Archive for January, 2010
Frank Pompilio to compete in PMRA Pro Modified Series for 2010
Team of popular twin-turbo Mustang stepping up effort for upcoming season
MAPLE, ONTARIO (January 29, 2010) – Ford fans are going to have something to cheer about when Frank Pompilio takes to the track for the upcoming Pro Modified Racing Association tour.
Campaigning a 1967 Ford Mustang, Pompilio has raced in the Outlaw 10.5 class with his immaculate silver Mustang, and for 2010, the team has decided to compete in the PMRA Pro Modified arena.
“The PMRA is a great show,” said Pompilio, who drives the twin-turbo-charged powered Mustang. “It has lots to offer.”
The Pompilio Mustang, owned by team patriarch and Frank’s father Ernie, also has lots to offer. The car has no problem getting down the quarter-mile in six seconds, even with the narrow 10.5-inch rear slicks.
Sitting on the LE Chassis is the 550-cubic inch Ford powerplant, courtesy of Al Moody, and with a pair of Promod 88mm turbochargers, produces in the neighborhood of 2500 horsepower.
Cynergy Composites develops ultra light 1969 Camaro Pro Modified body
G-Force Race Cars will use new body for new car for PMRA’s Jay Santos
STRATHROY, ONTARIO (January 26, 2010) – One of the main theories in winning a drag race is power. The more power a car makes, the quicker it can get down to the finish line.
But since the advent of the sport, racers have also tried to reduce weight in their cars. The lighter a car is, the faster it will go.
Over the past few years, reducing the weight of the car body in racing has been an important element in producing quicker times. Working through light metal and fiberglass from the past, today’s builders of Pro Modified and Top Sportsman bodies work with the strong yet light carbon fiber.
Just before Christmas of 2009, Cynergy Composites put the finishing touches on its newest body, a 1969 Chevy Camaro, and shipped it off to noted Pro Modified builder Jim Salemi at G-Force Race Cars of Western New York.
Marydel Homes posts Qualifying Bonus for PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series races
Marydel Homes Qualifying Bonus to double if team also sets Series Record for each race during 2010 season
CONCORD, ONTARIO (January 9, 2010) – The Pro Modified Racing Association and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series are pleased to be receiving a new Qualifying Bonus program from Marydel Homes.
At each race event, Marydel Homes will post a $500 bonus to the top qualifier in the PMRA, and a $250 bonus to the top qualifier on both the Top Sportsman and Top Dragster side in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series.
“We are pleased and grateful for the involvement of Marydel Homes, and its commitment to both of these drag racing series,” said Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations for both series. “This is another positive incentive for our teams for 2010.”
Marydel will also double the awards at each event if the top qualifier sets a Series Record during the qualifying session.
Martin Family Racing Team looking forward to 2010 PMRA season
Wayne Martin guides three generations of family racing with Barrie, Ontario-based Corvette Pro Modified
BARRIE, ONTARIO (January 7, 2010) – Sitting in the team’s large shop just outside of Barrie, Ontario recently, Tim Martin explained why his team signed up with the Pro Modified Racing Association in 2009.
“This will open more doors for us. We did all we could with the Altered.”
The Altered raced by the Martin family was one of the quickest cars in its class, but it was time to move on to a new class. Tim Martin, who now drives the G-Force Race Cars 1963 Corvette Pro Modified, is the second of three generations of drag racers. Father Wayne Martin started racing in the mid-1960s, and Tim’s son Chase will be a regular in the Junior Dragster wars.
