[coverattach=1]Top Dragsters have 5-2 advantage for upcoming Grand Bend Motorplex event
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (June 17, 2010) - Competition in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts offers a diverse range of cars and powerplants, but all cars must either race in the Top Dragster class or the Top Sportsman class.
For each Quick 32 Sportsman Series event, all the Top Dragsters (T/D) and all the Top Sportsman (T/S) cars race among themselves, and then the winning entry of each class is pitted together for an overall winner.
And to date, the Top Dragster class has the nod, with five victories in seven races to date.
Winning the first race in the series was T.J. Schippling of Shakespeare, Ontario with his dragster during the opening round at Cayuga in 2009.
Buffalo's Jim Rubino won the next round, this time at the Grand Bend Motorplex, in his T/D, and another New Yorker, Michael Kalin of Youngstown, took his T/D to victory at the next event, also at Grand Bend.
But after that Dan Aitken and his Mustang won the first race for the T/S side.
Aitken, of Belle River, Ontario, took the overall win at Grand Bend.
And to show there was no fluke, Darryl McMillan soldiered on to a win at the next event, with the Corvette driver from Goderich, Ontario taking the second T/S win in a row.
For the sixth and final race of 2009, Buddy Forrest of Rochester, NY made it four for the T/D side with a season-closing win at TMP's Cayuga Dragway.
Ironically, with a 4-2 margin in the series' first year, a Top Dragster team did not win the 2009 championship. In fact, Kevin Wicke of Stratford, Ontario, did not win any of the six events, but he qualified well with his Dodge Stratus Top Sportsman entry and went enough rounds to win the Championship Point Award Series title.
With one race of 2010 finished, the Top Dragster class has taken the lead, as Paulo Giust of Osgoode, Ontario won the Cayuga opener with his dragster.
The next event in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts will be the RPM Magazine Family PowerFest & Media Weekend June 25-27 at the Grand Bend Motorplex, and the Top Sportsman teams will get a chance to even up the score.
At the RPM Magazine Family PowerFest & Media Weekend three qualifying sessions will take place Saturday, June 26 and eliminations are scheduled to begin Sunday, June 27.
For information about the RPM Magazine Family PowerFest & Media Weekend at the Grand Bend Motorplex, call (519) 238-7223 or visit RPM Magazine ~ Dedicated to Fast Doorslammer Racing or Canada's Premier Racing Facility
For more information contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher at [email protected]
About the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts:
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, of drag racing was started early in 2009 as an alternative for high-horsepower Sportsman-class teams to compete on a regular basis, and will continue in 2010 for its second full season.
In 2010 the Quick 32 Sportsman Series will compete at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario and the South-western Ontario track of the Grand Bend Motorplex.
With 32-car qualified fields comprised of the 16 quickest open wheeled cars (Top Dragster) and the 16 quickest door cars (Top Sportsman), the Quick 32 Sportsman Series featured the best in ET-style, dial-in drag racing, competing on a Sportsman ladder and pit door-slammers against dragsters in every race day final.
Competitors in this Ontario-based Series must comply with the IHRA Top Dragster and Top Sportsman Safety rules and regulations, and the maximum dial-in will be 7.95 seconds for the quarter-mile.
This new venture provided $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 will also provide solid media and logistic support to ensure it becomes 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 several times with the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA), PMRA ~ Pro Modified Racing Association, as well as selected special events, offering fans a great show of drag racing.
Photo Credit: Canadian Drag Racing Photos - Drag Racing Photos and News and MG Digital Media
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (June 17, 2010) - Competition in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts offers a diverse range of cars and powerplants, but all cars must either race in the Top Dragster class or the Top Sportsman class.
For each Quick 32 Sportsman Series event, all the Top Dragsters (T/D) and all the Top Sportsman (T/S) cars race among themselves, and then the winning entry of each class is pitted together for an overall winner.
And to date, the Top Dragster class has the nod, with five victories in seven races to date.
Winning the first race in the series was T.J. Schippling of Shakespeare, Ontario with his dragster during the opening round at Cayuga in 2009.
Buffalo's Jim Rubino won the next round, this time at the Grand Bend Motorplex, in his T/D, and another New Yorker, Michael Kalin of Youngstown, took his T/D to victory at the next event, also at Grand Bend.
But after that Dan Aitken and his Mustang won the first race for the T/S side.
Aitken, of Belle River, Ontario, took the overall win at Grand Bend.
And to show there was no fluke, Darryl McMillan soldiered on to a win at the next event, with the Corvette driver from Goderich, Ontario taking the second T/S win in a row.
For the sixth and final race of 2009, Buddy Forrest of Rochester, NY made it four for the T/D side with a season-closing win at TMP's Cayuga Dragway.
Ironically, with a 4-2 margin in the series' first year, a Top Dragster team did not win the 2009 championship. In fact, Kevin Wicke of Stratford, Ontario, did not win any of the six events, but he qualified well with his Dodge Stratus Top Sportsman entry and went enough rounds to win the Championship Point Award Series title.
With one race of 2010 finished, the Top Dragster class has taken the lead, as Paulo Giust of Osgoode, Ontario won the Cayuga opener with his dragster.
The next event in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts will be the RPM Magazine Family PowerFest & Media Weekend June 25-27 at the Grand Bend Motorplex, and the Top Sportsman teams will get a chance to even up the score.
At the RPM Magazine Family PowerFest & Media Weekend three qualifying sessions will take place Saturday, June 26 and eliminations are scheduled to begin Sunday, June 27.
For information about the RPM Magazine Family PowerFest & Media Weekend at the Grand Bend Motorplex, call (519) 238-7223 or visit RPM Magazine ~ Dedicated to Fast Doorslammer Racing or Canada's Premier Racing Facility
For more information contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher at [email protected]
About the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts:
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, of drag racing was started early in 2009 as an alternative for high-horsepower Sportsman-class teams to compete on a regular basis, and will continue in 2010 for its second full season.
In 2010 the Quick 32 Sportsman Series will compete at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario and the South-western Ontario track of the Grand Bend Motorplex.
With 32-car qualified fields comprised of the 16 quickest open wheeled cars (Top Dragster) and the 16 quickest door cars (Top Sportsman), the Quick 32 Sportsman Series featured the best in ET-style, dial-in drag racing, competing on a Sportsman ladder and pit door-slammers against dragsters in every race day final.
Competitors in this Ontario-based Series must comply with the IHRA Top Dragster and Top Sportsman Safety rules and regulations, and the maximum dial-in will be 7.95 seconds for the quarter-mile.
This new venture provided $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 will also provide solid media and logistic support to ensure it becomes 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 several times with the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA), PMRA ~ Pro Modified Racing Association, as well as selected special events, offering fans a great show of drag racing.
Photo Credit: Canadian Drag Racing Photos - Drag Racing Photos and News and MG Digital Media
