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Whitteker Gets Top Ten Finish at Cornwall and Locks Up Fifth in Points
Craig Revelle – Finish Line Web Design
August 30, 2010

It was a big weekend for the Whitteker team, as they put the finishing touches on their rookie season at their home tracks of Edelweiss Speedway and Cornwall Motor Speedway. Edelweiss hosted a 100-lap feature for the Canadian Super Challenge Series while Cornwall was back in action after three consecutive rainouts. 

JORDAN STATION, ONTARIO (May 1, 2010) – Although he may not be driving a race car this year, Carl Spiering is still one of the busiest people in drag racing.

The former Pro Modified driver will be behind the scenes in 2010, directing his attention on his engine-building business and other racing related projects, as well as providing tuning assistance to many of his ERD customers.

“Our focus right now is on engine building and track support,” said Spiering. With his Jordan Station, Ontario-based Engine Research & Development (ERD) facility, Spiering and his staff will continue to develop, build, and provide support in the performance engine arena. Along with engines for drag racing, ERD provides powerplants for dirt oval track, Sprint Car, tractor pull, and road racing applications.

Waterloo, Ontario-based Corvette Pro Modified team has new power, new look

WATERLOO, ONTARIO (March 1, 2010) – Al Hinds Motorsports is very excited to announce its return to Pro Modified Racing Association competition for the 2010 season with major backing from Wakefield Canada, under the Castrol SLX banner.

Everything is new on the 2004 Corvette Pro Modified for the new season, from the paint by Scott Jahren, graphics by JD Graphics, and a new engine program from Terry Vince and Carl Spiering at ERD (Engine Research & Development).

OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO (February 9, 2010) – Dave Keeling can’t wait for the racing season to start.

And that’s not just because the Owen Sound, Ontario native is ready to hop into his Corvette to race in the upcoming Quick 32 Sportsman Series, he said he is looking forward to being with his fellow racers.

“This program (the Quick 32 Sportsman Series) will be great, from what I saw last year,” he mentioned. “I thought the racers would all be quiet and reserved, but just the opposite is true. There is a great camaraderie with the group, and I would like to be a part of it.”

STRATFORD, ONTARIO (January 20, 2010) – Spencer Hyde will be not only be in a new car for the upcoming Quick 32 Sportsman Series, he will be in a new class of car.

Hyde, former driver of the Hyde Racing Top Dragster, will be piloting a 2007 Cobalt in the Top Sportsman division of the Series.

“We decided we wanted to go into a nitrous program, and wanted to jump into a door car,” explained Hyde, who placed eighth in the NAPA Auto Parts Quick 32 Sportsman Series Championship Point Award Series in 2009 with the team’s supercharged dragster.

Even though he placed second in the 2009 Pro Modified Racing Association Championship Point Award Series, Mark Nielsen is looking for bigger and better next season in Pro Modified competition.

“I know we finished second,” said Nielsen, of Brantford. “But I don’t think we did that great ourselves. We didn’t get enough clear runs.”

Driving the G-Force Race Cars 1969 Yenko Camaro Pro Modified, Nielsen’s best showings in the six-race series was a runner-up at the June 14 running of the PMRA Challenge at Cayuga Dragway, and a runner-up for the final September 20 event, also at Cayuga.

Courtesy of Bruce Biegler – DragRaceCanada.com

The drag racing endeavors for Canada’s Carl “Big Dog” Spiering during 2009 might have been a more scaled down version then in previous seasons but don’t let that be a deception.

Following a shift in sponsorship commitment and in personal priorities, Spiering’s racing has evolved to a different and more local focus. Instead of remaining heavily involved within the Pro Modified class ranks as a team owner and driver, where he raced for some 12 seasons, Spiering instead has grabbed the reigns of one of the most talked about machines in Canadian drag racing last summer, a nitrous-injected Chevy Cobalt Top Sportsman car.

Bruce Biegler – November 9, 2009.

An invading Pro Mod team from Canada rudely scored one of the most prestigious independent event wins of the season yesterday.

Owned by Rob Sporring and driven by Tony Pontieri, the Quality Plus Compressors Chevy Camaro stopped all challengers within the marquee Pro Outlaw Blown category during the 7th Annual Shakedown at E-Town event held in New Jersey. That race, which was this season presented by Al-Anabi, is advertised and now widely regarded as the sport’s premier “Outlaw” racing event.

Pontieri’s victory was a truly impressive one — the team was simply dominating.