Archive for January, 2010
Big changes in 2010 for Wagg and Bell Top Sportsman Dodge Daytona team
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 29, 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.
“We’re getting rid of the red color on the car that everyone has seen for years,” said Wagg. “I don’t want to divulge the paint scheme yet, but we plan to debut the car at the Performance World Custom Car Show in Toronto in March.”
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.
The new Hyde car will be the ex-Carl Spiering Cobalt, a car built for and raced in the Series by Spiering. The Jerry Bickel Race Cars machine features a 737-cubic inch nitrous-fed engine built and tuned by ERD (Engine Research and Development) from the Spiering shops in Jordan Station, Ontario.
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.
“We are pleased and grateful for the involvement of Marydel Homes, and its commitment to both of these drag racing series,” said Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations for both series. “This is another positive incentive for our teams for 2010.”
Marydel will also double the awards at each event if the top qualifier sets a Series Record during the qualifying session.
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.
