2015 Schedule to feature 2 double-event weekends & a race for an NHRA Wally

Rochester, NY – The Tread City Tire / Western New York Super Rod Association (WNYSRA), which is entering its second season and showcases some of the best sportsman drag racing competition in the Northeast, is proud to announce its schedule for the 2015 racing season.

As in 2014, the Western New York Super Rod Association schedule will be comprised of eight races; six at Empire Dragway in Leicester, NY, and two at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario, Canada.  The season opener on the last weekend in May will feature a double-event at Empire Dragway, while Toronto Motorsports Park will host a double-event on Labor Day weekend, with the winner of the race on Saturday, September 5th being awarded a  prestigious NHRA “Wally”.

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Rochester, NY – The Tread City Tire / Western New York Super Rod Association (WNYSRA) announced today that Uncle Bob’s Self Storage of Buffalo, New York has agreed to become a major race sponsor of the popular sportsman racing series.  Thus, the race at Empire Dragway on Saturday, September 27^th will officially be presented by Uncle Bob’s Self Storage.

Jason Oldfield, Co-Founder of the Tread City Tire / Western New York Super Rod Association, stated, “We are thrilled to have  Uncle Bob’s Self Storage on board as a major sponsor for the 2014 racing season.  When people think of storage in Western New York, they think of Uncle Bob’s Self Storage due to their enormous presence in the area.  So, we strongly believe that this partnership will help us reach new potential fans for our series, but in addition we also feel that our existing fans and competitors will be very interested in learning more about the moving and storage products and services that Uncle Bob’s provides to their customers.”

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Rochester, NY –  Multi-time Super Rod and Hot Rod champion, Jon Jablonski, is used to winning races, not to mention bunches of rounds of competition.  So, one can understand why Jon felt a little out of sorts early this season as he struggled to get his Jason Vitez Race Cars ’67 Chevy II to repeat from one run to the next.  Jon was so frustrated that he literally removed his car from competition so that he could concentrate on testing to get the car to meet his performance expectations.

That strategy paid dividends just a scant few weeks after re-entering competition with a win at the Tread City Tire / Western New York Super Rod Association (WNYSRA) event at Empire Dragway, which was presented by BRK Machine & Performance of Alden, NY.

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Rochester, NY – The Tread City Tire / Western New York Super Rod Association (WNYSRA) announced today that Banner Engineering of Minneapolis, Minnesota has agreed to become a major race sponsor of the growing racing series.  As such, Banner Engineering will become the presenting sponsor of the sixth race of the WNYSRA season, which is to be held at Empire Dragway on Saturday, August 16th.

Phil Harnden, Co-Founder of the Tread City Tire / Western New York Super Rod Association, stated, “We’re extremely excited to have Banner Engineering join us as a race sponsor for the 2014 season.  Banner has been involved in drag racing longer than most people know, as their photoelectric sensors are used in the timing systems at almost every track in North America.  But, with this partnership we’ll be able to bring Banner Engineering to the forefront so that everyone associated with the racing community knows about their cutting-edge technologies.”

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Leicester, NY – Veteran Super Rod racer John Cira knows that the racing season is a marathon and not a sprint.  Even though Cira opened the Western New York Super Rod Association (WNYSRA) season with a less than stellar first round loss, he knew there was no reason to panic.  While less experienced racers may have tried wholesale changes, Cira stayed the course with his “Rock ‘N’ Roll Express” 1968 Chevrolet Nova that has brought him success for well over a decade.  Doing so netted Cira his first victory of the season along with a $1,000 cash prize, a $100 bonus credit with S&W Race Cars, and a $50 gift certificate from Jiffy-tite Motorsports for winning the “Jiffy-tite Package Award.”

The day was not without its challenges for Cira though.  After the two rounds of qualifying were completed, Art Jones of Webster, NY found himself atop the qualifying list with a perfect 9.900 elapsed time (E.T.) on the 9.90 index, while our winner was mired near the bottom of the qualifying list at 18^th in the record 20 car field.  However, Cira’s 9.888 E.T. really wasn’t as far off as his qualifying position would have had one think.  Regardless, his qualifying effort earned him a first round matchup with the third place finisher from the previous WNYSRA event, Matt Gregoire, in his gorgeous 1966 Chevy II.

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Rochester, NY – The Tread City Tire / Western New York Super Rod Association (WNYSRA) today proudly announced that Jiffy-tite Motorsports of Lancaster, New York has joined the upstart racing series as a sponsor.  As part of their sponsorship, Jiffy-tite has created the “Jiffy-tite Package Award” that includes a $50 gift certificate towards the purchase of Jiffy-tite’s quick connect fluid fittings.  The award will be presented at every WNYSRA event to the driver with the best winning “package” during eliminations, which represents the total amount of time away from a perfect run, calculated using the racer’s reaction time at the starting line and elapsed time (ET) for their run down the quarter-mile.

“We’re thrilled to have Jiffy-tite on board,” stated Jason Oldfield, President of the WNYSRA.  Oldfield continued, “I’m a customer of Jiffy-tite myself, using their fittings on both my fuel lines and transmission cooler lines, and couldn’t be happier with their performance.  This new award will give other racers the opportunity to experience the outstanding performance of Jiffy-tite’s fittings first-hand.”

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Leicester, NY – June 15, 2014:  When race day finally arrived on May 31^st, it saw the largest contingent of Super Rod racers in over 2 years descend upon Empire Dragway for the inaugural Tread City Tire / Western New York Super Rod Association (WNYSRA) event presented by Damorie Construction.  When Jeff Gregoire of Elma, NY arrived with Jim and Jamie Stoneman’s 1993 Chevy S-10 pickup truck, many people probably didn’t give him much chance of winning given that he hadn’t raced at all in 2013.  However, Gregoire proved that for some, like himself, racing is just like riding a bike as he came out on top of a group of the best competitors from New York, Pennsylvania, and Ontario, Canada.

After 2 rounds of qualifying, the well-traveled racing team of Corinne & Brian MacMillan from Ajax, Ontario, Canada sat atop the qualifying order with their beautiful 1968 Camaro with a 9.905 elapsed time (ET) on the 9.90 Super Rod index, earning themselves the 10 point bonus for being #1 qualifier.   Gregoire found himself sitting in the number 9 position, which wasn’t exactly where he had hoped to start eliminations.  With lane choice going to the higher qualified car, Jeff figured that he’d probably be giving up lane choice more times than not.  But, as luck would have it, Gregoire ended up with lane choice in 4 of his 5 rounds of competition, which certainly didn’t hurt his chances on this day.

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Rochester, NY –  The Tread City Tire / Western New York Super Rod Association (WNYSRA) today proudly announced Damorie Construction, LLC as the first major race sponsor of their inaugural season.  Operating out of Hamburg, NY, Damorie Construction will be the presenting sponsor for the WNYSRA series opening race on May 31^st at Empire Dragway in Leicester, NY.

Damorie Construction was founded in 2008 by Justin D’Amato and Matt Gregoire, and in the 6 years they have been in business they have grown from a small plumbing contractor to one that can now handle the largest commercial projects, including excavation work.

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Rochester, NY – The Tread City Tire / Western New York Super Rod Association (WNYSRA) is pleased to officially announce their partnership with Dan the Sign Man out of Tonawanda, NY.

When Dan DeLaney a.k.a. Dan the Sign Man was asked why he wanted to be involved with the WNYSRA, the industry expert who has won numerous awards and accolades replied, “I’ve had an interest in race cars since I was a young boy after regularly attending the Clutch Artists’ Autorama car shows at the Masten Street Armory in Buffalo, NY with my dad, Art, who happened to be in charge of the armory.

This had a huge influence on me, not only fueling my passion for drag racing, but also by motivating me to become a professional sign painter.  Since I joined the trade over 40 years ago, racers in Western New York have been supporting me, and helping our local racing series is one of the ways I enjoy giving back to the racing community of the area.”

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