Archive for March, 2010
K&K Team ready for 2010
Kevin Wicke ready to defend Quick 32 Sportsman Series title
Courtesy: Z.I.M.
STRATFORD, ONTARIO (March 31, 2010) – The K&K Race Team won the inaugural Quick 32 Sportsman Point Award Series in 2009 and the Champions are anxious to defend their title in 2010.
With a very successful initial season, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts will continue to be one of Canada’s most competitive drag racing series. There will be more teams and quicker fields, but the guys at K&K are up to the challenge.
Consistency was the key for the K&K Team and their Dodge Stratus in 2009 and they are looking for more of the same in 2010.
“We had a pretty good season but we definitely had a few breaks last year,” said team driver Kevin Wicke. “This year will be a much tougher Championship Point Award Series chase, and there will be more quality teams in the points.”
Bill Moloughney signs on with
Quick 32 Sportsman Series
New Quebec-based Top Dragster team getting ready for opening round
SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC (March 24, 2010) – After a trip to the Grand Bend Motorplex last year, Bill Moloughney wanted to step up his racing and decided to join up with the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts.
“I decided I wanted to run with the big boys,” said Moloughney, who will race in the Series’ Top Dragster class.
“I bought the dragster last year, and raced locally around here,” he continued. “But Jamie Bridge (another Quick 32 Sportsman Series competitor) talked about this, and I decided I wanted to be in with the competition.”
Moloughney has raced slower door cars, but the step up into the dragster is a new venture for him.
F.J. Smith to be honored into
Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame
Former racer and founder of Can-Am Stock/Super Stock Series conducts races during PMRA and Quick 32 Sportsman events
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (March 18, 2010) – One of Canada’s top drag racers is to be inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in April.
Noted racer and car builder F.J. (Fred) Smith, of Cayuga, Ontario will be honored by his peers in the racing community during the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Induction Gala April 17 at the Sheraton Center in Toronto, Ontario.
Smith is the main proponent behind the Can-Am Stock/Super Stock Series, which races during many weekend events that the Pro Modified Racing Association and Quick 32 Sportsman Series compete.
“I’m just starting to realize the importance of the honor,” said Smith after learning about his induction. “Just look at the list I’m joining. It’s pretty satisfying to be in the same group as Bernie Fedderly, Gary Beck, and Frank Hawley.”
Project Track Champion to be part of PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series season opener at Cayuga’s TMP
Individuals with disabilities experience real racing action at first PMRA and Quick 32 Sportsman event of 2010
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (March 15, 2010) – Individuals with disabilities will have an opportunity to ride in a race car on a track for some true racing excitement.
Organized and presented by Voices Unlimited, a self-advocacy group in the Haldimand and Norfolk communities, these individuals will be offered an incredible opportunity to grasp a true sense and feeling of experiencing a ride in a real race car.
A one-of-a-kind, specially-equipped vehicle has been developed and built for those wishing to experience a ride in a race car. This car is part of Project Track Champion, and is a non-competitive, modified vehicle built exclusively for such a purpose. It resembles a real race car but is fitted to allow passengers with or without physical disabilities.
New ride for Dan Flanigan in upcoming
Quick 32 Sportsman Series
Buffalo, New York team to debut Firebird Top Sportsman car for 2010 season
BUFFALO, NEW YORK (March 10, 2010) – Dan Flanigan will be returning to the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts with a new car for the 2010 season.
The native New Yorker will also be returning with renewed interest for the second season of this popular drag racing series.
“I think it’s a fantastic series,” Flanigan noted. “I was a bit of a rebel at first, but after going to two events I loved it. And the proof of this is we’re back full time again this year.”
Flanigan will debut his new Flanigan Racing Team 2002 Firebird Top Sportsman car in the series, complete with a fresh 540-cubic inch big block, courtesy of Mike and Joe Janis at Jan-Cen Racing Engines in Elma, New York.
