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NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO (April 25, 2007) – One of the Pro Modified Racing Association’s 2006 winners has been busy over the winter, getting his business in order, and the upcoming season has not been utmost on his mind.
“I’ve got a lot of irons in the fire,” said Joe Boniferro of Niagara Falls, who drives the Smokin’ Joe’s Dodge Avenger Pro Modified. “The race car has been the last thing on my mind right now.” Aside from running a transmission shop, Boniferro is in the middle of establishing an aftermarket parts store, and has little time so far with his race car.
But the winner of the PMRA’s Grand Bend event last year, and co-champ for last season said he’ll be ready for the new year with his Keith Black 526-cubic inch Supercharged Wedge-powered car.
“The car’s race ready,” he stated. “We’ll be there.”
Boniferro started racing about 20 years ago, and got into the exciting Pro Modified class in 1997. And he said the next year was one of the best in his racing career.
“I think 1998 was a storybook year for me,” he commented. “We won the Pro Comp title at Cayuga with my old LeBaron, and I finished in the top eight in the Canadian Pro Modified championship.”
Boniferro is well known for his consistency with his Tim McAmis/Lowdown Hot Rods car, winning several consistent qualifier awards in PMRA competition. For 2007, he and his team will be entering its third year in the PMRA.
Now in its third year of operation, The Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA), Pro Modified Racing Association, has enjoyed strong fan popularity and will present some of the best in Pro Modified racing for 2007.
The PMRA will travel to several drag strips in 2007, including two dates at Toronto Motorsports Park, Lancaster Raceway Park in New York State, Sanair in Quebec, and the Southwestern Ontario track of Grand Bend Motorplex.
In 2006, the tour was a great success, and during the past two seasons of the PMRA, each event finished with a different winner. Joe Boniferro and Kasey Janzen tied in points last year and were crowned co-champions over the other Ontario, Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania teams. Wix Filtration Products, Valvoline, a division of Ashland Inc., Uni-Select, and Moen Incorporated will sponsor the PMRA point series in 2007.
For more information, contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher [email protected]
About the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA):
The Pro Modified Racing Association started late in 2004 and is entering its third year of operation. The PMRA is a self-governing organization, with technical and safety rules as outlined by the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). 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 racecars with different types of 2,000-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".
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Smokin’ Joe’s taking care of business
Boniferro plans to run PMRA tour with his Avenger
NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO (April 25, 2007) – One of the Pro Modified Racing Association’s 2006 winners has been busy over the winter, getting his business in order, and the upcoming season has not been utmost on his mind.
“I’ve got a lot of irons in the fire,” said Joe Boniferro of Niagara Falls, who drives the Smokin’ Joe’s Dodge Avenger Pro Modified. “The race car has been the last thing on my mind right now.” Aside from running a transmission shop, Boniferro is in the middle of establishing an aftermarket parts store, and has little time so far with his race car.
But the winner of the PMRA’s Grand Bend event last year, and co-champ for last season said he’ll be ready for the new year with his Keith Black 526-cubic inch Supercharged Wedge-powered car.
“The car’s race ready,” he stated. “We’ll be there.”
Boniferro started racing about 20 years ago, and got into the exciting Pro Modified class in 1997. And he said the next year was one of the best in his racing career.
“I think 1998 was a storybook year for me,” he commented. “We won the Pro Comp title at Cayuga with my old LeBaron, and I finished in the top eight in the Canadian Pro Modified championship.”
Boniferro is well known for his consistency with his Tim McAmis/Lowdown Hot Rods car, winning several consistent qualifier awards in PMRA competition. For 2007, he and his team will be entering its third year in the PMRA.
Now in its third year of operation, The Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA), Pro Modified Racing Association, has enjoyed strong fan popularity and will present some of the best in Pro Modified racing for 2007.
The PMRA will travel to several drag strips in 2007, including two dates at Toronto Motorsports Park, Lancaster Raceway Park in New York State, Sanair in Quebec, and the Southwestern Ontario track of Grand Bend Motorplex.
In 2006, the tour was a great success, and during the past two seasons of the PMRA, each event finished with a different winner. Joe Boniferro and Kasey Janzen tied in points last year and were crowned co-champions over the other Ontario, Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania teams. Wix Filtration Products, Valvoline, a division of Ashland Inc., Uni-Select, and Moen Incorporated will sponsor the PMRA point series in 2007.
For more information, contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher [email protected]
About the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA):
The Pro Modified Racing Association started late in 2004 and is entering its third year of operation. The PMRA is a self-governing organization, with technical and safety rules as outlined by the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). 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 racecars with different types of 2,000-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".
Photo Credit: MG Digital Media - MG Digital Media - Home
