PMRA
Curtis Beck ready to do battle in 2015 PBSS drag racing season
Pro Bike rider plans on bettering his third-place finish of last year
MILTON, ON – Curtis Beck is ready and anxious to get back on his Suzuki in the Pro Bike & Sled Series presented by 
Wiseco Performance Products for 2015.
Curtis BeckI have been ready for a month, noted the Milton Ontario Pro Bike rider. Everything is ready to roll.
Beck ran all PBSS events last year, and plans on competing in each race for the upcoming season as well. He rides a Suzuki 1150 with an 1150-cc engine sitting in a Koenig chassis with Lectron 44 carburetion and a 123 automatic gearbox. The Suzuki is capable of low eight-second passes on the quarter mile at speeds approaching 160 mph.
Glen Vardy stepping up his effort for 2015 drag racing season
Plans include continuing with his Quick 32 Sportsman Series Top Dragster, a Top Fuel ride, plus fielding a Top Sled entry in the PBSS with Colleen Cook
BURLINGTON, ON – Glen Vardy is going to be one busy racer this season. The Burlington Ontario resident, who 
has competed in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series for the past five years, is planning to ramp up his racing for the 2015 season.
Not only does Vardy plan to continue racing his Top Dragster in the series, he plans on getting into the ultimate in drag racing, a Top Fuel Dragster.
And if that’s not enough, he will be heading up an effort for girl friend Colleen Cook to compete in the Pro Bike & Sled Series, and spend time with his son Gavin who will enter his rookie year in Junior Dragster.
Night of Champions honors drag racing teams in the PMRA, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the PBSS
BURLINGTON, ON – The 10th annual Night of Champions was held at the Holiday Inn Burlington Hotel and Conference Center in Burlington, 
Ontario to honor the winners in the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series.
Teams from all three drag race series were on hand to accept their awards for the final event of the 2014 season. The PMRA has now celebrated its 10th season of operation, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, presented by NAPA Auto Parts, its sixth season, and the PBSS, presented by Wiseco Performance Products, its fourth season.
The night included talks from several drag racing and media personalities, along with the naming of two new champions. On hand were several Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Inducted members, including Bob Slack, Norris McDonald, editor of the Toronto Star Wheels, and Bruce Mehlenbacher, who is not only Director of Operations for all three series, but was inducted into the CMHF several years ago along with his family. John Waldie was also on hand and spoke to the audience about his involvement in the sport.
The Pro Modified Racing Association Countdown to the 2014 Championship
Jeff Roth – Champion
CAYUGA, ON – Jeff Roth, one of the strongest competitors in the Pro Modified Racing Association won his first championship this year in the 
popular Pro Modified series.
This year marked the 10th season of competition for the PMRA.
Racing out of New Dundee, Ontario, Roth, driving the Roth Racing 1941 Willys, did not start off 2014 with great success with a first and second-round showing at the first two events, but made up for it for the next three races with a final-round appearance and two back-to-back event wins to take the title, his first after eight seasons with the PMRA.
ACDC Tribute band featured at upcoming Night of Champions Banquet
PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and PBSS drag racers and teams to be honored at annual presentation
CAYUGA, ON – This year’s Night of Champions Championship Point Award Series Banquet for the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA), 
the Quick 32 Sportsman Series and the Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) will feature the popular ACDC ROCKS for entertainment.
2014-Banquet-TicketThe banquet is to be held at the Holiday Inn Burlington Hotel & Conference Centre in Burlington, Ontario on Saturday, November 8, 2014.
As a tribute band, ACDC ROCKS emulates the pure essence, power, and electricity of what an AC/DC show is all about and has proven to audiences time and time again that you can’t stop rock and roll! ACDC ROCKS performs the best of AC/DC from the early roots of the bands Australian club circuit days, to the superstar worldwide status of its present hits. Complete with a full stage performance, just as if Angus Young and the boys were rocking before your very eyes.
The Pro Modified Racing Association Countdown to the 2014 Championship
Bruce Boland – Second Place
CAYUGA, ON – Vying for his fourth championship in Pro Modified Racing Association competition, Bruce Boland had to settle for second place 
by the smallest of margins for the 2014 Championship Point Award Series.
Boland, of Stoney Creek, Ontario, finished only three points behind champion Jeff Roth of New Dundee, Ontario this year. Driving the B&B Racing 1968 Pontiac Firebird-bodied Pro Modified, Boland led the points most of the year, starting with a win in the season opener at the Grand Bend Motorplex.
Although that was his best finish, he did take a pair of runner-ups in 2014, and was always a threat. His car is capable of quarter-mile times under six seconds with speeds of 235 mph.
Sitting in the Vanishing Point Race Cars chassis is a 526-cubic inch ERD Supercharged Hemi, fueled by a Fuel System: Waterman System with input from Jon Salemi, and a Chuck Ford Hammer – Roots Supercharger. A Lenco three-speed transmission sits behind the engine.
The team’s crew consists of Brad Short, Roger Jongerden, Tim Hoffman and Robbie Cesario.
The Pro Modified Racing Association Countdown to the 2014 Championship
Hawker Racing – Third Place
CAYUGA, ON – Placing third in the 2014 Pro Modified Racing Association Championship Point Award Series was Derek Hawker with his 1968 
Pontiac Firebird.
The journeyman racer, who hails from Corbyville Ontario, qualified for all PMRA events this season with the Hawker Racing Pro Modified, a car which produced numbers in the low six-second range at speeds of 230 mph down the quarter-mile. His best showing in 2014 was a semi-finalist position at US 131 in Martin Michigan.
Power for the Firebird comes from a 526 cubic-inch BAE engine with a PSI D Screw Supercharger and a Billes fuel system. A Lenco three-speed is attached to the powerplant, and all this sits in a Vanishing Point Race Cars product.
The Pro Modified Racing Association Countdown to the 2014 Championship
Kalso Motorsports – Fourth Place
CAYUGA, ON – Driving the Kalso Motorsports 1971 Barracuda Pro Modified in 2014, Jason Kalso recorded his best season finish to date in Pro 
Modified Racing Association competition, taking fourth in the championship points race.
The PMRA celebrated its 10th season of racing in 2014.
After a pair of first-round finishes early in the season, Kalso, from Clarkston, Michigan, motored to semi-finalist positions later in the season. The Cuda is capable of running in the low six-second range with speeds of about 230 mph down the quarter-mile.
The G-Force Race Cars product is powered by 521-cubic inch BAE Hemi, supercharged, with a DMPE fuel system and Kobelco 14-71 M5 supercharger. A Lenco three-speed sits behind the engine.
The Pro Modified Racing Association Countdown to the 2014 Championship
The Grainy Brothers – Fifth Place
CAYUGA, ON – Taking fifth spot in the 2014 Pro Modified Racing Association Championship Point Award Series was The Grainy Brothers, 
long-time PMRA racers from Western New York.
With Jack driving and his brother Sonny as crew chief, the team started its season well with a final round showing at Grand Bend, losing in the final to former PMRA champion Bruce Boland of Stoney Creek, Ontario.
Driving the 1967 Chevy Camaro Pro Modified, the team struggled a bit with the rest of the season, but did qualify for several events and made some rounds. The G-Force Race Cars product is powered by a Mike Stawicki Racing 521-cubic inch Brad Anderson (BAE) Supercharged Hemi coupled to a Lenco three-speed with a PSI screw supercharger. The car is capable of running the quarter-mile in the low six-second range at speeds of over 200 mph.
FREDY SCRIBA WINS SECOND ANNUAL NEOPMA SUPERCHARGERS SHOWDOWN INTERNATIONAL PRO MOD CHALLENGE AT MARYLAND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
Mechanicsville, MD – The Second Annual International Pro Mod Challenge was an overwhelming success with 33 pro mods in attendance, 
several cars running in the 5.90’s and quicker and many more running in the 6.0 range. 2012 [NEOPMA] Champion Fredy Scriba and the “Sorcerer Team” had their 63’ Pro Mod Corvette ready for action and proved it with an impressive 5.91 personal best ET and win at the second annual “International Pro Mod Challenge” at Maryland International Raceway this past weekend. Fred’s consistency was awesome, and Team USA take the Title back from Canada at the Pro Mod Challenge’s second event.
The weather all weekend was perfect. Team USA had their Pro Mods ready for action. Fredy Scriba and Steve Drummond moved through the field with impressive runs, with their best times of eliminations a 5.91 for Fredy in the finals, and a 6:01 for Steve in the second round. Other highlights included Matt Deitsch running for the first time in 2014 went a 6:08, Steve Assenmacher ran a 6.13 with a 738CI nitrous motor. The shot heard around the web was Robert Patrick running a 5.81 and setting the MIR track ET record.
