Tom Orr ready to return to Quick 32 Sportsman Series with new engine for Stratus
Team also plans to field Top Dragster entry for upcoming season
SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC (January 7, 2011) – Veteran drag racer Tom Orr will not only return to the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts for 2011 with his Top Sportsman entry, he will be heading up a two-car team with his son Lance driving a Top Dragster.
“I’ve raced all over, and this is the best Series I’ve ever raced in,” said Orr, who drives a 2008 Dodge Stratus in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series Top Sportsman class. “We’re not changing the car a great deal for this year, except that we have a new motor to go into the car.”
Orr explained he damaged the engine in the Stratus during the IHRA Nitro Jam event at Epping, NH late last year, but was able to take the runner-up spot in the Top Sportsman class.
New car, new power
for Orr Motorsports in 2010
Quebec-based Top Sportsman ready for upcoming Quick 32 Sportsman Series
SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC (May 13, 2010) – The Orr Motorsports team will be throwing its hat into the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts ring for 2010 with a full schedule in the Top Sportsman class with a new Jerry Haas Dodge Stratus beginning at the Victoria Day Weekend opening event at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario.
The Stratus is a former NHRA Pro Stock car, which was campaigned last year in three NHRA Pro Stock events run out of Haas’ trailer. This is a state-of-the-art Hass product from the builder’s Missouri shops, with all the tricks, including an all carbon-fiber body, interior and brake system.
Powering the Stratus is a fresh unit from Koffel’s Place, the Michigan-based Mopar engine shop. An all-aluminum 604-cubic inch B1 with a Texas race engine 2×4 setup using two stages of nitrous will power the Stratus. The transmission and converter are courtesy of Abrussi Race Transmissions.
