Veteran New York team back with new Firebird and new screw blower
by Bruce Melenbacher
MEDINA, NEW YORK (June 16, 2010) - Veteran Pro Modified racer Mike Stawicki has returned to the Pro Modified Racing Association for the 2010 season, and the New York native plans to run as many PMRA events as possible this year.
“We will run as many as we can,” mentioned Stawicki, who is presently second on the PMRA win list with four outright wins and a tie between 2005 and 2008. He also holds the PMRA quarter-mile elapsed time record with a 6.049-second pass at TMP in Cayuga, Ontario in 2008.
Stawicki did not compete in the PMRA in 2009, but returned with a new Firebird-bodied Pro Modified for the season opener at the Cayuga Dragway, where qualified number one with a 6.175-second run, but spun the tires in the first round and was eliminated.
He also said he will run in several ADRL events for 2010, and recently qualified with a stout 3.80-second, 199.42-mph pass at an ADRL meet in Michigan.
Stawicki works hand in hand on the G-Force Race Cars entry with Jim Salemi of G-Force and Jon Salemi of Resolution Racing Services, who crew chief the Firebird. Car chief is John Kage; Betty Stawicki is the team manager, and Lucas Salemi and Evan Salemi round out the crew.
The win for the Port Perry, Ontario racer was his first in PMRA competition. 
The 540-cubic inch Chevy engine has received a supercharger and related equipment from the shops of Carl Spiering’s Engine Research & Development (ERD) and the team is hoping the increase in power will get the LJ Red dragster down the track quicker.
PINE RIVER, ONTARIO (June 11, 2010) – With a bigger engine this season, Darrin Grubb has stepped up his team’s efforts in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts.
“We want to support the two series, they are a good venue for us,” noted Mitch Markusich of Pro Racing Fuels. “The series are well-organized. We enjoy the series and the races.”
