BOYD, ROUBICEK SPLIT TOP COMP DOUBLEHEADER

John Boyd and Joe Roubicek earned wins in the SoCal Top Comp Association's doubleheader, held at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Jan. 22-23 during the NHRA Nitro Blast-off test session. John Boyd's "Saturday" win actually happened on Sunday, as racing was suspended Saturday evening due to the lateness of the hour. Boyd scored his win on Sunday morning while Roubicek (shown) won on Sunday evening.

Forty cars were entered in Saturday's show and 37 cars answered Sunday's call. The best effort for a Nevada driver was turned in by Gary Gilbert of Henderson. Gilbert lost in the semi-final on Sunday to Robert Tievs.

	driver	hometown	car	reaction time	e.t.	mph
Sat. winner	John Boyd	Fontana, CA	1998 dragster	0.024	8.132	164.43
Sat. R-U	Jack Beckman	North Hills, CA		0.021	8.059	168.03
Sun. winner	Joe Roubicek	Westlake Village, CA	2003 Worthy dragster	0.007	7.152	177.65
Sun. R-U	Robert Tievs	Fontana, CA	2003 Yancer	0.139	7.625	173.25

The next event of the Mike's Transmission Top Comp Assn. four-race series will be June 4-5 at California Speedway, Fontana, CA. (Tim Marshall photo) [1-26-2005]

'TREMEC QUICK STICK SHOOTOUT' ADDED TO SUPER CHEVY SHOWS

Transmission Technologies Corporation (TREMEC) will sponsor a bonus program for all bracket racers with manual transmissions during the 2005 25th Anniversary Tour of the Super Chevy Shows.

Racers can register for the bonus program and four names will be drawn on Sunday morning of each event to take part in the two-round competition. In addition, the names of all the registrants from all 19 events will be eligible to win a brand new TREMEC transmission. A drawing will be held at the Orlando, Florida PRI Show in December.

The Super Chevy Show season opener will be held Feb. 25-27 at Bradenton (FL) Motorsports Park. New to the series this year are the Top Sportsman class and the allowance of all GM cars to the Flowmaster Bracket Racing Series. Any Top Sportsman car not making the 16-car field will receive an automatic entry into the Mr. Gasket Bracket One competition. [1-27-2005]

PMRA ADDS 2 TORONTO DATES

The Pro Modified Racing Association has added two racing dates at Toronto Motorsports Park as part of its five-race series for 2005.

The Kohler Road strip, just outside the town of Cayuga, Ontario, is Canada's oldest drag racing facility. The track is sanctioned by the IHRA and hosts the IHRA ACDelco Canadian Nationals every summer.

Joining the PMRA Pro Modified Racing Association at these events will be the Can-Am Stock/Super Stock Series. The Can-Am Stock/Super Stock Series was formed in 1996 and the participants are known for their awesome wheelies.

The PMRA will hold races at Toronto Motorsports Park May 20-22 and September 2-4. With the already-confirmed event at Luskville Dragway near Aylmer, Quebec, on July 1-3, the series now has three of its five planned events for this year and is continuing talks with other Ontario and Western New York state tracks to fill out its schedule. [1-27-2005]

MEMORABILIA AUCTION AT PARKS MUSEUM

The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum will hold a racing memorabilia auction Feb. 10 from 7-9 p.m. at the Museum in Pomona, CA. The third annual event is free and open to the public, but those who wish to bid on items must pay a $10.00 nonrefundable bidder's fee.

The late C.J. "Pappy" Hart's autographed jacket and a helmet autographed by all the racers who attended the 50th U.S. Nationals are among the 100 items to be auctioned. All proceeds will go to support the ongoing programs at the Museum. [1-27-2005]