HAMILTON, ONTARIO (November 11, 2009) – There was no stopping Bruce Boland in Pro Modified Racing Association competition this year.The veteran took another new car at the start of the season, winning four of the six PMRA events in 2009 to claim his third consecutive PMRA Point Award Series Championship.
“Nothing went wrong,” Boland explained about his success this year. “The car went better and better each weekend.”
After winning the 2008 PMRA title with his B&B Racing 1963 Corvette, Boland purchased the former Larry Sinke 1967 Chevy Nova Pro Modified, and went right back to his winning ways.
“We were lucky,” he added. “This car went down every track. Everything went great.”
In a year filled with highlights, the biggest highlight came during the July 18 running of the IHRA MOPAR Nationals at the Grand Bend Motorplex. Boland set the pace with a 4.030-second, 183.39-mph posting in qualifying and never looked back, winning the event on the eighth-mile. He also won PMRA events at TMP’s Cayuga Dragway June 14 and September 20 and at Grand Bend August 16.
Since he started in PMRA competition in 2005, Boland has won the title in 2007, 2008, and 2009. Attendance and consistency has been a big part of his success, along with some great work on the car and behind the wheel.
Boland will be behind the wheel of a new car next year. He has sold the Nova, and will be competing next year in a 1963 Corvette, using the supercharged engine and driveline from the Nova.
Boland added he would not have had his success this year without the help of a dedicated crew and sponsors, which includes Backwoods Excavating & Float Service, Excel Motorsports, Pro Racing Fuels, A&A Auto Parts, and Double D Construction.
“I want to thank my crew, and my wife, and Mark Dochstader of Backwoods, who all stepped up and helped,” Boland said. “This championship is as much theirs as it is mine, and they all deserve a big thank-you.”
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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