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QUICK 32 SPORTSMAN SERIES AND PRO BIKE & SLED SERIES 2025 SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR EMPIRE DRAGWAY
LEICESTER, NY – The Quick 32 Sportsman Series and the Pro Bike and Sled Series (PBSS) are pleased to announce the confirmation of 
four race dates on the 2025 calendar.
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series and Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) will compete on June 20 – 21, July 18 – 19, August 15 – 16 and September 12 – 13, 2025
The events will include the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, the Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS), and the 5.50 Index Series, Box and No-Box divisions. The competition will be held on the Empire Dragway eighth-mile track surface and compete for their respective Championship Point Award Series. Continue reading
JOHN VERGOTZ JR. WINS QUICK 32 SPORTSMAN SERIES AND MIKE NEARHOOF WINS PRO BIKE & SLED SERIES FINALE AT EMPIRE DRAGWAY
Championship Point Award Series Titles go to Charlie Emler Jr. in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series and Lee Burgess in PBSS
LEICESTER, NY – The Quick 32 Sportsman Series and Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) Championship Point Award Series for 2024 was 
determined over the weekend at Empire Dragway in Leicester, New York.
Charlie Emler Jr. from Spencerport, NY, secured the championship with his 738-cubic-inch Buck Racing Engines, nitrous-powered 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Top Sportsman entry by advancing to the final round of Top Sportsman Eliminator. Tony “The Shoe” Platania finished second, followed by Buddy Forrest in third, Tyler Rudolph finished fourth, and Craig Chadderdon rounded out the top five.
Lee Burgess’s Pro Bike 2008 Suzuki Hayabusa, a 1340-cc powered entry from Canton, PA, secured the 2024 Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) Championship while being closely contested by Josh Costa, who finished second, and Josie Brooks finished third. Bill Pippard finished in fourth place, and Drew Nearhoof in fifth. All racing was contested on the Empire’s eighth-mile surface.
Two first-timers to the Quick 32 Sportsman Series won Top Dragster and Top Sportsman, respectively, with John Vergotz Jr. defeating Lui Ramundo to determine the overall Quick 32 Sportsman Series event winner. Continue reading
QUICK 32 SPORTSMAN SERIES AND PRO BIKE & SLED SERIES READY FOR SEASON FINALE AT EMPIRE DRAGWAY
Championship Point Award Series Titles on the Line
LEICESTER, NY – The Championship Point Award Series for 2024 will be decided September 13 -14 at Empire Dragway in Leicester, New York. Due to inclement weather, the first scheduled event of the season was canceled, so a slick, three-race series would decide the 
Championship.
Kayden Wicke leads the Quick 32 Sportsman Series Championship Point Award Series with 473 points, followed closely by Anthony Platania in second with 469 points, Charlie Elmer Jr. in third with 459 points, Craig Chadderdon in fourth with 457 points, and Buddy Forrest rounds out the top five with 440 points.
The Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) Championship Point Award Series is led by Lee Burgess with 470 points, followed by Josie Brooks in second place with 460 points, Josh Costa in third place with 455 points, Bill Pippard in fourth place with 438 points and Drew Nearhoof in fifth place with 410 points.
Qualifying rounds will be held Friday, September 13, at 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, September 14, at 10:00 a.m., with eliminations starting at 12:00 noon. Continue reading
ANTHONY PLATANIA WINS THE QUICK 32 SPORTSMAN SERIES WHILE JOSIE BROOKS CAPTURES PRO BIKE & SLED SERIES AT EMPIRE DRAGWAY
Mike “Hollywood” Decker Jr. wins Pro Modified, Charlie Elmer Jr. Top Sportsman and Brandon MacCombie PBSS Consolation Feature at the Empire Dragway Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Challenge VII
LEICESTER, NY – Anthony “The Shoe” Platania from Rochester, NY, wheeled his Dream Team 2021 Power Chassis Race Cars Top Dragster 
entry to the Quick 32 Sportsman Series win at Empire Dragway in Leicester, New York, this past weekend.
Charlie Emler Jr. from Spencerport, NY, won in the Top Sportsman division, but could not make the Quick 32 Sportsman Series overall Top Dragster vs. Top Sportsman final round in his 1968 Chevrolet Camaro, which is powered by a 738 cubic inch Buck Racing Engine on Nitrous.
In the Top Dragster division final, Platania defeated Brett Bennett from Avon, NY, with a 4.79 second 141.46 mph pass on a 4.79 dial-in vs. Bennett’s 4.54 seconds 151.46 mph on a 4.52 dial-in. Semi-finalists were Tyler Rudolph’s 2010 American Race Cars Dragster from Hemlock, NY and Rich Yacos’s 2018 Mike Bos Dragster from Cambria, NY and quarter-finalists were Mike Kalin, Craig Giordano, Buddy Forrest and Lucas Salemi.
The number one qualifier in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series Top Dragster division was Mike Kalin from Niagara Falls, NY, leading the field of 16 entries with a 3.88-second 187.89-mph pass in the eighth mile. Continue reading
SECOND ROUND OF QUICK 32 SPORTSMAN SERIES AND PRO BIKE & SLED SERIES PART OF THE UPCOMING NORTHEAST OUTLAW PRO MOD CHALLENGE VII
Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, Pro Bike, Pro Sled and NEOPMA/PMRA Pro Modifieds return to Empire Dragway
LEICESTER, NY – The second of this year’s Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Challenges at Empire Dragway in Leicester, NY, is set to take place 
August 15-17. The event will include the Quick 32 Sportsman Series and Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS).
Several of the winning teams from this season and last have been among the first to confirm their entries. Cody Reome from McGraw, NY and his Finish Line Super Cars Top Dragster clocked two wins last year and are looking to repeat. Kayden Wicke of Stratford, Ontario, won the overall Quick 32 Sportsman Series at this year’s previous event and is eager for another win with his K&K Racing 2006 Dodge Stratus. Plus, you can never count out the Top Sportsman Dan Germano who piloted Magnum Motorsports’ 1968 Chevrolet Camaro from Macedon, NY and Craig Chadderdon’s Big Blue, the Top Dragster winner from earlier this year from Scottsville, NY.
The Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) will include previous winner Josh Costa from Retsof, NY, riding his 2009 Suzuki Hayabusa and Josie Brooks from Arkona, ON, riding her 1997 GSXR 750. Brooks was the number one qualifier at the last two events and the winner in 2023. Continue reading
KAYDEN WICKE AND JOSH COSTA WIN QUICK 32 SPORTSMAN SERIES AND THE PRO BIKE & SLED SERIES, RESPECTIVELY AT EMPIRE DRAGWAY
Mike Decker Jr. Wins NEOPMA / PMRA Empire Dragway Northeast Outlaws Pro Mod Challenge VI
LEICESTER, NY – Kayden Wicke drove the K&K Racing Team 2006 Dodge Stratus Top Sportsman entry to the Quick 32 Sportsman Series 
win at Leicester, New York’s Empire Dragway this past weekend.
From Stratford, ON, Wicke defeated Craig Chadderdon’s Big Blue Top Dragster in the Top Dragster vs. Top Sportsman Quick 32 Sportsman Series final. Wicke ran 4.3862 seconds on a 4.39 dial-in at 158.90 mph, to Chadderdon’s 4.36-second run on a 4.36 dial-in at 164.41 mph.
Qualifying number one in the Top Dragster division was Buddy Forrest from Spencerport, NY, with a 4.0944 second, 177.51 mph pass, but he was eliminated in the semi-finals. Chadderdon defeated Don Kiekel in the Top Dragster final. The other semi-finalist was Raymond Agro Jr., and the quarter-finalists were Craig Giordano, Billy Leber, Jessica Bennett and Burt Lyon.
Luke DeJonge of Puslinch, ON, paced the Top Sportsman teams, qualifying first with a 4.3403 second, 165.14 mph pass, but was taken out in the final round of the Top Sportsman Series division by Wicke. Semi-finalists were Ron Szewczyk and Tom Simone, quarter-finalists were Doug Lynden, Bob Jaus Jr. and Tony Madonia. Continue reading
NEOPMA/PMRA PRO MODIFIEDS READY FOR EMPIRE DRAGWAY SHOWDOWN THIS WEEKEND
Quick 32 Sportsman Series and the Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) will also compete
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 2024. Last year, Pro Modifieds from both series ran successfully on the New York state eighth-mile drag strip and this year’s event promises to provide more action and cars in this popular door-slammer class.
“It is always a pleasure to return to Empire Dragway. The facility is first class and Jerry Scaccia, his family and officials go above and beyond to prepare an excellent racing surface,” stated John Mazzorana of the NEOPMA. “We hope to have over 20 pro modified cars attending, breaking track records and giving fans one of the best shows ever. Empire Dragway is one of the best tracks in North America and combined with our two associations, it is the perfect formula for an amazing race.”
Expected Pro Modifieds for this weekend’s show include James Beadling, Cedrick Beaulieu, Gary Courtier, Mike Decker Jr., Mike (Hollywood) Decker III, John Glekas/Pierre Chicoine Team, Paulo Giust, Jack Grainy, Andy Jensen, Kenny Lang, Louis Ouimette, Chris Russo, Melanie Salemi, Jay Santos, Mike Stawicki, Claude St. Maurice, Dave Texido, John Vergotz and Derek Ward. Continue reading
WEATHER FORCES CANCELLATION OF QUICK 32 SPORTSMAN SERIES AND PRO BIKE & SLED SERIES AT EMPIRE DRAGWAY
LEICESTER, NY – Poor weather conditions that are forecasted have forced the cancellation of the Quick 32 Sportsman Series and Pro Bike & 
Sled Series (PBSS) this weekend at Empire Dragway.
“The weather is bleak at best right straight through until next week,” stated Series Director Bruce Mehlenbacher. “Empire Dragway track owner Jerry Scaccia and I have watched it all week. We must call this one early and cut the losses to our teams, the track and the series.”
The weather forecast for the next several days is horrible, 70% Chance of Showers every day, straight through until Monday.
The event will not be rescheduled. Officials feel that race teams have their racing plans made for the season, and it would be unfair to them to schedule an additional event.
The next event for the Quick 32 Sportsman Series and Pro Bike & Sled Series will be the weekend of June 21-22, 2024, when they join the NEOPMA/PMRA Pro Modifieds for the Empire Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Challenge VI at the northern New York State facility in Leicester, NY. Continue reading
Leaf Racewear & Safety Equipment returns as the Official Uniform Supplier
PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series and Pro Bike & 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 40 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 custom-designed to meet and exceed current SFI 3.2A/1, 3.2A/5, and 16.1 specifications and requirements for virtually all forms of racing.
“Colin Grandy and Leaf Racewear & Safety Equipment have supported our Series from the 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.” Continue reading
STELLAR FIELD OF COMPETITORS EXPECTED TO COMPETE THIS WEEKEND AT EMPIRE DRAGWAY
First of four Quick 32 Sportsman Series and Pro Bike & Sled Series shows in 2024
LEICESTER, NY – With only a few days left before the kickoff race at Empire Dragway this weekend for the Series, Director Bruce Mehlenbacher is very pleased with the expected Quick 32 Sportsman Series and Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) entries that are scheduled to participate at the northern New York State facility in Leicester, NY.
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series and Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) will compete at the eighth-mile track on June 7-8, 2024 and September 13-14, 2024. The PMRA/NEOPMA Pro Modifieds will compete with the Quick 32 Sportsman Series and Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) on June 21-22, 2024 and August 16-17, 2024. Continue reading
