[coverattach=1]Two-time champion back for new Pro Modified Racing Association season with 1967 Nova Pro Modified
HAMILTON, ONTARIO (March 18, 2009) – He’s back. After toying with retirement from the Pro Modified Racing Association, Hamilton, Ontario’s Bruce Boland will return to PMRA competition for the upcoming season.
The two-time PMRA champion will return for the entire season of Pro Modified racing, and will be in the hunt for his third consecutive title.
After selling his B&B Racing Corvette-bodied car, Boland thought about becoming a spectator, but he purchased the race car, hauler, and spares from former PMRA competitor Larry Sinke of Welland, Ontario, and will be driving the former Hammer Racing 1967 Chevy Nova.
He had said he was going to return to the PMRA for the next season late in 2008, but he has now made his intentions official.
“We’re going to give it a shot,” Boland mentioned. “This has been a great series since it started. It’s a great group of racers, and I’m looking forward to getting back into it.”
Boland has been with the PMRA since its inception over four years ago, and his only event win came at Lancaster Raceway Park in 2005.
Boland placed ninth in points in 2006. In 2007 he won his first title in his 1953 Corvette, and for 2007 built a new 1963 Corvette-bodied Pro Modified with one of Carl Spiering’s ERD (Engine Research & Development) 526-cubic inch Brad Anderson Hemi engines. He has kept this powerplant for use in the Nova.
While Boland did not win any events in 2008, he always qualified well. At the season opener at New York International Raceway Park, he qualified second in the field, and went to the final against Mike Stawicki of Medina, New York.
Due to scheduling issues, Boland and Stawicki shared the top prize. Boland qualified number five at Dunn Tire Raceway Park, and was eliminated in the semi-final by Mike Cusimano of Rochester, New York. After qualifying fourth at Sanair, Boland was taken out in semi-final action by Jack Grainy of North Tonawanda, New York. For the two rain-delayed and rescheduled Cayuga Dragway events, Boland qualified number five for the KC Auto Family Day event, and went down in the semi to Stawicki. And for the Cayuga Victoria Day event, he qualified fourth, and once again was taken out by Stawicki in the semi-final. The PMRA 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 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, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, offering fans a great show of drag racing.
HAMILTON, ONTARIO (March 18, 2009) – He’s back. After toying with retirement from the Pro Modified Racing Association, Hamilton, Ontario’s Bruce Boland will return to PMRA competition for the upcoming season.
The two-time PMRA champion will return for the entire season of Pro Modified racing, and will be in the hunt for his third consecutive title.
After selling his B&B Racing Corvette-bodied car, Boland thought about becoming a spectator, but he purchased the race car, hauler, and spares from former PMRA competitor Larry Sinke of Welland, Ontario, and will be driving the former Hammer Racing 1967 Chevy Nova.
He had said he was going to return to the PMRA for the next season late in 2008, but he has now made his intentions official.
“We’re going to give it a shot,” Boland mentioned. “This has been a great series since it started. It’s a great group of racers, and I’m looking forward to getting back into it.”
Boland has been with the PMRA since its inception over four years ago, and his only event win came at Lancaster Raceway Park in 2005.
Boland placed ninth in points in 2006. In 2007 he won his first title in his 1953 Corvette, and for 2007 built a new 1963 Corvette-bodied Pro Modified with one of Carl Spiering’s ERD (Engine Research & Development) 526-cubic inch Brad Anderson Hemi engines. He has kept this powerplant for use in the Nova.
While Boland did not win any events in 2008, he always qualified well. At the season opener at New York International Raceway Park, he qualified second in the field, and went to the final against Mike Stawicki of Medina, New York.
Due to scheduling issues, Boland and Stawicki shared the top prize. Boland qualified number five at Dunn Tire Raceway Park, and was eliminated in the semi-final by Mike Cusimano of Rochester, New York. After qualifying fourth at Sanair, Boland was taken out in semi-final action by Jack Grainy of North Tonawanda, New York. For the two rain-delayed and rescheduled Cayuga Dragway events, Boland qualified number five for the KC Auto Family Day event, and went down in the semi to Stawicki. And for the Cayuga Victoria Day event, he qualified fourth, and once again was taken out by Stawicki in the semi-final. The PMRA 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 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, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, offering fans a great show of drag racing.
