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NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK (November 10, 2007) - Bruce Boland was officially crowned the 2007 Pro Modified Racing Association Champion at the series Champions Banquet.
“This is terrific,” said the Hamilton, Ontario, Pro Modified driver. “I want to thank all my crew who made it possible. I also want to thank the PMRA, and hopefully we can do it again next year.”
The evening headlined the PMRA Top-Five drivers honored Saturday evening during the awards ceremony at the Como Francesco Hall in Niagara Falls, New York.
The four other drivers - Matt Guenther, Scott Wildgust, Ike Maier and Sam Andreacchi were each presented checks and trophies for their achievements during the season, along with Boland.
The large gathering was treated to the musings of Toronto Motorsports Park track announcer Tom Allen, who hosted the evening. Also on hand were PMRA sponsors, all of whom were thanked for their involvement by PMRA Director of Operations, Bruce Mehlenbacher in his address to the group.
“We would not be where we are today without the help of our sponsors,” stated Mehlenbacher. “I want to thank all of them for their support. We could not do it without them.”
Mehlenbacher went on to note and thank the following PMRA sponsors that were represented:
Competition Tire Canada/Goodyear Racing Tire – Robin Fairchild
ERD (Engine Research and Development) – Terry Vince and Rob Becker
G-Force Race Cars Inc. – Jim Salemi
Grainy Automotive – Jack Grainy
Gulfway Insurers – Mel Eaves
KC Auto Parts – Kasey Janzen
Niagara Auto – Sonny Grainy
Paul Wolf Electric & Lighting Supply Inc. – Domenic Calabria”
The Trailer Shop – Carl Spiering
The PMRA had a successful and very interesting 2007 season.
The point award series sponsored by Wix Filtration Products, Valvoline, Uni-Select, and Moen Incorporated was so close during the year that the champion was not decided until the semi-final round at the last event at the Grand Bend Motorplex.
And once again for 2007, each event was topped off with a new winner, and only one PMRA team scored more than one win in the history of the series when Joe Boniferro won the Grand Bend event this year as he had in 2006.
In announcing this year’s Champions Awards top five, each of these teams had perfect attendance, and showed that getting to the races, which sometimes can be difficult, along consistency at the races, is important.
Of these top five, four were rookies to the PMRA series for 2007.
Interestingly, Boland and his B&B 1953 Corvette had some problems getting sorted out early in the season. He did not qualify for two of the races, and did not win any of the events. But he had a pair of runner-ups at Lancaster and Grand Bend, went to the semis at Sanair and was number one qualifier at Lancaster.
Boland, of Hamilton, Ontario racing veteran thanked his sponsors, team members and the Point Award Series Sponsors.
Two new teams to the PMRA series tied for second place.
Driving Kirk and Maria Silbermann’s Ajax Engines 1957 Chevrolet, Stratford, Ontario’s Scott Wildgust always qualified well in 2007, and put down impressive numbers, getting into the semi-finals at Cayuga and Grand Bend.
Another new team which fared well in its first year was the Guenther Racing 1941 Willys.
Headed up by Mike Guenther, and driven by Matt Guenther, this Livonia, New York-based team proved they could step up to the plate with a nitrous-powered car, and won this year’s Third Annual PMRA Challenge presented by G-Force Race Cars, Grainy’s Automotive, and Niagara Auto at Lancaster Raceway Park, the 12th different winner in as many PMRA races in the history of the series. The team was also runner-up at the Second Annual Eaton PMRA Challenge presented by Eaton at the Sanair drag strip.
Stepping up to the Pro Modified division this year was fourth-place finisher Ike Maier of Tottenham, Ontario. Ike and his Maier Trucking sponsored 1969 Camaro SS Pro Modified, were in the hunt all season, going to the semi-finals at Cayuga and at Lancaster.
Taking fifth spot was Sam Andreacchi of Toronto, Ontario with his Wolf Electric & Lighting Supply sponsored 1969 Chevrolet Nova.
Sam won the Third Annual KC Auto Family Day Spectacular – PMRA Challenge at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario this year.
For more information, contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher [email protected]
About the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA):
The Pro Modified Racing Association, Pro Modified Racing Association, was organized late in 2004, started racing operations in 2005, and is entering its fourth year of operation. The PMRA is a self-governing organization with input from its teams. The series abides 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 event venues in Ontario, Quebec, and New York State.
Cars in the PMRA capture the true spirit of hot rodding, and the class is one of drag racing’s most exciting and volatile classes, offering a diverse group of race cars with different types of 2,500-horsepower 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".
PMRA Champions Banquet awards ceremony honors top teams
NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK (November 10, 2007) - Bruce Boland was officially crowned the 2007 Pro Modified Racing Association Champion at the series Champions Banquet.
“This is terrific,” said the Hamilton, Ontario, Pro Modified driver. “I want to thank all my crew who made it possible. I also want to thank the PMRA, and hopefully we can do it again next year.”
The evening headlined the PMRA Top-Five drivers honored Saturday evening during the awards ceremony at the Como Francesco Hall in Niagara Falls, New York.
The four other drivers - Matt Guenther, Scott Wildgust, Ike Maier and Sam Andreacchi were each presented checks and trophies for their achievements during the season, along with Boland.
The large gathering was treated to the musings of Toronto Motorsports Park track announcer Tom Allen, who hosted the evening. Also on hand were PMRA sponsors, all of whom were thanked for their involvement by PMRA Director of Operations, Bruce Mehlenbacher in his address to the group.
“We would not be where we are today without the help of our sponsors,” stated Mehlenbacher. “I want to thank all of them for their support. We could not do it without them.”
Mehlenbacher went on to note and thank the following PMRA sponsors that were represented:
Competition Tire Canada/Goodyear Racing Tire – Robin Fairchild
ERD (Engine Research and Development) – Terry Vince and Rob Becker
G-Force Race Cars Inc. – Jim Salemi
Grainy Automotive – Jack Grainy
Gulfway Insurers – Mel Eaves
KC Auto Parts – Kasey Janzen
Niagara Auto – Sonny Grainy
Paul Wolf Electric & Lighting Supply Inc. – Domenic Calabria”
The Trailer Shop – Carl Spiering
The PMRA had a successful and very interesting 2007 season.
The point award series sponsored by Wix Filtration Products, Valvoline, Uni-Select, and Moen Incorporated was so close during the year that the champion was not decided until the semi-final round at the last event at the Grand Bend Motorplex.
And once again for 2007, each event was topped off with a new winner, and only one PMRA team scored more than one win in the history of the series when Joe Boniferro won the Grand Bend event this year as he had in 2006.
In announcing this year’s Champions Awards top five, each of these teams had perfect attendance, and showed that getting to the races, which sometimes can be difficult, along consistency at the races, is important.
Of these top five, four were rookies to the PMRA series for 2007.
Interestingly, Boland and his B&B 1953 Corvette had some problems getting sorted out early in the season. He did not qualify for two of the races, and did not win any of the events. But he had a pair of runner-ups at Lancaster and Grand Bend, went to the semis at Sanair and was number one qualifier at Lancaster.
Boland, of Hamilton, Ontario racing veteran thanked his sponsors, team members and the Point Award Series Sponsors.
Two new teams to the PMRA series tied for second place.
Driving Kirk and Maria Silbermann’s Ajax Engines 1957 Chevrolet, Stratford, Ontario’s Scott Wildgust always qualified well in 2007, and put down impressive numbers, getting into the semi-finals at Cayuga and Grand Bend.
Another new team which fared well in its first year was the Guenther Racing 1941 Willys.
Headed up by Mike Guenther, and driven by Matt Guenther, this Livonia, New York-based team proved they could step up to the plate with a nitrous-powered car, and won this year’s Third Annual PMRA Challenge presented by G-Force Race Cars, Grainy’s Automotive, and Niagara Auto at Lancaster Raceway Park, the 12th different winner in as many PMRA races in the history of the series. The team was also runner-up at the Second Annual Eaton PMRA Challenge presented by Eaton at the Sanair drag strip.
Stepping up to the Pro Modified division this year was fourth-place finisher Ike Maier of Tottenham, Ontario. Ike and his Maier Trucking sponsored 1969 Camaro SS Pro Modified, were in the hunt all season, going to the semi-finals at Cayuga and at Lancaster.
Taking fifth spot was Sam Andreacchi of Toronto, Ontario with his Wolf Electric & Lighting Supply sponsored 1969 Chevrolet Nova.
Sam won the Third Annual KC Auto Family Day Spectacular – PMRA Challenge at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario this year.
For more information, contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher [email protected]
About the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA):
The Pro Modified Racing Association, Pro Modified Racing Association, was organized late in 2004, started racing operations in 2005, and is entering its fourth year of operation. The PMRA is a self-governing organization with input from its teams. The series abides 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 event venues in Ontario, Quebec, and New York State.
Cars in the PMRA capture the true spirit of hot rodding, and the class is one of drag racing’s most exciting and volatile classes, offering a diverse group of race cars with different types of 2,500-horsepower 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".
