Wed, 29 Dec 2010, 02:16 PM Mark Nielsen ready to do Battle in 2011 PMRA Pro Modified Season

Courtesy of Tim Miller Photo Credit: Canadian Drag Racing Photos and Rob Potter Major Changes on Camaro Should Lead to Success after Learning Cycle in 2010

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO --

Mark Nielsen

After some major changes to the Nielsen Motorsports Chevrolet Yenko Camaro SS Pro Mod in 2010, car driver and owner Mark Nielsen said the team should be ready with a vengeance when the Pro Modified Racing Association begins the 2011 season.

Earlier this season, the team installed a screw blower on the ERD (Engine Research & Development) 526-cubic inch Brad Anderson (BAE) Supercharged Hemi engine of the G-Force Race Cars Camaro, and changed the traditional three-speed Lenco gearbox with a Bruno/Lenco torque convertor automatic set-up, a new combination for the team to learn.

"We struggled with the combo," said Nielsen, who placed ninth in the 2010 Pro Modified Racing Association Championship Point Award Series presented by Magnum Auto Parts and Patio Passport. "But later in the season we got back down to the ETs we're accustomed to."

Nielsen, who won the May 2006 PMRA event at the Cayuga Dragstrip of Toronto Motorsports Park, and placed second in the 2009 season, believes the learning curve with the new features on the car is complete, and is looking for positive results in 2011.

"Nothing is really new on the car from this season," he said. "We're working on refining the present combination, and hopefully dip into the fives.

Mark Nielsen

"We're going to work on tweaking the combination," he continued. "Carl (Spiering, of ERD) will be helping us to get more consistency."

Nielsen has been a PMRA competitor since its inception in 2004, and will continue to race with the support of crew members Randy Gronlund, Richard Ruysseveldt, Dave Ross, Natalia Kalivodova and Rachel Ross.

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About the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA):
The Pro Modified Racing Association, www.PMRA.ca, was organized late in 2004, and the first race event was held in May of 2005. In 2011, the PMRA will provide the best in Pro Modified racing for its seventh consecutive season.

Since its inception, the PMRA has grown in stature and popularity, and is one of the top Pro Mod series in North America, holding premier events throughout the race season to the delight of a solid race fan following.

The PMRA is a self-governing organization with input from its teams, and adheres to the technical and safety rules as outlined by the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA).

Cars in the PMRA are the ultimate hot rods. Pro Modified cars are one of drag racing's most exciting and colorful classes, offering a diverse group of race cars with 2,500-horsepower-plus engines in supercharged, nitrous-powered, or turbocharged format.

With appealing and colorful classic body styles sitting on top of the most modern mechanical and safety 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 240 miles per hour, and several PMRA competitors have made the trip down the quarter mile in less than six seconds. 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".

Several of the PMRA events are run in conjunction with the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, www.Quick32.ca, offering fans a great show of drag racing.