Qualifying complete for drag race openers at TMP’s Cayuga Dragway

Courtesy of PMRA

CAYUGA, ON –  Bruce Boland, Peter Edwards, Kevin Wicke, John Orfanidis, and Dave Marshall set the pace qualifying number one respectively in the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series.

The event, the Victoria Day Weekend Challenge at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario, was the first race for this year in all three series.

Bruce Boland, of Hamilton, Ontario, qualified number one in the PMRA with a 5.953-second, 235.47-mph posting. The former champion debuted his new 1941 Willys, and was dialed in for the first race of 2011. Qualifying second was Vito Montesano of Maple, Ontario, with his 1968 Camaro, and third was Derek Hawker of Corbyville, Ontario, in his 1963 Corvette.

Leading the Top Dragster division of the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts is Peter Edwards, of Honeoye, New York, with a 6.298-second, 216.81-mph run. Rick Kopp of Burlington, Ontario qualified second, and Scott Wildgust of Wartburg, Ontario qualified third.

Defending champion Kevin Wicke, of Stratford, Ontario, took the number one spot in Top Sportsman with his 2006 Dodge Stratus on a 6.882-second, 200.35-mph run, followed by Darryl McMillen of Goderich, Ontario, and Spencer Hyde of Stratford, Ontario.

John Orfanidis, of Toronto, Ontario, qualified number one in the PBSS presented by Wiseco Performance Products Pro Bike side with a 7.837-second, 171.36-mph effort on his Suzuki GSX-R, followed by Dan Cryderman of Thamesville, Ontario, and Randy Hope of London, Ontario.

Taking the number one qualifier in the PBSS Pro Sled was Dave Marshall of Prescott, Ontario, running an 8.861-second,  164.41-mph pass, with James Miller of Orillia, Ontario and Bill Anderson of Seaforth, Ontario rounding out the top three.

The Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA), www.PMRA.ca, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, www.Quick32.ca and the Bike & Sled Series (PBSS), www.PBSS.ca are headlining the Victoria Day Weekend event, which will include a round in the TNT Super Series, and the popular Can-Am Stock/Super Stock Series.

Final eliminations for the Victoria Day Weekend Challenge begin with round one in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series at 11:15 a.m., followed by round one in the PMRA and round one in the PBSS at 1:00 p.m.

For information about Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario call (905) 772-0303 or visit online at www.torontomotorsportspark.com

For more information contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher at Bruce@PMRA.ca