Archive for August, 2011
Jeff Roth and Eric Latino to contest delayed round in 2011 PMRA tour at Grand Bend
Pro Modifieds return for track’s “Thunder by the Beach” September 2-4 weekend to finish round four, and then continue with round five in popular drag racing action
GRAND BEND, ONTARIO (August 24, 2011) – Eric Latino will be going for his second win this season in Pro Modified Racing Association competition as a finalist in the postponed fourth round of PMRA racing.
But Latino, of Whitby, Ontario, will be facing Jeff Roth of New Dundee, Ontario in the rescheduled final, which was cancelled due to rain at the recent Stratford Spectacular Hot August Nationals held August 4-7 at the Grand Bend Motorplex.
The final pairing will determine the winner of this fourth race on the six-race PMRA tour for 2011. It will be held during the September 2-4 running of the “Thunder by the Beach” event at Grand Bend. After this race is completed, the PMRA will continue with its next round of drag racing action over the Labor Day weekend.
PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and PBSS going “green”
Partnership with Global Emissions Systems will lead to a cleaner environment with emissions reduction incentives for drag race series
WHITBY, ONTARIO (August 13, 2011) – The Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series is taking positive steps in reducing smog and greenhouse gas exhaust emissions.
This initiative in “going green” is under the guidance of Global Emissions Systems, Inc. (GESi®), www.gesi.ca, a world leader in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of emissions control systems for fuel burning engines.
Eric Latino, President and CEO and one of the founders of GESi®, is a regular competitor in the PMRA, and is spearheading this effort with the three drag race series.
“Our goal is going fast and going green,” said Latino. “There are many ways we can follow greener practices at the race track.”
PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and PBSS winners to be determined at next scheduled event
Final rounds at Stratford Spectacular Hot August Nationals rained out and to be held during “Thunder by the Beach” at Grand Bend September 2-4
GRAND BEND, ONTARIO (August 7, 2011) – Racing in the Stratford Spectacular Hot August Nationals presented by Ideal Supply & NAPA Auto Parts got down to the final rounds before the rains came at the Grand Bend Motorplex today.
The winners in the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series will be decided during the series Labor Day event at Grand Bend for the track’s “Thunder by the Beach Weekend” September 2-4.
Going into the PMRA final will be top qualifier Eric Latino of Whitby, Ontario, against number three seed Jeff Roth of New Dundee, Ontario. Latino has secured a win in PMRA racing this season, while for Roth, who has won at Grand Bend previously; this will be his first trip to a 2011 final.
Points leader Vito Montesano ready for a win in PMRA drag racing
Round four of Pro Modified Racing Association this weekend during the Stratford Spectacular Hot August Nationals at the Grand Bend Motorplex
MAPLE, ONTARIO (August 3, 2011) – Pro Modified Racing Association driver Vito Montesano is hoping he can put it all together for the next PMRA race at the Stratford Spectacular Hot August Nationals presented by Ideal Supply & NAPA Auto Parts August 4-7 at the Grand Bend Motorplex.
Montesano presently leads the PMRA Championship Point Award Series presented by Magnum Auto Parts and Patio Passport with 817 points. He has qualified number one at all events so far this year with his supercharged ERD-powered 1969 Camaro Pro Modified, and has set a fast time of 5.889-seconds down the quarter mile.
“What’s my plan for this weekend? It’s to stay at the top,” he said. “I’d like to set a big number and keep it.”
