New benchmarks obtained as racers set records This recognition continued in


the PMRA for 2010, which saw a benchmark season in terms of competition. While PMRA racers ran in


the under six-second elapsed time mark, competitor Mike Stawicki of Medina, New york driving the G-Force Race Cars / MSR Performance entry proved that the PMRA does not take a back seat to any Pro Modified racing on the planet, establish- ing series records of 5.739 sec- onds and 255.75 miles per hour in the quarter-mile. The elapsed time is just one 1000th of a second behind what is used as the world’s quickest time, Scott Cannon’s 5.738. And driving a state-of-the-art


ERD (Engine Research & Devel- opment) prepared 1968 Ca- maro Pro Modified with the PMRA, Vito Montesano estab- lished another benchmark in Pro Modified racing. Driving a Lenco Drive equipped torque converter driven transmission


(as opposed to the traditional three-speed manual gearbox with a slider clutch), the Maple, Ontario driver posted a record-setting 5.887 second pass during the Marydel Homes qualifying round at the last race of the season in Grand Bend. While on his way to establish this new Cana-


dian Pro Modified record, and demonstrating the professionalism of the PMRA, Stawicki captured


his first PMRA Point Award Series Championship presented by Magnum Auto Parts and Patio Pass- port, although he had only two series wins. Second in the 2010 season was PMRA new- comer Derek Hawker of Corbyville, Ontario, a for- mer Top Sportsman racer who took well to the new series. Third was Eric Latino of Port Perry, Ontario, who


like Hawker, took an event win and was always in the hunt. Former champion Bruce Boland of Hamilton,


Ontario took fourth in the Championship Point Award Series with a co-win at Grand Bend for the season. And Sam Andreacchi of Toronto, Ontario claimed his second PMRA event victory in 2010 with a win at Grand Bend, and the Chevy Nova driver placed fifth in the championship race.


A new PMRA champion is crowned in 2011 with fierce competition In 2011, the competition was intense and the


champion in the PMRA Championship Point Award Series presented by Magnum Auto Parts, Patio Passport and Global Emissions Systems, Inc. was not decided until the final round of the final event in the six-race series. Winning his first PMRA title was Vito


Montesano. With new cars for the season, Bruce Boland and Eric Latino recorded a pair of wins each, but could not catch Montesano, who quali- fied well at each event and was always on his game plan. Going into the final round at Cayuga in September, only a handful of points separated the three leaders, and when Boland won over Latino, Montesano won the title with 1543 points, only one over Boland’s 1533 with Latino placing third at 1526. Jeff Roth of Kitchener, Ontario took fourth spot with 1464 points, and Mark Nielsen of Brantford, Ontario, was fifth with 1431 points. Quarter-mile times showed the performance of


the PMRA Pro Modifieds, as Montesano or Latino qualified number one in all events but one with sub six-second times. Top speeds in the races were all over 240 mph. Several high-profile teams joined the PMRA in 2011, including former IHRA Alcohol Funny Car champion Rob Atchison of Lon- don, Ontario, and IHRA Pro Modified champion and present NHRA Pro Modified competitor Kenny Lang of Grande Pointe, Manitoba.


Another new PMRA champion after an intense 2012 season Winning the 2012 season championship came


down to the last race of the season in a tight points race between three-time PMRA champion Bruce Boland and Eric Latino, who chased Boland all season. After taking out PMRA racer Jay Santos in the


final elimination during the Grand Bend Labour Day event, Latino won the 2012 title by a mere two points over Boland, 1756 to 1754. Placing third was Derek Hawker of Corbyville,


Ontario with 1714 points, fourth was Jeff Roth of New Dundee, Ontario with 1699 points, and fifth was PMRA newcomer Rocky Di Lecce of Missis- sauga, Ontario with 1681 points. Along with Di Lecce, the PMRA welcomed the


return of former PMRA racers Sam Andreacchi of Toronto, Ontario, Jason Kalso of Clarkston, Michi- gan, Pete Farber of Otter River, Massachusetts and NHRA Pro Modified competitor Kenny Lang of Grande Pointe, Manitoba. The 2012 season was the eighth in the history of the PMRA, and for the first time, seven race events were held throughout the year. Latino paced the PMRA with a pair of wins, with


the remaining victories going to Andreacchi, San- tos, Boland, Jack Grainy of North Tonawanda, New york, and Roth.


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