Archive for April, 2011
Pro Racing Fuels returns with contingency and special awards to PMRA and Quick 32 Sportsman Series
Awards presented in both drag race series for upcoming 2011 season
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO (April 26, 2026) — Pro Racing Fuels will return to both the Pro Modified Racing Association and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series as a sponsor for the two drag racing series.
“This is good news for our racers in both the PMRA and Quick 32 Sportsman Series,” noted Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations for both series. “Pro Racing Fuels is committed to providing the best in racing fuels, and we are pleased to have their involvement for 2011.”
Headed by Mitch Markusich, Pro Racing Fuels has developed quality and sustainable racing fuel over the past several years, answering the demand for lead-free, high-octane fuels used in competition applications.
Leverentz and Kulik back to stay with 2011 PMRA Pro Modified season
“Lots of changes” for 1967 Camaro from Western NY race shop
ELMA, NEW YORK (April 14, 2026) – The Pro Modified team of Oddy’s Automotive, Inc. and Kulik Automotive plans to make a concerted effort on this year’s Pro Modified Racing Association Tour.
“We’re planning on making all the PMRA shows,” said car owner Dave Leverentz. “That’s at the top of our list.”
The team only raced in two PMRA events last season, but is going to participate in the entire 2011 season. Dave Kulik Jr will continue to drive the 1967 Chevy Camaro Pro Modified.
While he wouldn’t mention specifics, Leverentz said “there are lots of changes for the car” this season, and is hoping to be a contender with the G-Force Race Cars product.
A SSI Superchargers 14-71 High Helix supercharger has been added for 2011 and the car will continue with a Lenco three-speed transmission and an Oddy’s Automotive fuel system.
Mickey Thompson to sponsor PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series and PBSS
Legendary tire maker offers contingency programs for drag race competitors
Stow, OHIO (April 12, 2026) – One of the premier names in motorsports tires, Mickey Thompson, has returned to provide contingency awards in its support of the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA), the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike and Sled Series(PBSS) for 2011.
“Mickey Thompson is one of the top names in racing tires,” said Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations for the PMRA, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the PBSS. “We are pleased to have them return for the upcoming season.”
Founder Mickey Thompson, who began to market racing tires in 1963, is best known for his exploits in off-road racing, but the Californian was an important player in the early years of drag racing, and was one of the first racers in the evolution of the modern dragster. Thompson was also a competitor on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, setting a land speed record of 406.6 mph in 1960. He also developed a softer compound tire which was used in the Indianapolis 500 in the early 1960s.
Big Sal Cammisuli anxious to get into PMRA drag racing with new Corvette
“I don’t want to play around. I want to run fast.”
MARKHAM, ONTARIO (April 4, 2026) – Big Sal Cammisuli said he is getting anxious to get into his new Pro Modified and compete in the upcoming Pro Modified Racing Association season.
“I’m all ready,” he said. “I just can’t wait to let the clutch out.”
A doorcar racing veteran, Cammisuli has stepped up his efforts in 2011 for his first year in PMRA action. His ZR1 Corvette Pro Modified is ready for opening day.
Although he has had a little experience with supercharged cars throughout his racing, the engine in the ZR1 will be a new experience for him, he said. The 526-cubic inch Brad Anderson (BAE) Hemi has been built and maintained by noted Pro Modified racer Mike Janis of Jan-Cen Racing Engines, and Cammisuli said he will be relying on Jan-Cen for assistance.
