Archive for April, 2012
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, 2026) – 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, 2026) – 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.
Rocky Di Lecce steps up to PMRA for 2012
Pro Modified rookie will compete with supercharged 1968 Camaro
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO (April 20, 2026) – “It’s always something I’ve wanted to do, to race in the PMRA.”
And for 2012, Rocky Di Lecce has stepped up his drag racing career with his entry into the Pro Modified Racing Association.
Di Lecce said he started drag racing in 1995 in the eight-second Easy Street class, working his way through Super Street and Outlaw 10.5 racing, accomplishing several benchmarks. He was the OSCA champion in 2007, has been nominated as the best Sportsman driver of the year with DragRaceCanada.com, was given the Editor’s Choice award with RPM Magazine, and is a member of the six-second club. Di Lecce and his team also won an NSCA championship.
For 2012, he has moved up into the popular Pro Modified class with a 1968 Camaro.
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, 2026) – 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.”
Drag race officials rely on two-way communication at events
Total Two-Way Radios once again provides radios for staff of PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and PBSS
TORONTO, ONTARIO (April 13, 2026) – Proper communications between officials is essential during a race weekend, and for 2012 Total Two-Way Radio has retuned as the official communications supplier for the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series.
“We’re thankful and pleased to have Total Two-Way Radio on board with us once again,” stated Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations for all three drag racing 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 race 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.
