Series News
Last year’s Victoria Day winners hoping to repeat success for May 18-20 event
PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and PBSS drag racing ready for 2012 season opener at TMP’s Cayuga Dragway
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (May 9, 2012) – The opening rounds in the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series are only days away, and last year’s winners will once again be trying to get off to a winning start.
The Victoria Day Weekend Challenge at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park has been the traditional season start for the drag race series, and this tradition continues May 18-20.
The PMRA will kick off its eighth year at Cayuga. In last year’s event, three-time PMRA champion Bruce Boland of Hamilton, Ontario, got right into his winning ways with his 1941 Willys, defeating Gary Irving of Toronto in the Al Hinds Corvette. Boland, who placed second in the 2011 Pro Modified Racing Association Championship Point Award Series, qualified number one and took out Irving with a 6.087-second, 234.37-mph run against the 6.309, 222.33 of Irving, who qualified sixth.
Impact Canopies returns as the Preferred Canopy Supplier to the PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and PBSS for upcoming season
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (May 5, 2012) – Impact Canopies Inc. has returned for 2012 as the Preferred Canopy Supplier for The Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series, providing a strong and professional presence at event race tracks.
“We greatly appreciate the support from Impact Canopies,” noted Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations for the three series. “Not only does Impact provide a first-class canopy shelter for our operations staff during race weekends, it also provides us with high visibility and instant recognition.”
Based in Port Coquitlam BC, Impact Canopies has several locations throughout North America catering to groups in sporting, cultural, and charity events. Its involvement with the PMRA, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the PBSS was its first venture into the motorsport world.
Racers and fans ready for 2012 opening day of drag race action
PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and PBSS take to track May 18-20 for Victoria Day Weekend Challenge at TMP’s Cayuga Dragway
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (April 30, 2012) – The teams have been working hard during the off-season and the fans are ready for the opening round in the 2012 Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series.
Racers had spent the past few months updating, modifying, and everything else to get more power from their racecars. Along with several new teams in the three drag race series, many are returning for the starting race of the year, the Victoria Day Weekend Challenge to be held May 18-20 at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park.
Qualifying sessions will take place Saturday, May 19, with elimination rounds scheduled to begin Sunday, May 20.
Big City Sportswear continues as preferred uniform supplier for PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and PBSS officials
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK (April 25, 2012) – Big City Sportswear will continue as the preferred uniform supplier for the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series.
“Big City has not only met, they have exceeded our expectations,” noted Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations for the three drag race series. “We are very pleased with the product provided by them.”
Big City has established itself as one of the top names in sports-related apparel. It occupies a 20,000-square foot in Rochester with the capability of providing screen printing, embroidery, digital printing and more for sporting teams and other organizations. Big City’s involvement with the three drag race series was its first in the motorsports world.
Big City’s state-of-the-art facility, which includes fully automated screen printing, a heat transfer machine, and a 54-inch Roland digital cutter/printer, which allows for the manufacture of window signs, banners, and vehicle wraps.
Drag race officials rely on golf cars for better efficiency on race weekends
O’tools provides wheels to PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series and PBSS staff once again as Official Golf Car Supplier
FOREST, ONTARIO (April 18, 2012) – Working at a race track demands a lot of interaction between officials and the race teams, and for the operations staff for the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series their time is made easier and more effective thanks to the golf car supplied by O’tools Rent or Buy, the Official Golf Car Supplier.
“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 both drag race series. “Getting around thanks to O’tools not only helps make our duties easier, it provides a more efficient operation.”
