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Finals for Quick 32 Sportsman Series part of upcoming Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Challenge V
Top Sportsman, Top Dragster and NEOPMA/PMRA Pro Modifieds return to Empire Dragway
CAYUGA, ON – The second of this year’s Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Challenge’s at Empire Dragway, in Leicester, NY is set to take place 
August 18-19. While Melanie Salemi and John Camp were declared co-winners in the Pro Modified final at the previous Challenge, the finals in the companion Quick 32 Sportsman Series were postponed due to the weather.
Top Dragster and Top Sportsman cars competed on their own with the Pro Modifieds, but the final two postponed rounds will take place on Friday August 18. Top Dragster and Top Sportsman finals will take place at 2:00 pm, with the finals of the Quick 32 Sportsman Series at 4:00 pm. The second complete program of Pro Modifieds and Quick 32 Sportsman Series entries will begin qualifying on Friday at 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm and Saturday at 12:00 pm, with eliminations starting at 2:00 pm.
The Top Sportsman final from July 1 will pit Jennifer Guenther of Livonia, NY, in her big-block Chevy Nova, against the 1955 Chevy of Doug Lynden of Bergen, NY. On the Top Dragster side, Lucas Salemi of Clarence Center, NY with his S&W Race Cars dragster is pitted against McGraw, NY’s Cody Reome. The top eliminator between the door cars and the dragsters will then race on the eighth-mile track, to decide the event champion.
NEOPMA/PMRA Pro Modifieds ready for first showdown this weekend ~ Popular door slammers take to the Empire Dragway for two-day event
LEICESTER, NY – The Pro Modifieds of the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association (NEOPMA) and Pro Modified Racing Association 
(PMRA) will return to Empire Dragway in Leicester, NY this weekend, in the first of two scheduled weekend shows for 2023. Last year the Pro Modifieds from both series ran successfully on the New York state drag strip, and this year’s event promises to provide more action and cars in this popular door-slammer class.
“Together with John (NEOPMA President John Mazzorana) and Jerry Scaccia (Empire Dragway), we worked out a trial show with the Pro Modifieds last year and it was a big hit,” noted PMRA Series Director Bruce Mehlenbacher. “This year we have more cars from NEOPMA, plus a contingent of PMRA teams from Ontario, to present one of the finest Pro Modified shows around.”
Along with a strong Pro Modified presence, a bonus for fans this year is the addition of the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, which includes Top Sportsman and Top Dragster teams. A full field of teams from both sides of the US-Canada border are ready to do battle on the Empire Dragway eighth-mile.
Full Field of Top Dragster and Top Sportsman TEAMS expected to compete this weekend at Empire Dragway
Quick 32 Sportsman Series cars part of NEOPMA/PMRA Pro Modified event in first of two shows
LEICESTER, NY – With only a few days left before the NEOPMA/PMRA kickoff race at Empire Dragway this coming long weekend, Quick 
32 Sportsman Series Director Bruce Mehlenbacher said he is very pleased with the expected Top Dragster and Top Sportsman entries that are scheduled to participate at the Northern New York State facility in Leicester, NY.
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series will participate with the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association (NEOPMA) and the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA) at Empire Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Challenge IV and V, on June 30-July 1 and August 18-19, 2023.
The merger of Pro Modifieds of the NEOPMA and the PMRA was successful in 2022, and it was decided by officials to continue with the two-race series. But, an added bonus for drag race fans is the return of the dragsters and door cars in the companion Quick 32 Sportsman Series.
PMRA and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series to be featured on Raceline Radio Network
Cayuga, ON – In the spring of 2009, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series. www.Quick32.ca was established for high-horsepower Sportsman-class 
teams to compete on a regular basis. These teams, from Ontario, Quebec, Michigan, and New York had little opportunity to compete in a professionally-operated series devoted solely to these types of drag racing cars.
The Series is comprised of Top Sportsman, or “door” cars (full-bodied, full-fendered cars), and Top Dragsters. Both classes are based on the same classes in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) and International Hot Rod Association (IHRA).
A major step in the development of this new series was the Championship Point Award Series, which continues to be presented by NAPA Auto Parts.
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series uses rules, regulations, and other factors of the established and successful Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA. The Series offers a wide variety of body styles (dragster, altered, door-car) and engine combinations (carburettor, supercharged, turbocharged) for versatile, diverse, and colorful Sportsman drag racing.
FIRST TEAMS CONFIRM QUICK 32 SPORTSMAN SERIES ENTRY AT EMPIRE DRAGWAY
Top Dragsters and Top Sportsman mark the return of the Quick 32 Sportsman Series
CAYUGA, ON – There’s a good mix of former Quick 32 Sportsman Series racers, from both Canada and the US, ready to do battle on the 
Empire Dragway in Central New York, during the upcoming NEOPMA/PMRA Pro Modified Challenge.
“We are excited to see the keen interest in the return of the Quick 32 Sportsman Series” said Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations for the Series. “These events will be a great venue to showcase Top Sportsman and Top Dragster racing and I anticipate a full field of racers to join us.”
To date, the Top Sportsman entries of K&K Racing and Guenther Racing have signed on, as well as the Top Dragster teams of L&D Motorsports and Michael Kalin.
Based in Stratford, ON, K&K is the father and son team of Kevin and Kayden Wicke, who pilot a 604-cubic inch Mopar-powered Dodge Stratus. Kevin is a two-time Quick 32 Sportsman Series champion and multiple time IHRA Sportsman Champion, while Kayden is a former Junior Dragster, Mod, and ET champion. Kevin Zimmer has been crew chief for many years, with Kody Wicke and Dennis and Dan Culliton as long-time crew members.
Leaf Racewear & Safety Equipment returns as Official Uniform Supplier
PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and Pro Bike and Sled Series welcome Leaf’s return
LONDON, ON – Leaf Racewear & Safety Equipment will return as the preferred and Official uniform supplier for the Pro Modified Racing 
Association (PMRA), the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series.
For over 37 years, Leaf Racewear & Safety Equipment Inc. has been manufacturing and distributing high- quality fire resistant driver suits, undergarments, gloves, shoes, sublimated team shirts and seat belt harness systems worldwide. Its race suits and accessories have been designed to meet and exceed current SFI 3.2A/1, 3.2A/5, 16.1 specifications and requirements for virtually all forms of racing.
“Colin Grandy and Leaf Racewear & Safety Equipment have supported our Series from the very beginning,” explained Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations for all three Series. “Colin and Leaf have always been one of the first to offer support for the three drag race series.”
LARGE NUMBER OF ENTRIES EXPECTED FOR THE RETURN OF DRAGSTRIP MEMORIES
Event to be held April 16 at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
MT. HOPE, ON –Dragstrip Memories returns once again to the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, to present the largest collection of 
historic drag racing cars and memorabilia in Canada. This year’s show will feature over 60 drag race vehicles, in most classes of straight-line racing, with a nod to the popular 1960s-style Gassers.
The museum’s vintage Warbird aircraft will be relocated to the large hangar, in order to present some of the most outstanding cars in this country. Along with the Gassers, a highly-modified Dodge Magnum capable of eight-second runs will be on display. Additionally, Canadian Hall of Famer Barry Poole will be in attendance. Barry drove the Ford products of the popular Border Bandits to many Super Stock wins, including the NHRA title at the 1970 Winter Nationals, the first Canadian to do so.
Young drag racers will take part in the show with their Junior Dragsters and the cars of the Can-Am Stock/Super Stock Series will also be on display.
There will be several car club displays with a nostalgic theme, a popular scale model display featuring many classes of drag cars, in a miniature setting of the former Dragway Park, and a host of vendors. There will also be movies and videos of drag racing, photos, magazines, and automotive art. It will also be a chance for you to meet many of your drag strip heroes and characters.
In the mid-plane Observation Dome at 11:00 am, the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA) will present The John Massingberd Award to this year’s deserving recipient.
The John Massingberd Award to be Presented at Dragstrip Memories
Event to be held April 16 at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
CAYUGA, ON – The Pro Modified Racing Association and what is represents to the teams, the sponsors, the media, its race venues and most 
importantly to its fans, is very pleased and honored to present The John Massingberd Memorial Award to a deserving individual again this year.
This year the award will be presented during the Dragstrip Memories Show April 16.
In keeping with the spirit of the PMRA, it is appropriate to recognize John Massingberd through this annual award. John was a national ambassador of Canadian Motorsport, in all disciplines of the sport, through his keen insight and entrepreneurial creativity.
In the late 1980’s, John co-established Promark Motorsport International, Raceline Motorsport Television and Snow Trax Television, with Bruce Mehlenbacher, two media ventures responsible for bringing Canadian motorsport to a greater audience and well deserved prominence. Along with coverage of drag racing, stock car racing, road racing, and tractor pulls with Promark and Raceline Television, he went on to co-found and co-anchor of Raceline Radio in 1993.
Raceline Radio Network Gears Up for The 2023 Edition of The Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo
TORONTO, ON – The Raceline Radio Network, Canada’s National Radio Motorsport Authority, working their 31st season in 2023, is looking forward to another appearance at the 8th Annual Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo March 10th, 11th and 12th at The International Centre in Mississauga, ON.
Raceline Radio Network anchor and Canadian Motorsport Hall of Famer, Erik Tomas will once again team up with fellow Canadian Motorsport Hall of Famer, Raceline Radio Network co-founder, and Pro Modified Racing Association principal Bruce Mehlenbacher, for a one-hour Raceline Radio Network podcast from The Racing Zone stage at Motorama, from noon to 1:00 pm on Saturday March 11th.
“That groundhog guy is inaccurate! The Motorama Custom Car and Motorsports Expo is the only sure sign of spring where we come from,” stated Raceline Radio Network anchor Erik Tomas. “Greg MacPherson and our Inside Track Motorsport News partners have assembled another record shattering Expo this year, with a dazzling collection of custom cars, race cars, celebrities and attractions second to none in Canada! Bruce Mehlenbacher and I look forward to another no-rules podcast on the Racing Zone stage. Nothing beats a live audience. Bruce’s drag racing tales and war stories are fascinating and simply too much fun,” Tomas added.
Tune in for Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Challenge News
CAYUGA, ONTARIO – Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations for the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA) will once again be a featured guest on the Raceline Radio Network broadcast, hosted by Erik Tomas and heard coast-to-coast across Canada, the week of February 5, 2023.
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 2023.
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series will participate with the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association (NEOPMA) and the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA) at both Empire Dragway / NEOPMA Challenges on June 30-July 1 and August 18-19, 2023. The Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) is also scheduled to compete at Empire Dragway on the September 23, 2023 weekend.
