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 
round 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.
On the Quick 32 Sportsman Series Top Sportsman side, Marc Gervais of Sudbury qualified number one with a 6.723, 201.97 pass in his Camaro, followed by the Studebaker of Doug Blowes of Stratford with a 6.897, 201.12, and Ingersoll’s Bill Wilson who posted a 6.936, 197.97 in his Cavalier.
Presented by Wiseco Performance Products, the Pro Bike & Sled Series got underway as well at the Bend for its first race of the season. Qualifying number one with a 7.444, 175.19 posting was Toronto’s John Orfanidis, with reigning PBSS champion Dan Cryderman of Thamesville next with a 7.990, 164.92 and Curtis Beck of Milton third with an 8.159, 159.85. All three are Pro Bike entries and all ride Suzukis.
The weekend of racing continues Sunday with eliminations in all classes, scheduled to begin at Grand Bend at 11:30 a.m.
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series is now in its seventh year of operation, and the PBSS is now in its fifth season. Both series race several times each season at the same event, offering a colorful and exciting package of drag racing action.
For information about the Grand Bend Motorplex, call (519) 238-7223, or visit www.grandbendmotorplex.com
The event time schedule can be downloaded at http://www.quick32.ca/uploaded-content/2015/04/GBM_SPRING-BLOWOUT_Time-Schedule_2015_04.21.15.pdf
PBSSFor more information contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher at Bruce@JAJentertainment.com
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