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or the first time in its history, the Pro Bike & Sled Series presented by Wiseco Performance
Products declared co-champions in its Point Award Series Standings. Winning the title in 2012 were Pro Sled racer
Chris Bondi and Pro Bike rider Ted Glinny, both with 971 points. This season marked the third for PBSS racing, which features motorcycles and snowmobiles racing in Sportsman-style drag rac- ing action. Bondi, from Aurora, Ontario, started with the
PBSS in 2011, and rides a supercharged 1200-cc Ski-Doo Renegade. His ride is capable of mid eight-second times at about 145 mph down the quarter-mile. He qualified for all six PBSS events in 2012,
and started out the season with a final round ap- pearance after qualifying sixth in the field, losing to Pete Stewart of Toronto, Ontario in the final at the opening round on the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park. Bondi was out in the first round at the next
event, at Martin, Michigan, as well as the next race, the Nitro Nationals at Cayuga. After qualify- ing fifth for the next race, at Grand Bend, he made it to the semi-final. For the final two races, Bondi made the first
round of eliminations in Race 6 and raced until the semi-final round at the last event over the Labour Day weekend at Grand Bend.
2012 CO-ChaMPiOns ChRis BOndi and tEd GLinny Bondi acts as crew chief for the Pro Sled
team, with help from Tania and Jake McFad- den. Sponsorship has been provided by VP Racing Fuels and Bondi Engines Inc. Riding his Pro Bike Kawasaki in the mid eight-second range at speeds around 155 mph, Glinny also qualified for all the events he entered in 2012. Although he did not compete at the PBSS
race at Martin, Glinny, of Milton, Ontario, went to the semi in Round 1 at Cayuga, los- ing to Bondi. For the next two races, held at Cayuga and
(Top to bottom) 2012 PBSS champions Ted Glinny and Chris Bondi.
Grand Bend, Glinny was the event brides- maid, losing in the final at Cayuga to Pete Stew- art, and then taking runner-up to winner Josie Brooks of Melbourne, Ontario at Grand Bend. For the two final events, both at Grand Bend, Glinny qualified fifth and was eliminated in the second round, and then qualified fourth and was elimi- nated in first-round action for the series’ finale over the Labour Day weekend. Glinny, who has raced for several decades,
rode his 1425 cc Ninja for 2012 on the Glinnja Team. Crew chief for the effort is Harry Manovich, with Jay and Nicole Glinny and Marty K making up the rest of the team. Along with Cayuga and Grand Bend in
Canada, Glinny considers Gainesville Raceway in Florida among his favourite drag strips. •
PBss COntEndERs
Pro Bike competitor Dave Vandereyken of Acton, Ontario races a 1986 Suzuki GS.
Glinny finished with the most points (tied with Pro Sled rider Chris Bondi) to win the series champi- onship, and went to the final round twice during the season. Another Pro Bike rider, Dan Cryderman, placed second in points last season with a final round
W
hile he did not outright win any Pro Bike & Sled Series races in 2012, Pro Bike rider Ted
placing to his credit. The Pro Bike entry of Danny Staples and Kevin McKay, as well as Pro Bike rider Dave Vandereyken, can also get to the winner’s circle. John Orfanidis won the opening event in 2012, and is always a threat with his Pro Bike, and former PBSS champion Randy Hope is return- ing to competition and his presence cannot be dismissed. •
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