sportsman entry
STRATFORD, ONTARIO (January 20, 2010) – Spencer Hyde will be not only be in a new car for the upcoming Quick 32 Sportsman Series, he will be in a new class of car.
Hyde, former driver of the Hyde Racing Top Dragster, will be piloting a 2007 Cobalt in the Top Sportsman division of the Series.
“We decided we wanted to go into a nitrous program, and wanted to jump into a door car,” explained Hyde, who placed eighth in the NAPA Auto Parts Quick 32 Sportsman Series Championship Point Award Series in 2009 with the team’s supercharged dragster. More>>
Marydel Homes posts Qualifying Bonus for PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series races
Marydel Homes Qualifying Bonus to double if team also sets
Series Record for each race during 2010 season
CONCORD, ONTARIO (January 9, 2010) – The Pro Modified Racing Association and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series are pleased to be receiving a new Qualifying Bonus program from Marydel Homes.
At each race event, Marydel Homes will post a $500 bonus to the top qualifier in the PMRA, and a $250 bonus to the top qualifier on both the Top Sportsman and Top Dragster side in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series. [More...]
DragRaceCanada Announces 6th Annual “Canadian Drag Racer of the Year” Award Balloting
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Bruce Biegler - January 7, 2010
Within its continuing efforts in support of Canada’s drag racing scene, and in conjunction with primary sponsor Lucas Oil Canada, DragRaceCanada is pleased to announce its annual "Canadian Drag Racer of the Year" awards program. It marks the 6th consecutive year that drag racing fans can vote to help recognize top achievements in Canadian drag racing during the past season campaign.
The 2009 DragRaceCanada "Drag Racer of the Year" awards program will honor four winners; one Professional driver, one Sportsman driver, one Crew chief/Tuner as well as the Most Improved/Up-And-Coming drag racer.
Covering all sanctioned drag racing but limited to Canadian drag racers only, the on-line ballot begins on January 8th, 2010 at 00:01 and will close at 23:59 on February 7th, 2010. After the polls close and the audit is completed four winners will be announced. All will receive on-line recognition as well as a handsome commemorative memento.
Each on-line ballot includes five nominees but also accommodates for "write-in" options. Only one vote per e-mail IP address will be afforded and that will be strictly monitored.
For DragRaceCanada "Pro Driver of the Year"(Co-presented by Inside Track Magazine) the nominees include: Roger Bateman (NHRA TAFC), Raymond Commisso (NHRA Pro Mod), Shawn Cowie (NHRA TAD), Kenny Lang (IHRA Pro Mod) and Ken Perry (NHRA TAD). [More...]
Auto Meter returns for 2010 racing season
Instrument giant will offer contingency awards for both PMRA and
Quick 32 Sportsman Series at all race events
SYCAMORE, IL (January 6, 2010) – Not only is Auto Meter Products returning to the Pro Modified Racing Association as a contingency sponsor for 2010, the top name in performance instrumentation will be providing contingency awards for the Quick 32 Sportsman Series.
Contingency awards will be posted for both the PMRA and Quick 32 Sportsman Series at each race venue in 2010.
“Auto Meter is pleased to support the PMRA again in 2010,” said Marc Erickson, Director of Motorsports of Auto Meter Products. “This will be Auto Meter’s fourth season with this popular Pro Modified series. The PMRA has proven itself as a good series with great teams. It also does a great job both on and off the track with its venues, the fans, and series sponsors.
“And we at Auto Meter are also pleased to be involved with the Quick 32 Series, which has really taken off since its introduction last season.”
Auto Meter offers its customers the most extensive line of technologically advanced, competition-inspired, and race-proven instruments of any aftermarket automotive instrument supplier in the world today. [More...]
Hinbest Racing releases
new racing video
Quick 32 Sportsman Series team busy with charity work off-season: announcement for 2010 season is pending for Orangeville Top Dragster effort
ORANGEVILLE, ONTARIO (December 22, 2009) – Hinbest Racing one of the teams that competed in the new Quick 32 Sportsman Series, has released a video to explain not only what the sport entails, but what the Hinbest team brought to the series.
“Our team message is an important one, we were trying to find a way to show people who knew nothing about drag racing what we do and who we are”, said team driver Michael Hinbest. “The result was having a team video produced, and the Hinbest Racing camp was busy racing and filming the last race weekend at Cayuga September 19-20.”
The new video can be found at the team website: http://hinbestracing.com/media.html
The video was produced by Brent Frazer from Bfraz Productions; he can be contacted at brentwfraser@gmail.com
It’s been only four years since Hinbest started drag racing and 2009 was his first year in this car, a supercharged-powered Top Dragster. The team was able to place seventh in the NAPA sponsored Quick 32 Sportsman Series Championship Point Award Series for the inaugural year of the new drag race series. [More...]
Carl’s Cool Cobalt!
Former Pro Modified ace hits the Sportsman ranks with new nitrous-powered Cobalt
Courtesy of Bruce Biegler – DragRaceCanada.com
The drag racing endeavors for Canada’s Carl “Big Dog” Spiering during 2009 might have been a more scaled down version then in previous seasons but don’t let that be a deception.
Following a shift in sponsorship commitment and in personal priorities, Spiering’s racing has evolved to a different and more local focus. Instead of remaining heavily involved within the Pro Modified class ranks as a team owner and driver, where he raced for some 12 seasons, Spiering instead has grabbed the reigns of one of the most talked about machines in Canadian drag racing last summer, a nitrous-injected Chevy Cobalt Top Sportsman car.
After acquiring the car from Rickie Smith, Spiering worked hard on the car applying much of his own unique technology and vision. The car which saw action primarily within the NAPA Parts Quick 32 action within southern Ontario, acts also a test bed for Spiering’s ongoing ERD engine development process. [More...]
Tony Positano pleased with first year in Quick 32 Sportsman Series
Cayuga/TMP Top Dragster winner plans to return for 2010 season
TORONTO, ONTARIO (November 27, 2009) - “Wow. What an exciting season. We have really enjoyed it.”
Top Dragster driver Tony Positano joined the ranks of the newly-formed Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts in 2009 after competing locally in Top Dragster competition for the past two seasons.
The driver and team owner of the Mike Bos Slip Joint Dragster said the series was the right program at the right time for competitors such as him.
“This is a fantastic series,” noted Positano. “I’m proud to be a part of the Quick 32 Sportsman Series. It’s what we needed in Ontario.” [More...]
Drag Racing - The World’s Fastest Sport, now available
New drag racing book covers entire spectrum of the sport
HAMILTON, ONTARIO (November 23, 2009) – It has been two years in the making, but Drag Racing - The World’s Fastest Sport is now available for fans of this popular form of auto racing.
The newly-released hardcover book encompasses all facets of drag racing, from a strong segment on the history of the sport to today’s top drivers in the NHRA and IHRA. There is a section on all car classes, from Stockers to Top Fuelers, a drag racing “101” primer which delves into the mechanics of the sport, and chapters devoted to women in the sport and legends of the sport.
The book is profusely illustrated with exciting and colorful photographs. The book also employs a bevy of illustrations of drag racing cars and other items related to the sport presented in a realistic fashion. [More...]
PMRA and Quick 32 Sportsman Series winners
honored at Annual Champions Banquet
Bruce Boland and Kevin Wicke win 2009 titles, Carl Spiering receives
The John Massingberd Memorial Award
NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO (November 14, 2009) – For 2009, the Fifth Annual Champions Banquet to honor the drivers and teams of the Pro Modified Racing Association was held in conjunction with the First Annual Champions Night for the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts.
Master of ceremonies Larry Satchell guided the sold out, full-to-capacity room at the Best Western Cairn Croft Hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario through the proceedings, which was highlighted by the recognition of the Top Five finishers in each series.
Bruce Boland of Hamilton, Ontario, took the PMRA title for 2009, his third consecutive Point Award Series Championship.
Winning the inaugural Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts Championship was Kevin Wicke of Stratford, Ontario.[More...]
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series top five for 2009 – Kevin Wicke – Champion
STRATFORD, ONTARIO (November 10, 2009) – There was a fair bit of thrashing with a new car, and some mechanical gremlins, but Kevin Wicke and his K&K Racing Dodge Stratus came out on top, winning the 2009 NAPA Quick 32 Sportsman Series Point Award Championship.
“We won rounds when we needed to,” explained Wicke, driver of the 604-cubic inch with B1 Heads - 2 stage NOS system-powered Stratus. “This was a new car for us, and we spent a lot of late nights with it.”
Wicke did not outright win any of the six Quick 32 Sportsman Series races this season, but always made the elimination rounds, and was the runner-up in the Top Sportsman class for the September 19 event at the Cayuga Dragway at TMP, the team’s best showing. [More...]
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series top five for 2009 –
Jamie Bridge – Second Place
NAPANEE, ONTARIO (November 2, 2009) – Jamie Bridge has mixed thoughts about his first year with the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, in which he placed second in the Championship Point Award Series.
On one side, the driver of the 2008 Undercover Dragster was pleased to place second for the Series’ inaugural season, but added he wanted to do better on a personal level.
“Well, we didn’t break anything or run anyone over,” said Bridge. “It would be a pretty good season for most, but I feel my driving hasn’t developed as quickly as I want.”
The Lynja Motorsports dragster qualified for all six Quick 32 Sportsman Series events, with the team’s best showing a runner-up spot on the Top Dragster side of eliminations during the June 28 event at the Grand Bend Motorplex.
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series is set up that 16 Top Dragsters compete against each other in eliminations, and 16 Top Sportsman, or “door cars” compete against each other, and the top racer in each class races against each other in the event final, with the winner of that race declared the event winner. [More...]
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series top five for 2009 –
Carl Spiering – Third Place
JORDAN STATION, ONTARIO (October 27, 2009) – It’s been over 10 years since Carl Spiering drag raced with a Sportsman-style Christmas tree, but the former pro driver turned in a good showing for 2009, placing third in the NAPA sponsored Quick 32 Sportsman Series Championship Point Awards for the inaugural year of the new drag race series.
Spiering, of Jordan Station, Ontario, has spent the most part of the past decade behind the wheel of a Pro Modified car, but returned to the Sportsman ranks this season with his new 2007 Chevy Cobalt Top Sportsman door-slammer.
“I haven’t bracket raced since 1998,” said Spiering, who has won numerous IHRA events in Pro Modified. “But it came back quick. And racing is racing.”
Cars in the Quick 32 Series, whether they are dragsters or door-cars, use the full set of lights on the starting Christmas tree, while the professional classes such as Pro Modified are allowed only one amber light from the tree before the green bulb is lit.
Spiering qualified well in the six-race series, including the number one spot on the door-car side in two races, at Grand Bend August 15 and Cayuga September 20. He qualified number two June 27 at Grand Bend, and again during the Labor Day meet at Grand Bend, and once more for the September 19 Cayuga event in the 737-cubic inch ERD (Engine Research & Development)-powered, Jerry Bickel Race Cars Cobalt. [More...]
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series top five for 2009 –
Michael Kalin – Fourth Place
YOUNGSTOWN, NEW YORK (October 20, 2009) – For a racer who was still getting his feet wet with a new dragster in 2009, Michael Kalin became a quick study.
The Western New York native placed fourth in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts Championship Point Award Series, and said recently he is pleased with his efforts and the new series.
“This was a lot of fun and really cool,” said Kalin, who drives a Mullis Race Cars dragster powered by a nitrous-assisted 632-cubic inch engine. “I was a little disappointed in my own performance, but the series is a great program.”
Kalin, who was competed for more than two decades, and has been a fixture in the Quick 16 programs at tracks such as New York International Raceway Park and Dunn Tire Raceway Park (Lancaster), the dragster was a new ride from his Top Sportsman Corvette, as he wanted to concentrate with the Top Dragster in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series in 2009. [More...]