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Bowles looking for
strong PMRA season
New equipment and lots of testing for Willys Pro Modified team GADSHILL, ONTARIO (February 12, 2007) –
When Jerry Bowles got his 1941 Willys-bodied Pro Modified, he ran a 7.60-second
time with the car, and was duly impressed.
“The quickest I’d ever run was a 10,” said the Bowles, who
has raced for about 15 years.
“That was the biggest rush I’d ever had,” said Bowles, of
Gadshilll, ON, just outside of Stratford. “But last year we put a blower on the
car, and had made only six passes before Grand Bend.”
Bowles, in the DMPE, Fastpixs, Erie Drive-In, K&K Racing and Die-Mond Machine & Tool-sponsored entry, was runner-up in the final Pro Modified Racing Association event at the Grand Bend Motorplex in 2006 to PMRA series champion Joe Boniferro, of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and driver of the Smokin’ Joe’s 1999 Dodge Avenger. But Bowles plans to make his mark in PMRA racing in 2007
with some new equipment and testing. “We’ve got a new Prototype blower coming
for 2007,” he said. “We’re also working on more sponsorship, now that we have a
firm schedule. And we’re going to be testing a lot.”
The Die-Mond Motorsports entry, crew chiefed by Jason
Bowles and co-crew chiefed by Darren Mayer is powered by a 526-cubic inch
Alan Johnson power plant, a M-5 Prototype Supercharger, and a DMPE fuel system,
all united to a three-speed Lenco transmission.
Along with the younger Bowles as the team’s crew chief,
his wife Gerri helps with the cause, not only packing the parachute, but keeping
things in order, and for that Bowles is grateful.
“Gerri lets me do this,” he said. “She is very
supportive.”
The Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA), www.ProModifiedRacing.com will travel to several drag strips in 2007, including Toronto
Motorsports Park for two dates, Lancaster Raceway Park in New York State, Sanair
in Quebec and the western Ontario track of Grand Bend Motorplex. The PMRA has
enjoyed strong fan popularity and will present some of the best in Pro Modified
racing for 2007.
In 2006, the tour was a great success for the series,
finishing with a different winner at each event during the two-year history of
the PMRA. Joe Boniferro and Kasey Janzen tied in points last year and were
crowned co-champions over the other Ontario, Michigan, New York, and
Pennsylvania teams.
For more information, contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher Mehlenbacher@ProModifiedRacing.com
About the Pro Modified Racing Association
(PMRA):
The Pro Modified Racing Association started late in 2004 and is entering its third year of operation. The PMRA is a self-governing organization, with technical and safety rules as outlined by the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). 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, offering a diverse group of racecars with different types of 2,000-horsepower engines. Combining classic body styles and modern equipment, constructors are permitted, within established rules and parameters, to modify and enhance the cars in both appearance and performance. The cars are fuelled by gasoline or methanol, propelling them down the quarter-mile in low six-second times at over 200 miles per hour. The PMRA provides drag race fans the opportunity to see, hear, and experience the popular Pro Modifieds, known as "the world's fastest door slammers". Photo Credit: MG Digital Media - www.mgdigital.ca |
