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Leaf Racewear continues to play vital role in drag racing safety
PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and Pro Bike & Sled Series
Safety Team well equipped for an emergency
LONDON, ONTARIO (February 22, 2011) – Safety is paramount in the operation of the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series, and Leaf Racewear & Safety Equipment plays a vital role in this important aspect as the preferred safety equipment supplier of the three drag racing series Safety Initiative Program.
“Our Fire and Rescue Team have an important job to do at our race events,” explained Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations for the PMRA, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series. “We are very grateful to Leaf Racewear, who provides us with the best in protection for this integral part of putting on a race.”
When the PMRA, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series stage an event, the fire and rescue safety crew is front and center during the racing action in the event of an emergency.
“Trevor Dell and Johnny Liadis head the Fire and Rescue team for all Series, and they are skilled in their field,” Mehlenbacher continued. “Our Fire and Rescue squad along, with all the Series Officials, do a great job and work closely with the teams and supplement the venue’s emergency and safety crew at each track we participate to ensure a proper safety and emergency plan is in place to the benefit of our teams and their families, the track, the series, the sponsors and our fans. The safety of our fans, drivers and crew members is a critical priority to the Series”.
Leaf Racewear and Safety Equipment Inc. provides the PMRA, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series and the Pro Bike & Sled Series Fire and Rescue Safety team with two-piece fire suits, and these suits have the SFI specification rating of 3.2A/20. Suit material is set up in six categories from 3.2A/1 to the maximum 3.2A/20.
The suits are custom made for the individual, and are of the highest rating, noted Leaf’s Colin Grandy.
“These suits have the top rating,” Grandy said. “The trick is to make them as safe as possible and provide comfort at the same time.”
“This is important for these guys,” he continued. “They are the ones that have to get right in there in case of an emergency. Drag racing offers some of the most exciting and colorful racing in all of motorsport, but safety is an important element and cannot be overlooked.”
Now in its 27th year of operation, Leaf provides personal safety attire for the racing industry throughout North America and overseas in all forms of motorsport. Leaf supplies a large line of race suits, as well as seat belts, shoes, gloves, and undergarments, all with the ultimate in protection and comfort.
Based in London, Ontario, Leaf Racewear has been supplying personal safety attire for the race industry throughout North America.
The Series is pleased and thankful for the companies that play a leadership role in the Series’ Safety Initiative Program which helps to reduce the risk factors and increase safety awareness at its races.
Along with the fire-retardant suits, the PMRA, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series Fire and Rescue Safety team wear fire-resistant gloves, boots, and helmets. These items, courtesy of G-Force Race Cars in Tonawanda, NY, are from Stroud Safety Apparel which offers a full line of safety apparel and accessories, along with drag racing parachutes.
“The Pro Modified class is one of drag racing’s most exciting and volatile classes and safety is a key element to our sport,” said Jim Salemi of G-Force Race Cars who supports the Series Safety Initiative. “The cars are constructed under strict technical and safety regulations provided by our sanctioning organizations. But to be a leader in our sport you need to run on the edge to be competitive and that can be dangerous.
“These cars make hundreds of runs down the race track,” Salemi continued. “It only takes one time for something to go wrong and you can be in trouble fast. We know. We’ve been there.”
The PMRA, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series are also pleased to have the involvement of Jones Brown Motorsports in the Series’ Safety Initiative Program. Jones Brown Motorsports is the leader in motorsport insurance. Based in the US and Canada, for over 50 years, Jones Brown has provided the motorsport industry with a broad range of insurance coverage, products, and programs.
For more information contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher at [email protected]
About the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA):
The Pro Modified Racing Association, PMRA ~ Pro Modified Racing Association, was organized late in 2004, and the first race event was held in May of 2005. In 2011, the PMRA will provide the best in Pro Modified racing for its seventh consecutive season.
In 2011 the Pro Modified Racing Association will compete at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario and the Grand Bend Motorplex in Grand Bend, Ontario.
Since its inception, the PMRA has grown in stature and popularity, and is one of the top Pro Modified series in North America, holding premier events throughout the race season to the delight of a solid race fan following.
The PMRA is a self-governing organization with input from its teams, and adheres to the technical and safety rules as outlined by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) and the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA).
Cars in the PMRA are the ultimate hot rods. Pro Modified cars are one of drag racing’s most exciting and colorful classes, offering a diverse group of race cars with 2,500-horsepower-plus engines in supercharged, nitrous-powered, or turbocharged format.
With appealing and colorful classic body styles sitting on top of the most modern mechanical and safety 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 240 miles per hour, and several PMRA competitors have made the trip down the quarter mile in less than six seconds. 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".
The PMRA events are run in conjunction with the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS), Pro Bike & Sled Series, offering fans a great show of drag racing.
About the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts:
Early in 2009 the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, was instituted as an alternative for high-horsepower Sportsman-class teams to compete on a regular basis, and will begin its third season in 2011.
In 2011 the Quick 32 Sportsman Series will compete at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario and the Grand Bend Motorplex in Grand Bend, Ontario.
The Series is comprised of 32-car qualified fields of the 16 quickest open wheeled cars (Top Dragster) and the 16 quickest door cars (Top Sportsman), and presents the best in ET-style, dial-in drag racing, competing on a Sportsman ladder. After eliminations in both classes, the final Top Dragster entry and the final Top Sportsman entry pair off to determine the event Champion.
Competitors in this exciting Series must comply with the IHRA Top Dragster and Top Sportsman Safety rules and regulations, with a maximum dial-in of 7.95 seconds for the quarter-mile.
The Series provides $3000 to win for each event and $5000 for the annual Championship Point Award Series Champion, payouts very popular with competitors and will provide large fields of race cars.
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series is committed in providing a professional atmosphere for its teams. It also provides solid media and logistic support, ensuring itself as one of the most popular drag race series running Top Sportsman and Top Dragster race cars.
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts competes with the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA), PMRA ~ Pro Modified Racing Association, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS), Pro Bike & Sled Series, offering fans a great show of drag racing.
About the Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS):
The Pro Bike & Sled Series, Pro Bike & Sled Series, organized early in 2011, was established as an alternative for motorcycle and snowmobile teams to compete on a regular basis in an organized and professional environment.
In 2011 the Pro Bike & Sled Series will compete at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario and the Grand Bend Motorplex in Grand Bend, Ontario.
The Series is comprised of a Quick 16 qualified field of the eight quickest Motorcycles and the eight quickest snowmobiles, and presents the best in ET-style, dial-in drag racing, competing on this Sportsman ladder. After eliminations in both classes, the final Motorcycle entry and the final Snowmobile entry pair off to determine the event Champion.
The maximum dial-in will be 9.50-seconds for the quarter-mile. Competitors will race in the eight-second range at a speed of 150 mph and above.
The Series provides $1000 to win for each event and $2500 for the annual Championship Point Award Series Champion, payouts very popular with competitors and will provide large fields of race vehicles.
The Pro Bike & Sled Series is committed in providing a professional atmosphere for its teams. It also provides solid media and logistic support, ensuring itself as one of the most popular drag race series running these types of race vehicles.
The Pro Bike & Sled Series presented by Wiseco Performance Products competes in conjunction with the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA), PMRA ~ Pro Modified Racing Association, and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, in six weekend-long events throughout the 2011 racing season, offering race fans a solid, well-rounded performance of drag racing action.
For more information, please contact:
Bruce F. Mehlenbacher Tim Miller
Director of Operations Media Director
Telephone: (905) 772-1800 Ext. #22 Telephone: (905) 870-1456
E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
Leaf Racewear continues to play vital role in drag racing safety
PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and Pro Bike & Sled Series
Safety Team well equipped for an emergency
LONDON, ONTARIO (February 22, 2011) – Safety is paramount in the operation of the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series, and Leaf Racewear & Safety Equipment plays a vital role in this important aspect as the preferred safety equipment supplier of the three drag racing series Safety Initiative Program.
“Our Fire and Rescue Team have an important job to do at our race events,” explained Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations for the PMRA, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series. “We are very grateful to Leaf Racewear, who provides us with the best in protection for this integral part of putting on a race.”
When the PMRA, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series stage an event, the fire and rescue safety crew is front and center during the racing action in the event of an emergency.
“Trevor Dell and Johnny Liadis head the Fire and Rescue team for all Series, and they are skilled in their field,” Mehlenbacher continued. “Our Fire and Rescue squad along, with all the Series Officials, do a great job and work closely with the teams and supplement the venue’s emergency and safety crew at each track we participate to ensure a proper safety and emergency plan is in place to the benefit of our teams and their families, the track, the series, the sponsors and our fans. The safety of our fans, drivers and crew members is a critical priority to the Series”.
Leaf Racewear and Safety Equipment Inc. provides the PMRA, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series and the Pro Bike & Sled Series Fire and Rescue Safety team with two-piece fire suits, and these suits have the SFI specification rating of 3.2A/20. Suit material is set up in six categories from 3.2A/1 to the maximum 3.2A/20.
The suits are custom made for the individual, and are of the highest rating, noted Leaf’s Colin Grandy.
“These suits have the top rating,” Grandy said. “The trick is to make them as safe as possible and provide comfort at the same time.”
“This is important for these guys,” he continued. “They are the ones that have to get right in there in case of an emergency. Drag racing offers some of the most exciting and colorful racing in all of motorsport, but safety is an important element and cannot be overlooked.”
Now in its 27th year of operation, Leaf provides personal safety attire for the racing industry throughout North America and overseas in all forms of motorsport. Leaf supplies a large line of race suits, as well as seat belts, shoes, gloves, and undergarments, all with the ultimate in protection and comfort.
Based in London, Ontario, Leaf Racewear has been supplying personal safety attire for the race industry throughout North America.
The Series is pleased and thankful for the companies that play a leadership role in the Series’ Safety Initiative Program which helps to reduce the risk factors and increase safety awareness at its races.
Along with the fire-retardant suits, the PMRA, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series Fire and Rescue Safety team wear fire-resistant gloves, boots, and helmets. These items, courtesy of G-Force Race Cars in Tonawanda, NY, are from Stroud Safety Apparel which offers a full line of safety apparel and accessories, along with drag racing parachutes.
“The Pro Modified class is one of drag racing’s most exciting and volatile classes and safety is a key element to our sport,” said Jim Salemi of G-Force Race Cars who supports the Series Safety Initiative. “The cars are constructed under strict technical and safety regulations provided by our sanctioning organizations. But to be a leader in our sport you need to run on the edge to be competitive and that can be dangerous.
“These cars make hundreds of runs down the race track,” Salemi continued. “It only takes one time for something to go wrong and you can be in trouble fast. We know. We’ve been there.”
The PMRA, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series are also pleased to have the involvement of Jones Brown Motorsports in the Series’ Safety Initiative Program. Jones Brown Motorsports is the leader in motorsport insurance. Based in the US and Canada, for over 50 years, Jones Brown has provided the motorsport industry with a broad range of insurance coverage, products, and programs.
For more information contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher at [email protected]
About the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA):
The Pro Modified Racing Association, PMRA ~ Pro Modified Racing Association, was organized late in 2004, and the first race event was held in May of 2005. In 2011, the PMRA will provide the best in Pro Modified racing for its seventh consecutive season.
In 2011 the Pro Modified Racing Association will compete at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario and the Grand Bend Motorplex in Grand Bend, Ontario.
Since its inception, the PMRA has grown in stature and popularity, and is one of the top Pro Modified series in North America, holding premier events throughout the race season to the delight of a solid race fan following.
The PMRA is a self-governing organization with input from its teams, and adheres to the technical and safety rules as outlined by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) and the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA).
Cars in the PMRA are the ultimate hot rods. Pro Modified cars are one of drag racing’s most exciting and colorful classes, offering a diverse group of race cars with 2,500-horsepower-plus engines in supercharged, nitrous-powered, or turbocharged format.
With appealing and colorful classic body styles sitting on top of the most modern mechanical and safety 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 240 miles per hour, and several PMRA competitors have made the trip down the quarter mile in less than six seconds. 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".
The PMRA events are run in conjunction with the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS), Pro Bike & Sled Series, offering fans a great show of drag racing.
About the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts:
Early in 2009 the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, was instituted as an alternative for high-horsepower Sportsman-class teams to compete on a regular basis, and will begin its third season in 2011.
In 2011 the Quick 32 Sportsman Series will compete at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario and the Grand Bend Motorplex in Grand Bend, Ontario.
The Series is comprised of 32-car qualified fields of the 16 quickest open wheeled cars (Top Dragster) and the 16 quickest door cars (Top Sportsman), and presents the best in ET-style, dial-in drag racing, competing on a Sportsman ladder. After eliminations in both classes, the final Top Dragster entry and the final Top Sportsman entry pair off to determine the event Champion.
Competitors in this exciting Series must comply with the IHRA Top Dragster and Top Sportsman Safety rules and regulations, with a maximum dial-in of 7.95 seconds for the quarter-mile.
The Series provides $3000 to win for each event and $5000 for the annual Championship Point Award Series Champion, payouts very popular with competitors and will provide large fields of race cars.
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series is committed in providing a professional atmosphere for its teams. It also provides solid media and logistic support, ensuring itself as one of the most popular drag race series running Top Sportsman and Top Dragster race cars.
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts competes with the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA), PMRA ~ Pro Modified Racing Association, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS), Pro Bike & Sled Series, offering fans a great show of drag racing.
About the Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS):
The Pro Bike & Sled Series, Pro Bike & Sled Series, organized early in 2011, was established as an alternative for motorcycle and snowmobile teams to compete on a regular basis in an organized and professional environment.
In 2011 the Pro Bike & Sled Series will compete at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario and the Grand Bend Motorplex in Grand Bend, Ontario.
The Series is comprised of a Quick 16 qualified field of the eight quickest Motorcycles and the eight quickest snowmobiles, and presents the best in ET-style, dial-in drag racing, competing on this Sportsman ladder. After eliminations in both classes, the final Motorcycle entry and the final Snowmobile entry pair off to determine the event Champion.
The maximum dial-in will be 9.50-seconds for the quarter-mile. Competitors will race in the eight-second range at a speed of 150 mph and above.
The Series provides $1000 to win for each event and $2500 for the annual Championship Point Award Series Champion, payouts very popular with competitors and will provide large fields of race vehicles.
The Pro Bike & Sled Series is committed in providing a professional atmosphere for its teams. It also provides solid media and logistic support, ensuring itself as one of the most popular drag race series running these types of race vehicles.
The Pro Bike & Sled Series presented by Wiseco Performance Products competes in conjunction with the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA), PMRA ~ Pro Modified Racing Association, and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, in six weekend-long events throughout the 2011 racing season, offering race fans a solid, well-rounded performance of drag racing action.
For more information, please contact:
Bruce F. Mehlenbacher Tim Miller
Director of Operations Media Director
Telephone: (905) 772-1800 Ext. #22 Telephone: (905) 870-1456
E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
