PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and PBSS open season this weekend
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (May 16, 2012) – It started with a small group of dedicated racers who believed in an idea, and this idea has grown and prospered.With the organization of the Pro Modified Racing Association late in 2004, the first event was held at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park during the May holiday weekend in 2005. Carl Spiering of Jordan Station, Ontario, won the final round of that first race over Al Billes of Barrie, Ontario.
And since that night eight years ago, the Victoria Day Weekend Challenge at Cayuga has traditionally opened the PMRA season. For 2012 this tradition continues as the fast and popular Pro Modifieds take to the track May 18-20 for the first of seven PMRA race this season.
But the Pro Modifieds are only part of the show this year. Entering its fourth season is the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts. This series features Top Dragster cars and Top Sportsman cars which compete against each other, and the top eliminator in each meets up to determine an event winner. The Top Dragster of TJ Schippling of Shakespeare, Ontario won that first event in May of 2009 over the Top Sportsman entry of Jeff Gable of Stratford, Ontario.
In 2011, the PMRA and Quick 32 Sportsman Series were complimented with the introduction of a third drag race series, the Pro Bike & Sled Series. This new series featured Pro Bikes and Pro Sleds in a racing manner similar to the Quick 32 Series, competing on a Sportsman ladder and dial-in procedures.
Winning the opener at Cayuga in 2011 in the PBSS presented by Wiseco Performance Products was the Pro Sled of Bill Anderson of Seaforth, Ontario, over the Pro Bike entry of Randy Hope of London, Ontario.
Racing for the Victoria Day Weekend Challenge gets underway with qualifying rounds on Saturday beginning at 2 pm, with eliminations in all series scheduled to begin Sunday, May 20, at 11:15 am.
This event is the first for 2012 for the PMRA, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the PBSS.
