Archive for June, 2010
Mickey Thompson continues involvement with PMRA and Quick 32 Sportsman Series
Race tire giant provides contingency funds for drag race series
STOW, OHIO (June 18, 2010) – The Pro Modified Racing Association and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series is pleased to have the continued involvement of Mickey Thompson Tires and Wheels for 2010.
The iconic drag racing tire company is once again providing contingency awards for both the Quick 32 Sportsman Series and the PMRA.
“This is an excellent outlet for our teams to compete,” noted Carl Robinson, Motorsports Manager for Mickey Thompson. “It’s a pleasure to work with our customers in Canada.”
For each PMRA event, the winner receives $250 and the runner-up $150. Low qualifier for each race gets $250, and there is a randomly-drawn prize of $150.
The overall winner of each Quick 32 Sportsman Series race receives $150, and the runner-up gets $100. Low qualifier in the Top Dragster and Top Sportsman class receives $75, and $100 goes through a random draw at the race.
Top Dragsters lead Top Sportsman going into next Quick 32 Sportsman Series race
Top Dragsters have 5-2 advantage for upcoming Grand Bend Motorplex event
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (June 17, 2010) – Competition in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts offers a diverse range of cars and powerplants, but all cars must either race in the Top Dragster class or the Top Sportsman class.
For each Quick 32 Sportsman Series event, all the Top Dragsters (T/D) and all the Top Sportsman (T/S) cars race among themselves, and then the winning entry of each class is pitted together for an overall winner.
And to date, the Top Dragster class has the nod, with five victories in seven races to date.
Winning the first race in the series was T.J. Schippling of Shakespeare, Ontario with his dragster during the opening round at Cayuga in 2009.
Melanie Simmons ups ante with new engine program for Quick 32 Sportsman Series
Top Dragster of Toyrific Racing gets boost with supercharged powerplant
ORILLIA, ONTARIO (June 14, 2010) – With a new ERD engine program, Melanie Simmons is hoping to be a strong player in this year’s Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts.
“We were disappointed we didn’t qualify for a couple of races last year,” said Simmons, who drives the Top Dragster of Toyrific Racing. “But we’ve stepped up for this year.”
The 540-cubic inch Chevy engine has received a supercharger and related equipment from the shops of Carl Spiering’s Engine Research & Development (ERD) and the team is hoping the increase in power will get the LJ Red dragster down the track quicker.
“We didn’t qualify and sat out a couple of races,” Simmons explained about the team’s woes last year. “That’s why we’ve upgraded the engine.” The car was previously fueled through an Enderle Fuel Injection system.
New engine and increased speeds
for Grubb Racing in 2010
Top Sportsman team on board with more power in Quick 32 Sportsman Series
PINE RIVER, ONTARIO (June 11, 2010) – With a bigger engine this season, Darrin Grubb has stepped up his team’s efforts in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts.
The Ontario-based Top Sportsman team has added a whole bunch of cubic inches to its 2004 Chevy Cavalier, and Grubb, who drives the Cavalier for Grubb Racing, said he has noticed a big difference.
“We’ve gone from running around 180 in the quarter to close to 195 now with the new engine,” said Grubb. “It is a nice, awesome ride.”
The team placed sixth in the Championship Point Award Series standings last season, highlighted with a Top Sportsman class victory during the June event at the Grand Bend Motorplex in Grand Bend, Ontario.
Paolo Giust leads going into round two at Grand Bend Motorplex June 25-27
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (June 8, 2010) – Round two in the 2010 Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts will take place June 25-27 at the Grand Bend Motorplex in Grand Bend, Ontario.
The Top Dragsters and Top Sportsman cars of the Quick 32 Sportsman Series will compete in the RPM PowerFest & Media Weekend at the Southern Ontario track.
The event is the first of three trips to Grand Bend for the Series.
After the opener on the Cayuga Dragway at Toronto Motorsports Park in May, Paolo Giust of Osgoode, Ontario, leads the Championship Point Award Series race with 339. The Top Dragster driver not only won the division, but took out Steve Corriveau of Fonthill, Ontario in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series final. Corriveau with his 1967 Chevy II is second at present with 315 points.
