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Hinbest Racing Now Educated!
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Orangeville, Ontario – Earlier this year, Hinbest Racing teamed up with the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, www.Quick32.ca, and the Canadian Automotive Institute to offer a $1000 scholarship package in an effort to give back to the automotive community, and recently the winners of this scholarship were announced.
During the 25th Anniversary Auto Show at the Canadian Automotive Institute at Georgian College Hinbest Racing and The Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented Patrick Sullivan of Orangeville and Andrew Brimson of Barrie with a $500 cheque. These students worked hard during the show, and showed a passion for the automotive business deserving of the award.
“Being a Graduate of the Canadian Automotive Institute I am excited to be able to give something back to the school which has instilled so many skills in myself,” said team driver Mike Hinbest.
To top off the weekend, Hinbest graduated with his Honors bachelor of business automotive management degree, and was chosen as the Valedictorian for the 2010 class.
Kevin Wicke and K&K Racing team wins Championship for season
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CAYUGA, ONTARIO – Waiting a week was well worth the trouble for Dan Aitken Jr as the Belle River Ontario driver 
picked up not only his class win but the overall win in the final round of the Quick 32 Sportsman Series Presented by NAPA Auto Parts.
This sixth and final event had been delayed from a week previous at the Grand Bend Motorplex, and the continuation of the final rounds was held at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park.
Aitken, driving the team’s big-block 1995 Ford Mustang in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series Top Sportsman class, ran a 7.33, 183.93 in the event final over the Top Dragster of Bill Moloughney of Shawville Quebec, who broke in the last round.
Sam Andreacchi and Dan Aitken claim wins at Grand Bend Motorplex
winners were declared in both of the drag racing series.Winning the PMRA final was Sam Andreacchi of Toronto, Ontario, and Dan Aitken Jr of Belle River, Ontario won the Quick 32 Sportsman Series final.
Sam Andreacchi was pitted against Mike Stawicki of Medina, NY, for the delayed final, which was held during the Teamsters Union “Thunder by the Beach” event at Grand Bend. Sam Andreacchi had a solo pass with his 1969 Chevy Nova, as Stawicki had problems in firing up his 1968 Firebird before his burnout. Andreacchi, who claimed his second PMRA Pro Modified win, ran a 6.262-second, 225.50-mph in the final.
Teams in tight points battle going into Teamsters Union “Thunder by the Beach” Finale
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GRAND BEND, ONTARIO – Although the season is winding down in the popular Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented 
by NAPA Auto Parts, the championship will not be decided until the final events are completed.
With fields of 16 Top Dragsters racing together and 16 Top Sportsman cars racing together, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series has had large fields of competitors, and they will be on hand for the Teamsters Union “Thunder by the Beach” September 3-5 at the Grand Bend Motorplex in Grand Bend, Ontario.
The fifth event of August 6-8 was postponed due to rain, and only the first two rounds of eliminations took place. The qualified teams that are still in the program for this race will finish off their eliminations with a Top Dragster and Top Sportsman victor declared, as well as an overall event champion.
PMRA and Quick 32 Sportsman Series Prepared for Quick Response
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CAYUGA, ONTARIO – Drag racing offers some of the most exciting and colorful racing in all of motorsport, but safety is an important element and cannot be overlooked.
When the Pro Modified Racing Association and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts stage an event, the fire and rescue safety crew is front and center throughout the racing in case of an emergency.
“Our squad works closely with the teams and supplement the venue’s emergency and safety crew where we participate to ensure that a proper safety and emergency plan is in place to the benefit of our teams and their families, the track, the series, the sponsors and our fans”, explained Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations. “The safety of our fans, drivers and crew members is a critical priority to the PMRA and Quick 32 Sportsman Series”.
“The Pro Modified class is one of drag racing’s most exciting and volatile classes and safety is a key element to our sport,” said Jim Salemi of G-Force Race Cars. “The cars are constructed under strict technical and safety regulations provided by our sanctioning organizations. But to be a leader in our sport you need to run on the edge to be competitive and that can be dangerous.
“These cars make hundreds of runs down the race track,” Salemi continued. “It only takes one time for something to go wrong and you can be in trouble fast.”
Rain delays eliminations in round five of Quick 32 Sportsman Series action
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GRAND BEND, ONTARIO – Rain postponed the final rounds of the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA 
Auto Parts event during the Stratford Spectacular Hot Summer Nationals held at the Grand Bend Motorplex.
Elimination rounds, the final class winner, the event champion and the series champion will be determined at the next Quick 32 Sportsman Series event, to be held at Grand Bend over the Labor Day weekend.
There were 24 Top Dragsters vying for the 16 elimination positions, and 23 Top Sportsman cars showed up to do battle for the other 16 top positions.
Wicke, Hinbest lead Quick 32 Sportsman Series qualifying at Grand Bend
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GRAND BEND, ONTARIO – Kevin Wicke and Michael Hinbest bested a large field in the latest round of the Quick 32 
Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts during the Stratford Spectacular Hot August Nationals at the Grand Bend Motorplex.
Wicke, of Stratford, Ontario, took the top qualifying spot in the Marydel Homes qualifying session for the Top Sportsman side of the Series. Driving his 2006 Dodge Stratus, Wicke, last year’s Quick 32 champion, posted a 6.824-second, 200.62-mph pass to lead the field.
On the Top Dragster side of the Marydel Homes qualifying session, Hinbest, of Orangeville, Ontario, powered his Mike Bos dragster to a 6.287-second, 221.72-mph posting.
Stratford Spectacular Hot August Nationals at Grand Bend next stop on tour
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GRAND BEND, ONTARIO – The Quick 32 Sportsman Series Presented by NAPA Auto Parts is once again proud to be a part of the upcoming Stratford Spectacular Hot August Nationals presented by Ideal Supply & NAPA Auto Parts at
the Grand Bend Motorplex.
This traditional event at Grand Bend will feature the fifth round in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, to be held August 6-8.
“We are pleased to be a part of this important event,” said Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations for the Quick 32 Sportsman Series. “This is a great venue for the racers and the fans. And with only two races left in the 2010 season, the competition promises to be top-notch.”
With over 40 cars anticipated in the Top Dragster and Top Sportsman classes that make up the Series, the Top Dragster team of White and Wild Racing with Scott Wildgust driving leads the racers with 839 points in the Championship Point Award Series.
Quick 32 Series Grand Bend Finals to be Contested at TMP This Weekend
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GRAND BEND, ONTARIO – Although a winner has yet to be decided in round two of the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, one thing is certain: the victor will be a competitor who has not won an event in the
popular drag race series.
Rain hampered the final two rounds of the race, held during the RPM Magazine Family PowerFest & Media Weekend at the Grand Bend Motorplex June 25-27.
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series is divided into two classes, the Top Dragster, and the Top Sportsman. Competitors from each class race among themselves, then the Top Dragster entry and the Top Sportsman entry do battle to decide the overall event winner.
With the Top Dragster final still not complete, Melanie Simmons of Orillia, Ontario will go up against Scott Wildgust of Wartburg, Ontario. Simmons, who qualified number three in the 16-car field with her now-supercharged entry, has never gone this many rounds in Quick 32 Sportsman Series racing. She will face Wildgust, a former Top Sportsman racer who qualified second.
Mike Hinbest and Spencer Hyde top Quick 32 Qualifying at Grand Bend
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GRAND BEND, ONTARIO – With three rounds of qualifying completed, Michael Hinbest and Spencer Hyde lead the field for the second event in the 2010 Quick 32 Sportsman Series Presented by NAPA Auto Parts tour.
Hinbest, of Orangeville, Ontario, took number one spot in the Top Dragster class of the Series, while Hyde, of Stratford, Ontario will lead off in the Top Sportsman side when eliminations take place Sunday June 27 at the Grand Bend Motorplex in Grand Bend, Ontario during the RPM Magazine Family PowerFest & Media Weekend.
Driving his supercharged ERD-powered Mike Bos dragster, Hinbest nailed down number one spot with a solid attempt, posting a 6.644-second, 212.01-mph lap. Hyde, who drove a Top Dragster last season, is now behind the wheel of a 2007 Chevy Cobalt Top Sportsman entry, a Jerry Bickel car with a nitrous-assisted 737-cubic inch engine, also from the engine shops of ERD. His lap of 6.933-seconds at 195.95-mph gave him the number one spot.
