Archive for February, 2011
Steve Legare getting geared up for upcoming PMRA season
Updates to nitrous-fed Camaro will put team in midst of Pro Modified action
TROIS-RIVIERES, QUEBEC (February 28, 2011) – After a season getting his feet wet in Pro Modified Racing Association action, Steve Legare plans on making his mark in the upcoming PMRA drag racing season.
“For the 2011 season we have made lots of changes, and we’ll be ready for the first race,” he said.
The Legare Racing Team campaigns a 1968 Chevy Camaro, and Legare noted there have been many updates to the green Pro Modified for 2011. The car, which came from Finland’s Hakan Nilsson and captured the FIA world title in its class for 2004, is a Tommy Mauney car powered by a 728-cubic inch Fulton Racing Engines powerplant. Legare added the engine has received not only new heads but a complete rebuild to the bottom end, along with a lot of tweaking to the nitrous system and the Braswell Carburetors.
Leaf Racewear continues to play vital role in drag racing safety
PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and Pro Bike & Sled Series Safety Team well equipped for an emergency
LONDON, ONTARIO (February 22, 2011) – Safety is paramount in the operation of the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series, and Leaf Racewear & Safety Equipment plays a vital role in this important aspect as the preferred safety equipment supplier of the three drag racing series Safety Initiative Program.
“Our Fire and Rescue Team have an important job to do at our race events,” explained Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations for the PMRA, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series. “We are very grateful to Leaf Racewear, who provides us with the best in protection for this integral part of putting on a race.”
New Pro Bike & Sled Series to participate with PMRA and Quick 32 Sportsman Series in 2011
Wiseco Performance Products presenting sponsor for new Series featuring motorcycle and snowmobile drag racing action
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (February 18, 2011) – This new drag racing series will provide a venue for motorcycle and snowmobile racers to compete on a professional and well-organized level, and showcase the popularity of these racing machines.
For the 2011 season, the PBSS has scheduled six events, with a substantial payout for each event winner, along with prize money for the yearly championship.
“We are excited about the addition of the PBSS that will participate with the PMRA and Quick 32 Sportsman Series,” stated Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations for the Pro Bike & Sled Series, the PMRA and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series.
“The PBSS will enhance the already popular PMRA and Quick 32 Sportsman Series programs, and provide race fans with a bigger and more rounded-out show of racing.
Patio Passport returns with racer incentives for Quick 32 Sportsman Series and PMRA 2011 season
Drag race series to receive contingency and championship points awards
WOODBRIDGE, ONTARIO (February 16, 2011) – Patio Passport will return to the Quick 32 Sportsman Series for 2011, offering special bonus awards in the Championship Points Award Series.
Patio Passport is also involved with the companion drag race series, the Pro Modified Racing Association in providing awards for the PMRA’s Championship Point Award Series.
“We are very pleased Patio Passport has returned to the Quick 32 Sportsman Series and the PMRA for the upcoming season,” said Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations for both of the popular racing venues. “With the valuable help of Paul Delicata we have been able to offer our competitors another aspect in our racing.”
Patio Passport’s Delicata, a former drag racer himself, not only provides awards to both series, he is heavily involved in the sport as a team owner with one of the Quick 32 Sportsman Series entries.
PMRA competitors take part in snowmobiling weekend for ALS charity
Proceeds donated in honor of late John Massingberd
HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO (February 15, 2011) – Several Pro Modified Racing Association competitors took place in the recent Team Vincent Motorsports Ride 2011 in a weekend of snowmobiling at the Delta Grandview Resort in Huntsville, Ontario.
The event hosted 83 riders, including PMRA racers Gary Irving, Ike Maier, and Mark Nielsen.
This year’s ride was the 29th annual event, and was held in honor of John Massingberd, formerly of Raceline Radio and Snowtrax Television, who succumbed to ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) in 2008.
The event was organized by the family and staff of Team Vincent Motorsports, including Karen Ross, who is the wife of Nielsen Motorsports crew member Dave Ross.
The three-day event featured not only snowmobiling, but several hospitality and auction events. The $4,000.00 raised is being donated to ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
