Tucson Dragway

NORTH TONAWANDA, NY (April 5, 2006) – After a solid year in the inaugural Pro Modified Racing Association, one of the PMRA’s most colorful teams is looking forward to the upcoming season.
 
“After a real good season with the PMRA last year we have our work cut out for us this year,” said Jack Grainy, driver of the Grainy Brothers team based in North Tonawanda, NY. Running on a low budget, the team has proven that dedication and commitment do produce results, as it placed second in the 2005 PMRA points standings.
 
The Grainy Brothers Pro Modified race car is a 1990 Chevrolet Beretta powered by blown 526-cubic inch Keith Black Hemi, a Littlefield 1471 Supercharger, a Jim Salemi and Mike Stawicki fuel system, mated to a Lenco three-speed transmission with a Crower clutch.
 
"We are a dedicated team that loves to drag race,” explained crew chief Sonny Grainy. “Jack and I have been doing this since 1974, and that’s before some of our competition was even born. The PMRA has given us a chance to really showcase our equipment and we have a blast doing it.”
 
The Niagara Auto-sponsored entry will have a new onboard computer system for the new season, and be running the smaller Pro Modified race tire. G-Force Race Cars out lf Western New York assisting the Grainys with chassis and suspension set-ups.
 
The Pro Modified Racing Association, www.ProModifiedRacing.com, has five events confirmed for the 2006 season, the KC Auto Parts Family Day Celebration at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, ON, Saturday, June 24, at Lancaster Raceway Park in Clarence, NY on September 15 and the Pro Modified Racing Association is pleased to be running inaugural events at St. Thomas Dragway in Sparta, ON, August 5 and 6, the Eaton PMRA Challenge at Sanair near Montreal scheduled for Saturday, August 19, and at the Grand Bend Motorplex, over the Labor Day weekend.
 
Started late in 2004 and entering its second year of operation, the Pro Modified Racing Association ran five events in 2005 at four Ontario, Quebec, and New York locations, with a different winner at each track. The PMRA provides drag race fans the opportunity see, hear and to experience the popular Pro Modifieds, known as "the world's fastest door slammers".
 
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 is one of drag racing’s most exciting and volatile classes, capturing the true spirit of hot rodding and offering a wildly diverse group of racecars with different types of 2,000-horsepower engines. Combining classic body styles and modern equipment, constructors are permitted to extensively modify and enhance both appearance and performance. The cars burn gasoline or methanol, propelling them down the quarter-mile in low six-second times at over 225 miles per hour. The PMRA Pro Modified field is composed of the eight quickest teams from the qualifying rounds.