Archive for June, 2010
Double events mark next Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts
AHRA Canadian Nitro Nationals scene of rounds three and four this weekend at TMP
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (June 29, 2010) – It will be double the action, double the points, and double the purse money this weekend as the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts will hold two complete events during the AHRA Canadian Nitro Nationals at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario.
Rounds three and four of the six-race 2010 Quick 32 Sportsman Series season will be held at the fabled Kohler Road track, featuring the best in Top Dragster and Top Sportsman racing.
And along with two complete races, the final rounds in the postponed Grand Bend Motorplex race will take place at Cayuga Friday, July 2. Both the Top Dragster final and the Top Sportsman final will be held, along with the traditional Top Dragster -versus- Top Sportsman match-up to determine the event champion.
Quick 32 Sportsman Series rained out at Grand Bend
Four teams left – final eliminations to be decided at upcoming Cayuga Dragway race
GRAND BEND, ONTARIO (June 27, 2010) – Although a winner has yet to be decided in round two of the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, one thing is certain: the victor will be a competitor who has not won an event in the popular drag race series.
Rain hampered the final two rounds of the race, held during the RPM Magazine Family PowerFest & Media Weekend at the Grand Bend Motorplex June 25-27.
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series is divided into two classes, the Top Dragster, and the Top Sportsman. Competitors from each class race among themselves, then the Top Dragster entry and the Top Sportsman entry do battle to decide the overall event winner.
K&K / CVR TEAM looking to get back on track at The Bend
CVR Inc. steps up support of K&K Top Sportsman Team in 2010
STRATFORD, ONTARIO (June 24, 2010) – After a disappointing first round exit at the first Quick 32 Sportsman Series event of the season, the K&K/CVR Race Team is looking to get back into the Championship Point Award Series chase at the in Grand Bend Motorplex this weekend.
With its newly-acquired support of CVR Inc. the K&K Team will be part of the RPM Magazine Family PowerFest & Media Weekend. This will be the second of six races for the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts for the 2009 Series Champions.
CVR Inc. has been an associate partner of the team for a number of years but has stepped up its support as a major partner in 2010. Team driver Kevin Wicke is looking forward to this weekend.
Scott Wildgust back in action with new Top Dragster in Quick 32 Sportsman Series
Southern Ontario team of White and Wildgust to step it up at Grand Bend
WARTBURG, ONTARIO (June 23, 2010) – After driving a Top Sportsman 1957 Chevy in Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts competition in 2009, Scott Wildgust is racing this year in a car with the engine behind him.
The team debuted a Top Dragster entry at the opening round at Cayuga last month, and with team co-owner Bill White, Wildgust is looking to a positive season of racing.
“The car has a lot more potential,” noted Wildgust, who qualified number one in two Quick 32 Sportsman Series events last year. He also qualified number three with a 6.839-second pass at the 2010 opener, this time with the new 2010 Bos dragster, and went to the semi-final round.
Top Sportsman team ready to make an impact in Quick 32 Sportsman Series
Ben Grevers and his freshly-updated Camaro Top Sportsman car ready to go rounds
Courtesy: Jason Howlett
PARIS, ONTARIO (June 22, 2010) – With the car back together and testing completed, Ben Grevers looks to make an impact in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts.
The Ontario-based Top Sportsman team named Tried and Convicted, has its sights set on moving up in the points standings after sitting out the first race of the year. The 1990 Chevy Camaro, driven by Grevers, is back together and ready to go rounds.
“We took the car to Grand Bend just for some testing and ended up in the finals of Top Sportsman” said Grevers. “The car was deadly consistent in the eighth mile so it’s ready to go rounds in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series”.
