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Severance, Gasparrelli lead Mission wire to wire

Written by Todd Veney/Pro Sportsman Association

Mission, BC – Joey Severance dominated Top Alcohol Dragster at the LORDCO Auto Parts BC Nationals, the Western Regional event at Mission Raceway, qualifying No. 1 and setting low e.t. of all three rounds en route to victory, and defending division champ Steve Gasparrelli did likewise in Top Alcohol Funny Car.

Severance was the only driver in the 5.30s and the only one to crack to 270 mph in qualifying with a best of 5.35, 270.86, half a tenth ahead of eventual runner-up Ray Martin’s 5.40. He established low e.t. of the meet on his first-round single with a 5.33.

Martin ran a competitive 5.44 in the opening round to take out Greg Sereda’s 5.58, and Canadian Gord Gingles dipped into the 5.30s with a career-best 5.39 in a win over quick-leaving Greg Hunter. Gingles fouled away a 5.41 in the semi’s opposite Severance’s 5.369, and Martin moved to within striking distance of Severance with a 5.372 on his semifinal single.

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Reichert, Manzo Continue Maple Grove Dominance

Written by Todd Veney/Pro Sportsman Association
Photos by David Smith

Many-time world champions Bill Reichert and Frank Manzo won the Eastern regional event at Maple Grove Raceway, each for the fourth time in five years. Reichert edged reigning event and world champ Duane Shields in a photo-finish final in Top Alcohol Dragster, 5.452 to 5.457, and Manzo stopped old rival Paul Gill in a trouble-plagued Top Alcohol Funny Car final, 5.83 to 6.07.

Reichert, who also won this race in 2008, 2009, and 2010, edged Shields in perhaps the best round of any race in any class all year. Shields moved first by a thousandth of a second, .050 to .051, and Reichert was quicker by five-thousandths, 5.452 to 5.457, for a four-thousandths margin of victory.

Reichert qualified just sixth in the field and drew the hottest driver in the country,Topekawinner Rich McPhillips, in the first round but advanced with a 5.49 when McPhillips launched into a wheelstand, smoked the tires upon his return to earth, and shut off. In the semifinals, Reichert took out former Division 1 champ John Finke, 5.42 to 5.57.

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Winners crowned at San Antonio Summit Sportsman Spectacular

Courtesy IHRA

SAN ANTONIO, TX – With $5,000 on the line and a spot in the year-end Summit Racing Equipment Tournament of Champions presented by AMSOIL on the line, the first Summit Racing Sportsman Spectacular presented by AMSOIL of the year brought out the best of the best in south Texas and produced some great racing.

San Antonio Raceway was the host track for the first big money IHRA race of the year and at the end of the day six drivers walked away with their share of the loot brought to racers by Summit Racing Equipment and AMSOIL. The big winners from San Antonio were Ricky Vedros (Belle Rose, La.) in Top Sportsman, Todd Robinson (Corpus Christi, Texas) in Top Dragster, Pete Peery (Bowie, Texas) in Super Stock, Matt Hawk (Tucson, Ariz.) in Stock, Alan Savage (Mexia, Texas) in Quick Rod and Super Rod and Ray Dew (League City, Texas) in Hot Rod.

Other winners from the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Spectacular presented by AMSOIL were Ryan McDonnell (San Antonio, Texas) in Top ET, Matt Hawk (Tucson, Ariz.) in Mod ET and Ethan Marr (Forney, Texas) in Junior Dragster.

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Pro Mod Slammers Getting Ready!

Courtesy of Pro Slammers

San Francisco, CA – This weekend the Scrappers Racing Slammers Series will be competing at Sacramento Raceway’s “Door Car Shootout”.  This special 2 day event will feature some of the best drivers on the west coast as they competefor the 2012 Pro Slammers championship. The Pro Mods are the feature class and we look forward to seeing guys like Bret Williamson, Monty Berney, Marc Meadors and Gomez Family Racing with their 1963 blown Corvette. 

At the first event Sean Renteria was the first 5 second Slammer with their “Renteria Bros. Racing” 1965 4 door Valiant and Goodguys Racing driver, Marc Meadors took home the first win.

This event will also showcase the 7.60 and 6.90 Slammers which will surely put on a great show for the fans.  The Pro Slammers are dedicated to providing nothing but the best in when it comes to door slammer action and that’s what makes them so great.

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The WCOPMA kicks off their 2012 season this weekend in Salt Lake City

Courtesy of WCOPMA

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.

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PSCA Classes to Participate in Super Chevy Show at Bandimere

Courtesy of PSCA

LAS VEGAS, NV – Pacific Street Car Association racers are being given another opportunity to race thanks to Bandimere Speedway and the Super Chevy Show near Denver Aug. 17-18.

“The Super Chevy Show has a long history at Bandimere Speedway and we are excited to build on the momentum of the event by hosting the PSCA and two of its premier classes of competition,” said John Bandimere III, the speedway’s executive vice president and general manager. “Hot Street and Outlaw 10.5 will showcase heads-up, 1/4 mile competition that is sure to be and exciting addition to an already entertaining event.”

The non-points event will work as a test run on the viability of bringing a full PSCA/Street Car Super Nationals event to the area in 2013. The purse for the two PSCA classes will be announced at a later date.

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US 131 Motorsports Park Next Stop for PMRA, Quick 32 and PBSS

Courtesy of PMRA, Quick 32 and PBSS

CAYUGA, ON – The next event for the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series presented by Wiseco Performance Products will be the Summer Showdown at US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin Michigan.

This will be the second event for all three drag racing series this year, and the first time at the storied track in southwestern Michigan between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo.

“We’re very excited to be going to Martin,” said Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations of all three series. “We look forward to racing at this great facility.”

Constructed in 1962 as Martin Dragway, US 131 Motorsports Park will celebrate its 50th year of operation this season. It has been the host to many major racing events, including IHRA and ADRL national events. After a $14 million makeover in 2002, this facility is second to none for racers and fans alike.

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Hunter Racing North of the Border

Courtesy of NVW Motorsports Promotions

MISSION, BC – Top Alcohol Dragster rookie Greg Hunter and veteran team owner Kenny Gilmour head to a race in their home country on the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series tour this weekend. The NHRA B.C. Nationals mark the third race for the new driver-owner combination. Hunter says their car is ready to fly north of the border.

“The guys feel that we’re really close to having the tune-up that will take us to the next level. We found a couple problems after Vegas and fixed them, so the car should run well in Mission,” said the former Top Alcohol Funny Car pilot.

Hunter is hoping to take the ExactAir Compliance Systems blown alcohol dragster just one more round than he did at the Las Vegas national event. His consistent, quick reaction times and solid race car put him into the second round, falling to A/Fueler Garrett Bateman. To go one more round at a regional event would mean his first final round appearance.

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Maddern Racing Looks to Bright Side of Second Round Exit

Courtesy of Maddern Racing

Topeka, KS – There is always a bright side.  At the Dollar General NHRA Summernationals at Heartland Park Topeka, Chris Demke and the Maddern Racing Team lost in the second round of eliminations to Randy Meyer. On the bright side, oh wait, this is Drag Racing, there is no bright side to losing. Scratch that opening statement.  On the dark and gloomy side, losing stinks, and bright sides are tough to find.

Qualifying in Topeka was a mixed bag. First round saw a less than optimistic 5.410/263.10. In Friday’s second qualifying session, the Maddern Racing Team posted their best-ever elapsed time at Heartland Park with a 5.388/264.60. Not quite a bright side, but a bit closer to one. After Friday’s qualifying, the team was in the number three slot. Saturday’s qualifying rounds saw the car get a little friendly with the centerline and the resulting 5.391/263.41 dropped them to the number nine spot.

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Rough Start to 2012 for Hill and Nitro Fever

Courtesy of NVW Motorsports Promotions

NORWALK, OH – A/Fuel Dragster driver Dave Hill entered the Cavalcade of Stars NHRA regional event without a baseline tune-up for 2012. The Indiana-based Nitro Fever Racing car made three consecutive passes down the track atSummitMotorsportsPark, but none of them were enough to propel them into the eight-car Top Alcohol Dragster field.

“We’re still trying to fit some new parts into our tune-up. The car ran well towards the end of the run, but it’s just not getting off the line as quick as we need it to. We had three clean passes all weekend, so we do have a good baseline to work from,” said Hill.

Hill and the Nitro Fever team had the pleasure of racing in front of an estimated crowd of over 40,000 fans. Dave was a part of autograph sessions on Friday and Saturday, where he and other drivers signed hero cards for over 500 fans.

“It was incredible, racing in front of all of thoseOhiofans. I’m always so inspired by the families and kids who come out to see the racing. It makes me want to race that much more, so I really enjoy coming toNorwalk,” said the machine specialist.

Crew chief Ben Ameling and the crew will get together and prepare their nitro-burning dragster for the next outing inChicago. The first race of the year gave them a good base to go off.

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