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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
PMRA and NEOPMA renew partnership at Empire Dragway
CAYUGA, ONTARIO – The Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA), 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 2024 calendar.
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 2024.
The PMRA/NEOPMA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series and Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) will compete at the eighth-mile track on June 21-22, 2024 and August 16-17, 2024. The Quick 32 Sportsman Series and Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) are also scheduled for June 7-8, 2024 and September 13-14, 2024.
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.
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.
HOST OF CANADIAN TOP SPORTSMAN AND TOP DRAGSTER TEAMS SIGN UP FOR NEOPMA / PMRA RACE DATES AT EMPIRE DRAGWAY
Quick 32 Sportsman Series teams plan to compete in June/July and August
CAYUGA, ON – Several more Top Dragster and Top Sportsman teams have signed up to compete at Empire Dragway in the coming weeks, as part of the NEOPMA Challenges at the Western New York dragstrip.
Several of these teams are competitors in the Ontario-based Quick 32 Sportsman Series and will compete at Empire Dragway, along with racers of the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA) and Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association (NEOPMA) teams.
“Last year we had a few PMRA racers with us at these races,” noted Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director for both the PMRA and Quick 32 Sportsman Series. “Now we have a number of Quick 32 Sportsman Series teams who raced with us in the past and getting back together is great.”
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.
