Archive for March, 2011
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.”
Hinds Motorsports team back for 2011 PMRA tour
Gary Irving returns as driver with freshened-up 2004 Corvette Pro Modified
WATERLOO, ONTRIO (March 14, 2011) – With some minor changes from last year, the Hinds Motorsports Corvette Pro Modified will be ready for the upcoming Pro Modified Racing Association season.
“Basically the car is staying the same,” noted team owner Al Hinds. “The motor is at Carl’s (Carl Spiering of Engine Research & Development) getting freshened up. We’ve got a couple of tricks up our sleeve, but right now I’m going to keep them guessing.”
Driven by prominent Pro Modified racer Gary Irving of Toronto, Ontario the Corvette is powered with a supercharged 526-cubic inch Alan Johnson BAE engine with a Lenco three-speed behind it. The Corvette body sits on a Lowdown Hot Rods chassis, and ERD supplies the fuel system and PSI supercharger.
Grainy Brothers return to PMRA racing for upcoming season
Team ready to run with new engine in G-Force Race Cars Camaro Pro Modified
NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK (March 9, 2011) – After sitting out for a season, the Grainy Brothers are returning to the Pro Modified Racing Association drag racing series.
The Western New York team will be back with the familiar two-tone 1967 Camaro Pro Modified, but the G-Force Race Cars product will feature a new powerplant.
According to driver Jack Grainy, the team will be running a new 526-cubic inch Brad Anderson engine set up by Mike Janis. Fellow New Yorker and reigning PMRA champion Mike Stawicki will be on hand assisting the team with the new engine, which will feature a new PSI screw-type Supercharger. A Lenco three-speed transmission will sit behind the new engine.
Grainy said his team had to step up to keep pace with the competition.
G-Force Race Cars / MSR Performance Race Team goes up against the best in Qatar ADRL series
Reigning PMRA champions make their mark in Middle-East competition
“I really had to get up on the wheel. These guys are the Best in the World.”
Courtesy: Tim Miller, PMRA
TONAWANDA, NEW YORK (March 3, 2011) – The G-Force Race Cars / MSR Performance drag racing team was honored recently by Sheikh Khalid Al Thani of Qatar in taking part in an eight-race Arabian Drag Racing League series in the Middle-East nation of Qatar.
Invited to participate with the top teams in the Pro Extreme class, the reigning champions of the PMRA packed up their suitcases and 1968 Firebird for the desert country from their homes in Western New York.
G-Force Race Cars / MSR Performance team members Jim Salemi, Mike Stawicki, and Jon Salemi spoke about their experiences during the three-month racing sessions, which involved a cycle of three weeks of racing in Qatar, and then two weeks back home.
PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series and Pro Bike & Sled Series Officials rely on two-way communication
Total Two-Way Radios provide staff with radios for race events
TORONTO, ONTARIO (March 2, 2011) – Communications between officials is essential during a race weekend, and the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series and the Pro Bike & Sled Series is pleased to have the involvement of Total Two-Way Radio as the official communications supplier for the three drag racing series.
“We’re thankful and pleased to have Total on board with us once again,” stated Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations for the three series. “Our operations people are in constant communication and are able to perform their duties at one of our events much better with the help of the two-way radios.”
He added that PMRA, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series and the Pro Bike & Sled Series officials including the starter, spotters, announcer, control tower, staging, fire/safety/rescue, operations, and media personnel will be equipped with the Motorola professional series radios.
