DRAGS: PMRA final weekend rained out at Cayuga Dragway

PMRA final weekend rained out at Cayuga Dragway...
Pro Modifieds to compete in rescheduled two-day OSCA event September 20 - 21
 
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (September 13, 2008) – Once again this season the Pro Modified Racing Association has had to cancel a race event due to inclement weather. The two-day race weekend of September 13 and 14 was called due to rainy conditions. Ironically, this event was a culmination of two previous rainouts at the Southern Ontario track. Toronto Motorsports Park and PMRA officials have rescheduled the event to take place September 20 and 21 in conjunction with the OSCA Championship Finals.

 
Saturday’s racing will feature the eliminations for the rain-delayed Fourth Annual KC Auto Parts Family Day PMRA Challenge presented by Paul Wolf Electric & Lighting Supply Inc., Osram Sylvania and Independent Electrical Distributors, along with qualifying, run in unison for the totally rescheduled Third Annual Victoria Day Weekend - PMRA Challenge.

 
Round one action on Saturday’s Fourth Annual KC Auto Parts Family Day PMRA Challenge will see the pairing of Mike Stawicki of Medina, New York, versus Jack Grainy of North Tonawanda, New York; Ralph Andreacchi of Maple, Ontario, versus Bruce Boland of Hamilton, Ontario; Terry Brown of Caledonia, Ontario, versus Larry Sinke of Welland, Ontario; and Mark Nielson of Brantford, Ontario, versus Sam Andreacchi of Toronto, Ontario.

 
Sunday will see the eight quickest teams return from Saturday’s qualifying for the championship eliminations. Qualifying for rained-out May PMRA event gets underway at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, then eliminations for the rescheduled June event will be held at 3:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. The second and third qualifiers for the May event will also be held Saturday.

 
With the qualifying completed for the May event on Saturday, eliminations will be held Sunday at 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., and the final at 5:00 p.m.

 
Going into the final two-day event at Toronto Motorsports Park, Bruce Boland, the 2007 PMRA Champion of Hamilton, Ontario has paced the field of PMRA Pro Modified teams, and presently leads with 1369 points followed closely followed by Terry Brown of Caledonia, Ontario, who has 1328 points.

 
Third in the standings is Jeff Roth of Kitchener, Ontario, with 1281 points, and fourth is Joe Boniferro of Niagara Falls, Ontario who has 1279 points.

 
In fifth is Jack Grainy of North Tonawanda, New York, with 1128 points, next in points is Randy Jewell of Holley, New York with his JFM Racing 1968 Camaro in sixth with 958 points, and Ike Maier of Tottenham, Ontario and his 1969 Camaro are seventh with 941 points. Eighth is Mike Stawicki of Medina, New York, in the G-Force Race Cars 1967 Camaro, ninth is Mike Cusimano of Rochester, New York with the Midlife Crisis team 1994 Corvette and 673 points, and tenth is the 1969 Chevy Nova of Sam Andreacchi of Toronto, Ontario with 672 points.

 
About the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA): The Pro Modified Racing Association, www.ProModifiedRacing.com , was organized late in 2004, started racing operations in 2005, and is entering its fourth year of operation. 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".

From Bruce F. Mehlenbacher