Archive for February, 2012
New car, new power for Sydnie Hyde in Quick 32 Sportsman Series
Stratford, Ontario driver ready for second season with new Top Dragster entry
STRATFORD, ONTARIO (February 27, 2012) – Sydnie Hyde will be going faster in her Top Dragster in Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts competition this year, thanks in part to brother Spencer.
Last season was her first year of Quick 32 Sportsman Series racing, but her old dragster just wasn’t fast enough. So the youngest driver of the Hyde Racing Team (Spencer also races in the Series) will be piloting a new Spitzer dragster with the mammoth 740-cubic inch engine that Spencer used in his Top Sportsman Cobalt in 2011.
“The car was only running in the 7.30s,” explained Hyde. “It just wasn’t fast enough, but it was a great learning experience.”
Qualifying was a tough go for the rookie last year, but that should turn around for the upcoming season.
New power to propel Dordan Motorsports Top Dragster in upcoming season
Quick 32 Sportsman Series team gets ERD engine for 2012 drag race series
SHAKESPEARE, ONTARIO (February 22, 2012) – After a rookie season in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, the Dordan Motorsports Top Dragster team decided to increase its odds of winning with a new engine to provide more go on the drag strip.
“Last year we were getting used to the car, but were always in the middle of the pack,” said team driver Travis Gueguen. “We went to ERD (Engine Research & Development) and got a new engine for the car and are hoping to run in the 6.8-second range.”
New power for Dan Flanigan and his Firebird Top Sportsman car will up the ante in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series
“We’re going to have 300 more horsepower. You have to run fast to qualify in this Series”
BUFFALO, NEW YORK (February, 15, 2012) – A new powerplant under the hood of Dan Flanigan’s 2002 Firebird Top Sportsman car should provide some more force for him when he takes to the track for the 2012 Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts season.
“I’m super excited,” said Flanigan about the new aluminum 665-cubic inch engine. “We’re going to have 300 more horsepower. You have to run fast to qualify in this series.”
Flanigan only raced three times last year in Quick 32 Sportsman Series competition, and was a quarter-round finalist in the second event, the Xtreme Mayhem Nationals at Cayuga Dragway. He said that the car never performed as expected last year, and is looking for more success in 2012.
Dragstar.ca and ISP providing safety and confidence with seat technology in PMRA and Quick 32 Sportsman Series
“Once they have them they won’t drive without them”
WATERLOO, ONTARIO (February 13, 2012) – When it comes to drag racing, speed is obviously important, but a more vital factor is safety.
A relatively new product in drag racing is the form-fitting engineered seat for the driver, and dozens of teams in the Pro Modified Racing Association and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series have installed custom seats from Dragstar.ca and Innovative Safety Products, who support both the drag racing series.
“The business has done well,” said Dragstar.ca’s Marc McCrae, who has been preparing and installing the seats for four years. “We make drivers more consistent, more comfortable, and more confident.”
Built as a foam insert, the ISP “pour in place” method fills all the voids around the driver, protecting the driver’s torso 100 percent. The material is inherently self-extinguishing in case of fire, and will not drip or melt when in contact with a flame, and is stable to temperatures up to 400 degrees without deformation. Carbon X material is used to finish the seat insert.
Corriveau looking for successful year with Chevy II Top Sportsman in Quick 32 Sportsman Series drag racing
“We’re very confident we’ll hit the ground running this year.”
FONTHILL. ONTARIO (February 7. 2012) – The Cor Con Racing 1967 Chevy II Top Sportsman entry plans to have a more successful season for 2012 in Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts competition.
“Last year we had a lot of growing pains,” said Steve Corriveau, driver of the Deuce. “We had no issues with the motor, but we did with everything else.”
And although the team qualified at five Quick 32 Sportsman Series events in 2011, it struggled to get past the first round, but Corriveau added the transmission and nitrous issues have been all worked out.
“We got everything straightened out by the end of last year, and we were running some decent times in testing. Now we’re all ready to go. We just need some good weather.”
