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CAYUGA, ONTARIO (May 10, 2009) – The fifth season of
the Pro Modified Racing Association gets underway this coming weekend, May 15-17 at the Cayuga
Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park, and the opening show will present some of the best in this
popular drag racing division.
The Victoria Day Weekend Challenge is the first stop in the seven race tour
for 2009. With speeds up to 240 mph and quarter-mile times in the low six-second range,
the PMRA offers fans exciting and colorful racing competition.
Several of the PMRA teams will be competing with new cars, including 2008
Champion Bruce Boland of Hamilton, Ontario, with his 1967 Chevy Nova. Other PMRA members with
new Pro Modifieds include Maple, Ontario’s Ralph Andreacchi with a 1963 Corvette, Ike Maier of
Tottenham, Ontario also with a 1963 Corvette, and Jeff Roth of Kitchener, Ontario, with a 1941
Willys.
The PMRA will also feature several new teams in the series. Joining the tour
at Cayuga will be Michigan’s Jason Kalso with his 1971 Barracuda, and Pete Farber of
Massachusetts with a 1969 Dodge Charger.
The Waterloo, Ontario team of Al Hinds and Gary Irving will be back with
their 2004 Corvette, as well as Eric Latino of Scarborough, Ontario with his 1938 Chevy coupe,
Joe Boniferro from Niagara Falls, Ontario, the Grainy Brothers from North Tonawanda, New York
and Mark Nielsen’s stout entry from Brantford, Ontario who holds the PMRA fastest speed record
at 237.30-mph.
The PMRA will headline the two-day event, which will include racing in the
new Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, which features dragster versus
door-slammer action with quick six and seven-second cars, a round in the TNT Super Series, and
a round in the popular Can-Am Stock/Super Stock Series.
There will also be a tribute for the late John Massingberd, producer and
host of Raceline Radio. John contributed greatly to the sport over the years, and a special
ceremony in his honor will take place at Cayuga on Sunday, just prior to the start of final
eliminations.
Also on hand for the Victoria Day Challenge will be Jet Cars, the Harley
Davidson Destroyers, and Bracket Racing.
As one of the veterans in Jet Car racing, Al Hanna will debut his Firebird
Jet Funny Car at Cayuga with Ken Hall at the wheel. Second-generation driver Rich Hanna and his
“First Strike” Jet Funny Car will also be competing. This car has run at over 290 mph and is
recognized as the fastest car in the class.
The track will also have a fireworks show to compliment the racing. A video
DJ will also be on hand during the weekend.
Playing new rock along with the best of the classics, the group Trainwreck
will perform May 16.
Qualifying for the two-day event gets underway Saturday, May 16, at 2:00 pm,
with other sessions at 4:30 and 7:00 pm. Elimination rounds start Sunday May 17 at 1:00
pm.
The PMRA, www.PMRA.ca, will compete at several drag strips
in 2009, including dates at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario, starting with
 the season opener on May 16 and 17, June 13 and 14 and the season-closer on
September 19 and 20, at St. Thomas Dragway in Sparta, Ontario on July 11 and 12, and the
South-western Ontario track of the Grand Bend Motorplex at the 10th Annual MOPAR Canadian
Nationals July 17 to 19, the Ideal Supply & NAPA Auto Parts presents Hot August
Nationals August 8 and 9 and on September 5 and 6.
Several of the PMRA events will be run in conjunction with the Quick 32
Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, www.Quick32.ca, offering fans a great show of drag racing.
For more information, contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher Bruce@PMRA.ca
About the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA):
The Pro Modified Racing Association, www.PMRA.ca,
was organized late in 2004, started racing operations in 2005, and is entering its fifth year
of operation in 2009. The PMRA is a self-governing organization with input from its teams, and
adheres to the technical and safety rules as outlined by the International Hot Rod Association
(IHRA) and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). The series has event venues in Ontario,
Quebec, and New York State.
Cars in the PMRA capture the true spirit of hot rodding, and the class is
one of drag racing’s most exciting and colorful classes, offering a diverse group of race cars
with different types of 2,500-horsepower supercharged, nitrous powered and turbocharged
engines.
Combining classic body styles and modern equipment, constructors are
permitted, within established rules and parameters, to modify and enhance the cars in both
appearance and performance. The cars are fuelled by gasoline or methanol, propelling them down
the quarter-mile in low six-second times at over 200 miles per hour. The PMRA provides drag
race fans the opportunity to see, hear, and experience the popular Pro Modifieds, known as "the
world's fastest door slammers".
For more information, please
contact:
Bruce F.
Mehlenbacher
Director of
Operations
Telephone: (905) 772-1800 Ext.
#22
Cellular: (905)
517-5345
Tim Miller
Media Director
Telephone: (905)
870-1456
1209 Kohler Road, Cayuga, ON
Canada N0A 1E0
Telephone: (905) 772-1800
Extension #22, Fax: (905) 772-1799
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