BRANTFORD, ON – There is no question that Mark Nielsen's 2000 Chevrolet Camaro is certainly one of Canada's most high-tech Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA), www.ProModifiedRacing.com, drag race cars. The chassis, designed and built by Pro Modified standout Al Billes, is a chopped, narrowed, and stretched supercharged 2,600-pound machine.
“Our plan for 2006 is to run as many PMRA events as possible and some IHRA National events,” explained Mark Nielsen. “The car will be powered by a new personalized Brad Anderson HEMI built and dyno tested by Carl Spiering and his Jordan Station based business ERD (Engine Research and Development). G-Force Race Cars will be making updates to the car and we should be in real good shape for this season.”
The Nielsen Motorsports Camaro produces an estimated 2,400 horsepower. Nielsen's car utilizes a Kobelco Superman 14-71 Hi-Helix supercharger, an ERD fuel system, and a JBR carbon fiber injector, all coupled to a Lenco three-speed transmission and clutch.
Driver and team owner Mark Nielsen has been active on Eastern Canada's drag racing circuit for almost 20 years. He raced a 1968 Camaro in Super Pro, and a 1987 Corvette in Pro Comp and Outlaw Pro Stock. He first switched to blown door slammers in 1998 when he purchased the supercharged Chevrolet Lumina, formally campaigned by Bruce Boland, which he dubbed "Quick Fix" and moved into IHRA Top Sportsman and regional Pro Modified action. His first full pass produced a stunning 6.62 seconds at 213 mph in the Lumina. After acquiring the Camaro, Nielsen advanced into IHRA National Event Pro Modified and Super Chevy Nitro Coupe competition.
Career racing highlights include a runner-up finish in Top Sportsman Quick 8 Shootout competition during the IHRA National Event at Maryland International Raceway in 1999, and qualifying for Pro Modified competitions at numerous other National Events. He won honors for Best Reaction Time in Pro Competition at the 2004 Norwalk World Finals and has a number of event wins in Outlaw Pro Stock and Outlaw Pro Modified to his credit. Nielsen finished the 2005 Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA) in ninth place.
The PMRA has four events confirmed for the 2006 season, the KC Auto Parts Family Day Celebration at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, ON Saturday, June 24, 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.
PMRA officials are in negotiations with several tracks at present for 2006, both eighth and quarter-mile tracks in Michigan, New York, and Ohio with the plan of presenting a six -event drag racing series in 2006.
Started late in 2004 and entering its second year of operation, the PMRA 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 to see and hear popular Pro Modified racing in the class 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 offers a widely diverse group of racecars with different types of 2000-horsepower engines propelling the cars down the quarter-mile in the 6.20-second range at 230 mph.
From: Bruce F. Mehlenbacher mehlenbacher@ProModifiedRacing.com
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