Jeff Roth – Third Place
KITCHENER, ONTARIO (October 26, 2009) – Hard work and perseverance paid off for the Roth Racing Team in 2009, as the team debuted a new car in the Pro Modified Racing Association tour this year, and finished third in the PMRA Championship Point Award Series.
“It was an up and down season,” commented Jeff Roth, driver of the 1941 Willys Pro Modified. “But we learned a lot. We were running a whole new combination.”Roth drove the Willys to an event win during the PMRA’s Labor Day Weekend PMRA Challenge race at the Grand Bend Motorplex, the team’s best showing in the six-race series.
Although the team qualified for most events, it had problems getting the car down the track. Powered by an Alan Johnson 526-cubic inch Atchison Racing supercharged engine, the highlight of the season for the Lowdown Hot Rods-built car was winning at Grand Bend.
Roth qualified the car number two in the field with a 6.264-second, 231.83-mph pass, and was able to beat 2009 PMRA champion Bruce Boland of Hamilton, Ontario in the final with a 6.208, 226.30 lap over Boland’s 6.212, 226.30.
“Considering we were running a new car with a new screw blower and a new transmission, we were pleased with our results this year,” said car owner Jim Roth.
Others on the team with Crew Chief Dave Bankes include Larry Summerfield, Marc McCrae and Ashley Medeiros. The car is sponsored by Oak Grove Cheese, NGK Spark Plugs and Fire Core 50.
A PSI screw blower and Bruno Converter Drive/Lenco three-speed transmission were installed in the new Willys this year.“Certainly the high this year was winning at Grand Bend,” said Jeff Roth. “We suffered from a lot of tire shake this year and breaking parts, that were the lows.
“But at Grand Bend, with a little luck, we got it from A to B and won.”
The PMRA and Quick 32 Sportsman Series Championship Point Award Series winners will be honored at the Champions Banquet on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at The Best Western Cairn Croft Hotel in the Oak Room in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
For more information contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher at 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 sixth year of operation in 2010. 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 competed at event venues in Ontario, Quebec, and New York State.The PMRA competed 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, and the South-western Ontario track of the Grand Bend Motorplex at the 10th Annual MOPAR Canadian Nationals July 17 to 19, the Stratford Spectacular Hot August Nationals presented by Ideal Supply & NAPA Auto Parts August 8 and 9 and the Thunder by the Beach Weekend on September 5 and 6.
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".
Several of the PMRA events were 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.
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