The Quick 32 Sportsman Series and the Pro Bike and Sled Series (PBSS) are pleased to announce the confirmation of four race dates on the 2025 calendar.

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The Quick 32 Sportsman Series and Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) will compete on June 20 – 21, July 18 – 19, August 15 – 16 and September 12 – 13, 2025 -with all events scheduled for Western New York State facility – Empire Dragway.

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The events will include the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, the Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS), and the 5.50 Index Series, Box and No-Box divisions. The competition will be held on the Empire Dragway eighth-mile track surface and compete for their respective Championship Point Award Series.

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In 2024, Charlie Emler won the Quick 32 Sportsman Series Championship Point Award Series, Tony Platania was second, Buddy Forrest third, Tyler Rudolph fourth, Craig Chadderdon fifth, Luke DeJonge was sixth, Brett Bennett seventh, Ron Szewczyk eighth, Doug Lynden ninth and Gary O’Connell in tenth place.

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The Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) Championship Point Award Series was won by Lee Burgess, followed by Josh Costa in second, Josie Brooks in third, Bill Pippard in fourth, Drew Nearhoof in fifth, Dick Nearhoof in sixth, Mike Puglia in seventh, Nicole Albin in eighth, Mike Nearhoof in ninth and Bob Salerno in tenth position.

The Championship Point Award Series, “Night of Champions” for the Quick 32 Sportsman Series and the Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS), will be held in conjunction with the Empire Dragway Banquet at the Genesee River Restaurant and Reception Center in Mount Morris, NY on Saturday, January 25, 2025.

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Visit the Quick 32 Sportsman Series at www.facebook.com/quick32, the Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) at www.facebook.com/probikeandsledseries and the Empire Dragway at EmpireDragway.com for more information and event updates. For more information, please contact Bruce Mehlenbacher at Bruce@JAJentertainment.com

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The Quick 32 Sportsman Series was established in 2009 for high-horsepower Sportsman class teams to compete on a special event basis. The Series comprises Top Sportsman, or “door” cars (full-bodied, full-fendered cars) and Top Dragsters.

“Quick 32” denotes 32 qualified teams, 16 entries in the Dragster class, and 16 in the Sportsman class. The race format is such that cars must qualify for a 16-car elimination field for each class.

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The unique race format pits Dragsters against Dragsters and Sportsman cars against Sportsman cars. There are two sets of eliminations, one for each class. Secondly, the winning Top Dragster entry faces off with the winning Top Sportsman entry to determine the overall event champion. Competitors must race within a dialled-in, indexed racing environment, using the full lighting system on the starting Christmas Tree in the eighth mile.

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The Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) was organized early in 2011. It was established for motorcycle and snowmobile drag racing teams to compete regularly in an organized and professional racing environment.

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The Series comprises a qualified field of 16 quick motorcycles and snowmobiles and presents the best in E.T. style, dialled-in drag racing. This Series competes on a Sportsman ladder. Contestants race in the four-to-five-second range at speeds approaching 140 mph in the eighth mile.

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Note: Competitors in these exciting Series adhere to the technical and safety rules as outlined by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) and the World Drag Racing Alliance (WDRA).

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Posted by :  Bruce F. Mehlenbacher

DragRaceCanada file photos by Steve Embling