Archive for March, 2011
Dan Aitken Jr hoping to keep Quick 32 Sportsman Series momentum from last year’s success
Top Sportsman racer poised for new drag racing season with Mustang
BELLE RIVER, ONTARIO (March 30, 2011) — Dan Aitken Jr is taking a simple approach to his Quick 32 Sportsman Series drag racing this season.
If it’s not broken, leave it alone.
Driving in the Top Sportsman class of the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, Aitken placed fourth in the Championship Point Award Series in 2010, and won the final two events last year.
He said the D Boone Sr/Jr Racing team plan to prep the car in the same fashion for the upcoming season, and is hoping for more success.
“Everything about the car is the same as last year,” he said. “The biggest thing for us is to build off last year.”
Spencer Hyde comfortable in Cobalt and ready for upcoming Quick 32 Sportsman Series season
Top Sportsman driver ready to do battle with ERD-prepared 2007 Cobalt
STRATFORD, ONTARIO (March 24, 2011) – Quick 32 Sportsman Series racer Spencer Hyde switched his ride from a Top Dragster to a Top Sportsman entry last season, and for 2011 believes he will be ready to take on the competition.
“I feel comfortable now in the Cobalt,” Hyde noted. “Last year was a learning curve, and this year our focus will be on winning some rounds.”
After competing with a Top Dragster in the first year of Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, Hyde got behind the wheel of a 2007 Chevy Cobalt Top Sportsman in 2010, and was a quick study in learning the differences between a rear-engined dragster and the front-engined Cobalt.
“It took a while to get used to,” he said. “The car reacts a lot differently. It’s been a big learning curve, but Carl (Spiering) has coached me and things have gotten much better.”
Few changes in store for Quick 32 Sportsman Series Champion
Consistency and team effort keep Wicke and K&K Racing Team in the hunt
STRATFORD, ONTARIO (March 21, 2011) – He didn’t outright win any events in the 2010 Quick 32 Sportsman Series, but through consistency and a strong working relationship with his crew, Top Sportsman driver Kevin Wicke won his second consecutive Quick 32 Sportsman Series Championship title.
“Last year was an awesome season,” noted Wicke, who drives the K&K Racing / CVR Inc. Dodge Stratus. “It has been the perfect time for us.”
Wicke, who also took the Quick 32 Sportsman Series title for its inaugural year of 2009, said there will be few changes to the car for the upcoming season, other than some tweaks to the nitrous system. The 604-cubic inch engine sits in an RJ Race Cars chassis with a two-speed Powerglide courtesy of Hutch’s Transmission Service with a Coan Converter, a MagnaFuel Racing Fuel system, and two-stage Induction Solutions nitrous set-up.
PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series and Pro Bike & Sled Series Officials depend on O’tools golf cars for better efficiency on race weekends
O’tools provides wheels to Series officials as Official Golf Car Supplier
FOREST, ONTARIO (March 17, 2011) – The operations staff for the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series and the Pro Bike & Sled Series are busy during a race weekend, and their time is made easier thanks to the golf cars supplied by O’tools Rent or Buy, the Official Golf Car Supplier to the three organizations.
“We are constantly running around at the track, whether it’s to talk with teams, officials, or get the round results out to the competitors,” said Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations of the three drag racing series. “Getting around thanks to O’tools not only helps make our duties easier, it provides a more efficient operation.”
Melanie Simmons debuts new Toyrific Quick 32 Sportsman Series entry
Top Dragster at Performance World Car Show in Toronto Ontario
Courtesy: Resolution Racing Services
ORILLIA, ONTARIO (March 15, 2011) – Melanie Simmons and her Toyrific Racing Top Dragster team from Orillia, Ontario, debuted her new Mike Bos Chassis Craft built dragster this past weekend at the Performance World Custom Car Show.
Simmons and her team showed off the new dragster in fine fashion, winning five prestigious awards including, Salute to Drag Racing- Best Dragster in Show, Salute to Drag Racing – Best Drag Car in Show, Best Engine in a Competition Car, Most Outstanding Competition Car, and Class Champion.
