WCOPMA
Maggio Dominates the WCOPMA Mission Event!
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Mission, BC –Last weekend the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association held their third event of the 2012 season at Mission Raceway Park in Mission, British Columbia, Canada. It marked the first time the WCOPMA held an event outside
of the ‘States and Mike Maggio made sure it would be memorable.
Maggio led qualifying with a string of three 5-second runs, the best being a 5.826/253.73 to take to number 1 spot. Not far behind Maggio was Dan Nickelson with a career best 5.890/229.29 followed by Rod Burbage’s 6.022/239.36. Jay Syverson, Joe Delehay, Wade Sjostrom, Duane Grosart and Trevor Lowe filled out the rest of the 8-car field.
Unfortunately Lowe had a top end crash during the second qualifying session on Saturday. Thankfully he walked away from the accident with no serious injury but would not be able to return on Sunday for eliminations which gave Maggio a single in round 1. Maggio ripped off another 5-second pass going 5.905/261.09 on his first round single; a world record MPH number for a Pro Mod type car that is stirring quite a debate throughout the internet.
Mission Raceway to host the next event on the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association schedule
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Mission, BC – For the first time ever the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association will travel across the border to compete internationally this weekend (July 6-8) in Canada at Mission Raceway Park, located in Mission, British
Columbia.
Many racers are anticipating the event as great weather is projected throughout the weekend in the low 70’s with very little chance of rain, combine that with an actual track elevation of only 25 feet above sea level as well as a killer racing surface and record times are expected.
Mike Maggio is making the long haul from Southern California with his 1970 Camaro which ran in the mid 5.70’s last November at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. That team is going up with a big goal, to reset the world record for a doorslammer in the quarter-mile.
Burbage gets opening win of the 2012 WCOPMA season
Written by Steve Bunker
Boise, ID – Rod Burbage drove his Spec-Rite Converter sponsored 1958 Corvette to a win this past weekend at Firebird Raceway in Boise, Idaho. With a short field Burbage grabbed the number one qualifying position away from Dan
Nickelson during the final qualifying session.
Nickelson came out of the box with a 6.271 @ 230.41 in the first qualifying session on Friday evening to take to top spot when no one else could get down the 115 degree track. The New Family had the track prepped the best they could given the conditions but most of the drivers still overpowered the track.
During the second qualifying session on Saturday the track came around and so did the performances. Burbage ran a 6.311 @ 223.93 to bump into the number two spot; Andy Neyer was in third with a 6.649 @ 210.03.
Firebird Raceway, the Next Stop for the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association
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Boise, ID – The West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association invades Firebird Raceway in Boise, Idaho this upcoming 
weekend and marks the second stop for the series this 2012 season. The first event held at Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake City, Utah just one month ago was rained out so this weekend will be the first opportunity for drivers to earn points towards the 2012 WCOPMA championship battle.
The “Fox Hunt” event this weekend will be the first of two stops for the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association at Firebird Raceway this year as we will return for a second stop in mid-August at the historic Nightfire Nationals event.
Drivers will get a shot at the track Friday evening at 7pm for the first qualifying attempt. Saturday will host a second qualifying pass at 2:30pm with eliminations starting at 6:30pm Saturday evening.
The WCOPMA kicks off their 2012 season this weekend in Salt Lake City
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Salt Lake City, UT – After a long off season the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association will start racing this weekend at 
Rocky Mountain Raceway’s in Utah. This will be the first time the WCOPMA has raced at Rocky Mountain Raceways and we couldn’t think of a better place to kick off our 2012 season.
The Jet Car Spring Nationals event will be action packed with seven Jet Cars, eight WCOPMA racers (which include Rod Burbage, Dan Nickelson, Mike Maggio, Joe Lepone Jr., Tom Johanns, Mark Lovell, Perry Thyr and Dan Myers), Jack Harris/Steve Macklyn’s “Nitro Thunder” Nostalgia Fuel Funny Car and Rob Passey’s MSP Top Fuel Dragster.
There will also be many bracket classes including Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, IHRA Box, IHRA No Box, Motorcycle/Snowmobile and Top JR. & Quick JR. dragsters.
WCOPMA signs Brad Anderson Enterprises for the 2012 Season
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ONTARIO, CA – With just three days until the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association kicks off their 2012 season at Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake City, Utah, a deal was signed with Brad Anderson Enterprises to sponsor the leading pro mod group on the West Coast this upcoming season!
“The majority of our racers choose Brad Anderson engines to power their cars down the track. Brad Anderson Enterprises is a huge supplier for many of the biggest names in drag racing and we couldn’t be more thrilled to have them on board with our club for this season,” WCOPMA president Rod Burbage said.
Starting this weekend in Salt Lake City we will be representing BAE proudly as an association sponsor and continue to do so all season long when we travel to Idaho, Canada, California, Colorado and Arizona.
Schaeffer Specialized Lubricants joins the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association
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St. Louis, MO – The West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association is proud to announce a newly formed partnership with the Schaeffer Specialized Lubricants company.
Schaeffer Oil started in 1839 providing oils and greases for wagon trains and steamboats. Time and technology has since changed and so has Schaeffer. Now Schaeffer offers a large line of products for Trucking, Construction, Food Equipment, Racing, Fuel Storage, Agriculture, Mining, Marine, Industrial, Retail and more. They offer over 300 fully formulated products that can satisfy the lubrication needs of a wide variety of industries.
Schaeffer’s Racing Oils are specially formulated to reduce friction and wear, increase engine efficiency and extend the life of high performance engines. Their racing oils are blended from the finest high-viscosity index, solvent-refined, severely hydro-finished, 100% paraffin base stocks available which provide their products with thermal stability, high lubricity, resistance to oxidation, excellent film strength and low volatility characteristics.
The West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association makes some changes for upcoming 2012 season
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Anderson, CA – The 2012 season is underway for many associations but for the WCOPMA the first event isn’t until the 
last weekend in May, and it couldn’t come any sooner. Many racers are anticipating the upcoming season, and rightfully so, as new racers and sponsors are showing interest as well as a new set points/payout structure which also includes a championship payout bonus for the top three in the final points standings at the end of the year.
As always, the WCOPMA pays down to the first round loser but it varied at each event during the past three seasons. For 2012 and beyond there will be set payouts so the racers know what they’ll be getting before they hit the track. Also the top three drivers in the final point’s battle at the end of the year will receive an additional bonus for their accomplishment.
RBS Superchargers excited to be back with the WCOPMA in 2012
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N. San Juan, CA – RBS Superchargers is proud to continue their support of the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association for their 2012 season. This is the fourth year in a row that RBS Superchargers has supported the association and both
parties are excited about the continuing partnership.
RBS Superchargers’ service is bar-none and the staff is very quick and effective when placing orders and delivering products on time. At each of the seven WCOPMA events in 2012 RBS will provide the number one qualifier with a $100 product gift certificate.
“Many of the racers within the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association run supercharged combinations and have supported RBS Superchargers for a long time, so our goal as an association is to spread the word of their great company at all the states we travel to and race at in the upcoming 2012 season; and with three and new venues on the 2012 WCOPMA schedule we’re excited to promote their company to new fans and racers.”
Hoosier Tire West stays on board for the 2012 WCOPMA Season
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Anderson, CA – The West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association is proud to announce that Hoosier Tire West has re-signed as a sponsor for the upcoming 2012 WCOPMA season. It’s great to have an industry leader such as Hoosier Tire step
up and support the association.
“The majority of the WCOPMA racers run their tires on their cars so this continuing partnership will be beneficial to both Hoosier Tire and the members.”
Hoosier has stepped up to offer many incentives to our racers throughout the season and will be rewarding the champion at the end of the year with a free set of rear tires for winning the 2012 West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association championship.
