Archive for May, 2010
Cayuga opener ushers in 2010 PMRA
and Quick 32 Sportsman Series Tours
Both series to compete May 21-23 at fabled drag strip of Toronto Motorsports Park
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (May 5, 2010) – When Carl Spiering won the first Pro Modified Racing Association race held in May of 2005, a new era in Pro Modified drag racing was established.
Since that time, the PMRA has been a big part of the makeup on the Cayuga Dragway at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario, and has been a favorite facility with the fans and the teams.
Canada’s oldest drag strip, which began operations in 1954 and has continued to the present, has traditionally been the season opener and season closer for the PMRA. For several years the series championship was decided during the final event in the fall of each year since the PMRA started racing at the fabled Kohler Road strip in Southern Ontario.
Michael Kalin hoping to continue with success
in 2010 Quick 32 Sportsman Series
New York-based dragster driver ready for upcoming first event on tour
YOUNGSTOWN, NEW YORK (May 4, 2010) – Michael Kalin may have raced several times so far in 2010, but does not think he will have an easy time when he fires up his race car for the first round in the Top Dragster side of the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts later this month.
Kalin, who drives a big-block powered dragster, spent some time earlier this year on a drag racing road trip in the southern US, competing in Florida, Tennessee, and Maryland, taking a runner-up spot in the IHRA Tournament of Champions at Immokalee Regional Raceway.
“We’re going to give it a shot,” said Kalin, who won the Grand Bend Motorplex event of the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and placed fourth in the Championship Point Award Series in 2009. “I will apply some of the stuff I learned down South but these guys in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series are tough.”
Carl Spiering steps out of driver’s seat
for 2010
JORDAN STATION, ONTARIO (May 1, 2010) – Although he may not be driving a race car this year, Carl Spiering is still one of the busiest people in drag racing.
The former Pro Modified driver will be behind the scenes in 2010, directing his attention on his engine-building business and other racing related projects, as well as providing tuning assistance to many of his ERD customers.
“Our focus right now is on engine building and track support,” said Spiering. With his Jordan Station, Ontario-based Engine Research & Development (ERD) facility, Spiering and his staff will continue to develop, build, and provide support in the performance engine arena. Along with engines for drag racing, ERD provides powerplants for dirt oval track, Sprint Car, tractor pull, and road racing applications.
