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PMRA and NEOPMA renew partnership at Empire Dragway

CAYUGA, ONTARIO – The Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA), the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike and Sled Series (PBSS) are pleased to announce the confirmation of four race dates on the 2024 calendar.

The self-governing organizations of the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association (NEOPMA) and the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA) are excited to announce the renewal of their partnership for the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Challenge events at Empire Dragway in Leicester, NY, for 2024.

The PMRA/NEOPMA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series and Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) will compete at the eighth-mile track on June 21-22, 2024 and August 16-17, 2024.  The Quick 32 Sportsman Series and Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) are also scheduled for June 7-8, 2024 and September 13-14, 2024.

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JOSIE BROOKS WINS PRO BIKE & SLED SERIES EVENT  AT EMPIRE DRAGWAY

Suzuki GSXR Pro Bike rider leads from first qualifying run

LEICESTER, NY – Josie Brooks rode into the winner’s circle at the Pro Bike and Sled Series (PBSS) event on Saturday, at Empire Dragway in Leicester, NY.  Brooks, from Arkona, ON led the field of first-rate participants after qualifying run number one, with a 4.78 second pass, at 147.01 mph on the eighth-mile drag strip.

“Our team had a fantastic day running the PBSS race this weekend at Empire Dragway. Many thanks to Bruce Mehlenbacher and Jerry Scaccia and their officials.  Everyone was really terrific and the facility is amazing” commented Josie Brooks. “This bike is new to us this season and we couldn’t be more pleased with its performance. My thanks to Dan and Jaymie for keeping me and the bike on track,” Brooks added.

In the final round, Brooks, running 4.82 seconds at 141.83 mph, on her 1640 cc 1997 Suzuki GSXR 1100, defeated a red-lighting Bill Pippard from Ransomville, NY, running 5.07 seconds at 132.31 mph on his 2003 1507 cc Suzuki Hayabusa.  “Not bad after a thirteen-year hiatus,” said a pleased Pippard.

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JOSIE BROOKS READY FOR UPCOMING PRO BIKE & SLED SERIES EVENT AT EMPIRE DRAGWAY 

Suzuki GSXR Pro rider due to battle on Empire eighth-mile strip

CAYUGA, ON – When Josie Brooks suits up and comes to the line with her motorcycle to race, she is in her happy place.  “I can’t imagine my life, had drag racing not been introduced to it.  It’s what we do,” said the Pro Bike racer from Arkona, ON.

Brooks will be one of the competitors during the upcoming Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) event at Empire Dragway in Leicester, NY, on September 22 & 23. A 16 vehicle qualified field of motorcycles and snow machines will compete on the Empire eighth-mile for $1,000 top eliminator money.

Brooks started her racing career in the mid-1990’s, with a Chevrolet Camaro and also piloted a number of other door cars and a dragster.  “I was fortunate to experience racing in different types of cars but nothing touched the feeling I got, and still get, riding a bike!” she said.

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PMRA, Quick 32 and PBSS Ceases Operation

Since our first race in 2005, the PMRA has produced ten champions. In six years of racing, there have been five PMRAdifferent Quick 32 Sportsman Series champions, and in its four years of existence, there have been four PBSS champions.

In the past eleven years of operation, the three series have awarded over $1,250,000.00 to our drag racing competitors.

Since our first gathering in December of 2004, when we were asked to organize and promote a group of Pro Modified Teams, and seven years ago when the same request was made by a group of Top Dragster and Top Sportsman Teams, the series has always strived to make each season a pleasurable experience for all concerned including our loyal fans. The same attitude applies with the Pro Bike & Sled Series, which began in 2011 and has been presented by Wiseco Performance Products since that time.

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Phil Sampson returns to winner’s circle in Grand Bend drag racing weekend

Dan Cryderman continues to dominate PBSS

GRAND BEND, ON – Former Quick 32 Sportsman Series champion Phil Sampson returned to the winner’s circle Phil Sampsonover the weekend, as did Pro Bike & Sled Series champion Dan Cryderman in the latest round of drag racing action at the Grand Bend Motorplex.

Sampson, of Granton Ontario, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series champ in 2011, saw a successful return to the series, as the Top Sportsman driver qualified seventh and marched through the field to take his victory.

Driving his Chevy Cavalier, he beat out Top Dragster driver Tony Positano of Toronto in the final round for the event win.

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Former champions lead drag racing series heading into next events

Round two & three in Quick 32 Sportsman Series and PBSS June 12-14 at the Grand Bend Motorplex

GRAND BEND, ON – The second event in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series and the Pro Bike & Sled Series takes place Quick 32June 12-14 at the Grand Bend Motorplex, and this event will mark the first time in each series’ history that two complete races have been held in one weekend.

And to continue with the double format, the points leaders in both series are two-time champions.

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Psycho Princess returns to PBSS racing with new Arctic Cat sled at Grand Bend

Jessica Tourloukis and team looking forward to quicker times with new sled

INNISFIL, ON – A new sled for 2015 will be getting Pro Bike & Sled Series racer Jessica Tourloukis down the quarter Jessica Tourloukismile a lot quicker this year.

Now in her third year of PBSS presented by Wiseco Performance Products competition, Tourloukis, known as the Psycho Princess will be riding a 2015 Arctic Cat ZR 1100 Turbo, powered by a 1056-cc Suzuki engine which will provide about 320 horsepower at 7800 rpm at full boost.

This power will be transmitted to the 136-inch Proline track, and the sled features a Vipec electronic engine control.

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Kevin Wicke and Dan Cryderman take drag racing openers at Grand Bend

Quick 32 Sportsman Series and Pro Bike & Sled Series underway for 2015

GRAND BEND, ON – Two former series champions won the opening rounds in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series and Bear Performance Dodgethe Pro Bike & Sled Series.

Kevin WickeThe two drag race series were part of the Leaf Racewear Spring Blowout presented by Rocksedge & Veloce Italian Kitchen at the Grand Bend Motorplex over the weekend.

In the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, two-time champ Kevin Wicke drove his Top Sportsman Dodge Stratus to an event win while in the PBSS, presented by Wiseco Performance Products, returning champ Dan Cryderman rode his Suzuki to victory.

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Williams, Gervais, Orfanidis lead way in Quick 32 Sportsman Series and PBSS openers at Grand Bend

GRAND BEND, ON – The 2015 season is officially underway and the qualifying has been established for the first Top-Dragsterround in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series and the Pro Bike & Sled Series during the Grand Bend Motorplex Leaf Racewear Spring Blowout presented by Rocksedge & Veloce Italian Kitchen.

Qualifying number one in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series Top Dragster class with a 6.193, 181.52 pass is Lyle Williams of Strathroy, Ontario, followed by Burlington’s Glen Vardy with a 6.200, 201.21 posting. Scott McCann of Stratford is third with a 7.017, 188.12.

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Victoria Day Weekend tradition continues as the PBSS and Quick 32 Sportsman Series start their 2015 season

Drag race series get underway for season opener at the Grand Bend Motorplex May 15-17

GRAND BEND, ON – The Victoria Day Weekend tradition continues May 15-17 when the 2015 season gets underway Bear Performance Dodgefor the Quick 32 Sportsman Series and the Pro Bike & Sled Series.

Both drag racing series will participate during the Leaf Racewear Spring Blowout presented by Rocksedge & Veloce Italian Kitchen over the May 15-17 Canadian holiday weekend at the Grand Bend Motorplex.

Comprised of both Top Dragster and Top Sportsman entries, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series will kick off its seventh year of exciting competition. Running under indexing rules to give all racers an even chance of winning, cars in this series are powered by engines ranging from single carburetors to sophisticated supercharger and turbocharger set-ups, and speeds of well over 200 mph in the quarter-mile are easily obtained.

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