Wednesday, February 23, 2005

DRAGS: PMRA To Compete At Skyview Drags

CAYUGA, ON - The Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA) has announced the fifth and final stop for its inaugural 2005 season.



The newly-opened Skyview Drags track in South-Central New York will hold a PMRA race August 20. This event will be part of the PMRA’s New York swing, as the teams will race at Lancaster Motorsports Park near Buffalo August 19.

“We are excited about this new series coming to our track," said Skyview’s Special Events Director Mike Key. “We feel the PMRA has all the ingredients for a high-performance show.”

Opened only late in 2004, Skyview Drags, just outside of Tioga Center, NY, is an eighth-mile International Hot Rod Association-sanctioned facility. This year will mark the first full season of the new facility.

“We can’t wait to race on this new track,” said PMRA competitor Kasey Janzen of St. Catharines, ON. “And with Lancaster one day and Skyview the next day, the PMRA will offer the fans a great weekend of action.”

The Skyview date is the fifth and final confirmed appearance for the PMRA for 2005. Two races will be held at Toronto Motorsports Park May 20 - 22 and September 2 - 4. Luskville Dragway, just outside of Ottawa in Aylmer, Quebec, will be the scene of the July 1 -3 PMRA race. The Lancaster event will be August 19.

In its first year of operation, the PMRA will provide fans in Ontario, Quebec, and New York the opportunity to see and hear popular Pro Modified racing in the class known as “the world’s fastest doorslammers.”

The PMRA is a self-governing organization with its own set of technical and safety rules based on the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Pro Modified division. Cars in the PMRA capture the true spirit of hot rodding, and the class offers a widely-diverse group of race cars with different types of 2000-horsepower engines propelling the cars down the quarter-mile in the 6.20-second range at 230 mph.

For more information contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher mehlenbacher@nas.net

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