Archive for August, 2012
Titles up for grabs this weekend at Grand Bend’s Thunder by the Beach
Champions to be decided in PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and PBSS as three drag series hold final events of year
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (August 29, 2025) – Championships will be decided this coming weekend as the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts and the Pro Bike & Sled Series presented by Wiseco Performance Products take to the track.
All three drag race series are ready to compete in the Teamsters Canada Local 879 Thunder by the Beach presented by Rudy Held’s Performance Centre Weekend at the Grand Bend Motorplex August 31 – September 2. This will be the final event of the season for each series.
The PMRA is in its eighth season of operation, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series is in its fourth year of operation, and the PBSS is in its second year.
Deepest sympathy is extended to Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations for the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series, along with his family at this time.
Sam Andreacchi wins PMRA race at Grand Bend’s Stratford Spectacular
Camaro Pro Modified team successful with new car, while Bruce Boland continues to lead 2012 points race
GRAND BEND, ONTARIO (August 14, 2026) – Driving the Wolf Racing and Andreacchi Motorsports Pro Modified, Sam Andreacchi and team captured their first win of the 2012 Pro Modified Racing Association season during the Stratford Spectacular Hot August Nationals presented by Ideal Supply & NAPA Auto Parts held at the Grand Bend Motorplex.
The win was the first for the team with their new 1969 Chevy Camaro Pro Modified after the car debuted earlier this year.
“It is good to be back,” noted Andreacchi after his victory. “We’re back on track. We’ve been taking baby steps with the new car, but we’re now comfortable with it.”
Andreacchi, of Toronto, Ontario, qualified the Al Billes Racing 526-cubic inch Brad Anderson (BAE) Supercharged Hemi-powered car to number seven spot on the ladder, and went through the field to meet up with and eliminate Derek Hawker of Corbyville, Ontario in the final round.
Stratford Spectacular Hot August Nationals at Grand Bend Motorplex declares new winners in drag racing series
Sam Andreacchi wins in PMRA, Melanie Simmons gets her first in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and Josie Brooks takes her first PBSS win
GRAND BEND, ONTARIO (August 13, 2026) – There were some new faces in the winners’ circle over the weekend after the running of the Stratford Spectacular Hot August Nationals presented by Ideal Supply & NAPA Auto Parts drag races held at the Grand Bend Motorplex.
The race was the latest round for the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series presented by Wiseco Performance Products.
Sam Andreacchi picked up his first win of the season in the PMRA, while Top Dragster driver Melanie Simmons won her first in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and Josie Brooks also won her first event riding in the PBSS.
PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and PBSS have busy upcoming weekend at Stratford Spectacular Hot August Nationals at Grand Bend
Drag racing series will hold regular show plus eliminations from postponed event during this popular and anticipated three-day celebration
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (August 10, 2026) – Fans of the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series presented by Wiseco Performance Products will get a double-billing of drag racing action this weekend for the popular Stratford Spectacular Hot August Nationals at the Grand Bend Motorplex.
This race, now a regular stop for on the tour, will be the 18th annual event, and this year will not only feature a regular three-day race schedule, it will also include the elimination rounds from the rain-delayed South Coast Community Weekend event held at Cayuga Dragway last weekend.
