STRATHROY, ONTARIO (February 19, 2007) – PMRA driver Dave Earhart plans to take a more active part in the Pro Modified Racing Association’s 2007 season.

 

“We’re going to concentrate on more PMRA racing,” said the Strathroy, ON driver. “I’m building some zoomies for the car right now. I won’t be doing any more muffler racing.”

 

Along with competing in the PMRA tour, Earhart said he plans to run the Quick 8 shows at Grand Bend, and hopes to run in some other events at Toronto Motorsports Park.

 

The 2006 Ontario Street Car Association Outlaw Street Champ mentioned there will be a few changes to his 2002 Camaro-bodied Pro Modified this year. Along with removing the mufflers on the Alan Johnson 526-cid powerplant, Earhart is working on shedding some weight on the car.

 

“We want to get 50 to 60 pounds out of the car,” he explained. “Right now the hood on my car weights 37 pounds. I’d like to get 20 pounds out of it.”

 

Earhart, www.earhartracing.com, also mentioned he is going from a two-disc clutch to a three-disc version, and will be doing a fuel system upgrade on the engine.

 

A heating and cooling contractor, Earhart has been racing since 1982 when he bought a brand new Z28 Camaro. He progressed to faster cars through the next 20 years, and built the basis of his present car in 1999. Used initially for Top Sportsman racing, Earhart has continually upgraded the Camaro to full Pro Modified specifications.

 

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".